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Union Calendar No. 639 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3076 
[Report No. 115–826] 
To amend section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the Privacy Act) to require agencies to accept electronic release 
forms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2017 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
JULY 16, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. THOMAS J. ROO-
NEY of Florida, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. BABIN, 
Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
GOSAR, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. GROTHMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GENE 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. GIANFORTE, and Mr. GUTHRIE 
JULY 16, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 27, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend section 552a of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the Privacy Act) to require agencies 
to accept electronic release forms, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Advanced 
Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 
2018’’ or the ‘‘CASES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) congressional offices provide crucial services 
to constituents by acting as a liaison between the con-
stituents and the respective agencies; 
(2) this includes assisting constituents by mak-
ing inquiries and working toward resolutions on be-
half of the constituent with the respective agencies; 
and 
(3) this process should be simplified through the 
creation of electronic forms that may be submitted 
under section 552a of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), thus mod-
ernizing the process for constituents and improving 
access and efficiency of Government services and 
agencies in order to expedite the resolution of the 
problem for which constituents sought help. 
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SEC. 3. OMB GUIDANCE ON ELECTRONIC CONSENT FORMS. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guid-
ance that does the following: 
(1) Establishes— 
(A) standards for each agency to develop an 
electronic identity proofing and authentication 
process for allowing an individual to provide a 
prior written electronic consent form for the dis-
closure of the individual’s record under section 
552a(b) of title 5, United States Code, or for in-
dividual access to a record under section 552a(d) 
of such title; or 
(B) a method by which each agency can 
electronically identity proof and authenticate an 
individual submitting an electronic consent form 
through a central online portal. 
(2) Creates a template for an electronic consent 
form that can be properly identity proofed and au-
thenticated in accordance with paragraph (1). 
(3) Requires each agency to accept the electronic 
consent form described in paragraph (2) that provides 
consent from any individual properly identity 
proofed and authenticated in accordance with para-
graph (1) from the individual providing consent or 
an entity other than the individual, including a con-
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gressional office, on behalf of the individual for the 
purpose of authorizing the disclosure of the individ-
ual’s record in accordance with section 552a(b) or 
552a(d) of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) Authorizes each agency to provide an online 
link to the consolidated online portal described under 
subsection (b)(1). 
(b) PORTAL; CONSENT IDENTIFIER; CONGRESSIONAL 
FUNCTION.— 
(1) CONSOLIDATED ONLINE PORTAL.— 
(A) OPERATION OF PORTAL.—The Director 
(or a designee) shall operate (or designate the 
head of an agency to operate) a consolidated on-
line portal that allows a member of the public to 
submit an electronic consent form in accordance 
with the guidance issued pursuant to subsection 
(a) to any agency from a single website. 
(B) PRIVACY AND OTHER FEATURES.—The 
portal shall include features to protect the pri-
vacy of individuals using the portal and may in-
clude any additional functions the Director finds 
will improve the implementation of this section. 
(C) USE OF EXISTING WEBSITE OR POR-
TAL.—The Director may use any existing website 
or portal to satisfy the requirements of this sub-
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submitted to an agency through the portal as 
accessed through the function. 
(c) AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—Each agency shall comply 
with the guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) not 
later than 1 year after the date on which such guidance 
is issued. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY; INDIVIDUAL; RECORD.—The terms 
‘‘agency’’, ‘‘individual’’, and ‘‘record’’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 552a(a) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) CONSENT IDENTIFIER.—The term ‘‘consent 
identifier’’ means a nonproprietary, unique identi-
fication number. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
issue guidance on electronic consent forms, and for other 
purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 639 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3076 
[Report No. 115–826] 
A BILL 
To amend section 552a of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act) 
to require agencies to accept electronic release 
forms, and for other purposes. 
JULY 16, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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