,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #acb  #aacth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bgaa  ,report ,no4 #aac-ahd1 ,part ,i  
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,jenkins 7for herself and ,mr4 ,brady  
of ,texas7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary1 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  ,july #cj1 #bjac   
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4
 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,long1 and ,mr4 ,reed    
,july #cj1 #bjac ,reported from the     
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform with an amendment ,strike out  
all after the enacting clause and insert
 the part printed in italic  ,july #cj1 
#bjac ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary 
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 

of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed    
,for text of introduced bill1 see copy  
of bill as introduced on ,july #ag1     
#bjac  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 to establish     
certain procedures for conducting       
in-person or telephonic interactions by 
,executive branch employees with        
individuals1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,citizen ,empowerment ,act4  #b4
 ,amendments  7a7 ,in general ,part     
,,iii of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
chapter #gi1 the following3  #gi;,a     
,services to members of the public      
,sec4 #giba4 ,procedure for in-person   
and telephonic interactions conducted by
 ,executive ,branch employees4  #giba4  
,procedure for in-person and telephonic 
interactions conducted by ,executive    
,branch employees  7a7 ,purpose ,the    
purpose of this section is to ensure    
that individuals have the right to      

record in-person and telephonic         
interactions with ,executive agency     
employees and to ensure that individuals
 who are the target of enforcement      
actions conducted by ,executive agency  
employees are notified of such right4   
7b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this  
section--  7#a7 the term telephonic     
means by telephone or other similar     
electronic device2 and  7#b7 the term   
employee means an employee of an        
,executive agency4  7c7 ,consent of     
,executive agency employees             
,participation by an employee1 acting in
 an official capacity1 in an in-person  
or telephonic interaction shall         
constitute consent by the employee to a 
recording of that interaction by any    
participant in the interaction4  7d7    
,notice of rights when ,federal         
employees engaged in certain actions ,a 
notice of an individual's right to      
record conversations with employees     
shall be included in any written        
material provided by an ,executive      

agency to the individual concerning an  
audit1 investigation1 inspection1 or    
enforcement action that could result in 
the imposition of a fine1 forfeiture of 
property1 civil monetary penalty1 or    
criminal penalty against1 or the        
collection of an unpaid tax1 fine1 or   
penalty from1 such individual or a      
business owned or operated by such      
individual4  7e7 ,official              
representative ,any person who is       
permitted to represent before an        
,executive agency an individual under   
this section shall receive the same     
notice as required under subsection 7d7 
with respect to such individual4  7f7   
,no cause of action ,this section does  
not create any express or implied       
private right of action4  7g7           
,disciplinary action ,an employee who   
violates this section shall be subject  
to appropriate disciplinary action in   
accordance with otherwise applicable    
provisions of law4  7h7 ,public         
information concerning right to record  

7#a7 ,posting on agency ,web sites      
,within #ahj days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 each ,executive 
agency shall post prominently on its    
,web site information explaining the    
right of individuals to record          
interactions with employees4  7#b7 ,,omb
 guidance ,within #ij days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 issue guidance to ,executive agencies  
concerning implementation of paragraph  
7#a74  4  7b7 ,clerical ,amendment ,the 
analysis for part ,,iii of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
chapter #gi the following3              
#gi;,a4,services to members of the      
public#giba  4  ,july #cj1 #bjac        
,reported from the ,committee on        
,oversight and ,government ,reform with 
an amendment ,july #cj1 #bjac ,the      
,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2
 committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      

,union and ordered to be printed