Sec. 5. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Central or Eastern European country includes— Albania; Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; the Czech Republic; Estonia; Greece; Hungary; Kosovo; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Poland; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; and Ukraine. The term covered foreign country means the People’s Republic of China. The term covered telecommunications equipment or services means any of the following: Telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities).
Telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country. The term early-stage project support includes— feasibility studies; resource evaluations; project appraisal and costing; pilot projects; commercial support, such as trade missions, reverse trade missions, technical workshops, international buyer programs, and international partner searchers to link suppliers to projects; technical assistance and other guidance to improve the local regulatory environment and market frameworks to encourage transparent competition and enhance telecommunications security; and long-term telecommunications sector planning.
The term late-stage project support includes debt financing, equity financing, insurance, and transaction advisory services. The term secure telecommunications equipment or services means telecommunications equipment or services that are not, and do not contain, covered telecommunications equipment or services.