Us Code § 5724 - Provision of credit protection and other services
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§ 5724. Provision of credit protection and other services
(a)
(2) If the Secretary determines, based on the findings of a risk analysis conducted under paragraph (1), that a reasonable risk exists for the potential misuse of sensitive personal information involved in a data breach, the Secretary shall provide credit protection services in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this section.
(b)
(1) Notification.
(2) Data mining.
(3) Fraud alerts.
(4) Data breach analysis.
(5) Credit monitoring.
(6) Identity theft insurance.
(7) Credit protection services.
(c)
(2) In the event of a data breach with respect to sensitive personal information processed or maintained by the Secretary that is the sensitive personal information of a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force or a civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense, the Secretary shall submit the report required under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives.
(Added Pub. L. 109–461, title IX, §902(a), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3455; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §926(h), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3831.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of the enactment of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, referred to in subsec. (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 109–461, which was approved Dec. 22, 2006.
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "Marine Corps, or Space Force" for "or Marine Corps".
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