Notice of Availability of Designation of Chinese Military Companies

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DOD-2026-OS-1288] AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Chinese military companies operating in the United States. SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the entities listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice satisfy the requirements to be designated as a “Chinese military company.” FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Devante Brown (GIES), (703) 695-8545. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Pub. L. 116-283 , Section 1260H, as amended (codified at 10 U.S.C. 113 , note)) (Section 1260H) provides that the Secretary of Defense is to identify and publish a list of “Chinese military companies” annually until December 31, 2030, and to make additions or deletions to the list not less frequently than annually. Section 1260H(b)(2) requires the Secretary of Defense to publish the unclassified portion of the list in the Federal Register . The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the following entities qualify for designation as “Chinese military companies,” are engaged in providing commercial services, manufacturing, producing, or exporting (as required by Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(ii)), and operate directly or indirectly in the United States (as required by Section …