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HR 1841 112th Congress House

Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011

Official title: To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.

Introduced: May 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
May 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each person engaged in interstate commerce that owns or possesses electronic data containing personal information to establish security policies and procedures.

Authorizes the FTC to require a standard method or methods for destroying obsolete nonelectronic data.

Requires information brokers to submit their security policies to the FTC in conjunction with a security breach notification or on FTC request. Requires the FTC to conduct or require an audit of security practices when information brokers are required to provide notification of such a breach. Authorizes additional audits after a breach.

Requires information brokers to: (1) establish procedures to verify the accuracy of information that identifies individuals, (2) provide to individuals whose personal information it maintains a means to review it, (3) place notice on the Internet instructing individuals how to request access to such information, and (4) correct inaccurate information.

Directs the FTC to require information brokers to establish measures which facilitate the auditing or retracing of access to, or transmissions of, electronic data containing personal information.

Prohibits information brokers from obtaining or disclosing personal information by false pretenses (pretexting).

Prescribes procedures for notification to the FTC and affected individuals of information security breaches. Sets forth special notification requirements for breaches: (1) by contractors who maintain or process electronic data containing personal information, (2) involving telecommunications and computer services, and (3) of health information.

Terminates this Act effective September 30, 2016.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1841: Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1841/
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