3.0.0 2889 2022-10-28T02:00:29Z 2022-10-28T02:00:29Z Senate S 2019-11-18 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-11-18T23:24:19Z 2019-11-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-11-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO N C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2019-11-18 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-11-18 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Asia China Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Consumer affairs Corporate finance and management Department of State Foreign and international corporations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Photography and imaging Right of privacy Russia State and local government operations U.S. and foreign investments Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-11-18 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-17T13:44:47Z National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the transfer of data to, and storage of data within, foreign countries that threaten U.S. national security.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to designate as a country of concern any country, including the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, whose data privacy and security requirements pose a substantial risk to U.S. national security.

A technology company that is subject to the jurisdiction of a country of concern and that provides a website or internet application operating in interstate or foreign commerce shall

  • not collect unnecessary user data or use any user data for a purpose that is secondary to the operation of the website, service, or application;
  • not transfer user data or information to a country of concern;
  • not store user data on a server outside either the United States or a country that has agreed to share data with U.S. law enforcement agencies; and
  • allow individuals to view and delete their individual user data.

Additionally, any company that provides a website or internet application operating in interstate or foreign commerce but which is not subject to the jurisdiction of a country of concern is prohibited from transferring data to a country of concern or storing user data on a server located in a country of concern.

The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce these requirements; however, the bill also provides for civil actions brought by either an individual or the attorney general of a state to enjoin the engagement of any person in a practice that violates the prohibitions in this bill.

]]> National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019 Display Title National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to safeguard data of Americans from foreign governments that pose risks to national security by imposing data security requirements and strengthening review of foreign investments, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2889is/xml/BILLS-116s2889is.xml 2019-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.