[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      JUDICIAL REDRESS ACT OF 2015

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1428) to extend Privacy Act remedies to 
citizens of certified states, and for other purposes, with the Senate 
amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:
  Senate amendment:

       On page 3, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 
     4 line 21, and insert:
       (d) Designation of Covered Country.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General may, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, designate a 
     foreign country or regional economic integration 
     organization, or member country of such organization, as a 
     ``covered country'' for purposes of this section if--
       (A)(i) the country or regional economic integration 
     organization, or member country of such organization, has 
     entered into an agreement with the United States that 
     provides for appropriate privacy protections for information 
     shared for the purpose of preventing, investigating, 
     detecting, or prosecuting criminal offenses; or
       (ii) the Attorney General has determined that the country 
     or regional economic integration organization, or member 
     country of such organization, has effectively shared 
     information with the United States for the purpose of 
     preventing, investigating, detecting, or prosecuting criminal 
     offenses and has appropriate privacy protections for such 
     shared information;
       (B) the country or regional economic integration 
     organization, or member country of such organization, permits 
     the transfer of personal data for commercial purposes between 
     the territory of that country or regional economic 
     organization and the territory of the United States, through 
     an agreement with the United States or otherwise; and
       (C) the Attorney General has certified that the policies 
     regarding the transfer of personal data for commercial 
     purposes and related actions of the country or regional 
     economic integration organization, or member country of such 
     organization, do not materially impede the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (2) Removal of designation.--The Attorney General may, with 
     the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, revoke 
     the designation of a foreign country or regional economic 
     integration organization, or member country of such 
     organization, as a ``covered country'' if the Attorney 
     General determines that such designated ``covered country''--
       (A) is not complying with the agreement described under 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i);
       (B) no longer meets the requirements for designation under 
     paragraph (1)(A)(ii);
       (C) fails to meet the requirements under paragraph (1)(B);
       (D) no longer meets the requirements for certification 
     under paragraph (1)(C); or
       (E) impedes the transfer of information (for purposes of 
     reporting or preventing unlawful activity) to the United 
     States by a private entity or person.

  Mr. GOODLATTE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the reading be dispensed with.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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