§7031 Principles governing the use of electronic signatures in international transactions

Summary

The Secretary of Commerce must work to get other countries to accept and use electronic signatures and to remove barriers that hurt trade. The Secretary must follow U.S. electronic-transaction rules and use simple principles: rely on international model rules, let the people in a deal pick the security methods they want and have those choices respected, allow parties to prove their methods in court, and treat foreign methods fairly. The Secretary must talk with users, service providers, and other interested people. The phrases "electronic record" and "electronic signature" have legal meanings defined in other U.S. law.