,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4      
,bab91 ,mr4 ,s*midt1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1  
,mr4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,gill ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,h>ris ( ,m>yl&1 & ,mr4   
,messm]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight
 & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide         
acc\ntability = unlawful disclosures (  
fire>m trace data 9 ! ,fire>ms ,trace   
,sy/em database1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,law ,en=cem5t ,protection & ,privacy   
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to ,,foia   
,section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#h71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9    

p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+
 2 or2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph  
7#i7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#aj7      
cont5ts ( ! ,fire>m ,trace ,sy/em       
database ma9ta9$ by ! ,national ,trace  
,c5t] ( ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 
,fire>ms1 & ,explosives1 or any         
in=mation requir$ to be kept by lic5sees
 pursuant to section #ibc7;g7 ( title   
#ah or report$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#c7
 or 7#g7 ( su* section4  4  #c4         
,unau?oriz$ disclosures by ag5cies n "p 
( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  7a7 ,f9es =       
disclosures contr>y to ,f$]al law ,!    
,attorney ,g5]al %all f9e a ,/ate1      
local1 tribal1 or =eign entity ! foll[+ 
am\nt if ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t !
 entity made a disclosure ( protect$    
in=mation 9 violation ( ! cov]$         
disclosure /atute or any o!r applicable 
,f$]al law aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act3 7#a7 #aj1jjj1 = ! fir/        
violation by ! entity or a violation by 
! entity occurr+ m ?an #c ye>s aft] !   
mo/ rec5t violation by ! entity4  7#b7  

#be1jjj1 = any o!r violation by !       
entity4  7b7 ,loss ( access = #a ye>    
aft] multiple violations ,! ,attorney   
,g5]al may n disclose protect$ in=mation
 to an entity f9$ "u subsection 7a77#b71
 = #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! imposition ( !
 f9e4  7c7 ,en=cem5t ( f9e by civil     
action ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ an   
action 9 a c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction 
to en=ce or collect paym5t ( a f9e      
impos$ "u subsection 7a74  7d7          
,assessm5t ( f9es ,9 assess+ f9es "u ?is
 section1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all impose
 a f9e = ea* disclosure ( ea* individual
 piece ( protect$ in=mation 9 violation 
( ! cov]$ disclosure /atute4  #d4       
,private "r ( action = unau?oriz$       
disclosures ( protect$ in=mation  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,any entity ) a lic5se "u section
 #ibc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
adv]sely affect$ or aggriev$ by a       
disclosure ( protect$ in=mation 9       
violation ( ! cov]$ disclosure /atute or
 any o!r applicable ,f$]al law by a     
,f$]al ag5cy or a local1 tribal1 or     

=eign entity may br+ an action 9 a c\rt 
( compet5t jurisdiction aga9/ ! ag5cy or
 entity = rem$ies available "u ?is      
section4  7b7 ,waiv] & abrogation (     
sov]eign immunity ,sov]eign immunity    
%all n be a def5se 9 an action "u ?is   
section4  7c7 ,rem$ies ,an entity t     
prevails on a violation alleg$ 9 a claim
 "u ?is section %all be entitl$ to--    
7#a7 ! great] (-- 7,a7 triple ! am\nt ( 
damages suff]$ by ! entity1 includ+     
damages result+ f loss ( bus9ess income 
or h>m to ! reputation ( ! entity2 or   
7,b7 #be1jjj1 = ea* disclosure ( ea*    
individual piece ( protect$ in=mation 9 
violation ( ! cov]$ disclosure /atute2  
7#b7 su* punitive damages z ! c\rt may  
all[2 &  7#c7 a reasonable attorney's   
fee & c\rt co/s4  #e4 ,o!r rem$ies2     
sev]ability  7a7 ,o!r rem$ies ,?is ,act 
%all n be int]pret$ to preclude any o!r 
rem$y available "u law4  7b7            
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 or ! 
application ( su* a provision or am5dm5t

 to any p]son or circum/ance is held by 
a c\rt to be invalid or uncon/itutional1
 no o!r su* provision1 am5dm5t1 or      
application %all be affect$ !reby4  #f4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$    
disclosure /atute ,! t]m cov]$          
disclosure /atute means ! #f? proviso "u
 ! head+ ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1  
,fire>ms & ,explosives--,sal>ies &      
,exp5ses 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7title ,,ii 
( division ,b ( ! ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r 
,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab2   
#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note71 or successor  
law4  7#b7 ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al   
ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#bfga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7#c7 ,local entity ,! t]m local entity  
means a city1 c\nty1 municipal          
corporation1 or o!r unit ( gov]nm5t t is
 a political subdivision1 & n an arm1 ( 
a ,/ate4  7#d7 ,protect$ in=mation ,!   
t]m protect$ in=mation means ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,! cont5ts1 or a portion !re(1 ( ! 
,fire>ms ,trace ,sy/em database ma9ta9$ 

by ! ,national ,trace ,c5t] ( ! ,bureau 
( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &       
,explosives4  7,b7 ,! in=mation requir$ 
to be kept by lic5sees pursuant to      
section #ibc7;g7 or report$ pursuant to 
p>agraph 7#c7 or 7#g7 ( su* section4