H.R. 9687: Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026

This bill would require a national security review of certain communications equipment and services linked to a specific list of Chinese companies and related entities. Within one year of enactment, the relevant national security agency would have to decide whether any of those companies’ communications equipment or services pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or to the safety of U.S. persons.

What companies and products are covered

The bill names these companies and also extends to certain related businesses:

• 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.
• Manycore Tech, Inc.
• Subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, joint ventures, and licensees of those entities, if they produce or provide the covered communications equipment or services

What happens after the review

If the national security agency decides the equipment or services are risky, the Federal Communications Commission would have to add them to its “covered list” within 30 days. That list is used under existing law to identify communications equipment and services that are considered unsafe or untrustworthy for U.S. networks.

If the agency decides the equipment or services do not pose an unacceptable risk, it would still have to report that decision to Congress. Then, within 180 days, all other appropriate national security agencies would review the decision and also report their views to Congress.

If the first agency does not make the required determination within the one-year deadline, the FCC would automatically add all covered equipment and services from the named entities to the covered list after 30 days.

Reporting requirements

Any determination made under the bill would have to be sent to the relevant congressional committees in unclassified form, though a classified annex could be included.

Defense Department review

The bill would also require the Secretary of Defense, as part of the annual review already required under another law, to determine whether any of the named entities should be identified as Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States.

Relevant Companies

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