,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjag,ms4 ,mc,collum introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to require ea* ,f$]al ag5cy to ma9ta9 &
 pres]ve data assets ( ! ag5cy1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,save ,am]ica's ,sci5ce    
,act4  #b4 ,managem5t & pres]vation (   
data assets by ,f$]al ag5cies ,*apt] #ca
 ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #cajh4 ,managem5t &           
pres]vation ( data assets by ,f$]al     
ag5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( ea*     
,f$]al ag5cy %all ma9ta9 ea* data asset 
( ! ag5cy1 includ+ any data asset       
collect$ = ! ag5cy "u a contract1 9     
accordance ) ! program e/abli%$ "u      
section #cajb4  7b7 ,safegu>ds ,! head (
 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all e/abli% safegu>ds
 aga9/ ! removal or loss ( data assets &

 make any requirem5ts & p5alties relat$ 
to su* removal or loss kn[n to (ficials 
& employees ( ! ag5cy4  7c7 ,unlawful   
removal or de/ruction ( data assets     
7#a7 ,f$]al ag5cy notification ,! head (
 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all notify ! ,ar*ivi/
 & ,congress ( any actual1 imp5d+1 or   
?reat5$ unlawful removal1 defac+1       
alt]ation1 corruption1 deletion1        
erasure1 or o!r de/ruction ( data assets
 9 ! cu/ody ( ! ag5cy1 &1 ) ! assi/ance 
( ! ,ar*ivi/1 %all initiate action ?r\gh
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al = ! recov]y ( data  
assets ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy kn[s or  
has reason to believe h be5 unlawfully  
remov$ f t ag5cy1 or f ano!r ,f$]al     
ag5cy ^: data assets h be5 transf]r$ to 
! legal cu/ody ( t ,f$]al ag5cy4  7#b7  
,ar*ivi/ notification ,9 any case 9 :i* 
! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy does n initiate 
an action = su* recov]y or o!r r$ress )9
 a reasonable p]iod ( "t aft] be+       
notifi$ ( any su* unlawful action       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 or is         
p>ticipat+ 91 or believ$ to be          

p>ticipat+ 9 any su* unlawful action1 ! 
,ar*ivi/ %all reque/ ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
to initiate su* an action1 & %all notify
 ,congress :5 su* a reque/ has be5 made4
  7d7 ,public availability ( data assets
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* data asset t has   
be5 made available to ! public by ! head
 ( a ,f$]al ag5cy %all rema9 available  
to ! public4  7#b7 ,ma*9e-readable data 
assets ,ea* data asset t has be5 made   
available to ! public 9 a ma*9e-readable
 =mat by ! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy %all   
rema9 available to ! public 9 a         
ma*9e-readable =mat4  7e7 ,rule (       
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to exclude any type ( record f !
 requirem5ts ( ?is *apt]4  7f7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,data  
,! t]m data means record$ in=mation1    
reg>dless ( =m or ! m$ia on :i* ! data  
is record$4  7#b7 ,data asset ,! t]m    
data asset means a collection ( data    
elem5ts or data sets t may be gr\p$     
toge!r4  7#c7 ,ma*9e-readable =mat ,!   
t]m ma*9e-readable =mat means a =mat 9  

:i* in=mation or data c be easily       
process$ by a comput] )\t human         
int]v5tion :ile ensur+ no semantic mean+
 is lo/4  4