Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a national security risk-review system for communications equipment and services tied to certain Chinese companies. It would require national security agencies to determine within 1 year whether specified gear or services present unacceptable risks and would trigger FCC listings and Defense Department reviews under the NDAA.
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- Appropriate national security agencies would have 1 year to decide if the listed equipment or services pose an unacceptable risk. Agencies must send an unclassified report to specific congressional committees and may include a classified annex within 30 days after a determination.
- If an agency does not decide in time, the Federal Communications Commission must add all listed items to its covered list within 30 days.
- The bill covers equipment or services from seven named companies and their subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, joint ventures, or licensees. The Secretary of Defense would also determine whether any of those entities should be identified as a Chinese military company under the NDAA annual review.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Defense review to identify Chinese military firms
If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would review each entity named in section 2(b) during the yearly review under the 2021 defense law. The Secretary would decide whether to identify any as a Chinese military company operating in the United States. That identification could trigger the legal consequences and restrictions tied to the defense-law process.
National-security review for certain Chinese gear
If enacted, communications equipment or services made or provided by the named Chinese companies and their affiliates would be subject to a national-security review. An appropriate national security agency would have one year from enactment to decide if the items pose an unacceptable risk. If the agency did not decide within a year, the FCC would add all listed items to its covered list within 30 days. If an agency finds an unacceptable risk, the FCC would add those specific items to the covered list within 30 days and the agency would send a report to the listed congressional committees. Determinations would be submitted in unclassified form, with a classified annex allowed.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, Rick [R-FL]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
AR • R
Sponsored 5/20/2026
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/2/2026
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/2/2026
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 6/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
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