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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 7891 (Introduced in House) — To improve the ability of law enforcement agencies to access encrypted data, and for other purposes. · Sec. 603

Sec. 603. Prize competition

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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of funds appropriated under this title, establish in accordance with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ) a prize competition— to incentivize and encourage research and innovation into solutions providing law enforcement access to encrypted data pursuant to legal process; and to award one or more prizes, not later than 1 year after the establishment of the prize competition, for technological solutions that provide law enforcement access to encrypted data pursuant to legal process.
Technological solutions described in subsection (a)(2) shall include— providing maximum security for the device, platform, or system, consistent with the lawful access solution, to reduce the opportunity for unlawful hacking; and reducing or eliminating broad surveillance capabilities not targeted at specified facilities or individuals pursuant to a warrant or order within the lawful access solution. To be eligible to win a prize under the prize competition, an applicant— shall have complied with— the requirements of the competition as described in the announcement for the competition; and subsections (g), (h), and
(i)of section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ) (relating to eligibility); in the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in the United States and maintain a primary place of business in the United States; and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen of, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States. The following entities and individuals shall not be eligible to win a prize under the prize competition: A Federal entity. A Federal employee acting within the scope of employment. In selecting the winner or winners of the prize competition, the Attorney General shall give priority to projects that— incorporate a robust proof of concept model demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed technology achieving the intended goals of the competition as described in paragraph (a); and include a strategy, submitted with the application or proposal, to move the new technology, hardware, or other processes to market-scale deployment.
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