[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1303 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1303

   To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking 
                 authority of the Judicial Conference.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2003

    Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking 
                 authority of the Judicial Conference.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF JUDICIAL CONFERENCE.

    Section 205(c) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) 
is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Privacy and security concerns.--The Judicial 
        Conference of the United States may promulgate rules to protect 
        privacy and security concerns relating to the electronic filing 
        of documents, and the public availability of documents filed 
        electronically, pursuant to this subsection.''.
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