Sec. 1046. Consideration of security risks in certain telecommunications architecture for future overseas basing decisions of the Department of Defense
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The Secretary of Defense shall take into account the security risks of 5G and 6G telecommunications network architecture, including the use of telecommunications equipment provided by at-risk vendors such as Huawei Technologies Company, Ltd., and the Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE), in all future overseas stationing decisions of the Department of Defense, including— security risks from threats to operational and information security of United States military personnel and equipment; and the sufficiency of potential mitigation by the Department and the host nation concerned of such security risks, including through cost-sharing agreements related to such mitigation.