Preventing Government Publishing Overreach Act of 2015

To amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or their component parts by the Government Publishing Office. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Government Publishing Overreach Act of 2015 2. Prohibiting assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or component parts by Government Publishing Office (a) Prohibition (1) In general Chapter 5 518. Prohibiting assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or component parts (a) Prohibition Except to the extent permitted under subsection (b), the Director of the Government Publishing Office may not assemble or manufacture any secure credentials or the component parts of any such credential. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) does not apply to the following activities: (1) Stitching security paper into an already assembled eCover for the Department of State, except that nothing in this paragraph may be construed to permit the Director to manufacture a new polycarbonate data page or other secure credential within the ePassport. (2) Manufacturing NEXUS and SENTRI cards pursuant to any contract or purchase order which is in effect as of the date of the enactment of this section, but only until the earlier of— (A) the date on which the contract expires or the purchase order is filled; or (B) December 31, 2016. (3) Assembling or manufacturing any secure credentials specifically at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency or the National Security Agency for use in classified programs or activities. (4) Manufacturing identification badges for the Presidential Inauguration. (c) Secure Credential Defined The term secure credential . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 518. Prohibiting assembly or manufacture of secure credentials or component parts. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 501 of such title is amended— (1) by striking and (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) as provided in section 518. .

Summary: Preventing Government Publishing Overreach Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the Government Publishing Office from assembling or manufacturing any secure credentials or the component parts of any such credential. Such prohibition is inapplicable to the following activities: stitching security paper into an already assembled eCover for the Department of State; manufacturing NEXUS and SENTRI cards pursuant to any existing contract or purchase order until the earlier of the date on which such contract expires or such purchase order is filled, or December 31, 2016; assembling or manufacturing any secure credentials specifically at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency or the National Security Agency for use in classified programs or activities; and manufacturing identification badges for the presidential inauguration. The term &quot;secure credential&quot; is defined as an identification document that includes component security parts designed to authenticate the document or reduce the risk of the unauthorized replication or alteration of the document.