RECOVER Act

Bill: 115-hr-5765
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-05-10
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Computer security and identity theft

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government information and archives

Personnel records
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2018 or the RECOVER Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of free identity protection coverage for individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised by data breaches at federal agencies. The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to continue providing the coverage for the lifetime of the affected individuals. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5765 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2018 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Ruppersberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data breaches at Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2018 or the RECOVER Act . 2. Identity protection coverage for individuals affected by Federal agency data breaches Section 633(a) of title VI of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 ), as amended by section 630 of title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ), is amended— (1) by striking (a) For fiscal years 2016 through 2026, and inserting (a) In general .—For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter, ; (2) by striking and at the end of paragraph (1); and (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) is effective for the remainder of the life of the affected individual; and (3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft insurance. .