,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #gjcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjbd,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
the ,congressional ,budget and          
,impoundment ,control ,act of #aigd to  
provide the ,congressional ,budget      
,office with necessary authorities to   
expedite the sharing of data from       
executive branch agencies1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,congressional      
,budget ,office ,data ,sharing ,act4    
#b4 ,requests by ,,cbo of information   
from executive agencies  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #bja7;d7 of the ,congressional
 ,budget and ,impoundment ,control ,act 
of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fja7;d77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the         
,director is authorized and inserting   
7#a7 ,the ,director is authorized2  7#b7
 by striking 7other than material the   
disclosure of which would be a violation
 of law7 and inserting 7with or without 
written agreement7 provided that the    

,director maintains the level of        
confidentiality required by law of the  
department1 agency1 establishment1 or   
regulatory agency or commission from    
which it is obtained in accordance with 
section #bjc7;e72 and  7#c7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7#b7 ,no       
provision of law enacted after the date 
of the enactment of the ,congressional  
,budget ,office ,data ,sharing ,act     
shall be construed to supersede1 limit1 
or otherwise modify the authority of the
 ,director to obtain any material under 
this subsection unless such provision   
specifically provides1 by specific      
reference to this paragraph1 that such  
authority is to be superseded1 limited1 
or otherwise modified4  4  7b7 ,report  
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,director of the ,congressional ,budget 
,office shall submit1 to the chairs of  
the ,committees on the ,budget of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate1 a report listing any request   

for information pursuant to a written   
agreement under section #bja7;d7 of the 
,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment 
,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#fja7;d771 as amended by subsection 7a7 
of this ,act1 made to any department1   
agency1 or establishment of the         
executive branch of ,government or any  
regulatory agency or commission of the  
,government and any challenges faced    
accessing information under such        
section4  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,april #bi1            
#bjbd4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4