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Data-Mining Moratorium Act of 2003

Introduced: January 16, 2003 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 16, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1080)
Jan 16, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1079-1080)
Jan 16, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Data-Mining Moratorium Act of 2003 - Prohibits any officer or employee of the Departments of Defense (DOD) or Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing or carrying out for data-mining purposes any part of: (1) the DOD component of the Total Information Awareness program or any other data-mining program of DOD; or (2) any data-mining program of DHS similar or related to the Total Information Awareness program. Makes such prohibition effective from the date of enactment of this Act until the date of enactment of a law specifically authorizing data-mining by a Federal department.

Requires the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the head of each other Federal department or agency using or developing data-mining technology to report to Congress on all such activities.

What's happening now January 16, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1080)

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