HR 4791 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Federal Agency Data Protection Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2008-06-04)
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Federal Agency Data Protection Act - Defines "personally identifiable information" as any information about an individual maintained by a federal agency, including information about the individual's education, finances, medical, criminal, or employment history, that can be used to distinguish or trace such individual's identity or that is linked or linkable to the individual. Includes within the information security duties of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): (1) the establishment of minimum requirements for the protection of information maintained in or transmitted by mobile digital devices, including requirements for the encryption of such information or the use of technologies that render information unusable by unauthorized persons; (2) the establishment of minimum requirements for agency actions following a breach of information security; (3) notification of individuals whose personally identifiable information may have been compromised or accessed during a security breach; and (4) requiring agencies to comply with minimally acceptable system configuration requirements consistent with best practices. Requires federal agencies to: (1) adopt pl…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4791, Federal Agency Data Protection Act
May 14, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 16, 2008</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4791, Federal Agency Data Protection Act
May 14, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 16, 2008
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office