E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007

The E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–347) is amended—

(1) in section 204(b), by striking 2007 and inserting 2012;

(2) in section 207(g)(5)(B), by striking and 2007 and inserting through 2012;

(3) in section 213(h)(3), by striking 2007 and inserting 2012;

(4) in section 216(f), by striking 2007 and inserting 2012; and

(5) in section 401, by striking 2007 and inserting 2012.

Section 3548 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking 2007 and inserting 2012.

Section 3604(g)(1)(E) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking fiscal year 2007 and inserting fiscal years 2007 through 2012.

Section 3702(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this chapter and inserting September 31 30, 2012.

Section 20(f) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) is amended by striking 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 and inserting 2003 through 2012.

(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(D) develop best practices for agencies to follow in conducting privacy impact assessments.

Congress finds that—

(1) members of the public and governments commonly rely on commercial search engines to locate relevant information on the worldwide web, including information made available by government agencies; and

(2) some Federal agencies have not taken actions to make all of the information available through their websites readily accessible to commercial search engines.

Section 207(f) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007, the Director shall promulgate guidance and best practices to ensure that publicly available online Federal Government information and services are made more accessible to external search capabilities, including commercial and governmental search capabilities. The guidance and best practices shall include guidelines for each agency to test the accessibility of the websites of that agency to external search capabilities.

The Director shall ensure periodic review of any guidance and best practices promulgated under clause (i) to ensure that the guidance and best practices are consistent with any advances made in information technology.

The Director shall report annually to Congress, through the report established under section 3606 of title 44, United States Code, on—

(I) the progress of agencies with the guidance promulgated under clause (i); and

(II) the results of the testing by agencies.

Effective on and after 2 years after the date of enactment of the E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007, each agency shall ensure compliance with any guidance promulgated under subparagraph (A).

Each agency shall report annually to the Director, in the report established under section 202(g), on—

(I) the use of best practices and progress of that agency with the guidance promulgated under subparagraph (A); and

(II) the results of the testing by that agency.

(1) the reports submitted by agencies to the Director under section 202(g) of the E-Government Act of 2002, and a summary of the information reported by the agencies;.