To prohibit the use of DeepSeek by the executive agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill bans the Chinese AI application DeepSeek from all federal government computer systems. Federal agencies must remove DeepSeek within 60 days of the law taking effect. The Office of Management and Budget must develop standards for removal in coordination with cybersecurity and national security agencies.
Who Benefits and How
U.S.-based AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft benefit from reduced competition in the federal government market as Chinese AI is banned. IT management and cybersecurity contractors benefit from potential work helping agencies remove the software and migrate to alternative solutions. Security researchers in government retain access under a specific exemption for their work.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DeepSeek and its parent company High Flyer lose access to the entire U.S. federal government market. Federal agencies face compliance costs and administrative burden to identify, remove, and replace any DeepSeek software within the 60-day deadline. The Office of Management and Budget, CISA, GSA, and other agencies must dedicate staff time to develop and implement removal standards. Federal employees who use DeepSeek lose access to this tool.
Key Provisions
- Requires removal of DeepSeek and any successor applications from all federal information technology within 60 days
- Covers applications developed by High Flyer or any entity owned by High Flyer
- Mandates OMB to develop removal standards in consultation with GSA, CISA, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Defense
- Creates exceptions for law enforcement activities, national security interests, and security researchers
- Requires agencies using exceptions to document risk mitigation actions
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Requires federal agencies to remove DeepSeek AI application from government information technology within 60 days
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Security-focused removal mandate targeting specific Chinese AI application from federal government systems"
Likely Beneficiaries
- U.S.-based AI service providers (reduced competition from Chinese AI)
- Cybersecurity contractors (implementation support)
- Competing AI platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.)
Likely Burden Bearers
- Federal agencies (compliance costs, removal implementation)
- DeepSeek/High Flyer (loss of government market)
- Federal employees using DeepSeek (loss of tool access)
- Government IT departments (removal and migration work)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "the_director_dni"
- → Director of National Intelligence
- "the_director_omb"
- → Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of General Services
- "the_director_cisa"
- → Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The DeepSeek application or any successor application or service developed or provided by High Flyer or an entity owned by High Flyer
Has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code
Has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code
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