Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on digital technology issues
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It is the sense of Congress that the United States must reassert its leadership in the international standard-setting bodies that set the governance norms and rules for critical and digitally enabled technologies in order to ensure that these technologies operate within a free, secure, interoperable, and stable digital domain. It is the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative should negotiate bilateral and multilateral agreements relating to digital goods with the European Union, Japan, Taiwan, and the member countries of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should lead a global effort to ensure that freedom of information, including the ability to safely consume or publish information without fear of undue reprisals, is maintained as the digital domain becomes an increasingly integral mechanism for communication. It is the sense of Congress that the United States should convene a global effort to develop and adopt a set of common principles and standards for critical technologies to ensure that the development of new technologies cannot be abused by malign actors, whether they are governments or other entities, and does not threaten democratic governance or human rights.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should examine opportunities for diplomatic negotiations regarding the formation of mutually beneficial alliances relating to digitally enabled technologies and services.