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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 244 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.244

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
  the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five

                                 An Act

 
  To further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal 
 agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing 
 the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY.

    Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

        ``CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF 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. Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator 
          Service.
``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. Authorization of appropriations.

``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.

``Sec. 3502. Definitions

    ``As used in this chapter--
        ``(1) the term `agency' means any executive department, 
    military department, Government corporation, Government controlled 
    corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the 
    Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or 
    any independent regulatory agency, but does not include--
            ``(A) the General Accounting Office;
            ``(B) Federal Election Commission;
            ``(C) the governments of the District of Columbia and of 
        the territories and possessions of the United States, and their 
        various subdivisions; or
            ``(D) Government-owned contractor-operated facilities, 
        including laboratories engaged in national defense research and 
        production activities;
        ``(2) the term `burden' means time, effort, or financial 
    resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide 
    information to or for a Federal agency, including the resources 
    expended for--
            ``(A) reviewing instructions;
            ``(B) acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and 
        systems;
            ``(C) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any 
        previously applicable instructions and requirements;
            ``(D) searching data sources;
            ``(E) completing and reviewing the collection of 
        information; and
            ``(F) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the 
        information;
        ``(3) the term `collection of information'--
            ``(A) means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, 
        soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties or the 
        public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, regardless of 
        form or format, calling for either--
                ``(i) answers to identical questions posed to, or 
            identical reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed 
            on, ten or more persons, other than agencies, 
            instrumentalities, or employees of the United States; or
                ``(ii) answers to questions posed to agencies, 
            instrumentalities, or employees of the United States which 
            are to be used for general statistical purposes; and
            ``(B) shall not include a collection of information 
        described under section 3518(c)(1);
        ``(4) the term `Director' means the Director of the Office of 
    Management and Budget;
        ``(5) the term `independent regulatory agency' means the Board 
    of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Commodity Futures 
    Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the 
    Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
    Corporation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal 
    Housing Finance Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal 
    Trade Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Mine 
    Enforcement Safety and Health Review Commission, the National Labor 
    Relations Board, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the Postal Rate 
    Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any other 
    similar agency designated by statute as a Federal independent 
    regulatory agency or commission;
        ``(6) the term `information resources' means information and 
    related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and 
    information technology;
        ``(7) the term `information resources management' means the 
    process of managing information resources to accomplish agency 
    missions and to improve agency performance, including through the 
    reduction of information collection burdens on the public;
        ``(8) the term `information system' means a discrete set of 
    information resources organized for the collection, processing, 
    maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of 
    information;
        ``(9) the term `information technology' has the same meaning as 
    the term `automatic data processing equipment' as defined by 
    section 111(a) (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v) of the Federal 
    Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(a) 
    (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v));
        ``(10) the term `person' means an individual, partnership, 
    association, corporation, business trust, or legal representative, 
    an organized group of individuals, a State, territorial, tribal, or 
    local government or branch thereof, or a political subdivision of a 
    State, territory, tribal, or local government or a branch of a 
    political subdivision;
        ``(11) the term `practical utility' means the ability of an 
    agency to use information, particularly the capability to process 
    such information in a timely and useful fashion;
        ``(12) the term `public information' means any information, 
    regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses, 
    disseminates, or makes available to the public;
        ``(13) the term `recordkeeping requirement' means a requirement 
    imposed by or for an agency on persons to maintain specified 
    records, including a requirement to--
            ``(A) retain such records;
            ``(B) notify third parties, the Federal Government, or the 
        public of the existence of such records;
            ``(C) disclose such records to third parties, the Federal 
        Government, or the public; or
            ``(D) report to third parties, the Federal Government, or 
        the public regarding such records; and
        ``(14) the term `penalty' includes the imposition by an agency 
    or court of a fine or other punishment; a judgment for monetary 
    damages or equitable relief; or the revocation, suspension, 
    reduction, or denial of a license, privilege, right, grant, or 
    benefit.

``Sec. 3503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

    ``(a) There is established in the Office of Management and Budget 
an office to be known as the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs.
    ``(b) There shall be at the head of the Office an Administrator who 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. The Director shall delegate to the Administrator the 
authority to administer all functions under this chapter, except that 
any such delegation shall not relieve the Director of responsibility 
for the administration of such functions. The Administrator shall serve 
as principal adviser to the Director on Federal information resources 
management policy.

``Sec. 3504. Authority and functions of Director

    ``(a)(1) The Director shall oversee the use of information 
resources to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental 
operations to serve agency missions, including burden reduction and 
service delivery to the public. In performing such oversight, the 
Director shall--
        ``(A) develop, coordinate and oversee the implementation of 
    Federal information resources management policies, principles, 
    standards, and guidelines; and
        ``(B) provide direction and oversee--
            ``(i) the review and approval of the collection of 
        information and the reduction of the information collection 
        burden;
            ``(ii) agency dissemination of and public access to 
        information;
            ``(iii) statistical activities;
            ``(iv) records management activities;
            ``(v) privacy, confidentiality, security, disclosure, and 
        sharing of information; and
            ``(vi) the acquisition and use of information technology.
    ``(2) The authority of the Director under this chapter shall be 
exercised consistent with applicable law.
    ``(b) With respect to general information resources management 
policy, the Director shall--
        ``(1) develop and oversee the implementation of uniform 
    information resources management policies, principles, standards, 
    and guidelines;
        ``(2) foster greater sharing, dissemination, and access to 
    public information, including through--
            ``(A) the use of the Government Information Locator 
        Service; and
            ``(B) the development and utilization of common standards 
        for information collection, storage, processing and 
        communication, including standards for security, 
        interconnectivity and interoperability;
        ``(3) initiate and review proposals for changes in legislation, 
    regulations, and agency procedures to improve information resources 
    management practices;
        ``(4) oversee the development and implementation of best 
    practices in information resources management, including training; 
    and
        ``(5) oversee agency integration of program and management 
    functions with information resources management functions.
    ``(c) With respect to the collection of information and the control 
of paperwork, the Director shall--
        ``(1) review and approve proposed agency collections of 
    information;
        ``(2) coordinate the review of the collection of information 
    associated with Federal procurement and acquisition by the Office 
    of Information and Regulatory Affairs with the Office of Federal 
    Procurement Policy, with particular emphasis on applying 
    information technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness 
    of Federal procurement, acquisition and payment, and to reduce 
    information collection burdens on the public;
        ``(3) minimize the Federal information collection burden, with 
    particular emphasis on those individuals and entities most 
    adversely affected;
        ``(4) maximize the practical utility of and public benefit from 
    information collected by or for the Federal Government; and
        ``(5) establish and oversee standards and guidelines by which 
    agencies are to estimate the burden to comply with a proposed 
    collection of information.
    ``(d) With respect to information dissemination, the Director shall 
develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, 
standards, and guidelines to--
        ``(1) apply to Federal agency dissemination of public 
    information, regardless of the form or format in which such 
    information is disseminated; and
        ``(2) promote public access to public information and fulfill 
    the purposes of this chapter, including through the effective use 
    of information technology.
    ``(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, the 
Director shall--
        ``(1) coordinate the activities of the Federal statistical 
    system to ensure--
            ``(A) the efficiency and effectiveness of the system; and
            ``(B) the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, 
        and confidentiality of information collected for statistical 
        purposes;
        ``(2) ensure that budget proposals of agencies are consistent 
    with system-wide priorities for maintaining and improving the 
    quality of Federal statistics and prepare an annual report on 
    statistical program funding;
        ``(3) develop and oversee the implementation of Governmentwide 
    policies, principles, standards, and guidelines concerning--
            ``(A) statistical collection procedures and methods;
            ``(B) statistical data classification;
            ``(C) statistical information presentation and 
        dissemination;
            ``(D) timely release of statistical data; and
            ``(E) such statistical data sources as may be required for 
        the administration of Federal programs;
        ``(4) evaluate statistical program performance and agency 
    compliance with Governmentwide policies, principles, standards and 
    guidelines;
        ``(5) promote the sharing of information collected for 
    statistical purposes consistent with privacy rights and 
    confidentiality pledges;
        ``(6) coordinate the participation of the United States in 
    international statistical activities, including the development of 
    comparable statistics;
        ``(7) appoint a chief statistician who is a trained and 
    experienced professional statistician to carry out the functions 
    described under this subsection;
        ``(8) establish an Interagency Council on Statistical Policy to 
    advise and assist the Director in carrying out the functions under 
    this subsection that shall--
            ``(A) be headed by the chief statistician; and
            ``(B) consist of--
                ``(i) the heads of the major statistical programs; and
                ``(ii) representatives of other statistical agencies 
            under rotating membership; and
        ``(9) provide opportunities for training in statistical policy 
    functions to employees of the Federal Government under which--
            ``(A) each trainee shall be selected at the discretion of 
        the Director based on agency requests and shall serve under the 
        chief statistician for at least 6 months and not more than 1 
        year; and
            ``(B) all costs of the training shall be paid by the agency 
        requesting training.
    ``(f) With respect to records management, the Director shall--
        ``(1) provide advice and assistance to the Archivist of the 
    United States and the Administrator of General Services to promote 
    coordination in the administration of chapters 29, 31, and 33 of 
    this title with the information resources management policies, 
    principles, standards, and guidelines established under this 
    chapter;
        ``(2) review compliance by agencies with--
            ``(A) the requirements of chapters 29, 31, and 33 of this 
        title; and
            ``(B) regulations promulgated by the Archivist of the 
        United States and the Administrator of General Services; and
        ``(3) oversee the application of records management policies, 
    principles, standards, and guidelines, including requirements for 
    archiving information maintained in electronic format, in the 
    planning and design of information systems.
    ``(g) With respect to privacy and security, the Director shall--
        ``(1) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, 
    principles, standards, and guidelines on privacy, confidentiality, 
    security, disclosure and sharing of information collected or 
    maintained by or for agencies;
        ``(2) oversee and coordinate compliance with sections 552 and 
    552a of title 5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 
    note), and related information management laws; and
        ``(3) require Federal agencies, consistent with the Computer 
    Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note), to identify and afford 
    security protections commensurate with the risk and magnitude of 
    the harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to 
    or modification of information collected or maintained by or on 
    behalf of an agency.
    ``(h) With respect to Federal information technology, the Director 
shall--
        ``(1) in consultation with the Director of the National 
    Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator of 
    General Services--
            ``(A) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, 
        principles, standards, and guidelines for information 
        technology functions and activities of the Federal Government, 
        including periodic evaluations of major information systems; 
        and
            ``(B) oversee the development and implementation of 
        standards under section 111(d) of the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(d));
        ``(2) monitor the effectiveness of, and compliance with, 
    directives issued under sections 110 and 111 of the Federal 
    Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757 and 
    759);
        ``(3) coordinate the development and review by the Office of 
    Information and Regulatory Affairs of policy associated with 
    Federal procurement and acquisition of information technology with 
    the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
        ``(4) ensure, through the review of agency budget proposals, 
    information resources management plans and other means--
            ``(A) agency integration of information resources 
        management plans, program plans and budgets for acquisition and 
        use of information technology; and
            ``(B) the efficiency and effectiveness of inter-agency 
        information technology initiatives to improve agency 
        performance and the accomplishment of agency missions; and
        ``(5) promote the use of information technology by the Federal 
    Government to improve the productivity, efficiency, and 
    effectiveness of Federal programs, including through dissemination 
    of public information and the reduction of information collection 
    burdens on the public.

``Sec. 3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines

    ``(a) In carrying out the functions under this chapter, the 
Director shall--
        ``(1) in consultation with agency heads, set an annual 
    Governmentwide goal for the reduction of information collection 
    burdens by at least 10 percent during each of fiscal years 1996 and 
    1997 and 5 percent during each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 
    and 2001, and set annual agency goals to--
            ``(A) reduce information collection burdens imposed on the 
        public that--
                ``(i) represent the maximum practicable opportunity in 
            each agency; and
                ``(ii) are consistent with improving agency management 
            of the process for the review of collections of information 
            established under section 3506(c); and
            ``(B) improve information resources management in ways that 
        increase the productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of 
        Federal programs, including service delivery to the public;
        ``(2) with selected agencies and non-Federal entities on a 
    voluntary basis, conduct pilot projects to test alternative 
    policies, practices, regulations, and procedures to fulfill the 
    purposes of this chapter, particularly with regard to minimizing 
    the Federal information collection burden; and
        ``(3) in consultation with the Administrator of General 
    Services, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
    Technology, the Archivist of the United States, and the Director of 
    the Office of Personnel Management, develop and maintain a 
    Governmentwide strategic plan for information resources management, 
    that shall include--
            ``(A) a description of the objectives and the means by 
        which the Federal Government shall apply information resources 
        to improve agency and program performance;
            ``(B) plans for--
                ``(i) reducing information burdens on the public, 
            including reducing such burdens through the elimination of 
            duplication and meeting shared data needs with shared 
            resources;
                ``(ii) enhancing public access to and dissemination of, 
            information, using electronic and other formats; and
                ``(iii) meeting the information technology needs of the 
            Federal Government in accordance with the purposes of this 
            chapter; and
            ``(C) a description of progress in applying information 
        resources management to improve agency performance and the 
        accomplishment of missions.
    ``(b) For purposes of any pilot project conducted under subsection 
(a)(2), the Director may, after consultation with the agency head, 
waive the application of any administrative directive issued by an 
agency with which the project is conducted, including any directive 
requiring a collection of information, after giving timely notice to 
the public and the Congress regarding the need for such waiver.

``Sec. 3506. Federal agency responsibilities

    ``(a)(1) The head of each agency shall be responsible for--
        ``(A) carrying out the agency's information resources 
    management activities to improve agency productivity, efficiency, 
    and effectiveness; and
        ``(B) complying with the requirements of this chapter and 
    related policies established by the Director.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the head of 
each agency shall designate a senior official who shall report directly 
to such agency head to carry out the responsibilities of the agency 
under this chapter.
    ``(B) The Secretary of the Department of Defense and the Secretary 
of each military department may each designate senior officials who 
shall report directly to such Secretary to carry out the 
responsibilities of the department under this chapter. If more than one 
official is designated, the respective duties of the officials shall be 
clearly delineated.
    ``(3) The senior official designated under paragraph (2) shall head 
an office responsible for ensuring agency compliance with and prompt, 
efficient, and effective implementation of the information policies and 
information resources management responsibilities established under 
this chapter, including the reduction of information collection burdens 
on the public. The senior official and employees of such office shall 
be selected with special attention to the professional qualifications 
required to administer the functions described under this chapter.
    ``(4) Each agency program official shall be responsible and 
accountable for information resources assigned to and supporting the 
programs under such official. In consultation with the senior official 
designated under paragraph (2) and the agency Chief Financial Officer 
(or comparable official), each agency program official shall define 
program information needs and develop strategies, systems, and 
capabilities to meet those needs.
    ``(b) With respect to general information resources management, 
each agency shall--
        ``(1) manage information resources to--
            ``(A) reduce information collection burdens on the public;
            ``(B) increase program efficiency and effectiveness; and
            ``(C) improve the integrity, quality, and utility of 
        information to all users within and outside the agency, 
        including capabilities for ensuring dissemination of public 
        information, public access to government information, and 
        protections for privacy and security;
        ``(2) in accordance with guidance by the Director, develop and 
    maintain a strategic information resources management plan that 
    shall describe how information resources management activities help 
    accomplish agency missions;
        ``(3) develop and maintain an ongoing process to--
            ``(A) ensure that information resources management 
        operations and decisions are integrated with organizational 
        planning, budget, financial management, human resources 
        management, and program decisions;
            ``(B) in cooperation with the agency Chief Financial 
        Officer (or comparable official), develop a full and accurate 
        accounting of information technology expenditures, related 
        expenses, and results; and
            ``(C) establish goals for improving information resources 
        management's contribution to program productivity, efficiency, 
        and effectiveness, methods for measuring progress towards those 
        goals, and clear roles and responsibilities for achieving those 
        goals;
        ``(4) in consultation with the Director, the Administrator of 
    General Services, and the Archivist of the United States, maintain 
    a current and complete inventory of the agency's information 
    resources, including directories necessary to fulfill the 
    requirements of section 3511 of this chapter; and
        ``(5) in consultation with the Director and the Director of the 
    Office of Personnel Management, conduct formal training programs to 
    educate agency program and management officials about information 
    resources management.
    ``(c) With respect to the collection of information and the control 
of paperwork, each agency shall--
        ``(1) establish a process within the office headed by the 
    official designated under subsection (a), that is sufficiently 
    independent of program responsibility to evaluate fairly whether 
    proposed collections of information should be approved under this 
    chapter, to--
            ``(A) review each collection of information before 
        submission to the Director for review under this chapter, 
        including--
                ``(i) an evaluation of the need for the collection of 
            information;
                ``(ii) a functional description of the information to 
            be collected;
                ``(iii) a plan for the collection of the information;
                ``(iv) a specific, objectively supported estimate of 
            burden;
                ``(v) a test of the collection of information through a 
            pilot program, if appropriate; and
                ``(vi) a plan for the efficient and effective 
            management and use of the information to be collected, 
            including necessary resources;
            ``(B) ensure that each information collection--
                ``(i) is inventoried, displays a control number and, if 
            appropriate, an expiration date;
                ``(ii) indicates the collection is in accordance with 
            the clearance requirements of section 3507; and
                ``(iii) informs the person receiving the collection of 
            information of--

                    ``(I) the reasons the information is being 
                collected;
                    ``(II) the way such information is to be used;
                    ``(III) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of 
                the burden of the collection;
                    ``(IV) whether responses to the collection of 
                information are voluntary, required to obtain a 
                benefit, or mandatory; and
                    ``(V) the fact that an agency may not conduct or 
                sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
                collection of information unless it displays a valid 
                control number; and

            ``(C) assess the information collection burden of proposed 
        legislation affecting the agency;
        ``(2)(A) except as provided under subparagraph (B) or section 
    3507(j), provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register, and 
    otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies 
    concerning each proposed collection of information, to solicit 
    comment to--
            ``(i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of 
        information is necessary for the proper performance of the 
        functions of the agency, including whether the information 
        shall have practical utility;
            ``(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
        the burden of the proposed collection of information;
            ``(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
        information to be collected; and
            ``(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information 
        on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
        automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
        technology; and
        ``(B) for any proposed collection of information contained in a 
    proposed rule (to be reviewed by the Director under section 
    3507(d)), provide notice and comment through the notice of proposed 
    rulemaking for the proposed rule and such notice shall have the 
    same purposes specified under subparagraph (A) (i) through (iv); 
    and
        ``(3) certify (and provide a record supporting such 
    certification, including public comments received by the agency) 
    that each collection of information submitted to the Director for 
    review under section 3507--
            ``(A) is necessary for the proper performance of the 
        functions of the agency, including that the information has 
        practical utility;
            ``(B) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information 
        otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;
            ``(C) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the 
        burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the 
        agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined 
        under section 601(6) of title 5, the use of such techniques 
        as--
                ``(i) establishing differing compliance or reporting 
            requirements or timetables that take into account the 
            resources available to those who are to respond;
                ``(ii) the clarification, consolidation, or 
            simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or
                ``(iii) an exemption from coverage of the collection of 
            information, or any part thereof;
            ``(D) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous 
        terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;
            ``(E) is to be implemented in ways consistent and 
        compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
        existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who are 
        to respond;
            ``(F) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the 
        length of time persons are required to maintain the records 
        specified;
            ``(G) contains the statement required under paragraph 
        (1)(B)(iii);
            ``(H) has been developed by an office that has planned and 
        allocated resources for the efficient and effective management 
        and use of the information to be collected, including the 
        processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, 
        where appropriate, the utility of the information to agencies 
        and the public;
            ``(I) uses effective and efficient statistical survey 
        methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the 
        information is to be collected; and
            ``(J) to the maximum extent practicable, uses information 
        technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency 
        efficiency and responsiveness to the public.
    ``(d) With respect to information dissemination, each agency 
shall--
        ``(1) ensure that the public has timely and equitable access to 
    the agency's public information, including ensuring such access 
    through--
            ``(A) encouraging a diversity of public and private sources 
        for information based on government public information;
            ``(B) in cases in which the agency provides public 
        information maintained in electronic format, providing timely 
        and equitable access to the underlying data (in whole or in 
        part); and
            ``(C) agency dissemination of public information in an 
        efficient, effective, and economical manner;
        ``(2) regularly solicit and consider public input on the 
    agency's information dissemination activities;
        ``(3) provide adequate notice when initiating, substantially 
    modifying, or terminating significant information dissemination 
    products; and
        ``(4) not, except where specifically authorized by statute--
            ``(A) establish an exclusive, restricted, or other 
        distribution arrangement that interferes with timely and 
        equitable availability of public information to the public;
            ``(B) restrict or regulate the use, resale, or 
        redissemination of public information by the public;
            ``(C) charge fees or royalties for resale or 
        redissemination of public information; or
            ``(D) establish user fees for public information that 
        exceed the cost of dissemination.
    ``(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, each 
agency shall--
        ``(1) ensure the relevance, accuracy, timeliness, integrity, 
    and objectivity of information collected or created for statistical 
    purposes;
        ``(2) inform respondents fully and accurately about the 
    sponsors, purposes, and uses of statistical surveys and studies;
        ``(3) protect respondents' privacy and ensure that disclosure 
    policies fully honor pledges of confidentiality;
        ``(4) observe Federal standards and practices for data 
    collection, analysis, documentation, sharing, and dissemination of 
    information;
        ``(5) ensure the timely publication of the results of 
    statistical surveys and studies, including information about the 
    quality and limitations of the surveys and studies; and
        ``(6) make data available to statistical agencies and readily 
    accessible to the public.
    ``(f) With respect to records management, each agency shall 
implement and enforce applicable policies and procedures, including 
requirements for archiving information maintained in electronic format, 
particularly in the planning, design and operation of information 
systems.
    ``(g) With respect to privacy and security, each agency shall--
        ``(1) implement and enforce applicable policies, procedures, 
    standards, and guidelines on privacy, confidentiality, security, 
    disclosure and sharing of information collected or maintained by or 
    for the agency;
        ``(2) assume responsibility and accountability for compliance 
    with and coordinated management of sections 552 and 552a of title 
    5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note), and 
    related information management laws; and
        ``(3) consistent with the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 
    U.S.C. 759 note), identify and afford security protections 
    commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting from 
    the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of 
    information collected or maintained by or on behalf of an agency.
    ``(h) With respect to Federal information technology, each agency 
shall--
        ``(1) implement and enforce applicable Governmentwide and 
    agency information technology management policies, principles, 
    standards, and guidelines;
        ``(2) assume responsibility and accountability for information 
    technology investments;
        ``(3) promote the use of information technology by the agency 
    to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of 
    agency programs, including the reduction of information collection 
    burdens on the public and improved dissemination of public 
    information;
        ``(4) propose changes in legislation, regulations, and agency 
    procedures to improve information technology practices, including 
    changes that improve the ability of the agency to use technology to 
    reduce burden; and
        ``(5) assume responsibility for maximizing the value and 
    assessing and managing the risks of major information systems 
    initiatives through a process that is--
            ``(A) integrated with budget, financial, and program 
        management decisions; and
            ``(B) used to select, control, and evaluate the results of 
        major information systems initiatives.

``Sec. 3507. Public information collection activities; submission to 
            Director; approval and delegation

    ``(a) An agency shall not conduct or sponsor the collection of 
information unless in advance of the adoption or revision of the 
collection of information--
        ``(1) the agency has--
            ``(A) conducted the review established under section 
        3506(c)(1);
            ``(B) evaluated the public comments received under section 
        3506(c)(2);
            ``(C) submitted to the Director the certification required 
        under section 3506(c)(3), the proposed collection of 
        information, copies of pertinent statutory authority, 
        regulations, and other related materials as the Director may 
        specify; and
            ``(D) published a notice in the Federal Register--
                ``(i) stating that the agency has made such submission; 
            and
                ``(ii) setting forth--

                    ``(I) a title for the collection of information;
                    ``(II) a summary of the collection of information;
                    ``(III) a brief description of the need for the 
                information and the proposed use of the information;
                    ``(IV) a description of the likely respondents and 
                proposed frequency of response to the collection of 
                information;
                    ``(V) an estimate of the burden that shall result 
                from the collection of information; and
                    ``(VI) notice that comments may be submitted to the 
                agency and Director;

        ``(2) the Director has approved the proposed collection of 
    information or approval has been inferred, under the provisions of 
    this section; and
        ``(3) the agency has obtained from the Director a control 
    number to be displayed upon the collection of information.
    ``(b) The Director shall provide at least 30 days for public 
comment prior to making a decision under subsection (c), (d), or (h), 
except as provided under subsection (j).
    ``(c)(1) For any proposed collection of information not contained 
in a proposed rule, the Director shall notify the agency involved of 
the decision to approve or disapprove the proposed collection of 
information.
    ``(2) The Director shall provide the notification under paragraph 
(1), within 60 days after receipt or publication of the notice under 
subsection (a)(1)(D), whichever is later.
    ``(3) If the Director does not notify the agency of a denial or 
approval within the 60-day period described under paragraph (2)--
        ``(A) the approval may be inferred;
        ``(B) a control number shall be assigned without further delay; 
    and
        ``(C) the agency may collect the information for not more than 
    1 year.
    ``(d)(1) For any proposed collection of information contained in a 
proposed rule--
        ``(A) as soon as practicable, but no later than the date of 
    publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
    Register, each agency shall forward to the Director a copy of any 
    proposed rule which contains a collection of information and any 
    information requested by the Director necessary to make the 
    determination required under this subsection; and
        ``(B) within 60 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking is 
    published in the Federal Register, the Director may file public 
    comments pursuant to the standards set forth in section 3508 on the 
    collection of information contained in the proposed rule;
    ``(2) When a final rule is published in the Federal Register, the 
agency shall explain--
        ``(A) how any collection of information contained in the final 
    rule responds to the comments, if any, filed by the Director or the 
    public; or
        ``(B) the reasons such comments were rejected.
    ``(3) If the Director has received notice and failed to comment on 
an agency rule within 60 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking, 
the Director may not disapprove any collection of information 
specifically contained in an agency rule.
    ``(4) No provision in this section shall be construed to prevent 
the Director, in the Director's discretion--
        ``(A) from disapproving any collection of information which was 
    not specifically required by an agency rule;
        ``(B) from disapproving any collection of information contained 
    in an agency rule, if the agency failed to comply with the 
    requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection;
        ``(C) from disapproving any collection of information contained 
    in a final agency rule, if the Director finds within 60 days after 
    the publication of the final rule that the agency's response to the 
    Director's comments filed under paragraph (2) of this subsection 
    was unreasonable; or
        ``(D) from disapproving any collection of information contained 
    in a final rule, if--
            ``(i) the Director determines that the agency has 
        substantially modified in the final rule the collection of 
        information contained in the proposed rule; and
            ``(ii) the agency has not given the Director the 
        information required under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
        modified collection of information, at least 60 days before the 
        issuance of the final rule.
    ``(5) This subsection shall apply only when an agency publishes a 
notice of proposed rulemaking and requests public comments.
    ``(6) The decision by the Director to approve or not act upon a 
collection of information contained in an agency rule shall not be 
subject to judicial review.
    ``(e)(1) Any decision by the Director under subsection (c), (d), 
(h), or (j) to disapprove a collection of information, or to instruct 
the agency to make substantive or material change to a collection of 
information, shall be publicly available and include an explanation of 
the reasons for such decision.
    ``(2) Any written communication between the Administrator of the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, or any employee of the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and an agency or person 
not employed by the Federal Government concerning a proposed collection 
of information shall be made available to the public.
    ``(3) This subsection shall not require the disclosure of--
        ``(A) any information which is protected at all times by 
    procedures established for information which has been specifically 
    authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an 
    Act of Congress to be kept secret in the interest of national 
    defense or foreign policy; or
        ``(B) any communication relating to a collection of information 
    which is not approved under this chapter, the disclosure of which 
    could lead to retaliation or discrimination against the 
    communicator.
    ``(f)(1) An independent regulatory agency which is administered by 
2 or more members of a commission, board, or similar body, may by 
majority vote void--
        ``(A) any disapproval by the Director, in whole or in part, of 
    a proposed collection of information of that agency; or
        ``(B) an exercise of authority under subsection (d) of section 
    3507 concerning that agency.
    ``(2) The agency shall certify each vote to void such disapproval 
or exercise to the Director, and explain the reasons for such vote. The 
Director shall without further delay assign a control number to such 
collection of information, and such vote to void the disapproval or 
exercise shall be valid for a period of 3 years.
    ``(g) The Director may not approve a collection of information for 
a period in excess of 3 years.
    ``(h)(1) If an agency decides to seek extension of the Director's 
approval granted for a currently approved collection of information, 
the agency shall--
        ``(A) conduct the review established under section 3506(c), 
    including the seeking of comment from the public on the continued 
    need for, and burden imposed by the collection of information; and
        ``(B) after having made a reasonable effort to seek public 
    comment, but no later than 60 days before the expiration date of 
    the control number assigned by the Director for the currently 
    approved collection of information, submit the collection of 
    information for review and approval under this section, which shall 
    include an explanation of how the agency has used the information 
    that it has collected.
    ``(2) If under the provisions of this section, the Director 
disapproves a collection of information contained in an existing rule, 
or recommends or instructs the agency to make a substantive or material 
change to a collection of information contained in an existing rule, 
the Director shall--
        ``(A) publish an explanation thereof in the Federal Register; 
    and
        ``(B) instruct the agency to undertake a rulemaking within a 
    reasonable time limited to consideration of changes to the 
    collection of information contained in the rule and thereafter to 
    submit the collection of information for approval or disapproval 
    under this chapter.
    ``(3) An agency may not make a substantive or material modification 
to a collection of information after such collection has been approved 
by the Director, unless the modification has been submitted to the 
Director for review and approval under this chapter.
    ``(i)(1) If the Director finds that a senior official of an agency 
designated under section 3506(a) is sufficiently independent of program 
responsibility to evaluate fairly whether proposed collections of 
information should be approved and has sufficient resources to carry 
out this responsibility effectively, the Director may, by rule in 
accordance with the notice and comment provisions of chapter 5 of title 
5, United States Code, delegate to such official the authority to 
approve proposed collections of information in specific program areas, 
for specific purposes, or for all agency purposes.
    ``(2) A delegation by the Director under this section shall not 
preclude the Director from reviewing individual collections of 
information if the Director determines that circumstances warrant such 
a review. The Director shall retain authority to revoke such 
delegations, both in general and with regard to any specific matter. In 
acting for the Director, any official to whom approval authority has 
been delegated under this section shall comply fully with the rules and 
regulations promulgated by the Director.
    ``(j)(1) The agency head may request the Director to authorize a 
collection of information, if an agency head determines that--
        ``(A) a collection of information--
            ``(i) is needed prior to the expiration of time periods 
        established under this chapter; and
            ``(ii) is essential to the mission of the agency; and
        ``(B) the agency cannot reasonably comply with the provisions 
    of this chapter because--
            ``(i) public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal 
        clearance procedures are followed;
            ``(ii) an unanticipated event has occurred; or
            ``(iii) the use of normal clearance procedures is 
        reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of 
        information or is reasonably likely to cause a statutory or 
        court ordered deadline to be missed.
    ``(2) The Director shall approve or disapprove any such 
authorization request within the time requested by the agency head and, 
if approved, shall assign the collection of information a control 
number. Any collection of information conducted under this subsection 
may be conducted without compliance with the provisions of this chapter 
for a maximum of 90 days after the date on which the Director received 
the request to authorize such collection.

``Sec. 3508. Determination of necessity for information; hearing

    ``Before approving a proposed collection of information, the 
Director shall determine whether the collection of information by the 
agency is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility. 
Before making a determination the Director may give the agency and 
other interested persons an opportunity to be heard or to submit 
statements in writing. To the extent, if any, that the Director 
determines that the collection of information by an agency is 
unnecessary for any reason, the agency may not engage in the collection 
of information.

``Sec. 3509. Designation of central collection agency

    ``The Director may designate a central collection agency to obtain 
information for two or more agencies if the Director determines that 
the needs of such agencies for information will be adequately served by 
a single collection agency, and such sharing of data is not 
inconsistent with applicable law. In such cases the Director shall 
prescribe (with reference to the collection of information) the duties 
and functions of the collection agency so designated and of the 
agencies for which it is to act as agent (including reimbursement for 
costs). While the designation is in effect, an agency covered by the 
designation may not obtain for itself information for the agency which 
is the duty of the collection agency to obtain. The Director may modify 
the designation from time to time as circumstances require. The 
authority to designate under this section is subject to the provisions 
of section 3507(f) of this chapter.

``Sec. 3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information available

    ``(a) The Director may direct an agency to make available to 
another agency, or an agency may make available to another agency, 
information obtained by a collection of information if the disclosure 
is not inconsistent with applicable law.
    ``(b)(1) If information obtained by an agency is released by that 
agency to another agency, all the provisions of law (including 
penalties) that relate to the unlawful disclosure of information apply 
to the officers and employees of the agency to which information is 
released to the same extent and in the same manner as the provisions 
apply to the officers and employees of the agency which originally 
obtained the information.
    ``(2) The officers and employees of the agency to which the 
information is released, in addition, shall be subject to the same 
provisions of law, including penalties, relating to the unlawful 
disclosure of information as if the information had been collected 
directly by that agency.

``Sec. 3511. Establishment and operation of Government Information 
            Locator Service

    ``(a) In order to assist agencies and the public in locating 
information and to promote information sharing and equitable access by 
the public, the Director shall--
        ``(1) cause to be established and maintained a distributed 
    agency-based electronic Government Information Locator Service 
    (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Service'), which 
    shall identify the major information systems, holdings, and 
    dissemination products of each agency;
        ``(2) require each agency to establish and maintain an agency 
    information locator service as a component of, and to support the 
    establishment and operation of the Service;
        ``(3) in cooperation with the Archivist of the United States, 
    the Administrator of General Services, the Public Printer, and the 
    Librarian of Congress, establish an interagency committee to advise 
    the Secretary of Commerce on the development of technical standards 
    for the Service to ensure compatibility, promote information 
    sharing, and uniform access by the public;
        ``(4) consider public access and other user needs in the 
    establishment and operation of the Service;
        ``(5) ensure the security and integrity of the Service, 
    including measures to ensure that only information which is 
    intended to be disclosed to the public is disclosed through the 
    Service; and
        ``(6) periodically review the development and effectiveness of 
    the Service and make recommendations for improvement, including 
    other mechanisms for improving public access to Federal agency 
    public information.
    ``(b) This section shall not apply to operational files as defined 
by the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act (50 U.S.C. 431 et 
seq.).

``Sec. 3512. Public protection

    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall 
be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information that is subject to this chapter if--
        ``(1) the collection of information does not display a valid 
    control number assigned by the Director in accordance with this 
    chapter; or
        ``(2) the agency fails to inform the person who is to respond 
    to the collection of information that such person is not required 
    to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a 
    valid control number.
    ``(b) The protection provided by this section may be raised in the 
form of a complete defense, bar, or otherwise at any time during the 
agency administrative process or judicial action applicable thereto.

``Sec. 3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency 
            response

    ``(a) In consultation with the Administrator of General Services, 
the Archivist of the United States, the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management, the Director shall periodically review 
selected agency information resources management activities to 
ascertain the efficiency and effectiveness of such activities to 
improve agency performance and the accomplishment of agency missions.
    ``(b) Each agency having an activity reviewed under subsection (a) 
shall, within 60 days after receipt of a report on the review, provide 
a written plan to the Director describing steps (including milestones) 
to--
        ``(1) be taken to address information resources management 
    problems identified in the report; and
        ``(2) improve agency performance and the accomplishment of 
    agency missions.

``Sec. 3514. Responsiveness to Congress

    ``(a)(1) The Director shall--
        ``(A) keep the Congress and congressional committees fully and 
    currently informed of the major activities under this chapter; and
        ``(B) submit a report on such activities to the President of 
    the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives annually 
    and at such other times as the Director determines necessary.
    ``(2) The Director shall include in any such report a description 
of the extent to which agencies have--
        ``(A) reduced information collection burdens on the public, 
    including--
            ``(i) a summary of accomplishments and planned initiatives 
        to reduce collection of information burdens;
            ``(ii) a list of all violations of this chapter and of any 
        rules, guidelines, policies, and procedures issued pursuant to 
        this chapter;
            ``(iii) a list of any increase in the collection of 
        information burden, including the authority for each such 
        collection; and
            ``(iv) a list of agencies that in the preceding year did 
        not reduce information collection burdens in accordance with 
        section 3505(a)(1), a list of the programs and statutory 
        responsibilities of those agencies that precluded that 
        reduction, and recommendations to assist those agencies to 
        reduce information collection burdens in accordance with that 
        section;
        ``(B) improved the quality and utility of statistical 
    information;
        ``(C) improved public access to Government information; and
        ``(D) improved program performance and the accomplishment of 
    agency missions through information resources management.
    ``(b) The preparation of any report required by this section shall 
be based on performance results reported by the agencies and shall not 
increase the collection of information burden on persons outside the 
Federal Government.

``Sec. 3515. Administrative powers

    ``Upon the request of the Director, each agency (other than an 
independent regulatory agency) shall, to the extent practicable, make 
its services, personnel, and facilities available to the Director for 
the performance of functions under this chapter.

``Sec. 3516. Rules and regulations

    ``The Director shall promulgate rules, regulations, or procedures 
necessary to exercise the authority provided by this chapter.

``Sec. 3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public

    ``(a) In developing information resources management policies, 
plans, rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines and in reviewing 
collections of information, the Director shall provide interested 
agencies and persons early and meaningful opportunity to comment.
    ``(b) Any person may request the Director to review any collection 
of information conducted by or for an agency to determine, if, under 
this chapter, a person shall maintain, provide, or disclose the 
information to or for the agency. Unless the request is frivolous, the 
Director shall, in coordination with the agency responsible for the 
collection of information--
        ``(1) respond to the request within 60 days after receiving the 
    request, unless such period is extended by the Director to a 
    specified date and the person making the request is given notice of 
    such extension; and
        ``(2) take appropriate remedial action, if necessary.

``Sec. 3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations

    ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the authority 
of an agency under any other law to prescribe policies, rules, 
regulations, and procedures for Federal information resources 
management activities is subject to the authority of the Director under 
this chapter.
    ``(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect or reduce 
the authority of the Secretary of Commerce or the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 
of 1977 (as amended) and Executive order, relating to 
telecommunications and information policy, procurement and management 
of telecommunications and information systems, spectrum use, and 
related matters.
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this chapter shall 
not apply to the collection of information--
        ``(A) during the conduct of a Federal criminal investigation or 
    prosecution, or during the disposition of a particular criminal 
    matter;
        ``(B) during the conduct of--
            ``(i) a civil action to which the United States or any 
        official or agency thereof is a party; or
            ``(ii) an administrative action or investigation involving 
        an agency against specific individuals or entities;
        ``(C) by compulsory process pursuant to the Antitrust Civil 
    Process Act and section 13 of the Federal Trade Commission 
    Improvements Act of 1980; or
        ``(D) during the conduct of intelligence activities as defined 
    in section 3.4(e) of Executive Order No. 12333, issued December 4, 
    1981, or successor orders, or during the conduct of cryptologic 
    activities that are communications security activities.
    ``(2) This chapter applies to the collection of information during 
the conduct of general investigations (other than information collected 
in an antitrust investigation to the extent provided in subparagraph 
(C) of paragraph (1)) undertaken with reference to a category of 
individuals or entities such as a class of licensees or an entire 
industry.
    ``(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as increasing or 
decreasing the authority conferred by Public Law 89-306 on the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration, the Secretary of 
Commerce, or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
    ``(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as increasing or 
decreasing the authority of the President, the Office of Management and 
Budget or the Director thereof, under the laws of the United States, 
with respect to the substantive policies and programs of departments, 
agencies and offices, including the substantive authority of any 
Federal agency to enforce the civil rights laws.

``Sec. 3519. Access to information

    ``Under the conditions and procedures prescribed in section 716 of 
title 31, the Director and personnel in the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs shall furnish such information as the Comptroller 
General may require for the discharge of the responsibilities of the 
Comptroller General. For the purpose of obtaining such information, the 
Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall have access to all 
books, documents, papers and records, regardless of form or format, of 
the Office.

``Sec. 3520. Authorization of appropriations

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs to carry out the provisions of this 
chapter, and for no other purpose, $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.''.
SEC. 3. BURDEN REDUCTION REGARDING QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT PROGRAM 
AT BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
    Section 91 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall not select an organization or entity 
for participation in a survey, if--
        ``(A) the organization or entity--
            ``(i) has assets of less than $50,000,000;
            ``(ii) completed participation in a prior survey in the 
        preceding 10-year period, as determined by the Secretary; and
            ``(iii) was selected for that prior survey participation 
        after September 30, 1990; or
        ``(B) the organization or entity--
            ``(i) has assets of more than $50,000,000 and less than 
        $100,000,000;
            ``(ii) completed participation in a prior survey in the 
        preceding 2-year period, as determined by the Secretary; and
            ``(iii) was selected for that prior survey participation 
        after September 30, 1995.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall furnish advice and similar assistance 
to ease the burden of a small business concern which is attempting to 
compile and furnish the business information required of organizations 
and entities participating in the survey.
    ``(B) To facilitate the provision of the assistance under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a toll-free telephone 
number.
    ``(C) The Secretary shall expand the use of statistical sampling 
techniques to select organizations and entities having assets less than 
$100,000,000 to participate in the survey.
    ``(3) The Secretary may undertake such additional paperwork burden 
reduction initiatives with respect to the conduct of the survey as may 
be deemed appropriate by the Secretary.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection:
        ``(A) The term `small business concern' means a business 
    concern that meets the requirements of section 3(a) of the Small 
    Business Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
        ``(B) The term `survey' means the collection of information by 
    the Secretary pursuant to this section for the purpose of preparing 
    the publication entitled `Quarterly Financial Report for 
    Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations'.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, this 
Act 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.
    (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 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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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