1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 . 2. Criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures Section 165 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5365 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures (1) In general Any officer or employee of a Federal department or agency, who by virtue of such officer or employee’s employment or official position, has possession of, or access to, agency records which contain individually identifiable information submitted pursuant to the requirements of this section, the disclosure of which is prohibited by Federal statute, rule, or regulation, and who knowing that disclosure of the specific material is so prohibited, willfully discloses the material in any manner to any person or agency not entitled to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. (2) Obtaining records under false pretenses Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains information described under paragraph (1) from a Federal department or agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. (3) Treatment of determinations For purposes of this subsection, a determination made under subsection (d) or (i) based on individually identifiable information submitted pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be deemed individually identifiable information, the disclosure of which is prohibited by Federal statute. .