To provide for data-mining reports to Congress.
Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2004 - Requires the head of each Federal department or agency that is engaged in any activity to use or develop data-mining technology to report annually to Congress on all such activities.
Defines "data-mining" as a query, search, or other analysis of one or more electronic databases, where: (1) at least one of the databases was obtained from or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity, or the information was acquired initially by another Federal department or agency for purposes other than intelligence or law enforcement; (2) the search does not use a specific individual's personal identifiers to acquire information concerning that individual; and (3) a Federal department or agency is conducting the query, search, or other analysis to find a pattern indicating terrorist or other criminal activity.
Mandates annual updates, including any new data-mining technologies.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10672-10673)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
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