United States of America: Bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defence from entering into software source code contracts with entities with certain relationships with China was introduced to House of Representatives (Bill No. HR 3961)

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Bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defence from entering into software source code contracts with entities with certain relationships with China was introduced to House of Representatives (Bill No. HR 3961)

On 12 June 2025, the bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defence from entering into software source code contracts with entities with certain relationships with China, and for other purposes was introduced to the United States House of Representatives…

Scope

Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement access
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-06-12
under deliberation

On 12 June 2025, the bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defence from entering into software source c…