#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #cjgf  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget to issue guidance on electronic 
cons5t =ms1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,creat+
 ,advanc$ ,/reaml9$ ,electronic ,s]vices
 = ,con/itu5ts ,act ( #bjah or ! ,,cases
 ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 congressional
 (fices provide crucial s]vices to      
con/itu5ts by act+ z a liaison betwe5 ! 
con/itu5ts & ! respective ag5cies2  7#b7
 ?is includes assi/+ con/itu5ts by mak+ 
inquiries & work+ t[>d resolutions on   
behalf ( ! con/itu5t ) ! respective     
ag5cies2 &  7#c7 ?is process %\ld be    
simplifi$ ?r\gh ! creation ( electronic 
=ms t may be submitt$ "u section #eeb;a 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code         
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,privacy ,act71 
?us mod]niz+ ! process = con/itu5ts &   
improv+ access & effici5cy ( ,gov]nm5t  
s]vices & ag5cies 9 ord] to exp$ite !   
resolution ( ! problem = :i* con/itu5ts 

s\ght help4  #c4 ,,omb guidance on      
electronic cons5t =ms  7a7 ,guidance ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all issue     
guidance t does ! foll[+3  7#a7         
,e/abli%es-- 7,a7 /&>ds = ea* ag5cy to  
develop an electronic id5tity pro(+ &   
au!ntication process = all[+ an         
individual to provide a prior writt5    
electronic cons5t =m = ! disclosure ( ! 
individual's record "u section #eeb;a7b7
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or =  
individual access to a record "u section
 #eeb;a7d7 ( su* title2 or  7,b7 a me?od
 by :i* ea* ag5cy c electronically      
id5tity pro( & au!nticate an individual 
submitt+ an electronic cons5t =m ?r\gh a
 c5tral onl9e portal4  7#b7 ,creates a  
template = an electronic cons5t =m t c  
be prop]ly id5tity pro($ & au!nticat$ 9 
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7       
,requires ea* ag5cy to accept !         
electronic cons5t =m describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 t provides cons5t f any individual
 prop]ly id5tity pro($ & au!nticat$ 9   

accordance ) p>agraph 7#a7 f !          
individual provid+ cons5t or an entity  
o!r ?an ! individual1 includ+ a         
congressional (fice1 on behalf ( !      
individual = ! purpose ( au?oriz+ !     
disclosure ( ! individual's record 9    
accordance ) section #eeb;a7b7 or       
#eeb;a7d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7#d7 ,au?orizes ea* ag5cy to    
provide an onl9e l9k to ! consolidat$   
onl9e portal describ$ "u subsection     
7b77#a74  7b7 ,portal2 cons5t id5tifi]2 
congressional function  7#a7            
,consolidat$ onl9e portal  7,a7         
,op]ation ( portal ,! ,director 7or a   
designee7 %all op]ate 7or designate !   
head ( an ag5cy to op]ate7 a consolidat$
 onl9e portal t all[s a memb] ( ! public
 to submit an electronic cons5t =m 9    
accordance ) ! guidance issu$ pursuant  
to subsection 7a7 to any ag5cy f a s+le 
website4  7,b7 ,privacy & o!r features  
,! portal %all include features to      
protect ! privacy ( individuals us+ !   
portal & may include any additional     

functions ! ,director f9ds w improve !  
implem5tation ( ?is section4  7,c7 ,use 
( exi/+ website or portal ,! ,director  
may use any exi/+ website or portal to  
satisfy ! requirem5ts ( ?is subsection1 
includ+ ! portal e/abli%$ "u section    
#eeb7m7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#b7 ,cons5t id5tifi] ,! ,director1 or
 a designee1 %all assign ea* cons5t =m  
submitt$ ?r\gh ! portal describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 a cons5t id5tifi]1 :i*    
%all be provid$ to ! ag5cy & !          
individual or entity submitt+ ! cons5t  
=m4 ,! ag5cy %all track ! cons5t =m ) ! 
cons5t id5tifi]4  7#c7 ,congressional   
assi/ance function  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,director1 or a designee1 %all ensure ! 
op]ation ( a function t all[s a         
congressional (fice to provide a        
publicly available onl9e l9k to ! portal
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 :i* %all     
auto-populate in=mation ab\t su*        
congressional (fice1 includ+ an         
indication ( cons5t = su* (fice to      
access a record 9 accordance ) section  

#eeb;a7b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 9 ! cons5t =m access$ ?r\gh !    
portal4  7,b7 ,notification ( cons5t    
id5tifi] requir$ ,! ,director1 or a     
designee1 %all ensure ! function s5ds ! 
cons5t id5tifi] to ! congressional (fice
 :5 a cons5t =m is submitt$ to an ag5cy 
?r\gh ! portal z access$ ?r\gh !        
function4  7c7 ,ag5cy compliance ,ea*   
ag5cy %all comply ) ! guidance issu$    
pursuant to subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date on :i* su* guidance is 
issu$4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,ag5cy2 individual2 record ,! t]ms 
ag5cy1 individual1 & record h ! mean+s  
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #eeb;a7a7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,cons5t 
id5tifi] ,! t]m cons5t id5tifi] means a 
nonpropriet>y1 unique id5tification     
numb]4  7#c7 ,director ,! t]m ,director 
means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (          
,managem5t & ,budget4  #d4 ,no          
additional funds au?oriz$ ,no additional
 funds are au?oriz$ to c>ry out !       
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts

 %all be c>ri$ out us+ am\nts o!rwise   
au?oriz$4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives ,july #af1 #bjah4;,cl]k4