[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2321 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 970
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2321
[Report No. 110-465]
To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) to
reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
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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]
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A BILL
To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) to
reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
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 ``E-Government Reauthorization Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347)
is amended--
(1) in section 204(b), by striking ``2007'' and inserting
``2012'';
(2) in section 207(g)(5)(B), by striking ``and 2007'' and
inserting ``through 2012'';
(3) in section 213(h)(3), by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2012'';
(4) in section 216(f), by striking ``2007'' and inserting
``2012''; and
(5) in section 401, by striking ``2007'' and inserting
``2012''.
(b) Information Security.--Section 3548 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''.
(c) 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''.
(d) 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 <DELETED>31</DELETED>30, 2012''.
(e) 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''.
SEC. 3. 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--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) develop best practices for agencies to follow
in conducting privacy impact assessments.''.
SEC. 4. IMPROVING SEARCHES OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ON THE WORLDWIDE
WEB.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) 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
(2) some Federal agencies have not taken actions to make
all of the information available through their websites readily
accessible to commercial search engines.
(b) 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:
``(4) Searchability of government websites.--
``(A) Functions of the director.--
``(i) 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.
``(ii) 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.
``(iii) Reports.--The Director shall report
annually to Congress, through the report
established under section 3606 of title 44,
United States Code, on--
``(I) the progress of agencies with
the guidance promulgated under clause
(i); and
``(II) the results of the testing
by agencies.
``(B) Agency functions.--
``(i) 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).
``(ii) Reports.--Each agency shall report
annually to the Director, in the report
established under section 202(g), on--
``(I) the use of best practices and
progress of that agency with the
guidance promulgated under subparagraph
(A); and
``(II) the results of the testing
by that agency.''.
SEC. 5. 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:
``(1) 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;''.
Calendar No. 970
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2321
[Report No. 110-465]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) to
reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 16, 2008
Reported with an amendment