[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2738 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2738

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that all protections 
 offered under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act apply to 
 members of the uniformed services to the same extent and in the same 
                   manner as to any other individual.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2001

  Mr. Boucher (for himself, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Waxman) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that all protections 
 offered under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act apply to 
 members of the uniformed services to the same extent and in the same 
                   manner as to any other individual.

    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 ``Uniformed Services Privacy 
Protection Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNDER THE FREEDOM 
              OF INFORMATION ACT AND PRIVACY ACT.

    (a) Freedom of Information Act.--Section 552(a)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(H) The right to bring suit and any other right provided under 
this section shall apply to a member of the uniformed services, 
including a claim arising incident to the member's service, to the same 
extent and in the same manner as any other individual covered by this 
section.''.
    (b) Privacy Act.--Section 552a(g) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6) The right to bring suit and any other right provided under 
this section shall apply to a member of the uniformed services, 
including a claim arising incident to the member's service, to the same 
extent and in the same manner as any other individual covered by this 
section.''.
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