The CLOUD Act:
A Legal Framework for Cross-Border Data Access

Thursday, March 15, 2018
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hart Senate Office Building
Room 902
Washington, DC

Remarks by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

U.S. technology companies are global leaders in providing cloud computing services for users around the world. This innovation is a critical underpinning of the 21st Century U.S. economy and job growth. But, technology companies and the benefits of cloud computing are threatened by conflicting U.S. and international laws, where legal government access is oriented around the location of where data is stored. At the same time, law enforcement efforts in the U.S. and around the world are hindered by the outdated legal framework, where the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) system and other data sharing agreements cannot provide for efficient access to critical data stored across national boundaries.

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act is bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would fix this untenable situation. Please join us for a discussion on March 15, 2018, about how the CLOUD Act would promote cloud computing by providing a critical step towards interoperability of privacy, due process and human rights standards around the world. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will be giving remarks at this event.

Refreshments Will Be Provided

Panel Speakers:
-Kevin Adams, United Kingdom, First Secretary of Home Affairs
-Alex Berengaut, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
-Aymeric Dupont, European Union; Counsellor, Justice & Home Affairs; Political, Security, & Development Section
-David Lieber, Google, Senior Policy Counsel
-Brad Wiegmann, Department of Justice, Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division

Moderator:
Mieke Eoyang, Vice President of National Security Program, Third Way

This event is designed to be widely attended and in compliance with all Congressional Ethics rules.

This event will be provided at no cost by the
Software & Information Industry Association.