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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5467 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for 
the unauthorized disclosure of records containing personal information 
about veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2006 
Mrs. DRAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish criminal 
penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of records con-
taining personal information about veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Identity Se-
curity Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DIS-
CLOSURE OF RECORDS ABOUT VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5705 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 5706. Unauthorized disclosure of records con-
taining personal information about vet-
erans 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—(1) Any person described in sub-
section (b) who other than as authorized by section 5901 
of this title or as otherwise authorized by law knowingly 
discloses, or causes the disclosure of, records specified in 
subsection (c) with intent to sell, transfer, or use personal 
information contained in the disclosed records for commer-
cial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm shall be 
fined as provided in title 18, imprisoned not more than 
10 years, or both. 
‘‘(2) Any person described in subsection (b) who 
other than as authorized by section 5901 of this title or 
as otherwise authorized by law knowingly discloses, or 
causes the disclosure of, records specified in subsection (c) 
in a case not covered by paragraph (1) shall be fined as 
provided in title 18, imprisoned not more than one year, 
or both. 
‘‘(b) COVERED PERSONS.—A person described in this 
subsection is any of the following: 
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‘‘(1) An officer or employee of the Department. 
‘‘(2) A contractor or employee of a contractor 
of the Department. 
‘‘(3) A volunteer of the Department. 
‘‘(c) SPECIFIED RECORDS.—Records specified in this 
subsection are records of the Department that are covered 
by section 5701(a) of this title and that contain personal 
information about a veteran or any other person receiving 
benefits, or applying for benefits, under laws administered 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) PERSONAL INFORMATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘personal information’ means one or 
more of the following: name, date of birth, address, phone 
number, Social Security number, and (if applicable) dis-
ability rating.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5705 the following new 
item: 
‘‘5706.
Unauthorized disclosure of records containing personal information 
about veterans.’’. 
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