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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjbb   
,mr4 ,gue/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&     
,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit      
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&       
,security1 or individuals p]=m+ "w "u a 
contract on behalf ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 f     
d[nload+ or us+ ,tik,tok on any         
in=mation te*nology issu$ by !          
,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no     
,tik,tok on ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&         
,security ,devices ,act4  #b4           
,prohibition on ! use ( ,tik,tok on     
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security in=mation 
te*nology  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section--  7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ application 
means ! social network+ s]vice ,tik,tok 
or any successor application or s]vice  
develop$ or provid$ by ,byte,dance      
,limit$ 7or any successor entity7 or an 
entity 7or any successor entity7 own$ by
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successor entity2 &  7#b7 ! t]m         
in=mation te*nology has ! mean+ giv5 su*
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,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except t           
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( su* section %all n   
apply4  7b7 ,prohibition on ! use (     
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,security in=mation te*nology  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (
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,homel& ,security1 9 consultation ) !   
,director ( ! ,cyb]security &           
,infra/ructure ,security ,ag5cy ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 %all     
develop /&>ds & guidel9es = ! ,dep>tm5t 
requir+ ! removal ( any cov]$           
application f in=mation te*nology ( !   
,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,applicability ,! /&>ds
 & guidel9es develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
applies to ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,employees ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security to :om !
 ,dep>tm5t has issu$ in=mation          
te*nology4  7,b7 ,individuals p]=m+ "w  
"u a contract on behalf ( ! ,dep>tm5t to
 :om ! ,dep>tm5t has issu$ in=mation    

te*nology4  7#c7 ,national security &   
rese>* exceptions ,! /&>ds & guidel9es  
develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include !
 foll[+3 7,a7 ,exceptions = law en=cem5t
 activities1 national security int]e/s &
 activities1 & security rese>*]s4  7,b7 
,= any au?oriz$ use ( a cov]$           
application "u an exception1 requirem5ts
 = (fices & compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,homel& ,security to develop & docum5t  
risk mitigation actions = su* use4