Resumen de Congress enacts the clarifying lawful overseas use of data (CLOUD) Act, Reshaping U.S. law governing cross-border access to data

Jean Galbraith

• On March 22, 2018, Congress passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that President Trump signed into law the following day, thus narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. Included within the voluminous bill is the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, which enhances both the United States’ and foreign nations’ access to cross-border electronic data for law enforcement purposes.