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No Taxpayer Support for Apple Act

H.R. 4663 · 114th Congress · Mar 2, 2016 · Lineage

A BILL

To forbid Federal agencies from buying Apple products until Apple provides the Federal Government with technical support necessary to access encrypted information sought by a warrant that may be materially relevant to the commission of terrorism.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No Taxpayer Support for Apple Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on purchase

No agency or other entity within the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government may purchase any product manufactured by, licensed by, or otherwise sold under the trademark of Apple Inc. of 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California (hereafter referred to “Apple”) until a court of Federal jurisdiction certifies that Apple has provided the Federal Government with the technical support necessary to access encrypted information sought by a judicial warrant that may be materially relevant to the investigation of commission of terrorism.