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2000 CIS H 46110
TITLE: H.R. 850, the Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act
CIS-NO: 2000-H461-10
SOURCE: Committee on International Relations. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing
Retrieve the full text of testimony
DATE: July 13, 1999
LENGTH: iii+102 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1017-A-01; 1017-B-01
SUDOC: Y4.IN8/16:SE2/4/999
MC-ENTRY-NO: 2000-12019
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-72. Contains transcript of Committee markup session on
H.R. 850 (text, amendments, p. 58-75, 87-102), the Security and Freedom Through
Encryption (SAFE) Act, to amend the
Export Administration Act of 1979 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.
Amended bill was favorably reported.
Supplementary material (p. 57-102) includes submitted statements.
CONTENT-NOTATION:
Computer encryption technologies,
export controls revision and domestic use affirmation
BILLS:
106 H.R. 850
DESCRIPTORS:
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE MARKUP SESSIONS; SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH
ENCRYPTION ACT;
EXPORT CONTROLS; TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATION;
COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATION SECURITY; CRYPTOLOGY; MARKETING;
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
LOAD-DATE: July 6, 2001