Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-236
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2007-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Classified defense information
Computer matching
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Due process of law
Electronic government information
Government paperwork
Identification of criminals
International Affairs
Law
Legislation
Official secrets
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: 
Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2007 - Requires the head of each federal department or agency that is engaged in any activity to use or develop data-mining to report to Congress on all such activities. Requires that such report be made available to the public, except for classified information.
 
Defines &quot;data-mining&quot; as a query, search, or other analysis of one or more electronic databases, where: (1) a federal agency or a non-federal entity acting on the government's behalf is conducting the analysis to find a predictive pattern or anomaly indicating terrorist or criminal activity; and (2) the search does not use a specific individual's personal identifiers to retrieve information.
 
 Requires annual updates, including regarding any new uses or development of data-mining technology.

action_date: 2007-06-04
text: 
Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2007 - Requires federal agencies to report to Congress on any activity to use or develop data mining to identify terrorist or criminal activity. 

Requires that such report be produced in coordination with the agency's privacy officer, be made available to the public (except for an annex containing classified, sensitive, or proprietary information), and include: (1) a through description of data mining activity goals and deployment dates, technology, and data sources; (2) an assessment of the efficacy of the activity in providing accurate information and the impact on individual privacy and civil liberties; (3) an analysis of laws and regulations governing the information being collected; and (4) a through discussion of the policies and procedures to protect individual privacy and due process and to guard against harmful consequences of potential inaccuracies. Requires annual updates, including regarding any new uses or development of data mining activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 184.
action_date: 2007-06-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-06-04
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2007-04-12
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2007-03-15
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S361)
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S359-360)
action_date: 2007-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate