To require application stores to publicly list the country of origin of the applications that they distribute, and to provide consumers the ability to protect themselves.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require application stores to publicly list the country of origin of the applications that they distribute, and to provide consumers the ability to protect themselves., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your App Act.
- Section id6c365f16bba54d62b1505581e4c63aba: 2. Findings; sense of Congress Congress finds the following: Minors engaging with internet-linked applications face heightened susceptibility to privacy risks...
- Section id5b54feef53214fbba4c49dc4c8cf1aae: 3. Public listing of country of origin of applications In this section: The term application means a software application or electronic service that may be run...
- Section id8b3a597dbb414d64ac96f6043610368a: 4. List of foreign countries with national laws resulting in government control over applications Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this...
- Section id2047753c10b94cee8be781ca97c13c6f: 5. Limitation of enforcement and regulation The Assistant Secretary may not exercise any enforcement authority or regulatory authority over a covered company...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require application stores to publicly list the country of origin of the applications that they distribute, and to provide consumers the ability to protect themselves., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require application stores to publicly list the country of origin of the applications that they distribute, and to provide consumers the ability to protect themselves., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a country that is on the list described in section 4. The term country of origin— with respect to the developer of an application, means the country in which the developer is headquartered or principally operates
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