The sale must be personally approved by the President of the United States. Every buyer will be blocked until they find one that is sufficiently hostile to the idea that Palestinians deserve human rights.
> sale must be personally approved by the President of the United States
No, it does not. Your link doesn’t even say as much.
It requires the President determine, “through an interagency process,” that the app is “no longer controlled by a foreign adversary” [1]. That language invokes the APA [2], explicitly rules out personal approval, and provides an objective endpoint that can be challenged in court.
> "Through an interagency process" of people handpicked by the President is not meaningfully distinct from what I said
No, this is again wrong.
Picked by the President, confirmed by the Senate and required to adhere to an objective end per the APA’s process. The APA seems to be where your knowledge is lacking. (Also, if Bytedance disagrees with the outcome of their process, they can have the courts review. The law is written specifically to suspend absolute executive deference.)
No, it does not. Your link doesn’t even say as much.
It requires the President determine, “through an interagency process,” that the app is “no longer controlled by a foreign adversary” [1]. That language invokes the APA [2], explicitly rules out personal approval, and provides an objective endpoint that can be challenged in court.
[1] https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20240311/HR%207521%20Up... § 2(g)(6)
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_Procedure_Act