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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2377 (Introduced in Senate) — To defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for other purposes. · Sec. 281

Sec. 281. Comprehensive independent study of national cryptography policy

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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall commence a comprehensive study on cryptographic technologies and national cryptography policy. The study required under subsection
(a)shall— assess current and future development in encryption technology, including how such technology is likely to be deployed by both United States and international industries; assess the effect of cryptographic technologies on— national security interests of the United States Government; law enforcement interests of the United States Government; commercial interests of United States industry; privacy interests of United States citizens; and activities of the United States Government to promote human rights and Internet freedom; and consider the conclusions and recommendations of the report issued by the National Research Council in 1996 entitled Cryptography’s Role in Securing the Information Society . The Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of State shall direct all appropriate departments and agencies to cooperate fully with the National Research Council in its activities in carrying out the study required under subsection (a). The National Research Council shall cooperate with United States entities that have an interest in encryption policy, including United States industry and nonprofit organizations. The National Research Council shall complete the study and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, a report on the study within approximately two years after full processing of security clearances under subsection (e). The report on the study shall set forth the Council’s findings and conclusions and the recommendations of the Council for improvements in cryptography policy and procedures. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, with classified annexes as necessary. For the purpose of facilitating the commencement of the study under this section, the appropriate departments, agencies, and elements of the executive branch shall expedite to the fullest degree possible the processing of security clearances that are necessary for the National Research Council to conduct the study required under subsection (a).
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