,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjag,mr4  
,graves ( ,l\isiana 7= himself & ,mr4   
,k5n$y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
section #eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,privacy 
,act7 to require ag5cies to accept      
electronic release =ms1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,creat+ ,advanc$ ,/reaml9$ 
,electronic ,s]vices 7,,cases7 =        
,con/itu5ts ,act ( #bjag4  #b4          
,requirem5t to accept electronic release
 =ms "u ! ,privacy ,act  7a7 ,am5dm5t   
,section #eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z !    
,privacy ,act7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new section3  7x7 ,requirem5t 
to accept electronic release =ms  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,ea* ag5cy %all e/abli% a sy/em
 t all[s an individual1 or ano!r entity 
act+ on behalf ( t individual :o has be5

 au?oriz$ to act on behalf ( !          
individual1 to electronically submit a  
release =m1 sign$ by ! individual1 t    
grants ano!r entity access to ! record (
 ! individual or any o!r in=mation      
p]ta9+ to ! individual t is conta9$ 9 ! 
sy/em4  7#b7 ,=m ( submission ,! release
 =m describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may be     
submitt$ directly to ! ag5cy ?r\gh an   
electronic =m 7)\t requir+ ! upload (   
any docum5t71 includ+ any necess>y      
au!ntication process1 if ! release =m-- 
7,a7 is submitt$ by an individual2 or   
7,b7 if submitt$ by ano!r entity act+ on
 behalf ( an individual1 includes a     
c]tification t ! o!r entity has be5     
au?oriz$ to act on behalf ( ! individual
 9 ! mann] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  4 
7b7 ,,omb guidance ,n lat] ?an #ahj     
days1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (          
,managem5t & ,budget %all e/abli% a     
uni=m release =m to be us$ across       
ag5cies = ! electronic submission       
describ$ "u subsection 7x7 ( section    
#eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 

z add$ by subsection 7a74  7c7          
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4