The District of Columbia Returning Citizens Coordination Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5290 To provide that, for purposes of certain Federal privacy laws, agencies of the District of Columbia are treated as Federal agencies, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 3, 2019 Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that, for purposes of certain Federal privacy laws, agencies of the District of Columbia are treated as Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as ‘‘The District of Columbia 4 Returning Citizens Coordination Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Dec 07, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5290.IH H5290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 5290 IH SEC. 2. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGENCIES TO BE TREATED 1 AS FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR PURPOSES OF 2 CERTAIN PRIVACY LAWS. 3 For purposes of a provision of law set forth in section 4 3, to the extent that such provision of law applies to any 5 communication for purposes of providing public benefits 6 or services to any person resuming or commencing resi- 7 dence in the District of Columbia (including any person 8 resuming or commencing residence in the District of Co- 9 lumbia upon release from any term of imprisonment) be- 10 tween— 11 (1) the Director of the Bureau of Prisons and 12 any agency of the District of Columbia; or 13 (2) the Director of the Court Services and Of- 14 fender Supervision Agency for the District of Colum- 15 bia and any agency of the District of Columbia, 16 the agency of the District of Columbia shall be treated 17 as a Federal agency for purposes of such provision of law. 18 SEC. 3. PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED. 19 The provisions of law set forth in this section are as 20 follows: 21 (1) Title II of the Health Insurance Portability 22 and Accountability Act of 1996 (including parts 160 23 and 165 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Dec 07, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5290.IH H5290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 5290 IH (2) Section 543 of the Public Health Service 1 Act (including part 2 of title 42, Code of Federal 2 Regulations). 3 (3) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code 4 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’). 5 (4) Any other provision of law setting forth 6 substantially similar protections for the privacy of 7 information. 8 SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 9 Nothing in this Act may be construed to expand the 10 authority of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons or the 11 Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 12 Agency for the District of Columbia to disclose informa- 13 tion to any law enforcement officer. 14 SEC. 5. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL. 15 For purposes of this Act, the Council of the District 16 of Columbia shall be considered an agency of the District 17 of Columbia. 18 SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF PRIVACY ACT. 19 A communication under this Act shall be deemed to 20 be a lawful disclosure under section 552a(b)(7) of title 5, 21 United States Code. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:43 Dec 10, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5290.IH H5290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS