On the recordJanuary 10, 2014
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 455, I call up the bill (H.R. 3811) to require notification of individuals of breaches of personally identifiable information through Exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 455, the bill is considered read. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3811 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS OF BREACHES OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THROUGH PPACA EXCHANGES. Not later than two business days after the discovery of a breach of security of any system maintained by an Exchange established under section 1311 or 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031, 18041) which is known to have resulted in personally identifiable information of an individual being stolen or unlawfully accessed, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide notice of such breach to each such individual. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) each will control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
