Data Restrictions In The 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act

On April 20, 2024, the House of Representatives passed H.R.8038, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act ("supplemental"), which includes a version of H.R.7520, the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (the "act" or "H.R.7520"). The Senate passed the package on April 23, and the President signed the supplemental into law on April 24.

H.R.7520 passed the House earlier this year by a unanimous vote but was not taken up in the Senate. As a result of the inclusion of H.R.7520 in the supplemental, the final enactment of the package creates new restrictions on data brokers' ability to provide data to certain companies with operations in foreign countries such as China and Russia and could limit how companies access the services of data brokers, including those used to help secure the online environment for consumers.