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To require any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that is owned, wholly or partially, by a foreign adversary country, by a foreign adversary country-owned- entity, or by a non-state-owned entity located in a foreign adversary country, or that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in a foreign adversary country, to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses such website or application.
Summary
This bill requires websites and mobile applications owned by or connected to foreign adversary countries to disclose that fact to U.S. users. The disclosure must clearly state whether the service is owned by a foreign adversary country or entity, whether user information is stored in such a country, and whether foreign adversary entities have access to that information. The disclosure requirement takes effect one year after enactment. The Federal Trade Commission enforces violations as unfair or deceptive practices.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
Actions (2)
- Jan 12, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Jan 12, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 12, 2026
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To require any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that is owned, wholly or partially, by a foreign adversary country, by a foreign adversary country-owned- entity, or by a non-state-owned entity located in a foreign adversary country, or that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in a foreign adversary country, to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses such website or application.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure Act” or the “Internet Application I.D. Act”.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OWNERSHIP, STORAGE, AND MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION IN A FOREIGN ADVERSARY COUNTRY.
(a) Disclosure Requirements.—Beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any person who owns, controls, or distributes access to a covered service shall clearly and conspicuously disclose to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses the covered service the following:
(1) Whether the covered service is owned, wholly or partially, by a foreign adversary country, by a foreign adversary country-owned entity, or by a non-state-owned entity located in a foreign adversary country.
(2) Whether information collected from the covered service is stored and maintained in a foreign adversary country.
(3) Whether a foreign adversary country or a foreign adversary country-owned entity has access to such information.
(b) False Information.—It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly disclose false information under this section.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Covered service defined.—The term “covered service” means an internet website or a mobile application that—
(A) is owned, wholly or partially, by a foreign adversary country, by a foreign adversary country-owned entity, or by a non-state-owned entity located in a foreign adversary country; or
(B) stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in a foreign adversary country.
(2) Foreign adversary country.—The term “foreign adversary country” means a country specified in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Individual.—The term “individual” means a natural person residing in the United States.
(4) Non-state-owned entity located in a foreign adversary country.—The term “non-state-owned entity located in a foreign adversary country” means an entity that is—
(A) controlled (as such term is defined in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation) by any governmental organization of a foreign adversary country; or
(B) organized under the laws of a foreign adversary country.
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.—A violation of this Act is a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
(b) Powers of the Federal Trade Commission.—
(1) In general.—The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.
(2) Privileges and immunities.—Any person that violates this Act shall be subject to the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
(3) Authority preserved.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of law. <all>
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