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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4107 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish the Civil Liberties 
Protection Officer for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2023 
Mr. DAVIDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish the 
Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civil Liberties Protec-
tion Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTION OFFICER FOR THE 
FINANCIAL 
CRIMES 
ENFORCEMENT 
NET-
WORK. 
Section 301 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTION OFFICER FOR 
THE FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Office of the 
Secretary of the Treasury, there shall be a Civil Lib-
erties Protection Officer for the Financial Crimes 
Enforcement Network who shall— 
‘‘(A) be designated by the Secretary of the 
Treasury from among members of the Senior 
Executive Service; and 
‘‘(B) report directly to and be supervised 
directly by the Secretary of the Treasury or, if 
so assigned by the Secretary, the Deputy Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Civil Liberties Protection 
Officer for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Net-
work shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that protection of civil liberties 
and privacy is appropriately incorporated in the 
activities conducted by the Financial Crimes 
Enforcement Network; 
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‘‘(B) oversee compliance by the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network with require-
ments under the Constitution and all laws, reg-
ulations, and implementing guidelines relating 
to civil liberties and privacy; 
‘‘(C) review and assess complaints and 
other information indicating possible abuses of 
civil liberties and privacy in the administration 
of the programs and operations of the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network and, as appro-
priate, refer such complaints or information for 
investigation to the Office of Audit and Inves-
tigations for the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network; 
‘‘(D) ensure that the use by the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network of technologies 
sustains, and does not erode, privacy protec-
tions relating to the use, collection, and disclo-
sure of personal information; 
‘‘(E) ensure that personal information con-
tained in a system of records subject to section 
552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as the 
‘Privacy Act’) is handled by the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network in compliance 
with that section; 
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‘‘(F) conduct an annual privacy impact as-
sessments of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network and provide a report containing the 
findings to the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate; and 
‘‘(G) perform such other duties relating di-
rectly to protection of civil liberties and privacy 
by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Treasury. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Civil Liberties Pro-
tection Officer for the Financial Crimes Enforce-
ment Network shall keep the following individuals 
appropriately informed of the Officer’s activities: 
‘‘(A) The Department of the Treasury’s 
Chief Privacy Officer (as described under sec-
tion 522 of division H of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee–2)). 
‘‘(B) The Department of the Treasury’s 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer (as des-
ignated pursuant to section 1062 of the Na-
tional Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 
(42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1)).’’. 
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SEC. 3. INFORMATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONS 
OF CONGRESS. 
(a) KEEPING CONGRESS INFORMED.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall keep the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate fully and currently informed of the activities of the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including any 
significant anticipated activity of such Network. 
(b) REPORT OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AND CORREC-
TIVE ACTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall report 
promptly to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs any unlawful activity of the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and any correc-
tive action taken or planned to address that activity and 
prevent such activity in the future. 
Æ 
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