3.0.0 5835 2023-01-12T17:52:21Z 2023-01-12T17:52:21Z House H HR 2006-07-19 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-11-13T21:49:06Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Discharged from 2006-09-13T23:09:32Z Referred to 2006-07-19T14:02:35Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Reported by 2006-09-13T23:09:15Z Markup by 2006-07-20T16:30:42Z Hearings by 2006-07-19T22:39:28Z Referred to 2006-07-19T14:02:30Z H. Rept. 109-651 2006-11-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2006-09-27 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2006-09-26 22:21:49 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 22:21:47 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7468-7472) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 22:21:47 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7468-7472) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-26 21:46:55 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5835. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 21:46:53 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7468-7478) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 21:46:34 Mr. Buyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-18 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs. Committee 2006-09-13 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00387 2006-09-13 Committee on Government Reform discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2006-09-13 Committee on Government Reform discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2006-09-13 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 109-651, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2006-09-13 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 109-651, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2006-07-20 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Committee 2006-07-20 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held Prior to Introduction and Referral (Jul 18, 2006). Committee 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] TERRY EVERETT R AL 2 2006-09-13 False 2006-07-28T04:00:00Z H.R. 5835, Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18015 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered repored by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 20, 2006</p> 2006-07-28T04:00:00Z H.R. 5835, Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18015 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered repored by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 20, 2006 Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Advice and consent of the Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues College costs Commerce Computer security measures Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consumer credit Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Data banks Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Driver licenses Education Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Financial services Financial statements Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government internships Government paperwork Government publicity Graduate education Higher education Identification devices Identity theft Insurance Law Military discharges Office of Management and Budget Presidential appointments Public records Right of privacy Risk Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Social Welfare Social security numbers Standards Student loan funds Subcontractors Veterans' education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-07-19 Introduced in House 2006-10-31T19:50:16Z Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 - Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish policies and standards for federal agencies to follow in the event of a breach of data security involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information; and (2) each federal agency to establish procedures for notifying individuals whose sensitive personal information is compromised.

Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Under Secretary for Information Services. Outlines responsibilities of the VA's Chief Information Officer with respect to personal information security management. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report quarterly to the congressional veterans' committees on any data breach with respect to sensitive personal information possessed or maintained by the VA. Requires within the VA, with respect to each data breach, an independent risk analysis to determine the level of risk for the potential misuse of such information. Provides for, after a data breach: (1) fraud alerts; (2) credit security freezes; and (3) credit protection services. Outlines requirements for contractors who contract to perform any VA function that requires access to sensitive personal information.

Directs the Secretary, in order to ensure appropriate information security skills for VA employees, to carry out programs to provide financial support for the education of such personnel in information security at institutions of higher education. Authorizes: (1) a scholarship program under which the Secretary may provide financial assistance to an individual for up to five years with a limit of $50,000 per year; and (2) a debt reduction program under which the Secretary makes payments on loans taken by VA employees to obtain appropriate information security education, with a payment limit of $82,500 over a five-year period. Provides a first and second priority, in the provision of assistance under this section, to: (1) veterans with service-connected disabilities; and (2) other veterans. Requires any veteran receiving assistance to have been discharged from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions.

]]> 36 2006-09-26 Passed House amended 2006-12-12T18:00:13Z Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish policies and standards for federal agencies to follow in the event of a breach of data security involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information (SPI) for which harm to an individual could reasonably be expected to result; (2) the head of each federal agency to delegate to that agency's Chief Information Officer the authority to develop and maintain an inventory of all employee personal computers, laptops, or other hardware containing SPI; (3) each federal agency to establish procedures for notifying individuals whose SPI is compromised; and (4) each agency's Chief Human Capital Officer to prescribe policies and procedures for exit interviews of employees, including an accounting of federal property that was assigned to the employee.

(Sec. 3) Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) an Under Secretary for Information Services, who shall also serve as the VA's Chief Information Officer; and (2) three Deputy Under Secretaries.

(Sec. 4) Outlines responsibilities of the VA's Chief Information Officer with respect to personal information security management. Requires an annual report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to specified congressional committees on VA compliance with federal information security requirements. Directs the VA's Chief Information Officer to report: (1) at least monthly to the Secretary any deficiency with such compliance; and (2) immediately any significant compliance deficiency or any data breach. Requires the Secretary, upon notification of a data breach, to notify the OMB Director, the VA Inspector General, and, if appropriate, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Secret Service.

Directs the Secretary, at the time of each annual budget submission, to report to Congress on amounts requested by the VA for implementation and remediation of, and compliance with, federal personal information security requirements. Requires the Secretary to: (1) report quarterly to the veterans' committees on any SPI data breach during the previous quarter; and (2) notify such committees of significant data breaches.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that, in the event of a data breach, a non-VA entity conducts an independent risk analysis of potential misuse of SPI in the data breach. Requires the Secretary, if a potential for misuse is determined, to provide to affected individuals credit protection services, fraud alerts, and credit security freezes through credit reporting agencies.

Requires the Secretary to promptly notify all individuals whose SPI is involved in a data breach. Provides confidentiality requirements for VA contractors who perform any function that requires access to SPI.

Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 5) Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the feasibility of using personal identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers for identifying individuals whose SPI is processed or maintained by the VA.

(Sec. 6) Requires, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the: (1) President to nominate an individual to serve as the Under Secretary for Information Services; and (2) the Secretary to appoint each of the Deputy Under Secretaries. Requires monthly reports from the Secretary to Congress until such appointments are made.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary, in order to ensure appropriate information security skills for VA employees, to carry out programs to provide financial support for the education of such personnel at institutions of higher education.

Directs the Secretary to establish a scholarship program under which the Secretary provides assistance to up to five individuals (one of whom may be a VA employee) pursuing a doctoral degree in computer science or computer engineering. Limits assistance to $50,000 per year and $200,000 over a five-year period for each individual. Requires, in return for the scholarship assistance, a period of obligated of service to be determined by the Secretary, but no less than two times the total period of pursuit of the degree for which the scholarship was awarded. Makes such service period in addition to any period of active duty or civil service for which the individual is already obligated. Requires pro rata scholarship repayment for any unserved period of obligated service.

Directs the Secretary to establish a debt reduction program under which the Secretary makes payments on loans taken by up to five individuals (one of whom may be a VA employee) who have completed a doctoral degree in computer science or electrical or computer engineering during the five-year period preceding the date on which the individual is hired. Limits payments to $16,500 per year and $82,500 over a five-year period for each individual.

Provides a first and second priority, in the provision of both the scholarship and debt reduction assistance, to: (1) veterans with service-connected disabilities; and (2) other veterans. Requires any veteran receiving assistance to have been discharged from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions. Terminates assistance authority on July 31, 2017. Requires a report from the CG to Congress on the scholarship and debt reduction programs.

]]> Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 Display Title Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve information management within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 Short Titles as Reported to House Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 H House Short Titles as Passed House Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 H House Referred in Senate 2006-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5835rfs/xml/BILLS-109hr5835rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2006-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5835eh/xml/BILLS-109hr5835eh.xml Reported in House 2006-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5835rh/xml/BILLS-109hr5835rh.xml Introduced in House 2006-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5835ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5835ih.xml 2006-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.