No TikTok on Government Devices Act

Bill: 117-hr-2566
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2021-04-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Congressional officers and employees

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No TikTok on Government Devices Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the social media video application TikTok to be removed from the information technology of federal agencies. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to develop standards for executive agencies that require TikTok and any successor application from the developer to be removed from agency information technology (e.g., devices). Such standards must include exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2566 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2021 Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Biggs , Mr. Roy , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Perry , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , and Mrs. McClain ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No TikTok on Government Devices Act . 2. Prohibition on the use of TikTok (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 an entity owned by ByteDance Limited; (2) the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (3) the term information technology has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. (b) Prohibition on the use of TikTok (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense, and consistent with the information security requirements under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall develop standards and guidelines for executive agencies requiring the removal of any covered application from information technology. (2) National security and research exceptions The standards and guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests and activities, and security researchers; and (B) for any authorized use of a covered application under an exception, requirements for agencies to develop and document risk mitigation actions for such use.