Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006

Summary

Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006 - Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish policies and standards for federal agencies to follow in the event of a breach of data security involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information; and (2) each federal agency to establish procedures for notifying individuals whose sensitive personal information is compromised. Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Under Secretary for Information Services. Outlines responsibilities of the VA's Chief Information Officer with respect to personal information security management. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report quarterly to the congressional veterans' committees on any data breach with respect to sensitive personal information possessed or maintained by the VA. Requires within the VA, with respect to each data breach, an independent risk analysis to determine the level of risk for the potential misuse of such information. Provides for, after a data breach: (1) fraud alerts; (2) credit security freezes; and (3) credit protection services. Outlines requirements for contractors who contract to perform any VA function that requires access to sensitive personal information. Directs the Secretary, in order to ensure appropriate information security skills for VA employees, to carry out programs to provide financial support for the education of such personnel in information security at institutions of higher education. Authorizes: (1) a scholarship program under which the Secretary may provide financial assistance to an individual for up to five years with a limit of $50,000 per year; and (2) a debt reduction program under which the Secretary makes payments on loans taken by VA employees to obtain appropriate information security education, with a payment limit of $82,500 over a five-year period. Provides a first and second priority, in the provision of assistance under this section, to: (1) veterans with service-connected disabilities; and (2) other veterans. Requires any veteran receiving assistance to have been discharged from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 13 November 2006

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 13 November 2006

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 September 2006

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 September 2006

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 26 September 2006

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 13 September 2006

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 13 September 2006

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 July 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 July 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 July 2006

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