47 U.S.C. § 1604 — Reports on covered communications equipment or services

(a) In general Each provider of advanced communications service^* must submit an annual report to the Commission^*, in a form to be determined by the Commission, regarding whether that provider has purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained any covered communications equipment or service^* on or after— (1) in the case of any covered communications equipment or service^* that is on the initial list published under section 1601(a) of this title , August 14, 2018 ; or (2) in the case of any covered communications equipment or service that is not on the initial list published under section 1601(a) of this title , the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Commission places that equipment or service on the list required by that section. (b) Rule of construction If a provider of advanced communications service^* certifies to the Commission that that provider does not have any covered communications equipment or service in the network of that provider, that provider is not required to submit a report under subsection (a) after making that certification, unless that provider later purchases, rents, leases, or otherwise obtains any covered communications equipment or service. (c) Justification If a provider of advanced communications service indicates in a report under subsection (a) that that provider has purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained any covered communications equipment or service as described in that subsection, that provider must include in that report— (1) a detailed justification for that action; (2) information about whether that covered communications equipment or service has subsequently been removed and replaced under section 1603 of this title ; and (3) information about whether that provider plans to continue to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain, or install or use, that covered communications equipment or service and, if so, why. (d) Proceeding The Commission must implement this section as part of the rulemaking required by section 1603(g) of this title .