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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Securing Our Nation's Application
Privacy Act of 2014'' or the ''SNAP Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS BY MOBILE APPLICATIONS TO CERTAIN DEVICE CONTENT AND
FUNCTIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate
regulations in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States
Code, that require--
(1) any person who develops, sells or offers for sale, or
otherwise makes available to consumers a mobile application to
ensure that the application does not access any content or
functions described in subsection (b) while the application is
not actively in use, unless--
(A) the application triggers the disclosure and
consent functions of the mobile platform or operating
system described in paragraph (2); and
(B) the user grants affirmative express consent as
described in such paragraph; and
(2) any person who develops, sells or offers for sale, or
otherwise makes available to consumers a mobile platform or
operating system to ensure that the mobile platform or
operating system--
(A) immediately before any mobile application that
is installed on the mobile device and that is not
actively in use accesses any content or functions
described in subsection (b), provides the user of the
device with a disclosure of such access and the
opportunity to grant affirmative express consent to
such access or to deny such access; and
(B) prevents the application from engaging in such
access unless the user of the device grants such
affirmative express consent.
(b) Content Described.--The content and functions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Information about the geographic location of the
device.
(2) Contact information of individuals stored on the
device.
(3) Photographs, video recordings, or audio recordings
stored on the device.
(4) Events or notations stored in a calendar application
(or an application with calendar functions) on the device.
(5) A camera of the device or any information obtained from
such a camera.
(6) A microphone of the device or any information obtained
from such a microphone.
(7) Such additional content or functions specified by the
Federal Trade Commission in the regulations promulgated under
subsection (a) as the Commission considers necessary to protect
the privacy of users of mobile devices.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

(a) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.--A violation of a
regulation promulgated under section 2 shall be treated as a violation
of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive
acts or practices.
(b) Powers of Commission.--The Federal Trade Commission shall
enforce the regulations promulgated under section 2 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. Any person who violates such a regulation shall be
subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities
provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Actively in use.--The term ''actively in use'' means,
with respect to a mobile application, that--
(A) the application is operating in accordance with
the terms of service provided by the developer of the
application to the user of the mobile device; and
(B) the user of the mobile device is interacting
with the application or the application is otherwise
operating in a manner such that a user of ordinary
technical expertise and experience would consider the
application to be active, open, or running.
(2) Mobile application.--The term ''mobile application''
means a software program that runs on the mobile platform or
operating system of a mobile device.
(3) Mobile device.--The term ''mobile device'' means a
smartphone, tablet computer, or similar portable computing
device that transmits data over a wireless connection.
(4) Mobile platform or operating system.--The term ''mobile
platform or operating system'' means the software that enables
the basic functionality of a mobile device and the installation
and use of mobile applications on the device.
Solution:
Securing Our Nation's Application Privacy Act of 2014 or the SNAP Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations that require any person who develops, sells or offers for sale, or makes available to consumers: (1) a software program that runs on the mobile platform or operating system of a mobile device (mobile application) to ensure that such application does not access specified content or functions stored on a mobile device while the application is not actively in use, unless the application triggers disclosure and consent functions of the mobile platform or operating system and the user grants affirmative express consent; and (2) a mobile platform or operating system to ensure that such platform or operating system provides device users with a disclosure immediately before any application that is not actively in use accesses any such content or functions and prevents such access unless the user grants such express consent. Specifies categories of content and functions prohibited from being accessed without consent, including: (1) geographic location; (2) contact information; (3) photographs, videos, or audio recordings; (4) events or notations stored in a calendar application; and (5) a camera, microphone, or any information obtained from such a camera or microphone. Requires violations of such regulations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.