This bill would prohibit the Department of Defense from using Tutor.com and require the military to stop offering the tutoring service to service members and their families within 30 days of the law taking effect. The action stems from national security concerns raised in 2022 when Primavera Capital Group, a Chinese-owned corporation linked to TikTok's parent company ByteDance, acquired Tutor.com. Congress expressed concern that Tutor.com collects personal data on military users including their locations and session contents, and that Chinese national security laws could compel the company to share this information with the Chinese government. The bill also prevents the Pentagon from establishing future business relationships with Tutor.com as long as it remains under Chinese ownership or control. The legislation contains no specific funding authorization, as its primary effect is to terminate an existing service relationship.
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