H.R. 4839 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4839 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit the Government from requiring any person to assist in devising a method for breaking the encryption of a wire or oral communication. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Devices Act of 2016. 2. Prohibition of requiring the breaking of encryption of wire or oral communications No officer or entity of the Federal Government shall have any authority to require any person to assist in devising a method for breaking the encryption of a wire or oral communication as such term are defined for the purposes of chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code.