ROUTERS Act

The ROUTERS Act (S 4572) mandates the Commerce Secretary to study national security risks from consumer routers, modems, and combined devices designed, made, or supplied by companies owned by or influenced by "covered countries" (as defined by existing law, including nations like China). This study, to be completed within one year of the bill's enactment, will assess security threats posed by such devices. The findings must be reported to the Senate Commerce Committee and House Energy Committee. The bill does not impose new restrictions but requires a government review of potential security vulnerabilities in specific networking hardware.