E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007

A bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) to reauthorize appropriations, and for other purposes.

11/7/2007--Introduced.
E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to reauthorize appropriations through FY2012 for:
(1) the integrated Internet-based system providing public access to government information and services (federal Internet portal);
(2) the governmentwide repository and website;
(3) the study of best practices at community technology centers, development and dissemination of the online tutorial, and promotion of community technology centers;
(4) common protocols for geographic information systems; and
(5) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) electronic government services, and federal management and promotion of such services. Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY2012 for:
(1) coordination of federal information policy (information security);
(2) the E-Government Fund; and
(3) the Information Exchange Program. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to extend the Computer Standards Program through FY2012. Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to:
(1) develop best practices for agencies to follow in conducting privacy impact assessments; and
(2) ensure that publicly available online federal government information and services are made more accessible to external search capabilities, including commercial and governmental.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2321

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November 07, 2007

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• Dec 11, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
• Nov 14, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• Nov 07, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Introduced on Nov 07, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Telecommunication
• Technology
• Standards
• Right of privacy
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• Internet
• Governmental investigations
• Government publicity
• Government paperwork
• Geographic information systems
• Executive departments
• Electronic government information
• Computers
• Civil liberties
• Budgets
• Authorization
• Government information

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December 14, 2007 Government Information and Services Must be More Accessible ...

At the heart of the discussion was the E-Government Authorization Act of 2007, S. 2321, which would extend for five years legislation Lieberman originally ...

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December 11, 2007 Panel Suggests Ways to Index Government Documents

In November, Lieberman introduced a bill, S. 2321, which would extend the E-Government Act of 2002 for an additional five years, and require government ...

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November 14, 2007 Senate Considers Better Spidering As Law

The Google Public Policy blog noted the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will consider S. 2321, a Reauthorization of the ...

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July 05, 2008 Honk if you love e-Government

Contact your Senator, especially if they serve on the Senate Homeland Security Committee and tell them you support S. 2321; Assess government web sites and services and publish your findings. Pat Ball gave an overview of ALA's efforts ...

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July 02, 2008 Council III

Three resolutions were brought forward: A Resolution in Support of the National Agricultural Library, which was passed; a Resolution on the E-Governnment Reauthorization Act of 2007 (S. 2321) which urges Congress to re-emphasize it's ...

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May 30, 2008 New CRS Report Provides Overview of the E-Government ...

[Thomas Resources for S. 2321]. Excerpted from the Report's summary: The occasion to consider reauthorization of the E-Government Act provides Congress the opportunity to assess the results of federal...

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