Bill > HR3991

This bill, the Telling Everyone the Location of data Leaving the U.S. Act (TELL Act), requires any person who maintains a website or mobile application that stores information collected from users in China to disclose two things: 1) that the information is stored and maintained in China, and 2) whether the Chinese Communist Party or a Chinese state-owned entity has access to that information. The bill also makes it unlawful for the developer or publisher of such an application to knowingly provide false information about these requirements. Violations of the TELL Act will be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the FTC will be responsible for enforcing the law and imposing penalties on violators.