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1DIVISIONV—CLOUDACT

2SEC.101.SHORTTITLE.

3Thisdivisionmaybecitedasthe‘‘ClarifyingLawful

4OverseasUseofDataAct’’orthe‘‘CLOUDAct’’.

5SEC.102.CONGRESSIONALFINDINGS.

6Congressfindsthefollowing:

7(1)Timelyaccesstoelectronicdataheldby

8communications-serviceprovidersisanessential

9componentofgovernmenteffortstoprotectpublic

10safetyandcombatseriouscrime,includingter-

11rorism.

12(2)SucheffortsbytheUnitedStatesGovern-

13mentarebeingimpededbytheinabilitytoaccess

14datastoredoutsidetheUnitedStatesthatisinthe

15custody,control,orpossessionofcommunications-

16serviceprovidersthataresubjecttojurisdictionof

17theUnitedStates.

18(3)Foreigngovernmentsalsoincreasinglyseek

19accesstoelectronicdataheldbycommunications-

20serviceprovidersintheUnitedStatesforthepur-

21poseofcombatingseriouscrime.

22(4)Communications-serviceprovidersfacepo-

23tentialconflictinglegalobligationswhenaforeign

24governmentordersproductionofelectronicdatathat

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