S. 5333 — Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act

This section expresses the sense of Congress that United States leadership in Wi-Fi, 6G, and satellite technologies is a national priority. It states that Wi-Fi contributes more than $1 trillion annually to the U.S. economy and is projected to contribute $2.4 trillion in 2027, that unified engagement at the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai is essential to advance U.S. spectrum priorities and counter actions by the People’s Republic of China, and that timely national decisions, swift appointment of a delegation head, and alliance-building are critical to U.S. success.

This section requires the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and in coordination with the FCC, State Department, USTR, Defense Department, Director of National Intelligence, and other agencies, to develop, submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and publicly release within 180 days a plan to advance global adoption of Wi-Fi and unlicensed technologies. The plan must promote harmonization of the 5925–7125 megahertz band and include an assessment of and strategies to counter efforts by the Chinese Communist Party and other U.S. adversaries to undermine such technologies. It also requires the Assistant Secretary to submit an implementation report, including a progress-tracking mechanism, to the committees within 90 days after the conclusion of the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference.