U.S. Congress - H.R.6576 Reducing Information Control Designations Act
H.R.6576 - Reducing Information Control Designations Act
To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of information control designations, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
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- Short: Reducing Information Control Designations Act as introduced.
- Official: To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of information control designations, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Reducing Information Control Designations Act as reported to house.
- Short: Reducing Information Control Designations Act as passed house.
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Official Summary
7/23/2008--Introduced.Reducing Information Control Designations Act - Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified. Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the uOfficial Summary
7/23/2008--Introduced.Reducing Information Control Designations Act - Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified. Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of such designations, including :
(1) standards for utilizing such designations in a manner that is narrowly tailored to maximize public access to information;
(2) procedures for identifying, marking, dating, and tracking information assigned to the designations; and
(3) penalties for employees and contractors who repeatedly fail to comply.
Requires each federal agency head to implement the regulations promulgated by the Archivist in a manner that ensures that:
(1) information can be shared within the agency, with other agencies, and with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, the private sector, and the public;
(2) the number of agency employees and contractors with authority to utilize such designations is limited; and
(3) designations may be placed only on the portion of information that requires control.
Requires each federal agency's Inspector General to randomly audit unclassified information with such a designation. Directs the Archivist, for the purpose of assessing and addressing the misuse of designations, to require at the time of marking of information that the following appear on the information:
(1) the name or personal identifier of the employee or contractor marking the information; and
(2) the agency, office, and position of the employee or contractor.
Directs the Archivist to:
(1) require training for federal agency employees or contractors who are responsible for analyzing, disseminating, preparing, producing, receiving, publishing, or otherwise communicating information with a designation; and
(2) implement a program to detail federal agency personnel to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Requires each federal agency head to ensure that:
(1) such designations are not a determinant of public disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and;
(2) all information in the agency's possession that is releasable pursuant to an appropriate FOIA request is made available to the public.
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