Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act

Bill: 113-hr-3883
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-01-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Business records

Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Government studies and investigations

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Telephone and wireless communication

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act - Requires the President and all executive departments and independent agencies to take all actions, including rulemaking, needed to implement the 46 recommendations of the report entitled &quot;Liberty and Security in a Changing World,&quot; issued on December 12, 2013, by the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies.</p> <p>Requires all necessary rulemaking to be concluded within one year, and all necessary executive orders to be issued within six months, of the enactment of this Act. </p> <BR>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3883 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , Oversight and Government Reform , Armed Services , Foreign Affairs , and Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the President to implement the recommendations of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act . 2. Required implementation of recommendations (a) Required action The President and all Executive Departments and Independent Agencies shall take all such actions, including all necessary rulemaking, needed to implement the 46 enumerated recommendations of the report entitled Liberty and Security in a Changing World issued on December 12, 2013, by the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. (b) Grant of authority The President, Executive Departments, and Independent Agencies are granted all statutory authority necessary and proper to implement the recommendations referred to in subsection (a). 3. Deadlines (a) Rulemaking All rulemaking originated pursuant to section 1 of this Act shall be concluded within one year of the enactment of this Act. (b) Executive orders All Executive orders necessary to accomplish the requirements of section 1 of this Act shall be issued within six months of the enactment of this Act.