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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Space Tourism Promotion Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) humans have long had a yearning to travel in space and
experience conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere;
(2) forty years of human space flight experience have
demonstrated the feasibility of safe travel to and from space
as well as the ability of humans to live and work in space;
(3) the Nation's human space flight program has developed
technologies and operational procedures that the private sector
could make use of to enable American citizens to experience
space travel;
(4) space tourism has the potential to become a significant
industry and a powerful stimulus for advances in space
transportation;
(5) the Federal Government could play an important role in
stimulating the development of space tourism by means of
guaranteed loans, tax credits, expeditious establishment of a
straightforward and predictable regulatory structure, and
research and development in technologies that may enable the
private sector to develop operational passenger-carrying space
transportation systems and on-orbit habitations;
(6) as the agency of the Federal Government primarily
responsible for the development of America's commercial sector,
the Department of Commerce, and in particular its Office of
Space Commercialization, should have the lead role in
encouraging the growth of space tourism;
(7) as the agency of the Federal Government currently
responsible for regulating America's commercial space
transportation industry, the Federal Aviation Administration,
and in particular its Office of Commercial Space
Transportation, should have the lead role in establishing the
regulatory structure necessary to ensure the safety of United
States space tourism;
(8) as the agency of the Federal Government responsible for
carrying out the major share of the Nation's civil space
activities, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
should continue its traditional role of conducting research and
development related to new space technologies and systems and
facilitating their transfer to the private sector;
(9) it is an appropriate role for the Federal Government to
undertake measures to encourage the development of space
tourism in the United States; and
(10) at the same time, it is an inappropriate role and a
misallocation of taxpayer-provided resources for the Federal
Government to compete with the private sector in the provision
of transportation vehicles or facilities for space tourism.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) terms that are defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act
of 1990 have the meaning given those terms in that Act; and
(2) the term ''space tourism'' means travel to, from, or
within outer space, or to the surface of a body in space other
than Earth, or habitation in outer space, for the purpose of
recreation.

SEC. 4. LOAN GUARANTEES.

(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce may guarantee up
to 85 percent of the value of loans for the purpose of
developing transportation systems, habitation facilities, or
other infrastructure required for space tourism.
(2) Limitation.--The maximum aggregate amount of loan
commitments that may be guaranteed under this section by the
Secretary of Commerce at any one time shall be $2,000,000,000.
(3) Administrative fee.--The Secretary of Commerce is
authorized to collect from any borrower, and to the extent
provided for in advance in appropriations Acts to use, an
amount not to exceed 0.5 percent of the amount borrowed, for
covering the administrative expenses and other annual costs to
the Department of Commerce of the loan guarantee.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--A loan guaranteed under this section
shall be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Commerce may
prescribe.
(c) Term of Loans.--Loans guaranteed under this section shall be
for a term of not to exceed 20 years, or 100 percent of the useful life
of the substantial portion of the physical assets to be financed by the
loans, whichever is shorter, as determined by the Secretary of
Commerce.
(d) Lien on Interests in Assets.--Upon providing a loan guarantee
to a borrower under this section, the Secretary of Commerce shall have
liens which shall be superior to all other liens on assets of the
borrower equal to 85 percent of the unpaid balance of the loan subject
to the guarantee.
(e) Protection.--No loan shall be guaranteed under this section
unless the Secretary of Commerce determines that the borrower is
responsible and that adequate provision is made for servicing the loan
on reasonable terms and for protecting the interests of the United
States.
(f) Validity.--A loan guarantee under this section shall be
conclusive evidence that such guarantee has been properly obtained, and
that the underlying loan qualifies for such guarantee. In an action for
fraud or material misrepresentation by the holder of a loan guaranteed
under this section, such guarantee shall be presumed to be valid,
legal, and enforceable.
(g) Forbearance.--The Secretary of Commerce may approve an
agreement, between the parties to a loan guaranteed under this section,
that provides for forbearance for the benefit of the borrower if the
forbearance will result in no cost to the Federal Government.
(h) Administration and Oversight Responsibility.--The Office of
Space Commercialization shall be responsible for the administration and
oversight of this section on behalf of the Department of Commerce.

SEC. 5. CAPITAL GAINS EXCLUSION.

(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded
from gross income) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION OF GAINS FOR QUALIFIED SPACE TOURISM
CORPORATIONS.

''(a) In General.--Gross income shall not include gain on the sale
or exchange of any stock of a qualified space tourism corporation held
for more than one year.
''(b) Qualified Space Tourism Corporation.--For purposes of
subsection (a), the term 'qualified space tourism corporation' means,
with respect to any taxable year, a domestic corporation which is a C
corporation if--
''(1) such corporation is organized exclusively for
providing to unrelated persons any service of space tourism (as
defined in section 3 of the Space Tourism Promotion Act of
2001), and
''(2) such corporation derives at least 75 percent of its
gross receipts from the active conduct of a trade or business
of providing a service described in paragraph (1).
''(c) Certain Purchases by Corporations of Its Own Stock.--For
purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of section
1202(c)(3) shall apply.
''(d) Related Person.--Persons shall be treated as related to each
other if such persons would be treated as a single employer under the
regulations prescribed under section 52(b). In the case of a
corporation which is a member of an affiliated group of corporations
filing a consolidated return, such corporation shall be treated as
providing services related to space tourism to an unrelated person if
such services are provided to such a person by another member of such
group.
''(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to sales or
exchanges after December 31, 2011.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of
subchapter P of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:

''Sec. 1203. Exclusion of gains for
qualified space tourism
corporations.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales and exchanges in taxable years beginning after December
31, 2001.

SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATORY STANDARDS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue
regulations to govern--
(1) activities necessary to ensure the safe operation of
passenger-carrying launch and reentry vehicles and spacecraft
for space tourism, to the extent to which regulatory procedures
have not previously been established by law; and
(2) activities related to the provision of and safe
operation of habitable facilities in outer space for space
tourism purposes.
(b) Orbital Debris Avoidance.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall issue regulations to prevent, to the extent practicable, the
growth of orbital debris resulting from activities associated with
space tourism.
(c) Legal Regime.--Activities taking place on space tourism
habitation facilities and passenger-carrying launch and reentry
vehicles and spacecraft for space tourism licensed or otherwise
regulated by the Secretary of Transportation shall be governed by the
laws of the United States.

SEC. 7. USE OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.

(a) Prohibition Against Certain Uses of Federal Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Launch, reentry, and space travel vehicles
owned by the Federal Government shall not be used for the
transport of any individuals other than those engaged in or
supporting the conduct of official business of the United
States or the conduct of scientific or engineering research and
development, except in emergency situations.
(2) International space station.--The United States portion
of the International Space Station shall not be visited or
occupied by any individuals other than those engaged in or
supporting the conduct of official business of the United
States or the conduct of scientific or engineering research and
development, and those authorized by relevant international
agreements, except in emergency situations.
(b) Use of Other Federal Facilities.--The use of other Federal
facilities and infrastructure, such as launch ranges and data relay
satellites, shall be made available to commercial entities engaged in
space tourism on a cost-reimbursable basis to the extent that excess
capacity exists at the time the commercial entity requests the use of
such facilities and infrastructure.

Output: Space Tourism Promotion Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee up to 85 percent of the value of loans for developing transportation systems, habitation facilities, or other infrastructure required for space tourism.Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of any stock of a qualified space tourism corporation held for more than a year.Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to: (1) govern activities necessary to ensure the safe operation of passenger-carrying launch and reentry vehicles and spacecraft for space tourism and activities related to the provision and safe operation of habitable facilities in outer space for space tourism; and (2) prevent the growth of orbital debris resulting from activities associated with space tourism.Prohibits: (1) the use of launch, reentry, and space travel vehicles owned by the Government for the transport of any individuals other than those engaged in or supporting the conduct of official business or scientific or engineering research and development (R&D), except in emergencies; and (2) the U.S. portion of the International Space Station from being visited or occupied by any individuals other than those engaged in or supporting the conduct of such business or R&D and those authorized by relevant international agreements, except in emergencies.Requires the use of other Federal facilities and infrastructure, such as launch ranges and data relay satellites, to be made available to commercial entities engaged in space tourism on a cost-reimbursable basis to the extent that excess capacity exists.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Aviation Employee Screening and
Security Enhancement Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Administration.--The term ''Administration'' means the
Transportation Security Administration.
(2) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
(3) Air carrier.--The term ''air carrier'' has the meaning
given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States
Code.
(4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
''appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate.
(5) Foreign air carrier.--The term ''foreign air carrier''
has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49,
United States Code.
(6) Intelligence community.--The term ''intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(7) Secured area.--The term ''secured area'' has the
meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(8) Security identification display area.--The term
''Security Identification Display Area'' has the meaning given
such term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(9) Sterile area.--The term ''sterile area'' has the
meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations.

SEC. 3. COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the
Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established under section 44946
of title 49, United States Code), shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United
States a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant
number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing the impact
if all employee access points from non-secured areas to secured areas
of such airports are comprised of the following:
(1) A secure door utilizing card and pin entry or biometric
technology.
(2) Surveillance video recording, capable of storing video
data for at least 30 days.
(3) Advanced screening technologies, including at least one
of the following:
(A) Magnetometer (walk-through or hand-held).
(B) Explosives detection canines.
(C) Explosives trace detection swabbing.
(D) Advanced imaging technology.
(E) X-ray bag screening technology.
(b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
include information related to the employee screening costs of those
category I, II, III, IV, and X airports which have already implemented
practices of screening 100 percent of employees accessing secured areas
of airports, including the following:
(1) Costs associated with establishing an operational
minimum number of employee entry and exit points.
(2) A comparison of estimated costs and effectiveness
associated with implementing the security features specified in
subsection (a) to--
(A) the Federal Government; and
(B) airports and the aviation community.
(c) Comptroller General Assessment.--
(1) In general.--Upon completion of the study required
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall review such study to assess the quality and
reliability of such study.
(2) Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt
of the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller
General of the United States shall report to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate on the results of the review required under paragraph
(1).

SEC. 4. AIRPORT WORKER EDUCATION AND SECURITY AWARENESS.

(a) Cooperative Efforts to Enhance Airport Security Awareness.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator shall work with air carriers, foreign air carriers,
airport operators, labor unions representing credentialed employees,
and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to enhance security
awareness of credentialed airport populations regarding insider threats
to aviation security and best practices related to airport access
controls.
(b) Credentialing Standards.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in
consultation with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport
operators, labor unions representing credentialed employees,
and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, assess
credentialing standards, policies, and practices to ensure that
insider threats to aviation security are adequately addressed.
(2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completion of the
assessment required under paragraph (1), the Administrator
shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the
results of such assessment.
(c) SIDA Applications.--
(1) Social security numbers required.--Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator shall require airport operators to submit the
social security number of an individual applying for a
credential granting access to the Security Identification
Display Area to strengthen security vetting effectiveness. An
applicant who does not provide such applicant's social security
number may be denied such a credential.
(2) Screening notice.--The Administrator shall issue
requirements for airport operators to include in applications
for access to a Security Identification Display Area a notice
informing applicants that an employee holding a credential
granting access to a Security Identification Display Area may
be screened at any time while gaining access to, working in, or
leaving a Security Identification Display Area.

SEC. 5. SECURING AIRPORT WORKER ACCESS.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall work with airport
operators and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to identify
advanced technologies, including biometric identification technologies,
for securing employee access to the secured areas and sterile areas of
airports.
(b) Rap Back Vetting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that all
credentialed aviation worker populations currently requiring a
fingerprint-based criminal record history check are continuously vetted
through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service, in
order to more rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats to aviation
security.
(c) Insider Threat Education and Mitigation.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall identify means of enhancing the Administration's ability to
leverage the resources of the Department of Homeland Security and the
intelligence community to educate Administration personnel on insider
threats to aviation security and how the Administration can better
mitigate such insider threats.
(d) Playbook Operations.--The Administrator shall ensure that
Administration-led employee physical inspection efforts of aviation
workers, known as Playbook operations, are targeted, strategic, and
focused on providing the greatest level of security effectiveness.
(e) Covert Testing.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall conduct covert
testing of Administration-led employee inspection operations at
airports and measure existing levels of security effectiveness.
The Administrator shall provide--
(A) the results of such testing to the airport
operator for the airport that is the subject of any
such testing, and, as appropriate, to air carriers and
foreign air carriers that operate at the airport that
is the subject of such testing; and
(B) recommendations and technical assistance for
air carriers, foreign air carriers, and airport
operators to conduct their own employee inspections, as
needed.
(2) Annual reporting.--The Administrator shall annually,
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the frequency,
methodology, strategy, and effectiveness of employee inspection
operations at airports.
(f) Centralized Database.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, shall--
(1) establish a national database of individuals who have
had either their airport or airport operator-issued badge
revoked for failure to comply with aviation security
requirements;
(2) determine the appropriate reporting mechanisms for air
carriers, foreign air carriers, and airport operators to--
(A) submit to the Administration data regarding
individuals described in paragraph (1); and
(B) access the database established pursuant to
such paragraph; and
(3) establish a process to allow individuals whose names
were mistakenly entered into such database to correct the
record and have their names removed from such database.

SEC. 6. INSIDER THREAT COORDINATION EFFORTS.

The Department of Homeland Security is the lead interagency
coordinator pertaining to insider threat investigations and mitigation
efforts at airports. The Department shall make every practicable effort
to coordinate with other relevant Government entities, as well as the
security representatives of air carriers, foreign air carriers, and
airport operators, as appropriate, when undertaking such investigations
and efforts.

SEC. 7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the operational,
technical, and management security controls for Administration
information technology systems at airports.

SEC. 8. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts
otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives April 25, 2017.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

Output: Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct, and submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing the impact if all airport employee access points from non-secured to secured airport areas are comprised of the following: a secure door utilizing card and pin entry or biometric technology; surveillance video recording capable of storing video data for at least 30 days; certain advanced screening technologies, including magnetometers, explosives detection canines, explosives trace detection swabbing, advanced imaging technology, and X-ray bag screening technology; and information related to employee screening costs of such airports that have already implemented practices of screening 100% of employees accessing secured areas. The GAO shall assess the completed study and report the results to Congress. (Sec. 4) The TSA shall: work with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport operators, labor unions representing credentialed airport employees, and the TSA's Aviation Security Advisory Committee to enhance security awareness of credentialed airport workers regarding insider threats to aviation security and best practices related to airport access controls; assess credentialing standards, policies, and practices to ensure that insider threats to aviation security are adequately addressed; require airport operators to submit the social security number of an individual applying for a credential granting access to the Security Identification Display Area of an airport to strengthen security vetting effectiveness; and issue requirements for airport operators to include in applications for access to such area a notice that an employee holding a credential granting such access may be screened at any time while entering, working in, or leaving the area. (Sec. 5) The TSA shall also: work with airport operators and the TSA Advisory Committee to identify advanced technologies for securing employee access to secured and sterile airport areas; ensure that credentialed aviation worker populations currently requiring a fingerprint-based criminal record history check are continuously vetted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service to mitigate insider threats; identify ways to enhance TSA's ability to educate its personnel on insider threats to aviation security and on how to mitigate such threats; ensure that TSA employee physical inspection efforts of aviation workers (Playbook operations) are focused on providing the greatest level of security effectiveness; conduct covert testing of TSA employee screening operations at airports; report on the frequency, methodology, strategy, and effectiveness of employee inspection operations at airports; and establish a national database of individuals who have had either their airport or aircraft operator-issued badge revoked for failure to comply with aviation security requirements, as well a process to allow individuals whose names were mistakenly entered into such database to correct the record and have their names removed from it. (Sec. 6) The DHS is the lead interagency coordinator to insider threat investigations and mitigation efforts at airports. (Sec. 7) The TSA shall submit a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the operational security controls for TSA information technology systems at airports.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Protecting Consumer Information Act
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR CYBERSECURITY SAFEGUARDS FOR CERTAIN CONSUMER
REPORTING AGENCIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.

(a) Review of Standards; Potential Revision.--
(1) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete a review
of the standards contained in the regulations issued by the
Commission under section 501 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15
U.S.C. 6801) to determine whether such standards require
covered consumer reporting agencies and covered service
providers to maintain sufficient safeguards to protect customer
records and information against cyber attacks and related
threats.
(2) Revision.--If the Commission determines in the review
completed under paragraph (1) that the standards contained in
the regulations issued by the Commission under section 501 of
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801) do not require
covered consumer reporting agencies and covered service
providers to maintain sufficient safeguards to protect customer
records and information against cyber attacks and related
threats, not later than 180 days after the date of the
completion of the review, the Commission shall, pursuant to
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, revise such
regulations so as to provide for standards applicable to
covered consumer reporting agencies and covered service
providers that require such agencies and providers to maintain
sufficient safeguards to protect customer records and
information against cyber attacks and related threats.
(b) Investigations.--
(1) Initial investigation.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the
date described in subparagraph (B), the Commission
shall complete an investigation of each person or
entity that, as of the date described in such
subparagraph, is a covered consumer reporting agency or
covered service provider, to determine whether such
agency or provider is in compliance with the
regulations issued by the Commission under section 501
of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801).
(B) Date described.--The date described in this
subparagraph is--
(i) if no revision of such regulations is
required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a),
the date of the completion of the review
required by paragraph (1) of such subsection;
or
(ii) if revision of such regulations is
required by paragraph (2) of such subsection,
the date on which the Commission issues the
revised regulations.
(2) Subsequent investigations.--From time to time after the
date that is 18 months after the date described in paragraph
(1)(B), the Commission shall complete an investigation of each
covered consumer reporting agency and each covered service
provider to determine whether such agency or provider is in
compliance with the regulations issued by the Commission under
section 501 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801).

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

(a) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.--A violation of a
regulation issued by the Commission under section 501 of the Gramm-
Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801) by a covered consumer reporting
agency or a covered service provider shall be treated as a violation of
a rule under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or
practices.
(b) Powers of Commission.--The Commission shall enforce, with
respect to covered consumer reporting agencies and covered service
providers, the regulations issued by the Commission under section 501
of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801) in the same manner, by
the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as
though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a
part of such section. Any covered consumer reporting agency or covered
service provider that violates such a regulation shall be subject to
the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in
the Federal Trade Commission Act.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.

(a) In General.--In any case in which the attorney general of a
State, or an official or agency of a State, has reason to believe that
an interest of the residents of such State has been or is threatened or
adversely affected by an act or practice by a covered consumer
reporting agency or covered service provider in violation of a
regulation issued by the Commission under section 501 of the Gramm-
Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801), the State, as parens patriae, may
bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in an
appropriate district court of the United States to--
(1) enjoin such act or practice;
(2) enforce compliance with such regulation;
(3) obtain damages, restitution, or other compensation on
behalf of residents of the State; or
(4) obtain such other legal and equitable relief as the
court may consider to be appropriate.
(b) Notice.--Before filing an action under this section, the
attorney general, official, or agency of the State involved shall
provide to the Commission a written notice of such action and a copy of
the complaint for such action. If the attorney general, official, or
agency determines that it is not feasible to provide the notice
described in this subsection before the filing of the action, the
attorney general, official, or agency shall provide written notice of
the action and a copy of the complaint to the Commission immediately
upon the filing of the action.
(c) Authority of Commission.--
(1) In general.--On receiving notice under subsection (b)
of an action under this section, the Commission shall have the
right--
(A) to intervene in the action;
(B) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters
arising therein; and
(C) to file petitions for appeal.
(2) Limitation on state action while federal action is
pending.--If the Commission or the Attorney General of the
United States has instituted a civil action for violation of a
regulation issued by the Commission under section 501 of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801) by a covered consumer
reporting agency or covered service provider (referred to in
this paragraph as the ''Federal action''), no State attorney
general, official, or agency may bring an action under this
section during the pendency of the Federal action against any
defendant named in the complaint in the Federal action for any
violation of such regulation alleged in such complaint.
(d) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of bringing a civil action
under this section, nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent
an attorney general, official, or agency of a State from exercising the
powers conferred on the attorney general, official, or agency by the
laws of such State to conduct investigations, administer oaths and
affirmations, or compel the attendance of witnesses or the production
of documentary and other evidence.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ''Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Covered consumer reporting agency.--The term ''covered
consumer reporting agency'' means a consumer reporting agency
that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide
basis (as defined in section 603(p) of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(p))).
(3) Covered service provider.--The term ''covered service
provider'' means any person or entity that is a service
provider (as defined in section 314.2 of title 16, Code of
Federal Regulations) through provision of services to a covered
consumer reporting agency.
Output: Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to review protections of customer information against cyber threats. The bill includes provisions related to investigations, enforcement, and regulations that apply to consumer reporting agencies.