No TikTok on Government Devices Act
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| shorttitle = No TikTok on Government Devices Act
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| fullname = An Act to prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation.
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| enacted by = 117th
| effective date = December 29, 2022
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| leghisturl = https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1143
| introducedin = Senate
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| introducedby = Josh Hawley (R-MO)
| introduceddate = April 15, 2021
| committees = United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
| passedbody1 = Senate
| passeddate1 = December 14, 2022
| passedvote1 = With unanimous consent
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| passeddate2 = December 22, 2022
| passedvote2 = [https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00421.htm 68–29] as Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 {{USBill|117|H.R.|2617}}
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| passeddate3 = December 23, 2022
| passedvote3 = [https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022549 225–201–1] as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 {{USBill|117|H.R.|2617}}
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| signedpresident = Joe Biden
| signeddate = December 29, 2022
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The No TikTok on Government Devices Act is a United States federal law that prohibits the use of TikTok on all federal government devices.{{cite web | last=Nava | first=Victor | title=Senate passes bill banning TikTok on government devices | website=New York Post | date=2022-12-15 | url=https://nypost.com/2022/12/15/senate-passes-bill-that-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices/ | access-date=2022-12-31}}
Originally introduced as a stand-alone bill in 2020, it was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022, by President Joe Biden.{{cite web | title=TikTok will be banned on most US federal government devices | website=Engadget | date=2022-12-29 | url=https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-us-government-ban-devices-omnibus-bill-funding-nasa-234803320.html | access-date=2022-12-31}}
Legislative history
The No TikTok on Government Devices Act ({{USBill|116|s|3455}}) was originally introduced in 2020 by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and passed the United States Senate by unanimous consent on August 6, 2020.{{cite web |author=Nandita Bose |date=7 August 2020 |title=U.S. Senate votes to ban TikTok app on government devices |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-senate/u-s-senate-bans-tiktok-on-government-devices-idUSKCN2522ON |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=Reuters}} The bill ({{USBill|117|s|1143}}) was reintroduced on April 15, 2021, by Senator Hawley and it passed the Senate by unanimous consent again on December 14, 2022.{{cite web |author=Brian Fung |date=15 December 2022 |title=Senate passes legislation to ban TikTok from US government devices |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/tech/senate-tiktok-ban-devices/index.html |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=CNN}}
The bill was later included in the year-end omnibus spending bill as Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which then passed the Senate 68–29 on December 22, 2022, and the United States House of Representatives 225–201–1 on December 23, 2022, before being signed into law on December 29, 2022, by President Joe Biden.{{cite web |author=David Ingram |date=31 December 2022 |title=Biden signs TikTok ban for government devices, setting up a chaotic 2023 for the app |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tiktok-ban-biden-government-college-state-federal-security-privacy-rcna63724 |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=NBC News}}
Provisions
The law prohibits the download or use of TikTok on, and requires the removal of TikTok from all federal government and government corporation devices. The law is effected by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget together 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. Exceptions may only be made for law enforcement, national security or security research purposes if it is authorized or allowed.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1143/text|title=S. 1143 – No TikTok on Government Devices Act, 117th Congress (2021-2022)|publisher=Congress.gov|date=December 15, 2022}}
See also
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External links
- [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1143/text S. 1143 Senate bill text]
- [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617/text H.R. 2617 House bill text]
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