Securing Federal Devices from Chinese Applications Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7121 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7121

To prohibit the download or use of a Chinese application on any Federal 
                           Government device.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2026

  Mr. Shreve (for himself and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the download or use of a Chinese application on any Federal 
                           Government device.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Federal Devices from 
Chinese Applications Act''.

SEC. 2. CHINESE APPLICATIONS PROHIBITED ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEVICES.

    (a) Prohibition.--A covered application may not be downloaded or 
used on a Federal Government device, unless the head of an agency 
determines that such use is for ensuring appropriate and controlled 
access to fulfill a research or intelligence function required by law.
    (b) Excepted Use of Covered Applications.--Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the head of each 
agency shall issue guidance with respect to an exception made under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) that ensures safeguards for cybersecurity; and
            (2) that includes requirements for the development and 
        documentation of risk mitigation actions for such exception.
    (c) Covered Application List.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and every 180 days thereafter, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the Director of National Intelligence, shall issue guidance on how the 
list of covered applications will be created and periodically updated.
    (d) Deadline for Removal.--The head of each agency shall ensure 
that a covered application is removed from a Federal device within 60 
days after the date on which the application is identified as a covered 
application pursuant to subsection (c).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency''--
                    (A) means any Executive department, military 
                department, Government corporation, Government 
                controlled corporation, or other establishment in the 
                executive branch of the Federal Government (including 
                the Executive Office of the President), or any 
                independent regulatory agency; and
                    (B) does not include the governments of the 
                District of Columbia and of the territories and 
                possessions of the United States, and their various 
                subdivisions.
            (2) Covered application.--The term ``covered application'' 
        includes an application that is--
                    (A) developed, owned, or controlled by--
                            (i) an entity headquartered in the People's 
                        Republic of China;
                            (ii) an entity in which the government of 
                        the People's Republic of China, the Chinese 
                        Communist Party, or a person acting on their 
                        behalf, holds a controlling interest; or
                            (iii) a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of 
                        such an entity; or
                    (B) determined by the Secretary of Defense to pose 
                an undue risk to the national security of the United 
                States due to ownership, control, or influence by the 
                People's Republic of China.
            (3) Cybersecurity.--The term ``cybersecurity'' means the 
        prevention of damage to, unauthorized use of, exploitation of, 
        and, if needed, the restoration of electronic information and 
        communications systems, and the information the systems 
        contain, in order to strengthen the confidentiality, integrity, 
        and availability of the systems.
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