Title: No TikTok on Department of Homeland Security Devices Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
No TikTok on Department of Homeland Security Devices Act
This bill prohibits Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees and contractors from using the TikTok application on DHS computers or other information technology equipment. It also requires DHS to remove the application from DHS equipment. The bill includes exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests and activities, and security researchers.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6837 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6837

   To prohibit employees of the Department of Homeland Security, or 
     individuals performing work under a contract on behalf of the 
    Department, from downloading or using TikTok on any information 
      technology issued by the Department, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2022

  Mr. Guest introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit employees of the Department of Homeland Security, or 
     individuals performing work under a contract on behalf of the 
    Department, from downloading or using TikTok on any information 
      technology issued by the Department, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No TikTok on Department of Homeland 
Security Devices Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF TIKTOK ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
              SECURITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered application'' means the social 
        networking service TikTok or any successor application or 
        service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited (or any 
        successor entity) or an entity (or any successor entity) owned 
        by ByteDance Limited or any such successor entity; and
            (2) the term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 11101(6) of title 40, United States 
        Code, except that subparagraph (C) of such section shall not 
        apply.
    (b) Prohibition on the Use of TikTok on Department of Homeland 
Security Information Technology.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
        Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland 
        Security, shall develop standards and guidelines for the 
        Department requiring the removal of any covered application 
        from information technology of the Department.
            (2) Applicability.--The standards and guidelines developed 
        under paragraph (1) applies to the following:
                    (A) Employees of the Department of Homeland 
                Security to whom the Department has issued information 
                technology.
                    (B) Individuals performing work under a contract on 
                behalf of the Department to whom the Department has 
                issued information technology.
            (3) National security and research exceptions.--The 
        standards and guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) Exceptions for law enforcement activities, 
                national security interests and activities, and 
                security researchers.
                    (B) For any authorized use of a covered application 
                under an exception, requirements for offices and 
                components of the Department of Homeland Security to 
                develop and document risk mitigation actions for such 
                use.
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