3.0.0 2481 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z Senate S S 2004-06-01 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-06-01T19:18:31Z Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act 108 2472 S 2004-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6007-6009) Identical bill CRS 2004-06-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6276-6278) IntroReferral 2004-06-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6275-6276) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2004-06-01 True Commerce Administrative procedure Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Computer security measures Consumer education Consumer protection Contractors Contracts Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Department of the Treasury Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve System Federal Trade Commission Finance and Financial Sector Financial institutions Financial services Financial statements Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign corporations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health care industry Independent regulatory commissions Information disclosure (Securities law) Internet Law Medical records National Credit Union Administration Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Securities and Exchange Commission Subcontractors Subsidiary corporations Telephone Commerce 00 2004-06-01 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-04T18:30:54Z Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations requiring covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that outsource protected health information to foreign-based business associates to include in their notice of privacy protections: (1) notification of outsourcing; (2) any risks and consequences to the privacy and security of such information resulting from outsourcing; (3) additional measures the covered entity is taking to protect outsourced protected health information; and (4) certification that the covered entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the handling of such information will comport with applicable laws.

Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to impose similar requirements on financial institutions that outsource nonpublic personal information to foreign-based businesses.

Directs the Secretary of HHS, with regard to protected health information outsourced by covered entities, and the Federal banking agencies, National Credit Union Administration, Secretary of the Treasury, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Trade Commission, with regard to nonpublic personal information outsourced by financial institutions, to issue regulations requiring: (1) outsourcing contracts with foreign-based businesses to contain audit provisions; and (2) such businesses and subcontractors to be contractually bound by Federal privacy standards and security safeguards.

Establishes notification procedures in the event of a breach of database security involving protected health or nonpublic personal information.

Requires contracts with foreign call centers to include a provision requiring call center employees to disclose their physical location upon request. Imposes civil penalties for violators.

]]> Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act Display Title Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require that notices to consumers of health and financial services include information on the outsourcing of sensitive personal information abroad, to require relevant Federal agencies to prescribe regulations to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive personal information outsourced abroad, to establish requirements for foreign call centers, and for purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Increasing Notice of Foreign Outsourcing Act Introduced in Senate 2004-06-01T04:00:00Z 2004-06-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6276-6278) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.