Bill > HR1153

This bill, the Deterring America's Technological Adversaries Act (DATA Act), seeks to: 1. Clarify that the importation or exportation of sensitive personal data does not constitute the importation or exportation of information or informational materials under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions that provide sensitive personal data to foreign persons under the jurisdiction or control of China. 2. Impose sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly operate, direct, or deal with connected software applications that are subject to China's influence and may facilitate China's military, intelligence, censorship, surveillance, or other malicious activities, as well as on those who interfere in U.S. or allied elections or steer U.S. policy to favor China's strategic objectives. 3. Require the President to periodically assess and report on whether the entities Bytedance, Ltd., TikTok, and their subsidiaries meet the criteria for the directive or sanctions described in the bill, and to apply such sanctions if warranted. The bill aims to address concerns over China's potential exploitation of sensitive personal data and connected software applications, such as TikTok, to undermine U.S. national security and democratic processes.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1153/all-info