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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3801 
To require the Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade Commission to 
conduct an assessment and analysis of regulations regarding data local-
ization and to establish a compendium of such laws and develop a 
means for maintaining, tracking, and updating such compendium. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2021 
Mr. UPTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce and Federal Trade 
Commission to conduct an assessment and analysis of 
regulations regarding data localization and to establish 
a compendium of such laws and develop a means for 
maintaining, tracking, and updating such compendium. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Showing How Isola-
tionism Effects Long-term Development Act’’ or the 
‘‘SHIELD Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DATA LOCALIZATION COMPENDIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Federal Trade Commission shall jointly conduct 
a study on electronic commerce, including data sharing 
and data flow, and its impact on the United States econ-
omy. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary and the Commission shall survey elec-
tronic commerce, including data sharing and data flow, 
through outreach to participating entities to— 
(1) review and determine the economic benefit 
of the free transfer of data; 
(2) review and determine the impact digital 
trade barriers (limited to non-tariff trade barriers) 
have on the United States economy and business de-
velopment; and 
(3) review any data agreement to determine the 
benefits such agreements have on commerce. 
(c) COMPENDIUM.—The Secretary and Commission 
shall establish a compendium of data localization regula-
tions (such as regulations requiring that any data main-
tained about an individual be maintained where such indi-
vidual resides and where such information was collected) 
and develop a means for maintaining, tracking, and updat-
ing such compendium. The Secretary and Commission 
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shall update such compendium as appropriate, but not less 
than annually. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary and the 
Commission shall transmit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report that contains— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations to develop any legislation 
to promote United States economic activity through 
electronic commerce, including data sharing and 
data flows, and any related consumer protection 
issues. 
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