Secure Data Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-135
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2015-01-08
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Right of privacy

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S102-103; text of measure as introduced: CR S103)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Secure Data Act of 2015</strong></p> <p> Prohibits a federal agency from requiring a manufacturer, developer, or seller of any computer hardware, software, or electronic device made available to the general public to design or alter the security functions in such products&nbsp;to allow the surveillance of any user or the physical search of such product by any agency. Exempts from such prohibition products used by law enforcement agencies for electronic surveillance as authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 135 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2015 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment of vulnerabilities in data security technologies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Data Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on data security vulnerability mandates (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), no agency may mandate that a manufacturer, developer, or seller of covered products design or alter the security functions in its product or service to allow the surveillance of any user of such product or service, or to allow the physical search of such product, by any agency. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to mandates authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ). (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; and (2) the term covered product means any computer hardware, computer software, or electronic device that is made available to the general public.