,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,babin 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,tenney1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,waltz1   
,mr4 ,jackson of ,texas1 and ,mr4       
,santos7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prohibit ,federal funds from being
 provided to an institution of higher   
education unless the institution has    
banned use of ,tik,tok on electronic    
devices1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,terminate ,tik,tok on ,campus ,act 
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibition on ,federal 
funds for any institution of higher     
education not banning use of ,tik,tok on
 electronic devices  7a7 ,in general    
,following the #ij-;day period beginning
 on the date of enactment of this ,act1 
no ,federal funds may be provided to an 
institution of higher education unless  
the institution of higher education has 

developed and implemented standards and 
guidelines--  7#a7 prohibiting the use  
of ,tik,tok on electronic devices owned 
or issued by the institution2 and  7#b7 
requiring the removal of ,tik,tok from  
electronic devices owned or issued by   
the institution4  7b7 ,research         
exception ,the requirements in          
subsection 7a7 shall not apply with     
respect to research that-- 7#a7 is      
conducted by1 supervised by1 or         
authorized by faculty of an institution 
of higher education2 and  7#b7 pertains 
to national security1 law enforcement1  
telecommunications1 or cybersecurity4   
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,institution of higher education ,the  
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#b7      
,electronic device ,the term electronic 
device--  7,a7 means a device capable of
 accessing the internet 7either directly
 or by connecting to another device or  

system72 and  7,b7 includes a computer1 
a tablet1 a streaming device1 a         
smartphone1 a smartwatch1 and any other 
smart device4  7#c7 ,tik,tok ,the term  
,tik,tok-- 7,a7 means the social        
networking service ,tik,tok2 and  7,b7  
includes any successor application or   
service developed or provided by        
,byte,dance ,limited or an entity owned 
by ,byte,dance ,limited4