To establish national data privacy standards in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish national data privacy standards in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Civil Rights, Science & Space.
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 id3F64C14386E84AD1BD58C01E0790ED6B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act or the DATA Privacy Act.
- Section id987552233a2844899bb7e5725dc6eb4d: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term collect means taking any operation or set of operations to obtain covered data, including by automated means, including...
- Section id4c5a7f40a79348a3a3ed64f7017eb6ef: 3. Required privacy notice Each covered entity shall post in an accessible location a notice that is concise, in context, in easily understandable language,...
- Section id60AD7B501BFF4421A82D1ED67D212D88: 4. Required data practices Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations under section 553 of...
- Section id27acb33ba06c4f9c8181a41d96665190: 5. Individual control over data use Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations under...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish national data privacy standards in the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Civil Rights, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish national data privacy standards in the United States, and for other purposes., 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
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any covered data relating to— the health, biologic, physiologic, biometric, sexual life, or genetic information of an individual
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