Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for intentional failures to provide required notices of a security breach involving sensitive personally identifiable information. Defines "sensitive personally identifiable information" to mean specified electronic or digital information.
Defines "security breach" as a compromise of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of computerized data that there is reason to believe has resulted in improper access to sensitive personally identifiable information.
Requires a person who owns or possesses data in electronic form containing a means of identification and who has knowledge of a major security breach of the system containing such data maintained by such person to provide prompt notice to the U.S. Secret Service or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Defines "major security breach" as any security breach involving: (1) means of identification pertaining to at least 10,000 individuals reasonably believed to have been acquired, (2) databases owned by the federal government, or (3) means of identification of federal employees or contractors involved in national security matters or law enforcement.
Authorizes the Attorney General (DOJ) and any state attorney general to bring civil actions and obtain injunctive relief for violations of federal laws relating to data security.
Requires federal agencies as part of their rulemaking process to prepare and make available to the public privacy impact assessments that describe the impact of certain proposed and final agency rules on the privacy of individuals.
Sets forth authority for agencies to waive or delay certain privacy impact assessment requirements for emergencies and national security reasons.
Directs federal agencies to periodically review promulgated rules that have a significant privacy impact on individuals or a privacy impact on a substantial number of individuals. Requires agencies to consider whether each such rule can be amended or rescinded in a manner that minimizes any such impact while remaining in accordance with applicable statutes.
Provides access to judicial review to individuals adversely affected or aggrieved by final agency action on any such rule.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2013 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Mar 13, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2013 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 15, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
- Mar 13, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1397.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43925 | The EMV Chip Card Transition: Background, Status, and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jun 3, 2016 |
| RL34603 | The U.S. Secret Service: History and Missions Archived | Report | Dec 18, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect cyber privacy, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Consumer credit
- Criminal justice information and records
- Government information and archives
- Health information and medical records
- Judicial review and appeals
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
