; (B) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising therein; and (C) to file petitions for appeal. (3) Limitation on State action while Federal action is pending If the Commission has instituted a civil action for violation of this Act, no State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may bring an action under this subsection during the pendency of that action against any defendant named in the complaint of the Commission for any violation of this Act alleged in the complaint. (4) Relationship with State-law claims If the attorney general of a State has authority to bring an action under State law directed at acts or practices that also violate this Act, the attorney general may assert the State-law claim and a claim under this Act in the same civil action. 5. Definitions In this Act: (1) Breach of security The term breach of security means unauthorized access to, acquisition of, or use of data containing personal information. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Consumer reporting agency The term consumer reporting agency has the meaning given that term in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681a ). (4) Covered entity The term covered entity means— (A) any organization, corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, unincorporated association, or venture over which the Commission has authority pursuant to section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2) ); (B) notwithstanding section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2) ), common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)