#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #hdg  ,,an ,,act  ,to support       
research on privacy enhancing           
technologies and promote responsible    
data use1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,promoting ,digital ,privacy        
,technologies ,act4  #b4 ,definition of 
privacy enhancing technology ,in this   
,act1 the term privacy enhancing        
technology--  7#a7 means any software or
 hardware solution1 technical process1  
or other technological means of         
mitigating individuals' privacy risks   
arising from data processing by         
enhancing predictability1 manageability1
 disassociability1 and confidentiality2 
and  7#b7 may include--  7,a7           
cryptographic techniques for            
facilitating computation or analysis on 
data while mitigating privacy risks2    
7,b7 techniques for publicly sharing    
data without enabling inferences to be  
made about specific individuals2  7,c7  
techniques for giving individuals'      

control over the dissemination1 sharing1
 and use of their data2  7,d7 techniques
 for generating synthetic data2 and     
7,e7 any other technology or approach   
that reduces the risk of                
re-identification1 including when       
combined with other information4  #c4   
,national ,science ,foundation support  
of research on privacy enhancing        
technology ,the ,director of the        
,national ,science ,foundation1 in      
consultation with other relevant        
,federal agencies 7as determined by the 
,director71 shall support merit-reviewed
 and competitively awarded research on  
privacy enhancing technologies1 which   
may include--  7#a7 fundamental research
 on technologies for de-identification1 
pseudonymization1 anonymization1 or     
obfuscation to mitigate individuals'    
privacy risks in data sets while        
maintaining fairness1 accuracy1 and     
efficiency2  7#b7 fundamental research  
on algorithms and other similar         
mathematical tools used to protect      

individual privacy when collecting1     
storing1 sharing1 analyzing1 or         
aggregating data2  7#c7 fundamental     
research on technologies that promote   
data minimization in data collection1   
sharing1 and analytics that takes into  
account the trade-offs between the data 
minimization goals and the informational
 goals of data collection2  7#d7        
research awards on privacy enhancing    
technologies coordinated with other     
relevant ,federal agencies and programs2
  7#e7 supporting education and         
workforce training research and         
development activities1 including       
re-training and upskilling of the       
existing workforce1 to grow the number  
of privacy enhancing technology         
researchers and practitioners2  7#f7    
multidisciplinary socio-technical       
research that fosters broader           
understanding of privacy preferences1   
requirements1 and human behavior to     
inform the design and adoption of       
effective privacy solutions2  7#g7      

development of freely available privacy 
enhancing technology software libraries1
 platforms1 and applications2 and  7#h7 
fundamental research on techniques that 
may undermine the protections provided  
by privacy enhancing technologies1 the  
limitations of the protections provided 
by privacy enhancing technologies1 and  
the trade-offs between privacy and      
utility required for their deployment4  
#d4 ,integration into the computer and  
network security program ,subparagraph  
7,d7 of section #d7;a77#a7 of the ,cyber
 ,security ,research and ,development   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjc7;a77#a77;,d77 
is amended to read as follows3  7,d7    
privacy and confidentiality1 including  
privacy enhancing technologies2  4  #e4 
,coordination with the ,national        
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 and other stakeholders  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,director of the ,office of       
,science and ,technology ,policy1 acting
 through the ,networking and            
,information ,technology ,research and  

,development ,program1 shall coordinate 
with the ,director of the ,national     
,science ,foundation1 the ,director of  
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology1 the ,federal ,trade    
,commission1 and the heads of other     
,federal agencies1 as appropriate1 to   
accelerate the development1 deployment1 
and adoption of privacy enhancing       
technologies4  7b7 ,outreach ,the       
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology shall       
conduct outreach to--  7#a7 receive     
input from private1 public1 and academic
 stakeholders on the development of     
privacy enhancing technologies2 and     
7#b7 facilitate and support ongoing     
public and private sector engagement to 
inform the development and dissemination
 of voluntary1 consensus-based technical
 standards1 guidelines1 methodologies1  
procedures1 and processes to            
cost-effectively increase the           
integration of privacy enhancing        
technologies in data collection1        

sharing1 and analytics performed by the 
public and private sectors4  #f4 ,report
 on privacy enhancing technology        
research ,not later than #c years after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,director of the ,office of ,science and
 ,technology ,policy1 acting through the
 ,networking and ,information           
,technology ,research and ,development  
,program1 shall1 in coordination with   
the ,director of the ,national ,science 
,foundation1 the ,director of the       
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology1 and the heads of other     
,federal agencies1 as appropriate1      
submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1  
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate1 the ,subcommittee on ,commerce1
 ,justice1 ,science1 and ,related       
,agencies of the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,senate1 the     
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives1 and the ,subcommittee 
on ,commerce1 ,justice1 ,science1 and   

,related ,agencies of the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 a report containing-- 
7#a7 the progress of research on privacy
 enhancing technologies2  7#b7 the      
progress of the development of voluntary
 resources described under section      
#e7;b77#b72 and  7#c7 any policy        
recommendations that could facilitate   
and improve communication and           
coordination between the private sector 
and relevant ,federal agencies for the  
implementation and adoption of privacy  
enhancing technologies4  #g4 ,protecting
 personal identifying information ,any  
personal identifying information        
collected or stored through the         
activities authorized in this ,act shall
 be done in accordance with section #fij
 of title #de1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations 7relating to the protection
 of human subjects71 or any successor   
regulation4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,may #aa1              
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