Federal money would be barred from funding automated mass surveillance

Federal agencies would be barred from obtaining, holding, or using these systems or their data in the United States. Covered systems automatically handle information about a large or unspecified number of people. The funding ban would cover related equipment and services used by federal, state, territorial, and local governments. The spending ban would cover federal money made available before, on, or after enactment.

Governments would have to remove covered systems or order those leasing them to do so. Removal would cover systems already supported with federal money and systems being acquired or put into use with that money. Governments and their staff would have to permanently delete data barred by the funding or federal agency-use rules. Removal would be due within 30 days of enactment, and data deletion within seven days of enactment.

Applicants would have to submit a statement confirming they meet the surveillance restrictions. The rule would cover Byrne and COPS programs and activities they partly fund, including applications from D.C. and U.S. territories. The statement would cover the applicant and law enforcement agencies receiving money through it. The restriction would apply even if their surveillance systems used no federal money.

Data obtained in violation of the surveillance restrictions would be barred as evidence. This would apply in any court case or administrative proceeding, meaning a case handled by a government agency.