No TikTok on Government Devices Act

The No TikTok on Government Devices Act is a United States federal law that prohibits the use of TikTok on all federal government devices.^[1] 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.^[2]

No TikTok on Government Devices Act

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.
Enacted by	the 117th United States Congress
Effective	December 29, 2022
Citations
Statutes at Large	136 Stat. 5258
Codification
U.S.C. sections amended	44 U.S.C. § 3553
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1143 by Josh Hawley (R-MO) on April 15, 2021 Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Passed the Senate on December 14, 2022 (With unanimous consent) Passed the Senate on December 22, 2022 (68–29 as Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 2617) Agreed to by the House on December 23, 2022 (225–201–1 as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 2617)   Signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 29, 2022

Legislative history

The No TikTok on Government Devices Act (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.^[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 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

See also

• Censorship of TikTok
• Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

References

1. Nava, Victor (December 15, 2022). "Senate passes bill banning TikTok on government devices". New York Post. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
2. "TikTok will be banned on most US federal government devices". Engadget. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
3. Nandita Bose (August 7, 2020). "U.S. Senate votes to ban TikTok app on government devices". Reuters. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
4. Brian Fung (December 15, 2022). "Senate passes legislation to ban TikTok from US government devices". CNN. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
5. David Ingram (December 31, 2022). "Biden signs TikTok ban for government devices, setting up a chaotic 2023 for the app". NBC News. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
6. "S. 1143 – No TikTok on Government Devices Act, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". Congress.gov. December 15, 2022.

External links

• S. 1143 Senate bill text
• H.R. 2617 House bill text