3.0.0 1841 2022-01-06T17:18:03Z 2022-01-06T17:18:03Z House H HR 2011-05-11 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEARNS:H.R. 1841.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3[Page H3219]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-13T18:47:13Z Referred to 2011-05-11T14:04:35Z SAFE Data Act 112 2577 HR 2011-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Related bill CRS 2011-05-13 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. Committee 2011-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 N M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2011-05-11 True Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Consumer affairs Consumer credit Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal preemption Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication Commerce 00 2011-05-11 Introduced in House 2011-06-06T17:54:40Z Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each person engaged in interstate commerce that owns or possesses electronic data containing personal information to establish security policies and procedures.

Authorizes the FTC to require a standard method or methods for destroying obsolete nonelectronic data.

Requires information brokers to submit their security policies to the FTC in conjunction with a security breach notification or on FTC request. Requires the FTC to conduct or require an audit of security practices when information brokers are required to provide notification of such a breach. Authorizes additional audits after a breach.

Requires information brokers to: (1) establish procedures to verify the accuracy of information that identifies individuals, (2) provide to individuals whose personal information it maintains a means to review it, (3) place notice on the Internet instructing individuals how to request access to such information, and (4) correct inaccurate information.

Directs the FTC to require information brokers to establish measures which facilitate the auditing or retracing of access to, or transmissions of, electronic data containing personal information.

Prohibits information brokers from obtaining or disclosing personal information by false pretenses (pretexting).

Prescribes procedures for notification to the FTC and affected individuals of information security breaches. Sets forth special notification requirements for breaches: (1) by contractors who maintain or process electronic data containing personal information, (2) involving telecommunications and computer services, and (3) of health information.

Terminates this Act effective September 30, 2016.

]]> Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 Display Title Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach. Introduced in House 2011-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1841ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1841ih.xml 2011-05-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. 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.