[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 125 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2572. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 754, to improve cybersecurity in the United States 
through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON DATA SECURITY VULNERABILITY MANDATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
     agency may mandate that a manufacturer, developer, or seller 
     of covered products design or alter the security functions in 
     its product or service to allow the surveillance of any user 
     of such product or service, or to allow the physical search 
     of such product, by any agency.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to mandates 
     authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law 
     Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       (c) Covered Product Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered product'' means any computer hardware, computer 
     software, or electronic device that is made available to the 
     general public.
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