,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,select ,committee on            
,intelligence  ,a ,,bill  ,to require   
the ,federal ,government to identify and
 address stolen sensitive data and      
classified information1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting ,stolen 
,encrypted ,data ,act of #bjbf4  #b4    
,addressing stolen sensitive data  7a7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,classified information ,the term       
classified information has the meaning  
given such term in section #hje of the  
,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafd74  7#b7 ,covered data   
,the term covered data means includes   
the following3 7,a7 ,financial1 medical1
 and biometric data of ,united ,states  
persons4  7,b7 ,intellectual property of

 ,united ,states persons4  7,c7 ,trade  
secrets of ,united ,states persons4     
7#c7 ,united ,states person ,the term   
,united ,states person has the meaning  
given such term in section #aja of the  
,foreign ,intelligence ,surveillance    
,act of #aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja74    
7b7 ,addressing stolen sensitive data   
7#a7 ,strategies to identify ,the       
,president shall1 acting through the    
,secretary of ,defense and the ,director
 of ,national ,intelligence1 develop    
strategies to identify-- 7,a7 covered   
data and classified information         
unlawfully held by foreign entities2    
7,b7 whether such data and information  
were encrypted2 and  7,c7 whether such  
data and information have been decrypted
 by such foreign entities4  7#b7        
,strategies to address ,the ,president  
shall1 acting through the ,secretary of 
,defense and the ,director of ,national 
,intelligence1 develop strategies       
regarding how to address stolen covered 
data and classified information4  7#c7  

,destruction1 manipulation1 or recovery 
7,a7 ,determination of economic and     
national security interest ,the         
,secretary and the ,director shall      
jointly determine whether the           
destruction1 manipulation1 or recovery  
of covered data and classified          
information identified pursuant to the  
strategies developed under paragraph    
7#a7 would be in the economic and       
national security interest of the       
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,destruction1    
manipulation1 or recovery ,in a case in 
which the ,secretary and the ,director  
jointly determine under subparagraph    
7,a7 that destroying1 manipulating1 or  
recovering covered data or classified   
information is in the economic and      
national security interested of the     
,united ,states1 the ,secretary and the 
,director may jointly-- 7i7 pursuant to 
strategies required by paragraph 7#a71  
identify encrypted covered data and     
classified information that is          
unlawfully held by a foreign entity that

 has not been decrypted by the foreign  
entity2  7ii7 pursuant to the strategies
 required by paragraph 7#b71 attempt to 
destroy1 manipulate1 or recover the data
 and information identified pursuant to 
clause 7i72 and  7iii7 when practicable1
 inform the lawful owners of covered    
data or classified information-- 7,i7 of
 the intent of the ,secretary or the    
,director1 as the case may be1 to       
destroy1 manipulate1 or recover the     
covered data or classified information2 
and  7,,ii7 upon successful destruction1
 manipulation1 or recovery of the       
covered data or classified information4 
7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #a year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
and the ,director shall jointly submit  
to ,congress a report on the strategies 
developed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7
 of subsection 7c7 and the actions taken
 under paragraph 7#c7 of such           
subsection4  7#b7 ,recommendations ,the 
report submitted pursuant to paragraph  

7#a7 shall include such recommendations 
as the ,secretary and the ,director may 
have for legislative or administrative  
action to carry out subsection 7c74     
7#c7 ,form ,the report submitted        
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4