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Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to 17
the need to amend the Department of General Services Establishment Act of 2011 18
to exempt data that is security-sensitive from public dashboard disclosure 19
requirements. 20
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That 22
this resolution may be cited as the “Protecting Security-Sensitive Dashboard Data 23
Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 24
Sec. 2. (a) On October 18, 2022, the Council adopted the “Protecting Security-25
Sensitive Dashboard Data Emergency Amendment Act of 2022”. The Act became law on 26
November 21, 2022 and will expire on February 19, 2023. 27
(b) On November 1, 2022, the Council adopted the “Protecting Security-Sensitive 28
Dashboard Data Temporary Amendment Act of 2022”. The temporary measure was 29
signed by the Mayor on November 22, 2022 and is currently under Congressional review. 30
(c) The measure will not complete the 30-day Congressional review period until 31
March 8, 2023. 32
(d) This identical emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law 33
between the expiration of the emergency act and the effective date of the temporary act. 34
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Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the 35
circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it 36
necessary that the Protecting Security-Sensitive Dashboard Data Congressional Review 37
Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 must be adopted after a single reading. 38
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 39