Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
Latest action · Nov 13, 2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires each Designated Statistical Agency or DSA (defined in title II) to report annually to the Director and the appropriate congressional committees.
Establishes the interrelationship of these requirements with the authority of the Bureau of the Census, specified energy laws, and the Congress.
Title I: Confidential Information Protection - (Sec. 102) Requires data or information acquired by an agency under a pledge of confidentiality and for exclusively statistical purposes to be used by the agency's officers, employees, or agents only for such purposes. Prohibits such information from being disclosed in identifiable form, for any use other than such a purpose, without the informed consent of the respondent.
Requires a statistical agency or unit to clearly distinguish any data or information it collects for nonstatistical purposes by a rule that provides that the respondent is fully informed that the information to be collected could be used for such purposes.
(Sec. 103) Sets forth penalties for violations.
Title II: Statistical Efficiency - (Sec. 203) Requires Designated Statistical Agencies (the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor) to: (1) identify opportunities to eliminate duplication and reduce the reporting burden and cost imposed on the public in providing statistical information; (2) enter into joint statistical projects to improve quality and reduce the cost of statistical programs; and (3) protect the confidentiality of individually identifiable information acquired for statistical purposes by adhering to safeguard principles.
(Sec. 204) Allows a DSA to provide business data in an identifiable form to another DSA under the terms of a written agreement. States that the provision of such data does not alter responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act or the Privacy Act of 1974.
(Sec. 205) Restricts the use of business data provided by a DSA to statistical purposes. Requires publication of data to not identify any particular respondent.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 25, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
| D-OH | Tom Sawyer | Original | Jul 25, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2002Markup Oct 9, 2002Reported Nov 14, 2002 |
| Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee | Referred Aug 15, 2002Hearings Sep 17, 2002Markup Sep 17, 2002Reported Sep 17, 2002 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 107-778.
- Nov 13, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
- Oct 9, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 9, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 17, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Sep 17, 2002Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2002Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Aug 15, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1397)
- Jul 25, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1397 | Stephen Horn R-CA | Jul 25, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 8, 2002H.R. 5215, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on October 9, 2002</p>
- Nov 8, 2002H.R. 5215, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on October 9, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-227 | H.R. 5215, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY ACT OF 200289 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Sep 17, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect the confidentiality of information acquired from the public for statistical purposes, and to permit the exchange of business data among designated statistical agencies for statistical purposes only.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative procedure
- Business records
- Census
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Computer security measures
- Confidential communications
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Labor
- Economic statistics
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee training
- Federal employees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government statistics
- Identification devices
- Labor and Employment
- Labor statistics
- Law
- Misconduct in office
- Office of Management and Budget
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Statistical services
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2002Reported in House
- Jul 25, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
