S. 909 is essentially a stealth bill about a stealthy subject. Perhaps that is why its authors elected such a subtle strategy to impose even larger de facto restrictions on the domestic use of encryption. As a practical matter, however, these lawmakers know that electronic commerce runs over networks with national and international connections.
Organizations are unlikely to maintain separate networks for foreign and domestic business.
See the government designated certification authority. See the government-licensed key recovery agent. Better be using key recovery. A Washington bureaucrat will specify that key recovery must be used. It's a basic issue of privacy and fair play.