AMENDMENT TO THE RULES COMMITTEE PRINT FOR H.R. 4435 OFFERED BY MS. LOFGREN OF CALIFORNIA AND MR. HOLT OF NEW JERSEY Subtitle B of title XVI is amended by adding at the end the following new section: SEC. ___ ENCRYPTION AND PRIVACY TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES, SOFTWARE, AND STANDARDS. (a) PROHIBITION —Except as provided for in subparagraph (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act shall be used to fund any intelligence agency, intelligence program, or intelligence related activity that mandates or requests that the manufacturer of an electronic device, developer of software for an electronic device, or standards organization build into such device, software, or standard a mechanism that allows for the bypass of encryption or privacy technology of such device, software, or standard. (b) EXCEPTION FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT-- Subparagraph (a) funding restrictions shall not apply where such mandates or requests are authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement (47 U.S.C. 1001et seq.).