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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. 115-232, 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 />No <br />