### **CHAPTER 35—COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY**

#### SUBCHAPTER I—FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY

Sec.
3501.
Purposes.
3502.
Definitions.
3503.
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
3504.
Authority and functions of Director.
3505.
Assignment of tasks and deadlines.
3506.
Federal agency responsibilities.
3507.
Public information collection activities; submission to Director; approval and delegation.
3508.
Determination of necessity for information; hearing.
3509.
Designation of central collection agency.
3510.
Cooperation of agencies in making information available.
3511.
Data inventory and Federal data catalogue.
3512.
Public protection.
3513.
Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency response.
3514.
Responsiveness to Congress.
3515.
Administrative powers.
3516.
Rules and regulations.
3517.
Consultation with other agencies and the public.
3518.
Effect on existing laws and regulations.
3519.
Access to information.
3520.
Chief Data Officers.
3520A.
Chief Data Officer Council.
3521.
Authorization of appropriations.

#### [SUBCHAPTER II—REPEALED]

[3531 to 3538. Repealed.]

#### [SUBCHAPTER III—REPEALED]

[3541 to 3549. Repealed.]

#### SUBCHAPTER II—INFORMATION SECURITY

3551.
Purposes.
3552.
Definitions.
3553.
Authority and functions of the Director and the Secretary.
3554.
Federal agency responsibilities.
3555.
Annual independent evaluation.
3556.
Federal information security incident center.
3557.
National security systems.
3558.
Effect on existing law.
3559.
Federal websites required to be mobile friendly.

#### SUBCHAPTER III—CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY

#### Part A—General

3561.
Definitions.
3562.
Coordination and oversight of policies.
3563.
Statistical agencies.
3564.
Effect on other laws.

#### Part B—Confidential Information Protection

3571.
Findings.
3572.
Confidential information protection.

#### Part C—Statistical Efficiency

3575.
Findings.
3576.
Designated statistical agencies.

#### Part D—Access to Data for Evidence

3581.
Presumption of accessibility for statistical agencies and units.
3582.
Expanding secure access to CIPSEA data assets.
3583.
Application to access data assets for developing evidence.

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Codification

This chapter was originally added by Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1302, which act enacted this title, and was based on act Dec. 24, 1942, ch. 811, 56 Stat. 1078, known as the Federal Reports Act of 1942, which was classified to sections 139 to 139f of former Title 5, transferred to chapter 12 (§421 et seq.) of former Title 44, and repealed by Pub. L. 90–620 upon the enactment of this title. Subsequent to its original enactment by Pub. L. 90–620, this chapter was amended generally by Pub. L. 96–511 and again by Pub. L. 104–13. As a result, this chapter is shown herein as having been added beginning with Pub. L. 104–13 without reference to earlier amendatory laws. See Prior Provisions notes throughout this chapter.

#### Amendments

**2019**—Pub. L. 115–435, title II, §202(d)(2)(A), (e)(2), (f)(2), title III, §§302(b), 303(b), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5541–5543, 5552, 5556, substituted "Data inventory and Federal data catalogue" for "Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator Service" in item 3511 and "Chief Data Officers" for "Establishment of task force on information collection and dissemination" in item 3520, added item 3520A, and added heading for subchapter III, headings for parts A to D of subchapter III, and items 3561 to 3564, 3571, 3572, 3575, 3576, and 3581 to 3583.

**2018**—Pub. L. 115–114, §2(b), Jan. 10, 2018, 131 Stat. 2278, added item 3559.

**2014**—Pub. L. 113–283, §2(e)(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3086, added heading for subchapter II and items 3551 to 3558 and struck out heading for former subchapter II and items 3531 to 3538 and heading for subchapter III and items 3541 to 3549. Prior to amendment, headings for both subchapters II and III read "INFORMATION SECURITY" and items under each subchapter were substantially similar to items 3551 to 3558.

**2002**—Pub. L. 107–347, title III, §301(b)(2), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2955, added heading for subchapter III and items 3541 to 3549.

Pub. L. 107–296, title X, §1001(b)(2), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2267, reenacted items 3531 to 3535 without change, substituted "National security systems" for "Expiration" in item 3536, and added items 3537 and 3538.

Pub. L. 107–198, §3(b), June 28, 2002, 116 Stat. 732, added item 3520 and renumbered former item 3520 as 3521.

**2000**—Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1064(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–275, inserted subchapters I and II headings and added items 3531 to 3536.

**1995**—Pub. L. 104–13, §2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 163, amended chapter heading and analysis generally.

**1980**—Pub. L. 96–511, §2(a), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2812, substituted in chapter heading "INFORMATION POLICY" for "REPORTING SERVICES", and amended analysis generally.