Congress names Chinese tech firms for automatic ban if agencies don't act fast
H.R. 9687 — Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026 · Filed by Scott Perry (R-PA) · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires U.S. national security agencies to review whether specific Chinese technology companies—including DeepSeek, Unitree Robotics, DEEP Robotics, BrainCo, Game Science Interactive, and Manycore Tech, plus their subsidiaries and partners—pose a national security risk through their communications equipment or services. If agencies don't complete the review within one year, all these companies' products are automatically banned from a federal "covered list." The bill also directs the Defense Secretary to determine whether these entities should be labeled as Chinese military companies.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core function is to establish a mandatory review process for specific Chinese tech companies' communications products and impose automatic bans if agencies fail to act. It is a targeted national security measure, not a blanket ban, but with a punitive default mechanism.
What the text implies
- The automatic-ban trigger (if no determination is made within one year) effectively presumes guilt and shifts burden of proof to agencies to affirmatively clear products, rather than requiring affirmative evidence of risk before restriction.
- The bill names specific companies by name in statute, which is unusual and may create political pressure on agencies to find risk rather than conduct neutral technical review.
The full analysis lists 5 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
U.S. telecommunications equipment manufacturers; U.S. AI and robotics companies competing with named Chinese firms; U.S. defense contractors and cybersecurity vendors