,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,hill of ,arkansas 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security to disseminate guidance       
regarding certain best practices        
relating to the handling of personally  
identifiable information1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,providing          
,resources and ,oversight to ,ensure    
,confidentiality of ,those who serve    
,act or the ,,protect ,act4  #b4        
,dissemination of ,,dhs guidance        
regarding certain best practices        
relating to the handling of personally  
identifiable information  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and quadrennially thereafter1 the       

,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
disseminate to ,federal1 ,state1 and    
local government agencies and           
appropriate private sector entities     
guidance regarding best practices       
regarding the following3 7#a7 ,the      
handling by such agencies and entities  
of personally identifiable information  
of officers1 officials1 employees1 and  
contractors of such agencies4  7#b7     
,actions such officers1 officials1 and  
employees can take to ensure their      
safety4  7b7 ,definition ,in this       
section1 the term personally            
identifiable information means any      
information that permits the identity of
 an individual to be directly or        
indirectly inferred1 including any other
 information that is linked or linkable 
to such individual1 regardless of       
whether such individual is a ,united    
,states citizen1 lawful permanent       
resident1 or visitor to the ,united     
,states4