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94TII CONGRESS 2D SESSION

H. R. 12039

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 24, 1976

Ms. ABZUG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations

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A BILL

To amend the Privacy Act of 1974.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That section 552a of title 5, United States Code, is 4 amended

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(1) by striking out subsection (d) (2) (B) (i) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(i) correct, expunge, update, or supplement any portion thereof which the individual believes is not accurate, relevant, legally maintained, timely, or complete; or";

(2) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (10) of subsection (e), by striking out the period at

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the end of paragraph (11) of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof "; and", and by inserting immediately thereafter the following new paragraph:

"(12) inform each person who was—

"(A) the sender or receiver of any written communication, or communication by wire, cable, radio, or other means which was intercepted, recorded, or otherwise examined, by such agency, or

any officer or employee thereof, without a search warrant, or without the consent of both the sender and receiver; or the occupant, resident, or owner of

any premises or vehicle which was the subject of

any search, physical intrusion, or other trespass, by
such agency, or any officer or employee thereof,
without a search warrant, or without the consent of
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person;

"(B) the subject of a file or named in an index created, maintained, or disseminated by such agency, or any officer or employee thereof, in connection with an operation or program known as

CHAOS, which operation or program is described in the report, dated June 1975, to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States;

"(C) the subject of a file or named in an index

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created, maintained, or disseminated by such agency,

or any officer or employee thereof, in connection with an operation or program known as "Counterintelligence Program" or "COINTELPRO", which operation or program is described in the Statement of Hon. William B. Saxbe, and the hearings of Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on November 20, 1974;

"(D) the subject of a file or named in an index created, maintained, or disseminated by such agency,

or any officer or employee thereof, in connection with an operation or program of the Internal Rev

enue Service known as "The Special Service Staff", which operation or program is described in the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation Committee Print entitled "Investigation of the Special Service Staff of the Internal Revenue Service" dated June 5, 1975;

that he, she, or it is or was such a person, provide each such person with a clear and concise statement of such

person's rights under this section and section 552 of this

title, and provide each such person with the option of

requiring that agency to destroy each copy of such file or index in its possession.".

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(3) by striking out "(e) (6), (7), (9), (10), and (11)" in subsection (j) and inserting in lieu

thereof "(e) (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), and (12)";

(4) by striking out paragraph (1) of such subsection; and

(5) by striking out paragraph (3) of subsection (k) and redesignating the following paragraphs accordingly.

94TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

H. R. 13192

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 13, 1976

Ms. ABZUG (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HARRINGTON, Mr. MAGUIRE, Mr. MOFFETT, Mr. CLAY, Mr. DRINAN, Mr. KOCH, Mr. MITCHELL of Maryland, Mr. HELSTOSKI, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. ROYBAL, Mr. ROSENTHAL, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. STARK, and Mr. CHARLES WILSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations

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A BILL

To amend the Privacy Act of 1974.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That section 552a of title 5, United States Code, is 4 amended

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(1) by striking out subsection (d) (2) (B) (i) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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"(i) correct, expunge, update, or supplement. any portion thereof which the individual believes is not accurate, relevant, legally maintained, timely, or

complete; or";

(2) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph

(10) of subsection (e), by striking out the period at

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