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47 U.S.C. § 1601

Determination of communications equipment or services posing national security risks

United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective

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47 U.S.C. § 1601, Determination of communications equipment or services posing national security risks, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489078
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Not later than 1 year after March 12, 2020, the Commission shall publish on its website a list of covered communications equipment or services. The Commission shall place on the list published under subsection (a) any communications equipment or service, if and only if such equipment or service— is capable of— In taking action under subsection (b)(1), the Commission shall place on the list any communications equipment or service that poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons based solely on one or more of the following determinations: The Commission shall periodically update the list published under subsection (a) to address changes in the determinations described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c). The Commission shall monitor the making or reversing of the determinations described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c) in order to place additional communications equipment or services on the list published under subsection (a) or to remove communications equipment or services from such list. If a determination described in any such paragraph that provided the basis for a determination by the Commission under subsection (b)(1) with respect to any communications equipment or service is reversed, the Commission shall remove such equipment or service from such list, except that the Commission may not remove such equipment or service from such list if any other determination described in any such paragraph provides a basis for inclusion on such list by the Commission under subsection (b)(1) with respect to such equipment or service. For each 12-month period during which the list published under subsection (a) is not updated, the Commission shall notify the public that no updates were necessary during such period to protect national security or to address changes in the determinations described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c).

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 116-124(H.R. 4998)2020-03-12
    Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally