INFORMATION SERVICES

Amendments

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S9245, S9313 [28JY]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (S. 1418), S13247, S13261 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Congress Cloaks More Information in Secrecy, S6160 [7JN], S7385 [24JN]

Deal Reached on Managing the Internet, S13064 [16NO]

Gaps in Records Allow Mentally Ill To Buy Guns, E2470 [7DE]

Guns for Terrorists, S3356 [7AP]

Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, Report Finds, S2394 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see S. 1496), S8948 [26JY] (see H.R. 1494), H1844 [6AP]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 146), H76 [4JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 1902), S11665 [20OC] (see H.R. 4124), H9047 [24OC]

Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (see S. 1220), S6299 [9JN]

———ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 1223), H1368 [10MR]

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S5532 [19MY]

———protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see S. 1507), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3479), H6933 [27JY]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 1653), H2101 [14AP]

———regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H981 [3MR]

———require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 1169), S6100 [6JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 589), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1620), H1969 [13AP]

Computers: assist States and local governments for conduct of electronic governance transactions at libraries and schools (see H.R. 3517), H7557 [28JY]

———criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (see S. 472), S1794 [28FE] (see H.R. 1099), H982 [3MR]

———develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 2216), H3112 [10MY]

———discourage spyware (see H.R. 744), H581 [10FE]

———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see S. 497), S1931 [2MR]

———expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 144), H76 [4JA]

———oppose control by U.N. and other international organizations over the Internet (see S. Res. 273), S11422 [17OC] (see S. Res. 316), S12839 [15NO] (see S. Res. 323), S13361 [18NO]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11034 [18NO]

———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H72 [4JA]

———protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (see S. 936), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 3503), H7556 [28JY]

———provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 285), H137 [6JA]

———regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (see S. 687), S3105 [20MR]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see S. 1442), S8664 [21JY]

Courts: amend laws relative to protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions (see S. 1348), S7820 [30JN]

Crime: conduct study evaluating correlations between methamphetamine crimes and identity theft crimes (see S. 884), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 3325), H5963 [18JY]

———permit access to Federal crime information databases by educational agencies for certain purposes (see S. 1896), S11559 [19OC]

———punish the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 1189), H1263 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

———establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H3112 [10MY]

———establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2399), H3434 [17MY]

———expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (see S. 948), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2006), H2736 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: annually compile data relative to unauthorized aliens who cross the borders into the U.S. (see H.R. 4307), H10156 [10NO]

———consolidate citizenship and immigration databases into a comprehensive database to improve customer service and enhance national security and public safety (see H.R. 4412), H11034 [18NO]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2101), H2977 [4MY]

———establish a database of small businesses for purposes of Federal consultation prior to awarding contracts related to declared emergencies (see H.R. 4427), H11034 [18NO]

———establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 3109), H5434 (see H.R. 3109), H5479 [29JN]

———establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (see S. 1630), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 3999), H8733 [6OC]

Dept. of HUD: require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4140 [26MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse (see S. 2046), S13161 [17NO]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 95), H74 [4JA]

———establish a separate DNA database for violent predators against children (see H.R. 244), H136 [6JA]

———extend and expand the Child Safety Pilot Program (see S. 1961), S12401 [4NO]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 3445), H6650 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (see S. 2001), S12682 [10NO] (see H.R. 4061), H8846 [17OC]

Diseases: establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu (see S. 1912), S11768 [24OC] (see H.R. 4476), H11326 [8DE]

Drugs: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (see S. 470), S1794 [28FE]

———expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H5602 [30JN]

Economy: require the annual poverty estimate and the National Assessment of Educational Progress be subject to certain guidance on the release of information to the public (see H.R. 770), H583 [10FE]

Education: provide for training service and delivery innovation projects (see S. 1164), S6100 [6JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see S. 2169), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 3375), H6326 [21JY] (see H.R. 3997), H8733 [6OC]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H1693 [17MR]

———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see S. 578), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 1225), H1368 [10MR]

FCC: oppose rules authorizing Broadband Over Power Line Systems without more comprehensive evaluation of interference potential to public safety services and other licensed radio services (see H. Res. 230), H2472 [21AP]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see S. 678), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 1605, 1606), H1968 [13AP] (see H.R. 4194), H9472 [1NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see S. 399), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 840), H717 [16FE]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H10909 [17NO]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1216), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 3501), H7556 [28JY]

———prohibit use of identification issued by foreign governments, other than passports, for purposes of verifying identity of a person opening an account (see H.R. 815), H629 [15FE]

———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1594), S9468 [29JY]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (see S. 1181), S6154 [7JN]

———strengthen (see S. 394), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 867), H718 [16FE]

FTC: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (see S. 1608), S9468 [29JY]

———establish and enforce procedures for protection of consumers from misuse of, and unauthorized access to, personal information contained in files maintained by certain businesses (see S. 1336), S7614 [29JN] (see S. 1461), S8664 [21JY]

———provide with resources necessary to protect Internet users from unfair and deceptive acts and practices associated with spyware (see S. 1004), S4936 [11MY]

Government: amend requirement for Federal agencies to have a privacy officer to protect personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1271), H1416 [14MR]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H3260 [12MY]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H581 [10FE]

———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see S. 1418), S8419 [18JY] (see H.R. 4642), H12289 [18DE]

———enhance adoption of health information technology and improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare (see S. 1355), S7820 [30JN]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (see S. 1227), S6404 [13JN]

———improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology (see S. 1223), S6299 [9JN]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (see S. 1262), S6740 [16JN]

Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs (see H.R. 3139), H5599 [30JN]

———provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital services and drugs (see S. 1827), S11212 [6OC]

Help America Vote Act: require software used in electronic voting machines to meet certain requirements before using such machines in Federal elections (see H.R. 470), H284 [1FE]

———require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H137 [6JA]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (see H.R. 28), H72 [4JA]

House of Representatives: post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 81), H523 [9FE]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 64), S12607 [9NO] (see S. Res. 317), S12949 [16NO] (see H. Con. Res. 268), H8918 [18OC]

Investments: improve the access of investors to regulatory records relative to securities brokers, dealers, and investment advisers (see H.R. 1077), H981 [3MR]

Law enforcement: authorize a grant program to eliminate the nationwide backlog of DNA analyses and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted of a qualifying offense (see H.R. 3404), H6380 [22JY]

———ensure States do not issue driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders unless the offenders are in compliance with all registration requirements (see H.R. 3772), H7948 [14SE]

———establish an opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority (see S. 1606), S9468 [29JY]

———include iris scan information in State criminal records systems, allow use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and require firearms dealers to obtain iris scan information (see H.R. 4363), H10908 [17NO]

———provide for registration of sex offenders and for appropriate notification of their whereabouts (see H.R. 3133), H5599 [30JN]

Local government: prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, information, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide such services (see H.R. 2726), H4141 [26MY]

Medicare: establish a demonstration project for the use of an Internet-based form for submission of certain claims (see H.R. 2762), H4186 [7JN]

———permit beneficiaries to use identification numbers other than Social Security numbers to deter identity theft (see H.R. 92), H74 [4JA]

———provide beneficiaries access to information on the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and provide incentives for such facilities to improve the quality of care (see S. 708), S3200 [5AP]

———provide incentives to physicians for writing electronic prescriptions (see S. 1910), S11768 [24OC]

National Academy of Sciences: convene an expert panel on data collection relative to foster care and streamlining the application and approval process for moving a child from foster care to a permanent home (see H. Con. Res. 17), H138 [6JA]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H8734 [6OC] (see H. Res. 491), H8846 [17OC]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 579), S2383 [9MR]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S5437 [18MY]

News media: establish protections against compelled disclosure of sources, and news or information, by persons providing services for the news media (see S. 369), S1344 [14FE]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 340), S1199 [9FE] (see S. 1419), S8419 [18JY] (see H.R. 581), H352 [2FE] (see H.R. 3323), H5963 [18JY]

Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 3515), H7557 [28JY]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 578), H351 [2FE]

———standardize certification of Internet pharmacies and prohibit certain advertising by, and use of certain bank instruments for purchases from, illegal Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 1808), H2471 [21AP]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 1580), H1895 [12AP]

———exempt news stories, commentaries, and editorials distributed through the Internet from treatment as expenditures or electioneering communications (see H.R. 4389), H11033 [18NO]

Privacy: prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1332), S7614 [29JN] (see S. 1789), S10723 [29SE]

———protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1263), H1371 [10MR] (see H.R. 3140), H5599 [30JN]

———protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4127), H9102 [25OC]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H78 [4JA]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 82), H74 [4JA]

———regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see S. 500), S2003 [3MR]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 84), H74 [4JA]

———require agencies and persons in possession of computerized data containing sensitive personal information to disclose security breaches posing a significant risk of identity theft (see S. 1326), S7520 [28JN]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 751), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 1069), H980 [3MR]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see S. 115), S145 [24JA]

———strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (see S. 1408), S8302 [14JY] (see H.R. 3374), H6326 [21JY]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 1385), S8134 [12JY]

Research: promote research among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise in the informatics realm (see H.R. 4208), H9555 [2NO]

Roads and highways: improve the highway safety improvement program and require States to make public information on dangerous intersections (see S. 562), S2244 [8MR]

Rural areas: provide grants for rural health information technology development activities (see S. 1952), S12237 [2NO]

Science: facilitate development of science parks (see S. 1581), S9467 [29JY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1508), S9158 [27JY]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see S. 274), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 1286), H1416 [14MR]

States: prohibit acceptance of individual taxpayer identification numbers as proof of identification or legal residence (see H.R. 4280), H10145 [9NO]

Taxation: allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see S. 1147), S6021 [26MY]

———ensure that the Federal excise tax on communication services does not apply to Internet access service (see S. 758), S3414 [11AP]

———increase frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and improve linkage between Federal databases for public disclosure of election-related information (see H.R. 471), H284 [1FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 849), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———provide a 100 percent deduction for expenses related to identity theft (see H.R. 3804), H8087 [15SE]

Technology: promote deployment of, and investment in, advanced Internet communications services (see H.R. 214), H78 [4JA]

Telecommunications: expand contribution base and establish separate fund within the universal service fund to support deployment of broadband services in unserved areas (see S. 1583), S9467 [29JY]

———expand rural access to broadband services (see H.R. 1479), H1777 [5AP]

———preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 1294), S7293 [23JN]

———promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see S. 1063), S5437 [18MY] (see H.R. 2418), H3554 [18MY]

———promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks (see S. 1349), S7820 [30JN]

———promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H5600 [30JN]

———require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 83), H74 [4JA]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

———facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 211), S647 [31JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass communications (see S. 318), S1115 [8FE]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants (see S. 737), S3278 [6AP]

Factsheets

Foreign Signals Intelligence: National Security Agency, S5907 [25MY]

Letters

Dept. of HHS telehealth programs funding: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11908 [26OC]

Establish opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority: David LaBahn, California District Attorneys Association, S13759 [16DE]

———Debbie Smith, H-E-A-R-T, Inc., S13759 [16DE]

———Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S13759 [16DE]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S13758 [16DE]

Health Information Technology Act: Andrew M. Mekelberg, Verizon Communications, Inc., S6413 [13JN]

———Brian Peters, Michigan Health and Hospital Association, S6413 [13JN]

———Christopher Caine, IBM Corp., S6412 [13JN]

———Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S6412 [13JN]

———Foundation for eHealth Initiative, S6412 [13JN]

———H. Stephen Lieber and Pamela R. Wirth, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, S6413 [13JN]

———Hal Daub, American Health Care Association, S6412 [13JN]

———Kenneth R. Baker, Altarum Institute, S6413 [13JN]

———Michael Fleming, American Academy of Family Physicians, S6411 [13JN]

———Scott Decker and Jonathan Teich, HealthVision, Inc., S6412 [13JN]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S.: Congressional Internet Caucus, S13064 [16NO]

———Representative Cannon, H10334 [16NO]

Korean Fair Trade Commission decision against Microsoft Corp.: Senator Murray, S14304 [21DE]

Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act: Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, S1522 [16FE]

———Joel R. White, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, S1523 [16FE]

———John F. Sturm, Newspaper Association of America, S1524 [16FE]

———Karla Garrett Harshaw, American Society of Newspaper Editors, S1523 [16FE]

———Kelly Shackelford, Liberty Legal Institute, S6160 [7JN]

———Laura W. Murphy and Timothy H. Edgar, ACLU, S1522 [16FE]

———Linda Chavez, One Nation Indivisible (organization), S6160 [7JN]

———Mark Tapscott, Heritage Foundation, S1523 [16FE]

———Mary A. Baish, American Association of Law Libraries, S1522 [16FE]

———Matthew Paxton, National Newspaper Association, S1523 [16FE]

———Nancie G. Marzulla, Defenders of Property Rights (organization), S6160 [7JN]

———Ralph G. Neas, People for the American Way (organization), S1524 [16FE]

———Steve Lilienthal, Free Congress Foundation, S1523 [16FE]

———Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists, S1523 [16FE]

Restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S1851 [1MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting prohibition on Internet gambling, S10059 [15SE]

Notices

Senate Rules: Internet services usage rules and regulations, S14306 [21DE]

Petitions and memorials

Idaho: Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act, S13624 [15DE]

U.S. Conference of Mayors: Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S12604 [9NO]

Remarks in House

Bedford (PA) Gazette: anniversary, E1860 [15SE]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H3393, H3394 [17MY]

C.J. Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, E2265 [3NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (H.R. 4124), E2153 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: Internet self-censorship by certain companies doing business in China, H4784 [20JN]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (H.R. 1080), E368 [3MR]

Coast Guard: expand scope of background checks for employment relative to terrorism-related crimes, H8041 [15SE]

Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 744), H3703-H3705 [23MY], E219 [10FE], E1061 [23MY]

———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (H.R. 29), H3705-H3712 [23MY], E1061 [23MY], E1147 [7JN]

———provide greater cybersecurity, H3458 [18MY]

———societal impact of cognitive computer technology, H2485-H2487 [26AP]

Crime: establish a national and regional gang activity database, H3148 [11MY]

———inclusion of juvenile hate crimes in national hate crime database, H7903 [14SE]

———permit child welfare agencies to access the national crime information database for background checks on possible foster or adoptive parents, H7911 [14SE]

———permit State and local educational agencies to access the national crime information database for employment background checks, H7905 [14SE]

———require an annual report on gang activity, H8404 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: report on potential fuel savings from information technology systems designed to help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays, H2416 [21AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (H.R. 2234), H3265 [16MY], H9643 [4NO], E930 [11MY]

———Office of Information Technology funding for privacy safegaurds on patients' background information, H5137 [24JN]

———require notification of patients whose federally-maintained records are lost, stolen, or used for unauthorized purposes, H5138 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Advanced Technology Northern Border Security Pilot Program implementation, H3491 [18MY]

———establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (H.R. 3999), E2225 [31OC]

———provide authority to continue to conduct security clearance investigations pending selection of a single Government-wide agency to conduct such investigations, H3394 [17MY]

———provide information on immigrants who are in violation of certain immigration laws to the National Crime Information Center, H3152, H3153 [11MY]

———require entry of convictions for using a false driver's license to board an airplane into the aviation screening database, H544-H546 [10FE]

Dept. of Justice: conduct media campaign in areas designated as high-intensity interstate gang activity areas to educate individuals about changes in criminal penalties, H3149, H3150 [11MY]

———establish a national sex offender registration database, H7893 [14SE]

———prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H11958 [16DE]

———provide grants to State Supreme Courts for creation of a threat assessment database, H10102 [9NO]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Technology Innovation and Demonstration Program funding, E1815 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (H.R. 4061), H9484-H9487 [2NO], H10120 [9NO], E2100 [17OC], E2260 [3NO]

Drugs: promote fairer prescription drug pricing through Internet sites supported by public-private partnerships, H11658 [15DE]

Economy: require the annual poverty estimate and the National Assessment of Educational Progress be subject to certain guidance on the release of information to the public (H.R. 770), E217 [10FE]

E-Government Act: funding, H4530 [15JN]

FBI: entertainment office funding, H4459 [14JN]

———establish a National Gang Intelligence Center, H3148 [11MY], H8471 [28SE]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H8377 [27SE]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 1415), H4161 [7JN], H4860 [21JN], H5220 [27JN], H5934 [18JY], H8129 [20SE], H8821 [17OC], H9072 [25OC], H9609 [3NO], H9994 [8NO], H11073 [6DE], E1835 [13SE], E2470 [7DE]

———require court rulings to be immediately entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H10055 [9NO]

FCC: conduct proceeding on unlicensed operation of wireless broadband devices in vacant broadcast bands, E2447 [6DE]

———conduct proceeding on unlicensed operaton of wireless broadband devices in vacant broadcast bands, H10630 [17NO]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9478-H9484 [2NO]

FEMA: comply with sex offender registry and notification laws by granting access to databases, H10508 [17NO]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (H.R. 3501), E1743 [29JY]

Health: use of electronic medical records to decrease health care costs and improve patient safety, H569 [10FE], H8715 [6OC], H9365 [28OC], H9941-H9943 [7NO]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (H.R. 28), H2483-H2487 [26AP], E26 [4JA]

House of Representatives: commend efforts to permit constituents to participate in floor debate through e-mail, H10214 [15NO]

———legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 268), H10332-H10336 [16NO], E2386 [17NO]

Investments: improve the access of investors to regulatory records relative to securities brokers, dealers, and investment advisers (H.R. 1077), H1788-H1790 [6AP]

Law enforcement: ensure States do not issue driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders unless the offenders are in compliance with all registration requirements, H7899 [14SE]

———prohibit funding for certain forensic activities to States without a policy to obtain DNA samples from every convicted felon, H4524 [15JN]

———provide training and equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to combat Internet crimes against children, H7901 [14SE]

———study establishment of nationwide interstate tracking system for persons convicted or under investigation for child abuse, H7905 [14SE]

Medicare: prohibit inclusion of Social Security numbers on identification cards issued to beneficiaries, H5125, H5126 [24JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: protect personal information of beneficiaries from private insurance companies, H5084 [23JN]

Morality and ethics: national objectives priority assignments, H7839-H7843 [13SE]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 491), H8815-H8817 [17OC]

News media: establish protections against compelled disclosure of sources, and news or information, by persons providing services for the news media, E1098 [25MY]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 3323), H5969 [19JY]

Pettit, Alex: Center for Digital Government Best of Texas Award for Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology recipient, E2161 [25OC]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E3 [4JA]

Rural areas: conduct feasibility study to expand high-speed Internet access to rural areas, H1051 [9MR]

Sharfer, Anthony: Defense Intelligence Agency permanent pulling of security clearance relative to scheduled testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), H8728 [6OC], H8979-H8983 [19OC]

Taxation: increase frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and improve linkage between Federal databases for public disclosure of election-related information (H.R. 471), E116 [1FE]

Telecommunications: expand rural access to broadband services (H.R. 1479), E585 [7AP]

———promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (H.R. 3146), H6940 [28JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (H.R. 896), E284 [18FE]

Transportation Security Administration: Registered Traveler pilot program continuation, H8690 [6OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize, H4492 [15JN]

Yahoo! Inc.: condemn decision granting the Government of the People's Republic of China access to personal e-mail accounts, E2105 [18OC]

Remarks in Senate

Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act: funding, S11972 [27OC]

Bankruptcy: restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents, S1850-S1852 [1MR], S2139-S2141 [7MR]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (S. 1496), S10972 [4OC], S13939 [16DE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 1902), S11669-S11671 [20OC]

Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), S5539 [19MY]

Civil liberties: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (S. 1169), S6105 [6JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 589), S2485, S2486 [10MR]

Computers: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (S. 472), S1804 [28FE]

———encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (S. 497), S1943 [2MR]

———oppose control by U.N. and other international organizations over the Internet (S. Res. 323), S13410 [18NO]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, S10059, S10060 [15SE]

———protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (S. 936), S4553 [28AP]

———regulate unauthorized installation of computer software and require disclosure to users of certain software features that pose a threat to user privacy (S. 687), S3106 [20MR]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (S. 1442), S8667 [21JY]

Courts: amend laws relative to protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions (S. 1348), S7831 [30JN]

Dakota State University: tribute to information assurance program, S4014 [20AP]

Dept. of Defense: require a report on the Composite Health Care System II and efforts to develop a medical records system compatible with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs system, S12805 [15NO]

Dept. of HHS: expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (S. 948), S4567 [28AP]

———require notification of patients whose federally-maintained records are lost, stolen, or used for unauthorized purposes, S11985 [27OC]

———telehealth programs funding, S11908 [26OC], S11958 [27OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (S. 1630), S9737 [7SE]

———provide information on immigrants who are in violation of certain immigration laws to the National Crime Information Center, S8242 [13JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse (S. 2046), S13173 [17NO]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S3731 [15AP], S3959 [20AP], S7979 [11JY], S8379 [15JY], S9245 [28JY], S9331 [29JY]

———extend and expand the Child Safety Pilot Program (S. 1961), S12401 [4NO], S13412 [18NO]

Diseases: establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu, S14250 [21DE]

Drugs: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (S. 470), S1797-S1804 [28FE], S13095 [17NO]

FBI: notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (S. 578), S2393 [9MR], S3133 [4AP], S3355 [7AP], S12604 [9NO]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (S. 678), S6095 [6JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (S. 399), S1531, S1534 [16FE]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1216), S6318 [9JN]

———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1594), S9515 [29JY]

Freedom of Information Act: require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation (S. 1181), S6159-S6161 [7JN], S7383-S7385 [24JN]

———strengthen (S. 394), S1520, S1524, S1525 [16FE], S6159-S6161 [7JN]

FTC: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (S. 1608), S9533 [29JY]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (S. 1418), S8393, S8420 [18JY], S8546 [20JY], S8591 [21JY], S13260-S13277 [17NO]

———enhance adoption of health information technology and improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare (S. 1355), S7840-S7848 [30JN], S9108 [27JY]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology (S. 1227), S6410-S6413 [13JN]

———improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology, S2946 [17MR]

———improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery through improvements in health care information technology (S. 1223), S6333 [9JN]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system, S8393 [18JY]

———reduce health care costs and improve efficiency and health care quality through the development of a nationwide interoperable health information system (S. 1262), S6752-S6754 [16JN]

Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital services and drugs (S. 1827), S11220 [6OC]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (S. Res. 317), S13063 [16NO], S13340 [18NO]

Korean Fair Trade Commission: decision against Microsoft Corp., S14303 [21DE]

Law enforcement: establish an opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority, S11121 [5OC], S13756-S13759 [16DE]

Medicare: permit beneficiaries to use identification numbers other than Social Security numbers to deter identity theft, S11784, S11785 [25OC]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 147), S5450 [18MY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 1419), S9423 [29JY]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 340), S1215 [9FE], S7604 [29JN]

———prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1789), S10734 [29SE]

———strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (S. 1408), S8322-S8326 [14JY]

Roads and highways: improve the highway safety improvement program and require States to make public information on dangerous intersections (S. 562), S2263 [8MR]

Rural areas: provide grants for rural health information technology development activities (S. 1952), S12240 [2NO]

Science: facilitate development of science parks (S. 1581), S9500 [29JY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 1508), S9182, S9183 [27JY]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (S. 274), S981 [3FE]

Taxation: allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (S. 1147), S6039 [26MY]

Telecommunications: expand contribution base and establish separate fund within the universal service fund to support deployment of broadband services in unserved areas (S. 1583), S9505-S9507 [29JY]

———preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (S. 1294), S7298, S7299 [23JN]

———promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks (S. 1349), S7831-S7832 [30JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (S. 211), S657 [31JA]

U.N.: prevent governance of the Internet, S9438 [29JY]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants, S13557, S13560 [14DE], S13619, S13620, S13623, S13624, S13626 [15DE], S13711, S13714, S13716, S13718, S13721 [16DE], S13998, S13999 [19DE], S14165-S14167 [20DE]

———reauthorize, S6080-S6082 [6JN], S6147 [7JN]

Utah: pilot program to assess expansion of oil and gas leasing activity to include online auctioning of leases, S9369, S9370 [29JY]

Reports

Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act (S. 394), S1521 [16FE]

Reports filed

Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 109-6), S12606 [9NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4061) (H. Rept. 109-256), H9360 [27OC]

Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1496) (S. Rept. 109-187), S13450 [12DE]

Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1961), S13160 [17NO]

Faster FOIA Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 589), S2993 [17MR]

High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 28) (H. Rept. 109-36), H1893 [12AP]

Identity Theft Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1408) (S. Rept. 109-203), S13450 [12DE]

Improve Programs To Monitor, Register, Deter, and Punish Individuals who Commit Violent Sexual Crimes Against Children: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1086), S11664 [20OC]

Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 744) (H. Rept. 109-93), H3767 [23MY]

IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1063) (S. Rept. 109-211), S14185 [20DE]

Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1326), S11664 [20OC]

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1789), S13160 [17NO]

Require Future Legislation Establishing a New Exemption to the Freedom of Information Act To Explicitly State the Exemption Within the Text of Such Legislation: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1181) (S. Rept. 109-81), S6404 [13JN]

Safe Housing Identity Exception for the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims (SHIELD) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 109-336), H11502 [13DE]

Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 29) (H. Rept. 109-32), H1893 [12AP]

Wired for Health Care Quality Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1418) (S. Rept. 109-111), S9157 [27JY]

Resolutions of ratification

Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, S12606 [9NO]

Statements

Establish Opt-out System for Expungement of DNA Profiles From the National Index and Authorize Collection of DNA Samples From Persons Arrested or Detained Under Federal Authority: Dept. of Justice, S13758 [16DE]

Media Bias and the Future of Freedom of Press: Representative McDermott, E1098 [25MY]

Strategic Plan—Section 3.7—Cognitive Computing: Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, H2487 [26AP]

Studies

Case Study of 8 Serial Killers and Rapists—60 Violent Crimes Could Have Been Prevented, Including 22 Murders and 30 Rapes, S9529-S9531 [29JY]

Summaries

Prevention and Recovery of Missing Children Act (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]

Testimonies

Intelligence Services Information and Analysis Sharing: Peter Fitzgerald, S13328 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 268, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S., H10332 [16NO]

H. Res. 491, support goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, H8815 [17OC]

H.R. 28, High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act, H2483 [26AP]

H.R. 29, Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass (SPY) Act, H3705-H3708 [23MY]

H.R. 744, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act, H3703 [23MY]

H.R. 1077, Realtime Investor Protection Act, H1788 [6AP]

H.R. 1606, Online Freedom of Speech Act, H9478 [2NO]

H.R. 4061, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act, H9484 [2NO]

S. 115, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act, S288 [24JA]

S. 274, Social Security Right To Know Act, S981 [3FE]

S. 318, Computer Trespass Clarification Act, S1134 [8FE]

S. 394, Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN Government) Act, S1524 [16FE]

S. 399, Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, S1532-S1534 [16FE]

S. 470, Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) Act, S1798-S1803 [28FE]

S. 497, Broadband Rural Revitalization Act, S1944-S1946 [2MR]

S. 562, Safe Streets and Highways Act, S2266-S2269 [8MR]

S. 578, Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S2393 [9MR]

S. 579, Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, S2396 [9MR]

S. 589, Faster FOIA Act, S2485 [10MR]

S. 678, Federal Election Campaign Act amendment to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication, S3058 [17MR]

S. 687, Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knowledge (SPY BLOCK) Act, S3106-S3109 [20MR]

S. 792, National Sex Offender Public Database Act, S3732 [15AP]

S. 936, E-Mail Privacy Act, S4553 [28AP]

S. 948, Safe Health Care Reporting Act, S4567 [28AP]

S. 1063, IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act, S5440 [18MY]

S. 1147, allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures, S6040-S6042 [26MY]

S. 1169, Federal Agency Data-Mining Reporting Act, S6106 [6JN]

S. 1181, require any future legislation establishing a new exemption to explicitly state the exemption within the text of such legislation, S7385 [24JN]

S. 1216, Financial Privacy Breach Notification Act, S6319 [9JN]

S. 1223, Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act, S6334-S6337 [9JN]

S. 1227, Health Information Technology Act, S6414-S6417 [13JN]

S. 1262, Health Technology To Enhance Quality (Health TEQ) Act, S6754-S6758 [16JN]

S. 1294, Community Broadband Act, S7298 [23JN]

S. 1332, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S7622-S7631 [29JN]

S. 1349, Video Choice Act, S7832 [30JN]

S. 1355, Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act, S7842-S7846 [30JN]

S. 1385, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S8140-S8142 [12JY]

S. 1408, Identity Theft Protection Act, S8323-S8325 [14JY]

S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S8421-S8426 [18JY], S13261-S13271 [17NO]

S. 1496, Electronic Duck Stamp Act, S13939-S13941 [16DE]

S. 1508, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S9183 [27JY]

S. 1581, Science Park Administration Act, S9500-S9505 [29JY]

S. 1583, Universal Service for the 21st Century Act, S9506 [29JY]

S. 1594, Financial Privacy Protection Act, S9515-S9517 [29JY]

S. 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act, S9533-S9537 [29JY]

S. 1630, National Emergency Family Locator Act, S9737 [7SE]

S. 1789, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S10725-S10734 [29SE]

S. 1827, Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act, S11220 [6OC]

S. 1902, Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, S11671 [20OC]

S. 1952, Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act, S12241 [2NO]

S. 1961, Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act, S13412 [18NO]

S. 2046, National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse Act, S13174 [17NO]

S. Con. Res. 64, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S., S12616 [9NO]

S. Res. 147, National Internet Safety Month, S5449, S5451 [18MY]

S. Res. 273, oppose control by U.N. and other international organizations over the Internet, S11439 [17OC]

S. Res. 316, oppose control by U.N. and other international organizations over the Internet, S12853 [15NO]

S. Res. 317, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S., S12959, S13064 [16NO]

S. Res. 323, oppose control by U.N. and other international organizations over the Internet, S13397, S13410 [18NO]