Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act
PL 114-72 (H.R.3116), enacted 10/22/2015

129 STAT. 566 
PUBLIC LAW 114–72—OCT. 22, 2015 
Public Law 114–72 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct 
the quarterly financial report program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quarterly Financial Report 
Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 
TO CONDUCT QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT PROGRAM. 
Section 4(b) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 13, 
United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly 
financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Sec-
retary of Commerce, and for other purposes’’, approved January 
12, 1983 (Public Law 97–454; 13 U.S.C. 91 note), is amended 
by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON DATA SECURITY PROCEDURES OF THE BUREAU 
OF THE CENSUS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a review 
of the data security procedures of the Bureau of the Census, 
including such procedures that have been implemented since the 
data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel Management 
were announced in 2015. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a 
report on the review required by subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) identify all information systems of the Bureau of 
the Census that contain sensitive information; 
(B) described any actions carried out by the Secretary 
of Commerce or the Director of the Bureau of the Census 
to secure sensitive information that have been implemented 
since the data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel 
Management were announced in 2015; 
(C) identify any known data breaches of information 
systems of the Bureau of the Census that contain sensitive 
information; and 
Quarterly 
Financial Report 
Reauthorization 
Act. 
13 USC 1 note. 
Oct. 22, 2015 
[H.R. 3116] 
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129 STAT. 567 
PUBLIC LAW 114–72—OCT. 22, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3116 (S. 1868): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114–237 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114–157 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs) accompanying S. 1868. 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
Sept. 24, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 6, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 21, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
(D) identify whether the Bureau of the Census stores 
any information that, if combined with other such informa-
tion, would comprise classified information. 
Approved October 22, 2015. 
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