SenateS. 4586119th Congress
Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026
Full Text
Official text as published. Use Ctrl+F / Cmd+F to search within the document.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4586 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4586
To require a review of the national security risk posed by
communications equipment and services produced or provided by certain
entities, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2026
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select
Committee on Intelligence
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require a review of the national security risk posed by
communications equipment and services produced or provided by certain
entities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY RISK POSED BY CERTAIN
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, an appropriate national security agency shall
determine if any communications equipment and services described in
subsection (b) pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of
the United States or the security and safety of United States persons.
(b) Communications Equipment and Services Described.--The
communications equipment or services described in this subsection are
any communications equipment or service produced or provided by--
(1) Game Science Interactive Co., Ltd.;
(2) Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic
Technology Research Co., Ltd. (commonly known as ``DeepSeek'');
(3) Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. (commonly known as
``Unitree Robotics'');
(4) Hangzhou Yunshenchu Technology Co., Ltd. (commonly
known as ``DEEP Robotics'');
(5) BrainCo, Inc.;
(6) Manycore Tech, Inc.; or
(7) with respect to an entity described in any of
paragraphs (1) through (6) (referred to in this paragraph as a
``named entity'')--
(A) any subsidiary, affiliate, or partner of the
named entity;
(B) any entity in a joint venture with the named
entity; or
(C) any entity to which the named entity has issued
a license to produce or provide that communications
equipment or service.
(c) Inclusion of Communications Services and Equipment on Covered
List.--
(1) Failure to make determination.--If an appropriate
national security agency does not make a determination as
required by subsection (a), the Commission shall, not later
than 30 days after the date specified in subsection (a), add
all communications equipment and services described in
subsection (b) to the covered list.
(2) Affirmative determinations.--Not later than 30 days
after an appropriate national security agency determines that
any of the communications equipment or services described in
subsection (b) present an unacceptable risk to the national
security of the United States or the security and safety of
United States persons--
(A) the Commission shall place such communications
equipment or services on the covered list; and
(B) the appropriate national security agency shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the determination.
(3) Negative determinations.--Not later than 30 days after
an appropriate national security agency determines that any of
the communications equipment or services described in
subsection (b) do not present an unacceptable risk to the
national security of the United States or the security and
safety of United States persons--
(A) that agency shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the determination;
and
(B) not later than 180 days following the
determination, all other appropriate national security
agencies shall review the determination and shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on their determinations.
(4) Form.--Each determination required by this subsection
shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and
the Select Committee on Intelligence in the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence in the House of Representatives.
(2) Appropriate national security agency.--The term
``appropriate national security agency'' has the meaning given
that term in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications
Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608).
(3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(4) Covered list.--The term ``covered list'' means the list
of covered communications equipment or services published by
the Commission under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)).
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF IDENTIFICATION OF ENTITIES AS CHINESE MILITARY
COMPANIES.
Pursuant to the annual review required under section 1260H(a) of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), the
Secretary of Defense shall determine if any entity described in section
2(b) should be identified under such section 1260H(a) as a Chinese
military company operating directly or indirectly in the United States.
<all>