S. 1151 (112th)

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 June 2011

Last action

7 November 2011 · Committee

Status

By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-91. Additional and Minority views filed.

Summary

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) make fraud in connection with the unauthorized access of personally identifiable information (in electronic or digital form) a predicate for racketeering charges, and (2) prohibit concealment of security breaches involving sensitive personally identifiable information. Sets penalties for attempts and conspiracies to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers. Requires a data broker to: (1) disclose to an individual, upon request, personal electronic records pertaining to such individual maintained or accessed for disclosure to third parties; (2) disclose adverse actions by third parties against an individual; and (3) maintain procedures for correcting inaccuracies and incompleteness in such records. Defines a "data broker" as a business entity that collects, transmits, or provides access to sensitive personally identifiable information on more than 5,000 individuals who are not the customers or employees of that business entity for purposes of providing such information to non-affiliated third parties on an interstate basis. Establishes standards for developing and implementing safeguards to protect the security of sensitive personally identifiable information. Imposes upon data brokers and business entities civil penalties for violations of such standards. Requires business entities to notify: (1) any individual whose information has been, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed or acquired, (2) all nationwide consumer reporting agencies if an agency or entity is required to notify more than 5,000 such individuals, and (3) the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) if the number of individuals involved exceeds 10,000. Authorizes the Attorney General and state attorneys general to bring civil actions against business entities for violations of this Act. Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), in considering contract awards totaling more than $500,000, to evaluate: (1) the data privacy and security program of a data broker, (2) program compliance, (3) the extent to which databases and systems have been compromised by security breaches, and (4) data broker responses to such breaches. Requires federal agency information security programs to include procedures for evaluating and auditing the information security practices of contractors or third party business entities supporting the agency information systems or operations involving personally identifiable information and for ensuring remedial action to address any significant deficiencies. Requires federal agencies to conduct a privacy impact assessment before purchasing personally identifiable information from a data broker.

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Timeline

7 June 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3545-3552)
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3544-3545)
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 2011
Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-126.
Source: Committee
22 September 2011
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181.
Source: Calendars
22 September 2011
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
22 September 2011
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
7 November 2011
Floor
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-91. Additional and Minority views filed.
Source: Floor
7 November 2011
Committee
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-91. Additional and Minority views filed.
Source: Committee

Votes

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Related records

related to ← Data Breach Notification Act of 2011
related to ← Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011
related to ← Cyber Crime Protection Security Act

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1151
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1151
us · 112-s-1151 · source updated 10 August 2026