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DIVISION V—CLOUD ACT
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SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
3 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Clarifying Lawful
4 Overseas Use of Data Act’’ or the ‘‘CLOUD Act’’.
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SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
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Congress finds the following:
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(1) Timely access to electronic data held by
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communications-service providers is an essential
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component of government efforts to protect public
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safety and combat serious crime, including ter-
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rorism.
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(2) Such efforts by the United States Govern-
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ment are being impeded by the inability to access
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data stored outside the United States that is in the
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custody, control, or possession of communications-
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service providers that are subject to jurisdiction of
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the United States.
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(3) Foreign governments also increasingly seek
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access to electronic data held by communications-
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service providers in the United States for the pur-
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pose of combating serious crime.
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(4) Communications-service providers face po-
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tential conflicting legal obligations when a foreign
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government orders production of electronic data that
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