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meaning as defined in FEMA Policy 405-143-1, Prohibitions on <br /> Expending FEMA Award Funds for Covered Telecommunications <br /> Equipment or Services (Interim), as used in this clause— <br /> (b) Prohibitions. <br /> (1) Section 889(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense <br /> Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-232, and 2 <br /> C.F.R. § 200.216 prohibit the head of an executive agency on or after <br /> Aug.13, 2020, from obligating or expending grant, cooperative <br /> agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds on certain <br /> telecommunications products or from certain entities for national <br /> security reasons. <br /> (2) Unless an exception in paragraph (c) of this clause applies, the <br /> contractor and its subcontractors may not use grant, cooperative <br /> agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds from the Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency to: <br /> (i) Procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses <br /> covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial <br /> or essential component of any system, or as critical technology of <br /> any system; <br /> (ii) Enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or obtain any <br /> equipment, system, or service that Uses covered <br /> telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or <br /> essential component of any system, or as critical technology of any <br /> system; <br /> (iii) Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use covered <br /> telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or <br /> essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part <br /> of any system; or <br /> (iv) Provide, as part of its performance of this contract, subcontract, or <br /> other contractual instrument, any equipment, system, or service that <br /> uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a <br /> substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical <br /> technology as part of any system. <br /> (c) Exceptions. <br /> (1) This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing— <br /> (i) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such <br /> as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or <br /> (ii) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect <br /> user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or <br /> packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. <br /> 24 <br />