In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Perry E. Metzger" writes:
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> Anyone know anything about this?
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> Thursday March 11 11:15 AM ET
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> Bill To Relax U.S. Controls On Encryption Advances
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> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to relax strict U.S. export controls on
> computer data-scrambling products passed a small hurdle Thursday,
> gaining approval from a House Judiciary subcommittee by voice vote.
Let me point folks at thomas.loc.gov. 30 seconds with it shows that the
bill is H.R.850. Hearings were held a week ago by the Subcommittee on
Courts and Intellectual Property; this is presumably the panel that approved
it. It's also been sent to the Committee on International Relations.