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‘‘(4) PAYMENT OF FEES.—The Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, pay to the consumer reporting agency
assembling or providing credit reports or identifying
information in accordance with procedures established
under this title, a fee for reimbursement for such costs
as are reasonably necessary and which have been di-
rectly incurred in searching for, reproducing, or
transporting books, papers, records, or other data re-
quired or requested to be produced under this sub-
section.
‘‘(5) LIMIT
ON
DISSEMINATION.—The Federal
Bureau of Investigation may not disseminate infor-
mation obtained pursuant to this subsection outside of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, except to the De-
partment of Justice as may be necessary for the ap-
proval or conduct of a foreign counterintelligence in-
vestigation.
‘‘(6) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to prohibit information
from being furnished by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation pursuant to a subpoena or court order, or in
connection with a judicial or administrative proceed-
ing to enforce the provisions of this Act. Nothing in
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this subsection shall be construed to authorize or per-
mit the withholding of information from the Congress.
‘‘(7) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—On a semi-
annual basis, the Attorney General of the United
States shall fully inform the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence and the Committee on Banking,
Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate concerning all requests made
pursuant to paragraph (1) and (2).
‘‘(8) DAMAGES.—Any agency or department of
the United States obtaining or disclosing credit re-
ports, records, or information contained therein in
violation of this subsection is liable to the consumer
to whom such records relate in an amount equal to
the sum of—
‘‘(A) $100, without regard to the volume of
records involved;
‘‘(B) any actual damages sustained by the
consumer as a result of the disclosure;
‘‘(C) such punitive damages as a court may
allow, where the violation is found to have been
willful or intentional; and
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‘‘(D) in the case of any successful action to
enforce liability under this subsection, the costs
of the action, together with reasonable attorney’s
fees, as determined by the court.
‘‘(9) DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS.—
If a court determines that any agency or department
of the United States has violated any provision of this
subsection and the court finds that the circumstances
surrounding the violation raise questions of whether
or not an officer or employee of the agency or depart-
ment acted willfully or intentionally with respect to
the violation, the agency or department shall prompt-
ly initiate a proceeding to determine whether or not
disciplinary action is warranted against the officer or
employee who was responsible for the violation.
‘‘(10) GOOD-FAITH EXCEPTION.—Any credit re-
porting agency or agent or employee thereof making
a disclosure of credit reports or identifying informa-
tion pursuant to this subsection in good-faith reliance
upon a certificate by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion pursuant to provisions of this subsection shall
not be liable to any person for such disclosure under
this title, the constitution of any State, or any law
or regulation of any State or any political subdivi-
sion of any State.
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‘‘(11) LIMITATION OF REMEDIES.—The remedies
and sanctions set forth in this subsection shall be the
only judicial remedies and sanctions for violations of
this subsection.
‘‘(12) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—In addition to any
other remedy contained in this subsection, injunctive
relief shall be available to require compliance with the
procedures of this subsection. In the event of any suc-
cessful action under this subsection, costs together
with reasonable attorney’s fees, as determined by the
court, may be recovered.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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