SHIELD Privacy Act
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Latest action (9 Jun 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
What this bill does
H.R. 4414, the SHIELD Privacy Act, would create new federal oversight structures aimed at protecting privacy as the government develops homeland security programs. It would require the President to designate a senior Office of Management and Budget official as a government-wide Chief Privacy Officer, responsible for overseeing use of technologies affecting personal information, ensuring compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, reviewing legislative and regulatory proposals, and issuing annual reports to Congress. It would also require every federal department and independent agency to appoint its own senior privacy official, who would conduct and publicly post privacy impact assessments for actions involving personal data on 10 or more people, and report annually to OMB.
The bill would additionally establish a temporary, ten-member Commission on Privacy, Freedom, and Homeland Security, appointed by the President and congressional leaders, to study how homeland security efforts affect privacy and civil liberties, hold field hearings nationwide, and report findings and legislative recommendations to Congress and the President within set deadlines before dissolving. The measure primarily affects federal agencies, their privacy practices, and oversight of technologies handling personal data; it authorizes $4,750,000 for the Commission's work.
The bill was introduced in the House on May 20, 2004, by Rep. Kendrick Meek and referred to the Committee on Government Reform. It received no further action or vote before the 108th Congress ended, meaning it did not become law.
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Official summary
Strengthening Homeland Innovation to Emphasize Liberty, Democracy, and Privacy Act or SHIELD Privacy Act - Directs the President to designate a senior official within the Office of Management and Budget as the Chief Privacy Officer, who shall have primary responsibility for privacy policy throughout the Federal Government.
Directs the head of each department and independent agency in the executive branch to appoint a senior official of the department or independent agency, respectively, to assure primary responsibility for privacy policy. Requires the official appointed for the department or independent agency to: (1) assess the impact on privacy of each proposed action of the Department or agency that will require collecting, using, or accessing personally identifiable information from ten or more persons; and (2) make the results of such assessments publicly available through the Department's web site.
Establishes the Commission on Privacy, Freedom, and Homeland Security to conduct a legal and factual study relating to U.S. efforts to further homeland security in a manner that protects privacy, civil liberties, and individual freedoms. Requires the Commission to: (1) conduct at least two field hearings in the five geographical regions of the United States; and (2) appoint a Director. Instructs the Commission to arrange with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences for assistance in studying specified matters respecting such study, including the impact of Federal legislation enacted since September 11, 2001, or pending before Congress, on civil liberties.
Terminates the Commission 30 days after the Commission submits a report of its findings, recommendations, and conclusions.
Timeline
9 Jun 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4414 do?
- H.R. 4414, the SHIELD Privacy Act, would create new federal oversight structures aimed at protecting privacy as the government develops homeland security programs. It would require the President to designate a senior Office of Management and Budget official as a government-wide Chief Privacy Officer, responsible for overseeing use of technologies affecting personal information, ensuring compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, reviewing legislative and regulatory proposals, and issuing annual reports to Congress. It would also require every federal department and independent agency to appoint its own senior privacy official, who would conduct and publicly post privacy impact assessments for actions involving personal data on 10 or more people, and report annually to OMB. The bill would additionally establish a temporary, ten-member Commission on Privacy, Freedom, and Homeland Security, appointed by the President and congressional leaders, to study how homeland security efforts affect privacy and civil liberties, hold field hearings nationwide, and report findings and legislative recommendations to Congress and the President within set deadlines before dissolving. The measure primarily affects federal agencies, their privacy practices, and oversight of technologies handling personal data; it authorizes $4,750,000 for the Commission's work. The bill was introduced in the House on May 20, 2004, by Rep. Kendrick Meek and referred to the Committee on Government Reform. It received no further action or vote before the 108th Congress ended, meaning it did not become law.
- Has H.R. 4414 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4414. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4414?
- H.R. 4414 was sponsored by Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] (D-FL), with 33 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4414?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. (9 Jun 2004).
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