Public Law 114-72 | Public Law 114–72: To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.

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PUBLIC LAW 114–72—OCT. 22, 2015

129 STAT. 566

Public Law

114–72

114th Congress

An Act

To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.

Oct. 22, 2015

[H.R. 3116]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act.

13 USC 1 note.

SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act

”.

SEC. 2.

EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO CONDUCT QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT PROGRAM.

Section 4(b) of the Act entitled “An Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes”, approved January 12, 1983 (Public Law 97–454; 13 U.S.C. 91 note),

is amended

striking

“2015” and

inserting

“2030”.

SEC. 3.

REPORT ON DATA SECURITY PROCEDURES OF THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.

(a)

Review.—

The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a review of the data security procedures of the Bureau of the Census, including such procedures that have been implemented since the data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel Management were announced in 2015.

(b)

Report.—

(1)

Requirement.—

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the review required by subsection (a).

(2)

Contents.—

The report required by paragraph (1) shall—

(A)

identify all information systems of the Bureau of the Census that contain sensitive information;

(B)

described any actions carried out by the Secretary of Commerce or the Director of the Bureau of the Census to secure sensitive information that have been implemented since the data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel Management were announced in 2015;

(C)

identify any known data breaches of information systems of the Bureau of the Census that contain sensitive information; and129 STAT. 567

(D)

identify whether the Bureau of the Census stores any information that, if combined with other such information, would comprise classified information.

Approved October 22, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3116 (S. 1868):

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 114–237 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform).

SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 114–157 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs) accompanying S. 1868.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):

Sept. 24, considered and passed House.

Oct. 6, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 21, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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Public Law 114–72: To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.