,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gegh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjbb,mr4 
,good5 ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be    
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to submit a report 
to ,congress on data s]vic+ op]ations   
own$ by ,*9ese entities1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,c\nt]+ ,limitless ,ov]tak+
 ( ,us] ,data ,act or ! ,,cl\d ,act4    
#b4 ,data s]vic+ op]ations own$ by      
,*9ese entities report  7a7 ,report     
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 9 coord9ation ) ! 
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 !   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 & ! ,f$]al   
,communications ,commission1 %all submit

 to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress
 a report on ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,:e!r any  
data s]vic+ op]ation or s]vice own$ by a
 ,*9ese entity is op]at+ 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ! laws & regulations t might    
apply to su* op]ation or s]vice1 & any  
data s]vic+ op]ation t are (f]$ or      
provid$ to ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons by !    
entity4  7#b7 ,:e!r any ,*9ese entity t 
provides products or s]vices = a data   
s]vic+ op]ation is engag$ 9 a jo9t      
v5ture or s]vic+ arrangem5t ) a ,unit$  
,/ates entity & ! nature ( su*          
op]ations4  7#c7 ,:e!r consum]s ( data  
s]vic+ op]ations h access to prom95tly  
id5tifi$ in=mation reg>d+ ! own]%ip (   
su* op]ations4  7#d7 ,:e!r ,unit$ ,/ates
 entities c op]ate freely 9 ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a & :at1 if any1         
re/rictions apply to ! s]vices &        
op]ations ( su* entities4  7#e7 ,ea*    
c\ntry 9 :i* a ,*9ese entity provides   
equipm5t or s]vices = ! provision ( data
 s]vic+ op]ations 9 a ?ird-c\ntry m>ket 
& :e!r ! m>ket %>e ( ,*9ese entities 9  

^? m>kets may limit1 9 any way1 !       
ability ( ,unit$ ,/ates entities to     
op]ate indep5d5tly ( su* op]ations or   
)\t ! use ( su* s]vices4  7#f7 ,any     
support ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a provides to ,*9ese entities t     
provide equipm5t or s]vices = !         
provision ( data s]vic+ op]ations t may 
act z a subsidy = su* op]ations or      
s]vices4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate ,committees (
 ,congress ,! t]m appropriate committees
 ( ,congress means--  7,a7 ! ,f9ancial  
,s]vices ,committee1 ! ,=eign ,affairs  
,committee1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select        
,committee on ,intellig5ce1 & ! ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce ,committee ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,f9ance      
,committee1 ,=eign ,relations           
,committee1 ! ,select ,committee on     
,intellig5ce1 & ! ,committee on         
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,*9ese entity ,! t]m     
,*9ese entity means an entity organiz$  
"u ! laws ( ,*9a or any jurisdiction )9 

,*9a1 includ+ a =eign bran* ( su*       
entity4  7#c7 ,data s]vic+ op]ation ,!  
t]m data s]vic+ op]ation means !        
managem5t1 /orage1 process+1 &          
aggregation ( data4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates 
entity ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates entity means
 an entity organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or any jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 includ+ a =eign bran* ( su*     
entity4  7#e7 ,unit$ ,/ates p]son ,! t]m
 ,unit$ ,/ates p]son means--  7,a7 a    
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or an ali5     
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 an entity      
organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
any jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
includ+ a =eign bran* ( su* entity4