The federal law that establishes the governments legal responsibility for safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The Privacy Act is a federal law that establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of PII by Federal Executive Branch Agencies. The Act requires each Federal agency that maintains a system of records to implement rules of behavior for handling PII, ensure their workforce members receive the training necessary to safeguard PII, and take appropriate action when they discover or suspect failure to follow the rules of behavior for handling PII. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued several memoranda with requirements for how Federal agencies must handle and protect PII.