cy or pass-through entity and a non-Federal entity, 
consistent with sections 6302 and 6305 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(2) PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘provider’’ means— 
(A) a device manufacturer, an operating 
system provider, and a provider of remote com-
puting service, as those terms are defined in 
section 3119 of title 18, United States Code, as 
added by title I of this Act; and 
(B) a provider of electronic communication 
service, as defined in section 2510 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(3) TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Training 
Program’’ means the lawful access training and as-
sistance program established under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 
establish a lawful access training and real-time assistance 
program that draws upon the resources of the National 
Domestic Communications Center (commonly known as 
the ‘‘NDCAC’’) and other relevant components of the De-
partment of Justice as appropriate. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) TRAINING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The primary purpose of 
the Training Program shall be to provide train-
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ing and assistance for law enforcement per-
sonnel, with a particular emphasis on State and 
local personnel, on relevant technology and 
communications platforms, including how to 
submit appropriately tailored applications for 
digital evidence, consistent with existing legal 
requirements and protections for privacy and 
civil liberties. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may consult with providers regarding the 
training and assistance under subparagraph 
(A). 
(C) CONTENTS.—Training and assistance 
under the Training Program shall include— 
(i) designing and providing training to 
distribute knowledge and expertise, includ-
ing— 
(I) consulting with the most 
qualified experts in law enforcement 
and the technology industry to assist 
in the development of all Training 
Program materials; 
(II) identifying current effective 
law enforcement training programs 
and tools; 
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(III) identifying gaps in current 
law enforcement training programs 
and tools; 
(IV) producing and maintaining 
training materials and curricula that 
will be used in classroom training ses-
sions as well as for distribution to law 
enforcement agencies for reference; 
(V) in coordination with pro-
viders, delivering information and 
guidance on accessing digital evidence 
from specific providers to improve 
outcomes with regard to particular 
technology devices, platforms, or sys-
tems; and 
(VI) establishing and promoting 
the use of a consistent set of clear 
standards for securing and minimizing 
data collected by law enforcement; 
(ii) serving as a centralized repository 
of knowledge and expertise about provider 
systems and procedures for submitting re-
quests for data; 
(iii) coordinating with Federal, State, 
and international training programs, as 
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well as any private-sector and nonprofit 
initiatives; 
(iv) building and maintaining analytic 
and forensic tools to assist law enforce-
ment agencies in interpreting data that has 
been obtained from service providers and 
devices; 
(v) hiring and employing technical 
specialists that can help develop and main-
tain analytic and forensic tools; 
(vi) conducting relevant research and 
analysis to identify the greatest challenges 
with respect to the ability of law enforce-
ment agencies to access and analyze digital 
evidence; and 
(vii) providing a call center for law en-
forcement officials to seek advice and as-
sistance regarding accessing and analyzing 
digital evidence. 
(2) OTHER FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out the 
Training Program, the Attorney General shall de-
velop and coordinate additional functions to improve 
lawful access to digital evidence, including the fol-
lowing: 
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(A) IDENTIFYING
AND
PROVIDING
RE-
SOURCES.—The Attorney General shall— 
(i) work with the Office of Justice 
Programs to identify grants and other 
grant-making bodies to support law en-
forcement access to digital evidence; and 
(ii) include programs in the training 
activities that inform law enforcement 
agencies of the grants described in clause 
(i) and other resources that support— 
(I) training programs; 
(II) development and distribution 
of analytical tools; and 
(III) maintenance of crime labs. 
(B) DEVELOPMENT OF AUTHENTICATION 
SYSTEM.—The Attorney General shall work 
with providers and law enforcement agencies 
from Federal, State, and local systems to iden-
tify options for, and develop, a system for 
verifying that an individual requesting data 
from a provider is a law enforcement official en-
titled to such access pursuant to lawful author-
ity. 
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(C) COORDINATING
INTERNATIONAL
EF-
FORTS.—The Attorney General shall coordinate 
with international partners to— 
(i) help set baseline standards and 
practices to lawfully access digital evi-
dence; 
(ii) promote standards to ensure the 
protection of privacy and civil liberties, and 
to the extent practical and helpful, har-
monize efforts across borders. 
(D) DEVELOPING
MASTER
DATABASE.— 
The Attorney General shall— 
(i) develop a master database to track 
investigations in the United States in 
which a law enforcement agency secured 
the legal authority to access digital data 
but otherwise cannot gain access to that 
data in an intelligible format due to 
encryption; and 
(ii) through the training activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1), encourage the ro-
bust participation from State and local au-
thorities that is necessary to populate the 
database described in clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph. 
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(E) OTHER
ACTIVITIES.—The Attorney 
General, in carrying out the Training Program, 
shall provide any additional activities and serv-
ices determined appropriate by the Attorney 
General. 
(d) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out this section $50,000,000 
for fiscal year 2020, which shall remain available 
until expended. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 percent of 
the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) may 
be used to carry out activities under subsection 
(e)(2). 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney General may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with providers or 
other persons to— 
(A) provide regular training to law enforce-
ment agencies through the Training Program 
on information that is potentially available from 
devices, operating systems, remote computing 
services, or electronic communication services, 
and on provider policies, in order to facilitate 
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tailored and specific applications from law en-
forcement agencies; 
(B) maintain up-to-date and comprehen-
sive guidance for law enforcement agencies re-
garding accessing information from providers; 
(C) develop or maintain online mechanisms 
to— 
(i) receive law enforcement requests 
for data; and 
(ii) provide dated, electronic confirma-
tion of receipt of a request described in 
clause (i); and 
(D) assist with other tasks as determined 
necessary by the NDCAC. 
(2) DONATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The NDCAC may so-
licit and accept donations for the Training Pro-
gram from providers or other persons to be 
used to carry out this section. 
(B) PRIVATE
FUNDING
REQUIREMENT.— 
The NDCAC may not carry out the Training 
Program during a fiscal year, including fiscal 
year 2020, unless and until the NDCAC has re-
ceived funding for that fiscal year under sub-
paragraph (A) in an amount equal to the 
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amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2020 under subsection (d)(1). 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the effective date in section 801 of this Act, and 
once thereafter not later than 2 years after that ef-
fective date, the NDCAC shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the Training Program. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) ongoing efforts to identify and respond 
to gaps in training and distribution of technical 
tools; 
(B) the state of cooperation with providers; 
(C) novel uses of legal authorities; 
(D) any new policies and best practices 
being seriously considered or adopted; and 
(E) funding contributed by private individ-
uals, organizations, and entities. 
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TITLE VIII—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 801. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles I through V of this Act, and the amendments 
made by those titles, shall take effect 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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