#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #hdg  ,,an ,,act  ,to support rese>* on
 privacy enhanc+ te*nologies & promote  
responsible data use1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,promot+ ,digital ,privacy            
,te*nologies ,act4  #b4 ,def9ition (    
privacy enhanc+ te*nology ,9 ?is ,act1 !
 t]m privacy enhanc+ te*nology--  7#a7  
means any s(tw>e or h>dw>e solution1    
te*nical process1 or o!r te*nological   
means ( mitigat+ individuals' privacy   
risks aris+ f data process+ by enhanc+  
pr$ictability1 manageability1           
disassociability1 & confid5tiality2 &   
7#b7 may include--  7,a7 cryptographic  
te*niques = facilitat+ computation or   
analysis on data :ile mitigat+ privacy  
risks2  7,b7 te*niques = publicly %>+   
data )\t enabl+ inf]5ces to be made ab\t
 specific individuals2  7,c7 te*niques =
 giv+ individuals' control ov] !        
dissem9ation1 %>+1 & use ( _! data2     
7,d7 te*niques = g5]at+ syn!tic data2 & 
7,e7 any o!r te*nology or approa* t     

r$uces ! risk ( re-id5tification1       
includ+ :5 comb9$ ) o!r in=mation4  #c4 
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation support (  
rese>* on privacy enhanc+ te*nology ,!  
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 9 consultation ) o!r        
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies 7z det]m9$ by ! 
,director71 %all support m]it-review$ & 
competitively aw>d$ rese>* on privacy   
enhanc+ te*nologies1 :i* may include--  
7#a7 fundam5tal rese>* on te*nologies = 
de-id5tification1 pseudonymization1     
anonymization1 or obfuscation to        
mitigate individuals' privacy risks 9   
data sets :ile ma9ta9+ fairness1        
accuracy1 & effici5cy2  7#b7 fundam5tal 
rese>* on algori?ms & o!r simil>        
ma!matical tools us$ to protect         
individual privacy :5 collect+1 /or+1   
%>+1 analyz+1 or aggregat+ data2  7#c7  
fundam5tal rese>* on te*nologies t      
promote data m9imization 9 data         
collection1 %>+1 & analytics t takes    
into acc\nt ! trade-(fs betwe5 ! data   
m9imization goals & ! in=mational goals 

( data collection2  7#d7 rese>* aw>ds on
 privacy enhanc+ te*nologies coord9at$ )
 o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies & programs2
  7#e7 support+ education & work=ce     
tra9+ rese>* & developm5t activities1   
includ+ re-tra9+ & upskill+ ( ! exi/+   
work=ce1 to gr[ ! numb] ( privacy       
enhanc+ te*nology rese>*]s &            
practition]s2  7#f7 multidiscipl9>y     
socio-te*nical rese>* t fo/]s broad]    
und]/&+ ( privacy pref]5ces1            
requirem5ts1 & human behavior to in=m ! 
design & adoption ( effective privacy   
solutions2  7#g7 developm5t ( freely    
available privacy enhanc+ te*nology     
s(tw>e libr>ies1 plat=ms1 &             
applications2 &  7#h7 fundam5tal rese>* 
on te*niques t may und]m9e ! protections
 provid$ by privacy enhanc+ te*nologies1
 ! limitations ( ! protections provid$  
by privacy enhanc+ te*nologies1 & !     
trade-(fs betwe5 privacy & utility      
requir$ = _! deploym5t4  #d4            
,integration into ! comput] & network   
security program ,subp>agraph 7,d7 (    

section #d7;a77#a7 ( ! ,cyb] ,security  
,rese>* & ,developm5t ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gdjc7;a77#a77;,d77 is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  7,d7 privacy &       
confid5tiality1 includ+ privacy enhanc+ 
te*nologies2  4  #e4 ,coord9ation ) !   
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology & o!r /akehold]s  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce 
& ,te*nology ,policy1 act+ ?r\gh !      
,network+ & ,in=mation ,te*nology       
,rese>* & ,developm5t ,program1 %all    
coord9ate ) ! ,director ( ! ,national   
,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology1 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1
 & ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 z      
appropriate1 to accel]ate ! developm5t1 
deploym5t1 & adoption ( privacy enhanc+ 
te*nologies4  7b7 ,outrea* ,! ,director 
( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &      
,te*nology %all conduct outrea* to--    
7#a7 receive input f private1 public1 & 
academic /akehold]s on ! developm5t (   
privacy enhanc+ te*nologies2 &  7#b7    

facilitate & support ongo+ public &     
private sector engagem5t to in=m !      
developm5t & dissem9ation ( volunt>y1   
cons5sus-bas$ te*nical /&>ds1 guidel9es1
 me?odologies1 proc$ures1 & processes to
 co/-effectively increase ! integration 
( privacy enhanc+ te*nologies 9 data    
collection1 %>+1 & analytics p]=m$ by ! 
public & private sectors4  #f4 ,report  
on privacy enhanc+ te*nology rese>* ,n  
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (    
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,network+ & ,in=mation ,te*nology    
,rese>* & ,developm5t ,program1 %all1 9 
coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national 
,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology1 & ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al      
ag5cies1 z appropriate1 submit to !     
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 !           
,subcommittee on ,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1     
,sci5ce1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( !         
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       

,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1
 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,subcommittee on   
,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1 ,sci5ce1 & ,relat$   
,ag5cies ( ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 a report conta9+-- 7#a7
 ! progress ( rese>* on privacy enhanc+ 
te*nologies2  7#b7 ! progress ( !       
developm5t ( volunt>y res\rces describ$ 
"u section #e7;b77#b72 &  7#c7 any      
policy recomm5dations t c\ld facilitate 
& improve communication & coord9ation   
betwe5 ! private sector & relevant      
,f$]al ag5cies = ! implem5tation &      
adoption ( privacy enhanc+ te*nologies4 
#g4 ,protect+ p]sonal id5tify+ in=mation
 ,any p]sonal id5tify+ in=mation        
collect$ or /or$ ?r\gh ! activities     
au?oriz$ 9 ?is ,act %all be done 9      
accordance ) section #fij ( title #de1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7relat+ to !
 protection ( human subjects71 or any   
successor regulation4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives ,may #aa1 #bjbb4;,cl]k4