Prohibition on use of DeepSeek to carry out a Federal contract

(a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (b), no Federal contractor with an active Federal contract may use the DeepSeek application or any successor application or service developed or provided by High Flyer or any entity owned by High Flyer, for the fulfillment, assistance, execution, or otherwise support to complete, or support in part, a contract with a Federal agency. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Commerce may, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, waive the prohibition in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if using the application or service is required for the completion of a national security-related objective of a certain contract or for research purposes.