S. 4586

119 S4586 IS: Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-05-20
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4586  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026  .
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) ).
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.