Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§6826 Reports

Title 15 › CHAPTER 94 — PRIVACY › SUBCHAPTER II — FRAUDULENT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION › § 6826

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Comptroller General must send Congress a report by the end of the 18-month period beginning on November 12, 1999. After consulting the FTC, federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, the SEC, federal law enforcement, and state insurance regulators, the report must evaluate how well the remedies in this subchapter deal with attempts to obtain financial information by fraudulent means or false pretenses and recommend any needed new laws or rules. The Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General must send Congress an annual report on the number and outcome of all enforcement actions taken under this subchapter.

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Title 15, §6826

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(a)Report to the Congress

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)Annual report by administering agencies

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110