,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bg1 #bjag ,mr4 
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,g>dn]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #dd1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to protect op51           
ma*9e-readable databases4  #a4 ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,pres]v+ ,data 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act ( #bjag4
  #b4 ,pres]v+ gov]nm5t data  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title  
#dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 section #cejb-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph  
7#ac71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9     
p>agraph 7#ad71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ae7 ! t]m    
data means record$ in=mation1 reg>dless 
( =m or ! m$ia on :i* ! data is record$2
  7#af7 ! t]m data asset means a        
collection ( data elem5ts or data sets t
 may be gr\p$ toge!r2  7#ag7 ! t]m      

ma*9e-readable 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/2  7#ah7 
! t]m op5 =mat means a te*nical =mat t  
is n encumb]$ by re/rictions t w\ld     
imp$e use or reuse2  7#ai7 ! t]m op5    
,gov]nm5t data means a public data asset
 t is--  7,a7 ma*9e-readable2  7,b7     
available 9 an op5 =mat2 &  7,c7 "p ( ! 
worldwide public doma9 or1 if necess>y1 
publi%$ ) an op5 lic5se2 &  7#bj7 ! t]m 
public data asset means a data asset    
creat$ or ma9ta9$ by an ag5cy1 or a     
contractor ( an ag5cy1 t--  7,a7 is n   
protect$ "u copyright or pat5t laws2 &  
7,b7 7i7 may be releas$ to ! public2 or 
7ii7 has be5 releas$ to ! public 9 an   
op5 =mat4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  #cebb4 ,requirem5t to pres]ve  
,gov]nm5t data  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z  
provid$ "u subsection 7c71 any op5      
,gov]nm5t data t is made available to ! 
public = a p]iod ( n less ?an #ij       
consecutive days %all--  7#a7 rema9     

ma*9e-readable1 available 9 an op5 =mat1
 & "p ( ! worldwide public doma9 or1 if 
necess>y1 publi%$ ) an op5 lic5se2 &    
7#b7 n be alt]$ 9 su* a way z to        
decrease ! ma*9e-readable nature ( ! op5
 ,gov]nm5t data4  7b7 ,alt]ation (      
digital location1 =mat1 or cont5t  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,x %all n be a violation (     
subsection 7a7 to alt]-- 7,a7 ! digital 
location or =mat ( op5 ,gov]nm5t data = 
! purpose ( r\t9e asset ma9t5ance or    
long-t]m ar*iv+ if ! alt]ation does n   
decrease ! op5 public accessibility or !
 ma*9e-readable nature ( ! op5 ,gov]nm5t
 data2 or  7,b7 ! cont5ts ( op5         
,gov]nm5t data = purposes ( updat+ ! op5
 ,gov]nm5t data or correct+ an error 9 !
 op5 ,gov]nm5t data4  7#b7 ,p]man5ce (  
data aft] updates ,= purposes (         
subsection 7a71 any alt]ation ( !       
digital location1 =mat1 or cont5ts ( op5
 ,gov]nm5t data "u subp>agraph 7,a7 or  
7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all n con/itute a 
r5ewal ( ! p]iod = :i* ! op5 ,gov]nm5t  
data has be5 made available to ! public4

  7#c7 ,record ( data *anges aft]       
updates ,any sub/antial alt]ation ( !   
cont5ts ( op5 ,gov]nm5t data "u         
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7
 %all be record$ 9 a log t is made      
available to ! public 9 an op5 =mat     
along ) ! op5 ,gov]nm5t data4  7c7      
,exceptions  7#a7 ,cons]vation ( ag5cy  
res\rces ,an ag5cy may remove op5       
,gov]nm5t data f public availability    
if-- 7,a7 ! head ( ! ag5cy det]m9es t ! 
op5 ,gov]nm5t data--  7i7 is too co/ly  
to ma9ta92 or  7ii7 does n provide      
suffici5t value to ! public2  7,b7 n    
less ?an #f mon?s be=e ! date on :i* !  
ag5cy removes ! op5 ,gov]nm5t data f    
public availability1 ! ag5cy publi%es a 
notice ( ! removal 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]1  
includ+--  7i7 a cle> id5tification ( ! 
op5 ,gov]nm5t data2  7ii7 if applicable1
 ! digital object id5tifi] ( ! op5      
,gov]nm5t data2  7iii7 a detail$        
description ( ! reasons = ! removal2 &  
7iv7 a detail$ description ( ef=ts to   
make ! op5 ,gov]nm5t data p]man5tly     

publicly available2 &  7,c7 ! op5       
,gov]nm5t data is available = d[nload on
 ! worldwide public doma9 = a p]iod ( n 
less ?an #f mon?s be=e ! date on :i* !  
ag5cy removes ! op5 ,gov]nm5t data f    
public availability4  7#b7 ,o!r         
provisions ( law ,subsection 7a7 %all n 
apply 9 ! case ( op5 ,gov]nm5t data t is
 requir$ to be remov$ f public          
availability or alt]$ "u ano!r provision
 ( law4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+      
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = sub*apt]  
,i ( *apt] #ce ( title #dd1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! 
item relat+ to section #ceba ! foll[+3  
#cebb4 ,requirem5t to pres]ve ,gov]nm5t 
data4  4