This bill requires the federal government to develop strategies for identifying and addressing sensitive American data and classified information that has been stolen and is now held by foreign entities. Specifically, the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence must work together to identify what data has been stolen, whether it remains encrypted, and whether foreign adversaries have successfully decrypted it. The bill also authorizes these officials to attempt to destroy, manipulate, or recover stolen encrypted data and classified information if they jointly determine it serves U.S. economic and national security interests, and to notify affected Americans when practicable. Within one year of the law's enactment, the Secretary and Director must submit a report to Congress describing their strategies, actions taken, and recommendations for additional legislative or administrative measures to protect Americans' sensitive information. The bill does not specify funding amounts but directs these efforts to focus on encrypted data that foreign entities have not yet decrypted.
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