S. 2179 · 115th Congress
Data Security and Breach Notification Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bill Nelson
- Introduced
- 2017-11-30
- Latest action
- 2017-11-30 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Data Security and Breach Notification Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to require certain entities that own or possess data containing personal information, or that contract with a third-party to maintain or process such information, to implement certain information-security policies and procedures for the treatment and protection of the information.
Such entities must provide specified notice following the discovery of a security breach of such information.