This legislation, titled the "Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026," requires an appropriate national security agency to conduct a review of specific communications equipment and services. The purpose of this review is to determine within one year if these technologies pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the safety of U.S. persons. The bill explicitly names several entities for review, including Game Science Interactive Co., Ltd., Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. (DeepSeek), Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. (Unitree Robotics), Hangzhou Yunshenchu Technology Co., Ltd. (DEEP Robotics), BrainCo, Inc., and Manycore Tech, Inc., along with their subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, and joint ventures. Should the national security agency determine that any of these communications equipment or services present an unacceptable risk, or if no determination is made within the specified timeframe, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is mandated to add them to the covered list . Both affirmative and negative determinations must be reported to relevant congressional committees, with negative determinations triggering an additional review by other national security agencies. Furthermore, the bill directs the Secretary of Defense to assess whether these entities should be identified as Chinese military companies under existing law.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026
USA119th CongressS-4586| Senate
| Updated: 5/20/2026
This legislation, titled the "Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026," requires an appropriate national security agency to conduct a review of specific communications equipment and services. The purpose of this review is to determine within one year if these technologies pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the safety of U.S. persons. The bill explicitly names several entities for review, including Game Science Interactive Co., Ltd., Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. (DeepSeek), Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. (Unitree Robotics), Hangzhou Yunshenchu Technology Co., Ltd. (DEEP Robotics), BrainCo, Inc., and Manycore Tech, Inc., along with their subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, and joint ventures. Should the national security agency determine that any of these communications equipment or services present an unacceptable risk, or if no determination is made within the specified timeframe, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is mandated to add them to the covered list . Both affirmative and negative determinations must be reported to relevant congressional committees, with negative determinations triggering an additional review by other national security agencies. Furthermore, the bill directs the Secretary of Defense to assess whether these entities should be identified as Chinese military companies under existing law.