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H. Rept. 118-418 1 (2024-03-11)

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                     118TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           118-418







                          PROTECTING AMERICANS' DATA FROM FOREIGN
                                       ADVERSARIES ACT OF 2024




                      MARCH 11, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed




                     Mrs. RODGERS   of Washington,  from the Committee   on Energy  and
                                     Commerce,  submitted  the following



                                              R  E  P  O  R  T


                                            [To accompany H.R. 7520]

                      The  Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 7520) to prohibit data brokers from transferring sen-
                    sitive data of United States individuals to foreign adversaries, and
                    for other purposes,  having considered  the same,  reports favorably
                    thereon  without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS

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                    Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................  1
                    Background and Need for  Legislation  ...................................................................  2
                    Com m ittee A ction  ....................................................................................................  3
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  3
                    Oversight Findings and Recommendations ...........................................................  5
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     5
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estim ate  ...................................................................  5
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ...................................  5
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  5
                    Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings .................................................  5
                    Com m ittee Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  6
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ............................  6
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  6
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  .......................................................................  6
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  6
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .....................................  6

                                           PURPOSE  AND  SUMMARY

                      The  purpose  of the bill is to prohibit data brokers from transfer-
                    ring  sensitive data of United  States individuals to foreign adver-
                    saries, and for other purposes.

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