Summary:
Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act or the GPS Act

 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally: (1) intercepting geolocation information pertaining to another person; (2) disclosing to any other person such information pertaining to another, knowing that the information was obtained in violation of this Act; (3) using geolocation information, knowing that the information was obtained in violation of this Act; or (4) disclosing to any other person the geolocation information pertaining to another person intercepted by means authorized under this Act, knowing that the information was obtained in connection with a criminal investigation, having obtained or received information in connection with a criminal investigation, with intent to improperly obstruct, impede, or interfere with a duly authorized criminal investigation. Sets penalties for violations.

Makes specified exceptions for interceptions involving: (1) information acquired by a provider of covered services (electronic communication service, remote computing service, or geolocation information service) in the normal course of business; (2) federal officers, employees, or agents conducting foreign intelligence surveillance; (3) persons having given prior consent; (4) public information; (5) emergency information; (6) theft; and (7) a warrant.

Prohibits: (1) a person providing covered services from intentionally divulging geolocation information pertaining to another person, with exceptions; and (2) the use of such information, and evidence derived from it, as evidence. Authorizes: (1) the use of geolocation information by investigative or law enforcement officers, or by a state's principal prosecuting attorney, to intercept such information under specified emergency circumstances; and (2) the recovery of civil damages by any person whose geolocation information is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in violation of this Act.

Modifies the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require a search warrant to acquire geolocation information.

 Amends the federal criminal code to include any geolocation information service within the definition of a "covered entity" for purposes of provisions prohibiting obtaining confidential phone records information from such an entity by fraud or related activity.

 Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of fraud and related activity in connection with obtaining certain confidential phone records information.

Prohibits acquiring geolocation information of a person for protective activities or law enforcement or intelligence purposes except pursuant to a warrant issued under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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Summary:
Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a complete medical description of the images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus, cardiac activity if present and visible, and the presence of external members and internal organs if present and viewable.

Prohibits construing this Act to require a woman to view the images or penalizing the provider or the woman if she declines to look at the images.

Exempts an abortion provider if the abortion is necessary to save the life of a woman whose life is endangered by a physical condition. Requires the provider to include in the woman's medical file a certification of the specific medical circumstances that support this determination.

Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action in federal court against any abortion provider who knowingly violates this Act. Prescribes penalties. Directs the Attorney General to notify the appropriate state medical licensing authority of penalties assessed. Authorizes a woman upon whom an abortion has been performed in violation of this Act to commence a civil action against the provider for actual and punitive damages.

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Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action has occurred on the measure.)

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

(Sec. 2) Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers.

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Summary: This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include as an activity under the Medicare Integrity Program an annual audit of payment claims under a state Medicaid plan to determine if any payments for family planning services and supplies violated federal law that restricts the use of funds under Medicaid for abortions.

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Summary:
Protecting Rights Online To Ensure Consumers' Trust (PROTECT) of 2015

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit the federal government from sharing an individual's personally identifiable information, including health information collected through a health insurance exchange, with a non-governmental entity for marketing purposes, including for the marketing of health insurance coverage.

Personally identifiable information includes an individual's name, social security number, date and place of birth, or biometric, medical, educational, financial, or employment records.

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Summary:
FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2016 or the FOIA Act

This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to:

 require federal agencies to make information that is disclosable under such Act available to the public in an electronic, publicly accessible format; make available to the public copies of all releasable records under FOIA that have been requested three or more times or that inform the public of the operations and activities of the government; require agencies to provide the name, phone number, and email address of an agency employee who can provide current information about the status of a FOIA request; require the Office of Management and Budget to ensure the operation of a consolidated online request portal that allows a member of the public to submit a FOIA request for records from a single website; require agencies, at a minimum, to provide an email address at which FOIA requests are accepted and to publish such email address on the agency website; establish a presumption of openness in administering FOIA by prohibiting an agency from withholding information otherwise disclosable under FOIA unless the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would cause identifiable harm to an interest protected by a FOIA exemption or if the disclosure is prohibited by law; require agencies to identify the statute that exempts a record from disclosure; exempt from disclosure under FOIA records or information that would adversely affect intelligence sources and methods that are protected by a FOIA exemption; prohibit agencies from denying requests from Congress for information based upon a FOIA exemption; limit the FOIA exemption for agency communications to 25 years after the creation of records and information and require agency disclosure of opinions that are controlling interpretations of law, final reports or memoranda solicited and used to make a final policy decision, and guidance documents used to respond to the public; and require mandatory awards of attorney fees and litigation costs to prevailing parties in FOIA proceedings. The bill expands the duties and reporting requirements of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). Requires the OGIS to: (1) identify categories of records that would be appropriate for proactive disclosure, (2) offer mediation services for disputed FOIA requests, (3) make its annual reports available in an electronic, publicly accessible format, and (4) hold annual public meetings.

The bill:

 requires agencies that consult with any entity with substantial interests in the determination of a FOIA request to notify the consulted party of need to consult in writing and the consultation requester of specified information about the consultation process; prohibits agencies from assessing search or duplication fees if they have failed to comply with a statutory deadline for a FOIA request, with limited exceptions for unusual circumstances and FOIA requests of more than 3,000 pages; expands the role of agency Chief FOIA officers to require such officers to serve as the primary liaison between the OGIS and the Office of Information Policy; establishes a Chief FOIA Officers Council for developing recommendations to increase FOIA compliance; requires each agency to review its FOIA regulations within 180 days after the enactment of this Act and issue regulations on procedures for the disclosure of records under FOIA, for engaging in dispute resolution, and for engaging with the OGIS; and requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct, and report on, a study of the feasibility of requiring non-custodians to search for records to respond to FOIA requests. (Sec. 3) The bill requires the Inspector General of each federal agency to: (1) periodically review agency compliance with FOIA, including regarding the timely processing of requests, the assessment of fees and fee waivers, and the use of FOIA exemptions; and (2) make recommendations to each agency, including for disciplinary action. This review must be completed and recommendations made not less than once every two years.

(Sec. 4) No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act.

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Summary:
Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act

 Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure of the contents of any wire or electronic communication that is stored, held, or maintained by an electronic communication service or a remote computing service only pursuant to a warrant. Requires such entity, within three days after it receives such contents from a provider of such service, to serve upon or deliver to the service subscriber, customer, or user a copy of the warrant and required notice. Includes the contents of such a communication among the information that any such service provider shall not knowingly divulge to any governmental entity except as provided under current law.

Prohibits a governmental entity from intentionally intercepting geolocation information pertaining to an individual, or from intentionally disclosing or using such information knowing that it was obtained in violation of existing prohibitions, except: (1) for purposes of electronic surveillance authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA); (2) with the consent of the individual to whom the information pertains or the parent or guardian of a child to whom the information pertains; (3) through any system that is configured so that such information is readily accessible to the general public; (4) by an emergency responder to respond to a request by such individual for assistance or in circumstances in which it is reasonable to believe that individual's life or safety is in jeopardy; (5) pursuant to a warrant issued by a court in accordance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or as otherwise provided in FISA; or (6) by an investigative or law enforcement officer specially designated to intercept or use geolocation information if such officer reasonably determines that an emergency situation (involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any individual or conspiratorial activities that threaten the national security interest or that are characteristic of organized crime) exists and requires interception or use before an authorizing order can be obtained, there are grounds upon which such an order could be entered, and an application for such order is made within 48 hours after the interception or use occurs.

Prohibits a service provider from intentionally disclosing geolocation information pertaining to an individual to any governmental entity, except: (1) pursuant to the above exceptions, or (2) to disclose to a law enforcement agency information which was inadvertently obtained and which appears to pertain to the commission of a crime.

Prohibits the use of any geolocation information intercepted, used, or disclosed in violation of this Act as evidence in any trial, hearing, or other government proceeding, except in a civil action to obtain relief for a violation of this Act.

Authorizes civil actions to recover damages from persons, other than the United States, where an individual's geolocation information is intentionally disclosed or used in violation of this Act. Requires a federal agency to initiate proceedings to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted against any federal employee when a court or agency has determined that the United States has violated this Act.

Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require a search warrant to obtain geolocation information.

Prohibits obtaining the geolocation information of a person for protective activities or law enforcement or intelligence purposes except pursuant to a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this Act, or FISA.

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Summary:
Email Privacy Act

(Sec. 2)This bill amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 tomake a series of technical changes to clarify that the voluntary disclosure prohibitions and exceptions to such prohibitions apply to the content of communications regardless of whether the communications are held in storage or have been read.

(Sec. 3)Additionally, the bill amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to revise the standards for when a governmental entity may compel disclosure of communications content from a third party service provider.The bill removes the authority of a government entity to acquire the contents of a communication with a court order.Thegovernment must have a warrant to acquire the contents of a communication from a third party provider.A governmental entity that receives a subscriber'srecords or information from a provider is not required to provide notice to such person; however, a provider may notify a subscriberof a request to disclose information to the government.

(Sec. 4)A governmental entity may apply for a court order directing a provider, for up to 180 days, to refrain from notifying any person that the provider has been required to disclose communications or records. Additionally, a governmental entity is allowed to seek one or more extensions of the delayed-notice order for periods of up to 180 days each.The government does not have to demonstrate with certainty that an adverse result will occur from notification; it only has to demonstrate that an adverse result is likely to occur.

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Summary:
Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2015

Expands the TRICARE health care program managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to entitle additional female beneficiaries and dependents to care related to the prevention of pregnancy. (Currently, such care is limited to certain female members of the uniformed service or a reserve component performing active duty or certain servicewomen performing inactive-duty training.) Prohibits cost-sharing from being imposed or collected for such pregnancy prevention care, including for any method of contraception provided through a facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy program.

Provides for such pregnancy prevention care to include all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling.

Directs the DOD Secretary to: (1) ensure that every military treatment facility has a sufficient stock of a broad range of FDA-approved methods of contraception to dispense to any women members of the Armed Forces and female covered beneficiaries who receive care through such facility, (2) disseminate clinical practice guidelines and decision support tools to DOD-employed health care providers, (3) ensure that women members of the Armed Forces have access to comprehensive counseling on contraception during health care visits, and (4) establish uniform curriculum to be used in family planning education programs for all men and women members of the Armed Forces.

Requires questions regarding family planning services and counseling to be incorporated into DOD health surveys.

Requires every military treatment facility, upon request, to provide emergency contraception, or information about FDA-approved methods of emergency contraception, to any woman who: (1) states to personnel that she is a victim of sexual assault or is accompanied by another individual who states that the woman is a victim of sexual assault, or (2) is reasonably believed to be a survivor of sexual assault.

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Summary:
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minors state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minors abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place; or (2) was presented with documentation showing that a court waived parental notification requirements or authorized the minor's abortion.

Defines "abortion" to mean the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device: (1) to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or (2) to intentionally prematurely terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth or of preserving the life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead unborn child.

Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on a physician who performs or induces an abortion on an out-of-state minor in violation of parental notification requirements. Requires such physician to give 24-hour actual or constructive notice to a parent of the minor seeking an abortion, subject to certain exceptions.

child interstate abortion notification act amends federal criminal code prohibit transporting minor child state line obtain abortion deems transporting facto abridgment right parent law state residence requires parental involvement abortion decision makes exception abortion necessary save life minor makes affirmative defense prosecution civil action act defendant reasonably believed minor obtained abortion required parental consent notification judicial authorization took place presented documentation showing court waived parental notification requirements authorized minor abortion defines abortion mean use prescription instrument medicine drug substance device intentionally kill unborn child woman known pregnant intentionally prematurely terminate pregnancy woman known pregnant intention increase probability live birth preserving life health child live birth remove dead unborn child imposes fine prison term year physician performs induces abortion state minor violation parental notification requirements requires physician hour actual constructive notice parent minor seeking abortion subject certain exceptions


Summary:
Life at Conception Act

Declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Prohibits this Act from being construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

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Summary:
Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2015

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to notify an individual within two business days after discovery of any breach of security of any system maintained by a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which is known to have resulted in the theft or unlawful access of the individual's personally identifiable information.

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Summary:
Health Care Conscience Rights Act

Amends title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to declare that nothing in that title requires an individual to purchase individual health insurance coverage that includes coverage of an abortion or other item or service to which the individual has a moral or religious objection, or prevent an issuer from offering coverage excluding such item or service to that individual.

Denies that title I requires a health plan sponsor or a health insurance issuer to cover an item or service to which the sponsor or issuer has a moral or religious objection.

Denies also that title I authorizes imposition of a tax, penalty, fee, fine, or other sanction, or imposition of coverage of such an item or service, on health insurance coverage that excludes such an item or service.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against any action by the federal government and any state or local government receiving federal financial assistance to subject a health professional, or health care facility, organization, or plan to discrimination on the basis that the entity refuses to participate in abortion-related activities.

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of HHS to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of this abortion discrimination prohibition.

Creates a cause of action for the Attorney General or any person or entity adversely affected to obtain equitable or legal relief for any violation of this abortion discrimination prohibition. Allows commencement of an action and the granting of relief without a prerequisite pursuit of administrative remedies. Allows such an action against a federal or state governmental entity.

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Summary:
TITLE I--COMMERCIAL PRIVACY

Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a rulemaking to require covered entities that collect or use information about individuals to carry out security measures to protect personally identifiable information, unique identifier information, and other information that may be used to identify a specific individual.

Defines "covered entity" as a person (a person, partnership, or corporation over which the FTC has authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act, a common carrier subject to the Communications Act of 1934, or a nonprofit organization) who collects, uses, transfers, or stores such information concerning more than 5,000 individuals during any consecutive 12-month period.

Directs the FTC to require covered entities to: (1) notify individuals of their practices regarding the collection, use, transfer, and storage of such information; (2) provide timely notice before implementing a material change in such practices; (3) offer individuals a mechanism to provide opt-in consent for any unauthorized use of such information or a third party's use for behavioral advertising or marketing; and (4) provide access to, and methods to correct, stored information.

Permits covered entities to execute contracts with service providers to collect, use, and store information on behalf of the covered entity.

Restricts covered entities to the collection of only as much information relating to an individual as reasonably necessary to: (1) process or enforce a transaction or deliver a requested service, including inventory management, financial reporting and accounting, planning, product or service improvement, forecasting, and customer support; (2) prevent or detect fraud or provide for a secure environment; (3) investigate a possible crime or comply with a law; (4) market or advertise to such individual if the information used for such marketing or advertising was collected directly by the covered entity; and (5) conduct internal operations and customer research, including the collection of information about Internet website visits and click-through rates to improve website navigation and the customer's experience.

Limits the duration of time that a covered entity is authorized to retain such information to only the period necessary to provide the transaction, deliver the service, or comply with a law. Restricts the use of retained information to the purpose for which it was collected or a reasonably related purpose.

Directs covered entities that contract to transfer information to third parties to prohibit such third parties from combining transferred information that is not personally identifiable with other information in order to identify the individual without the individual's opt-in consent.

Requires covered entities to attempt to establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of personally identifiable information that could be used to deny consumers benefits or cause significant harm.

Sets forth the circumstances under which a covered entity may be required to provide notice of a breach of security to: (1) U.S. citizens or residents whose personally identifiable information is reasonably believed to have been acquired or accessed, (2) the FTC, (3) third parties, (4) service providers, and (5) credit reporting agencies.

Exempts a covered entity from certain notice requirements if:

 the covered entity, following a breach of security, concludes that there is no reasonable risk of identity theft, fraud, or other unlawful conduct; or the covered entity participates in a security program that blocks the use of the personally identifiable information to initiate an unauthorized financial transaction before it is charged to the account of the individual and that notifies affected individuals after a security breach that resulted in attempted fraud or an attempted unauthorized transaction. Requires a covered entity to notify a federal government entity designated by the Department of Homeland Security if a breach of security involves: (1) the personally identifiable information of more than 10,000 individuals, (2) a database containing the personally identifiable information of more than 1 million individuals, (3) federal government databases, or (4) the personally identifiable information of federal employees or contractors involved in national security or law enforcement.

Directs the designated entity to provide each notice it receives to:

 the U.S. Secret Service; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the FTC; the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, if mail fraud is involved; attorneys general of affected states; and appropriate federal agencies for law enforcement, national security, or data security purposes. Sets forth enforcement provisions for the FTC, the Department of Justice, and states. Establishes civil penalties for state actions against covered entities that recklessly or repeatedly violate specified requirements.

Prohibits this title from being construed to provide a private right of action.

Directs the FTC to initiate a rulemaking to establish requirements for a nongovernmental organization to administer safe harbor programs under which participants are exempted from certain requirements of this title if they implement particular mechanisms that protect against unauthorized information uses and provide consumers a means of opting out of the transfer of specified information to third parties. TITLE II--ONLINE PRIVACY OF CHILDREN Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 Amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to apply the prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children. Establishes additional privacy protections against the collection of personal or geolocation information from children and minors.

Revises the definition of:

 "operator" to include online and mobile applications (currently, only Internet websites and online services) and to make such definition apply specifically to operators and providers of such websites, services, or applications who, for commercial purposes, in interstate or foreign commerce, collect or maintain personal information from or about their users, allow another person to collect such personal information, or allow users of such websites, services, or applications to publicly disclose personal information; and "disclosure" to mean the release of personal information (currently, the release of personal information collected from a child in identifiable form). Requires verifiable parental consent, under specified circumstances, for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information of a child, including certain online contact information collected in response to a specific request from a child when such information is used to contact a different child.

Prohibits, without verifiable parental consent in the case of a child or without consent of the minor in the case of a minor, an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to children or minors, or an operator having actual knowledge that personal information being collected is from children or minors, from: (1) using, disclosing to third parties, or compiling personal information collected from children or minors for targeted marketing purposes; and (2) collecting geolocation information in a manner that violates the regulations prescribed under this title.

Defines a "minor" as an individual over the age of 12 and under the age of 16.

Prohibits an operator from discontinuing service provided to a child or minor on the basis of a refusal, by the child's parent or the minor, to permit the further use or maintenance in retrievable form, or future collection, of certain personal or geolocation information from such individuals, to the extent that the operator is capable of providing such service without such information.

Requires an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to children or minors to treat all users as children or minors for purposes of this title, except as permitted by regulation.

Prohibits an operator of a website, online service, or such applications directed to minors from collecting personal information from minors unless such operator has adopted, and complies with, a Digital Marketing Bill of Rights for Teens that is consistent with the Fair Information Practices Principles established by this title.

Requires the FTC to promulgate regulations that require operators to implement mechanisms that permit a user to erase content submitted by such user that is publicly available through such websites, services, or applications and that contains or displays personal information of children or minors.

Sets forth enforcement provisions for the FTC, other federal agencies, and states.

title commercial privacy commercial privacy bill rights act directs federal_trade_commission ftc initiate rulemaking require covered entities collect use information individuals carry security measures protect personally identifiable information unique identifier information information identify specific individual defines covered entity person person partnership corporation ftc authority federal_trade_commission_act common carrier subject communications act nonprofit organization collects uses transfers stores information concerning individuals consecutive month period directs ftc require covered entities notify individuals practices collection use transfer storage information provide timely notice implementing material change practices offer individuals mechanism provide opt consent unauthorized use information party use behavioral advertising marketing provide access methods correct stored information permits covered entities execute contracts service providers collect use store information behalf covered entity restricts covered entities collection information relating individual reasonably necessary process enforce transaction deliver requested service including inventory management financial reporting accounting planning product service improvement forecasting customer support prevent detect fraud provide secure environment investigate possible crime comply law market advertise individual information marketing advertising collected directly covered entity conduct internal operations customer research including collection information internet website visits rates improve website navigation customer experience limits duration time covered entity authorized retain information period necessary provide transaction deliver service comply law restricts use retained information purpose collected reasonably related purpose directs covered entities contract transfer information parties prohibit parties combining transferred information personally identifiable information order identify individual individual opt consent requires covered entities attempt establish procedures ensure accuracy personally identifiable information deny consumers benefits cause significant harm sets forth circumstances covered entity required provide notice breach security citizens residents personally identifiable information reasonably believed acquired accessed ftc parties service providers credit reporting agencies exempts covered entity certain notice requirements covered entity following breach security concludes reasonable risk identity theft fraud unlawful conduct covered entity participates security program blocks use personally identifiable information initiate unauthorized financial transaction charged account individual notifies affected individuals security breach resulted attempted fraud attempted unauthorized transaction requires covered entity notify federal government entity designated department_of_homeland_security breach security involves personally identifiable information individuals database containing personally identifiable information million individuals federal government databases personally identifiable information federal employees contractors involved national security law enforcement directs designated entity provide notice receives federal_bureau_of_investigation ftc mail fraud involved attorneys general affected states appropriate federal agencies law enforcement national security data security purposes sets forth enforcement provisions ftc department_of_justice states establishes civil penalties state actions covered entities recklessly repeatedly violate specified requirements prohibits title construed provide private right action directs ftc initiate rulemaking establish requirements nongovernmental organization administer safe harbor programs participants exempted certain requirements title implement particular mechanisms protect unauthorized information uses provide consumers means opting transfer specified information parties title online privacy children track kids act amends children online privacy protection act apply prohibitions collecting personal information children online applications mobile applications directed children establishes additional privacy protections collection personal geolocation information children minors revises definition operator include online mobile applications currently internet websites online services definition apply specifically operators providers websites services applications commercial purposes interstate foreign commerce collect maintain personal information users allow person collect personal information allow users websites services applications publicly disclose personal information disclosure mean release personal information currently release personal information collected child identifiable form requires verifiable parental consent specified circumstances collection use disclosure personal information child including certain online contact information collected response specific request child information contact different child prohibits verifiable parental consent case child consent minor case minor operator website online service online application mobile application directed children minors operator having actual knowledge personal information collected children minors disclosing parties compiling personal information collected children minors targeted marketing purposes collecting geolocation information manner violates regulations prescribed title defines minor individual age age prohibits operator discontinuing service provided child minor basis refusal child parent minor permit use maintenance retrievable form future collection certain personal geolocation information individuals extent operator capable providing service information requires operator website online service online application mobile application directed children minors treat users children minors purposes title permitted regulation prohibits operator website online service applications directed minors collecting personal information minors operator adopted complies digital_marketing_bill_of_rights_for_teens consistent fair_information_practices_principles established title requires ftc promulgate regulations require operators implement mechanisms permit user erase content submitted user publicly available websites services applications contains displays personal information children minors sets forth enforcement provisions ftc federal agencies states


Summary:
Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act

 Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider only pursuant to a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Authorizes such a warrant to require such disclosure regardless of where such contents may be in electronic storage or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider if the holder of the account the contents of which are sought by the warrant is a U.S. person. Requires a court, on a service provider's motion, to modify or vacate such a warrant upon finding that it would require the provider to violate the laws of a foreign country.

Sets forth requirements for government notification of provider customers or subscribers regarding the receipt of communication contents pursuant to such a warrant.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a form for use by a foreign government filing a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) request; (2) establish an online docketing system for all MLAT requests; and (3) publish statistics annually on MLAT requests made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to foreign governments, and by foreign governments to DOJ, to obtain the contents of communications or other information or records from a provider of electronic communications or remote computing services.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) data localization requirements imposed by foreign governments on data providers are incompatible with the borderless nature of the Internet, an impediment to online innovation, and unnecessary to meet the needs of law enforcement; and (2) DOJ, the Department of State, and the U.S. Trade Representative should pursue open data flow policies with foreign nations.

law enforcement access data stored abroad act amends federal criminal code authorize governmental entity require disclosure provider electronic communication service remote computing service contents wire electronic communication electronic storage stored held maintained provider pursuant warrant issued court competent jurisdiction authorizes warrant require disclosure regardless contents electronic storage stored held maintained provider holder account contents sought warrant person requires court service provider motion modify vacate warrant finding require provider violate laws foreign country sets forth requirements government notification provider customers subscribers receipt communication contents pursuant warrant directs attorney general establish form use foreign government filing mutual legal assistance treaty request establish online system requests publish statistics annually requests department_of_justice doj foreign governments foreign governments doj obtain contents communications information records provider electronic communications remote computing services expresses sense congress data requirements imposed foreign governments data providers incompatible nature internet online innovation unnecessary meet needs law enforcement doj department_of_state pursue open data flow policies foreign nations


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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on February 1, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)  Judicial Redress Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate foreign countries or regional economic integration organizations whose natural citizens may bring civil actions under the Privacy Act of 1974 against certain U.S. government agencies for purposes of accessing, amending, or redressing unlawful disclosures of records transferred from a foreign country to the United States to prevent, investigate, detect, or prosecute criminal offenses.

The citizens of such countries or organizations may bring a civil action against: (1) U.S. agencies that intentionally or willfully violate conditions for disclosing records without the consent of the individual to whom the record pertains; and (2) U.S. agencies designated by DOJ, with the concurrence of the agency, that refuse an individual's request to review or amend his or her records.

DOJ, with the concurrence of the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Homeland Security, may designate countries or organizations whose citizens may pursue such civil remedies if the person's country or organization: (1) has appropriate privacy protections for sharing information with the United States, as provided for in an agreement with the United States or as determined by DOJ; (2) permits the transfer of personal data for commercial purposes between its territory and the United States; and (3) has DOJ-certified data transfer policies that do not impede U.S. national security interests.

A country's designation may be revoked if it: (1) is not complying with a privacy protection agreement, (2) no longer has appropriate privacy protections for sharing information, (3) fails to meet requirements for transfers of personal data for commercial purposes, (4) no longer meets the DOJ's transfer policy certification requirements, or (5) impedes the transfer of information to the United States (for purposes of reporting or preventing unlawful activity) by a private entity or person.

DOJ's designations are exempt from judicial or administrative review.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is granted exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising under this Act.

measure amended reported senate february summary version repeated judicial redress act sec bill authorizes department_of_justice doj designate foreign countries regional economic integration organizations natural citizens bring civil actions privacy act certain government agencies purposes accessing amending unlawful disclosures records transferred foreign country united_states prevent investigate detect prosecute criminal offenses citizens countries organizations bring civil action agencies intentionally willfully violate conditions disclosing records consent individual record pertains agencies designated doj concurrence agency refuse individual request review amend records doj concurrence department_of_state department_of_the_treasury department_of_homeland_security designate countries organizations citizens pursue civil remedies person country organization appropriate privacy protections sharing information united_states provided agreement united_states determined doj permits transfer personal data commercial purposes territory united_states doj certified data transfer policies impede national security interests country designation revoked complying privacy protection agreement longer appropriate privacy protections sharing information fails meet requirements transfers personal data commercial purposes longer meets doj transfer policy certification requirements impedes transfer information united_states purposes reporting preventing unlawful activity private entity person doj designations exempt judicial administrative review district_of_columbia granted exclusive jurisdiction claim arising act


Summary:
Healthcare Consumer Privacy Act of 2015

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that individuals who enter personal information on a health exchange website can remove their information from the website if they decide not to apply for health care coverage.

amends patient protection affordable care act require department_of_health_and_human_services ensure individuals enter personal information health exchange website remove information website decide apply health care coverage


Summary:
Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act

Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from implementing, enforcing, or administering the requirement in the Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 19-12, dated May 23, 2012, that a third-party consumer reporting agency obtain an informed consent agreement from an individual in order to obtain from a state agency confidential unemployment compensation information about the individual, if the consumer reporting agency: (1) serves only as a secure conduit to data from state unemployment compensation agencies, and (2) is not an agent of the individual.

ability repay verification enabling act prohibits secretary labor implementing enforcing administering requirement dated party consumer reporting agency obtain informed consent agreement individual order obtain state agency confidential unemployment compensation information individual consumer reporting agency serves secure conduit data state unemployment compensation agencies agent individual


Summary:
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2015

 Requires either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act during any period in which such entity is under conservatorship or receivership.

fannie_mae freddie_mac transparency act requires federal_national_mortgage_association fannie_mae federal_home_loan_mortgage_corporation freddie_mac considered agency subject public information disclosure requirements freedom information act period entity conservatorship receivership


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House of Representatives on June 11, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Directs the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):

 within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to issue an updated regulation implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and to identify the total annual implementation costs; to develop guidance on reporting standards related to costs of processing FOIA requests; within 120 days after enactment of this Act, to identify unnecessary and duplicative actions taken by DHS in processing such requests; to eliminate such actions within 12 months after identifying them; and within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to develop a plan to automate the processing of requests and to issue guidance to the relevant DHS components regarding the goal of reducing the backlog in processing requests by 50% between FY2015 and FY2018. Requires the regulation implementing FOIA to include: (1) public guidance on procedures to be followed when making requests for DHS rules, opinions, orders, records, or proceedings; (2) updated guidance to the DHS components for processing such requests, which may include information on automated processing; and (3) detailed information on fees and costs associated with, and on the appeals process for, requests.

Directs the Chief FOIA Officer to include: (1) in each semiannual privacy report submitted under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the total costs to DHS of meeting FOIA requirements and assessments of progress made toward meeting backlog goals, of whether DHS has adequate staffing and other resources to address such goals, and of progress made toward automating the processing of requests; and (2) in the second semiannual privacy report for FY2016, a description of any cost savings identified from, and the plan developed for, automating the processing of requests.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Chief FOIA Officer to provide such plan, upon completion, to DHS components and seek written feedback regarding the extent to which each component will adopt the plan, the associated costs, and the projected time lines.

measure amended reported house_of_representatives june summary version repeated dhs foia efficiency act sec directs chief foia_officer department_of_homeland_security dhs days enactment act issue updated regulation implementing freedom information act foia identify total annual implementation costs develop guidance reporting standards related costs processing foia requests days enactment act identify unnecessary duplicative actions taken dhs processing requests eliminate actions months identifying days enactment act develop plan processing requests issue guidance relevant dhs components goal reducing backlog processing requests fy2015 fy2018 requires regulation implementing foia include public guidance procedures followed making requests dhs rules opinions orders records proceedings updated guidance dhs components processing requests include information automated processing detailed information fees costs associated appeals process requests directs chief foia_officer include semiannual privacy report submitted intelligence reform terrorism prevention act total costs dhs meeting foia requirements assessments progress meeting backlog goals dhs adequate staffing resources address goals progress processing requests second semiannual privacy report fy2016 description cost savings identified plan developed processing requests sec directs chief foia_officer provide plan completion dhs components seek written feedback extent component adopt plan associated costs projected time lines


Summary:
Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2015

Prohibits any person or organization in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or who solicits or accepts federal funds, from performing, permitting facilities to be used to perform, or assisting in the performance of an abortion on an unemancipated minor under the age of 18 unless written notification of the requested abortion is provided to the parents of the minor. Establishes an exception under which notification is not required for a parent if the physician is presented with documentation showing that a court in the minor's state of residence has waived parental notification because there is clear and convincing evidence of physical abuse of the minor by such parent.

Requires compliance with: (1) a 96-hour waiting period after any required notice has been received by the parents, and (2) any injunction granted by a federal district court if a notified parent initiates a judicial intervention process to enjoin the abortion.

 Prescribes penalties of not more than a $100,000 fine and/or imprisonment for not more than one year for each willful violation.

Provides an exception from parental notification requirements if a physician (other than the physician with principal responsibility for making the decision to perform the abortion) determines that: (1) a medical emergency exists that would result in the minor's death if her condition were not immediately treated, even though the treatment may result in the death of her unborn child; (2) parental notification is not possible as a result of the emergency; and (3) certifications regarding compliance with such rules and the reasons upon which such determinations are based have been entered in the minor's medical records. Requires parental notification through certified mail or personal delivery. Defines "parent" to include any legal guardian of an unemancipated minor. Authorizes a notified parent to bring an action in federal court which shall enjoin the abortion: (1) until the court's judgment is final, or (2) permanently unless the court determines that granting such relief would be unlawful. Prohibits this Act from being construed to preempt any state law that establishes, implements, or continues in effect greater parental notification requirements or intervention rights regarding abortion.

parental notification intervention act prohibits person organization affecting interstate foreign commerce solicits accepts federal funds performing permitting facilities perform assisting performance abortion unemancipated minor age written notification requested abortion provided parents minor establishes exception notification required parent physician presented documentation showing court minor state residence waived parental notification clear convincing evidence physical abuse minor parent requires compliance hour waiting period required notice received parents injunction granted federal district court notified parent initiates judicial intervention process enjoin abortion prescribes penalties fine imprisonment year willful violation provides exception parental notification requirements physician physician principal responsibility making decision perform abortion determines medical emergency exists result minor death condition immediately treated treatment result death unborn child parental notification possible result emergency certifications compliance rules reasons determinations based entered minor medical records requires parental notification certified mail personal delivery defines parent include legal guardian unemancipated minor authorizes notified parent bring action federal court shall enjoin abortion court judgment final permanently court determines granting relief unlawful prohibits act construed preempt state law establishes implements continues effect greater parental notification requirements intervention rights abortion


Summary:
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015

This bill requires certain commercial entities regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934, and nonprofit organizations that use, access, transmit, store, dispose of, or collect unencrypted nonpublic personal information to: (1) implement security measures to protect electronic information against unauthorized access and acquisition; (2) restore the integrity, security, and confidentiality of their data systems following the discovery of a security breach; and (3) determine whether there is a risk that a breach will result in identity theft, economic loss or harm, or financial fraud to individuals' personal information.

Notification of a breach must be sent to: (1) affected U.S. residents; (2) the FTC and the U.S. Secret Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation if an unauthorized person accesses and acquires the personal information of more than 10,000 individuals; and (3) consumer reporting agencies if notice must be provided to more than 10,000 individuals.

The bill establishes special procedures to coordinate notices that must be provided when: (1) a breached entity processes personal data on behalf of a non-breached entity; or (2) a provider of electronic data transmission, storage, or network connection services becomes aware of a breach.

The bill provides different sets of civil penalties that the FTC and states may impose to enforce against violations of this bill.

The FTC must educate small businesses about data security and establish an Internet website containing non-binding best practices.

The bill preempts state information security and notification laws, but does not exempt an entity from liability under common law. The bill applies to certain entities in place of security practices and notification standards currently enforced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), except for FCC regulations that pertain solely to 9-1-1 calls.

data_security breach notification act bill requires certain commercial entities regulated federal_trade_commission ftc common carriers subject communications act nonprofit organizations use access transmit store dispose collect unencrypted nonpublic personal information implement security measures protect electronic information unauthorized access acquisition restore integrity security confidentiality data systems following discovery security breach determine risk breach result identity theft economic loss harm financial fraud individuals personal information notification breach sent affected residents ftc federal_bureau_of_investigation unauthorized person accesses acquires personal information individuals consumer reporting agencies notice provided individuals bill establishes special procedures coordinate notices provided breached entity processes personal data behalf non breached entity provider electronic data transmission storage network connection services aware breach bill provides different sets civil penalties ftc states impose enforce violations bill ftc educate small businesses data security establish internet website containing non binding best practices bill preempts state information security notification laws exempt entity liability common law bill applies certain entities place security practices notification standards currently enforced federal_communications_commission fcc fcc regulations pertain solely calls


Summary:
No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015

 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from assigning a Social Security account number to any individual who receives deferred action on removal in accordance with certain Department of Homeland Security memoranda dated June 15, 2012 and November 20, 2014, and who would be subject to removal but for such memoranda.

Prohibits the payment of OASDI benefits to such individuals.

Denies the crediting of quarters of coverage toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and who was not authorized to be employed in the United States.

Prohibits counting an individual's annual wages or self-employment income for any year for which no quarter of coverage may be credited.

Directs the Commissioner and the Secretary to enter into an agreement to establish a system to transmit to the Secretary any Social Security account number assigned to an individual after the enactment of this Act, as well as other identifying information, in any case in which the individual is not a U.S. citizen or national at the time that number is assigned.

benefits illegal aliens act amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act prohibit commissioner social_security assigning social_security account number individual receives deferred action removal accordance certain department_of_homeland_security memoranda dated june november subject removal memoranda prohibits payment oasdi benefits individuals denies crediting quarters coverage benefits earnings unauthorized work individual citizen national authorized employed united_states prohibits counting individual annual wages self employment income year quarter coverage credited directs commissioner secretary enter agreement establish system transmit secretary social_security account number assigned individual enactment act identifying information case individual citizen national time number assigned


Summary:
Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015

Prohibits an operator of a school's Internet or online service that is designed and marketed for K-12 educational or administrative purposes from presenting students or parents with targeted advertisements that are selected based on information obtained or inferred from: (1) students' online behavior or use of online or mobile applications, or (2) personally identifiable information about the student. Exempts online advertisements that are contextually relevant and selected based on a single visit or session of use during which the advertisements are presented, provided that information about students' online behavior is not collected or retained over time.

Prohibits operators from: (1) selling students' personal information to third parties; or (2) collecting student information to create a personal profile or for purposes unrelated to educational instruction, school collaboration, or administrative activities.

Requires operators to: (1) implement information security procedures and a process for responding to data breaches; (2) notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and students, parents, educational agencies or institutions, school officials, or teachers of unauthorized acquisitions of, or access to, personal information; and (3) delete certain student information that is not required to be maintained by the school within 45 days after a request from an educational agency, institution, or student's parent or within one year after the operator ceases to provide the service.

Requires operators to disclose publicly the types of personal information they collect or generate, the purposes for which the information is used or disclosed to third parties, and the identity of any such third parties.

Instructs operators to establish procedures for parents and system users to access and correct certain information.

Allows operators to disclose students' information only for certain lawful purposes or pursuant to a process that requires the student's or parent's express affirmative request. Requires an operator to receive the student's or parent's request before providing transcripts for admission to an institution of higher education or to a potential employer.

Provides authority to the FTC to enforce this Act and treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Authorizes a student who is at least 18 years of age, enrolled in an institution of higher education, or a secondary school graduate to provide any required consent or to exercise rights provided to parents under this Act.

parental rights act prohibits operator school internet online service designed marketed k-12 educational administrative purposes presenting students parents targeted advertisements selected based information obtained students online behavior use online mobile applications personally identifiable information student exempts online advertisements relevant selected based single visit session use advertisements presented provided information students online behavior collected retained time prohibits operators selling students personal information parties collecting student information create personal profile purposes unrelated educational instruction school collaboration administrative activities requires operators implement information security procedures process responding data breaches notify federal_trade_commission ftc students parents educational agencies institutions school officials teachers unauthorized acquisitions access personal information delete certain student information required maintained school days request educational agency institution student parent year operator ceases provide service requires operators disclose publicly types personal information collect generate purposes information disclosed parties identity parties instructs operators establish procedures parents system users access correct certain information allows operators disclose students information certain lawful purposes pursuant process requires student parent express affirmative request requires operator receive student parent request providing transcripts admission institution higher education potential employer provides authority ftc enforce act treats violations unfair deceptive acts practices federal_trade_commission_act authorizes student years age enrolled institution higher education secondary school graduate provide required consent exercise rights provided parents act


Summary:
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancement Act

Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to include the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board as a recipient of: (1) FISA court procedural rule changes, decisions, and pleadings; (2) the Attorney General's annual report to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Court regarding applications and orders for electronic surveillance; (3) the Attorney General's reports to Congress concerning electronic surveillance, physical searches, pen registers and trap and trace devices, production of business records and other tangible things, the number of persons targeted by the government under FISA authorities, and procedures for targeting persons; (4) reports by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence assessing compliance with minimization procedures for targeting persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States other than U.S. persons, including reviews of the number of targets who were later determined to be located in the United States; and (5) annual reports of each element of the intelligence community authorized to acquire targeted foreign intelligence information.

amends foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa include privacy_and_civil_liberties_oversight_board recipient fisa court procedural rule changes decisions pleadings attorney general annual report applications orders electronic surveillance attorney general reports congress concerning electronic surveillance physical searches pen registers trap trace devices production business records tangible things number persons targeted government fisa authorities procedures targeting persons reports attorney general director national_intelligence assessing compliance minimization procedures targeting persons reasonably believed located outside united_states persons including reviews number targets later determined located united_states annual reports element intelligence community authorized acquire targeted foreign intelligence information


Summary:
End Warrantless Surveillance of Americans Act

Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) and the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to prohibit federal officers or employees from searching for a particular U.S. person (other than a corporation) in: (1) a collection of communications acquired under an authorization by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence to target persons located outside the United States; or (2) nonpublic telephone or electronic communications, including communications in electronic storage, retained in an intelligence collection activity not authorized by court order, subpoena, or similar legal process that is reasonably anticipated to result in the acquisition of communications to or from a U.S. person without the consent of a party to the communication.

Provides exceptions that allow searches of such communications for a particular U.S. person if: (1) the U.S. person is the subject of certain orders or emergency authorizations for electronic surveillance or physical search under FISA or the federal criminal code for the effective period of that order, (2) the life or safety of such U.S. person is threatened and the information is sought for the purpose of assisting that person, or (3) the U.S. person consents.

Prohibits a federal agency from requiring or requesting a manufacturer, developer, or seller of any computer hardware, software, or electronic device made available to the general public to design or alter the security functions in such products to allow the surveillance of any user or the physical search of such product by any agency. Exempts from such prohibition products used by law enforcement agencies for electronic surveillance as authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.

end americans act amends foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa intelligence authorization act fiscal year prohibit federal officers employees searching particular person corporation collection communications acquired authorization attorney general director national_intelligence target persons located outside united_states nonpublic telephone electronic communications including communications electronic storage retained intelligence collection activity authorized court order subpoena similar legal process reasonably anticipated result acquisition communications person consent party communication provides exceptions allow searches communications particular person person subject certain orders emergency authorizations electronic surveillance physical search fisa federal criminal code effective period order life safety person threatened information sought purpose assisting person person consents prohibits federal agency requiring requesting manufacturer developer seller computer hardware software electronic device available general public design alter security functions products allow surveillance user physical search product agency exempts prohibition products law enforcement agencies electronic surveillance authorized communications assistance law enforcement act


Summary:
Password Protection Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine any employer who knowingly and intentionally:

 compels or coerces any person to provide the employer with a password or similar information to access a protected computer not owned by such employer; or discharges, disciplines, discriminates, or threatens to take such actions, against any person who fails to authorize access to such computer, has filed a complaint or instituted a proceeding regarding such action, or testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction to grant equitable relief in a civil action, if the court believes that the information sought to be obtained is relevant to protecting the intellectual property, a trade secret, or confidential business information of the party seeking relief.

Exempts an employer's actions from such prohibition if:

 the employer discharges or disciplines an individual for good cause; the employer complies with federal or state laws or regulations governing brokers, dealers, and investment advisers; a state enacts a law that specifically waives such prohibition with respect to a particular class of state or agency employees and the employer's action relates to an employee in such class; or an executive agency, military department, or other executive branch entity specifically waives the prohibition with respect to a particular class of employees who may have access to classified information.

password protection act amends federal criminal code subject fine employer knowingly intentionally coerces person provide employer password similar information access protected computer owned employer discharges disciplines discriminates threatens actions person fails authorize access computer filed complaint instituted proceeding action testified testify proceeding declares act shall construed limit authority court competent jurisdiction grant equitable relief civil action court believes information sought obtained relevant protecting intellectual property trade secret confidential business information party seeking relief exempts employer actions prohibition employer discharges disciplines individual good cause employer complies federal state laws regulations governing brokers dealers investment advisers state enacts law specifically waives prohibition respect particular class state agency employees employer action relates employee class executive agency military department executive branch entity specifically waives prohibition respect particular class employees access classified information


Summary:
Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the disclosure of tax return information in cases of identity theft, to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) disclose to the holder of a valid social security account number that there is reason to believe that there has been a fraudulent use of such account number; and (2) disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) such social security account number, that there is reason to believe that such account number has been fraudulently used in the employment context, and the taxpayer identity information of the individual who was assigned such account number.

The bill authorizes the FBI and DOJ to disclose taxpayer information to appropriate federal, state, and local law enforcement officials solely for purposes of carrying out criminal investigations or prosecutions.

The bill also imposes new criminal and civil penalties for tax-related identity theft and misappropriation of tax identification numbers.

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Summary:
Requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publicly disclose, in a manner consistent with national security, any decision of a court established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) that surveillance activities conducted by the U.S. government have violated a particular U.S. law or constitutional provision.

Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to provide information on surveillance activities to Congress, including information regarding: (1) whether the National Security Agency (NSA) or any other element of the intelligence community has ever collected, or made plans to collect, the cell-site location information of a large number of U.S. persons with no known connection to suspicious activity; (2) the type and amount of evidence the DNI believes is required to permit the collection of cell-site information for intelligence purposes; (3) whether NSA or any other element of the intelligence community has ever conducted a warrantless search of a collection of communications in an effort to find the communications of a particular U.S. person (other than a corporation) and, if so, the number of such searches or an estimate of such number; (4) when the U.S. government first began relying on authorities under FISA to justify the collection of records with no known connection to suspicious activity; (5) whether representations made by DOJ to the Supreme Court in the case of Clapper v. Amnesty International USA accurately described the use of authorities under FISA by the government, which of such representations, if any, were inaccurate, and how such representations have been corrected; and (6) FISA court opinions that identified violations of the law, the Constitution, or FISA court orders relating to the collection of information under FISA.

Directs the Government Accountability Office, in consultation with the U.S. International Trade Commission, to conduct an assessment of the economic impact, including the impact on the ability of U.S. communication service providers to compete in foreign markets, of bulk collection and surveillance programs conducted under FISA, and to report to Congress on such assessment.

requires department_of_justice doj publicly disclose manner consistent national security decision court established foreign_intelligence_surveillance_act fisa surveillance activities conducted government violated particular law constitutional provision requires director national_intelligence dni provide information surveillance activities congress including information national_security_agency nsa element intelligence community collected plans collect cell site location information large number persons known connection suspicious activity type evidence dni believes required permit collection cell site information intelligence purposes nsa element intelligence community conducted warrantless search collection communications effort find communications particular person corporation number searches estimate number government began relying authorities fisa justify collection records known connection suspicious activity representations doj supreme_court case accurately described use authorities fisa government representations inaccurate representations corrected fisa court opinions identified violations law constitution fisa court orders relating collection information fisa directs government_accountability_office consultation conduct assessment economic impact including impact ability communication service providers compete foreign markets bulk collection surveillance programs conducted fisa report congress assessment


Summary:
Black Box Privacy Protection Act

Amends the Automobile Information Disclosure Act to require manufacturers of new automobiles to disclose on the information label affixed to the window of the automobile: (1) the presence and location of an event data recorder (commonly referred to as a "black box"), (2) the type of information recorded and how such information is recorded, and (3) that the recording may be used in a law enforcement proceeding.

Sets forth similar requirements for motorcycle manufacturers.

Defines "event data recorder" as any device or means of technology installed in an automobile that records information such as automobile or motorcycle speed, seatbelt use, application of brakes, or other information pertinent to the operation of the automobile or motorcycle.

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, offering for sale, or import into the United States of an automobile manufactured after 2015 (bearing a model year of 2016 or later) that is equipped with an event data recorder, unless the consumer can control the recording of information. Makes violators liable to the U.S. government for a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation with a maximum penalty of $35 million for a related series of violations.

Requires the event data recorder in an automobile or motorcycle, and any data recorded, to be considered the property of the owner of the automobile or motorcycle. Makes the retrieval or downloading of recorded data by any other person unlawful, except: (1) with the owner's consent, (2) in response to a court order, or (3) by a dealer or automotive technician to service the vehicle.

Requires certain violations to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

disclosure act require manufacturers new automobiles disclose information label affixed window automobile presence location event data recorder commonly referred black box type information recorded information recorded recording law enforcement proceeding sets forth similar requirements manufacturers defines event data recorder device means technology installed automobile records information automobile speed use application brakes information pertinent operation automobile prohibits manufacture sale offering sale import united_states automobile manufactured bearing model year later equipped event data recorder consumer control recording information makes violators liable government civil penalty violation maximum penalty million related series violations requires event data recorder automobile data recorded considered property owner automobile makes retrieval downloading recorded data person unlawful owner consent response court order dealer automotive technician service vehicle requires certain violations treated unfair deceptive acts practices federal_trade_commission_act


Summary:
Sanctity of Life Act of 2015

Declares that: (1) human life is deemed to exist from fertilization, without regard to race, sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency; and (2) "person" includes all such human life.

Recognizes that each state has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of those within the state's jurisdiction whom the state rationally regards as human beings. Amends the federal judicial code to remove Supreme Court and district court jurisdiction to review cases arising out of any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or practice, or any act interpreting such a measure on the grounds that such measure: (1) protects the rights of human persons between conception and birth; or (2) prohibits, limits, or regulates the performance of abortions or the provision of public funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance for abortions.

sanctity life act declares human life deemed exist fertilization regard race sex age health defect condition dependency person includes human life recognizes state compelling interest protecting lives state jurisdiction state regards human amends federal judicial code remove supreme_court district court jurisdiction review cases arising statute ordinance rule regulation practice act interpreting measure grounds measure protects rights human persons conception birth prohibits limits regulates performance abortions provision public funds facilities personnel assistance abortions


Summary:
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015

This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program; (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services in its own facilities or in facilities with which it contracts to provide medical care.

The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal government, acting in its capacity as an insurer, employer, or health care provider, should serve as a model for the nation to ensure coverage of abortion care; and (2) restrictions on coverage of abortion care in the private insurance market must end.

act bill requires federal government ensure coverage abortion care public health insurance programs including medicaid medicare employer health plan sponsor ensure coverage abortion care participants beneficiaries provider health services ensure abortion care available individuals eligible receive services facilities facilities contracts provide medical care federal government prohibit restrict inhibit insurance coverage abortion care state local governments private health plans state local governments prohibit restrict inhibit insurance coverage abortion care private health plans bill expresses sense congress federal government acting capacity insurer employer health care provider serve model nation ensure coverage abortion care restrictions coverage abortion care private insurance market end