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119-s-1638119th CongressWALLET

Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

Introduced

Summary

Stops federal contractors from using the DeepSeek app and related High Flyer services for federal work. It would also force a Commerce Department review of national security threats from AI platforms tied to countries of concern and allow narrow waivers for certain national-security research or contract needs.

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  • Federal contractors: Would bar use of the DeepSeek application or any successor provided by High Flyer or entities it owns to fulfill or support active federal contracts, subject to case-by-case waivers by the Secretary of Commerce after consulting the Secretary of Defense.
  • Policymakers and national security officials: Would require the Secretary of Commerce, with Defense consultation, to deliver an unclassified report within one year analyzing threats from AI platforms based in or affiliated with countries of concern and it may include a classified annex.
  • Data privacy and technology risk focus: The report must analyze government censorship risks, state-sponsored propaganda, circumvention of export controls on GPUs, privacy and data access risks for U.S. data, and recommend administrative or legislative actions.

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Ban on DeepSeek for federal contractors

This bill would bar federal contractors with active contracts from using the DeepSeek app or any successor from High Flyer when doing federal contract work. The ban would take effect upon enactment. The Secretary of Commerce could waive the ban after consulting the Secretary of Defense for national-security contract needs or for research.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

LA • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2025

  • Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 6/18/2025

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 7/31/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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