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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 742 
To require that any person that maintains an internet website or that sells 
or distributes a mobile application that stores and maintains information 
collected from such website or application in the People’s Republic of 
China to disclose that such information is stored and maintained in 
the People’s Republic of China and whether the Chinese Communist 
Party or a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 
Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require that any person that maintains an internet 
website or that sells or distributes a mobile application 
that stores and maintains information collected from 
such website or application in the People’s Republic of 
China to disclose that such information is stored and 
maintained in the People’s Republic of China and wheth-
er the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese State- 
owned entity has access to such information. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Telling Everyone the 
Location of data Leaving the U.S. Act’’ or the ‘‘TELL 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COUNTRY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Any person that 
maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes 
a mobile application that stores and maintains information 
collected from such website or application in the People’s 
Republic of China shall disclose to any individual who 
downloads or otherwise uses such website or application, 
in a clear and conspicuous manner, the following: 
(1) That such information is stored and main-
tained in the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) Whether the Chinese Communist Party or 
a Chinese State-owned entity has access to such in-
formation. 
(b) FALSE INFORMATION.—It shall be unlawful for 
a person required to disclose information under subsection 
(a) to knowingly disclose false information under such 
subsection. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.— 
A violation of this Act shall be treated as a violation of 
a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice pre-
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scribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) POWERS OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by 
the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties as though all applicable terms 
and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and 
made a part of this Act. 
(2) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person 
that violates this Act shall be subject to the pen-
alties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, 
provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
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