#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ajgi  ,,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 ( #bjai 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 & access =ms  7a7     
,guidance ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director   
%all issue guidance t does ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,requires ea* ag5cy to accept      
electronic id5tity pro(+ & au!ntication 
processes = ! purposes ( all[+ an       
individual to provide prior writt5      
cons5t = ! disclosure ( ! individual's  
records "u section #eeb;a7b7 ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or = individual   
access to records "u section #eeb;a7d7 (
 su* title4  7#b7 ,creates a template = 
electronic cons5t & access =ms &        
requires ea* ag5cy to po/ ! template on 
! ag5cy website & to accept ! =ms f any 
individual prop]ly id5tity pro($ &      
au!nticat$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#a7 
= ! purpose ( au?oriz+ disclosure ( !   
individual's records "u section         
#eeb;a7b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 or = individual access to records
 "u section #eeb;a7d7 ( su* title4  7#c7
 ,requires ea* ag5cy to accept !        

electronic cons5t & access =ms describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b7 f any individual prop]ly
 id5tity pro($ & au!nticat$ 9 accordance
 ) p>agraph 7#a7 = ! purpose ( au?oriz+ 
disclosure ( ! individual's records to  
ano!r entity1 includ+ a congressional   
(fice1 9 accordance ) section #eeb;a7b7 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or =   
individual access to records "u section 
#eeb;a7d74  7b7 ,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$4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,ag5cy2 individual2 record ,! t]ms 
ag5cy1 individual1 & record h ! mean+s  
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #eeb;a7a7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7         
,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  #e4   

,det]m9ation ( budget>y effects ,!      
budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 = ! purpose
 ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g  
,act ( #bjaj1 %all be det]m9$ by ref]5ce
 to ! late/ /atem5t titl$ ,budget>y     
,effects ( ,,paygo ,legislation = ?is   
,act1 submitt$ = pr9t+ 9 !              
,congressional ,record by ! ,*airman ( !
 ,h\se ,budget ,committee1 provid$ t su*
 /atem5t has be5 submitt$ prior to !    
vote on passage4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,febru>y #aa1           
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