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99 CIS H 27177
TITLE: Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act
CIS-NO: 99-H271-77
SOURCE: Committee on Commerce. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing
Retrieve the full text of testimony
DATE: May 25, 1999
LENGTH: iii+89 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1019-A-01; 1019-B-01
SUDOC: Y4.C73/8:106-28
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-28. Hearing before the Subcom on Telecommunications,
Trade, and Consumer Protection to consider H.R. 850, the Security and Freedom
Through Encryption (SAFE) Act, to liberalize
export controls on software with encryption capabilities used to protect the security of
computer network data, and affirm the right of U.S. persons to use and sell encryption.
Supplementary material (p. 84-89) includes an article, a submitted statement,
and correspondence.
CONTENT-NOTATION:
Computer encryption technologies,
export controls revision and domestic use affirmation
BILLS:
106 H.R. 850
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. HOUSE;
SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION ACT;
EXPORT CONTROLS; TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATION;
COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATION SECURITY; CRYPTOLOGY; MARKETING
99-H271-77 TESTIMONY NO: 1
May 25, 1999 p. 11-84
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
REINSCH, WILLIAM A. (Under Secretary,
Export Administration, Department of Commerce)
LEE, RONALD D. (Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice)
GILLESPIE, ED (Executive Director, Americans for
Computer Privacy)
MCNAMARA, BARBARA A. (Deputy Director, NSA)
HORNSTEIN, RICHARD (Vice President, Legal Affairs, Taxation and Corporate
Development, Network Associates; also representing Business Software Alliance)
ARNOLD, THOMAS (Vice President, CyberSource Corp.; also representing Software
& Information Industry Association)
SCHULTZ, E. EUGENE (Trusted Security Advisor, Global Integrity Corp)
HOLAHAN, PADDY (Executive Vice President, Marketing, Baltimore Technologies)
DAWSON, DAVID D. (Chairman and CEO, V-ONE Corp)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Overview of Administration encryption policy, with concerns about H.R. 850;
perspectives of law enforcement community on encryption issues; opposing views
on H.R. 850; need to ease U.S. restrictions on cryptography; importance of
pursuing international approach to cryptographic
export regulation; elaboration on encryption
export controls and related issues.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Computer encryption technologies,
export controls revision and domestic use affirmation
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
AMERICANS FOR
COMPUTER PRIVACY; NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE; LAW ENFORCEMENT