WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Two top Republican

lawmakers on Wednesday asked the U.S. Defense Department to add

Chinese battery maker CATL to a restricted list of

companies allegedly working with Beijing's military.

Companies added to the list cannot receive U.S. military

contracts. Senator Marco Rubio, the vice chair of the

Intelligence Committee and Representative John Moolenaar who

chairs the House Select Committee on China, asked Defense

Secretary Lloyd Austin to immediately place CATL on the list

saying "it would also send a powerful signal to U.S. companies

who are currently weighing partnerships with CATL."