To require any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that is owned, wholly or partially, by the Chinese Communist Party, by a Chinese state-owned-entity, or by a non-state-owned entity located in the People’s Republic of China, or that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in China, to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses such website or application.
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Latest Action · November 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure Act requires companies that own or operate websites and mobile applications with Chinese government ties to clearly inform American users about that ownership and any data storage in China. Beginning one year after the law takes effect, affected companies must disclose whether they are owned wholly or partially by the Chinese Communist Party, a Chinese state-owned entity, or a Chinese company, as well as whether user information is stored in China and whether Chinese government entities can access that data. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the law and treat violations as unfair or deceptive business practices, with penalties available under existing FTC authority. The bill applies to any internet service or app used by individuals in the United States, though it specifically targets companies with Chinese government connections rather than imposing blanket restrictions on Chinese-owned applications.
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