3.0.0 332 2023-01-11T20:05:17Z 2023-01-11T20:05:17Z Senate S S 2007-01-18 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-18T20:01:09Z 2007-01-18 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-01-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-01-18 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-01-18 True Emergency Management Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Law Oaths Right of privacy Subpoena Emergency Management 00 2007-01-18 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-03T17:01:08Z Privacy Officer With Enhanced Rights Act of 2007 or the POWER Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the privacy officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) have access to all records and other materials available to DHS relating to programs and operations for which the privacy officer has responsibilities; (2) make necessary or desirable investigations and reports on the administration of DHS programs and operations; (3) subpoena the production, by persons other than federal agencies, of all information and other data and documentary evidence necessary to performance of the privacy officer's responsibilities; and (4) administer oaths, affirmations, or take affidavits.

Requires: (1) the privacy officer to report to and be under the general supervision of the Secretary of DHS; and (2) the Secretary to report to Congress upon removing or transferring the officer to another position or location within DHS.

]]> POWER Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify the investigative authorities of the privacy officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title POWER Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced POWER Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Privacy Officer With Enhanced Rights Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s332is/xml/BILLS-110s332is.xml 2007-01-18 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.