U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on China, is requesting that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) restrict access to America’s capital markets by Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States. The lawmakers noted that on June 8, the U.S. Department of Defense released a revision to the statutorily required Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States. The department’s expansion of the 1260H list — adding 65 entities beyond last year’s list — represents the most robust assessment of the threat posed by these companies to the U.S., according to their letter. “We would require U.S. national securities exchanges to append a standardized suffix or flag to the ticker symbol of any listed company within 30 days of that company’s designation on any U.S. government sanctions list, including but not limited to the Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies,” wrote Rep. Moolenaar and his colleague. Rep. Moolenaar and his colleague requested Atkins provide them with a written response by the close of business on July 23 indicating the SEC’s assessment of and intentions regarding their requests.