You know, sometimes bills intended to do something good are actually really bad. I don’t know if that’s the case here, but two things strike me as red flags on a quick read:

- There are references to specific dollar amounts in the bill with no provision for automatic adjustment due to inflation.

- There is the following passage.

“(2) For products with a wholesale price to the retailer of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($99.99), that contains an electronic security lock or other security-related function, the manufacturer shall also make available to owners of the product, service and repair facilities, and service dealers, on fair and reasonable terms, any documentation, tools, software and parts needed to disable the lock or function, and to reset the lock or function when disabled, during the course of the inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a product for at least three years after the date a product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the three-year period exceeds the warranty period for the product.”

That sure seems like a requirement for a secure enclave backdoor.