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[H.R. 750 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 441
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 750

                          [Report No. 118-530]

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2023

Mrs. Cammack (for herself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                              May 31, 2024

            Additional sponsors: Mr. Balderson and Mr. Allen

                              May 31, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 2, 2023]


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                                 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.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Any person that sells or distributes a covered 
application that the Federal Government has prohibited the use of for 
information technology and required to be removed from such information 
technology under the No TikTok on Government Devices Act (Public Law 
117-328), before any individual downloads or updates the covered 
application, shall disclose, in a clear and conspicuous manner, that 
the use of the covered application is prohibited on Government-owned 
devices under law.
    (b) False Information.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
knowingly provide false information with respect to the disclosure 
required under this section.
    (c) 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, provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act 
                (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
            (3) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade 
        Commission under any other provision of law.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered application.--The term ``covered application'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 102 of division R of 
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328).
            (2) Individual.--The term ``individual'' means a natural 
        person residing in the United States.
            (3) Information technology.--The term ``information 
        technology'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
        division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public 
        Law 117-328).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 441

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 750

                          [Report No. 118-530]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 31, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed