3.0.0 6576 2022-02-03T05:19:32Z 2022-02-03T05:19:32Z House H HR 2008-07-23 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T00:02:00Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2008-07-30T23:27:08Z Markup by 2008-07-23T17:51:41Z Referred to 2008-07-23T14:00:40Z H. Rept. 110-810 Over-Classification Reduction Act 110 6575 HR 2008-09-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2008-07-31 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-07-30 19:45:05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-07-30 19:45:01 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7214-7216) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-30 19:45:01 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7214-7216) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-30 19:45:00 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7596) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00524 2008-07-30 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-810. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-07-30 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-810. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-07-29 14:09:54 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Foxx objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 13:56:59 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7214-7218) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 13:56:59 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6576. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 13:56:40 Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-23 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-23 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 N D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2008-07-23 True 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z H.R. 6576, Reducing Information Control Designations Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20126 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 23, 2008</p> 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z H.R. 6576, Reducing Information Control Designations Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20126 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 23, 2008 Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Classified defense information Congress Congressional reporting requirements Employee training Federal employees Fines (Penalties) Freedom of information Government contractors Government paperwork Government publicity Identification devices Inspectors general Labor and Employment Law National Archives and Records Administration Official secrets Right of privacy Security classification (Government documents) Transfer of employees Whistle blowing Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-07-23 Introduced in House 2008-07-29T19:02:05Z Reducing Information Control Designations Act - Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified.

Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of such designations, including : (1) standards for utilizing such designations in a manner that is narrowly tailored to maximize public access to information; (2) procedures for identifying, marking, dating, and tracking information assigned to the designations; and (3) penalties for employees and contractors who repeatedly fail to comply.

Requires each federal agency head to implement the regulations promulgated by the Archivist in a manner that ensures that: (1) information can be shared within the agency, with other agencies, and with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, the private sector, and the public; (2) the number of agency employees and contractors with authority to utilize such designations is limited; and (3) designations may be placed only on the portion of information that requires control.

Requires each federal agency's Inspector General to randomly audit unclassified information with such a designation.

Directs the Archivist, for the purpose of assessing and addressing the misuse of designations, to require at the time of marking of information that the following appear on the information: (1) the name or personal identifier of the employee or contractor marking the information; and (2) the agency, office, and position of the employee or contractor.

Directs the Archivist to: (1) require training for federal agency employees or contractors who are responsible for analyzing, disseminating, preparing, producing, receiving, publishing, or otherwise communicating information with a designation; and (2) implement a program to detail federal agency personnel to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Requires each federal agency head to ensure that: (1) such designations are not a determinant of public disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and; (2) all information in the agency's possession that is releasable pursuant to an appropriate FOIA request is made available to the public.

]]> 36 2008-07-30 Passed House amended 2008-11-20T20:08:53Z Reducing Information Control Designations Act - (Sec. 3) Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified. Defines such designations to mean information dissemination controls that are not defined by federal statute or executive order relating to the classification of national security information and that are used to manage, direct, or route information or to control the accessibility of information, regardless of its form or format.

Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to address: (1) standards for the use of the such designations to maximize public access to information; (2) the process for removing such designations; (3) procedures for identifying and tracking designated information; (4) provisions to minimize the use of such designations to prevent misuse and interference with competition in the private sector; and (5) a process for individuals and the public to challenge the use of such designations.

Requires the head of each federal agency to: (1) implement the regulations promulgated by the Archivist to encourage the sharing of information; and (2) ensure that such designations do not determine public disclosure requirements under the Freedom of Information Act.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Inspector General of each federal agency to randomly audit and report to Congress on unclassified information with such designations to determine compliance.

Directs the Archivist to: (1) require personal identifiers and agency affiliations of individuals applying such designations: (2) require training of such individuals; and (3) implement a program to detail federal employees to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to train such employees. Terminates such detailee program on December 31, 2012.

(Sec. 7) Requires promulgation of final regulations and implementation of the requirements of this Act within 24 months.

]]> Reducing Information Control Designations Act Short Titles as Passed House Reducing Information Control Designations Act H House Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Information Control Designations Act Short Titles as Reported to House Reducing Information Control Designations Act H House Display Title Reducing Information Control Designations Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of information control designations, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6576eh/xml/BILLS-110hr6576eh.xml Reported in House 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6576rh/xml/BILLS-110hr6576rh.xml Introduced in House 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6576ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6576ih.xml 2008-07-31 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.