,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #digg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjbf,mr4   
,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a    
private cause ( action = exposure (     
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation (       
victims or victims' p]sonal or m$ical   
files or simil> files ! disclosure ( :i*
 w\ld con/itute a cle>ly unw>rant$      
invasion ( p]sonal privacy 9 releas+    
docum5ts "u ! ,ep/e9 ,files ,transp>5cy 
,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,recov]y1 ,en=cem5t1 & ,damages
 to ,assure ,confid5tial ,treatm5t ,act 
or ! ,,r$act ,act4  #b4 ,private cause (
 action = exposure ( p]sonally          
id5tifiable in=mation ( victims or      
victims' p]sonal or m$ical files or     
simil> files ! disclosure ( :i* w\ld    
con/itute a cle>ly unw>rant$ invasion ( 
p]sonal privacy 9 releas+ docum5ts "u ! 
,ep/e9 ,files ,transp>5cy ,act ,section 
#b ( ! ,ep/e9 ,files ,transp>5cy ,act   

7,public ,law #aai-ch2 #aci ,/at4 #fef7 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7
 ,private cause ( action  7#a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,in/ance ,! t]m in/ance1 ) respect to a 
violation ( ?is section1 means ea*      
discrete act con/itut+ a violation ( ?is
 section4  7,b7 ,violation ( ?is section
 ,! t]m violation ( ?is section means a 
failure1 9 releas+ docum5ts "u ?is ,act1
 to )hold or r$act p]sonally id5tifiable
 in=mation ( a victim or a p]sonal or   
m$ical file ( a victim or ano!r simil>  
file ( a victim ! disclosure ( :i* w\ld 
con/itute a cle>ly unw>rant$ invasion ( 
p]sonal privacy4  7#b7 ,cause ( action  
,any p]son aggriev$ by a violation ( ?is
 section may br+ a civil action aga9/ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates if ! violation ( ?is      
section 0 committ$ by an (fic]1         
employee1 or ag5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or (
 any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy4  7#c7    
,relief  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a p]son      
prevails on a claim "u ?is subsection1 !
 c\rt %all aw>d-- 7i7 = ea* in/ance ( a 

violation ( ?is section1 ! great] (     
/atutory damages ( #ej1jjj or ! am\nt ( 
comp5satory damages1 includ+ damages =  
pa9 & suff]+ & emotional di/ress2  7ii7 
reasonable attorney's fees & co/s (     
litigation2 &  7iii7 su* injunctive or  
decl>atory relief z may be appropriate4 
7,b7 ,prelim9>y relief ,^u motion by a  
p]son br++ a claim "u ?is subsection1 a 
c\rt may aw>d su* prelim9>y injunctive  
relief z ! c\rt det]m9es appropriate )  
respect to ! claim4  7#d7 ,waiv] (      
sov]eign immunity ,! ,unit$ ,/ates      
expressly waives sov]eign immunity )    
respect to actions br\ght "u ?is        
subsection4  7#e7 ,p]iod ( limitations  
,a civil action "u ?is subsection may n 
be comm5c$ lat] ?an-- 7,a7 #e ye>s aft] 
! applicable p]son fir/ obta9s actual   
notice ( ! violation ( ?is section2 or  
7,b7 = a violation ( ?is section )      
respect to :i* ! applicable p]son fir/  
obta9$ actual notice ( ! violation ( ?is
 section be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
subsection1 #e ye>s aft] su* date (     

enactm5t4  7#f7 ,applicability ,?is     
subsection %all apply to any violation (
 ?is section occurr+ on or aft] ,novemb]
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