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105TH CONGRESS

H.R. 695 - The "SAFE" Bill


AMENDMENT TO H.R. 696
OFFERED BY MR. HUTCHINSON

Add the following at the end of the bill:

SEC. 4 EFFECT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

(a) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. - The Attorney General shall compile, and maintain in classified form, data on the instances in which encryption (as defined in section 2801 of title 18, United States Code) has interfered with, impeded, or obstructed the ability of the Department of Justice to enforce the criminal laws of the United States.

(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE CONGRESS. - The information compiled under subsection (a), including an unclassified summary thereof, shall be made available, upon request, to any Member of Congress.


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