To protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Immigration, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0B8E497E31144979AB0424213AC5AFDE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
- Section HF005F0B724D34EE5B991BAA61241C0CE: 2. Prohibition of foreign adversary controlled applications It shall be unlawful for an entity to distribute, maintain, or update (or enable the distribution,...
- Section H31900EB1DECB4FFCB1679925A52FF189: 3. Judicial review A petition for review challenging this Act or any action, finding, or determination under this Act may be filed only in the United States...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Immigration, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- technology companies and users of digital services
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. …
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Mr. Gallagher (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Castor …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a divestiture or similar transaction that— the President determines, through an interagency process, would result in the relevant foreign adversary controlled application no longer being controlled by a foreign adversary
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