[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2321 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2321

     To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) to 
          reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2007

Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Carper) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) to 
          reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.

    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 ``E-Government Reauthorization Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 204(b), by striking ``2007'' and inserting 
        ``2012'';
            (2) in section 207(g)(5)(B), by striking ``and 2007'' and 
        inserting ``through 2012'';
            (3) in section 213(h)(3), by striking ``2007'' and 
        inserting ``2012'';
            (4) in section 216(f), by striking ``2007'' and inserting 
        ``2012''; and
            (5) in section 401, by striking ``2007'' and inserting 
        ``2012''.
    (b) Information Security.--Section 3548 of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''.
    (c) E-Government Fund.--Section 3604(g)(1)(E) of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2007'' and inserting 
``fiscal years 2007 through 2012''.
    (d) Information Technology Exchange Program.--Section 3702(d) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the end of the 5-
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter'' 
and inserting ``September 31, 2012''.
    (e) Computer Standards Program.--Section 20(f) of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is amended 
by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2003 
through 2012''.

SEC. 3. BEST PRACTICES FOR PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS.

    Section 208(b)(3) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) develop best practices for agencies to follow 
                in conducting privacy impact assessments.''.

SEC. 4. IMPROVING SEARCHES OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ON THE WORLDWIDE 
              WEB.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) members of the public and governments commonly rely on 
        commercial search engines to locate relevant information on the 
        worldwide web, including information made available by 
        government agencies; and
            (2) some Federal agencies have not taken actions to make 
        all of the information available through their websites readily 
        accessible to commercial search engines.
    (b) Searchability of Government Websites.--Section 207(f) of the E-
Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(4) Searchability of government websites.--
                    ``(A) Functions of the director.--
                            ``(i) Guidelines.--Not later than 1 year 
                        after the date of enactment of the E-Government 
                        Reauthorization Act of 2007, the Director shall 
                        promulgate guidance and best practices to 
                        ensure that publicly available online Federal 
                        Government information and services are made 
                        more accessible to external search 
                        capabilities, including commercial and 
                        governmental search capabilities. The guidance 
                        and best practices shall include guidelines for 
                        each agency to test the accessibility of the 
                        websites of that agency to external search 
                        capabilities.
                            ``(ii) Review.--The Director shall ensure 
                        periodic review of any guidance and best 
                        practices promulgated under clause (i) to 
                        ensure that the guidance and best practices are 
                        consistent with any advances made in 
                        information technology.
                            ``(iii) Reports.--The Director shall report 
                        annually to Congress, through the report 
                        established under section 3606 of title 44, 
                        United States Code, on--
                                    ``(I) the progress of agencies with 
                                the guidance promulgated under clause 
                                (i); and
                                    ``(II) the results of the testing 
                                by agencies.
                    ``(B) Agency functions.--
                            ``(i) Compliance.--Effective on and after 2 
                        years after the date of enactment of the E-
                        Government Reauthorization Act of 2007, each 
                        agency shall ensure compliance with any 
                        guidance promulgated under subparagraph (A).
                            ``(ii) Reports.--Each agency shall report 
                        annually to the Director, in the report 
                        established under section 202(g), on--
                                    ``(I) the use of best practices and 
                                progress of that agency with the 
                                guidance promulgated under subparagraph 
                                (A); and
                                    ``(II) the results of the testing 
                                by that agency.''.

SEC. 5. PROVIDING AGENCY E-GOVERNMENT REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Section 3606(b) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the reports submitted by agencies to the Director 
        under section 202(g) of the E-Government Act of 2002, and a 
        summary of the information reported by the agencies;''.
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