To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of information control designations, and for other purposes.
Reducing Information Control Designations Act - (Sec. 3) Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified. Defines such designations to mean information dissemination controls that are not defined by federal statute or executive order relating to the classification of national security information and that are used to manage, direct, or route information or to control the accessibility of information, regardless of its form or format.
Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to address: (1) standards for the use of the such designations to maximize public access to information; (2) the process for removing such designations; (3) procedures for identifying and tracking designated information; (4) provisions to minimize the use of such designations to prevent misuse and interference with competition in the private sector; and (5) a process for individuals and the public to challenge the use of such designations.
Requires the head of each federal agency to: (1) implement the regulations promulgated by the Archivist to encourage the sharing of information; and (2) ensure that such designations do not determine public disclosure requirements under the Freedom of Information Act.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Inspector General of each federal agency to randomly audit and report to Congress on unclassified information with such designations to determine compliance.
Directs the Archivist to: (1) require personal identifiers and agency affiliations of individuals applying such designations: (2) require training of such individuals; and (3) implement a program to detail federal employees to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to train such employees. Terminates such detailee program on December 31, 2012.
(Sec. 7) Requires promulgation of final regulations and implementation of the requirements of this Act within 24 months.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6576.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7214-7218)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Foxx objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-810.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-810.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7596)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7214-7216)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7214-7216)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.