,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ebh #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #geic
 ,report ,no4 #aah-fca ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#h1 #bjbd,mrs4 ,bice 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,carey1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 and ,mr4 ,morelle7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,house
 ,administration  ,august #af1          
#bjbd;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,davis  
of ,north ,carolina  ,august #af1       
#bjbd;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to enhance the authority of the
 ,director of the ,congressional        
,research ,service to obtain information
 directly from agencies of the ,federal 
government4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,modernizing the   
,congressional ,research ,service's     
,access to ,data ,act4  #b4 ,access of  
congressional research service to       
government information  7a7 ,direct     
access to information ,section #bjc of  

the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of
 #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aff7 is amended-- 
7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7j7 as 
subsection 7k72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7i7 the following new  
subsection3  7j7 7#a7 ,in carrying out  
the duties and functions of the         
,congressional ,research ,service under 
subsection 7d71 the ,director is        
authorized to secure books1 records1    
correspondence1 memoranda1 papers1      
documents1 secure information1 and other
 data in all forms directly from the    
various departments1 agencies1 and      
establishments of the executive branch  
of the ,government and the regulatory   
agencies and commissions of the         
,government as the ,director determines 
to be necessary to carry out the        
request1 and all such departments1      
agencies1 establishments1 and regulatory
 agencies and commissions shall furnish 
the ,director with all such available   
material in a timely manner4  7#b7 ,with
 respect to books1 records1             

correspondence1 memoranda1 papers1      
documents1 secure information1 and other
 data in all forms obtained under       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall     
maintain the same level of              
confidentiality as is required by law of
 the department1 agency1 establishment1 
or regulatory agency or commission from 
which it is obtained4 ,officers and     
employees of the ,congressional         
,research ,service shall be subject to  
the same statutory penalties for        
unauthorized disclosure or use as       
officers or employees of the department1
 agency1 establishment1 or regulatory   
agency or commission from which it is   
obtained4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment 
,section #bjc7;d77#a7 of such ,act 7#b  
,u4,s4,c4 #aff7;d77#a77 is amended in   
the matter following subparagraph 7,c7  
by striking and in the performance of   
this duty and all that follows through  
comply with such request24  ,august #af1
 #bjbd;,committed to the ,committee of  
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  

,union and ordered to be printed