,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajegj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,l&sman 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,b>rett1 & ,mr4 ,rask97 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 &
 ,ways & ,means1 = 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 limit !         
en=ceability ( pr$ispute nondisclosure  
contract clauses relat+ to ! build+ (   
data c5t]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no   
,secrets = ,data ,c5t]s ,act ( #bjbf4   
#b4 ,limitation on judicial en=ceability
 ( pr$ispute nondisclosure contract     
clauses relat+ to ! build+ ( data c5t]s 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to ! build+ ( a 
data c5t]1 a cov]$ pr$ispute            
nondisclosure clause %all be void &     
un5=ceable 9 judicial & arbitration     

proce$+s4  7b7 ,limitation on public    
inc5tives ,a data c5t] op]ator may n    
receive any public inc5tive t is        
condition$ on cons5t to prohibit1       
re/rict1 or p5alize disclosure (        
in=mation relat$ to ! build+ ( a data   
c5t]4  7c7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,nondisclosure clause ,! t]m
 nondisclosure clause means a provision 
9 a contract or agreem5t t requires #a  
or m p>ties to ! contract or agreem5t n 
to disclose or discuss conduct1 !       
exi/5ce ( a settlem5t involv+ conduct1  
or in=mation1 cov]$ by ! t]ms &         
conditions ( ! contract or agreem5t4    
7#b7 ,pr$ispute nondisclosure clause ,! 
t]m pr$ispute nondisclosure clause means
 a nondisclosure clause agre$ to be=e a 
lawsuit is fil$ "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or    
,tribal law4  7#c7 ,cov]$ pr$ispute     
nondisclosure clause ,! t]m cov]$       
pr$ispute nondisclosure clause means a  
pr$ispute nondisclosure clause 9 a      
contract or agreem5t--  7,a7 ) respect  
to :i* a public (ficial is a p>ty 9 t   

p]son's capacity z a public (ficial2 or 
7,b7 t conta9s a provision relat$ to    
public funds1 public l&1 or a public    
inc5tive4  7#d7 ,data c5t] ,! t]m data  
c5t] means-- 7,a7 any facility t--  7i7 
prim>ily conta9s electronic equipm5t us$
 to process1 /ore1 & transmit digital   
in=mation2 &  7ii7 has a maximum rat$   
p[] capacity or project$ peak p[] load (
 great] ?an #ej megawatts2 or  7,b7 any 
gr\p ( facilities-- 7i7 ! majority ( :i*
 prim>ily conta9 electronic equipm5t us$
 to process1 /ore1 & transmit digital   
in=mation2 &  7ii7 t1 9 ! aggregate1 h a
 maximum rat$ p[] capacity or project$  
peak p[] load ( great] ?an #ej          
megawatts4  7#e7 ,data c5t] op]ator ,!  
t]m data c5t] op]ator means any p]son or
 gov]nm5t entity t builds or op]ates a  
data c5t] or pur*ases data c5t] s]vices1
 equipm5t1 & facilities4  7#f7 ,public  
(ficial ,! t]m public (ficial means an  
individual :o1 at ! "t a contract or    
agreem5t is agre$ to1 is an (fic] or    
employee ( a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or 

local unit ( gov]nm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#g7 ,public inc5tive ,! t]m public   
inc5tive includes a tax inc5tive1 paym5t
 9 lieu ( a tax assessm5t1 a tax        
abatem5t1 a bond1 a note1 a loan1 a     
grant1 or a rebate1 issu$ by a ,f$]al1  
,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local gov]nm5t       
entity4  7d7 ,applicability ,?is ,act   
%all only apply ) respect to a claim t  
is fil$ "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or ,tribal law
 on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7e7 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 
?is ,act may be con/ru$--  7#a7 to      
prohibit a ,/ate or locality f en=c+ a  
provision ( ,/ate law gov]n+            
nondisclosure clauses t is at lea/ z    
protective ( ! "r ( an individual to    
speak freely1 z provid$ by ?is ,act2 or 
7#b7 to prev5t ! fil+ ( in=mation relat$
 to ! build+ ( a data c5t] on a         
confid5tial basis ) a public utility    
commission or any o!r simil> ,/ate ag5cy
 t regulates utilities1 :i* fil+ is n = 
! purpose ( ! receipt ( a public        
inc5tive4