,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjag,mr4 
,graves of ,louisiana 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section  
#eeb;a of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code 7commonly referred to as the      
,privacy ,act7 to require agencies to   
accept electronic release forms1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,creating     
,advanced ,streamlined ,electronic      
,services 7,,cases7 for ,constituents   
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,requirement to     
accept electronic release forms under   
the ,privacy ,act  7a7 ,amendment       
,section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code 7commonly referred to as  
the ,privacy ,act7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section3   
7x7 ,requirement to accept electronic   
release forms  7#a7 ,in general ,each   

agency shall establish a system that    
allows an individual1 or another entity 
acting on behalf of that individual who 
has been authorized to act on behalf of 
the individual1 to electronically submit
 a release form1 signed by the          
individual1 that grants another entity  
access to the record of the individual  
or any other information pertaining to  
the individual that is contained in the 
system4  7#b7 ,form of submission ,the  
release form described in paragraph 7#a7
 may be submitted directly to the agency
 through an electronic form 7without    
requiring the upload of any document71  
including any necessary authentication  
process1 if the release form--  7,a7 is 
submitted by an individual2 or  7,b7 if 
submitted by another entity acting on   
behalf of an individual1 includes a     
certification that the other entity has 
been authorized to act on behalf of the 
individual in the manner described in   
paragraph 7#a74  4  7b7 ,,omb guidance  
,not later than #ahj days1 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 7x7 of section #eeb;a  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as  
added by subsection 7a74  7c7 ,effective
 date ,the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall take effect #ahj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4