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Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

USA116th CongressS-4981| Senate 
| Updated: 12/8/2020
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Deb Fischer (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies. The award of grants for basic research on innovative approaches to the structure of computer and network hardware and software that are aimed at enhancing computer security may include privacy enhancing technologies and confidentiality. The bill also requires the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program to submit to Congress a report on the progress of research on privacy enhancing technologies and the development of specified voluntary resources.
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Timeline
Dec 8, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 8, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • December 8, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 8, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

Computers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacyTechnology assessment

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

USA116th CongressS-4981| Senate 
| Updated: 12/8/2020
Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies. The award of grants for basic research on innovative approaches to the structure of computer and network hardware and software that are aimed at enhancing computer security may include privacy enhancing technologies and confidentiality. The bill also requires the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program to submit to Congress a report on the progress of research on privacy enhancing technologies and the development of specified voluntary resources.
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Timeline
Dec 8, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 8, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • December 8, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 8, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Deb Fischer (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRight of privacyTechnology assessment