H.R. 3076 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3076 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2017Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act) to require agencies to accept electronic release forms, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2017. 2. Requirement to accept electronic release forms under the Privacy Act (a) Amendment Section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: (x) Requirement to accept electronic release forms (1) In general Each agency shall establish a system that allows an individual, or another entity acting on behalf of that individual who has been authorized to act on behalf of the individual, to electronically submit a release form, signed by the individual, that grants another entity access to the record of the individual or any other information pertaining to the individual that is contained in the system. (2) Form of submission The release form described in paragraph (1) may be submitted directly to the agency through an electronic form (without requiring the upload of any document), including any necessary authentication process, if the release form— (A) is submitted by an individual; or (B) if submitted by another entity acting on behalf of an individual, includes a certification that the other entity has been authorized to act on behalf of the individual in the manner described in paragraph (1). . (b) OMB guidance Not later than 180 days, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a uniform release form to be used across agencies for the electronic submission described under subsection (x) of section 552a of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.