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Union Calendar No. 500 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6113 
[Report No. 110–781] 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require each agency to include 
a contact telephone number in its collection of information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2008 
Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
JULY 28, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Ms. FOXX, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
COHEN, and Ms. HIRONO 
JULY 28, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require each 
agency to include a contact telephone number in its 
collection of information. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION REQUIRE-
MENT. 
Section 3506(c)(1)(B)(iii) of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subclause (IV) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) the agency’s contact tele-
phone number; and’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) conduct a study on— 
(A) the number of complaints made to an 
agency or other entity by a person receiving the 
collection of information from an agency with 
respect to such agency’s contact telephone num-
ber, or lack thereof; and 
(B) the status of the resolution of such 
complaints by such agency; and 
(2) submit a report on the findings of such 
study to each House of Congress. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paperwork Assistance 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION REQUIREMENT. 
Section 3506(c)(1)(B)(iii) of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subclause (IV) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) contact information for the 
agency, including a website and a tele-
phone number, by which a person may 
obtain a specific contact person respon-
sible for answering questions about the 
information collection and other infor-
mation to assist in responding to the 
information collection; and’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall 
include 
in 
the 
report 
required 
by 
section 
3514(a)(1)(B) of title 44, United States Code, covering fis-
cal year 2010 the following: 
(1) The status of implementation by agencies of 
the requirement in section 3506(c)(1)(B)(iii)(VI) of 
such title 44, as added by section 2 of this Act. 
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(2) A description of how each agency has re-
sponded to complaints made to the agency related to 
the agency’s compliance with such requirement. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 2 shall apply to new 
or revised collections of information approved by the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget beginning 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 
44, United States Code, to require each agency to include 
contact information for the agency in its collection of in-
formation.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 500 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6113 
[Report No. 110–781] 
A BILL 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to require 
each agency to include a contact telephone num-
ber in its collection of information. 
JULY 28, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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