Secure Data Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-726
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2015-02-04
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: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Secure Data Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Prohibits a federal agency from requiring or requesting 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: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 726 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2015 Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Massie , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Poe of Texas , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Polis , Mr. O’Rourke , and Mr. Nadler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 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 or request 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.