HR 4620 · 98th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Federal Telecommunications Privacy Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-01-24· Sponsored by Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1984-06-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Telecommunications Privacy Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit any Federal officer or employee from permitting the recording of, or listening-in on, any conversation on the Federal telecommunications system or any business conversation between a Federal officer or employee and any other person on any other telecommunications system, with the following exceptions. Permits the recording of, or listening-in on, such a conversation: (1) without the consent of any party to the conversation if authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; (2) with the consent of one party for law enforcement, counterintelligence, or public safety purposes, for service monitoring required to effectively perform the agency mission, or by a handicapped employee if necessary to his or her official duties; or (3) with the consent of all the parties to the conversation. Sets forth restrictions and disclosure requirements for certain authorized recording or listening-in activities. Requires that any request to the General Services Administration for acquisition approv…

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