Sec. 406. Department-wide social media policy
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Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, shall issue a Department-wide management directive for social media activity on official Departmental accounts that shall include— the roles and responsibilities of Department offices, including the Office of the General Counsel and Privacy Office, in monitoring the Department’s compliance with the social media policy; a discussion of applicable Federal laws, regulations, and requirements that apply to social media use, including those related to information quality, such as the Data Quality Act, ethical conduct, protecting individual privacy, and records management; the process for authorizing an official, Department branded social media account; training requirements, to include mass communication and ethics training, for authorizing agency officials to use Department accounts to communicate in their official capacity; and guidance for the personal use of social media accounts not related to official duties.
The Secretary shall maintain a list of all current official social media accounts of the Department on the website of the Department.