,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,february #i1 #bjaf4  ,amendment3  ,that
 the bill from the ,house of            
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #adbh7 entitled
 ,an ,act to extend ,privacy ,act       
remedies to citizens of certified       
states1 and for other purposes41 do pass
 with the following ,on page #c1 strike 
line #f and all that follows through    
page #d line #ba1 and insert3 7d7       
,designation of covered country  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,attorney ,general may1
 with the concurrence of the ,secretary 
of ,state1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 and the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security1 designate a foreign
 country or regional economic           
integration organization1 or member     
country of such organization1 as a      
covered country for purposes of this    
section if-- 7,a7 7i7 the country or    
regional economic integration           
organization1 or member country of such 
organization1 has entered into an       
agreement with the ,united ,states that 

provides for appropriate privacy        
protections for information shared for  
the purpose of preventing1              
investigating1 detecting1 or prosecuting
 criminal offenses2 or  7ii7 the        
,attorney ,general has determined that  
the country or regional economic        
integration organization1 or member     
country of such organization1 has       
effectively shared information with the 
,united ,states for the purpose of      
preventing1 investigating1 detecting1 or
 prosecuting criminal offenses and has  
appropriate privacy protections for such
 shared information2  7,b7 the country  
or regional economic integration        
organization1 or member country of such 
organization1 permits the transfer of   
personal data for commercial purposes   
between the territory of that country or
 regional economic organization and the 
territory of the ,united ,states1       
through an agreement with the ,united   
,states or otherwise2 and  7,c7 the     
,attorney ,general has certified that   

the policies regarding the transfer of  
personal data for commercial purposes   
and related actions of the country or   
regional economic integration           
organization1 or member country of such 
organization1 do not materially impede  
the national security interests of the  
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,removal of      
designation ,the ,attorney ,general may1
 with the concurrence of the ,secretary 
of ,state1 the ,secretary of the        
,treasury1 and the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security1 revoke the         
designation of a foreign country or     
regional economic integration           
organization1 or member country of such 
organization1 as a covered country if   
the ,attorney ,general determines that  
such designated covered country-- 7,a7  
is not complying with the agreement     
described under paragraph 7#a77;,a77i72 
7,b7 no longer meets the requirements   
for designation under paragraph         
7#a77;,a77ii72  7,c7 fails to meet the  
requirements under paragraph 7#a77;,b72 

7,d7 no longer meets the requirements   
for certification under paragraph       
7#a77;,c72 or  7,e7 impedes the transfer
 of information 7for purposes of        
reporting or preventing unlawful        
activity7 to the ,united ,states by a   
private entity or person4  ,secretary