Introduced in House
Veterans Benefits Information Protection Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Veterans Benefits Information Protection Act.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF AUTOMATED TELEPHONE EQUIPMENTTrack this section →
Section 227(b)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) to make any call to a telephone number assigned to a Federal department or agency if such call is made by means of equipment that— (i) has the capacity, without further human intervention after initial activation— (I) to make a series of repeated calls to such number; and (II) to provide and receive information by means of such calls; and (ii) is operated by any individual or entity other than the individual or entity to whom the information provided or received during such call relates..