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Union Calendar No. 528 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7593 
[Report No. 118–631] 
To enhance the authority of the Director of the Congressional Research 
Service to obtain information directly from agencies of the Federal gov-
ernment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2024 
Mrs. BICE (for herself, Mr. CAREY, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. MORELLE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration 
AUGUST 16, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina 
AUGUST 16, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To enhance the authority of the Director of the Congres-
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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 ‘‘Modernizing the Con-
gressional Research Service’s Access to Data Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS OF CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION. 
(a) DIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—Section 203 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
166) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) In carrying out the duties and functions of 
the Congressional Research Service under subsection (d), 
the Director is authorized to secure books, records, cor-
respondence, memoranda, papers, documents, secure in-
formation, and other data in all forms directly from the 
various departments, agencies, and establishments of the 
executive branch of the Government and the regulatory 
agencies and commissions of the Government as the Direc-
tor determines to be necessary to carry out the request, 
and all such departments, agencies, establishments, and 
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regulatory agencies and commissions shall furnish the Di-
rector with all such available material in a timely manner. 
‘‘(2) With respect to books, records, correspondence, 
memoranda, papers, documents, secure information, and 
other data in all forms obtained under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall maintain the same level of confidentiality 
as is required by law of the department, agency, establish-
ment, or regulatory agency or commission from which it 
is obtained. Officers and employees of the Congressional 
Research Service shall be subject to the same statutory 
penalties for unauthorized disclosure or use as officers or 
employees of the department, agency, establishment, or 
regulatory agency or commission from which it is ob-
tained.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 203(d)(1) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 166(d)(1)) is amended in the matter 
following subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and in the per-
formance of this duty’’ and all that follows through ‘‘com-
ply with such request;’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 528 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7593 
[Report No. 118–631] 
A BILL 
To enhance the authority of the Director of the 
Congressional Research Service to obtain infor-
mation directly from agencies of the Federal gov-
ernment. 
AUGUST 16, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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