An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, by adding a section 552a, to safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of Federal records, to provide that individuals be granted access to records concerning them which are maintained by Federal agencies, to establish a Privacy Protection Study Commission, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

1 May 1974

Last action

31 December 1974 · President

Status

Public law 93-579.

Summary

Title I: Federal Privacy Board - Establishes the Federal Privacy Board in the executive branch of the Government and specifies the composition of the Board. Enumerates the functions of the Board, including to publish a Data Base Directory of the United States containing the name and characteristics of each personal information system. Specifies the powers of the Board, including the power to conduct inspections of information systems at reasonable times, and to order an organization to desist from acts in violation of rules or orders promulgated under this Act. Title II: Standards and Management Systems For Handling Information Related To Individuals - Establishes requirements for the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination by Federal agencies, or State or local governments, or any other organization maintaining an information system, of personal information collected for administrative, statistical-reporting, and research purposes. Requires any organization maintaining or proposing to establish an information system for personal information to give notice of the existence and character of each existing system once a year to the Federal Privacy Board. Specifies the elements of public notice required under this Act to be contained in such notice. States that organizations maintaining personal information shall inform individuals asked to supply personal information of consequences of providing or not providing such information, shall request permission of a data subject to disseminate such information, and grant such individual the right to inspect and to know all personal information about the individual, the nature and sources of the information, and the recipients of personal information about such individual. Provides methods for the challenging, correction, and explanation of personal information by the subject of such information. Requires each such organization maintaining a personal information system to inform all data subjects of the fact within two years of enactment of this Act by notice containing specified elements. Exempts information determined to be vital to the national defense, contained in active criminal investigatory files compiled by Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies, and that maintained by the news media (except information relating to the employees of such organizations) from the provisions of this Act. States that it shall be unlawful for any organization to require an individual to disclose or furnish his social security account number for any activity, unless the disclosure is required by law. Title III: Miscellaneous - Defines the terms used in this Act. States that any revelation of trade secrets required under this Act shall be treated as confidential by those to whom they are made. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.

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Timeline

1 May 1974
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Source: IntroReferral
1 May 1974
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
26 September 1974
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Government Operations with amendment, S. Rept. 93-1183.
Source: Committee
26 September 1974
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Government Operations with amendment, S. Rept. 93-1183.
Source: Committee
21 November 1974
Vote
Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #496 (74-9).
Source: Floor
21 November 1974
Vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #496 (74-9).
Source: Floor
22 November 1974
Passed
Provisions as passed Senate 11/21/1974 inserted in H.R. 16373.
Source: Floor
11 December 1974
Passed
Measure passed House, amended (provisions of H.R. 16373 inserted as passed House).
Source: Floor
11 December 1974
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended (provisions of H.R. 16373 inserted as passed House).
Source: Floor
17 December 1974
Vote
Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment, roll call #567 (77-8).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 December 1974
Vote
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment, roll call #567 (77-8).
Source: NotUsed
18 December 1974
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments to the Senate amendments.
Source: NotUsed
18 December 1974
Passed
House agreed to Senate amendments with an amendment.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
18 December 1974
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendments with an amendment.
Source: NotUsed
18 December 1974
Passed
Senate agreed to House amendments to the Senate amendments.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
19 December 1974
Floor
Measure presented to President.
Source: Floor
19 December 1974
President
Measure presented to President.
Source: President
31 December 1974
President
Public law 93-579.
Source: President
31 December 1974
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
31 December 1974
President
Signed by President.
Source: President

Votes

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Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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Legal framework · An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, by adding a section 552a, to safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of Federal records, to provide that individuals be granted access to records concerning them which are maintained by Federal agencies, to establish a Privacy Protection Study Commission, and for other purposes. · S. 3418 (93rd) · US

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An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, by adding a section 552a, to safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of Federal records, to provide that individuals be granted access to records concerning them which are maintained by Federal agencies, to establish a Privacy Protection Study Commission, and for other purposes.

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