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citation: "S. 196"
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heading: "Modernizing Congressional Reporting Act of 2019"
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url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/s/196/changes/rs"
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# S. 196 — what changed

S. 196, Modernizing Congressional Reporting Act of 2019 — 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Definitions

- In this Act—
- (1) the term acceptable electronic format means a file format and metadata elements authorized by the National Archives and Records Administration for the transfer of permanent electronic records—
  - (A) as set forth in—
    - (i) National Archives and Records Administration Bulletin 2014–04: Revised Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records, dated January 31, 2014, or any successor bulletin; and
    - (ii) National Archives and Records Administration Bulletin 2015–04: Me­ta­da­ta Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records, dated September 15, 2015, or any successor bulletin; and
  - (B) that complies with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on the Managing Government Records Directive, dated August 24, 2012 (M–12–18), or any successor memorandum;
- (2) the term agency—
  - (A) means—
    - (i) a Federal agency, as defined in section 102 of title 40, United States Code; and
    - (ii) an agency, as defined in section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
  - (B) does not include the Government Accountability Office;
- (3) the term congressionally mandated report means a report that is required to be submitted to either House of Congress or any committee of Congress, or subcommittee thereof, by a statute, resolution, or conference report that accompanies legislation enacted into law;
- (4) (3) the term congressional office means—
  - (A) an office of any committee or subcommittee of the Senate or the House of Representatives, including any select or special committee;
  - (B) an office of any individual Senator or Member of the House of Representatives;
  - (C) a leadership office of the Senate or the House of Representatives; and
  - (D) Congress or any House of Congress;
- (4) <ins>the term congressionally mandated report means a report that is required to be submitted to either House of Congress or any committee of Congress, or subcommittee thereof, by a statute, resolution, or conference report that accompanies legislation enacted into law;</ins>
- (5) [was (7)] the term open format means a file format for storing digital data based on an underlying open standard that—
  - (A) [was (7)(2)] is not encumbered by any restrictions that would impede reuse; and
  - (B) [was (7)(3)] is based on an underlying open data standard that is maintained by a standards organization;
- (6) [was (8)] the term recorded information includes all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics; and
- (7) [was (9)] the term structured data has the meaning given the term in National Archives and Records Administration Bulletin 2014–04: Revised Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records, dated January 31, 2014, or any successor bulletin.