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117th Congress · House

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

Subjects: Computer security and identity theft · Computers and information technology · Congressional oversight · Public-private cooperation · Research administration and funding · Research and development · Right of privacy · Technology assessment

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies.
  • House passed it on May 11, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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 Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD) must coordinate with appropriate agencies to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of privacy enhancing technologies. The bill also requires NITRD 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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