Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-7184
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2024-02-01
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Congressional-executive branch relations

Criminal justice information and records

Freedom of information

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records

Personnel records

Student records
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act</b></p> <p>This bill exempts the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from the Privacy Act of 1974 to expedite the sharing of data and information between CBO and federal agencies. </p> <p>Under current law, the Privacy Act of 1974 generally prohibits federal agencies from disclosing certain records pertaining to an individual without the individual's prior written consent. This bill allows federal agencies to disclose such records to CBO (or to an authorized representative of CBO) without obtaining the prior written consent of the individual. </p> <p>Several agencies, including the Government Accountability Office and the National Archives and Records Administration, are currently exempt from these requirements, and this bill adds CBO to the list of exemptions.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7184 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2024 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Mfume , Mr. Ferguson , and Ms. Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To provide the Congressional Budget Office with necessary authorities to expedite the sharing of data from executive branch agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act . 2. Conditions of Disclosure for Federal Agency Information with the Congressional Budget Office Subsection (b) of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Privacy Act of 1974 ), is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) to the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, or any authorized representative of the Director, in the course of performance of the duties of the Congressional Budget Office; .