H.R. 10894
Disaster Data Protection Act
Sponsor: Brittany Pettersen
1 cosponsor
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(a) In general. No Federal funds may be used by the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain personally identifiable information collected by non-governmental entity in response to a natural disaster.
(b) Exception. A non-governmental entity may provide personal information to the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if the Director obtains a judicial warrant for such information.
(c) Definitions. In this section:
(1) Personally identifiable information. The term personally identifiable information means—
(A) any information that can be used to distinguish or trace the identity of an individual, including such as a name, residential address, a social security number, an alien registration number, a date and place of birth, or a parent's maiden name; or
(B) any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by a non-governmental entity, including education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains a name, finger or voice print, or a photograph.
(2) Natural disaster. The term natural disaster means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, or other catastrophe in any part of the United States which causes, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons.