,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjbe,ms4 
,brown 7for herself and ,ms4 ,mace7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct certain ,federal     
agencies to report to ,congress on      
whether such agencies have implemented  
guidance from the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget with respect to the        
disclosure of personal information1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,electronic ,consent ,accountability    
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the          
,government ,accountability ,office     
reports that ,federal agencies need to  
fully implement ,office of ,management  
and ,budget guidance and requirements   
related to the disclosure of personal   
information4  7#b7 ,the ,creating       
,advanced ,streamlined ,electronic      

,services for ,constituents ,act of     
#bjai 7,,cases ,act2 ,public ,law       
#aaf-ej7 required the ,office of        
,management and ,budget to issue        
guidance to ,federal agencies that      
requires-- 7,a7 acceptance of electronic
 identity proofing and authentication2  
7,b7 creation of a template for         
electronic consent and access forms to  
be posted on the websites of such       
agencies2 and  7,c7 acceptance of       
electronic consent from individuals     
after the identification of such        
individuals has been properly           
authenticated4  7#c7 ,on ,november #ab1 
#bjbj1 the ,office of ,management and   
,budget issued guidance in the          
memorandum of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget designated ,m-#ba-jd that  
included the required elements described
 in the ,,cases ,act4  7#d7 ,federal    
agencies were instructed to implement   
the requirements described in such      
guidance by ,november #bjba4  #c4       
,report to ,congress on implementation  

of guidance  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the head of each
 agency specified in subsection 7b7     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform of   
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
that includes--  7#a7 whether such head 
has implemented the covered             
responsibilities2 and  7#b7 if such head
 has not implemented the covered        
responsibilities--  7,a7 a justification
 for why such head has not implemented  
such responsibilities2  7,b7 the planned
 timeline for such head to implement    
such responsibilities2 and  7,c7 the    
steps such head is taking to implement  
such responsibilities4  7b7 ,specified  
agencies ,the agencies specified in this
 subsection are the following3  7#a7    
,the ,department of ,agriculture4  7#b7 
,the ,department of ,defense4  7#c7 ,the
 ,department of ,health and ,human      
,services4  7#d7 ,the ,department of    
,homeland ,security4  7#e7 ,the         

,department of the ,interior4  7#f7 ,the
 ,department of ,justice4  7#g7 ,the    
,department of ,labor4  7#h7 ,the       
,department of ,state4  7#i7 ,the       
,department of ,transportation4  7#aj7  
,the ,department of the ,treasury4      
7#aa7 ,the ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs4  7#ab7 ,the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency4  7#ac7 ,the ,equal 
,employment ,opportunity ,commission4   
7#ad7 ,the ,national ,archives and      
,records ,administration4  7#ae7 ,the   
,office of ,personnel ,management4      
7#af7 ,the ,social ,security            
,administration4  7c7  ,covered         
responsibilities defined  ,in this      
section1 the term covered               
responsibilities means the agency       
responsibilities described in the       
memorandum of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget designated as ,m-#ba-jd1   
relating to ,modernizing ,access to and 
,consent for ,disclosure of ,records    
,subject to the ,privacy ,act1 and      
issued ,november #ab1 #bjbj4