,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #badd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bc1 #bjbe,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to improve the safety and security of ,members of ,congress1 immediate family members of ,members of ,congress1 and congressional staff4 #a4 ,protecting covered information in public records 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,applicable legislative officers ,the term applicable legislative officers means-- 7,a7 with respect to a ,member of the ,senate1 the ,sergeant at ,arms and ,doorkeeper of the ,senate and the ,secretary of the ,senate1 acting jointly2 and 7,b7 with respect to a ,member of1 or ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1 the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,chief ,administrative ,officer of the ,house of ,representatives1 acting jointly4 7#b7 ,at-risk individual ,the term at-risk individual means-- 7,a7 a ,member of ,congress2 7,b7 any individual who is the spouse1 parent1 sibling1 or child of an individual described in subparagraph 7,a72 7,c7 any individual to whom an individual described in subparagraph 7,a7 stands in loco parentis2 7,d7 any other individual living in the household of an individual described in subparagraph 7,a72 7,e7 any employee whose pay is disbursed by the ,secretary of the ,senate who is identified by the ,director of ,senate ,security as the target of an ongoing threat2 or 7,f7 any employee whose pay is disbursed by the ,chief ,administrative ,officer of the ,house of ,representatives who is identified by the ,director of the ,office of ,house ,security as the target of an ongoing threat4 7#c7 ,covered information ,the term covered information means-- 7,a7 a home address1 including a primary residence or secondary residences2 7,b7 a home or personal mobile telephone number2 7,c7 a personal email address2 7,d7 a social security number or driver's license number2 7,e7 a bank account or credit or debit card number2 7,f7 a license plate number or other unique identifier of a vehicle owned1 leased1 or regularly used by an at-risk individual2 7,g7 the identification of a child1 who is under #ah years of age1 of an at-risk individual2 7,h7 information regarding current or future school or day care attendance1 including the name or addresses of the school or day care2 7,i7 information regarding schedules of school or day care attendance or routes taken to or from the school or day care by an at-risk individual2 7,j7 information regarding routes taken to or from an employment location by an at-risk individual2 or 7,k7 precise geolocation data that is not anonymized and can identify the location of a device of an at-risk individual4 7#d7 ,data broker 7,a7 ,in general ,the term data broker means a commercial entity engaged in collecting1 assembling1 or maintaining personal information concerning an individual who is not a customer1 client1 or an employee of that entity in order to sell the information or otherwise profit from providing third-party access to the information4 7,b7 ,exclusion ,the term data broker does not include a commercial entity engaged in the following activities3 7i7 ,engaging in reporting1 news-gathering1 speaking1 or other activities intended to inform the public on matters of public interest or public concern4 7ii7 ,providing #daa directory assistance or directory information services1 including name1 address1 and telephone number1 on behalf of or as a function of a telecommunications carrier4 7iii7 ,using personal information internally1 providing access to businesses under common ownership or affiliated by corporate control1 or selling or providing data for a transaction or service requested by or concerning the individual whose personal information is being transferred4 7iv7 ,providing publicly available information via real-time or near-real-time alert services for health or safety purposes4 7v7 ,a consumer reporting agency subject to the ,fair ,credit ,reporting ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq474 7vi7 ,a financial institution subject to the ,gramm-,leach-,bliley ,act 7,public ,law #ajf-ajb7 and regulations implementing that ,act4 7vii7 ,a covered entity for purposes of the privacy regulations promulgated under section #bfd7;c7 of the ,health ,insurance ,portability and ,accountability ,act of #aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note74 7viii7 ,the collection and sale or licensing of covered information incidental to conducting the activities described in clauses 7i7 through 7vii74 7#e7 ,government agency ,the term ,government agency includes-- 7,a7 an ,executive agency1 as defined in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 any agency in the judicial branch or legislative branch4 7#f7 ,immediate family member ,the term immediate family member means an at-risk individual-- 7,a7 who is the spouse1 parent1 sibling1 or child of another at-risk individual2 7,b7 to whom another at-risk individual stands in loco parentis2 or 7,c7 living in the household of another at-risk individual4 7#g7 ,member of ,congress ,the term ,member of ,congress means-- 7,a7 a ,member of the ,senate2 or 7,b7 a ,member of1 or ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1 the ,house of ,representatives4 7#h7 ,transfer ,the term transfer means to sell1 license1 trade1 or exchange for consideration the covered information of an at-risk individual4 7b7 ,government agencies 7#a7 ,in general ,each at-risk individual may-- 7,a7 file written notice of the status of the individual as an at-risk individual1 for themselves and their immediate family members1 with each ,government agency that includes information necessary to ensure compliance with this section1 as determined by the applicable legislative officers2 and 7,b7 request that each ,government agency described in subparagraph 7,a7 mark as private their covered information and that of their immediate family members4 7#b7 ,no public posting 7,a7 ,in general ,government agencies shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes covered information of an at-risk individual4 7,b7 ,deadline ,upon receipt of a request by an at-risk individual under paragraph 7#a77;,b71 a ,government agency shall remove the covered information of the at-risk individual1 and any immediate family member on whose behalf the at-risk individual submitted the request1 from publicly available content not later than #gb hours after such receipt4 7#c7 ,exceptions ,nothing in this section shall prohibit a ,government agency from providing access to records containing the covered information of an at-risk individual to a third party if the third party-- 7,a7 possesses a signed release from the at-risk individual or a court order2 7,b7 is subject to the requirements of title ,v of the ,gramm-,leach-,bliley ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja et seq472 or 7,c7 executes a confidentiality agreement with the ,government agency4 7c7 ,delegation of authority 7#a7 ,in general ,an at-risk individual may directly1 or through an agent designated by the at-risk individual1 make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the at-risk individual4 ,the notice or request shall include information necessary to ensure compliance with this section4 7#b7 ,authorization of legislative officers to make requests 7,a7 ,legislative officers ,upon written request of a ,member of ,congress1 the applicable legislative officers are authorized to make any notice or request required or authorized by this section on behalf of the ,member of ,congress4 ,the notice or request shall include information necessary to ensure compliance with this section1 as determined by the applicable legislative officers4 ,any notice or request made under this paragraph shall be deemed to have been made by the ,member of ,congress and comply with the notice and request requirements of this section4 7,b7 ,list ,in lieu of individual notices or requests1 the applicable legislative officers may provide ,government agencies1 data brokers1 persons1 businesses1 or associations with a list of ,members of ,congress and their immediate family members that includes information necessary to ensure compliance with this section1 as determined by the applicable legislative officers for the purpose of maintaining compliance with this section4 ,such list shall be deemed to comply with individual notice and request requirements of this section4 7d7 ,data brokers and other businesses 7#a7 ,prohibitions 7,a7 ,data brokers ,it shall be unlawful for a data broker to knowingly sell1 license1 trade for consideration1 or purchase covered information of an at-risk individual4 7,b7 ,other businesses 7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in clause 7ii71 no person1 business1 or association shall publicly post or publicly display on the internet covered information of an at-risk individual if the at-risk individual1 or an immediate family member on behalf of the at-risk individual1 has made a written request to that person1 business1 or association to not disclose the covered information of the at-risk individual4 7ii7 ,exceptions ,clause 7i7 shall not apply to-- 7,i7 the display on the internet of the covered information of an at-risk individual if the information is relevant to and displayed as part of a news story1 commentary1 editorial1 or other speech on a matter of public concern2 7,,ii7 covered information that the at-risk individual voluntarily publishes on the internet after the date of enactment of this ,act2 or 7,,iii7 covered information received from a ,federal ,government source 7or from an employee or agent of the ,federal ,government74 7#b7 ,required conduct 7,a7 ,in general ,after receiving a written request under paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 the person1 business1 or association shall-- 7i7 remove within #gb hours the covered information from the internet and ensure that the information is not made available on any website or subsidiary website controlled by that person1 business1 or association2 and 7ii7 ensure that the covered information of the at-risk individual is not made available on any website or subsidiary website controlled by that person1 business1 or association4 7,b7 ,transfer 7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in clause 7ii71 after receiving a written request under paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 the person1 business1 or association shall not transfer the covered information of the at-risk individual to any other person1 business1 or association through any medium4 7ii7 ,exceptions ,clause 7i7 shall not apply to-- 7,i7 the transfer of the covered information of the at-risk individual if the information is relevant to and displayed as part of a news story1 commentary1 editorial1 or other speech on a matter of public concern2 7,,ii7 covered information that the at-risk individual voluntarily publishes on the internet after the date of enactment of this ,act2 or 7,,iii7 a transfer made at the request of the at-risk individual or that is necessary to effectuate a request to the person1 business1 or association from the at-risk individual4 7e7 ,redress ,an at-risk individual whose covered information is made public as a result of a violation of this section may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction4 7f7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,in general ,nothing in this section shall be construed-- 7,a7 to prohibit1 restrain1 or limit-- 7i7 the lawful investigation or reporting by the press of any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have been committed by an at-risk individual2 7ii7 the reporting on an at-risk individual regarding matters of public concern2 or 7iii7 the disclosure of information otherwise required under ,federal law2 7,b7 to impair access to the actions or statements of a ,member of ,congress in the course of carrying out the public functions of the ,member of ,congress2 7,c7 to limit the publication or transfer of covered information with the written consent of the at-risk individual2 or 7,d7 to prohibit information sharing by a data broker to a ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 or local government1 or any unit thereof4 7#b7 ,protection of covered information ,this section shall be broadly construed to favor the protection of the covered information of at-risk individuals4 7g7 ,severability ,if any provision of this section1 or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance1 is held to be unconstitutional1 the remaining provisions of this section1 and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance1 shall not be affected4