,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,shreve 7for himself and ,mr4 
,harrigan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the   
download or use of a ,chinese           
application on any ,federal ,government 
device4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,securing ,federal     
,devices from ,chinese ,applications    
,act4  #b4 ,chinese applications        
prohibited on ,federal ,government      
devices  7a7 ,prohibition ,a covered    
application may not be downloaded or    
used on a ,federal ,government device1  
unless the head of an agency determines 
that such use is for ensuring           
appropriate and controlled access to    
fulfill a research or intelligence      
function required by law4  7b7 ,excepted
 use of covered applications ,not later 
than #bgj days after the date of the    

enactment of this section1 the head of  
each agency shall issue guidance with   
respect to an exception made under      
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 that ensures      
safeguards for cybersecurity2 and  7#b7 
that includes requirements for the      
development and documentation of risk   
mitigation actions for such exception4  
7c7 ,covered ,application ,list ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this section1 and every
 #ahj days thereafter1 the ,director of 
the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of  
,defense1 and the ,director of ,national
 ,intelligence1 shall issue guidance on 
how the list of covered applications    
will be created and periodically        
updated4  7d7 ,deadline for removal ,the
 head of each agency shall ensure that a
 covered application is removed from a  
,federal device within #fj days after   
the date on which the application is    
identified as a covered application     

pursuant to subsection 7c74  7e7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agency ,the term agency-- 7,a7 means   
any ,executive department1 military     
department1 ,government corporation1    
,government controlled corporation1 or  
other establishment in the executive    
branch of the ,federal ,government      
7including the ,executive ,office of the
 ,president71 or any independent        
regulatory agency2 and  7,b7 does not   
include the governments of the ,district
 of ,columbia and of the territories and
 possessions of the ,united ,states1 and
 their various subdivisions4  7#b7      
,covered application ,the term covered  
application includes an application that
 is-- 7,a7 developed1 owned1 or         
controlled by-- 7i7 an entity           
headquartered in the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china2  7ii7 an entity in which the
 government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china1 the ,chinese ,communist      
,party1 or a person acting on their     
behalf1 holds a controlling interest2 or

  7iii7 a parent1 subsidiary1 or        
affiliate of such an entity2 or  7,b7   
determined by the ,secretary of ,defense
 to pose an undue risk to the national  
security of the ,united ,states due to  
ownership1 control1 or influence by the 
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7#c7    
,cybersecurity ,the term cybersecurity  
means the prevention of damage to1      
unauthorized use of1 exploitation of1   
and1 if needed1 the restoration of      
electronic information and              
communications systems1 and the         
information the systems contain1 in     
order to strengthen the confidentiality1
 integrity1 and availability of the     
systems4