I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1079 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue 
guidance on electronic consent forms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to issue guidance on electronic consent forms, 
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 ‘‘Creating Advanced 
Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 
2019’’ or the ‘‘CASES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) congressional offices provide crucial services 
to constituents by acting as a liaison between the 
constituents 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 sub-
mitted under section 552a of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), 
thus modernizing the process for constituents and 
improving access and efficiency of Government serv-
ices and agencies in order to expedite the resolution 
of the problem for which constituents sought help. 
SEC. 3. OMB GUIDANCE ON ELECTRONIC CONSENT AND AC-
CESS 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) Requires each agency to accept electronic 
identity proofing and authentication processes for 
the purposes of allowing an individual to provide 
prior written consent for the disclosure of the indi-
vidual’s records under section 552a(b) of title 5, 
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United States Code, or for individual access to 
records under section 552a(d) of such title. 
(2) Creates a template for electronic consent 
and access forms and requires each agency to post 
the template on the agency website and to accept the 
forms from any individual properly identity proofed 
and authenticated in accordance with paragraph (1) 
for the purpose of authorizing disclosure of the indi-
vidual’s records under section 552a(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, or for individual access to 
records under section 552a(d) of such title. 
(3) Requires each agency to accept the elec-
tronic consent and access forms described in para-
graph (2) from any individual properly identity 
proofed and authenticated in accordance with para-
graph (1) for the purpose of authorizing disclosure 
of the individual’s records to another entity, includ-
ing a congressional office, in accordance with section 
552a(b) of title 5, United States Code, or for indi-
vidual access to records under section 552a(d). 
(b) AGENCY COMPLIANCE.—Each agency shall com-
ply with the guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) 
not later than 1 year after the date on which such guid-
ance is issued. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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