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[CITE: 44USC3501]

 
                 TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
 
         CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
 
Sec. 3501. Purposes

    The purposes of this chapter are to--
        (1) minimize the paperwork burden for individuals, small 
    businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal 
    contractors, State, local and tribal governments, and other persons 
    resulting from the collection of information by or for the Federal 
    Government;
        (2) ensure the greatest possible public benefit from and 
    maximize the utility of information created, collected, maintained, 
    used, shared and disseminated by or for the Federal Government;
        (3) coordinate, integrate, and to the extent practicable and 
    appropriate, make uniform Federal information resources management 
    policies and practices as a means to improve the productivity, 
    efficiency, and effectiveness of Government programs, including the 
    reduction of information collection burdens on the public and the 
    improvement of service delivery to the public;
        (4) improve the quality and use of Federal information to 
    strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in 
    Government and society;
        (5) minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the creation, 
    collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of 
    information;
        (6) strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government 
    and State, local, and tribal governments by minimizing the burden 
    and maximizing the utility of information created, collected, 
    maintained, used, disseminated, and retained by or for the Federal 
    Government;
        (7) provide for the dissemination of public information on a 
    timely basis, on equitable terms, and in a manner that promotes the 
    utility of the information to the public and makes effective use of 
    information technology;
        (8) ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance, use, 
    dissemination, and disposition of information by or for the Federal 
    Government is consistent with applicable laws, including laws 
    relating to--
            (A) privacy and confidentiality, including section 552a of 
        title 5;
            (B) security of information, including the Computer Security 
        Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235); and
            (C) access to information, including section 552 of title 5;

        (9) ensure the integrity, quality, and utility of the Federal 
    statistical system;
        (10) ensure that information technology is acquired, used, and 
    managed to improve performance of agency missions, including the 
    reduction of information collection burdens on the public; and
        (11) improve the responsibility and accountability of the Office 
    of Management and Budget and all other Federal agencies to Congress 
    and to the public for implementing the information collection review 
    process, information resources management, and related policies and 
    guidelines established under this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 104-13, Sec. 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 163.)

                       References in Text

    The Computer Security Act of 1987, referred to in par. (8)(B), is 
Pub. L. 100-235, Jan. 8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1724, which enacted sections 
278g-3 and 278g-4 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, amended section 272 
of Title 15 and section 759 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and 
Works, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 271 of 
Title 15 and section 1441 of Title 40. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3501, added Pub. L. 96-511, Sec. 2(a), Dec. 11, 
1980, 94 Stat. 2812; amended Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(m) [title VIII, 
Sec. 811], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-308, 1783-335, and Pub. L. 99-
591, Sec. 101(m) [title VIII, Sec. 811], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-
308, 3341-335, related to purposes of this chapter prior to the general 
amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104-13.
    Another prior section 3501, Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 
1302, related to information for Federal agencies, prior to the general 
amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 96-511.


                             Effective Date

    Section 4 of Pub. L. 104-13 provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
this Act [enacting this chapter, amending section 91 of Title 13, 
Census, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 101 of 
this title] and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
October 1, 1995.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3520 of title 44, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act [May 22, 1995].
    ``(c) Delayed Application.--In the case of a collection of 
information for which there is in effect on September 30, 1995, a 
control number issued by the Office of Management and Budget under 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code--
        ``(1) the amendments made by this Act [enacting this chapter and 
    amending section 91 of Title 13] shall apply to the collection of 
    information beginning on the earlier of--
            ``(A) the first renewal or modification of that collection 
        of information after September 30, 1995; or
            ``(B) the expiration of its control number after September 
        30, 1995.
        ``(2) prior to such renewal, modification, or expiration, the 
    collection of information shall be subject to chapter 35 of title 
    44, United States Code, as in effect on September 30, 1995.''


                      Waiver of Paperwork Reduction

    Pub. L. 101-508, title IV, Sec. 4711(f), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 
1388-187, provided that: ``Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
and Executive Order 12291 [formerly set out as a note under section 601 
of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees] shall not apply to 
information and regulations required for purposes of carrying out this 
Act [see Tables for classification] and implementing the amendments made 
by this Act.''
