S. 4586

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4586 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.

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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

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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.
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