H.R. 750 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 750 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2023Mrs. Cammack (for herself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require any person that sells or distributes a mobile application that the Federal Government has prohibited for Government-owned devices to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads, updates, or otherwise uses such application, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chinese-owned Applications Using The Information of Our Nation Act of 2023 or the CAUTION Act of 2023. 2. Disclosure requirements (a) In general Any person that sells or distributes a mobile application that the Federal Government has prohibited the use of for Government-owned devices under Public Law 117–328, before the download or update of the application, shall disclose, in a clear and conspicuous manner, that the use of the mobile application is prohibited on Government-owned devices under law to any individual who downloads, updates, or otherwise uses the application. (b) Enforcement (1) Unfair and deceptive acts or practices A violation of this section shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). (2) Powers of the Federal Trade Commission (A) In general The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this section. (B) Privileges and immunities Any person that violates this section shall be subject to the penalties (including the provisions of subsections (l) and (m) of section 5 of such Act that provide for a maximum civil penalty per violation of $46,517 and entitled to the privileges and immunities, provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).