,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #abg #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ajgi
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-ej ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,february #ab1 #bjai,received2 read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,june #be1 #bjai,reported by  
,mr4 ,johnson1 without amendment  ,,an  
,,act  ,to require the ,director of the 
,office of ,management and ,budget to   
issue guidance on electronic consent    
forms1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,creating ,advanced ,streamlined    
,electronic ,services for ,constituents 
,act of #bjai or the ,,cases ,act4  #b4 
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that--  7#a7 congressional    
offices provide crucial services to     
constituents by acting as a liaison     
between the constituents and the        
respective agencies2  7#b7 this includes
 assisting constituents by making       
inquiries and working toward resolutions

 on behalf of the constituent with the  
respective agencies2 and  7#c7 this     
process should be simplified through the
 creation of electronic forms that may  
be submitted under section #eeb;a of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
7commonly referred to as the ,privacy   
,act71 thus modernizing the process for 
constituents and improving access and   
efficiency of ,government services and  
agencies in order to expedite the       
resolution of the problem for which     
constituents sought help4  #c4 ,,omb    
guidance on electronic consent and      
access forms  7a7 ,guidance ,not later  
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall issue guidance that does the      
following3  7#a7 ,requires each agency  
to accept electronic identity proofing  
and authentication processes for the    
purposes of allowing an individual to   
provide prior written consent for the   
disclosure of the individual's records  
under section #eeb;a7b7 of title #e1    

,united ,states ,code1 or for individual
 access to records under section        
#eeb;a7d7 of such title4  7#b7 ,creates 
a template for electronic consent and   
access forms and requires each agency to
 post the template on the agency website
 and to accept the forms from any       
individual properly identity proofed and
 authenticated in accordance with       
paragraph 7#a7 for the purpose of       
authorizing disclosure of the           
individual's records under section      
#eeb;a7b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 or for individual access to      
records under section #eeb;a7d7 of such 
title4  7#c7 ,requires each agency to   
accept the electronic consent and access
 forms described in paragraph 7#b7 from 
any individual properly identity proofed
 and authenticated in accordance with   
paragraph 7#a7 for the purpose of       
authorizing disclosure of the           
individual's records to another entity1 
including a congressional office1 in    
accordance with section #eeb;a7b7 of    

title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or for 
individual access to records under      
section #eeb;a7d74  7b7 ,agency         
compliance ,each agency shall comply    
with the guidance issued pursuant to    
subsection 7a7 not later than #a year   
after the date on which such guidance is
 issued4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,agency2 individual2      
record ,the terms agency1 individual1   
and record have the meanings given those
 terms in section #eeb;a7a7 of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,director 
,the term ,director means the ,director 
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget4  #d4 ,no additional funds      
authorized ,no additional funds are     
authorized to carry out the requirements
 of this ,act4 ,such requirements shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise  
authorized4  #e4 ,determination of      
budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects
 of this ,act1 for the purpose of       
complying with the ,statutory           
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  

be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,june #be1 #bjai,reported without       
amendment