,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hggb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #f1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,norman1 and ,mr4    
,mast7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committees on ,armed ,services1 
and ,oversight and ,reform1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish certain        
requirements relating to ,tik,tok1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,block   
the ,tok ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on the  
access of user data of ,united ,states  
citizens ,tik,tok may not access user   
data of ,united ,states citizens from   
within the ,people's ,republic of       
,china4  #c4 ,investigation by          
,commission  7a7 ,investigation ,not    

later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall initiate an           
investigation to determine if ,tik,tok  
has engaged in unfair or deceptive acts 
or practices within the meaning of      
section #e7;a77#a7 of the ,federal      
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#de7;a77#a774  7b7 ,complaint ,not later
 than #cj days after the date on which  
the ,commission completes the           
investigation described in subsection   
7a71 if the ,commission determines      
,tik,tok has engaged in unfair or       
deceptive acts or practices within the  
meaning of section #e7;a77#a7 of the    
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77#a77 and if the       
,commission determines that a proceeding
 by the ,commission would be in the     
interest of the public1 the ,commission 
shall issue and serve upon ,tik,tok a   
complaint stating the charges that      
contains a notice of a hearing on a     
fixed date and place at least thirty    

days after the date on which the        
complaint is served4  #d4 ,prohibition  
on the use of ,tik,tok at military      
installations and ,federal agencies  7a7
 ,prohibition ,not later than #cj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act-- 7#a7 ,tik,tok may not be         
downloaded or used on a personal        
electronic device at a military         
installation or a ,federal agency2 and  
7#b7 ,tik,tok1 if on a personal         
electronic device at a military         
installation or a ,federal agency on the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1    
shall be removed from the personal      
electronic device4  7b7 ,exception ,the 
head of the relevant ,federal agency may
 authorize an exception to the          
prohibition described in subsection 7a74
  #e4 ,prohibition on the use of        
,tik,tok on ,federal ,government devices
  7a7 ,prohibition ,not later than #cj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act-- 7#a7 ,tik,tok may not be    
downloaded or used on information       

technology2 and  7#b7 ,tik,tok1 if on   
information technology on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 shall be    
removed from the information technology4
  7b7 ,exception ,the ,chair of the     
,commission or the head of a ,federal   
agency may authorize an exception to the
 prohibition described in subsection 7a7
 if the ,chair or the head of the       
relevant ,federal agency determines that
 it is appropriate for the purpose of an
 investigation to determine if ,tik,tok 
has engaged in unfair or deceptive acts 
or practices within the meaning of      
section #e7;a77#a7 of the ,federal      
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#de7;a77#a774  #f4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term       
,commission means the ,federal ,trade   
,commission4  7#b7 ,federal agency ,the 
term ,federal agency includes the       
following3 7,a7 ,air ,force             
,intelligence1 ,surveillance and        
,reconnaissance ,agency4  7,b7 ,army    
,intelligence and ,security ,command4   

7,c7 ,central ,intelligence ,agency4    
7,d7 ,coast ,guard ,intelligence4  7,e7 
,defense ,intelligence ,agency4  7,f7   
,department of ,defense4  7,g7          
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7,h7 ,department of ,justice4  7,i7     
,department of ,state4  7,j7 ,department
 of the ,treasury4  7,k7 ,drug          
,enforcement ,administration4  7,l7     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4     
7,m7 ,marine ,corps ,intelligence       
,activity4  7,n7 ,national              
,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency4  7,o7
 ,national ,reconnaissance ,office4     
7,p7 ,national ,security                
,agency_/,central ,security ,service4   
7,q7 ,office of the ,director of        
,national ,intelligence4  7,r7 ,office  
of ,intelligence and                    
,counterintelligence of the ,department 
of ,energy4  7,s7 ,office of ,naval     
,intelligence4  7#c7 ,information       
technology ,the term information        
technology has the meaning given that   
term in section #aaaja of title #dj1    

,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,military  
installation ,the term military         
installation has the meaning given that 
term in section #bhja of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 ,personal  
electronic device ,the term personal    
electronic device1 with respect to an   
employee of a military installation or a
 ,federal agency1 means-- 7,a7 an       
electronic device that was not provided 
to the employee by the relevant military
 installation or ,federal agency for the
 business of such military installation 
or ,federal agency2 or  7,b7 an         
electronic device that was provided to  
the employee by the relevant military   
installation or ,federal agency for the 
business of such military installation  
or ,federal agency but that was used by 
such employee for a purpose other than  
the business of such military           
installation or ,federal agency4