Comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Act

Bill: 109-s-768
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2005-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Bank accounts
Bank records
Business records
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Computer crimes
Computer security measures
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Consumer complaints
Consumer credit
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Department of Homeland Security
Electronic data interchange
Electronic government information
Electronic mail systems
Employee rights
Encryption
Executive reorganization
Federal Trade Commission
Federal advisory bodies
Federal preemption
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Identification devices
Identity theft
Independent regulatory commissions
Information technology
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
International cooperation
Internet
Labor and Employment
Law
Prison labor
Right of privacy
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Social security numbers
Standards
State laws
Technological innovations
Telecommunication systems
Telephone
Terrorism
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: 
Comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Act - Establishes in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an Office of Identity Theft. Authorizes the Office to take civil enforcement actions against covered persons that violate this Act.
 
Sets limits on the sale or transfer of sensitive personal information. Requires data merchants to register with the Office. 
 
Establishes within the Office an international directorate devoted to coordinating international responses to identify theft and development of best practices to protect consumers. 
 
Sets forth: (1) notification requirements regarding the unauthorized acquisition of, or the intention to share, an individual's sensitive personal information; and (2) penalties for violations. 
 
Specifies prohibitions on the solicitation, display, sale, purchase, or use of, and access to, social security numbers.
 
Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection of the Department of Homeland Security(DHS) a National Cybersecurity Office to assist in promoting cybersecurity for the United States. Grants the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity primary authority for all cybersecurity-related critical infrastructure programs of DHS, including responsibilities to establish and manage a national cybersecurity response system, a national cybersecurity threat and vulnerability reduction program, a national cybersecurity awareness and training program, a government cybersecurity program, and a national security and international cybersecurity cooperation program and primary authority over the National Communications System.
 
Directs the Chairman of the FTC to establish an Online Information Security Working Group to develop best practices to protect sensitive personal information stored and transferred online.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2005-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate