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15 U.S.C. 6801: Protection of nonpublic personal information

Created in 1999 by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Public Law 106-102). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 7b–2, 12 U.S.C. 5481, 12 U.S.C. 5641, 15 U.S.C. 1681g, 15 U.S.C. 1692g.

18 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (4), Securities and Exchange Commission (4), Federal Reserve System (3), Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203 inserted ", other than the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection," after "section 6805(a) of this title" in introductory provisions. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.