The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that includes an amendment to prohibits federal offices and agencies from purchasing any equipment from several China-based firms, including Hikvision, Dahua. In a move that seeks to fulfill security concerns surrounding the government’s use of technologies manufactured by some Chinese companies, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that prohibits federal agencies from purchasing video surveillance equipment from several China-based firms, including Hikvision, Dahua. Jeffrey He, president of Hikvision USA Inc., and Hikvision Canada Inc., said their products “adhere to global cybersecurity standards” and that they would “vigorously defend” the company against “unproven accusations.” in a different action Dahua also pushed back against the proposed ban by House of Representative, saying in a statement on their website that they are a company with a “high level of business integrity” and that they are committed to complying with “all applicable laws and regulations” of the countries in which they operate. According to the bill: “By not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each agency shall develop a plan…(that) shall include, but not be limited to, how the agency plans to deal with the impact of white label technology on its supply chain whereby the original manufacturer of technology is not readily apparent to a purchaser or user.”