New Approps Bill Continues To Call Out China In Procurement Restriction

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday (May 20) is slated to consider a draft spending bill that maintains requirements for government agencies to use extra caution when buying Chinese-made technology products. The draft fiscal year 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill directs the departments of Commerce and Justice, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation, to conduct a special cybersecurity threat assessment when procuring a “high-impact or moderate-impact information system.” More specifically, it requires the...