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k : KKCI Kea Kin le UJTF FAX N0. : 808 329 GG30 Jan. 08 2001 07:24AM F2 1896 PUBLIC LAW 93-579--13M 31, 1974 188 STAT. j prepare and execute without consideration such instruments as may be # appropriate to carry out tha purposes of Ibis Act, Approved December 31, 1974. Public Law 93-579 n«<me«ai,ivv< AN ACT f [S.liti] To amend tide 5. United States Code, by adding a section 552A to safeguard indlr!dual privacy frcw> the ralstisa of Federal records, to provide that individuals be granted access to records concerning them which are maintained by rederai agencies,to establtat,a Privac7 Pvotection Stud?Commission,and for other purposes. Be; it enacted by the Senate and Flouse of Representativee of the P,L—Y Act of f7nsted Staten 0f.4 m.er. a in ConQram ateembled,That this Act may je74. 553n be..cited as the 4rivacy Act of 1974". ere. seas*<..fon=: Sec.2.(e)The Congress finds that— find in Z.. (1) the privacy of an individual is directly affected b?' Ole °Qs<vsc ss2. collection,maintenance,use,and dissemination of personal infor- mation by Federal agencies; ( (2) the increasing use of computers and suphistieated infot-- -.----- mation technology, vhila essential to the efficient operations of the Government, has greatly magnified the. harm to individual privacy that can occur from any collection,maintenance,use,or dissemination of personal infnrmation- (3) the opportunities for an individual to secure employment, insurance,and credit,and his right to due process,and other IWI protections arc nmdangered by the misuse of certain.informahon cyste:ms; (4) the right to privacy is a personal and #tindamental right protected by the Constitution'of t.he'Utiited States:and (5) in order to protect the privacy of individuals identified in information systems maintained by'kederal agencies,it is neces- nary and proper for the Congress to regulate the collection,main- tenance, use, and dissemination of information by such agencies. (b) The purpose of this Act is to pro,,ide certain safegwards for an individual against an invasion of personal privacy by requiring Federal agencies,except as otherivise provided•??y law,to— (1) permit an individual to determine what records pertainin f to him are collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by sue rrr-- agencies; (2) permit au individual to prevent records pertaining to him obtained by such agencies for a particular purpose from being . used or made available for another purpose without his consent; (S) rinit au individual to gain access to information pertain- ing to him in Fedeml agency records,to have a copy made of all or any portion thereof,and to correct or amend such records• (4) collect,maintain,use,or dissemititttx oily record of ident5- hable.personal information in a manner that assuM that such action is for a necessary and lawful purpose, that the infor- ination is current and acciinit.e for its iutended use, and that adegiinte saifggnarcis are providedl to prevent misuse of such information; (5) permit exemptions from the requirements with r"poct to records provided in this Act only in those cases where there is an important public policy need for such exemption as has been determined by specific statutory nuthority;and (c) be sabicct to civil suit for any damages which occur as a result of willful or intentional action which violates any indi- vidual's rights under this Act.