,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1      
#bjai,mr4 ,carper 7for himself and ,mr4 
,portman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,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 ,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  7b7 ,guidance ,not later than 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,director shall issue    
guidance that--  7#a7 requires each     

agency to accept electronic identity    
proofing and authentication processes   
for the purpose of allowing an          
individual to provide prior written     
consent for the disclosure of the       
records of the individual under section 
#eeb;a7b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 or for individual access to      
records under section #eeb;a7d7 of such 
title2  7#b7 creates a template for     
electronic consent and access forms and 
requires each agency 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 records of
 the individual under section #eeb;a7b7 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or  
for individual access to records under  
section #eeb;a7d7 of such title2 and    
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 records of
 the individual 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;a7d7 of such title4  7c7   
,agency compliance ,each agency shall   
comply with the guidance issued under   
subsection 7b7 not later than #a year   
after the date on which the guidance is 
issued4  #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