{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-4755","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 4755","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-07-19","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-29","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h154","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act","result":"Passed","yea":354,"nay":36,"present":0,"not_voting":38,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll154.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2024-04-30"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-04-29","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires certain federal agencies to support research and development of technology that better protects individuals' privacy with respect to data collection (i.e., privacy enhancing technologies)."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the National Science Foundation must support research on de-identification methods, algorithmic tools, free software libraries, and other technology that reduces privacy risks from data processing. The bill also specifically incorporates this type of technology into the foundation's computer and network security research grants."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (a network of 24 federal agencies focused on research and development of advanced information technologies in computing, networking, and software) must coordinate with the foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Trade Commission, and other federal agencies to accelerate the development and implementation of this type of technology."},{"k":"p","t":"NIST must also engage with public and private stakeholders to support the development of voluntary standards for integrating this type of technology into data collection, sharing, and analytical practices."}],"words":167},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the National Science Foundation to support research on privacy enhancing technologies, and sets up federal coordination, standards outreach and a report on that work.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh#H091B2E7D49A84C45B9CDC66276236B8F"}]},"core_areas":["National Science Foundation research on privacy enhancing technologies","Federal coordination and voluntary standards outreach for privacy enhancing technologies","Report to congressional committees on privacy enhancing technology research"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh#H091B2E7D49A84C45B9CDC66276236B8F"}},{"text":"Lists research the National Science Foundation support may include, such as de-identification, pseudonymization, anonymization or obfuscation, data minimization, freely available software libraries, and education and workforce training.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh#H091B2E7D49A84C45B9CDC66276236B8F"}},{"text":"Amends a paragraph of the Cyber Security Research and Development Act to add privacy enhancing technologies to the computer and network security program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh#H091B2E7D49A84C45B9CDC66276236B8F"}},{"text":"Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, acting through the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, to coordinate with the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies to accelerate development, deployment and adoption of privacy enhancing technologies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh#H091B2E7D49A84C45B9CDC66276236B8F"}},{"text":"Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct outreach to private, public and academic stakeholders and to support engagement that informs voluntary, consensus-based technical standards and guidelines on these technologies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh#H091B2E7D49A84C45B9CDC66276236B8F"}},{"text":"Requires a report within three years of enactment to four named House and Senate committees and subcommittees on research progress, progress on the voluntary resources, and any policy recommendations on private sector and agency coordination.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh#H091B2E7D49A84C45B9CDC66276236B8F"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4755/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-4755.png","v":"673098fc8616","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4755, 118th Congress: Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act. House: 354 Yea, 36 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Apr 2024."}}