IB 

Union Calendar No. 677 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3387 

[Report No. 114–864] 

To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to 

the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2015 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

DECEMBER 12, 2016 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 29, 2015] 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 3387 RH

A BILL 

To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy 

Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to apply 

the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes. 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 3387 RH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Open and Transparent 

5 Smithsonian Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF OPEN GOVERNMENT LAWS TO 

7 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 

8 (a) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.—Section 552 of 

9 title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 

10 Freedom of Information Act), as amended by section 2(7) 

11 of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, is amended by add12 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(n) For purposes of this section, the Smithsonian In14 stitution shall be considered an agency, and the Secretary 

15 of the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered the head 

16 of the agency.’’. 

17 (b) PRIVACY ACT.—Section 552a(a)(1) of title 5, 

18 United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy 

19 Act), is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and 

20 inserting ‘‘, except that such term also includes the Smithso21 nian Institution;’’. 

22 (c) REQUIRING OPEN MEETINGS.—Section 552b(a)(1) 

23 of title 5, United States Code (relating to open meetings) 

24 is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and insertVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:23 Dec 12, 2016 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3387.RH H3387

sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 3387 RH

1 ing ‘‘, except that such term also includes the Smithsonian 

2 Institution;’’. 

3 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION. 

4 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amendments 

5 made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment 

6 of this Act. 

7 (b) APPLICATION.— 

8 (1) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; PRIVACY

9 ACT.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2 and the 

10 amendments made by such subsections shall apply to 

11 any record created before, on, or after the date of the 

12 enactment of this Act. 

13 (2) OPEN MEETINGS.—Subsection (c) of section 2 

14 and the amendments made by such subsection shall 

15 apply to any meeting held on or after the date of the 

16 enactment of this Act. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 

Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act to apply 

the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.’’. 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS

sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
Union Calendar No. 677 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3387 

[Report No. 114–864] 

A BILL 

To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the 

other purposes. Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for mittee Act to apply the requirements of such Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory ComDECEMBER 12, 2016 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:23 Dec 12, 2016 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H3387.RH H3387

sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS