Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§6826 Reports

Title 15 › Chapter 94— PRIVACY › Subchapter II— FRAUDULENT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION › § 6826

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

By the end of the 18-month period that began on November 12, 1999, the Comptroller General must send Congress a report. The Comptroller General will work with the Federal Trade Commission, federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, relevant federal law enforcement agencies, and state insurance regulators. The report must say how well the remedies in this part stop people from getting financial information by fraud or lying, and it must include any recommended new laws or rules to better protect financial privacy. The Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General must send Congress a yearly report showing how many enforcement actions were taken under this part and how each case was resolved.

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Title 15, §6826

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(a)Before the end of the 18-month period beginning on November 12, 1999, the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, Federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, appropriate Federal law enforcement agencies, and appropriate State insurance regulators, shall submit to the Congress a report on the following:

(1)The efficacy and adequacy of the remedies provided in this subchapter in addressing attempts to obtain financial information by fraudulent means or by false pretenses.

(2)Any recommendations for additional legislative or regulatory action to address threats to the privacy of financial information created by attempts to obtain information by fraudulent means or false pretenses.

(b)The Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General shall submit to Congress an annual report on number and disposition of all enforcement actions taken pursuant to this subchapter.

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15 U.S.C. § 6826

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60