The District of Columbia Returning Citizens Coordination Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5290
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-12-03
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Correctional facilities and imprisonment

District of Columbia

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records

Intergovernmental relations

Poverty and welfare assistance

Right of privacy

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>The District of Columbia Returning Citizens Coordination Act of 2019 </b></p> <p>This bill provides that any agency of the District of Columbia shall be treated as a federal agency for purposes of certain privacy laws with respect to communications between the agency and the District's Bureau of Prisons or Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency regarding providing public benefits or services to any person resuming or commencing residence in the District (including upon a person's release from any term of imprisonment).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5290 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 provide that, for purposes of certain Federal privacy laws, agencies of the District of Columbia are treated as Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as The District of Columbia Returning Citizens Coordination Act of 2019 . 2. District of Columbia agencies to be treated as Federal agencies for purposes of certain privacy laws For purposes of a provision of law set forth in section 3, to the extent that such provision of law applies to any communication for purposes of providing public benefits or services to any person resuming or commencing residence in the District of Columbia (including any person resuming or commencing residence in the District of Columbia upon release from any term of imprisonment) between— (1) the Director of the Bureau of Prisons and any agency of the District of Columbia; or (2) the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and any agency of the District of Columbia, the agency of the District of Columbia shall be treated as a Federal agency for purposes of such provision of law. 3. Provisions of law described The provisions of law set forth in this section are as follows: (1) Title II of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (including parts 160 and 165 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations). (2) Section 543 of the Public Health Service Act (including part 2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations). (3) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act ). (4) Any other provision of law setting forth substantially similar protections for the privacy of information. 4. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to expand the authority of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons or the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia to disclose information to any law enforcement officer. 5. District of Columbia Council For purposes of this Act, the Council of the District of Columbia shall be considered an agency of the District of Columbia. 6. Application of Privacy Act A communication under this Act shall be deemed to be a lawful disclosure under section 552a(b)(7) of title 5, United States Code.