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Bill #
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Name (Sponsor) |
Summary |
Status |
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HR 695 |
SAFE (Goodlatte/Lofgren) |
5 versions of the bill:
3 grant sweeping export relief/prohibit domestic controls;
1 would impose domestic controls on encryption |
Passed 5 Committees. No further action. |
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S 2067 |
E-PRIVACY (Ashcroft/Leahy) |
Comprehensive export relief, privacy provisions |
Referred to Judiciary Committee. No further action. |
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S 909 |
McCain/Kerrey |
Promotes domestic controls on encryption through regulation of certificate
authorities. |
6/97 —Passed Commerce Committee, report never filed. No further action. See Sen. Kerrey's speech calling for export reform.
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S 377 |
PRO-CODE (Burns) |
Eases export restrictions on generally available mass-market
encryption products. Prohibits mandatory domestic key recovery. |
Introduced 2/27/97. Referred to Commerce Committee, hearings held
3/97. No further action. |
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S.376 |
Encrypted Communications Privacy Act of 1997 (Leahy/Burns) |
Affirms right to use and sell encryption regardless of key length.
Establishes privacy provisions for key recovery systems. |
Introduced 2/27/97. Rerfered to Judiciary Committee, hearings held
7/97. No further action.
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HR 1903 |
Computer Security Enhancement Act (Sensenbrenner) |
NIST responsibility for civilian encryption & security systems |
6/17/97 —Passed House. Died in Senate. |
