,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,upton introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,commerce and 
,federal ,trade ,commission to conduct  
an assessment and analysis of           
regulations regarding data localization 
and to establish a compendium of such   
laws and develop a means for            
maintaining1 tracking1 and updating such
 compendium4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,showing ,how  
,isolationism ,effects ,long-term       
,development ,act or the ,,shield ,act4 
#b4 ,data localization compendium  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #b years    

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce and   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission shall   
jointly conduct a study on electronic   
commerce1 including data sharing and    
data flow1 and its impact on the ,united
 ,states economy4  7b7 ,requirements for
 ,study ,in conducting the study1 the   
,secretary and the ,commission shall    
survey electronic commerce1 including   
data sharing and data flow1 through     
outreach to participating entities to-- 
7#a7 review and determine the economic  
benefit of the free transfer of data2   
7#b7 review and determine the impact    
digital trade barriers 7limited to      
non-tariff trade barriers7 have on the  
,united ,states economy and business    
development2 and  7#c7 review any data  
agreement to determine the benefits such
 agreements have on commerce4  7c7      
,compendium ,the ,secretary and         
,commission shall establish a compendium
 of data localization regulations 7such 
as regulations requiring that any data  

maintained about an individual be       
maintained where such individual resides
 and where such information was         
collected7 and develop a means for      
maintaining1 tracking1 and updating such
 compendium4 ,the ,secretary and        
,commission shall update such compendium
 as appropriate1 but not less than      
annually4  7d7 ,report to ,congress ,the
 ,secretary and the ,commission shall   
transmit to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report that contains--
 7#a7 the results of the study conducted
 under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7        
recommendations to develop any          
legislation to promote ,united ,states  
economic activity through electronic    
commerce1 including data sharing and    
data flows1 and any related consumer    
protection issues4