; (2) to remove covered telecommunications equipment or services and replace such equipment or services with secure telecommunications equipment or services; (3) to support the development of telecommunications networks that are inclusive, transparent, economically viable, financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable, compliant with international standards, laws, and regulations, and supplied by providers of secure telecommunications equipment or services; and (4) to facilitate international coordination on cross-border telecommunications infrastructure construction and security standards to ensure cross-border telecommunications are secure. (b) Project selection (1) In general The Secretary of State, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, and the Director of the Trade and Development Agency shall identify telecommunications infrastructure projects that would advance United States national security and be appropriate for United States assistance under this section. (2) Project eligibility A project is eligible for United States assistance under this section if— (A) the project— (i) improves telecommunications networks through either hard infrastructure such as telecommunications lines or equipment or soft infrastructure such as innovative software development or cloud services; (ii) is inclusive, transparent, economically viable, financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable, compliant with international standards, laws, and regulations, and supplied with secure te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions equipment or services solely by providers of secure telecommunications equip­ment or services; (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