1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Covered data broker (A) In general The term covered data broker includes all data brokers except those data brokers excepted under subparagraph (B). (B) Exceptions The Commission may except a data broker if the Commission considers, by rule, a data broker outside the scope of this Act, such as a data broker who processes information collected by or on behalf of and received from or on behalf of a nonaffiliated third party concerning an individual who is a customer or an employee of that third party to enable that third party, directly or through parties acting on its behalf, to provide benefits for its employees or directly transact business with its customers. (3) Data broker The term data broker means a commercial entity that collects, assembles, or maintains personal information concerning an individual who is not a customer or an employee of that entity in order to sell the information or provide third-party access to the information. (4) Non-public information The term non-public information means information about an individual that is— (A) of a private nature; (B) not available to the general public