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title: "15 U.S.C. 6826 GLBA: Reports"
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15 U.S.C. 6826 GLBA · Chapter 94: PRIVACY

# 15 U.S.C. 6826 GLBA: Reports

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 15 U.S.C. 6826(a)

**(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:

#### 15 U.S.C. 6826(a)(1)

**(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.

#### 15 U.S.C. 6826(a)(2)

**(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.

### 15 U.S.C. 6826(b)

**(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.

## Source

Source: United States Code, title 15, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced.

Source credit: ( Pub. L. 106-102, title V, § 526 , Nov. 12, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1448 .)

[15 U.S.C. 6826 on the Office of the Law Revision Counsel](https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t15/s6826/)

United States Code, current through Public Law 119-136 (October 22, 2026). Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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