<blockquote>The bill gives federal judges broad authority to order tech companies to help the government but does not spell out what companies might have to do or the circumstances under which they could be ordered to help, according to sources familiar with the text. It also does not create specific penalties for noncompliance.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-legislation-idUSKCN0X32M4">Exclusive: White House declines to support encryption legislation - sources | Reuters</a>.