Bill Would Sanction Those Who Purposely Cut Subsea Cables
Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced a bill last month that would require the president to sanction foreign entities and individuals who intentionally damage subsea fiber optic cables.
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The Strategic Subsea Cables Act is intended to respond to a recent increase in cable cuts by China, Russia and other “adversaries,” a Shaheen-Barrasso press release says. The bill was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee.