Sec. 1051. Conditions for permanently basing United States equipment or additional forces in host countries with at-risk vendors in 5G or 6G networks
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Prior to basing a major weapon system or additional permanently assigned forces comparable to or larger than a battalion, squadron, or naval combatant for permanent basing to a host country with at-risk 5th generation
(5G)or sixth generation
(6G)wireless network equipment, software, and services, including supply chain vulnerabilities identified by the Federal Acquisition Security Council, where United States military personnel and their families will be directly connected or subscribers to networks that include such at-risk equipment, software, and services in their official duties or in the conduct of personal affairs, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a notification to the congressional defense committees that includes a description of— steps being taken by the host country to mitigate any potential risks to the weapon systems, military units, or personnel, and the Department of Defense’s assessment of those efforts; steps being taken by the United States Government, separately or in collaboration with the host country, to mitigate any potential risks to the weapon systems, permanently deployed forces, or personnel; any defense mutual agreements between the host country and the United States intended to allay the costs of risk mitigation posed by the at-risk infrastructure; and any other matters the Secretary determines to be relevant. The conditions in subsection
(a)apply to the permanent long-term stationing of equipment and permanently assigned forces, and do not apply to short-term deployments or rotational presence to military installations outside the United States in connection with exercises, dynamic force employment, contingency operations, or combat operations. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains an assessment of— the risk to personnel, equipment, and operations of the Department of Defense in host countries posed by the current or intended use by such countries of 5G or 6G telecommunications architecture provided by at-risk vendors; and measures required to mitigate the risk described in paragraph (1), including the merit and feasibility of the relocation of certain personnel or equipment of the Department to another location without the presence of 5G or 6G telecommunications architecture provided by at-risk vendors. The report required by subsection
(c)shall be submitted in a classified form with an unclassified summary. In this section, the term major weapon system has the meaning given that term in section 2379(f) of title 10, United States Code.