Securing Federal Devices from Chinese Applications Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
Introduced
Summary
A ban on covered applications tied to the People's Republic of China (PRC) on federal devices. This bill would prohibit downloading or using those covered apps on any Federal Government device while allowing narrow exceptions for required research or intelligence functions.
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- Federal employees and contractors would be barred from using or downloading covered applications on federal devices. Agencies must remove any app identified as covered within 60 days.
- Agency heads could grant an exception only when necessary for research or intelligence. They would have 270 days after granting an exception to issue guidance that documents cybersecurity safeguards and required risk mitigation actions.
- The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence, would issue guidance within 180 days and then every 180 days on how the list of covered applications is created and updated.
- The bill defines a covered application to include apps developed or controlled by entities headquartered in the PRC, apps where the PRC government or Chinese Communist Party has a controlling interest, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate apps, and any app the Secretary of Defense deems an undue national security risk due to PRC ownership, control, or influence.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Ban and narrow exceptions for apps
If enacted, the bill would prohibit downloading or using a covered application on any Federal Government device, effective upon enactment. An agency head could allow a narrow exception only when the app is needed for research or intelligence work required by law. Agency heads would have to issue guidance within 270 days after an exception is made, with required cybersecurity safeguards and documented risk-mitigation steps. This would mainly affect federal employees and contractors using government devices.
OMB app list and forced removals
If enacted, the Director of OMB would publish rules within 180 days and then every 180 days on how a covered-application list is made. OMB must consult DHS, the Defense Secretary, and the Director of National Intelligence on the rules. Agencies would have to remove any app on that list from Federal devices within 60 days after it is identified. This would affect federal device management and the apps available to federal users.
Who and what the ban covers
If enacted, the bill would define key terms. 'Agency' would mean almost all executive-branch departments, military departments, government corporations, and independent regulatory agencies, but would exclude the governments of D.C. and U.S. territories and their subdivisions. 'Covered application' would include apps tied to entities headquartered in the People’s Republic of China, apps controlled by the PRC government or Chinese Communist Party (or their agents), parent/subsidiary/affiliate apps, and apps the Secretary of Defense finds pose an undue national security risk. The bill also defines 'cybersecurity' for these rules.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
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