; (iii) does not use covered te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions equipment or services or removes covered telecommunications equipment or services and replaces such equipment or services with secure telecommunications equip­ment or services; and (iv) enhances telecommunications mar­ket integration across the Central or Eastern European region that is secure from exploitation by malign actors; and (B) the project is located in a Central or Eastern European country. (3) Preference In selecting among projects that are eligible under paragraph (2), the agencies described in subsection (a) shall give preference to projects that— (A) can attract funding from the private sector, an international financial institution, the government of the country in which the project will be carried out, or the European Commission; (B) have been designated as available for funding through the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund; (C) are to be carried out in the Three Seas Initiative member nations; (D) are to be carried out in NATO member nations that meet or are making progress toward meeting their commitments to upholding the rule of law and preserving democratic institutions in accordance with the preamble and Article 2 of the NATO Treaty; (E) are to be carried out in NATO member nations that meet or are making demonstrable progress toward meeting their defense spending commitments in accordance with the 2014 NATO Wales Summit Declaration