,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to improve the transparency 
of purchases by the ,federal ,government
 of data or information that can be used
 to identify an individual1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,purchased     
,data ,inventory ,act4  #b4 ,definitions
 ,section #cejb of title #dd1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#bb71 by striking 2 and2     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#bc71 by striking the
 period and inserting a semicolon2 and  
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#bd7 the term covered data purchase--
 7,a7 means data or information1        
including data or information accessed  
through a database1 that is-- 7i7       
obtained by an agency in exchange for   

anything of value2 and  7ii7 reasonably 
can be used1 alone or in combination    
with other data or information1 to      
identify an individual2  7,b7 does not  
include bulk data obtained by an agency 
to be used for statistical purposes2 and
  7,c7 does not include data obtained in
 exchange for anything of value from    
another agency2 and  7#be7 the term     
obtain in exchange for anything of value
 means to purchase1 receive in          
connection with services provided for   
consideration1 or otherwise obtain in   
exchange for considerations1 including  
an access fee1 service fee1 maintenance 
fee1 or licensing fee4  4  #c4 ,chief   
,data ,officers ,section #cebj of title 
#dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#ac71 by striking and2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#ad71 by striking the     
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#ae7
 compile the covered data purchases of  
the agency4  2  7#b7 by striking        

subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following3  7e7 ,reports ,the ,chief    
,data ,officer of an agency shall submit
 to the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,accountability of the   
,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 an    
annual report on the compliance of the  
agency with the requirements of this    
subchapter1 including information on    
each requirement that the agency could  
not carry out and1 if applicable1 what  
the agency needs to carry out such      
requirement2 and  7#b7 an annual report 
on the covered data purchases of the    
agency described in subsection 7f71     
which may include an annex of any       
material that is properly classified    
pursuant to an ,executive order4  2 and 
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7f7 ,covered data purchases  7#a7     
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this           
subsection1 and annually thereafter the 

,chief ,data ,officer of each agency    
shall compile a report on the covered   
data purchases of each agency4  7#b7    
,consistency ,the ,chief ,data ,officer 
,council1 in consultation with the      
,federal ,privacy ,council1 or any      
successor thereto1 and the ,chief       
,acquisition ,officer ,council1 shall   
provide direction to the ,chief ,data   
,officers of each agency for consistent 
interpretation of this section4  7#c7   
,contents of report ,the report         
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall       
include1 with respect to each covered   
data purchase made by the agency during 
the #c-year period before the date on   
which the report is submitted-- 7,a7 a  
plain language description of the       
purpose of the covered data purchase1   
including1 if applicable1 a             
justification for obtaining the data in 
exchange for anything of value rather   
than acquiring the data through other   
means1 including through the use of     
interagency data sharing1 subpoena1 or  

other process2  7,b7 if applicable1 the 
procurement instrument identifier for   
the covered data purchase2  7,c7 the    
identity of the vendor that provided the
 covered data purchase2  7,d7 if        
applicable1 links to the relevant       
privacy documents1 including systems of 
records notices and privacy impact      
assessments2  7,e7 a plain language     
description of the contents of the data 
contained in the covered data purchase2 
7,f7 the number of distinct individuals 
who are reasonably linkable in the      
covered data purchase2  7,g7 an         
indication of whether data contained in 
the covered data purchase is reflected  
in the data inventory of the agency1 as 
required under section #ceaa of title   
#dd1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,h7 an
 indication of whether the covered data 
purchase includes data1 metadata1 or    
information relating to-- 7i7 location2 
7ii7 electronic device usage2  7iii7 the
 contents of communications of an       
individual with other individuals2  7iv7

 communications metadata2  7v7 network  
system traffic2  7vi7 web browsing      
history2  7vii7 social media history2   
7viii7 media consumption2  7ix7 health2 
7x7 purchase history2  7xi7 personal    
finances or credit2  7xii7 education2   
7xiii7 work history2  7xiv7 interests2  
7xv7 biometrics2  7xvi7 identifiable    
characteristics of protected classes2   
7xvii7 criminal history2  7xviii7 court 
records1 including civil cases2 and     
7xix7 the family members or friends of  
an individual4  7#d7 ,report publication
  7,a7 ,in general ,each agency shall   
make the report submitted under         
paragraph 7#a7 available to the public  
on the website of the agency in a       
machine-readable1 open format and       
without restrictions on reuse1 except   
for an annex described in subparagraph  
7,b74  7,b7 ,annex ,a report under      
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include in an   
annex any necessary information that is 
properly classified pursuant to an      
,executive order4  4  #d4 ,chief ,data  

,officer ,council ,section #cebj;,a of  
title #dd is amended-- 7#a7 in          
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#d71
 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period  
and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#f7 study  
agency data purchasing habits4  2 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by        
inserting 1 in consultation with the    
,federal ,privacy ,council1 or any      
successor thereto1 and the ,chief       
,acquisition ,officer ,council1 after   
,the ,council2  7,b7 by striking the    
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform of the ,house of               
,representatives and inserting the      
,committee on ,oversight and            
,accountability of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,c7 by inserting
 1 including recommendations specified  
in section #c7;e7 of the ,purchased     
,data ,inventory ,act after the work of 
the ,council4