Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 4978 (Introduced in House) — To provide for individual rights relating to privacy of personal information, to establish privacy and security requi... · Sec. 401

Sec. 401. Definitions

211 words·~1 min read·/bill/116/hr/4978/ih/section-401·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

In this title: The term Agency investigator means any attorney or investigator employed by the Agency who is charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect any provision of this Act or a rule or order prescribed under this Act. The term attorney general means, with respect to a State, the attorney general or chief law enforcement officer of the State, or another official or agency designated by the State to bring civil actions on behalf of the State or the residents of the State.
The term custodian means the custodian or any deputy custodian designated by the Agency. The term documentary material includes the original or any copy of any book, document, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, logs, electronic files, or other data or data compilations stored in any medium. The term violation means any act or omission that, if proved, would constitute a violation of any provision of this Act or a rule or order prescribed under this Act.
The term non-public information means information that has not been disclosed in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, in a government investigation, report, or audit, or by the news media or other public source of information, and that was not obtained in violation of the law.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.