,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eddj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ac1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,himes 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 & ,mr4    
,craw=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,=eign  
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa to prohibit     
assi/ance to =eign gov]nm5ts t engage 9 
! use ( =eign comm]cial spyw>e to t>get 
,unit$ ,/ates p]sons1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protect+ ,am]icans f ,=eign          
,comm]cial ,spyw>e ,act4  #b4           
,prohibition on assi/ance to =eign      
gov]nm5ts t engage 9 ! use ( =eign      
comm]cial spyw>e to t>get ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]sons ,*apt] #a ( "p ,,iii 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bcea et seq47 ( ! ,=eign     
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #fbj,n4
 ,prohibition on assi/ance to =eign     
gov]nm5ts t engage 9 ! use ( =eign      
comm]cial spyw>e to t>get ,unit$ ,/ates 

p]sons  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z o!rwise  
provid$ 9 ?is section1 no assi/ance may 
be provid$ "u ?is ,act to ! c5tral      
gov]nm5t ( a c\ntry ) respect to :i* !  
,presid5t makes a det]m9ation bas$ on   
cr$ible in=mation & 9 accordance )      
subsection 7c7 t ! gov]nm5t engages 9 ! 
use ( =eign comm]cial spyw>e to t>get   
,unit$ ,/ates p]sons4  7b7 ,waiv] ,if ! 
,presid5t c]tifies 9 writ+ to !         
appropriate congressional committees t  
extraord9>y circum/ances or national    
security priorities exi/ w>rant+        
provision to a c5tral gov]nm5t ( a      
c\ntry ( assi/ance o!rwise prohibit$    
pursuant to subsection 7a71 ! ,unit$    
,/ates may provide to su* gov]nm5t su*  
assi/ance4  7c7 ,det]m9ation ,9 mak+ a  
det]m9ation "u subsection 7a7 ) respect 
to ! c5tral gov]nm5t ( a c\ntry1 !      
,presid5t %all give p>ticul>            
consid]ation to :e!r ! gov]nm5t-- 7#a7  
has a record ( acquir+ comm]cial =eign  
comm]cial spyw>e2  7#b7 has us$ =eign   
comm]cial spyw>e aga9/ its own citiz5s1 

p>ticul>ly j\rnali/s1 political         
oppon5ts1 or activi/s2 &  7#c7 has fail$
 to und]take s]i\s & su/a9$ ef=ts to    
combat ! use ( =eign comm]cial spyw>e 9 
undemocratic ways4  7d7 ,exception ,!   
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 does n    
apply to milit>y assi/ance4  7e7        
,t]m9ation ,! prohibition "u subsection 
7a7 ) respect to ! c5tral gov]nm5t ( a  
c\ntry %all t]m9ate #a ye> aft] !       
,presid5t makes a det]m9ation t !       
gov]nm5t no long] engages 9 ! use (     
=eign comm]cial spyw>e to t>get ,unit$  
,/ates p]sons4  7f7 ,report ,! ,presid5t
 %all annually submit to ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,affairs & ! ,p]man5t ,select   
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations & ! ,select ,committee on   
,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate z "p ( !        
pres5tation mat]ials = assi/ance        
programs propos$ = ea* fiscal ye>1 a    
full & complete classifi$ report1 prep>$
 9 consultation ) ! intellig5ce         
community's classifi$ annex1 requir$ "u 

section #aajb;,a ( ! ,national ,security
 ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cbcb;a71 )
 respect to gov]nm5tal use ( =eign      
comm]cial spyw>e to t>get ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]sons 9 ea* c\ntry propos$ z a recipi5t
 ( assi/ance "u ?is ,act4  7g7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,=eign 
comm]cial spyw>e ,! t]m #8=eign         
comm]cial spyw>e' means a tool 7or set (
 tools7 sold1 leas$1 m>ket$1 or o!rwise 
provid$ z an end-to-end sy/em orig9ally 
develop$ or own$ by a =eign spyw>e      
company t provides a pur*as] remote     
access to in=mation /or$ on or transit+ 
?r\gh an electronic device connect$ to !
 int]net1 includ+ end-to-end sy/ems t-- 
7,a7 all[ malign actors to infect mobile
 & int]net-connect$ devices ) malw>e ov]
 bo? wireless int]net & cellul> data    
connections1 includ+ )\t any action     
requir$ by ! us] ( ! device2  7,b7 c    
record telephone calls & o!r audio2     
7,c7 track ! location ( ! device2 or    
7,d7 access & retrieve in=mation on !   
device1 includ+ text messages1 files1   

e-mails1 transcripts ( *ats1 contacts1  
photos1 & br[s+ hi/ory4  7#b7           
,intellig5ce community ,! t]m           
intellig5ce community has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #c7d7 ( ! ,national   
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjjc7d774  7#c7 ,unit$ ,/ates p]son ,! 
t]m ,unit$ ,/ates p]son has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #efj4cad ( title #ca1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  4