Hong Kong Business Integrity and Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-2815
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-25
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

China

Computers and information technology

Congressional oversight

Consumer affairs

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Foreign and international corporations

Hong Kong
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Hong Kong Business Integrity and Transparency Act</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This bill requires the Department of Commerce to submit periodic reports to Congress on (1) the protection of consumer information in the possession of U.S. firms operating in Hong Kong, and (2) requests by the government of Hong Kong to U.S. companies operating in Hong Kong for content takedowns or law enforcement assistance.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2815 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2023 Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Peters ) 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report on the protection of consumer information in the possession of United States companies operating in Hong Kong and requests issued by the Government of Hong Kong to such companies for consumer information, content takedowns, or law enforcement assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hong Kong Business Integrity and Transparency Act . 2. Report on requests from Government of Hong Kong to United States companies for consumer information, content takedowns, or law enforcement assistance (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to the public a report on— (1) the protection of consumer information in the possession of United States companies operating in Hong Kong; and (2) requests issued by the Government of Hong Kong to United States companies operating in Hong Kong for content takedowns or law enforcement assistance. (b) Matters To be included The report required by subsection (a) shall, with respect to the 180-day period preceding the date of submission of the report, include the following: (1) The number of requests, issued by the Government of Hong Kong to United States companies operating in Hong Kong for consumer information in the possession of such companies, content takedowns, or law enforcement assistance, that were fulfilled and by which companies. (2) An identification of the Hong Kong laws under which such requests were issued. (3) An identification of any United States consumer protection laws that may have been violated in the case of the fulfillment of such requests by such companies. (c) Form of report The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified index. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (2) Content takedown The term content takedown means the removal of, disabling of access to, or restriction of access to any material, including— (A) material on a website or online service; (B) a software application; and (C) any feature of a software application.