Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-3387
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-07-29
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Freedom of information

Government information and archives

Public participation and lobbying

Right of privacy

Smithsonian Institution
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. </p> <p>This Act shall apply to all actions taken by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution or by any officer or employee, any records created, and any meetings held before, on, or after the enactment of this Act. </p>

action_date: 2016-12-12
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, and current law relating to open meetings of government agencies. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill shall apply:</p> <ul> <li>with respect to the FOIA and the Privacy Act, to any records created by the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment of this bill; and </li> <li>with respect to current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, to any meetings held by the Smithsonian Institution on or after the enactment of this bill. </li></ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2015 . 2. Application of open government laws to Smithsonian Institution (a) Freedom of Information Act Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) For purposes of this section, the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered an agency, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered the head of the agency. . (b) Privacy Act Section 552a(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . (c) Requiring Open Meetings Section 552b of title 5, United States Code (relating to open meetings) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . (d) Federal Advisory Committee Act Section 4 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The Smithsonian Institution shall be considered an advisory committee for purposes of this Act, other than section 14. . 3. Effective date and application (a) Effective Date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application This Act shall apply to— (1) all actions taken by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution or any officer or employee of the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) any record created before, on, or after that date; and (3) any meeting held before, on, or after that date.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 677 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3387 [Report No. 114–864] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform December 12, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 29, 2015 A BILL To amend the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 . 2. Application of open government laws to Smithsonian Institution (a) Freedom of Information Act Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), as amended by section 2(7) of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) For purposes of this section, the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered an agency, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall be considered the head of the agency. . (b) Privacy Act Section 552a(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . (c) Requiring Open Meetings Section 552b(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (relating to open meetings) is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , except that such term also includes the Smithsonian Institution; . 3. Effective date and application (a) Effective Date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Application (1) Freedom of Information Act; Privacy Act Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2 and the amendments made by such subsections shall apply to any record created before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Open meetings Subsection (c) of section 2 and the amendments made by such subsection shall apply to any meeting held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act to apply the requirements of such Acts to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes. .

December 12, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed