[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 125 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6306]
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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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