,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #achj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 ,quigley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,amash1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,kind1 and ,mr4 ,polis7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,public ,printer to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,access to ,congressionally ,mandated ,reports ,act4 #b4 ,establishment of website for congressionally mandated reports 7a7 ,requirement ,to establish website ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,public ,printer shall establish and maintain a website accessible by the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place4 ,the ,public ,printer may publish other reports on such website4 7b7 ,content and function ,the ,public ,printer shall ensure that the website required under subsection 7a7 includes the following3 7#a7 ,with respect to each congressionally mandated report1 each of the following3 7,a7 ,a citation to the statute or conference report requiring the report4 7,b7 ,an electronic copy of the report1 including any transmittal letter associated with the report1 in an open format that is platform independent and that is available to the public without restrictions1 including restrictions that would impede the re-use of the information in the report4 7,c7 ,the ability to retrieve a report1 to the extent practicable1 through searches based on each1 and any combination1 of the following3 7i7 ,the title of the report4 7ii7 ,the reporting ,federal agency4 7iii7 ,the date of publication4 7iv7 ,each congressional committee receiving the report1 if applicable4 7v7 ,subject tags4 7vi7 ,the serial number1 ,superintendent of ,documents number1 or other identification number for the report1 if applicable4 7vii7 ,the statute or conference report requiring the report4 7viii7 ,key words4 7ix7 ,full text search4 7x7 ,any other relevant information specified by the ,public ,printer4 7,d7 ,the time and date when the report was required to be submitted1 and when the report was submitted1 to the website4 7,e7 ,access to the report not later than #cj calendar days after its submission to ,congress4 7,f7 ,to the extent practicable1 a permanent means of accessing the report electronically4 7#b7 ,a means for bulk download of all congressionally mandated reports or a selection of reports retrieved using a search4 7#c7 ,a means for the head of each ,federal agency to publish on the website each congressionally mandated report of the agency1 as required by section #c4 7#d7 ,a list form for all congressionally mandated reports that can be searched1 sorted1 and downloaded by-- 7,a7 reports submitted within the required time2 7,b7 reports submitted after the date on which such reports were required to be submitted2 and 7,c7 reports not submitted4 7c7 ,free access ,the ,public ,printer may not charge a fee1 require registration1 or impose any other limitation in exchange for access to the website required under subsection 7a74 7d7 ,upgrade capability ,the website required under subsection 7a7 shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the purposes of this ,act4 #c4 ,federal agency responsibilities 7a7 ,submission of electronic copies of reports ,the head of each ,federal agency shall publish congressionally mandated reports of the agency on the website required under section #b7;a7-- 7#a7 in an open format that is platform independent1 machine readable1 and available to the public without restrictions 7except the redaction of information described under section #e71 including restrictions that would impede the re-use of the information in the reports2 and 7#b7 in accordance with the guidance issued under subsection 7c74 7b7 ,submission of additional information ,the head of each ,federal agency shall submit to the ,public ,printer the information required under subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 of section #b7;b77#a7 with respect to each congressionally mandated report published pursuant to subsection 7a74 7c7 ,guidance ,not later than eight months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,public ,printer1 shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of this ,act4 #d4 ,removing and altering reports ,a report submitted to be published to the website required under section #b7;a7 may only be changed or removed1 with the exception of technical changes1 by the head of the ,federal agency concerned with the express1 written consent of the chairman of each congressional committee to which the report is submitted4 #e4 ,relationship to the ,freedom of ,information ,act 7a7 ,in general ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to require the disclosure of information or records that are exempt from public disclosure under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or to impose any affirmative duty on the ,public ,printer to review congressionally mandated reports submitted for publication to the website established under section #b7;a7 for the purpose of identifying and redacting such information or records4 7b7 ,redaction of report ,with respect to each congressionally mandated report1 the relevant head of each ,federal agency shall redact any information that may not be publicly released under section #eeb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 before submission for publication on the website established under section #b7;a71 and shall-- 7#a7 redact only such information from the report2 7#b7 identify where any such redaction is made in the report2 and 7#c7 identify the exemption under which each such redaction is made4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,congressionally mandated report ,the term congressionally mandated report means a report that is required to be submitted to either ,house of ,congress or any committee of ,congress by statute or by a conference report that accompanies legislation enacted into law4 7#b7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency has the meaning given that term under section #ajb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 but does not include the ,government ,accountability ,office4 #g4 ,implementation ,except as provided in section #c7;c71 this ,act shall be implemented not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and shall apply with respect to congressionally mandated reports submitted to ,congress on or after the date occurring one year after such date of enactment4