[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 7, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3543-S3553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, and Mr. 
        Merkley):
  S. 1149. A bill to expand geothermal production, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today Sen. Crapo, Sen. Risch, Sen. Merkley, 
and I are introducing the Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2011. 
The bill is aimed at making improvements to the Geothermal Steam Act 
and is very similar to legislation introduced in the 111th Congress as 
S. 3993.
  Both bills contain identical provisions to allow the Secretary of the 
Interior to lease a limited amount of public land adjacent to existing 
geothermal property at fair market value. The reason for this change is 
to allow the rapid expansion of already identified geothermal resources 
without the additional delays of competitive leasing and without 
opening up those adjacent properties to speculative bidders who have no 
interest in actually developing the resource, only in extracting as 
much money as they can from the existing geothermal lease holder. 
Current lease holders are understandably reluctant to nominate adjacent 
lands to proven resources for competitive leasing because doing so 
would immediately signal the value of those adjacent properties. As a 
result, existing geothermal developers will likely not realize the full 
potential of the geothermal energy resources that they have spent 
millions of dollars exploring, proving, and developing without these 
changes. And, the Treasury will not realize the economic value of those 
adjacent parcels, which go unleased and undeveloped as a result. For 
these reasons, the bill has the strong support of the Geothermal Energy 
Association.
  I want to emphasize that this bill is not a giveaway. The amount of 
land that can be leased non-competitively is limited to less than 640 
acres per lease. It can only be leased where there are already proven 
resources and thus more likely than not to increase overall Federal 
royalties paid to the Treasury as the adjacent parcels are incorporated 
into the developer's geothermal energy project. Third, the bidder must 
pay fair market value for the lease as determined by the Interior 
Department. Finally, this bill contains an additional provision, which 
was not included in the prior version, which will significantly 
increase the annual rental payments for the newly acquired adjacent 
land in order to ensure that the bill comes as close as possible to 
full economic recovery for the taxpayers.
  Current law sets two different annual rental payment levels for 
geothermal leases. These are amounts that the lease-holder pays per 
year for every acre held in lease. The rental rate for non-competitive 
leases is $1 per acre per year. The rate for competitive leases begins 
at $2 per acre for the first year and increases to $3 for the next 9 
years. The sole difference between the bill introduced in the prior 
Congress and the bill being introduced today is that the version being 
introduced today treats the new, adjacent lease as a competitive lease 
for determining the annual rental even though it is being acquired as a 
non-competitive lease. This will have the clear effect of raising the 
annual rental payments on the newly acquired adjacent lands to the 
higher rate of $2 and then $3 per acre and increase revenue to the 
Treasury. This change underscores our intent, as sponsors of the bill, 
to ensure that the result of these changes in the Geothermal Steam Act 
is truly to increase geothermal energy production on Federal lands 
without any overall loss of revenue to the taxpayers from non-
competitive award of these adjacent lands.
  Geothermal energy is, by definition, a domestic renewable energy 
resource with enormous potential, but developers face high costs and 
economic risks of finding the right location to extract energy. These 
changes will help ensure that once those resources have been proven on 
Federal lands, they can be fully developed as quickly and efficiently 
as possible.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1149

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Production 
     Expansion Act of 2011''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) it is in the best interest of the United States to 
     develop clean renewable geothermal energy;
       (2) development of that energy should be promoted on 
     appropriate Federal land;
       (3) under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et 
     seq.), the Bureau of Land Management is authorized to issue 3 
     different types of noncompetitive leases for production of 
     geothermal energy on Federal land, including--
       (A) noncompetitive geothermal leases to mining claim 
     holders that have a valid operating plan;
       (B) direct use leases; and
       (C) leases on parcels that do not sell at a competitive 
     auction;
       (4) Federal geothermal energy leasing activity should be 
     directed toward persons seeking to develop the land as 
     opposed to persons seeking to speculate on geothermal 
     resources and artificially raising the cost of legitimate 
     geothermal energy development;
       (5) developers of geothermal energy on Federal land that 
     have invested substantial capital and made high risk 
     investments should be allowed to secure a discovery of 
     geothermal energy resources; and
       (6) successful geothermal development on Federal land will 
     provide increased revenue to the Federal Government, with the 
     payment of production royalties over decades.

     SEC. 3. NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING OF ADJOINING AREAS FOR 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES.

       Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 
     1003(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Adjoining land.--
       ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) Fair market value per acre.--The term `fair market 
     value per acre' means a dollar amount per acre that--

       ``(I) except as provided in this clause, shall be equal to 
     the market value per acre as determined by the Secretary 
     under regulations issued under this paragraph;
       ``(II) shall be determined by the Secretary with respect to 
     a lease under this paragraph, by not later than the end of 
     the 90-day period beginning on the date the Secretary 
     receives an application for the lease; and
       ``(III) shall be not less than the greater of--

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       ``(aa) 4 times the median amount paid per acre for all land 
     leased under this Act during the preceding year; or
       ``(bb) $50.
       ``(ii) Industry standards.--The term `industry standards' 
     means the standards by which a qualified geothermal 
     professional assesses whether downhole or flowing temperature 
     measurements with indications of permeability are sufficient 
     to produce energy from geothermal resources, as determined 
     through flow or injection testing or measurement of lost 
     circulation while drilling.
       ``(iii) Qualified federal land.--The term `qualified 
     Federal land' means land that is otherwise available for 
     leasing under this Act.
       ``(iv) Qualified geothermal professional.--The term 
     `qualified geothermal professional' means an individual who 
     is an engineer or geoscientist in good professional standing 
     with at least 5 years of experience in geothermal 
     exploration, development, or project assessment.
       ``(v) Qualified lessee.--The term `qualified lessee' means 
     a person that may hold a geothermal lease under this Act 
     (including applicable regulations).
       ``(vi) Valid discovery.--The term `valid discovery' means a 
     discovery of a geothermal resource by a new or existing slim 
     hole or production well, that exhibits downhole or flowing 
     temperature measurements with indications of permeability 
     that are sufficient to meet industry standards.
       ``(B) Authority.--An area of qualified Federal land that 
     adjoins other land for which a qualified lessee holds a legal 
     right to develop geothermal resources may be available for a 
     noncompetitive lease under this section to the qualified 
     lessee at the fair market value per acre, if--
       ``(i) the area of qualified Federal land--

       ``(I) consists of not less than 1 acre and not more than 
     640 acres; and
       ``(II) is not already leased under this Act or nominated to 
     be leased under subsection (a);

       ``(ii) the qualified lessee has not previously received a 
     noncompetitive lease under this paragraph in connection with 
     the valid discovery for which data has been submitted under 
     clause (iii)(I); and
       ``(iii) sufficient geological and other technical data 
     prepared by a qualified geothermal professional has been 
     submitted by the qualified lessee to the applicable Federal 
     land management agency that would lead individuals who are 
     experienced in the subject matter to believe that--

       ``(I) there is a valid discovery of geothermal resources on 
     the land for which the qualified lessee holds the legal right 
     to develop geothermal resources; and
       ``(II) that thermal feature extends into the adjoining 
     areas.

       ``(C) Determination of fair market value.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall--

       ``(I) publish a notice of any request to lease land under 
     this paragraph;
       ``(II) determine fair market value for purposes of this 
     paragraph in accordance with procedures for making those 
     determinations that are established by regulations issued by 
     the Secretary;
       ``(III) provide to a qualified lessee and publish, with an 
     opportunity for public comment for a period of 30 days, any 
     proposed determination under this subparagraph of the fair 
     market value of an area that the qualified lessee seeks to 
     lease under this paragraph; and
       ``(IV) provide to the qualified lessee and any adversely 
     affected party the opportunity to appeal the final 
     determination of fair market value in an administrative 
     proceeding before the applicable Federal land management 
     agency, in accordance with applicable law (including 
     regulations).

       ``(ii) Limitation on nomination.--After publication of a 
     notice of request to lease land under this paragraph, the 
     Secretary may not accept under subsection (a) any nomination 
     of the land for leasing unless the request has been denied or 
     withdrawn.
       ``(iii) Annual rental.--For purposes of section 5(a)(3), a 
     lease awarded under this paragraph shall be considered a 
     lease awarded in a competitive lease sale.
       ``(D) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 
     2011, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this 
     paragraph.''.
                                 ______
                                 
      By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. 
        Franken):
  S. 1151. A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure 
privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance 
criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections 
against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally 
identifiable information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today, I am pleased to reintroduce the 
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. The recent and troubling data 
breaches at Sony, Epsilon and Lockheed Martin on U.S. Government 
computers is clear evidence that developing a comprehensive national 
strategy to protect data privacy and cybersecurity is one of the most 
challenging and important issues facing our Nation. The Personal Data 
Privacy and Security Act will help to meet this challenge, by better 
protecting Americans from the growing threats of data breaches and 
identity theft. I thank Senators Schumer and Cardin for cosponsoring 
this important privacy legislation.
  When I first introduced this bill six years ago, I had high hopes of 
bringing urgently needed data privacy reforms to the American people. 
Although the Judiciary Committee favorably reported this bill three 
times--in 2005, 2007, and again in 2009--the legislation languished on 
the Senate calendar.
  While the Congress has waited to act, the dangers to our privacy, 
economic prosperity and national security posed by data breaches have 
not gone away. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, more than 
533 million records have been involved in data security breaches since 
2005. Just last week, Google announced that the Gmail accounts for 
hundreds of its users, including senior U.S. Government officials, have 
been hacked in an apparent state-sponsored cyberattack. As The 
Washington Post editorial board recently observed, ``[n]ow there is a 
need for legislative action. As the recent high-profile leaks of 
personal data at Google, Sony and the data-collecting company Epsilon 
suggest, this issue is a ticking bomb.''
  In May, the Obama administration released several proposals to 
enhance cybersecurity, including a data breach proposal that adopts the 
carefully balanced framework of this bill. I am pleased that many of 
the sound privacy principles in this bill have been embraced by the 
President and his administration.
  The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act requires that data brokers 
let consumers know what sensitive personal information they have about 
them, and to allow individuals to correct inaccurate information. The 
bill also requires that companies that have databases with sensitive 
personal information on Americans establish and implement data privacy 
and security programs.
  The bill would also establish a single nationwide standard for data 
breach notification. The bill requires notice to consumers when their 
sensitive personal information has been compromised.
  This bill also provides for tough criminal penalties for anyone who 
would intentionally and willfully conceal the fact that a data breach 
has occurred when the breach causes economic damage to consumers. The 
bill also includes the administration's recent proposal to update the 
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, so that attempted computer hacking and 
conspiracy to commit computer hacking offenses are subject to the same 
criminal penalties, as the underlying offense.
  Finally, the bill addresses the important issue of the Government's 
use of personal data by requiring that Federal agencies notify affected 
individuals when Government data breaches occur, and by placing privacy 
and security front and center when Federal agencies evaluate whether 
data brokers can be trusted with Government contracts that involve 
sensitive information about the American people.
  Of course, no one has a monopoly on good ideas to solve the serious 
problems of identity theft and lax cybersecurity. But, this bill puts 
forth some meaningful solutions to this vexing problem.
  I have drafted this bill after long and thoughtful consultation with 
many of the stakeholders on this issue, including the privacy, consumer 
protection and business communities. I have also consulted with the 
Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, and with the Federal 
Trade Commission. I have worked closely with other Senators, including 
Senators Feinstein and Schumer.
  This is a comprehensive bill that not only deals with the need to 
provide Americans with notice when they have been victims of a data 
breach, but that also deals with the underlying problem of lax security 
and lack of accountability to help prevent data breaches from occurring 
in the first place. Enacting this comprehensive data privacy 
legislation remains one of my legislative priorities as Chairman of the 
Judiciary Committee.
  This bill has always garnered strong bipartisan support. Protecting 
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rights is of critical importance to all of us, regardless of party or 
ideology. I hope that all Senators will support this measure to better 
protect Americans' privacy.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1151

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Personal 
     Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

 TITLE I--ENHANCING PUNISHMENT FOR IDENTITY THEFT AND OTHER VIOLATIONS 
                      OF DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY

Sec. 101. Organized criminal activity in connection with unauthorized 
              access to personally identifiable information.
Sec. 102. Concealment of security breaches involving sensitive 
              personally identifiable information.
Sec. 103. Penalties for fraud and related activity in connection with 
              computers.

                         TITLE II--DATA BROKERS

Sec. 201. Transparency and accuracy of data collection.
Sec. 202. Enforcement.
Sec. 203. Relation to State laws.
Sec. 204. Effective date.

 TITLE III--PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

            Subtitle A--A Data Privacy and Security Program

Sec. 301. Purpose and applicability of data privacy and security 
              program.
Sec. 302. Requirements for a personal data privacy and security 
              program.
Sec. 303. Enforcement.
Sec. 304. Relation to other laws.

                Subtitle B--Security Breach Notification

Sec. 311. Notice to individuals.
Sec. 312. Exemptions.
Sec. 313. Methods of notice.
Sec. 314. Content of notification.
Sec. 315. Coordination of notification with credit reporting agencies.
Sec. 316. Notice to law enforcement.
Sec. 317. Enforcement.
Sec. 318. Enforcement by State attorneys general.
Sec. 319. Effect on Federal and State law.
Sec. 320. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 321. Reporting on risk assessment exemptions.
Sec. 322. Effective date.

       TITLE IV--GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO AND USE OF COMMERCIAL DATA

Sec. 401. General services administration review of contracts.
Sec. 402. Requirement to audit information security practices of 
              contractors and third party business entities.
Sec. 403. Privacy impact assessment of government use of commercial 
              information services containing personally identifiable 
              information.

          TITLE V--COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT

Sec. 501. Budget compliance.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) databases of personally identifiable information are 
     increasingly prime targets of hackers, identity thieves, 
     rogue employees, and other criminals, including organized and 
     sophisticated criminal operations;
       (2) identity theft is a serious threat to the Nation's 
     economic stability, homeland security, the development of e-
     commerce, and the privacy rights of Americans;
       (3) over 9,300,000 individuals were victims of identity 
     theft in America last year;
       (4) security breaches are a serious threat to consumer 
     confidence, homeland security, e-commerce, and economic 
     stability;
       (5) it is important for business entities that own, use, or 
     license personally identifiable information to adopt 
     reasonable procedures to ensure the security, privacy, and 
     confidentiality of that personally identifiable information;
       (6) individuals whose personal information has been 
     compromised or who have been victims of identity theft should 
     receive the necessary information and assistance to mitigate 
     their damages and to restore the integrity of their personal 
     information and identities;
       (7) data brokers have assumed a significant role in 
     providing identification, authentication, and screening 
     services, and related data collection and analyses for 
     commercial, nonprofit, and government operations;
       (8) data misuse and use of inaccurate data have the 
     potential to cause serious or irreparable harm to an 
     individual's livelihood, privacy, and liberty and undermine 
     efficient and effective business and government operations;
       (9) there is a need to ensure that data brokers conduct 
     their operations in a manner that prioritizes fairness, 
     transparency, accuracy, and respect for the privacy of 
     consumers;
       (10) government access to commercial data can potentially 
     improve safety, law enforcement, and national security; and
       (11) because government use of commercial data containing 
     personal information potentially affects individual privacy, 
     and law enforcement and national security operations, there 
     is a need for Congress to exercise oversight over government 
     use of commercial data.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the same meaning given 
     such term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means persons 
     related by common ownership or by corporate control.
       (3) Business entity.--The term ``business entity'' means 
     any organization, corporation, trust, partnership, sole 
     proprietorship, unincorporated association, or venture 
     established to make a profit, or nonprofit.
       (4) Identity theft.--The term ``identity theft'' means a 
     violation of section 1028(a)(7) of title 18, United States 
     Code.
       (5) Data broker.--The term ``data broker'' means a business 
     entity which for monetary fees or dues regularly engages in 
     the practice of collecting, transmitting, or providing access 
     to sensitive personally identifiable information on more than 
     5,000 individuals who are not the customers or employees of 
     that business entity or affiliate primarily for the purposes 
     of providing such information to nonaffiliated third parties 
     on an interstate basis.
       (6) Data furnisher.--The term ``data furnisher'' means any 
     agency, organization, corporation, trust, partnership, sole 
     proprietorship, unincorporated association, or nonprofit that 
     serves as a source of information for a data broker.
       (7) Encryption.--The term ``encryption''--
       (A) means the protection of data in electronic form, in 
     storage or in transit, using an encryption technology that 
     has been adopted by a widely accepted standards setting body 
     or, has been widely accepted as an effective industry 
     practice which renders such data indecipherable in the 
     absence of associated cryptographic keys necessary to enable 
     decryption of such data; and
       (B) includes appropriate management and safeguards of such 
     cryptographic keys so as to protect the integrity of the 
     encryption.
       (8) Personal electronic record.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``personal electronic record'' 
     means data associated with an individual contained in a 
     database, networked or integrated databases, or other data 
     system that is provided by a data broker to nonaffiliated 
     third parties and includes personally identifiable 
     information about that individual.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``personal electronic record'' 
     does not include--
       (i) any data related to an individual's past purchases of 
     consumer goods; or
       (ii) any proprietary assessment or evaluation of an 
     individual or any proprietary assessment or evaluation of 
     information about an individual.
       (9) Personally identifiable information.--The term 
     ``personally identifiable information'' means any 
     information, or compilation of information, in electronic or 
     digital form that is a means of identification, as defined by 
     section 1028(d)(7) of title 18, United States Code.
       (10) Public record source.--The term ``public record 
     source'' means the Congress, any agency, any State or local 
     government agency, the government of the District of Columbia 
     and governments of the territories or possessions of the 
     United States, and Federal, State or local courts, courts 
     martial and military commissions, that maintain personally 
     identifiable information in records available to the public.
       (11) Security breach.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``security breach'' means 
     compromise of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of 
     computerized data through misrepresentation or actions--
       (i) that result in, or that there is a reasonable basis to 
     conclude has resulted in--

       (I) the unauthorized acquisition of sensitive personally 
     identifiable information; and
       (II) access to sensitive personally identifiable 
     information that is for an unauthorized purpose, or in excess 
     of authorization; and

       (ii) which present a significant risk of harm or fraud to 
     any individual.
       (B) Exclusion.--The term ``security breach'' does not 
     include--
       (i) a good faith acquisition of sensitive personally 
     identifiable information by a business entity or agency, or 
     an employee or agent of a business entity or agency, if the 
     sensitive personally identifiable information is not subject 
     to further unauthorized disclosure;
       (ii) the release of a public record not otherwise subject 
     to confidentiality or nondisclosure requirements; or
       (iii) any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or 
     intelligence activity of a law enforcement or intelligence 
     agency of the United States.
       (12) Sensitive personally identifiable information.--The 
     term ``sensitive personally identifiable information'' means 
     any information or compilation of information, in electronic 
     or digital form that includes--

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       (A) an individual's first and last name or first initial 
     and last name in combination with any 1 of the following data 
     elements:
       (i) A non-truncated social security number, driver's 
     license number, passport number, or alien registration 
     number.
       (ii) Any 2 of the following:

       (I) Home address or telephone number.
       (II) Mother's maiden name.
       (III) Month, day, and year of birth.

       (iii) Unique biometric data such as a finger print, voice 
     print, a retina or iris image, or any other unique physical 
     representation.
       (iv) A unique account identifier, electronic identification 
     number, user name, or routing code in combination with any 
     associated security code, access code, or password if the 
     code or password is required for an individual to obtain 
     money, goods, services, or any other thing of value; or
       (B) a financial account number or credit or debit card 
     number in combination with any security code, access code, or 
     password that is required for an individual to obtain credit, 
     withdraw funds, or engage in a financial transaction.

 TITLE I--ENHANCING PUNISHMENT FOR IDENTITY THEFT AND OTHER VIOLATIONS 
                      OF DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY

     SEC. 101. ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE 
                   INFORMATION.

       Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``section 1030 (relating to fraud and related 
     activity in connection with computers) if the act is a 
     felony,'' before ``section 1084''.

     SEC. 102. CONCEALMENT OF SECURITY BREACHES INVOLVING 
                   SENSITIVE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 1041. Concealment of security breaches involving 
       sensitive personally identifiable information

       ``(a) Whoever, having knowledge of a security breach and 
     having the obligation to provide notice of such breach to 
     individuals under title III of the Personal Data Privacy and 
     Security Act of 2011, and having not otherwise qualified for 
     an exemption from providing notice under section 312 of such 
     Act, intentionally and willfully conceals the fact of such 
     security breach and which breach causes economic damage to 1 
     or more persons, shall be fined under this title or 
     imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term `person' has 
     the same meaning as in section 1030(e)(12) of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       ``(c) Any person seeking an exemption under section 312(b) 
     of the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 shall 
     be immune from prosecution under this section if the United 
     States Secret Service does not indicate, in writing, that 
     such notice be given under section 312(b)(3) of such Act.''.
       (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1041. Concealment of security breaches involving personally 
              identifiable information.''.
       (c) Enforcement Authority.--
       (1) In general.--The United States Secret Service shall 
     have the authority to investigate offenses under this 
     section.
       (2) Nonexclusivity.--The authority granted in paragraph (1) 
     shall not be exclusive of any existing authority held by any 
     other Federal agency.

     SEC. 103. PENALTIES FOR FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH COMPUTERS.

       Section 1030(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or conspiracy'' after ``or an attempt'' 
     each place it appears, except for paragraph (4);
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``, or attempt or 
     conspiracy or conspiracy to commit an offense,'' after ``the 
     offense'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, or attempt or 
     conspiracy or conspiracy to commit an offense,'' after ``the 
     offense''; and
       (C) in clause (iii), by inserting ``(or, in the case of an 
     attempted offense, would, if completed, have obtained)'' 
     after ``information obtained''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking clause (ii);
       (ii) by striking ``in the case of--'' and all that follows 
     through ``an offense under subsection (a)(5)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``in the case of an offense, or an attempt or 
     conspiracy to commit an offense, under subsection 
     (a)(5)(B)'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or conspiracy'' after ``if the 
     offense'';
       (iv) by redesignating subclauses (I) through (VI) as 
     clauses (i) through (vi), respectively, and adjusting the 
     margin accordingly; and
       (v) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by striking ``; 
     or'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking clause (ii);
       (ii) by striking ``in the case of--'' and all that follows 
     through ``an offense under subsection (a)(5)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``in the case of an offense, or an attempt or 
     conspiracy to commit an offense, under subsection 
     (a)(5)(A)'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or conspiracy'' after ``if the 
     offense''; and
       (iv) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking clause (ii);
       (ii) by striking ``in the case of--'' and all that follows 
     through ``an offense or an attempt to commit an offense'' and 
     inserting ``in the case of an offense, or an attempt or 
     conspiracy to commit an offense,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (D) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) by striking clause (ii);
       (ii) by striking ``in the case of--'' and all that follows 
     through ``an offense or an attempt to commit an offense'' and 
     inserting ``in the case of an offense, or an attempt or 
     conspiracy to commit an offense,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (E) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``or conspires'' 
     after ``offender attempts'';
       (F) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``or conspires'' 
     after ``offender attempts''; and
       (G) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting ``or conspiracy'' 
     after ``an attempt''.

                         TITLE II--DATA BROKERS

     SEC. 201. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCURACY OF DATA COLLECTION.

       (a) In General.--Data brokers engaging in interstate 
     commerce are subject to the requirements of this title for 
     any product or service offered to third parties that allows 
     access or use of personally identifiable information.
       (b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, this section shall not apply to--
       (1) any product or service offered by a data broker 
     engaging in interstate commerce where such product or service 
     is currently subject to, and in compliance with, access and 
     accuracy protections similar to those under subsections (c) 
     through (e) of this section under the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (Public Law 91-508);
       (2) any data broker that is subject to regulation under the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Public Law 106-102);
       (3) any data broker currently subject to and in compliance 
     with the data security requirements for such entities under 
     the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
     (Public Law 104-191), and its implementing regulations;
       (4) any data broker subject to, and in compliance with, the 
     privacy and data security requirements under sections 13401 
     and 13404 of division A of the American Reinvestment and 
     Recovery Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 17931 and 17934) and 
     implementing regulations promulgated under such sections;
       (5) information in a personal electronic record that--
       (A) the data broker has identified as inaccurate, but 
     maintains for the purpose of aiding the data broker in 
     preventing inaccurate information from entering an 
     individual's personal electronic record; and
       (B) is not maintained primarily for the purpose of 
     transmitting or otherwise providing that information, or 
     assessments based on that information, to nonaffiliated third 
     parties;
       (6) information concerning proprietary methodologies, 
     techniques, scores, or algorithms relating to fraud 
     prevention not normally provided to third parties in the 
     ordinary course of business ; and
       (7) information that is used for legitimate governmental or 
     fraud prevention purposes that would be compromised by 
     disclosure to the individual.
       (c) Disclosures to Individuals.--
       (1) In general.--A data broker shall, upon the request of 
     an individual, disclose to such individual for a reasonable 
     fee all personal electronic records pertaining to that 
     individual maintained or accessed by the data broker 
     specifically for disclosure to third parties that request 
     information on that individual in the ordinary course of 
     business in the databases or systems of the data broker at 
     the time of such request.
       (2) Information on how to correct inaccuracies.--The 
     disclosures required under paragraph (1) shall also include 
     guidance to individuals on procedures for correcting 
     inaccuracies.
       (d) Disclosure to Individuals of Adverse Actions Taken by 
     Third Parties.--
       (1) In general.--If a person takes any adverse action with 
     respect to any individual that is based, in whole or in part, 
     on any information contained in a personal electronic record, 
     the person, at no cost to the affected individual, shall 
     provide--
       (A) written or electronic notice of the adverse action to 
     the individual;
       (B) to the individual, in writing or electronically, the 
     name, address, and telephone number of the data broker 
     (including a toll-free telephone number established by the 
     data broker, if the data broker complies and maintains data 
     on individuals on a nationwide basis) that furnished the 
     information to the person;
       (C) a copy of the information such person obtained from the 
     data broker; and
       (D) information to the individual on the procedures for 
     correcting any inaccuracies in such information.
       (2) Accepted methods of notice.--A person shall be in 
     compliance with the notice requirements under paragraph (1) 
     if such person provides written or electronic notice in the 
     same manner and using the same methods as are required under 
     section 313(1) of this Act.
       (e) Accuracy Resolution Process.--

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       (1) Information from a public record or licensor.--
       (A) In general.--If an individual notifies a data broker of 
     a dispute as to the completeness or accuracy of information 
     disclosed to such individual under subsection (c) that is 
     obtained from a public record source or a license agreement, 
     such data broker shall determine within 30 days whether the 
     information in its system accurately and completely records 
     the information available from the licensor or public record 
     source.
       (B) Data broker actions.--If a data broker determines under 
     subparagraph (A) that the information in its systems does not 
     accurately and completely record the information available 
     from a public record source or licensor, the data broker 
     shall--
       (i) correct any inaccuracies or incompleteness, and provide 
     to such individual written notice of such changes; and
       (ii) provide such individual with the contact information 
     of the public record or licensor.
       (2) Information not from a public record source or 
     licensor.--If an individual notifies a data broker of a 
     dispute as to the completeness or accuracy of information not 
     from a public record or licensor that was disclosed to the 
     individual under subsection (c), the data broker shall, 
     within 30 days of receiving notice of such dispute--
       (A) review and consider free of charge any information 
     submitted by such individual that is relevant to the 
     completeness or accuracy of the disputed information; and
       (B) correct any information found to be incomplete or 
     inaccurate and provide notice to such individual of whether 
     and what information was corrected, if any.
       (3) Extension of review period.--The 30-day period 
     described in paragraph (1) may be extended for not more than 
     30 additional days if a data broker receives information from 
     the individual during the initial 30-day period that is 
     relevant to the completeness or accuracy of any disputed 
     information.
       (4) Notice identifying the data furnisher.--If the 
     completeness or accuracy of any information not from a public 
     record source or licensor that was disclosed to an individual 
     under subsection (c) is disputed by such individual, the data 
     broker shall provide, upon the request of such individual, 
     the contact information of any data furnisher that provided 
     the disputed information.
       (5) Determination that dispute is frivolous or 
     irrelevant.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through 
     (3), a data broker may decline to investigate or terminate a 
     review of information disputed by an individual under those 
     paragraphs if the data broker reasonably determines that the 
     dispute by the individual is frivolous or intended to 
     perpetrate fraud.
       (B) Notice.--A data broker shall notify an individual of a 
     determination under subparagraph (A) within a reasonable time 
     by any means available to such data broker.

     SEC. 202. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Civil Penalties.--
       (1) Penalties.--Any data broker that violates the 
     provisions of section 201 shall be subject to civil penalties 
     of not more than $1,000 per violation per day while such 
     violations persist, up to a maximum of $250,000 per 
     violation.
       (2) Intentional or willful violation.--A data broker that 
     intentionally or willfully violates the provisions of section 
     201 shall be subject to additional penalties in the amount of 
     $1,000 per violation per day, to a maximum of an additional 
     $250,000 per violation, while such violations persist.
       (3) Equitable relief.--A data broker engaged in interstate 
     commerce that violates this section may be enjoined from 
     further violations by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       (4) Other rights and remedies.--The rights and remedies 
     available under this subsection are cumulative and shall not 
     affect any other rights and remedies available under law.
       (b) Federal Trade Commission Authority.--Any data broker 
     shall have the provisions of this title enforced against it 
     by the Federal Trade Commission.
       (c) State Enforcement.--
       (1) Civil actions.--In any case in which the attorney 
     general of a State or any State or local law enforcement 
     agency authorized by the State attorney general or by State 
     statute to prosecute violations of consumer protection law, 
     has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of 
     that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by 
     the acts or practices of a data broker that violate this 
     title, the State may bring a civil action on behalf of the 
     residents of that State in a district court of the United 
     States of appropriate jurisdiction, or any other court of 
     competent jurisdiction, to--
       (A) enjoin that act or practice;
       (B) enforce compliance with this title; or
       (C) obtain civil penalties of not more than $1,000 per 
     violation per day while such violations persist, up to a 
     maximum of $250,000 per violation.
       (2) Notice.--
       (A) In general.--Before filing an action under this 
     subsection, the attorney general of the State involved shall 
     provide to the Federal Trade Commission--
       (i) a written notice of that action; and
       (ii) a copy of the complaint for that action.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
     respect to the filing of an action by an attorney general of 
     a State under this subsection, if the attorney general of a 
     State determines that it is not feasible to provide the 
     notice described in subparagraph (A) before the filing of the 
     action.
       (C) Notification when practicable.--In an action described 
     under subparagraph (B), the attorney general of a State shall 
     provide the written notice and the copy of the complaint to 
     the Federal Trade Commission as soon after the filing of the 
     complaint as practicable.
       (3) Federal trade commission authority.--Upon receiving 
     notice under paragraph (2), the Federal Trade Commission 
     shall have the right to--
       (A) move to stay the action, pending the final disposition 
     of a pending Federal proceeding or action as described in 
     paragraph (4);
       (B) intervene in an action brought under paragraph (1); and
       (C) file petitions for appeal.
       (4) Pending proceedings.--If the Federal Trade Commission 
     has instituted a proceeding or civil action for a violation 
     of this title, no attorney general of a State may, during the 
     pendency of such proceeding or civil action, bring an action 
     under this subsection against any defendant named in such 
     civil action for any violation that is alleged in that civil 
     action.
       (5) Rule of construction.--For purposes of bringing any 
     civil action under paragraph (1), nothing in this title shall 
     be construed to prevent an attorney general of a State from 
     exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by 
     the laws of that State to--
       (A) conduct investigations;
       (B) administer oaths and affirmations; or
       (C) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
     documentary and other evidence.
       (6) Venue; service of process.--
       (A) Venue.--Any action brought under this subsection may be 
     brought in the district court of the United States that meets 
     applicable requirements relating to venue under section 1391 
     of title 28, United States Code.
       (B) Service of process.--In an action brought under this 
     subsection, process may be served in any district in which 
     the defendant--
       (i) is an inhabitant; or
       (ii) may be found.
       (d) No Private Cause of Action.--Nothing in this title 
     establishes a private cause of action against a data broker 
     for violation of any provision of this title.

     SEC. 203. RELATION TO STATE LAWS.

       No requirement or prohibition may be imposed under the laws 
     of any State with respect to any subject matter regulated 
     under section 201, relating to individual access to, and 
     correction of, personal electronic records held by data 
     brokers.

     SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

 TITLE III--PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION

            Subtitle A--A Data Privacy and Security Program

     SEC. 301. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF DATA PRIVACY AND 
                   SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to ensure 
     standards for developing and implementing administrative, 
     technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security of 
     sensitive personally identifiable information.
       (b) In General.--A business entity engaging in interstate 
     commerce that involves collecting, accessing, transmitting, 
     using, storing, or disposing of sensitive personally 
     identifiable information in electronic or digital form on 
     10,000 or more United States persons is subject to the 
     requirements for a data privacy and security program under 
     section 302 for protecting sensitive personally identifiable 
     information.
       (c) Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other obligation 
     under this subtitle, this subtitle does not apply to:
       (1) Financial institutions.--Financial institutions--
       (A) subject to the data security requirements and 
     implementing regulations under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 
     U.S.C. 6801 et seq.); and
       (B) subject to--
       (i) examinations for compliance with the requirements of 
     this Act by a Federal Functional Regulator or State Insurance 
     Authority (as those terms are defined in section 509 of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6809)); or
       (ii) compliance with part 314 of title 16, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       (2) HIPPA regulated entities.--
       (A) Covered entities.--Covered entities subject to the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
     (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), including the data security 
     requirements and implementing regulations of that Act.
       (B) Business entities.--A Business entity shall be deemed 
     in compliance with this Act if the business entity--
       (i) is acting as a business associate, as that term is 
     defined under the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) and is in 
     compliance with the requirements imposed under that Act and 
     implementing regulations promulgated under that Act; and
       (ii) is subject to, and currently in compliance, with the 
     privacy and data security requirements under sections 13401 
     and 13404 of division A of the American Reinvestment and 
     Recovery Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 17931 and

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     17934) and implementing regulations promulgated under such 
     sections.
       (3) Public records.--Public records not otherwise subject 
     to a confidentiality or nondisclosure requirement, or 
     information obtained from a news report or periodical.
       (d) Safe Harbors.--
       (1) In general.--A business entity shall be deemed in 
     compliance with the privacy and security program requirements 
     under section 302 if the business entity complies with or 
     provides protection equal to industry standards or standards 
     widely accepted as an effective industry practice, as 
     identified by the Federal Trade Commission, that are 
     applicable to the type of sensitive personally identifiable 
     information involved in the ordinary course of business of 
     such business entity.
       (2) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to permit, and nothing does permit, the Federal 
     Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring, or according 
     greater legal status to, the implementation of or application 
     of a specific technology or technological specifications for 
     meeting the requirements of this title.

     SEC. 302. REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY AND 
                   SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Personal Data Privacy and Security Program.--A business 
     entity subject to this subtitle shall comply with the 
     following safeguards and any other administrative, technical, 
     or physical safeguards identified by the Federal Trade 
     Commission in a rulemaking process pursuant to section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code, for the protection of sensitive 
     personally identifiable information:
       (1) Scope.--A business entity shall implement a 
     comprehensive personal data privacy and security program that 
     includes administrative, technical, and physical safeguards 
     appropriate to the size and complexity of the business entity 
     and the nature and scope of its activities.
       (2) Design.--The personal data privacy and security program 
     shall be designed to--
       (A) ensure the privacy, security, and confidentiality of 
     sensitive personally identifying information;
       (B) protect against any anticipated vulnerabilities to the 
     privacy, security, or integrity of sensitive personally 
     identifying information; and
       (C) protect against unauthorized access to use of sensitive 
     personally identifying information that could create a 
     significant risk of harm or fraud to any individual.
       (3) Risk assessment.--A business entity shall--
       (A) identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external 
     vulnerabilities that could result in unauthorized access, 
     disclosure, use, or alteration of sensitive personally 
     identifiable information or systems containing sensitive 
     personally identifiable information;
       (B) assess the likelihood of and potential damage from 
     unauthorized access, disclosure, use, or alteration of 
     sensitive personally identifiable information;
       (C) assess the sufficiency of its policies, technologies, 
     and safeguards in place to control and minimize risks from 
     unauthorized access, disclosure, use, or alteration of 
     sensitive personally identifiable information; and
       (D) assess the vulnerability of sensitive personally 
     identifiable information during destruction and disposal of 
     such information, including through the disposal or 
     retirement of hardware.
       (4) Risk management and control.--Each business entity 
     shall--
       (A) design its personal data privacy and security program 
     to control the risks identified under paragraph (3); and
       (B) adopt measures commensurate with the sensitivity of the 
     data as well as the size, complexity, and scope of the 
     activities of the business entity that--
       (i) control access to systems and facilities containing 
     sensitive personally identifiable information, including 
     controls to authenticate and permit access only to authorized 
     individuals;
       (ii) detect, record, and preserve information relevant to 
     actual and attempted fraudulent, unlawful, or unauthorized 
     access, disclosure, use, or alteration of sensitive 
     personally identifiable information, including by employees 
     and other individuals otherwise authorized to have access;
       (iii) protect sensitive personally identifiable information 
     during use, transmission, storage, and disposal by 
     encryption, redaction, or access controls that are widely 
     accepted as an effective industry practice or industry 
     standard, or other reasonable means (including as directed 
     for disposal of records under section 628 of the Fair Credit 
     Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681w) and the implementing 
     regulations of such Act as set forth in section 682 of title 
     16, Code of Federal Regulations);
       (iv) ensure that sensitive personally identifiable 
     information is properly destroyed and disposed of, including 
     during the destruction of computers, diskettes, and other 
     electronic media that contain sensitive personally 
     identifiable information;
       (v) trace access to records containing sensitive personally 
     identifiable information so that the business entity can 
     determine who accessed or acquired such sensitive personally 
     identifiable information pertaining to specific individuals; 
     and
       (vi) ensure that no third party or customer of the business 
     entity is authorized to access or acquire sensitive 
     personally identifiable information without the business 
     entity first performing sufficient due diligence to 
     ascertain, with reasonable certainty, that such information 
     is being sought for a valid legal purpose.
       (b) Training.--Each business entity subject to this 
     subtitle shall take steps to ensure employee training and 
     supervision for implementation of the data security program 
     of the business entity.
       (c) Vulnerability Testing.--
       (1) In general.--Each business entity subject to this 
     subtitle shall take steps to ensure regular testing of key 
     controls, systems, and procedures of the personal data 
     privacy and security program to detect, prevent, and respond 
     to attacks or intrusions, or other system failures.
       (2) Frequency.--The frequency and nature of the tests 
     required under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the risk 
     assessment of the business entity under subsection (a)(3).
       (d) Relationship to Service Providers.--In the event a 
     business entity subject to this subtitle engages service 
     providers not subject to this subtitle, such business entity 
     shall--
       (1) exercise appropriate due diligence in selecting those 
     service providers for responsibilities related to sensitive 
     personally identifiable information, and take reasonable 
     steps to select and retain service providers that are capable 
     of maintaining appropriate safeguards for the security, 
     privacy, and integrity of the sensitive personally 
     identifiable information at issue; and
       (2) require those service providers by contract to 
     implement and maintain appropriate measures designed to meet 
     the objectives and requirements governing entities subject to 
     section 301, this section, and subtitle B.
       (e) Periodic Assessment and Personal Data Privacy and 
     Security Modernization.--Each business entity subject to this 
     subtitle shall on a regular basis monitor, evaluate, and 
     adjust, as appropriate its data privacy and security program 
     in light of any relevant changes in--
       (1) technology;
       (2) the sensitivity of personally identifiable information;
       (3) internal or external threats to personally identifiable 
     information; and
       (4) the changing business arrangements of the business 
     entity, such as--
       (A) mergers and acquisitions;
       (B) alliances and joint ventures;
       (C) outsourcing arrangements;
       (D) bankruptcy; and
       (E) changes to sensitive personally identifiable 
     information systems.
       (f) Implementation Timeline.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, a business entity subject 
     to the provisions of this subtitle shall implement a data 
     privacy and security program pursuant to this subtitle.

     SEC. 303. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Civil Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Any business entity that violates the 
     provisions of sections 301 or 302 shall be subject to civil 
     penalties of not more than $5,000 per violation per day while 
     such a violation exists, with a maximum of $500,000 per 
     violation.
       (2) Intentional or willful violation.--A business entity 
     that intentionally or willfully violates the provisions of 
     sections 301 or 302 shall be subject to additional penalties 
     in the amount of $5,000 per violation per day while such a 
     violation exists, with a maximum of an additional $500,000 
     per violation.
       (3) Equitable relief.--A business entity engaged in 
     interstate commerce that violates this section may be 
     enjoined from further violations by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction.
       (4) Other rights and remedies.--The rights and remedies 
     available under this section are cumulative and shall not 
     affect any other rights and remedies available under law.
       (b) Federal Trade Commission Authority.--Any business 
     entity shall have the provisions of this subtitle enforced 
     against it by the Federal Trade Commission.
       (c) State Enforcement.--
       (1) Civil actions.--In any case in which the attorney 
     general of a State or any State or local law enforcement 
     agency authorized by the State attorney general or by State 
     statute to prosecute violations of consumer protection law, 
     has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of 
     that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by 
     the acts or practices of a business entity that violate this 
     subtitle, the State may bring a civil action on behalf of the 
     residents of that State in a district court of the United 
     States of appropriate jurisdiction, or any other court of 
     competent jurisdiction, to--
       (A) enjoin that act or practice;
       (B) enforce compliance with this subtitle; or
       (C) obtain civil penalties of not more than $5,000 per 
     violation per day while such violations persist, up to a 
     maximum of $500,000 per violation.
       (2) Notice.--
       (A) In general.--Before filing an action under this 
     subsection, the attorney general of the State involved shall 
     provide to the Federal Trade Commission--
       (i) a written notice of that action; and
       (ii) a copy of the complaint for that action.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
     respect to the filing of an action by an attorney general of 
     a State under this subsection, if the attorney general of a 
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     provide the notice described in this subparagraph before the 
     filing of the action.
       (C) Notification when practicable.--In an action described 
     under subparagraph (B), the attorney general of a State shall 
     provide the written notice and the copy of the complaint to 
     the Federal Trade Commission as soon after the filing of the 
     complaint as practicable.
       (3) Federal trade commission authority.--Upon receiving 
     notice under paragraph (2), the Federal Trade Commission 
     shall have the right to--
       (A) move to stay the action, pending the final disposition 
     of a pending Federal proceeding or action as described in 
     paragraph (4);
       (B) intervene in an action brought under paragraph (1); and
       (C) file petitions for appeal.
       (4) Pending proceedings.--If the Federal Trade Commission 
     has instituted a proceeding or action for a violation of this 
     subtitle or any regulations thereunder, no attorney general 
     of a State may, during the pendency of such proceeding or 
     action, bring an action under this subsection against any 
     defendant named in such criminal proceeding or civil action 
     for any violation that is alleged in that proceeding or 
     action.
       (5) Rule of construction.--For purposes of bringing any 
     civil action under paragraph (1) nothing in this subtitle 
     shall be construed to prevent an attorney general of a State 
     from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general 
     by the laws of that State to--
       (A) conduct investigations;
       (B) administer oaths and affirmations; or
       (C) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
     documentary and other evidence.
       (6) Venue; service of process.--
       (A) Venue.--Any action brought under this subsection may be 
     brought in the district court of the United States that meets 
     applicable requirements relating to venue under section 1391 
     of title 28, United States Code.
       (B) Service of process.--In an action brought under this 
     subsection, process may be served in any district in which 
     the defendant--
       (i) is an inhabitant; or
       (ii) may be found.
       (d) No Private Cause of Action.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     establishes a private cause of action against a business 
     entity for violation of any provision of this subtitle.

     SEC. 304. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) In General.--No State may require any business entity 
     subject to this subtitle to comply with any requirements with 
     respect to administrative, technical, and physical safeguards 
     for the protection of sensitive personally identifying 
     information.
       (b) Limitations.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     construed to modify, limit, or supersede the operation of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or its implementing regulations, 
     including those adopted or enforced by States.

                Subtitle B--Security Breach Notification

     SEC. 311. NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Any agency, or business entity engaged in 
     interstate commerce, that uses, accesses, transmits, stores, 
     disposes of or collects sensitive personally identifiable 
     information shall, following the discovery of a security 
     breach of such information, notify any resident of the United 
     States whose sensitive personally identifiable information 
     has been, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed, 
     or acquired.
       (b) Obligation of Owner or Licensee.--
       (1) Notice to owner or licensee.--Any agency, or business 
     entity engaged in interstate commerce, that uses, accesses, 
     transmits, stores, disposes of, or collects sensitive 
     personally identifiable information that the agency or 
     business entity does not own or license shall notify the 
     owner or licensee of the information following the discovery 
     of a security breach involving such information.
       (2) Notice by owner, licensee or other designated third 
     party.--Nothing in this subtitle shall prevent or abrogate an 
     agreement between an agency or business entity required to 
     give notice under this section and a designated third party, 
     including an owner or licensee of the sensitive personally 
     identifiable information subject to the security breach, to 
     provide the notifications required under subsection (a).
       (3) Business entity relieved from giving notice.--A 
     business entity obligated to give notice under subsection (a) 
     shall be relieved of such obligation if an owner or licensee 
     of the sensitive personally identifiable information subject 
     to the security breach, or other designated third party, 
     provides such notification.
       (c) Timeliness of Notification.--
       (1) In general.--All notifications required under this 
     section shall be made without unreasonable delay following 
     the discovery by the agency or business entity of a security 
     breach.
       (2) Reasonable delay.--Reasonable delay under this 
     subsection may include any time necessary to determine the 
     scope of the security breach, prevent further disclosures, 
     conduct the risk assessment described in section 302(a)(3), 
     and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system and 
     provide notice to law enforcement when required.
       (3) Burden of production.--The agency, business entity, 
     owner, or licensee required to provide notice under this 
     subtitle shall, upon the request of the Attorney General, 
     provide records or other evidence of the notifications 
     required under this subtitle, including to the extent 
     applicable, the reasons for any delay of notification.
       (d) Delay of Notification Authorized for Law Enforcement 
     Purposes.--
       (1) In general.--If a Federal law enforcement or 
     intelligence agency determines that the notification required 
     under this section would impede a criminal investigation, 
     such notification shall be delayed upon written notice from 
     such Federal law enforcement or intelligence agency to the 
     agency or business entity that experienced the breach.
       (2) Extended delay of notification.--If the notification 
     required under subsection (a) is delayed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), an agency or business entity shall give notice 
     30 days after the day such law enforcement delay was invoked 
     unless a Federal law enforcement or intelligence agency 
     provides written notification that further delay is 
     necessary.
       (3) Law enforcement immunity.--No cause of action shall lie 
     in any court against any law enforcement agency for acts 
     relating to the delay of notification for law enforcement 
     purposes under this subtitle.

     SEC. 312. EXEMPTIONS.

       (a) Exemption for National Security and Law Enforcement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 311 shall not apply to an agency 
     or business entity if the agency or business entity 
     certifies, in writing, that notification of the security 
     breach as required by section 311 reasonably could be 
     expected to--
       (A) cause damage to the national security; or
       (B) hinder a law enforcement investigation or the ability 
     of the agency to conduct law enforcement investigations.
       (2) Limits on certifications.--An agency or business entity 
     may not execute a certification under paragraph (1) to--
       (A) conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or 
     administrative error;
       (B) prevent embarrassment to a business entity, 
     organization, or agency; or
       (C) restrain competition.
       (3) Notice.--In every case in which an agency or business 
     agency issues a certification under paragraph (1), the 
     certification, accompanied by a description of the factual 
     basis for the certification, shall be immediately provided to 
     the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation.
       (4) Secret service and fbi review of certifications.--
       (A) In general.--The United States Secret Service or the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation may review a certification 
     provided by an agency under paragraph (3), and shall review a 
     certification provided by a business entity under paragraph 
     (3), to determine whether an exemption under paragraph (1) is 
     merited. Such review shall be completed not later than 10 
     business days after the date of receipt of the certification, 
     except as provided in paragraph (5)(C).
       (B) Notice.--Upon completing a review under subparagraph 
     (A) the United States Secret Service or the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall immediately notify the agency or business 
     entity, in writing, of its determination of whether an 
     exemption under paragraph (1) is merited.
       (C) Exemption.--The exemption under paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply if the United States Secret Service or the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation determines under this paragraph that 
     the exemption is not merited.
       (5) Additional authority of the secret service and fbi.--
       (A) In general.--In determining under paragraph (4) whether 
     an exemption under paragraph (1) is merited, the United 
     States Secret Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     may request additional information from the agency or 
     business entity regarding the basis for the claimed 
     exemption, if such additional information is necessary to 
     determine whether the exemption is merited.
       (B) Required compliance.--Any agency or business entity 
     that receives a request for additional information under 
     subparagraph (A) shall cooperate with any such request.
       (C) Timing.--If the United States Secret Service or the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation requests additional 
     information under subparagraph (A), the United States Secret 
     Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify 
     the agency or business entity not later than 10 business days 
     after the date of receipt of the additional information 
     whether an exemption under paragraph (1) is merited.
       (b) Safe Harbor.--An agency or business entity will be 
     exempt from the notice requirements under section 311, if--
       (1) a risk assessment concludes that--
       (A) there is no significant risk that a security breach has 
     resulted in, or will result in, harm to the individuals whose 
     sensitive personally identifiable information was subject to 
     the security breach, with the encryption of such information 
     establishing a presumption that no significant risk exists; 
     or
       (B) there is no significant risk that a security breach has 
     resulted in, or will result in, harm to the individuals whose 
     sensitive personally identifiable information was subject to 
     the security breach, with the rendering of such sensitive 
     personally identifiable information indecipherable through 
     the use of best practices or methods, such as redaction, 
     access controls, or other such mechanisms, which are widely 
     accepted as an effective industry practice, or an effective 
     industry standard, establishing a presumption that no 
     significant risk exists;

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       (2) without unreasonable delay, but not later than 45 days 
     after the discovery of a security breach, unless extended by 
     the United States Secret Service or the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the agency or business entity notifies the 
     United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, in writing, of--
       (A) the results of the risk assessment; and
       (B) its decision to invoke the risk assessment exemption; 
     and
       (3) the United States Secret Service or the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation does not indicate, in writing, within 10 
     business days from receipt of the decision, that notice 
     should be given.
       (c) Financial Fraud Prevention Exemption.--
       (1) In general.--A business entity will be exempt from the 
     notice requirement under section 311 if the business entity 
     utilizes or participates in a security program that--
       (A) is designed to block the use of the sensitive 
     personally identifiable information to initiate unauthorized 
     financial transactions before they are charged to the account 
     of the individual; and
       (B) provides for notice to affected individuals after a 
     security breach that has resulted in fraud or unauthorized 
     transactions.
       (2) Limitation.--The exemption by this subsection does not 
     apply if--
       (A) the information subject to the security breach includes 
     sensitive personally identifiable information, other than a 
     credit card or credit card security code, of any type of the 
     sensitive personally identifiable information identified in 
     section 3; or
       (B) the security breach includes both the individual's 
     credit card number and the individual's first and last name.

     SEC. 313. METHODS OF NOTICE.

       An agency or business entity shall be in compliance with 
     section 311 if it provides both:
       (1) Individual notice.--Notice to individuals by 1 of the 
     following means:
       (A) Written notification to the last known home mailing 
     address of the individual in the records of the agency or 
     business entity.
       (B) Telephone notice to the individual personally.
       (C) E-mail notice, if the individual has consented to 
     receive such notice and the notice is consistent with the 
     provisions permitting electronic transmission of notices 
     under section 101 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and 
     National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001).
       (2) Media notice.--Notice to major media outlets serving a 
     State or jurisdiction, if the number of residents of such 
     State whose sensitive personally identifiable information 
     was, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed or 
     acquired by an unauthorized person exceeds 5,000.

     SEC. 314. CONTENT OF NOTIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Regardless of the method by which notice 
     is provided to individuals under section 313, such notice 
     shall include, to the extent possible--
       (1) a description of the categories of sensitive personally 
     identifiable information that was, or is reasonably believed 
     to have been, accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person;
       (2) a toll-free number--
       (A) that the individual may use to contact the agency or 
     business entity, or the agent of the agency or business 
     entity; and
       (B) from which the individual may learn what types of 
     sensitive personally identifiable information the agency or 
     business entity maintained about that individual; and
       (3) the toll-free contact telephone numbers and addresses 
     for the major credit reporting agencies.
       (b) Additional Content.--Notwithstanding section 319, a 
     State may require that a notice under subsection (a) shall 
     also include information regarding victim protection 
     assistance provided for by that State.

     SEC. 315. COORDINATION OF NOTIFICATION WITH CREDIT REPORTING 
                   AGENCIES.

       If an agency or business entity is required to provide 
     notification to more than 5,000 individuals under section 
     311(a), the agency or business entity shall also notify all 
     consumer reporting agencies that compile and maintain files 
     on consumers on a nationwide basis (as defined in section 
     603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(p)) 
     of the timing and distribution of the notices. Such notice 
     shall be given to the consumer credit reporting agencies 
     without unreasonable delay and, if it will not delay notice 
     to the affected individuals, prior to the distribution of 
     notices to the affected individuals.

     SEC. 316. NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Secret Service and FBI.--Any business entity or agency 
     shall notify the United States Secret Service and the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation of the fact that a security breach 
     has occurred if--
       (1) the number of individuals whose sensitive personally 
     identifying information was, or is reasonably believed to 
     have been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person 
     exceeds 10,000;
       (2) the security breach involves a database, networked or 
     integrated databases, or other data system containing the 
     sensitive personally identifiable information of more than 
     1,000,000 individuals nationwide;
       (3) the security breach involves databases owned by the 
     Federal Government; or
       (4) the security breach involves primarily sensitive 
     personally identifiable information of individuals known to 
     the agency or business entity to be employees and contractors 
     of the Federal Government involved in national security or 
     law enforcement.
       (b) FTC Review of Thresholds.--The Federal Trade Commission 
     may review and adjust the thresholds for notice to law 
     enforcement under subsection (a), after notice and the 
     opportunity for public comment, in a manner consistent with 
     this section.
       (c) Advance Notice to Law Enforcement.--Not later than 48 
     hours before notifying an individual of a security breach 
     under section 311, a business entity or agency that is 
     required to provide notice under this section shall notify 
     the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation of the fact that the business entity or agency 
     intends to provide the notice.
       (d) Notice to Other Law Enforcement Agencies.--The United 
     States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     shall be responsible for notifying--
       (1) the United States Postal Inspection Service, if the 
     security breach involves mail fraud;
       (2) the attorney general of each State affected by the 
     security breach; and
       (3) the Federal Trade Commission, if the security breach 
     involves consumer reporting agencies subject to the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), or 
     anticompetitive conduct.
       (e) Timing of Notices.--The notices required under this 
     section shall be delivered as follows:
       (1) Notice under subsection (a) shall be delivered as 
     promptly as possible, but not later than 14 days after 
     discovery of the events requiring notice.
       (2) Notice under subsection (d) shall be delivered not 
     later than 14 days after the Service receives notice of a 
     security breach from an agency or business entity.

     SEC. 317. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Civil Actions by the Attorney General.--The Attorney 
     General may bring a civil action in the appropriate United 
     States district court against any business entity that 
     engages in conduct constituting a violation of this subtitle 
     and, upon proof of such conduct by a preponderance of the 
     evidence, such business entity shall be subject to a civil 
     penalty of not more than $1,000 per day per individual whose 
     sensitive personally identifiable information was, or is 
     reasonably believed to have been, accessed or acquired by an 
     unauthorized person, up to a maximum of $1,000,000 per 
     violation, unless such conduct is found to be willful or 
     intentional. In determining the amount of a civil penalty 
     under this subsection, the court shall take into account the 
     degree of culpability of the business entity, any prior 
     violations of this subtitle by the business entity, the 
     ability of the business entity to pay, the effect on the 
     ability of the business entity to continue to do business, 
     and such other matters as justice may require.
       (b) Injunctive Actions by the Attorney General.--
       (1) In general.--If it appears that a business entity has 
     engaged, or is engaged, in any act or practice constituting a 
     violation of this subtitle, the Attorney General may petition 
     an appropriate district court of the United States for an 
     order--
       (A) enjoining such act or practice; or
       (B) enforcing compliance with this subtitle.
       (2) Issuance of order.--A court may issue an order under 
     paragraph (1), if the court finds that the conduct in 
     question constitutes a violation of this subtitle.
       (c) Other Rights and Remedies.--The rights and remedies 
     available under this subtitle are cumulative and shall not 
     affect any other rights and remedies available under law.
       (d) Fraud Alert.--Section 605A(b)(1) of the Fair Credit 
     Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c-1(b)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or evidence that the consumer has received 
     notice that the consumer's financial information has or may 
     have been compromised,'' after ``identity theft report''.

     SEC. 318. ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Civil actions.--In any case in which the attorney 
     general of a State or any State or local law enforcement 
     agency authorized by the State attorney general or by State 
     statute to prosecute violations of consumer protection law, 
     has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of 
     that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by 
     the engagement of a business entity in a practice that is 
     prohibited under this subtitle, the State or the State or 
     local law enforcement agency on behalf of the residents of 
     the agency's jurisdiction, may bring a civil action on behalf 
     of the residents of the State or jurisdiction in a district 
     court of the United States of appropriate jurisdiction or any 
     other court of competent jurisdiction, including a State 
     court, to--
       (A) enjoin that practice;
       (B) enforce compliance with this subtitle; or
       (C) civil penalties of not more than $1,000 per day per 
     individual whose sensitive personally identifiable 
     information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, 
     accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person, up to a 
     maximum of $1,000,000 per violation, unless such conduct is 
     found to be willful or intentional.
       (2) Notice.--
       (A) In general.--Before filing an action under paragraph 
     (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall provide 
     to the Attorney General of the United States--

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       (i) written notice of the action; and
       (ii) a copy of the complaint for the action.
       (B) Exemption.--
       (i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
     respect to the filing of an action by an attorney general of 
     a State under this subtitle, if the State attorney general 
     determines that it is not feasible to provide the notice 
     described in such subparagraph before the filing of the 
     action.
       (ii) Notification.--In an action described in clause (i), 
     the attorney general of a State shall provide notice and a 
     copy of the complaint to the Attorney General at the time the 
     State attorney general files the action.
       (b) Federal Proceedings.--Upon receiving notice under 
     subsection (a)(2), the Attorney General shall have the right 
     to--
       (1) move to stay the action, pending the final disposition 
     of a pending Federal proceeding or action;
       (2) initiate an action in the appropriate United States 
     district court under section 317 and move to consolidate all 
     pending actions, including State actions, in such court;
       (3) intervene in an action brought under subsection (a)(2); 
     and
       (4) file petitions for appeal.
       (c) Pending Proceedings.--If the Attorney General has 
     instituted a proceeding or action for a violation of this 
     subtitle or any regulations thereunder, no attorney general 
     of a State may, during the pendency of such proceeding or 
     action, bring an action under this subtitle against any 
     defendant named in such criminal proceeding or civil action 
     for any violation that is alleged in that proceeding or 
     action.
       (d) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil 
     action under subsection (a), nothing in this subtitle 
     regarding notification shall be construed to prevent an 
     attorney general of a State from exercising the powers 
     conferred on such attorney general by the laws of that State 
     to--
       (1) conduct investigations;
       (2) administer oaths or affirmations; or
       (3) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
     documentary and other evidence.
       (e) Venue; Service of Process.--
       (1) Venue.--Any action brought under subsection (a) may be 
     brought in--
       (A) the district court of the United States that meets 
     applicable requirements relating to venue under section 1391 
     of title 28, United States Code; or
       (B) another court of competent jurisdiction.
       (2) Service of process.--In an action brought under 
     subsection (a), process may be served in any district in 
     which the defendant--
       (A) is an inhabitant; or
       (B) may be found.
       (f) No Private Cause of Action.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     establishes a private cause of action against a business 
     entity for violation of any provision of this subtitle.

     SEC. 319. EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.

       The provisions of this subtitle shall supersede any other 
     provision of Federal law or any provision of law of any State 
     relating to notification by a business entity engaged in 
     interstate commerce or an agency of a security breach, except 
     as provided in section 314(b).

     SEC. 320. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary to cover the costs incurred by the United States 
     Secret Service to carry out investigations and risk 
     assessments of security breaches as required under this 
     subtitle.

     SEC. 321. REPORTING ON RISK ASSESSMENT EXEMPTIONS.

       The United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall report to Congress not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, and upon the 
     request by Congress thereafter, on--
       (1) the number and nature of the security breaches 
     described in the notices filed by those business entities 
     invoking the risk assessment exemption under section 312(b) 
     and the response of the United States Secret Service and the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation to such notices; and
       (2) the number and nature of security breaches subject to 
     the national security and law enforcement exemptions under 
     section 312(a), provided that such report may not disclose 
     the contents of any risk assessment provided to the United 
     States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     pursuant to this subtitle.

     SEC. 322. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect on the expiration of the 
     date which is 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

       TITLE IV--GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO AND USE OF COMMERCIAL DATA

     SEC. 401. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION REVIEW OF 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--In considering contract awards totaling 
     more than $500,000 and entered into after the date of 
     enactment of this Act with data brokers, the Administrator of 
     the General Services Administration shall evaluate--
       (1) the data privacy and security program of a data broker 
     to ensure the privacy and security of data containing 
     personally identifiable information, including whether such 
     program adequately addresses privacy and security threats 
     created by malicious software or code, or the use of peer-to-
     peer file sharing software;
       (2) the compliance of a data broker with such program;
       (3) the extent to which the databases and systems 
     containing personally identifiable information of a data 
     broker have been compromised by security breaches; and
       (4) the response by a data broker to such breaches, 
     including the efforts by such data broker to mitigate the 
     impact of such security breaches.
       (b) Compliance Safe Harbor.--The data privacy and security 
     program of a data broker shall be deemed sufficient for the 
     purposes of subsection (a), if the data broker complies with 
     or provides protection equal to industry standards, as 
     identified by the Federal Trade Commission, that are 
     applicable to the type of personally identifiable information 
     involved in the ordinary course of business of such data 
     broker.
       (c) Penalties.--In awarding contracts with data brokers for 
     products or services related to access, use, compilation, 
     distribution, processing, analyzing, or evaluating personally 
     identifiable information, the Administrator of the General 
     Services Administration shall--
       (1) include monetary or other penalties--
       (A) for failure to comply with subtitles A and B of title 
     III; or
       (B) if a contractor knows or has reason to know that the 
     personally identifiable information being provided is 
     inaccurate, and provides such inaccurate information; and
       (2) require a data broker that engages service providers 
     not subject to subtitle A of title III for responsibilities 
     related to sensitive personally identifiable information to--
       (A) exercise appropriate due diligence in selecting those 
     service providers for responsibilities related to personally 
     identifiable information;
       (B) take reasonable steps to select and retain service 
     providers that are capable of maintaining appropriate 
     safeguards for the security, privacy, and integrity of the 
     personally identifiable information at issue; and
       (C) require such service providers, by contract, to 
     implement and maintain appropriate measures designed to meet 
     the objectives and requirements in title III.
       (d) Limitation.--The penalties under subsection (c) shall 
     not apply to a data broker providing information that is 
     accurately and completely recorded from a public record 
     source or licensor.

     SEC. 402. REQUIREMENT TO AUDIT INFORMATION SECURITY PRACTICES 
                   OF CONTRACTORS AND THIRD PARTY BUSINESS 
                   ENTITIES.

       Section 3544(b) of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7)(C)(iii), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) procedures for evaluating and auditing the 
     information security practices of contractors or third party 
     business entities supporting the information systems or 
     operations of the agency involving personally identifiable 
     information (as that term is defined in section 3 of the 
     Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011) and ensuring 
     remedial action to address any significant deficiencies.''.

     SEC. 403. PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT USE OF 
                   COMMERCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES CONTAINING 
                   PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 208(b)(1) of the E-Government Act 
     of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``or''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) purchasing or subscribing for a fee to personally 
     identifiable information from a data broker (as such terms 
     are defined in section 3 of the Personal Data Privacy and 
     Security Act of 2011).''.
       (b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, commencing 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, no Federal agency may enter into a contract with a data 
     broker to access for a fee any database consisting primarily 
     of personally identifiable information concerning United 
     States persons (other than news reporting or telephone 
     directories) unless the head of such department or agency--
       (1) completes a privacy impact assessment under section 208 
     of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note), which 
     shall subject to the provision in that Act pertaining to 
     sensitive information, include a description of--
       (A) such database;
       (B) the name of the data broker from whom it is obtained; 
     and
       (C) the amount of the contract for use;
       (2) adopts regulations that specify--
       (A) the personnel permitted to access, analyze, or 
     otherwise use such databases;
       (B) standards governing the access, analysis, or use of 
     such databases;
       (C) any standards used to ensure that the personally 
     identifiable information accessed, analyzed, or used is the 
     minimum necessary to accomplish the intended legitimate 
     purpose of the Federal agency;
       (D) standards limiting the retention and redisclosure of 
     personally identifiable information obtained from such 
     databases;
       (E) procedures ensuring that such data meet standards of 
     accuracy, relevance, completeness, and timeliness;
       (F) the auditing and security measures to protect against 
     unauthorized access, analysis, use, or modification of data 
     in such databases;

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       (G) applicable mechanisms by which individuals may secure 
     timely redress for any adverse consequences wrongly incurred 
     due to the access, analysis, or use of such databases;
       (H) mechanisms, if any, for the enforcement and independent 
     oversight of existing or planned procedures, policies, or 
     guidelines; and
       (I) an outline of enforcement mechanisms for accountability 
     to protect individuals and the public against unlawful or 
     illegitimate access or use of databases; and
       (3) incorporates into the contract or other agreement 
     totaling more than $500,000, provisions--
       (A) providing for penalties--
       (i) for failure to comply with title III of this Act; or
       (ii) if the entity knows or has reason to know that the 
     personally identifiable information being provided to the 
     Federal department or agency is inaccurate, and provides such 
     inaccurate information; and
       (B) requiring a data broker that engages service providers 
     not subject to subtitle A of title III for responsibilities 
     related to sensitive personally identifiable information to--
       (i) exercise appropriate due diligence in selecting those 
     service providers for responsibilities related to personally 
     identifiable information;
       (ii) take reasonable steps to select and retain service 
     providers that are capable of maintaining appropriate 
     safeguards for the security, privacy, and integrity of the 
     personally identifiable information at issue; and
       (iii) require such service providers, by contract, to 
     implement and maintain appropriate measures designed to meet 
     the objectives and requirements in title III.
       (c) Limitation on Penalties.--The penalties under 
     subsection (b)(3)(A) shall not apply to a data broker 
     providing information that is accurately and completely 
     recorded from a public record source.
       (d) Study of Government Use.--
       (1) Scope of study.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct a study and audit and prepare a 
     report on Federal agency actions to address the 
     recommendations in the Government Accountability Office's 
     April 2006 report on agency adherence to key privacy 
     principles in using data brokers or commercial databases 
     containing personally identifiable information.
       (2) Report.--A copy of the report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted to Congress.

          TITLE V--COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT

     SEC. 501. BUDGET COMPLIANCE.

       The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall 
     be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
     ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, 
     submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
     Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
                                 ______
                                 
      By Mr. BAUCUS:
  S. 1154. A bill to require transparency for Executive departments in 
meeting the Government-wide goals for contracting with small business 
concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for 
other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1154

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Honoring Promises to 
     Service-Disabled Veterans Act of 2011''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Federal agencies have an obligation to comply with the 
     Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act 
     of 1999 (Public Law 106-50; 113 Stat. 233), and the 
     amendments made by that Act, which established a Government-
     wide goal that not less than 3 percent of the total value of 
     all prime contracts and subcontracts be awarded to small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
     veterans each fiscal year (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Government-wide goal for service-disabled veterans'').
       (2) Progress in meeting the Government-wide goal for 
     service-disabled veterans has been unacceptably slow.
       (3) Prime contractors doing business with the United States 
     Government have an obligation to do their part to meet the 
     Government-wide goal for service-disabled veterans.
       (4) The public has a right to know whether the Executive 
     departments (as defined in section 101 of title 5, United 
     States Code) and prime contractors are meeting the 
     Government-wide goal for service-disabled veterans.

     SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY IN CONTRACTING GOALS FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
                   CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-
                   DISABLED VETERANS.

       Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Transparency in Contracting Goals for Small Business 
     Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-disabled Veterans.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `covered contractor' means a contractor that 
     is required to submit a subcontracting plan under section 
     8(d) to an Executive department; and
       ``(B) the term `Executive department' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Reports to administrator.--Three months after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, and quarterly 
     thereafter, the head of each Executive department shall 
     submit to the Administrator a report that contains--
       ``(A) the percentage of the total value of all prime 
     contracts awarded by the Executive department to small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
     veterans during the 3-month period ending on the date of the 
     report;
       ``(B) the name of each covered contractor to which the 
     Executive department awards a contract;
       ``(C) for each contract awarded to a covered contractor by 
     the Executive department--
       ``(i) the percentage goal negotiated under section 
     8(d)(6)(A) for the utilization as subcontractors of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled 
     veterans; and
       ``(ii) if the contract is completed during the 3-month 
     period ending on the date of the report, the percentage of 
     the total value of subcontracts entered into by the covered 
     contractor awarded to small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by service-disabled veterans;
       ``(D) the weighted average percentage goal negotiated by 
     each covered contractor under section 8(d)(6)(A) for the 
     utilization as subcontractors of small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for all 
     contracts awarded by the Executive department to the covered 
     contractor; and
       ``(E) for all contracts awarded to covered contractors by 
     the Executive department that are completed during the 3-
     month period ending on the date of the report, the percentage 
     of the total value of all subcontracts awarded by covered 
     contractors that were awarded to small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
       ``(3) Rankings.--For the first full fiscal year following 
     the date of enactment of this subsection, and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, the Administrator shall rank--
       ``(A) the Executive departments, based on--
       ``(i) the percentage of the total value of prime contracts 
     awarded by the Executive departments to small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; 
     and
       ``(ii) the percentage of the total value of subcontracts 
     awarded by covered contractors that are awarded contracts by 
     the Executive departments to small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by service-disabled veterans; and
       ``(B) covered contractors, based on the percentage of the 
     total value of subcontracts awarded by the covered 
     contractors to small business concerns owned and controlled 
     by service-disabled veterans.
       ``(4) Publication.--
       ``(A) Website.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     Administrator shall publish on a website accessible to the 
     public a user-friendly, electronically searchable report 
     containing--
       ``(i) the information submitted to the Administrator under 
     paragraph (2); and
       ``(ii) the rankings made by the Administrator under 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Exception for national security.--If the head of an 
     Executive department determines that publication of 
     information contained in a report submitted under paragraph 
     (2) would be detrimental to national security, the 
     Administrator shall not publish the information on the 
     website described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Updating.--The Administrator shall update the 
     contents of the website described in subparagraph (A) not 
     less frequently than quarterly.
       ``(5) Reports to congress.--
       ``(A) Annual report.--The Administrator shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on the progress of each Executive 
     department toward meeting the Government-wide goals for 
     contracting and subcontracting established under subsection 
     (g).
       ``(B) Contents.--Each report under this paragraph shall 
     include--
       ``(i) a statement of whether the website described in 
     paragraph (4) contains the latest data reported to the 
     Administrator by the Executive departments; and
       ``(ii) a recommendation of a prime contractor that should 
     be recognized by Congress for outstanding progress in 
     contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled 
     by service-disabled veterans.
       ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to affect any other reporting requirement under 
     Federal law.''.

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