Library / Laws / 113th / s / S. 1897 / Introduced in Senate
II
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1897
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 8, 2014Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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.
1.
Short title; table of
contents
(a)
Short
title
This Act may be cited
as the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014.
(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 securitySec. 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.Sec. 104. Trafficking in passwords.Sec. 105. Conspiracy and attempted computer
fraud offenses.Sec. 106. Criminal and civil forfeiture for
fraud and related activity in connection with computers.Sec. 107. Limitation on civil actions involving
unauthorized use.Sec. 108. Reporting of certain criminal
cases.Sec. 109. Damage to critical infrastructure
computers.Sec. 110. Limitation on actions involving
unauthorized use.TITLE II—Privacy and security of
personally identifiable informationSubtitle A—A Data Privacy and Security
ProgramSec. 201. Purpose and applicability of data
privacy and security program.Sec. 202. Requirements for a personal data
privacy and security program.Sec. 203. Enforcement.Sec. 204. Relation to other laws.Subtitle B—Security Breach
NotificationSec. 211. Notice to individuals.Sec. 212. Exemptions.Sec. 213. Methods of notice.Sec. 214. Content of notification.Sec. 215. Coordination of notification with
credit reporting agencies.Sec. 216. Notice to law
enforcement.Sec. 217. Enforcement.Sec. 218. Enforcement by State attorneys
general.Sec. 219. Effect on Federal and State
law.Sec. 220. Reporting on exemptions.Sec. 221. Effective date.TITLE III—Compliance with
statutory Pay-As-You-Go ActSec. 301. Budget compliance.
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, national security, homeland
security, cybersecurity, the development of e-commerce, and the privacy rights
of Americans;
(3) security breaches are a
serious threat to consumer confidence, homeland security, national security,
e-commerce, and economic stability;
(4) 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;
(5) 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;
(6) 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;
(7) government access to
commercial data can potentially improve safety, law enforcement, and national
security; and
(8) 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.
3.
Definitions
In this Act, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1)
Affiliate
The
term affiliate means persons related by common ownership or by
corporate control.
(2)
Agency
The
term agency has the same meaning given such term in section 551 of
title 5, United States Code.
(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)
Data system
communication information
The term data system
communication information means dialing, routing, addressing, or
signaling information that identifies the origin, direction, destination,
processing, transmission, or termination of each communication initiated,
attempted, or received.
(5)
Designated
entity
The term designated entity means the Federal
Government entity designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security under
section 216(a).
(6)
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 generally accepted by experts in the field of
information security that 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.
(7)
Identity
theft
The term identity theft means a violation of
section 1028(a)(7) of title 18, United States Code.
(8)
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.
(9)
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.
(10)
Security
breach
(A)
In
general
The term security breach means compromise of
the security, confidentiality, or integrity of, or the loss of, computerized
data 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.
(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 the release of information obtained from a public record, including
information obtained from a news report or periodical; or
(iii) any lawfully authorized
investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement or
intelligence agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision
of a State.
(11)
Sensitive personally
identifiable information
The term sensitive personally
identifiable information means any information or compilation of
information, in electronic or digital form that includes the following:
(A) An individual's first and
last name or first initial and last name in combination with any two of the
following data elements:
(i) Home address or telephone
number.
(ii) Mother's maiden
name.
(iii) Month, day, and year of
birth.
(B) A non-truncated social
security number, driver's license number, passport number, or alien
registration number or other government-issued unique identification
number.
(C) Unique biometric data
such as a fingerprint, voice print, a retina or iris image, or any other
unique physical representation.
(D) A unique account
identifier, including a financial account number or credit or debit card
number, electronic identification number, user name, or routing code.
(E) Any combination of the
following data elements:
(i) An individual's first and
last name or first initial and last name.
(ii) A unique account
identifier, including a financial account number or credit or debit card
number, electronic identification number, user name, or routing code.
(iii) Any security code,
access code, or password, or source code that could be used to generate such
codes or passwords.
(12)
Service
provider
The term service provider means a business
entity that provides electronic data transmission, routing, intermediate and
transient storage, or connections to its system or network, where the business
entity providing such services does not select or modify the content of the
electronic data, is not the sender or the intended recipient of the data, and
the business entity transmits, routes, stores, or provides connections for
personal information in a manner that personal information is undifferentiated
from other types of data that such business entity transmits, routes, stores,
or provides connections. Any such business entity shall be treated as a service
provider under this Act only to the extent that it is engaged in the provision
of such transmission, routing, intermediate and transient storage or
connections.
I
Enhancing punishment for
identity theft and other violations of data privacy and security
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.
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:
1041.
Concealment of
security breaches involving sensitive personally identifiable
information
(a)
In
general
Whoever, having knowledge of a security breach and of the
fact that notice of such security breach is required under title II of the
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014, intentionally and willfully conceals the fact of such
security breach, shall, in the event that such security breach results in
economic harm to any individual in the amount of $1,000 or more, be fined under
this tile or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(b)
Person
defined
For purposes of subsection (a), the term
person has the meaning given the term in section 1030(e)(12).
(c)
Notice
requirement
Any person seeking an exemption under section 212(b)
of the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 shall be immune from prosecution under this section if
the Federal Trade Commission does not indicate, in writing, that such notice be
given under section 212(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 sensitive personally identifiable
information.
.
(c)
Enforcement
authority
(1)
In
general
The United States Secret Service and Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall have the authority to investigate offenses under section 1041 of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(2)
Nonexclusivity
The
authority granted in paragraph (1) shall not be exclusive of any existing
authority held by any other Federal agency.
103.
Penalties for fraud
and related activity in connection with computers
Section 1030(c) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The punishment for an
offense under subsection (a) or (b) of this section is—
(1) a fine under this title
or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both, in the case of an offense
under subsection (a)(1) of this section;
(2)
(A) except as provided in
subparagraph (B), a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 3
years, or both, in the case of an offense under subsection (a)(2); or
(B) a fine under this title
or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both, in the case of an offense
under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, if—
(i) the offense was committed
for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(ii) the offense was
committed in the furtherance of any criminal or tortious act in violation of
the Constitution or laws of the United States, or of any State; or
(iii) the value of the
information obtained, or that would have been obtained if the offense was
completed, exceeds $5,000;
(3) a fine under this title
or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both, in the case of an offense
under subsection (a)(3) of this section;
(4) a fine under this title
or imprisonment of not more than 20 years, or both, in the case of an offense
under subsection (a)(4) of this section;
(5)
(A) except as provided in
subparagraph (D), a fine under this title, imprisonment for not more than 20
years, or both, in the case of an offense under subsection (a)(5)(A) of this
section, if the offense caused—
(i) loss to 1 or more persons
during any 1-year period (and, for purposes of an investigation, prosecution,
or other proceeding brought by the United States only, loss resulting from a
related course of conduct affecting 1 or more other protected computers)
aggregating at least $5,000 in value;
(ii) the modification or
impairment, or potential modification or impairment, of the medical
examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of 1 or more individuals;
(iii) physical injury to any
person;
(iv) a threat to public
health or safety;
(v) damage affecting a
computer used by, or on behalf of, an entity of the United States Government in
furtherance of the administration of justice, national defense, or national
security; or
(vi) damage affecting 10 or
more protected computers during any 1-year period;
(B) a fine under this title,
imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, in the case of an offense
under subsection (a)(5)(B), if the offense caused a harm provided in clauses (i)
through (vi) of subparagraph (A) of this subsection;
(C) if the offender attempts
to cause or knowingly or recklessly causes death from conduct in violation of
subsection (a)(5)(A), a fine under this title, imprisonment for any term of
years or for life, or both; or
(D) a fine under this title,
imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both, for any other offense under
subsection (a)(5);
(6) a fine under this title
or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, in the case of an offense
under subsection (a)(6) of this section; or
(7) a fine under this title
or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, in the case of an offense
under subsection (a)(7) of this
section.
.
104.
Trafficking in
passwords
Section 1030(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (6) and
inserting the following:
(6) knowingly and with intent
to defraud traffics (as defined in section 1029) in—
(A) any password or similar
information through which a protected computer as defined in subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (e)(2) may be accessed without authorization; or
(B) any means of access
through which a protected computer as defined in subsection (e)(2)(A) may be
accessed without
authorization.
.
105.
Conspiracy and
attempted computer fraud offenses
Section 1030(b) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting for the completed offense after
punished as provided.
106.
Criminal and civil
forfeiture for fraud and related activity in connection with
computers
Section 1030 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (i) and (j)
and inserting the following:
(i)
Criminal
Forfeiture
(1) The court, in imposing
sentence on any person convicted of a violation of this section, or convicted
of conspiracy to violate this section, shall order, in addition to any other
sentence imposed and irrespective of any provision of State law, that such
person forfeit to the United States—
(A) such person’s interest in
any property, real or personal, that was used, or intended to be used, to
commit or facilitate the commission of such violation; and
(B) any property, real or
personal, constituting or derived from any gross proceeds, or any property
traceable to such property, that such person obtained, directly or indirectly,
as a result of such violation.
(2) The criminal forfeiture
of property under this subsection, including any seizure and disposition of the
property, and any related judicial or administrative proceeding, shall be
governed by the provisions of section 413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse
Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853), except subsection (d) of
that section.
(j)
Civil
Forfeiture
(1) The following shall be
subject to forfeiture to the United States and no property right, real or
personal, shall exist in them:
(A) Any property, real or
personal, that was used, or intended to be used, to commit or facilitate the
commission of any violation of this section, or a conspiracy to violate this
section.
(B) Any property, real or
personal, constituting or derived from any gross proceeds obtained directly or
indirectly, or any property traceable to such property, as a result of the
commission of any violation of this section, or a conspiracy to violate this
section.
(2) Seizures and forfeitures
under this subsection shall be governed by the provisions in chapter 46 relating to civil forfeitures, except that such
duties as are imposed on the Secretary of the Treasury under the customs laws
described in section 981(d) shall be performed
by such officers, agents and other persons as may be designated for that
purpose by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney
General.
.
107.
Limitation on civil
actions involving unauthorized use
Section 1030(g) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting (1) before
Any person; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(2) No action may be brought
under this subsection if a violation of a contractual obligation or agreement,
such as an acceptable use policy or terms of service agreement, constitutes the
sole basis for determining that access to the protected computer is
unauthorized, or in excess of
authorization.
.
108.
Reporting of certain
criminal cases
Section 1030 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
(k)
Reporting certain
criminal cases
Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall
report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives the number of criminal cases brought
under subsection (a) that involve conduct in which—
(1) the defendant—
(A) exceeded authorized
access to a non-governmental computer; or
(B) accessed a
non-governmental computer without authorization; and
(2) the sole basis for the
Government determining that access to the non-governmental computer was
unauthorized, or in excess of authorization was that the defendant violated a
contractual obligation or agreement with a service provider or employer, such
as an acceptable use policy or terms of service
agreement.
.
109.
Damage to critical
infrastructure computers
(a)
In
general
Chapter 47 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1030 the
following:
1030A.
Aggravated damage to
a critical infrastructure computer
(a)
Definitions
In
this section—
(1) the terms
computer and damage have the meanings given such
terms in section 1030; and
(2) the term critical
infrastructure computer means a computer that manages or controls
systems or assets vital to national defense, national security, national
economic security, public health or safety, or any combination of those
matters, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, including—
(A) gas and oil production,
storage, and delivery systems;
(B) water supply
systems;
(C) telecommunication
networks;
(D) electrical power delivery
systems;
(E) finance and banking
systems;
(F) emergency
services;
(G) transportation systems
and services; and
(H) government operations
that provide essential services to the public.
(b)
Offense
It
shall be unlawful to, during and in relation to a felony violation of section
1030, intentionally cause or attempt to cause damage to a critical
infrastructure computer, and such damage results in (or, in the case of an
attempt, would, if completed have resulted in) the substantial
impairment—
(1) of the operation of the
critical infrastructure computer; or
(2) of the critical
infrastructure associated with the computer.
(c)
Penalty
Any
person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
for not less than 3 years nor more than 20 years, or both.
(d)
Consecutive
sentence
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) a court shall not place
on probation any person convicted of a violation of this section;
(2) except as provided in
paragraph (4), no term of imprisonment imposed on a person under this section
shall run concurrently with any other term of imprisonment, including any term
of imprisonment imposed on the person under any other provision of law,
including any term of imprisonment imposed for the felony violation section
1030;
(3) in determining any term
of imprisonment to be imposed for a felony violation of section 1030, a court
shall not in any way reduce the term to be imposed for such crime so as to
compensate for, or otherwise take into account, any separate term of
imprisonment imposed or to be imposed for a violation of this section;
and
(4) a term of imprisonment
imposed on a person for a violation of this section may, in the discretion of
the court, run concurrently, in whole or in part, only with another term of
imprisonment that is imposed by the court at the same time on that person for
an additional violation of this section, provided that such discretion shall be
exercised in accordance with any applicable guidelines and policy statements
issued by the United States Sentencing Commission pursuant to section 994 of
title
28.
.
(b)
Technical and
conforming amendment
The table of sections for chapter 47 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 1030 the following:
1030A. Aggravated damage to a
critical infrastructure
computer.
.
110.
Limitation on actions
involving unauthorized use
Section 1030(e)(6) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking alter; and inserting
alter, but does not include access in violation of a contractual
obligation or agreement, such as an acceptable use policy or terms of service
agreement, with an Internet service provider, Internet website, or
non-government employer, if such violation constitutes the sole basis for
determining that access to a protected computer is
unauthorized;.
II
Privacy and security of
personally identifiable information
A
A Data Privacy and
Security Program
201.
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)
Applicability
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 202 for protecting sensitive
personally identifiable information.
(c)
Limitations
Notwithstanding
any other obligation under this subtitle, this subtitle does not apply to the
following:
(1)
Financial
institutions
Financial institutions—
(A) subject to the data
security requirements and standards under section 501(b) of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801(b)); and
(B) subject to the
jurisdiction of an agency or authority described in section 505(a) of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6805(a)).
(2)
HIPAA 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 17934) and implementing regulations
promulgated under such sections.
(3)
Service
providers
A service provider for any electronic communication by
a third party, to the extent that the service provider is exclusively engaged
in the transmission, routing, or temporary, intermediate, or transient storage
of that communication.
(4)
Public
records
Public records not otherwise subject to a confidentiality
or nondisclosure requirement, or information obtained from a public record,
including 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 202 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.
202.
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);
(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; and
(C) establish a plan and
procedures for minimizing the amount of sensitive personally identifiable
information maintained by such business entity, which shall provide for the
retention of sensitive personally identifiable information only as reasonably
needed for the business purposes of such business entity or as necessary to
comply with any legal obligation.
(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 certain
providers of services
In the event a business entity subject to
this subtitle engages a person or entity not subject to this subtitle (other
than a service provider) to receive sensitive personally identifiable
information in performing services or functions (other than the services or
functions provided by a service provider) on behalf of and under the
instruction of such business entity, such business entity shall—
(1) exercise appropriate due
diligence in selecting the person or entity for responsibilities related to
sensitive personally identifiable information, and take reasonable steps to
select and retain a person or entity that is capable of maintaining appropriate
safeguards for the security, privacy, and integrity of the sensitive personally
identifiable information at issue; and
(2) require the person or
entity by contract to implement and maintain appropriate measures designed to
meet the objectives and requirements governing entities subject to section 201,
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.
203.
Enforcement
(a)
Civil
Penalties
(1)
In
general
Any business entity that violates the provisions of
section 201 or 202 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 section 201 or 202 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)
Penalty limits
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total sum
of civil penalties assessed against a business entity for all violations of the
provisions of this subtitle resulting from the same or related acts or
omissions shall not exceed $500,000, unless such conduct is found to be willful
or intentional.
(B)
Determinations
The
determination of whether a violation of a provision of this subtitle has
occurred, and if so, the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be
made by the court sitting as the finder of fact. The determination of whether a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional, and if
so, the amount of the additional penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be made
by the court sitting as the finder of fact.
(C)
Additional penalty
limit
If a court determines under subparagraph (B) that a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional and
imposes an additional penalty, the court may not impose an additional penalty
in an amount that exceeds $500,000.
(4)
Equitable
relief
A business entity engaged in interstate commerce that
violates this section may be enjoined from further violations by a United
States district court.
(5)
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 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)
Penalty limits
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total sum
of civil penalties assessed against a business entity for all violations of the
provisions of this subtitle resulting from the same or related acts or
omissions shall not exceed $500,000, unless such conduct is found to be willful
or intentional.
(B)
Determinations
The
determination of whether a violation of a provision of this subtitle has
occurred, and if so, the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be
made by the court sitting as the finder of fact. The determination of whether a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional, and if
so, the amount of the additional penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be made
by the court sitting as the finder of fact.
(C)
Additional penalty
limit
If a court determines under subparagraph (B) that a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional and
imposes an additional penalty, the court may not impose an additional penalty
in an amount that exceeds $500,000.
(3)
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 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.
(4)
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.
(5)
Pending
proceedings
If the Federal Trade Commission initiates a Federal
civil action for a violation of this subtitle, or any regulations thereunder,
no attorney general of a State may bring an action for a violation of this
subtitle that resulted from the same or related acts or omissions against a
defendant named in the Federal civil action initiated by the Federal Trade
Commission.
(6)
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.
(7)
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.
204.
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 personal
information.
(b)
Limitations
Nothing
in this subtitle shall be construed to modify, limit, or supersede the
operation of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) or its implementing regulations,
including those adopted or enforced by States.
B
Security Breach
Notification
211.
Notice to
individuals
(a)
In
General
Except as provided in section 212, any agency, or business entity engaged in interstate
commerce, other than a service provider, 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.
(4)
Service
providers
If a service provider becomes aware of a security
breach of data in electronic form containing sensitive personal information
that is owned or possessed by another business entity that connects to or uses
a system or network provided by the service provider for the purpose of
transmitting, routing, or providing intermediate or transient storage of such
data, the service provider shall be required to notify the business entity who
initiated such connection, transmission, routing, or storage of the security
breach if the business entity can be reasonably identified. Upon receiving such
notification from a service provider, the business entity shall be required to
provide the notification required under subsection (a).
(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
(A)
In
general
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 202(a)(3), and
restore the reasonable integrity of the data system and provide notice to law
enforcement when required.
(B)
Extension
(i)
In
general
Except as provided in subsection (d), delay of notification
shall not exceed 60 days following the discovery of the security breach, unless
the business entity or agency requests an extension of time and the Federal
Trade Commission determines in writing that additional time is reasonably
necessary to determine the scope of the security breach, prevent further
disclosures, conduct the risk assessment, restore the reasonable integrity of
the data system, or to provide notice to the designated entity.
(ii)
Approval of
request
If the Federal Trade Commission approves the request for
delay, the agency or business entity may delay the time period for notification
for additional periods of up to 30 days.
(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 or the Federal Trade Commission 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 or national security purposes
(1)
In
general
If the United States Secret Service or the Federal Bureau
of Investigation determines that the notification required under this section
would impede a criminal investigation, or national security activity, such
notification shall be delayed upon written notice from the United States Secret
Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the agency or business entity
that experienced the breach. The notification from the United States Secret
Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall specify in writing the
period of delay requested for law enforcement or national security
purposes.
(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 or national security delay
was invoked unless a Federal law enforcement or intelligence agency provides
written notification that further delay is necessary.
(3)
Law enforcement
immunity
No non-constitutional cause of action shall lie in any
court against any agency for acts relating to the delay of notification for law
enforcement or national security purposes under this subtitle.
(e)
Limitations
Notwithstanding
any other obligation under this subtitle, this subtitle does not apply to the
following:
(1)
Financial
institutions
Financial institutions—
(A) subject to the data
security requirements and standards under section 501(b) of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801(b)); and
(B) subject to the
jurisdiction of an agency or authority described in section 505(a) of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6805(a)).
(2)
HIPAA 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)
(I) is acting as a covered
entity and as a business associate, as those terms are 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 data breach notification, privacy and data
security requirements under the Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, (42 U.S.C. 17932) and implementing regulations
promulgated thereunder; or
(ii) is acting as a vendor of
personal health records and third party service provider, subject to the Health
Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (42 U.S.C.
17937), including the data breach notification requirements and implementing
regulations of that Act.
212.
Exemptions
(a)
Exemption for National
Security and Law Enforcement
(1)
In
general
Section 211 shall not apply to an agency or business
entity if—
(A) the United States Secret
Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that notification of
the security breach could be expected to reveal sensitive sources and methods
or similarly impede the ability of the Government to conduct law enforcement
investigations; or
(B) the Federal Bureau of
Investigation determines that notification of the security breach could be
expected to cause damage to the national security.
(2)
Immunity
No
non-constitutional cause of action shall lie in any court against any Federal
agency for acts relating to the exemption from notification for law enforcement
or national security purposes under this title.
(b)
Safe Harbor
(1)
In
general
An agency or business entity shall be exempt from the
notice requirements under section 211, if—
(A) a risk assessment
conducted by the agency or business entity concludes that, based upon the
information available, there is no significant risk that a security breach has
resulted in, or will result in, identity theft, economic loss or harm, or
physical harm to the individuals whose sensitive personally identifiable
information was subject to the security breach;
(B) without unreasonable
delay, but not later than 45 days after the discovery of a security breach,
unless extended by the Federal Trade Commission, the agency or business entity
notifies the Federal Trade Commission, in writing, of—
(i) the results of the risk
assessment; and
(ii) its decision to invoke
the risk assessment exemption; and
(C) the Federal Trade
Commission does not indicate, in writing, within 10 business days from receipt
of the decision, that notice should be given.
(2)
Rebuttable
presumptions
For purposes of paragraph (1)—
(A) the encryption of
sensitive personally identifiable information described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)
shall establish a rebuttable presumption that no significant risk exists;
and
(B) the rendering of
sensitive personally identifiable information described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable through data security technology or
methodology that is generally accepted by experts in the field of information
security, such as redaction or access controls shall establish a rebuttable
presumption that no significant risk exists.
(3)
Violation
It
shall be a violation of this section to—
(A) fail to conduct the risk
assessment in a reasonable manner, or according to standards generally accepted
by experts in the field of information security; or
(B) submit the results of a
risk assessment that contains fraudulent or deliberately misleading
information.
(c)
Financial fraud
prevention exemption
(1)
In
general
A business entity will be exempt from the notice
requirement under section 211 if the business entity utilizes or participates
in a security program that—
(A) effectively blocks 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 in paragraph (1) does not apply if the information subject to the
security breach includes an individual's first and last name, or any other type
of sensitive personally identifiable information as defined in section 3,
unless that information is only a credit card number or credit card security
code.
213.
Methods of
notice
An agency or business
entity shall be in compliance with section 211 if it provides the
following:
(1)
Individual
notice
Notice to individuals by one 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.
214.
Content of
notification
(a)
In
General
Regardless of the method by which notice is provided to
individuals under section 213, 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 219, a State may require that a
notice under subsection (a) shall also include information regarding victim
protection assistance provided for by that State.
(c)
Direct Business
Relationship
Regardless of whether a business entity, agency, or
a designated third party provides the notice required pursuant to section
211(b), such notice shall include the name of the business entity or agency
that has a direct relationship with the individual being notified.
215.
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 211(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.
216.
Notice to law
enforcement
(a)
Designation of
government entity To receive notice
(1)
In
general
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall designate
a Federal Government entity to receive the notices required under section 212
and this section, and any other reports and information about information security
incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities.
(2)
Responsibilities of the
designated entity
The designated entity shall—
(A) be responsible for
promptly providing the information that it receives to the United States Secret
Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to the Federal Trade
Commission for civil law enforcement purposes; and
(B) provide the information
described in subparagraph (A) as appropriate to other Federal agencies for law
enforcement, national security, or data security purposes.
(b)
Notice
Any
business entity or agency shall notify the designated entity 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
5,000;
(2) the security breach
involves a database, networked or integrated databases, or other data system
containing the sensitive personally identifiable information of more than
500,000 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.
(c)
FTC rulemaking and
review of thresholds
(1)
Reports
Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the
Attorney General of the United States and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall promulgate regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regarding the reports required
under subsection (a).
(2)
Thresholds for notice
The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the
Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
after notice and the opportunity for public comment, and in a manner consistent
with this section, shall promulgate regulations, as necessary, under section
553 of title 5, United States Code, to adjust the thresholds for notice to law
enforcement and national security authorities under subsection (a) and to
facilitate the purposes of this section.
(d)
Timing
The
notice required under subsection (a) shall be provided as promptly as possible,
but such notice must be provided either 72 hours before notice is provided to
an individual pursuant to section 211, or not later than 10 days after the
business entity or agency discovers the security breach or discovers that the
nature of the security breach requires notice to law enforcement under this
section, whichever occurs first.
217.
Enforcement
(a)
In
general
The Attorney General
and the Federal Trade Commission may enforce civil
violations of section 211.
(b)
Civil actions by the
Attorney General of the United States
(1)
In
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 $11,000 per day per security
breach.
(2)
Penalty
limitation
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total
amount of the civil penalty assessed against a business entity for conduct
involving the same or related acts or omissions that results in a violation of
this subtitle may not exceed $1,000,000.
(3)
Determinations
The
determination of whether a violation of a provision of this subtitle has
occurred, and if so, the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be
made by the court sitting as the finder of fact. The determination of whether a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional, and if
so, the amount of the additional penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be made
by the court sitting as the finder of fact.
(4)
Additional penalty
limit
If a court determines under paragraph (3) that a violation
of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional and imposes an
additional penalty, the court may not impose an additional penalty in an amount
that exceeds $1,000,000.
(c)
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.
(d)
Civil actions by the
Federal Trade Commission
(1)
In
general
Compliance with the requirements imposed under this
subtitle may be enforced under the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41
et seq.) by the Federal Trade Commission with respect to business entities
subject to this Act. All of the functions and powers of the Federal Trade
Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act are available to the
Commission to enforce compliance by any person with the requirements imposed
under this title.
(2)
Penalty
limitation
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total sum
of civil penalties assessed against a business entity for all violations of the
provisions of this subtitle resulting from the same or related acts or
omissions may not exceed $1,000,000, unless such conduct is found to be willful
or intentional.
(B)
Determinations
The
determination of whether a violation of a provision of this subtitle has
occurred, and if so, the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be
made by the court sitting as the finder of fact. The determination of whether a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional, and if
so, the amount of the additional penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be made
by the court sitting as the finder of fact.
(C)
Additional penalty
limit
If a court determines under subparagraph (B) that a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional and
imposes an additional penalty, the court may not impose an additional penalty
in an amount that exceeds $1,000,000.
(3)
Unfair or deceptive
acts or practices
For the purpose of the exercise by the Federal
Trade Commission of its functions and powers under the Federal Trade Commission
Act, a violation of any requirement or prohibition imposed under this title
shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice in commerce in
violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(I)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or
practices and shall be subject to enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission
under that Act with respect to any business entity, irrespective of whether
that business entity is engaged in commerce or meets any other jurisdictional
tests in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
(e)
Coordination of
enforcement
(1)
In
general
Before opening an investigation, the Federal Trade
Commission shall consult with the Attorney General.
(2)
Limitation
The
Federal Trade Commission may initiate investigations under this subsection
unless the Attorney General determines that such an investigation would impede
an ongoing criminal investigation or national security activity.
(3)
Coordination
agreement
(A)
In
general
In order to avoid conflicts and promote consistency
regarding the enforcement and litigation of matters under this Act, not later
than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission shall enter into an agreement for coordination regarding the
enforcement of this Act.
(B)
Requirement
The
coordination agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include
provisions to ensure that parallel investigations and proceedings under this
section are conducted in a matter that avoids conflicts and does not impede the
ability of the Attorney General to prosecute violations of Federal criminal
laws.
(4)
Coordination with the
FCC
If an enforcement action under this Act relates to customer
proprietary network information, the Federal Trade Commission shall coordinate
the enforcement action with the Federal Communications Commission.
(f)
Rulemaking
The
Federal Trade Commission may, in consultation with the Attorney General, issue
such other regulations as it determines to be necessary to carry out this
subtitle. All regulations promulgated under this Act shall be issued in
accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. Where regulations
relate to customer proprietary network information, the promulgation of such
regulations will be coordinated with the Federal Communications
Commission.
(g)
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.
(h)
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.
218.
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 to—
(A) enjoin that
practice;
(B) enforce compliance with
this subtitle; or
(C) civil penalties of not
more than $11,000 per day per security breach up to a maximum of $1,000,000 per
violation, unless such conduct is found to be willful or intentional.
(2)
Penalty
limitation
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total sum
of civil penalties assessed against a business entity for all violations of the
provisions of this subtitle resulting from the same or related acts or
omissions may not exceed $1,000,000, unless such conduct is found to be willful
or intentional.
(B)
Determinations
The
determination of whether a violation of a provision of this subtitle has
occurred, and if so, the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be
made by the court sitting as the finder of fact. The determination of whether a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional, and if
so, the amount of the additional penalty to be imposed, if any, shall be made
by the court sitting as the finder of fact.
(C)
Additional penalty
limit
If a court determines under subparagraph (B) that a
violation of a provision of this subtitle was willful or intentional and
imposes an additional penalty, the court may not impose an additional penalty
in an amount that exceeds $1,000,000.
(3)
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—
(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 217 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 or the Federal Trade
Commission initiate a criminal proceeding or civil action for a violation of a
provision of this subtitle, or any regulations thereunder, no attorney general
of a State may bring an action for a violation of a provision of this subtitle
against a defendant named in the Federal criminal proceeding or civil
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.
219.
Effect on Federal and
State law
For any entity, or
agency that is subject to this subtitle, the provisions of this subtitle shall
supersede any other provision of Federal law, or any provisions of the law of
any State, relating to notification of a security breach, except as provided in
section 214(b). Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to modify, limit,
or supersede the operation of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et
seq.) or its implementing regulations, including those regulations adopted or
enforced by States, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) or its implementing regulations, or the Health
Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. 17937)
or its implementing regulations.
220.
Reporting on
exemptions
(a)
FTC
report
Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act, and upon request by Congress
thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission shall submit a report to Congress on
the number and nature of the security breaches described in the notices filed
by those business entities invoking the risk assessment exemption under section
212(b) and their response to such notices.
(b)
Law enforcement
report
(1)
In
general
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, and upon the request by Congress thereafter, the United States Secret
Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit a report to Congress
on the number and nature of security breaches subject to the national security
and law enforcement exemptions under section 212(a).
(2)
Requirement
The
report required under paragraph (1) shall not include the contents of any risk
assessment provided to the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation under this subtitle.
221.
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.
III
Compliance with
statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
301.
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.