1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2019 . 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) Personal information (A) In general The term personal information means information that directly or indirectly identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to, a particular individual. (B) Examples The term personal information includes— (i) an identifier such as a real name, alias, signature, date of birth, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical characteristic or description, postal address, telephone number, unique personal identifier, military identification number, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, mother’s maiden name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifier