[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3355]
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  SA 1818. Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1046 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1046. CONDITIONS FOR PERMANENTLY BASING UNITED STATES 
                   EQUIPMENT OR ADDITIONAL MILITARY UNITS IN HOST 
                   COUNTRIES WITH AT-RISK VENDORS IN 5G OR 6G 
                   NETWORKS.

       (a) In General.--Prior to a decision for basing a major 
     weapon system or an additional military unit comparable to or 
     larger than a battalion, squadron, or naval combatant for 
     permanent basing to a host nation with at-risk 5th generation 
     (5G) or sixth generation (6G) wireless network equipment, 
     software, and services, including the use of 
     telecommunications equipment, software, and services provided 
     by vendors such as Huawei and ZTE, 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 certification to Congress that 
     includes--
       (1) an acknowledgment by the host nation of the risk posed 
     by the network architecture;
       (2) a description of steps being taken by the host nation 
     to mitigate any potential risks to the weapon systems, 
     military units, or personnel, and the Department of Defense's 
     assessment of those efforts;
       (3) a description of steps being taken by the United States 
     Government to mitigate any potential risks to the weapon 
     systems, military units, or personnel; and
       (4) a description of any defense mutual agreements between 
     the host nation and the United States intended to allay the 
     costs of risk mitigation posed by the at-risk infrastructure.
       (b) Applicability.--The conditions in subsection (a) apply 
     to the permanent long-term stationing of equipment and 
     personnel, 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.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one 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--
       (1) 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
       (2) 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.
       (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (c) shall be 
     submitted in a classified form with an unclassified summary.
       Strike section 1273.
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