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| Long title | 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 | the117th United States Congress |
| Effective | December 29, 2022 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 117–328 (text)(PDF), Division R |
| Statutes at Large | 136 Stat. 5258 |
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| U.S.C. sections amended | 44 U.S.C. § 3553 |
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TheNo TikTok on Government Devices Act is a United States federal law that prohibits the use ofTikTok on all federal government devices.[1]Originally introduced as a stand-alone bill in 2020, it was signed into law as part of theConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022, by PresidentJoe Biden.[2]
TheNo TikTok on Government Devices Act (S. 3455) was originally introduced in 2020 by SenatorJosh Hawley (R-MO) and passed theUnited States Senate by unanimous consent on August 6, 2020.[3] The bill (S. 1143) was reintroduced on April 15, 2021, by Senator Hawley and it passed the Senate by unanimous consent again on December 14, 2022.[4]
The bill was later included in the year-end omnibus spending bill as Division R of theConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which then passed the Senate 68–29 on December 22, 2022, and theUnited States House of Representatives 225–201–1 on December 23, 2022, before being signed into law on December 29, 2022, by President Joe Biden.[5]
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 theOffice of Management and Budget together with theAdministrator of General Services, theDirector of theCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, theDirector of National Intelligence and theSecretary of Defense. Exceptions may only be made for law enforcement, national security or security research purposes if it is authorized or allowed.[6]
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