WHILE THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO SEE ANY FEDERAL FILES BEING KEPT ON HIM, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE RELEVANCY, ACCURACY, AND CONTEMPORANEITY OF MATERIALS, H.R. 1984 INVOLVES THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL. ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN PERSONS FROM TOP GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND THE NATION MET IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO COMMENT ON AND DISCUSSES THESE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION. THE BRIEFING FEATURED TOP SPEAKERS ON PRIVACY LEGISLATION INCLUDING THE CO-SPONSOR OF ONE OF THE BILLS, CONGRESSMAN EDWARD I. KOCH, DEMOCRATE FROM NEW YORK.