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Calendar No. 970
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2321
[Report No. 110–465]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 7, 2007
Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Carper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
September 16, 2008
Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with an amendment
Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–347) to reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the E-Government Reauthorization Act
of 2007
.
Reauthorization of Appropriations
In general
The E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–347) is amended—
in section
204(b), by striking 2007
and inserting
2012
;
in section
207(g)(5)(B), by striking and 2007
and inserting through
2012
;
in section
213(h)(3), by striking 2007
and inserting
2012
;
in section
216(f), by striking 2007
and inserting 2012
;
and
in section 401,
by striking 2007
and inserting 2012
.
Information Security
Section 3548 of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by striking 2007
and inserting 2012
.
E-Government Fund
Section 3604(g)(1)(E) of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by striking fiscal year 2007
and inserting fiscal
years 2007 through 2012
.
Information technology exchange program
Section 3702(d) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking the end of the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter
and inserting
September
.3130,
2012
Computer standards program
Section 20(f) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) is amended by striking
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
and inserting 2003
through 2012
.
Best practices for privacy impact assessments
Section 208(b)(3) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended—
in subparagraph
(B), by striking and
at the end;
in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
develop best practices for agencies to follow in conducting privacy impact assessments.
.
Improving searches of Government documents on the worldwide web
Findings
Congress finds that—
members of the public and governments commonly rely on commercial search engines to locate relevant information on the worldwide web, including information made available by government agencies; and
some Federal agencies have not taken actions to make all of the information available through their websites readily accessible to commercial search engines.
Searchability of government websites
Section 207(f) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Searchability of government websites
Functions of the Director
Guidelines
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007, the Director shall promulgate guidance and best practices to ensure that publicly available online Federal Government information and services are made more accessible to external search capabilities, including commercial and governmental search capabilities. The guidance and best practices shall include guidelines for each agency to test the accessibility of the websites of that agency to external search capabilities.
Review
The Director shall ensure periodic review of any guidance and best practices promulgated under clause (i) to ensure that the guidance and best practices are consistent with any advances made in information technology.
Reports
The Director shall report annually to Congress, through the report established under section 3606 of title 44, United States Code, on—
the progress of agencies with the guidance promulgated under clause (i); and
the results of the testing by agencies.
Agency functions
Compliance
Effective on and after 2 years after the date of enactment of the E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007, each agency shall ensure compliance with any guidance promulgated under subparagraph (A).
Reports
Each agency shall report annually to the Director, in the report established under section 202(g), on—
the use of best practices and progress of that agency with the guidance promulgated under subparagraph (A); and
the results of the testing by that agency.
.
Providing agency E-Government reports to Congress
Section 3606(b) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
the reports submitted by agencies to the Director under section 202(g) of the E-Government Act of 2002, and a summary of the information reported by the agencies;
.
September 16, 2008
Reported with an amendment