This bill seeks to enhance the protection of sensitive government data by significantly increasing penalties for various violations of federal law, specifically targeting unauthorized access, disclosure, and misuse of information held by federal agencies. Key provisions include raising the maximum fine for violations related to records maintained on individuals under the Privacy Act from $5,000 to $30,000 . For individuals who obtain information from U.S. departments or agencies without authorization using a computer, the bill establishes a new maximum fine of $750,000 . Additionally, the legislation increases fines for unauthorized disclosures of specific types of data, raising penalties for information held by the Social Security Administration or the Department of Health and Human Services from $10,000 to $25,000 , and for taxpayer information and wrongful disclosure of census data from $5,000 to $25,000 .