The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework was negotiated by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide non-European companies with a mechanism to comply with EU data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the EU to the U.S. The agreement is critical to promote continued transatlantic commerce. 

David LeDuc, SIIA's senior director, public policy, puts together a quarterly government policy report that is available in SIPA's Member Resources. (Also there you'll find webinar and conference session archives, sample documents, the membership directory and much, much more.)