The Federal Communications Commission will vote in November on whether to bar cellular providers from using government subsidies to buy equipment from Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese companies, because of security concerns.

The vote would affect the money set aside by the federal government to help expand access to communications technology. Under the proposed rules, that money could not be spent on Huawei and ZTE gear.

The new rules would also establish a way to identify other suppliers that pose a national security threat.

“We need to make sure our networks won’t harm our national security, threaten our economic security, or undermine our values,” Ajit Pai, the agency’s chairman, said in a statement Monday.