,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dffi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for      
himself and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
sellers of internet applications to     
disclose country-of-origin information1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,american ,privacy ,protection ,act or  
the ,,app ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term   
,commission means the ,federal ,trade   
,commission4  7#b7 ,internet application
 ,the term internet application means a 
computer program or software application
 that is downloaded by a user to an     
internet-connected device4  #c4 ,country
 of origin disclosure requirements for  
sellers of internet applications  7a7   
,in general ,beginning on the date that 

is #ahj days after the date of the      
promulgation of final regulations       
implementing this section-- 7#a7 it     
shall be unlawful for any person to sell
 or distribute an internet application  
unless the person discloses to any      
individual who downloads such           
application1 in a clear and conspicuous 
manner and in the same language that is 
used on the rest of the platform on     
which such application is sold or       
distributed-- 7,a7 the business name and
 address of the owner of the            
application1 the developer of the       
application1 and any parent company of  
such owner or developer2  7,b7 if more  
than #e percent of the application was  
developed outside of the ,united        
,states1 each location in which the     
application was developed2 and  7,c7    
each location1 if any1 outside of the   
,united ,states in which data collected 
by the application is stored2 and  7#b7 
it shall be unlawful for the owner or   
developer of an internet application to 

knowingly provide false information to a
 seller or distributor of internet      
applications with respect to any of the 
information described in paragraph 7#a74
  7b7 ,continuing notification          
requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,a person 
shall not be considered to meet the     
requirement of paragraph 7#a7 unless the
 person provides an individual with     
notice whenever the person has actual   
knowledge that-- 7,a7 a prior notice    
given to the individual under paragraph 
7#a7 regarding an internet application  
was incomplete or inaccurate with       
respect to the information described in 
subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of such       
paragraph2 or  7,b7 the location where  
the internet application is developed or
 stores data has changed so that the    
information provided under a prior      
notice given to the individual is       
incomplete or inaccurate with respect to
 the information described in           
subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of paragraph  
7#a74  7#b7 ,timing ,a notice required  

under paragraph 7#a7 shall be provided  
by a person not later than #b days after
 the earliest date on which the person  
had actual knowledge described in such  
paragraph4  7c7 ,safe harbor ,in        
complying with the requirement of       
subsection 7a77#a7 and subsection 7b71  
the seller or distributor of an internet
 application may reasonably rely on     
representations made by the owner or    
developer of such application regarding 
the information described in            
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of      
subsection 7a77#a74  #d4 ,enforcement   
7a7 ,unfair and deceptive acts or       
practices ,a violation of this ,act or a
 regulation promulgated under this ,act 
shall be treated as a violation of a    
rule defining an unfair or deceptive act
 or practice prescribed under section   
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7b7 ,powers of     
,commission  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,commission shall enforce this ,act and 

any regulation promulgated under this   
,act in the same manner1 by the same    
means1 and with the same jurisdiction1  
powers1 and duties as though all        
applicable terms and provisions of the  
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 were incorporated
 into and made a part of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,privileges and immunities ,any    
person that violates this ,act or a     
regulation promulgated under this ,act  
shall be subject to the penalties and   
entitled to the privileges and          
immunities provided in the ,federal     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq474  7c7 ,enforcement by      
,state attorneys general ,in any case in
 which the attorney general of a ,state 
has reason to believe that an interest  
of the residents of that ,state has been
 or is threatened or adversely affected 
by the engagement of any person in a    
practice that violates this ,act or a   
regulation prescribed under this ,act1  
the ,state1 as parens patriae1 may bring

 a civil action on behalf of the        
residents of the ,state in a district   
court of the ,united ,states of         
appropriate jurisdiction to-- 7#a7      
enjoin that practice2  7#b7 enforce     
compliance with this ,act or such       
regulation2  7#c7 obtain damages1       
restitution1 or other compensation on   
behalf of residents of the ,state2 or   
7#d7 obtain such other relief as the    
court may consider to be appropriate4   
7d7 ,rulemaking ,the ,commission shall  
promulgate in accordance with section   
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 such rules as may be necessary to carry
 out this ,act4