I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2458
To enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services
and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within
the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad
framework of measures that require using Internet-based information
technology to enhance citizen access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 11, 2001
Mr. TURNER, (for himself, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs. MCCARTHY of
New York, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs.
CAPPS, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. KIND, Mr.
CRAMER, Mr. TANNER, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. THOMPSON of California,
Mr. FORD, Mr. MOORE, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. ROSS, Mr. DAVIS
of Florida, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr.
BOSWELL, Mr. BOYD, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. WU, Ms.
HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. HILL, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. PRICE of North Caro-
lina, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. HOLT, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. THUR-
MAN, and Mr. GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To enhance the management and promotion of electronic
Government services and processes by establishing a Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer within the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, and by establishing a broad frame-
work of measures that require using Internet-based infor-
mation technology to enhance citizen access to Govern-
ment information and services, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘E-
Government Act of 2001’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
TITLE I—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ELECTRONIC
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Sec. 101. Federal Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 102. Office of Information Policy and Office of Information and Regu-
latory Affairs.
Sec. 103. Management and promotion of electronic Government services.
TITLE II—FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Sec. 201. Federal agency responsibilities.
Sec. 202. Compatibility of executive agency methods for use and acceptance of
electronic signatures.
Sec. 203. Online Federal telephone directory.
Sec. 204. Online National Library.
Sec. 205. Federal courts.
Sec. 206. Regulatory agencies.
Sec. 207. Integrated reporting feasibility study and pilot projects.
Sec. 208. Online access to federally funded research and development.
Sec. 209. Common protocols for geographic information systems.
Sec. 210. Share-In-Savings Program improvements.
Sec. 211. Enhancing crisis management through advanced information tech-
nology.
Sec. 212. Federal Information Technology Training Center.
Sec. 213. Community technology centers.
Sec. 214. Disparities in access to the Internet.
Sec. 215. Accessibility, usability, and preservation of Government information.
Sec. 216. Public domain directory of Federal Government websites.
Sec. 217. Standards for agency websites.
Sec. 218. Privacy protections.
Sec. 219. Accessibility to people with disabilities.
Sec. 220. Notification of obsolete or counterproductive provisions.
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND
EFFECTIVE DATE
(1) PROMULGATION.—Section 5131 of the
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Federal
Chief Information Officer’’ in each such place;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer’’ in each such place.
(2) SUBMISSION.—Section 20(a)(4) of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act
(15 U.S.C. 278g–3(a)(4)) is amended by striking
‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal
Chief Information Officer’’.
(h) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
FUND.—Section
110(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Administrator’s decisions with regard
to obligations of and expenditures from the Fund
shall be made after consultation with the Federal
Chief Information Officer, with respect to those pro-
grams that—
‘‘(A) promote the use of information tech-
nology to agencies; or
‘‘(B) are intended to facilitate the efficient
management, coordination, operation, or use of
those information technologies.’’.
(i) ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 112
the following:
‘‘SEC. 113. ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES.
‘‘The Administrator of General Services shall consult
with the Federal Chief Information Officer on programs
undertaken by the General Services Administration to pro-
mote electronic Government and the efficient use of infor-
mation technologies by Federal agencies.’’.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 112 the following:
‘‘Sec. 113. Electronic Government and information technologies.’’.
(j) GOVERNMENT PAPERWORK ELIMINATION.—The
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (44 U.S.C. 3504
note) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 1709 and 1710 as
sections 1710 and 1711, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 1708 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 1709. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO FEDERAL
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.
‘‘The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall delegate all of the functions to be performed
by the Director under this title to the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer.’’.
SEC. 102. OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY AND OFFICE
OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AF-
FAIRS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3503 of title 44,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3503. Office of Information Policy and Office of In-
formation and Regulatory Affairs
‘‘(a)(1) There is established in the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget an office to be known as the Office of
Information Policy.
‘‘(2) The Office shall be administered by the Federal
Chief Information Officer established under section
502(d) of title 31. The Director shall delegate to the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer the authority to administer
all functions under this chapter, except those delegated to
the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regu-
latory Affairs under subsection (b)(2). Any such delega-
tion shall not relieve the Director of responsibility for the
administration of such function.
‘‘(b)(1) There is established in the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget an office to be known as the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs.
‘‘(2) There shall be at the head of the Office an Ad-
ministrator who shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Direc-
tor shall delegate to the Administrator the authority to
administer all functions under this chapter explicitly relat-
ing to information collection review. Any such delegation
shall not relieve the Director of responsibility for the ad-
ministration of such functions.’’.
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 3503 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘3503. Office of Information Policy and Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs.’’.
(b) PROMOTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—
Section 3504(h)(5) of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘direct the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer and the Administrator of the Office of Infor-
mation and Regulatory Affairs, acting jointly, to’’ after
‘‘(5)’’.
(c) COORDINATION OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
REVIEWS.—
(1) INFORMATION COLLECTION REVIEW.—Sec-
tion 3502 of title 44, United States Code is
amended—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6)
through (14) as paragraphs (7) through (15),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the
following:
‘‘(6) the term ‘information collection review’
means those functions described under section
3504(c) and related functions;’’.
(2) COORDINATION.—Section 3504 of title 44,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
‘‘(2) The Director shall ensure that the Office
of Information Policy and the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs coordinate their efforts in
applying the principles developed and implemented
under this section to information collection re-
views.’’.
(d) REFERENCES.—Reference in any Federal law,
Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of author-
ity, or any document of or relating to the Office of Infor-
mation and Regulatory Affairs or the Administrator of the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, respectively,
shall be deemed a reference to—
(1) the Office of Information Policy or the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer, respectively, with re-
spect to functions described under section 3503(a) of
title 44, United States Code (as amended by section
103 of this Act); and
(2) the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs or the Administrator of the Office of Infor-
mation and Regulatory Affairs, respectively, with re-
spect to functions described under section 3503(b)
of such title (as amended by section 103 of this
Act).
(e) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.—After con-
sultation with the appropriate committees of Con-
gress, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall prepare and submit to Congress rec-
ommended legislation containing technical and con-
forming amendments to reflect the changes made by
this Act.
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than
6 months after the effective date of this Act, the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget
shall submit the recommended legislation referred to
under paragraph (1).
SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC
GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 44, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 35 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 36—MANAGEMENT AND PRO-
MOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERN-
MENT SERVICES
‘‘Sec.
‘‘3601. Definitions.
‘‘3602. Federal Chief Information Officer functions.
‘‘3603. Chief Information Officers Council.
‘‘3604. E-Government Fund.
‘‘§ 3601. Definitions
‘‘In this chapter, the definitions under section 3502
shall apply, and the term—
‘‘(1) ‘Council’ means the Chief Information Of-
ficers Council established under section 3603;
‘‘(2) ‘Cross-Sector Forum’ means the Cross-
Sector Forum on Information Resources Manage-
ment established under section 3602(a)(10);
‘‘(3) ‘Fund’ means the E-Government Fund es-
tablished under section 3604;
‘‘(4) ‘interoperability’ means the ability of dif-
ferent software systems, applications, and services to
communicate and exchange data in an accurate, ef-
fective, and consistent manner; and
‘‘(5) ‘integrated service delivery’ means the pro-
vision of Internet-based Federal Government infor-
mation or services integrated according to function
rather than separated according to the boundaries of
agency jurisdiction.
‘‘§ 3602. Federal Chief Information Officer functions
‘‘(a) Subject to the direction and approval of the Di-
rector of the Office of Management Budget, and subject
to requirements of this chapter, the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer shall perform information resources man-
agement functions as follows:
‘‘(1) Perform all functions of the Director, in-
cluding all functions delegated by the President to
the Director, relating to information resources man-
agement.
‘‘(2) Perform the following functions with re-
spect to information resources management:
‘‘(A) Under section 5112 of the Clinger-
Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1412), review
agency budget requests related to information
technology capital planning and investment.
‘‘(B) Under section 5113 of the Clinger-
Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1413), evaluate
the investments referred to under subparagraph
(A) with respect to performance and results.
‘‘(C) Review legislative proposals related to
information technology capital planning and in-
vestment.
‘‘(D) Advise the Director on the resources
required to develop and effectively operate and
maintain Federal Government information sys-
tems.
‘‘(E) Recommend to the Director changes
relating to Governmentwide strategies and pri-
orities for information resources management.
‘‘(3) Provide overall leadership and direction to
the executive branch on information policy by estab-
lishing information resources management policies
and requirements, and by reviewing each agency’s
performance in acquiring, using, and managing in-
formation resources.
‘‘(4) Promote innovative uses of information
technology by agencies, particularly initiatives in-
volving multiagency collaboration, through support
of pilot projects, research, experimentation, and the
use of innovative technologies.
‘‘(5) Administer the distribution of funds from
the E-Government Fund established under section
3604.
‘‘(6) Consult with the Administrator of General
Services regarding the use of the Information Tech-
nology Fund established under section 110 of the
Federal Property and Administrative Coordinate
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757), and coordi-
nate with the Administrator of General Services re-
garding programs undertaken by the General Serv-
ices Administration to promote electronic Govern-
ment and the efficient use of information tech-
nologies by agencies.
‘‘(7) Chair the Chief Information Officers
Council established under section 3603.
‘‘(8) Establish and promulgate information
technology standards for the Federal Government
under section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of
1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) based on the recommenda-
tions of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, taking into account, if appropriate, rec-
ommendations of the Chief Information Officers
Council, experts, and interested parties from the pri-
vate and nonprofit sectors and State, local, and trib-
al governments, as follows:
‘‘(A) 
Standards 
and 
guidelines 
for
interconnectivity and interoperability as de-
scribed under section 3504.
‘‘(B) Standards and guidelines for catego-
rizing and electronically labeling Federal Gov-
ernment electronic information, to enhance elec-
tronic search capabilities.
‘‘(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal
Government computer system efficiency and se-
curity.
‘‘(9) Establish a regular forum for consulting
and communicating with leaders in information re-
sources management in the legislative and judicial
not supervisors or management officials as such
terms are defined under section 7103(a) (10) and
(11), respectively) and the private, nonprofit, and
academic sectors, to encourage collaboration and en-
hance understanding of best practices and innovative
approaches in acquiring, using, and managing infor-
mation resources. The Cross-Sector Forum shall be
used for the following:
‘‘(A) To develop innovative models for Gov-
ernment information resources management
and for Government information technology
contracts. These models may be developed
through focused Cross-Sector Forum discus-
sions or using separately sponsored research.
‘‘(B) To identify opportunities for perform-
ance-based shared-savings contracts as a means
of increasing the quantity and quality of Gov-
ernment information and services available
through the Internet.
‘‘(C) To identify opportunities for public-
private collaboration in using Internet-based
technology to increase the efficiency of Govern-
ment-to-business transactions.
‘‘(D) To identify mechanisms for providing
incentives to program managers and other Gov-
ernment employees to develop and implement
innovative uses of information technologies.
‘‘(E) To identify opportunities for public-
private collaboration in addressing the dispari-
ties in access to the Internet and information
technology.
‘‘(F) To develop guidance to advise agen-
cies and private companies on any relevant legal
and ethical restrictions.
‘‘(13) Direct the establishment, maintenance,
and promotion of an integrated Internet-based sys-
tem of delivering Government information and serv-
ices to the public. To the extent practicable, the in-
tegrated system shall be designed and operated ac-
cording to the following criteria:
‘‘(A) The provision of Internet-based Gov-
ernment information and services integrated ac-
cording to function rather than separated ac-
cording to the boundaries of agency jurisdic-
tion.
‘‘(B) An ongoing effort to ensure that all
Internet-based Government services relevant to
a given citizen activity are available from a sin-
gle point.
‘‘(C) Standardized methods for navigating
Internet-based Government information and
services.
‘‘(D) The consolidation of Federal Govern-
ment information and services with Internet-
based information and services provided by
State, local, and tribal governments.
‘‘(14) Coordinate with the Administrator of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy to ensure ef-
fective implementation of electronic procurement ini-
tiatives.
‘‘(15) Assist Federal agencies, the United
States Access Board, the General Services Adminis-
tration, and the Attorney General in—
‘‘(A) implementing accessibility standards
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. section 794d); and
‘‘(B) ensuring compliance with those
standards through the budget review process
and other means.
‘‘(16) Administer the Office of Information Pol-
icy established under section 3503.
‘‘(b) The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall consult with the Federal Chief Information
Officer on each agency budget request and legislative pro-
posal described under subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(c) The Federal Chief Information Officer shall ap-
point the employees of the Office. The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall ensure that the Of-
fice of Information Policy has adequate employees and re-
sources to properly fulfill all functions delegated to the Of-
fice and the Federal Chief Information Officer.
‘‘(d) There are authorized to be appropriated
$15,000,000 for the establishment, maintenance, and pro-
motion of the integrated Internet-based system established
under subsection (a)(13) for fiscal year 2002, and such
sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
‘‘§ 3603. Chief Information Officers Council
‘‘(a) There is established in the executive branch a
Chief Information Officers Council.
‘‘(b) The members of the Council shall be as follows:
‘‘(1) The chief information officer of each agen-
cy described under section 901(b) of title 31.
‘‘(2) The chief information officer of the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency.
‘‘(3) The chief information officer of the De-
partment of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force, if chief infor-
mation officers have been designated for these de-
partments under section 3506(a)(2)(B).
‘‘(4) Any other officers or employees of the
United States designated by the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer.
‘‘(c)(1) The Federal Chief Information Officer shall
be the Chairman of the Council.
‘‘(2)(A) The Deputy Chairman of the Council shall
be selected by the Council from among its members.
‘‘(B) The Deputy Chairman shall serve a 1-year term,
and may serve multiple terms.
‘‘(3) The Administrator of General Services shall pro-
vide administrative and other support for the Council, in-
cluding resources provided through the Information Tech-
nology Fund established under section 110 of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 757).
‘‘(d) The Council is designated the principal inter-
agency forum for improving agency practices related to
the design, acquisition, development, modernization, use,
operation, sharing, and performance of Federal Govern-
ment information resources. The Council shall perform the
following functions:
‘‘(1) Develop recommendations for the Federal
Chief Information Officer on Government informa-
tion resources management policies and require-
ments.
‘‘(2) Assist the Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer in developing and maintaining the Government-
wide strategic information resources management
plan required under section 3506.
‘‘(3) Share experiences, ideas, best practices,
and innovative approaches related to information re-
sources management.
‘‘(4) Assist the Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer in the identification, development, and coordina-
tion of multiagency projects and other innovative ini-
tiatives to improve Government performance through
the use of information technology.
‘‘(5) Provide recommendations to the Federal
Chief Information Officer regarding the distribution
of funds from the E-Government Fund established
under section 3604.
‘‘(6) Coordinate the development and use of
common performance measures for agency informa-
tion resources management under section 5123 of
the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1423).
‘‘(7) Work as appropriate with the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology to develop rec-
ommendations for the Federal Chief Information Of-
ficer on information technology standards developed
under section 20 of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) and
promulgated under section 5131 of the Clinger-
Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441), as follows:
‘‘(A) 
Standards 
and 
guidelines 
for
interconnectivity and interoperability as de-
scribed under section 3504.
‘‘(B) Standards and guidelines for catego-
rizing and electronically labeling Government
electronic information, to enhance electronic
search capabilities.
‘‘(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal
Government computer system efficiency and se-
curity.
‘‘(8) Work with the Office of Personnel Man-
agement to assess and address the hiring, training,
classification, and professional development needs of
the Government related to information resources
management.
‘‘§ 3604. E-Government Fund
‘‘(a) There is established in the Treasury of the
United States an E-Government Fund, which shall be
available without fiscal year limitation.
‘‘(e) The Federal Chief Information Officer shall sub-
mit an annual report to the President and Congress on
the operation of the Fund. The report shall describe—
‘‘(1) all projects which the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer has approved for funding from the
Fund;
‘‘(2) the results that have been achieved to date
for these funded projects; and
‘‘(3) any recommendations for changes to the
amount of capital appropriated annually for the
Fund, with a description of the basis for any such
recommended change.
‘‘(f) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Fund $200,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2002
through 2004, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal years 2005 and 2006.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—
The table of chapters for title 44, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter
35 the following:
‘‘36. Management and Promotion of Electronic Govern-
ment Services .......................................................... 3601’’.
TITLE 
II—FEDERAL 
MANAGE-
MENT AND PROMOTION OF
ELECTRONIC 
GOVERNMENT
SERVICES
SEC. 201. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency shall be
responsible for—
(1) complying with the requirements of this Act
(including the amendments made by this Act) and
the related information resource management poli-
cies and information technology standards estab-
lished by the Federal Chief Information Officer;
(2) ensuring that the policies and standards es-
tablished by the Federal Chief Information Officer
and the Chief Information Officers Council are com-
municated promptly and effectively to all relevant
managers with information resource management re-
sponsibilities within their agency; and
(3) supporting the efforts of the Federal Chief
Information Officer to develop, maintain, and pro-
mote an integrated Internet-based system of deliv-
ering Federal Government information and services
to the public under chapter 36 of title 44, United
States Code (as added by section 103 of this Act).
(b) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS.—The Chief In-
formation Officer of each of the agencies designated under
chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code (as added by
section 103 of this Act), shall be responsible for—
(1) participating in the functions of the Chief
Information Officers Council; and
(2) monitoring the implementation, within their
respective agencies, of information technology stand-
ards established by the Federal Chief Information
Officer, 
including 
common 
standards 
for
interconnectivity and interoperability, categorization
and labeling of Federal Government electronic infor-
mation, and computer system efficiency and security.
(c) E-GOVERNMENT STATUS REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall compile
and submit to the Federal Chief Information Officer
an E-Government Status Report on the current sta-
tus of agency information and agency services avail-
able online.
(2) CONTENT.—Each report under this sub-
section shall contain—
(A) a list and brief description of the agen-
cy services available online;
(B) a list, by number and title, of the 25
most frequently requested agency forms avail-
able online, annotated to indicate which forms
can be submitted to the agency electronically;
and
(C) a summary of the type, volume, gen-
eral topical areas, and currency of agency infor-
mation available online.
(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 1, of
each year, each agency shall submit a report under
this subsection to the Federal Chief Information Of-
ficer.
(4) CONSOLIDATION
OF
REPORTS.—Section
3516(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following:
‘‘(C) Any E-Government Status Report
under section 201(c) of the E-Government Act
of 2001.’’.
SEC. 202. COMPATIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY METH-
ODS FOR USE AND ACCEPTANCE OF ELEC-
TRONIC SIGNATURES.
(a) ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.—In order to fulfill
the objectives of the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–749 through
2681–751), each Executive agency (as defined under sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code) shall ensure that
its methods for use and acceptance of electronic signatures
are compatible with the relevant procedures and standards
promulgated by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget.
(b) BRIDGE
AUTHORITY
FOR
DIGITAL
SIGNA-
TURES.—The Administrator of the General Services Ad-
ministration shall support the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget by establishing the Federal
bridge certification authority which shall provide a central
authority to allow efficient interoperability among Execu-
tive agencies when certifying digital signatures.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the General Services
Administration, to ensure the development and operation
of a Federal bridge certification authority for digital sig-
nature compatibility, $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and
such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year there-
after.
SEC. 203. ONLINE FEDERAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator of the
General Services Administration, in coordination
with the Chief Information Officers Council, shall
develop and promulgate an online Federal telephone
directory.
(2) ORGANIZATION.—Information in the online
Federal telephone directory shall be organized and
retrievable both by function and by agency name.
(3) TELEPHONE
DIRECTORIES.—Information
compiled for publication in the online Federal tele-
phone directory shall be provided to local telephone
book publishers, to encourage publication and dis-
semination of functionally arranged directories in
local Federal blue pages.
(b) EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Executive agency (as
defined under section 105 of title 5, United States
Code) shall publish an online agency directory, ac-
cessible by electronic link from the online Federal
telephone directory.
(2) CONTENT.—Each agency directory—
(A) shall include telephone numbers and
electronic mail addresses for principal depart-
ments and principal employees, subject to secu-
rity restrictions and agency judgment; and
(B) shall be electronically searchable.
SEC. 204. ONLINE NATIONAL LIBRARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National
Science Foundation, the Secretary of the Smithsonian In-
stitution, the Director of the National Park Service, the
Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
and the Librarian of Congress shall establish an Online
National Library after consultation with—
(1) the private sector;
(2) public, research, and academic libraries;
(3) historical societies;
(4) archival institutions; and
(5) other cultural and academic organizations.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Online National Library—
(1) shall provide public access to an expanding
database of educational resource materials, including
historical documents, photographs, audio recordings,
films, and other media as appropriate, that are sig-
nificant for education and research in United States
history and culture;
(2) shall be functionally integrated, so that a
user may have access to the resources of the Library
without regard to the boundaries of the contributing
institutions; and
(3) shall include educational resource materials
across a broad spectrum of United States history
and culture, including the fields of mathematics,
science, technology, liberal arts, fine arts, and hu-
manities.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purposes of developing, expanding, and maintaining this
Online National Library, there are authorized to be
appropriated—
(1) 
to 
the 
National 
Science 
Foundation
$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and such sums as
may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter; and
(2) to the Library of Congress $5,000,000 in
fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 205. FEDERAL COURTS.
(a) INDIVIDUAL COURT WEBSITES.—The Chief Jus-
tice of the United States and the chief judge of each cir-
cuit and district shall establish with respect to the Su-
preme Court or the respective court of appeal or district
(including the bankruptcy court of that district) a website,
that contains the following information or links to websites
with the following information:
(1) Location and contact information for the
courthouse, including the telephone numbers and
contact names for the clerk’s office and justices’ or
judges’ chambers.
(2) Local rules and standing or general orders
of the court.
(3) Individual rules, if in existence, of each jus-
tice or judge in that court.
(4) Access to docket information for each case.
(5) Access to the substance of all written opin-
ions issued by the court, regardless of whether such
opinions are to be published in the official court re-
porter, in a text searchable format.
(6) Access to all documents filed with the court-
house in electronic form, described under subsection
(c)(2).
(7) Any other information (including forms in
a format that can be downloaded) that the court de-
termines useful to the public.
(b) MAINTENANCE OF DATA ONLINE.—
(1) UPDATE OF INFORMATION.—The informa-
tion and rules on each website shall be updated reg-
ularly and kept reasonably current.
(2) CLOSED CASES.—Electronic files and docket
information for cases closed for more than 1 year
are not required to be made available online, except
all written opinions with a date of issuance after the
effective date of this section shall remain available
online.
(c) ELECTRONIC FILINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each court shall make any
document that is filed electronically publicly avail-
able online. A court may convert any document that
is filed in paper form to electronic form. To the ex-
tent such conversions are made, all such electronic
versions of the document shall be made available on-
line.
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Documents that are
filed that are not otherwise available to the
public, such as documents filed under seal, shall
not be made available online.
(B) LIMITATION.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A party, witness, or
other person with an interest may file a
motion with the court to redact any docu-
ment that would be made available online
under this section.
(ii) REDACTION.—A redaction under
this subparagraph shall be made only to—
(I) the electronic form of the doc-
ument made available online; and
(II) the extent necessary to pro-
tect important privacy concerns.
(C) PRIVACY
CONCERNS.—The Judicial
Conference of the United States may promul-
gate rules under this subsection to protect im-
portant privacy concerns.
(d) DOCKETS WITH LINKS TO DOCUMENTS.—The
Judicial Conference of the United States, in consultation
with the Federal Chief Information Officer, shall explore
the feasibility of technology to post online dockets with
links allowing all filings, decisions, and rulings in each
case to be obtained from the docket sheet of that case.
(e) COST OF PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DOCKETING
INFORMATION.—Section 503(a) of the Judiciary Appro-
priations Act, 1992 (28 U.S.C. 1913 note) is amended in
the first sentence by striking ‘‘shall hereafter’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘may, only to the extent necessary,’’.
(f) TIME REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 2 years
after the effective date of this Act, the websites under sub-
section (a) shall be established, except that access to docu-
ments filed in electronic form shall be established not later
than 4 years after that effective date.
(g) OPT OUT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) ELECTION.—
(i) NOTIFICATION.—The Chief Justice
of the United States or a chief judge may
submit a notification to the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts to elect
not to comply with any requirement of this
section with respect to the Supreme Court,
a court of appeals, or district (including
the bankruptcy court of that district).
(ii) CONTENTS.—A notification sub-
mitted under this subparagraph shall
state—
(I) the reasons for the non-
compliance; and
(II) the online methods, if any,
or any alternative methods, such court
or district is using to provide greater
public access to information.
(B) EXCEPTION.—To the extent that the
Supreme Court, a court of appeals, or district
maintains a website under subsection (a), the
Supreme Court or that court of appeals or dis-
trict shall comply with subsection (b)(1).
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the
effective date of this Act, the Judicial Conference of
the United States shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary
of the Senate and the Committees on Government
Reform and the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives that—
(A) contains all notifications submitted to
the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts under this subsection; and
(B) summarizes and evaluates all notifica-
tions.
SEC. 206. REGULATORY AGENCIES.
(a) INFORMATION PROVIDED
BY AGENCIES ON-
LINE.—To the extent practicable, each agency (as defined
under section 551 of title 5, United States Code) shall—
(1) establish a website with information about
that agency; and
(2) post on the website all information—
(A) required to be published in the Federal
Register under section 552(a)(1) of title 5,
United States Code; and
(B) made available for public inspection
and copying under section 552(a) (2) and (5) of
title 5, United States Code, after the effective
date of this section.
(b) COMPLIANCE.—An agency may comply with sub-
section (a)(2) by providing hypertext links on a website
directing users to other websites where such information
may be found. To the extent that an agency provides
hypertext links, the agency shall provide clear instructions
to users on how to access the information sought within
the external website to which the links direct users.
(c) SUBMISSIONS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.—To the
extent practicable, agencies shall accept submissions under
section 553(c) of title 5, United States Code, by electronic
means, including e-mail and telefacsimile.
(d) ELECTRONIC DOCKETING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable,
agencies shall, in consultation with the Federal Chief
Information Officer, and in connection with the
forum established under section 3602(a)(10) of title
44, United States Code (as added by section 103 of
this Act), establish and maintain on their websites
electronic dockets for rulemakings under section 553
of title 5, United States Code.
(2) INFORMATION
AVAILABLE.—Agency elec-
tronic dockets shall make publicly available online—
(A) all agency notices, publications, or
statements in connection with each rulemaking;
and
(B) to the extent practicable, all submis-
sions under section 553(c) of title 5, United
States Code, whether or not submitted elec-
tronically.
(e) OPT OUT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) NOTIFICATION.—An agency may sub-
mit a notification to the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer to elect to not comply with any re-
quirement of subsection (d).
(B) CONTENTS.—A notification submitted
under this paragraph shall state—
(i) the reasons for the noncompliance;
and
(ii) the online methods, if any, or any
alternative methods, the agency is using to
provide greater public access to regulatory
proceedings.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, of
each year, the Federal Chief Information Officer
shall submit a report to the Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Government Reform of the House of Representatives
that—
(A) contains all notifications submitted to
the Federal Chief Information Officer under
this subsection; and
(B) summarizes and evaluates all notifica-
tions.
(f) TIME LIMITATION.—To the extent practicable,
agencies shall implement subsections (a) and (b) not later
than 2 years after the effective date of this Act, and sub-
section (c) not later than 4 years after that effective date.
SEC. 207. INTEGRATED REPORTING FEASIBILITY STUDY
AND PILOT PROJECTS.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are
to—
(1) enhance the interoperability of Federal in-
formation systems;
(2) assist the public, including the regulated
community, in electronically submitting information
to agencies under Federal requirements, by reducing
the burden of duplicate collection and ensuring the
accuracy of submitted information; and
(3) enable any person to integrate and obtain
similar information held by 1 or more agencies
under 1 or more Federal requirements without vio-
lating the privacy rights of an individual.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘agency’’ means an Executive agency as de-
fined under section 105 of title 5, United States
Code; and
(2) ‘‘person’’ means any individual, trust, firm,
joint stock company, corporation (including a gov-
ernment 
corporation), 
partnership, 
association,
State, municipality, commission, political subdivision
of a State, interstate body, or agency or component
of the Federal Government.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Chief
Information Officer shall conduct a study and sub-
mit a report to the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives on the
feasibility of integrating Federal information sys-
tems across agencies.
(2) CONTENT.—The report under this section
shall—
(A) address the feasibility of integrating
data elements used in the electronic collection
of information within databases established
under Federal statute without reducing the
quality, accessibility, scope, or utility of the in-
formation contained in each database;
(B) address the feasibility of developing, or
enabling the development of, software, including
Internet-based tools, for use by reporting per-
sons in assembling, documenting, and validating
the accuracy of information electronically sub-
mitted to agencies under nonvoluntary, statu-
tory, and regulatory requirements; and
(C) address the feasibility of developing a
distributed information system involving, on a
voluntary basis, at least 2 agencies, that—
(i) provides consistent, dependable,
and timely public access to the information
holdings of 1 or more agencies, or some
portion of such holdings, including the un-
derlying raw data, without requiring public
users to know which agency holds the in-
formation;
(ii) provides methods for input on im-
proving the quality and integrity of the
data, including correcting errors in submis-
sion, consistent with the need to archive
changes made to the data; and
(iii) allows any person to integrate
public information held by the partici-
pating agencies;
(D) address the feasibility of incorporating
other elements related to the purposes of this
section at the discretion of the Federal Chief
Information Officer; and
(E) make recommendations that Congress
or the executive branch can implement, through
the use of integrated reporting and information
systems, to reduce the burden on reporting and
strengthen public access to databases within
and across agencies.
(d) PILOT PROJECTS TO ENCOURAGE INTEGRATED
COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA AND INTER-
OPERABILITY OF FEDERAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide input to
the study under subsection (c) the Federal Chief In-
formation Officer shall implement a series of no
more than 5 pilot projects that integrate data ele-
ments. The Federal Chief Information Officer shall
consult with agencies, the regulated community,
public interest organizations, and the public on the
implementation.
(2) GOALS OF PILOT PROJECTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each goal described
under subparagraph (B) shall be addressed by
at least 1 pilot project each.
(B) GOALS.—The goals under this para-
graph are to—
(i) reduce information collection bur-
dens by eliminating duplicative data ele-
ments within 2 or more reporting require-
ments;
(ii) create interoperability between or
among public databases managed by 2 or
more agencies using technologies and tech-
niques that facilitate public access; and
(iii) develop, or enable the develop-
ment, of software to reduce errors in elec-
tronically submitted information.
(3) INPUT.—Each pilot project shall seek input
from users on the utility of the pilot project and
areas for improvement.
(e) CONSULTATION IN PREPARING THE REPORT AND
PILOT PROJECT.—The Federal Chief Information Officer
shall coordinate with the Office of Information and Regu-
latory Affairs, and to the extent practicable, shall work
with relevant agencies, and State, tribal, and local govern-
ments in carrying out the report and pilot projects under
this section.
(f) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—The activities author-
ized in this section shall afford protections for confidential
business information consistent with section 552(b)(4) of
title 5, United States Code and personal privacy informa-
tion under section 552a of title 5, United States Code and
other relevant law.
SEC. 208. ONLINE ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘essential information’’ shall include—
(A) information identifying any person per-
forming research and development under an
agreement and the agency providing the fund-
ing;
(B) an abstract describing the research;
(C) references to published results; and
(D) other information determined appro-
priate by the interagency task force convened
under this section; and
(2) 
‘‘federally 
funded 
research 
and
development’’—
(A) shall be defined by the interagency
task force, with reference to applicable Office of
Management and Budget circulars and Depart-
ment of Defense regulations; and
(B) shall include funds provided to—
(i) institutions other than the Federal
Government; and
(ii) Federal research and development
centers.
(b) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—The Federal Chief
Information Officer shall—
(1) convene an interagency task force to—
(A) review databases, owned by the Fed-
eral Government and other entities, that collect
and maintain data on federally funded research
and development to—
(i) determine areas of duplication; and
(ii) identify data that is needed but is
not being collected or efficiently dissemi-
nated to the public or throughout the Gov-
ernment;
(B) develop recommendations for the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer on standards for
the collection and electronic dissemination of es-
sential information about federally funded re-
search and development that addresses public
availability and agency coordination and col-
laboration; and
(C) make recommendations to the Federal
Chief Information Officer on—
(i) which agency or agencies should
develop and maintain databases and a
website containing data on federally fund-
ed research and development;
(ii) whether to continue using existing
databases, to use modified versions of
databases, or to develop another database;
(iii) the appropriate system architec-
ture to minimize duplication and use
emerging technologies;
(iv) criteria specifying what federally
funded research and development projects
should be included in the databases; and
(v) standards for security of and pub-
lic access to the data; and
(2) not later than 1 year of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, after offering an opportunity for
public comment, promulgate standards and regula-
tions based on the recommendations, including a de-
termination as to which agency or agencies should
develop and maintain databases and a website con-
taining data on federally funded research and devel-
opment.
(c) MEMBERSHIPS.—The interagency task force shall
consist of the Federal Chief Information Officer and rep-
resentatives from—
(1) the Department of Commerce;
(2) the Department of Defense;
(3) the Department of Energy;
(4) the Department of Health and Human
Services;
(5) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration;
(6) the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration;
(7) the National Science Foundation;
(8) the National Institute of Standards and
Technology; and
(9) any other agency determined by the Federal
Chief Information Officer.
(d) CONSULTATION.—The task force shall consult
with—
(1) Federal agencies supporting research and
development;
(2) members of the scientific community;
(3) scientific publishers; and
(4) interested persons in the private and non-
profit sectors.
(e) DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF DATA-
BASE AND WEBSITE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) DATABASE AND WEBSITE.—The agen-
cy or agencies determined under subsection
(b)(2), with the assistance of any other agency
designated by the Federal Chief Information
Officer, shall develop—
(i) a database if determined to be nec-
essary by the Federal Chief Information
Officer; and
(ii) a centralized, searchable website
for the electronic dissemination of informa-
tion reported under this section, with re-
spect to information made available to the
public and for agency coordination and col-
laboration.
(B) CONFORMANCE TO STANDARDS.—The
website and any necessary database shall con-
form to the standards promulgated by the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer.
(2) LINKS.—Where the results of the federally
funded research have been published, the website
shall contain links to the servers of the publishers if
possible. The website may include links to other rel-
evant websites containing information about the re-
search.
(3) OTHER RESEARCH.—The website may in-
clude information about published research not
funded by the Federal Government, and links to the
servers of the publishers.
(4) DEVELOPMENT
AND
OPERATION.—The
Federal Chief Information Officer shall oversee the
development and operation of the website. The
website shall be operational not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Any agency that
funds research and development meeting the criteria pro-
mulgated by the Federal Chief Information Officer shall
provide the required information in the manner prescribed
by the Federal Chief Information Officer. An agency may
impose reporting requirements necessary for the imple-
mentation of this section on recipients of Federal funding
as a condition of the funding.
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for the development and
maintenance of the centralized website and any necessary
database under this section, $1,000,000 in fiscal year
2002, $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal years 2004 through 2006.
SEC. 209. COMMON PROTOCOLS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFOR-
MATION SYSTEMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the National Institute of Standards and
Technology and other agencies, private sector experts,
commercial and international standards groups, and other
interested parties, shall facilitate the development of com-
mon protocols for the development, acquisition, mainte-
nance, distribution, and application of geographic informa-
tion.
(b) FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.—The
Federal Chief Information Officer shall—
(1) oversee the interagency initiative to develop
common protocols;
(2) coordinate with State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments and other interested persons on aligning
geographic information; and
(3) promulgate the standards relating to the
protocols.
(c) COMMON PROTOCOLS.—The common protocols
shall be designed to—
(1) maximize the degree to which unclassified
geographic information from various sources can be
made electronically compatible; and
(2) promote the development of interoperable
geographic information systems technologies that
will allow widespread, low-cost use and sharing of
geographic data by Federal agencies, State, local,
and tribal governments, and the public.
SEC. 210. SHARE-IN-SAVINGS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 5311 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divi-
sions D and E of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 692;
40 U.S.C. 1491) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the heads of two executive
agencies to carry out’’ and inserting ‘‘heads of
executive agencies to carry out a total of five
projects under’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
(C) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) encouraging the use of the contracting and
sharing approach described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) by allowing the head of the executive agency con-
ducting a project under the pilot program—
‘‘(A) to retain, out of the appropriation ac-
counts of the executive agency in which savings
computed under paragraph (2) are realized as
a result of the project, up to the amount equal
to half of the excess of—
‘‘(i) the total amount of the savings;
over
‘‘(ii) the total amount of the portion
of the savings paid to the private sector
source for such project under paragraph
(2); and
‘‘(B) to use the retained amount to acquire
additional information technology.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘a project under’’ after
‘‘authorized to carry out’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘carry out one project
and’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) EVOLUTION BEYOND PILOT PROGRAM.—(1)
The Administrator may provide general authority to the
heads of executive agencies to use a share-in-savings con-
tracting approach to the acquisition of information tech-
nology solutions for improving mission-related or adminis-
trative processes of the Federal Government if—
‘‘(A) after reviewing the experience under the
five projects carried out under the pilot program
under subsection (a), the Administrator finds that
the approach offers the Federal Government an op-
portunity to improve its use of information tech-
nology and to reduce costs; and
‘‘(B) issues guidance for the exercise of that
authority.
‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a share-in-
savings contracting approach provides for contracting as
described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) together with
the sharing and retention of amounts saved as described
in paragraphs (2) and (3) of that subsection.
‘‘(3) In exercising the authority provided to the Ad-
ministrator in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall con-
sult with the Federal Chief Information Officer.
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY
OF RETAINED SAVINGS.—(1)
Amounts retained by the head of an executive agency
under subsection (a)(3) or (c) shall, without further ap-
propriation, remain available until expended and may be
used by the executive agency for any of the following pur-
poses:
‘‘(A) The acquisition of information technology.
‘‘(B) Support for share-in-savings contracting
approaches throughout the agency including—
‘‘(i) education and training programs for
share-in-savings contracting;
‘‘(ii) any administrative costs associated
with the share-in-savings contract from which
the savings were realized; or
‘‘(iii) the cost of employees who specialize
in share-in-savings contracts.
‘‘(2) Amounts so retained from any appropriation of
the executive agency not otherwise available for the acqui-
sition of information technology shall be transferred to
any appropriation of the executive agency that is available
for such purpose.’’.
SEC. 211. ENHANCING CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH AD-
VANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) STUDY ON ENHANCEMENT OF CRISIS RE-
SPONSE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall enter into a contract with the
National Research Council of the National Academy
of Sciences to conduct a study on using information
technology to enhance crisis response and con-
sequence management of natural and manmade dis-
asters.
(2) CONTENT.—The study under this sub-
section shall address—
(A) a research and implementation strat-
egy for effective use of information technology
in crisis response and consequence manage-
ment, including the more effective use of tech-
(v) other areas of potential improve-
ment as determined during the course of
the study.
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the
date on which a contract is entered into under para-
graph (1), the National Research Council shall sub-
mit a report on the study, including findings and
recommendations to—
(A) the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Government Reform
of the House of Representatives; and
(C) the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
(4) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—The Federal
Emergency Management Agency and other Federal
departments and agencies with responsibility for dis-
aster relief and emergency assistance shall fully co-
operate with the National Research Council in car-
rying out this section.
(5) EXPEDITED
PROCESSING
OF
SECURITY
CLEARANCES.—For the purpose of facilitating the
commencement of the study under this section, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency and other
relevant agencies shall expedite to the fullest extent
possible the processing of security clearances that
are necessary for the National Research Council.
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency for research
under this subsection, $800,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(b) PILOT PROJECTS.—Based on the results of the
research conducted under subsection (a), the Federal
Chief Information Officer shall initiate pilot projects with
the goal of maximizing the utility of information tech-
nology in disaster management. The Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer shall cooperate with the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, other relevant agencies, and,
if appropriate, State, local, and tribal governments, in ini-
tiating such pilot projects.
SEC. 212. FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
CENTER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with the Federal
Chief Information Officer, the Chief Information Officers
Council, and the Administrator of General Services, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall es-
tablish and operate a Federal Information Technology
Training Center (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Train-
ing Center’’).
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Training Center shall—
(1) analyze, on an ongoing basis, the personnel
needs of the Federal Government related to informa-
tion technology and information resource manage-
ment;
(2) design curricula, training methods, and
training schedules that correspond to the projected
personnel needs of the Federal Government related
to information technology and information resource
management; and
(3) recruit and train Federal employees in in-
formation technology disciplines, as necessary, at a
rate that ensures that the Federal Government’s in-
formation resource management needs are met.
(c) CURRICULA.—The curricula of the Training
Center—
(1) shall cover a broad range of information
technology disciplines corresponding to the specific
needs of Federal agencies;
(2) shall be adaptable to achieve varying levels
of expertise, ranging from basic nonoccupational
computer training to expert occupational proficiency
in specific information technology disciplines, de-
pending on the specific information resource man-
agement needs of Federal agencies;
(3) shall be developed and applied according to
rigorous academic standards; and
(4) shall be designed to maximize efficiency
through the use of self-paced courses, online courses,
on-the-job training, and the use of remote instruc-
tors, wherever such features can be applied without
reducing training effectiveness or negatively impact-
ing academic standards.
(d) EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION.—Subject to informa-
tion resource management needs and the limitations im-
posed by resource needs in other occupational areas, agen-
cies shall encourage their employees to participate in the
occupational information technology curricula of the
Training Center.
(e) AGREEMENTS
FOR SERVICE.—Employees who
participate in full-time training at the Training Center for
a period of 6 months or longer shall be subject to an agree-
ment for service after training under section 4108 of title
5, United States Code.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management for developing and operating the
Training Center, $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and such
sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 213. COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2 years
after the effective date of this Act, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration, and the Federal Chief Information Officer, shall—
(1) conduct a study to evaluate the best prac-
tices of community technology centers that receive
Federal funds; and
(2) submit a report on the study to—
(A) the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Government Reform
of the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives.
(b) CONTENT.—The report shall include—
(1) an evaluation of the best practices being
used by successful community technology centers;
(2) a strategy for—
(A) continuing the evaluation of best prac-
tices used by community technology centers;
and
(B) establishing a network to share infor-
mation and resources as community technology
centers evolve;
(3) the identification of methods to expand the
use of best practices to assist community technology
centers, public libraries, and other institutions that
provide computer and Internet access to the public;
(4) a database of all community technology cen-
ters receiving Federal funds, including—
(A) each center’s name, location, services
provided, director, other points of contact, num-
ber of individuals served; and
(B) other relevant information;
(5) an analysis of whether community tech-
nology centers have been deployed effectively in
urban and rural areas throughout the Nation; and
(6) recommendations of how to—
(A) enhance the development of community
technology centers; and
(B) establish a network to share informa-
tion and resources.
(c) COOPERATION.—All agencies that fund commu-
nity technology centers shall provide to the Department
of Education any information and assistance necessary for
of this Act shall make applicable information technology
curricula available to members of the public through the
community technology centers.
(f) ONLINE TUTORIAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education,
in consultation with the Federal Chief Information
Officer, the National Science Foundation, and other
interested persons, shall develop an online tutorial
that—
(A) explains how to access information and
services on the Internet; and
(B) provides a guide to available online re-
sources.
(2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall distribute information on the tutorial to
community technology centers, public libraries, and
other institutions that afford Internet access to the
public.
(g) PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CEN-
TERS.—In consultation with other agencies and organiza-
tions, the Department of Education shall promote the
availability of community technology centers to raise
awareness within each community where such a center is
located.
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Education for the study of best practices at community
technology centers, for the development and dissemination
of the online tutorial, and for the promotion of community
technology centers under this section $2,000,000 in fiscal
year 2002, $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, and such sums
as are necessary in fiscal years 2004 through 2006.
SEC. 214. DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 1 year
after the effective date of this Act—
(1) the Federal Chief Information Officer shall
enter into an agreement with a nonprofit, non-
partisan organization to conduct a study on dispari-
ties in Internet access across various demographic
distributions; and
(2) the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
shall conduct the study and submit a report to—
(A) the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Government Reform
of the House of Representatives.
(b) CONTENT.—The report shall include a study of—
(1) how disparities in Internet access influence
the effectiveness of online Government services;
(2) how the increase in online Government serv-
ices is influencing the disparities in Internet access;
and
(3) any related societal effects arising from the
interplay of disparities in Internet access and the in-
crease in online Government services.
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall include
recommendations on actions to ensure that online Govern-
ment initiatives shall not have the unintended result of
increasing any deficiency in public access to Government
services.
(d) POLICY CONSIDERATIONS.—When promulgating
policies and implementing programs regarding the provi-
sion of services over the Internet, the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer and agency heads shall—
(1) consider the impact on persons without ac-
cess to the Internet; and
(2) ensure that the availability of Government
services has not been diminished for individuals who
lack access to the Internet.
(e) TECHNOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS.—To the extent
feasible, the Federal Chief Information Officer and agency
heads shall pursue technologies that make Government
services and information more accessible to individuals
who do not own computers or have access to the Internet.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $950,000 in fiscal year
2002 to carry out this section.
SEC. 215. ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND PRESERVATION
OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given under sec-
tion 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code;
(2) ‘‘Board’’ means the Advisory Board on Gov-
ernment Information established under subsection
(b);
(3) ‘‘Government information’’ means informa-
tion created, collected, processed, disseminated, or
disposed of by or for the Federal Government;
(4) ‘‘information’’ means any communication or
representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or
opinions, in any medium or form, including textual,
numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or
audiovisual forms; and
(5) ‘‘permanent public access’’ means the proc-
ess by which applicable Government information
that has been disseminated on the Internet is pre-
served for current, continuous, and future public ac-
cess.
(b) ADVISORY BOARD.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Advisory Board on Government Information. The
Board shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(2) MEMBERS.—The Federal Chief Information
Officer shall appoint the members of the Board who
shall include representatives from appropriate agen-
cies and interested persons from the public, private,
and nonprofit sectors.
(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall conduct
studies and submit recommendations as provided by
this section to the Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer.
(4) TERMINATION.—The Board shall terminate
3 years after the effective date of this Act.
(c) CATALOGUING AND INDEXING STANDARDS.—
(1) AGENCY FUNCTIONS.—
(A) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days
after the effective date of this Act, each agency
shall submit a report to the Board on all cata-
loguing and indexing standards used by that
agency, including taxonomies being used to
classify information.
(B) PRIORITIES
AND
SCHEDULES.—Not
later than 180 days after the issuance of a cir-
cular or the promulgation of proposed regula-
tions under paragraph (3), each agency shall
consult with interested persons and develop pri-
orities and schedules for making the agency in-
dexing and cataloguing standards fully inter-
operable with other standards in use in the
Federal Government.
(2) BOARD FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall—
(A) not later than 1 year after the effective
date of this Act—
(i) review cataloguing and indexing
standards used by agencies; and
(ii) determine whether the systems
using those standards are generally recog-
nized, in the public domain, and interoper-
able; and
(B) not later than 18 months after the ef-
fective date of this Act—
(i) consult interested persons;
(ii) analyze and determine agency
public domain standards that are not fully
interoperable with other standards; and
(iii) recommend priorities and sched-
ules for making such standards fully inter-
operable.
(3) FEDERAL
CHIEF
INFORMATION
OFFICER
FUNCTIONS.—
(A) PROHIBITION
OF
PROPRIETARY
SYS-
TEMS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—After the submis-
sion of recommendations by the Board
under paragraph (2) and public notice and
opportunity for comment, the Federal
Chief Information Officer shall prohibit
agencies from using any system the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer determines
to be proprietary.
(ii) WAIVER.—The Federal Chief In-
formation Officer may waive the applica-
tion of clause (i), if the Federal Chief In-
formation Officer determines there is a
compelling reason to continue the use of
the system.
(B) INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS.—Not
later than 18 months after the effective date of
this Act and after public notice and opportunity
for comment, the Office of Management and
Budget, acting through the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer, shall issue a circular or promul-
gate proposed and final regulations requiring
the interoperability standards of cataloguing
and indexing standards used by agencies.
(d) PERMANENT PUBLIC ACCESS STANDARDS.—
(1) AGENCY FUNCTIONS.—
(A) REPORT TO BOARD.—Not later than
180 days after the effective date of this Act,
each agency shall submit a report to the Board
on any action taken by the agency to—
(i) preserve public access to informa-
tion disseminated by the Federal Govern-
ment on the Internet; and
(ii) set standards and develop policies
to ensure permanent public access to infor-
mation disseminated by the Federal Gov-
ernment on the Internet.
(B) COMPLIANCE
WITH
REGULATIONS.—
Not later than 1 year after the issuance of the
circular or the promulgation of final regulations
under paragraph (3), and on October 1, of each
year thereafter, each agency shall submit a re-
port on compliance of that agency with such
regulations to—
(i) the Federal Chief Information Of-
ficer;
(ii) the Committee on Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(iii) the Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives.
(2) BOARD FUNCTIONS.—
(A) 
RECOMMENDED
STANDARDS.—Not
later than 30 months after the effective date of
this Act and after consultation with interested
persons, the Board shall submit recommenda-
tions to the Federal Chief Information Officer
on standards for permanent public access to in-
formation disseminated by the Federal Govern-
ment on the Internet.
(B) CONTENTS.—The recommendations
under subparagraph (A) shall include—
(i) a definition of the types of infor-
mation to which the standards apply; and
(ii) the process by which an agency—
(I) applies that definition to in-
formation disseminated by the agency
on the Internet; and
(II) implements permanent public
access.
(3) FEDERAL
CHIEF
INFORMATION
OFFICER
FUNCTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—After the submission of
recommendations by the Board under para-
graph (2) and public notice and opportunity for
comment, the Office of Management and Budg-
et, acting through the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer, shall issue a circular or promulgate
proposed and final regulations establishing per-
manent public access standards for agencies.
(B) COMPLIANCE.—The Federal Chief In-
formation Officer shall—
(i) work with agencies to ensure time-
ly and ongoing compliance with this sub-
section; and
(ii) post agency reports on a central-
ized searchable database, with a link to the
integrated Internet-based system estab-
lished under section 3602(a)(13) of title
44, United States Code, as added by this
Act.
(e) INVENTORIES.—
(1) AGENCY FUNCTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—
(i) INVENTORIES.—Not later than
180 days after the effective date of this
Act, each agency shall inventory agency
websites, including all directories and sub-
directories of such websites established by
the agency or contractors of the agency.
(ii) INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph shall preclude an
agency from inventorying individual docu-
ments on a website.
(iii) ASSISTANCE.—The Federal Chief
Information Officer and the General Serv-
ices Administration shall assist agencies
with inventories under this subsection.
(B) COMPLETION
OF
INVENTORY.—Each
agency shall complete inventories in accordance
with the circular issued or regulations promul-
gated under paragraph (3) and post the inven-
tories on the Internet.
(2) BOARD FUNCTIONS.—Not later than 1 year
after the effective date of this Act, the Board
shall—
(A) consult with interested parties;
(B) identify for inventory purposes all
classes of Government information, except
classes of information—
(i) the existence of which is classified;
or
(ii) is of such a sensitive nature, that
disclosure would harm the public interest;
and
(C) make recommendations on—
(i) the classes of information to be
inventoried; and
(ii) how the information within those
classes should be inventoried.
(3) FEDERAL
CHIEF
INFORMATION
OFFICER
FUNCTIONS.—
(A) GUIDANCE.—After submission of rec-
ommendations by the Board under paragraph
(2) and public notice and opportunity for com-
ment, the Office of Management and Budget,
acting through the Chief Information Officer,
shall issue a circular or promulgate proposed
and final regulations to provide guidance and
requirements for inventorying under this sub-
section.
(B) CONTENTS.—The circular or regula-
tions under this paragraph shall include—
(i) requirements for the completion of
inventories of some portion of Government
information identified by the Board;
(ii) the scope of required inventories;
(iii) a schedule for completion; and
(iv) the classes of information re-
quired to be inventoried by law.
(C) LINKING OF INVENTORIES.—The Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer shall link inven-
tories posted by agencies under this subsection
to the integrated Internet-based system estab-
lished under section 3602(a)(13) of title 44,
United States Code, as added by this Act.
(f) STATUTORY
AND REGULATORY REVIEW.—Not
later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act,
the General Accounting Office shall—
(1) conduct a review of all statutory and regu-
latory requirements of agencies to list and describe
Government information;
(2) analyze the inconsistencies, redundancies,
and inadequacies of such requirements; and
(3) submit a report on the review and analysis
to—
(A) the Federal Chief Information Officer;
(B) the Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Government Reform
of the House of Representatives.
(g) CATALOGUING
AND
INDEXING
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—
(1) AGENCY FUNCTIONS.—
(A) PRIORITIES
AND
SCHEDULES.—Not
later than 180 days after the issuance of a cir-
cular or the promulgation of proposed regula-
tions under paragraph (3), each agency shall
consult with interested persons and develop pri-
orities and schedules for cataloguing and index-
ing Government information. Agency priorities
and schedules shall be made available for public
review and comment and shall be linked on the
Internet to an agency’s inventories.
(B) COMPLIANCE
WITH
REGULATIONS.—
Not later than 1 year after the issuance of the
circular or the promulgation of final regulations
under paragraph (3), and on October 1, of each
year thereafter, each agency shall submit a re-
port on compliance of that agency with such
circular or regulations to—
(i) the Federal Chief Information Of-
ficer;
(ii) the Committee on Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(iii) the Committee on Government
Reform of the House of Representatives.
(2) BOARD FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall—
(A) not later than 1 year after the effective
date of this Act—
(i) review the report submitted by the
General Accounting Office under sub-
section (f); and
(ii) review the types of Government
information not covered by cataloguing or
indexing requirements; and
(B) not later than 18 months after receipt
of agency inventories—
(i) consult interested persons;
(ii) review agency inventories; and
(iii) make recommendations on—
(I) which Government informa-
tion should be catalogued and in-
dexed; and
(II) the priorities for the cata-
loguing and indexing of that Govern-
ment information, including priorities
required by statute or regulation.
(3) FEDERAL
CHIEF
INFORMATION
OFFICER
FUNCTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—After the submission of
recommendations by the Board under para-
graph (2) and public notice and opportunity for
comment, the Office of Management and Budg-
et, acting through the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer, shall issue a circular or promulgate
proposed and final regulations that—
(i) specify which Government informa-
tion is required to be catalogued and in-
dexed; and
(ii) establish priorities for the cata-
loguing and indexing of that information.
(B) COMPLIANCE.—The Federal Chief In-
formation Officer shall—
(i) work with agencies to ensure time-
ly and ongoing compliance with this sub-
section; and
(ii) post agency reports and indexes
and catalogues on a centralized searchable
database, with a link to the integrated
Internet-based system established under
section 3602(a)(13) of title 44, United
States Code, as added by this Act.
(h) AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
ON THE INTERNET.—Not later than 1 year after the com-
pletion of the agency inventory referred to under sub-
section (e)(1)(B), each agency shall—
(1) consult with the Board and interested per-
sons;
(2) determine which Government information
the agency intends to make available and accessible
to the public on the Internet and by other means;
(3) develop priorities and schedules for making
that Government information available and acces-
sible;
(4) make such final determinations, priorities,
and schedules available for public comment; and
(5) post such final determinations, priorities,
and schedules on an agency website with a link to
the integrated Internet-based system established
under section 3602(a)(13) of title 44, United States
Code, as added by this Act.
SEC. 216. PUBLIC DOMAIN DIRECTORY OF FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT WEBSITES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given under sec-
tion 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code; and
(2) ‘‘directory’’ means a taxonomy of subjects
linked to websites that is created with the participa-
tion of human editors.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2 years after
the effective date of this Act, the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer and each agency shall—
(1) develop and establish a public domain direc-
tory of Federal Government websites; and
(2) post the directory on the Internet with a
link to the integrated Internet-based system estab-
lished under section 3602(a)(13) of title 44, United
States Code, as added by this Act.
(c) DEVELOPMENT.—With the assistance of each
agency, the Federal Chief Information Officer shall—
(1) direct the development of the directory
through a collaborative effort, including input
from—
(A) agency librarians;
(B) Federal depository librarians; and
(C) other interested parties; and
(2) develop a public domain taxonomy of sub-
jects used to review and categorize Federal Govern-
ment websites.
(d) UPDATE.—With the assistance of each agency,
the Federal Chief Information Officer shall—
(1) update the directory; and
(2) solicit interested persons for improvements
to the directory.
SEC. 217. STANDARDS FOR AGENCY WEBSITES.
Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this
Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer shall promul-
gate standards and criteria for agency websites that
include—
(1) requirements that websites include direct
links to—
(A) privacy statements;
(B) descriptions of the mission and statu-
tory authority of the agency;
(C) the electronic reading rooms of the
agency relating to the disclosure of information
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Infor-
mation Act);
(D) 
agency 
regulations, 
rules, 
and
rulemakings;
(E) information about the organizational
structure of the agency, with an outline linked
to the agency on-line staff directory; and
(F) the strategic plan of the agency devel-
oped under section 306 of title 5, United States
Code; and
(2) minimum agency goals to assist public users
to navigate agency websites, including—
(A) speed of retrieval of search results;
(B) the relevance of the results; and
(C) tools to aggregate and disaggregate
data.
SEC. 218. PRIVACY PROVISIONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given under sec-
tion 551(1) of title 5, United States Code;
(2) ‘‘information system’’ means a discrete set
of information resources organized for the collection,
processing, maintenance, transmission, and dissemi-
nation of information, in accordance with defined
procedures that—
(A) electronically collects or maintains per-
sonally identifiable information on 10 or more
individuals; or
(B) makes personally identifiable informa-
tion available to the public; and
(3) ‘‘personally identifiable information’’ means
individually identifiable information about an indi-
vidual, including—
(A) a first and last name;
(B) a home or other physical address in-
cluding street name and name of a city or town;
(C) an e-mail address;
(D) a telephone number;
(E) a social security number;
(F) a credit card number;
(G) a birth date, birth certificate number,
or a place of birth; and
(H) any other identifier that the Federal
Chief Information Officer determines permits
the identification or physical or online con-
tacting of a specific individual.
(b) PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS.—
(1) RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Before developing or
procuring an information system, or initiating a
new collection of personally identifiable infor-
mation that will be collected, processed, main-
tained, or disseminated electronically, an agency
shall—
(i) conduct a privacy impact assess-
ment;
(ii) submit the assessment to the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer; and
(iii) after completion of any review
conducted by the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer, where practicable—
(I) publish the assessment in the
Federal Register; or
(II) disseminate the assessment
electronically.
(B) SENSITIVE
INFORMATION.—Subpara-
graph (A)(iii) may be modified or waived to
protect classified, sensitive, or private informa-
tion contained in an assessment.
(2) CONTENTS OF A PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESS-
MENT.—A privacy impact assessment shall include—
(A) a description of—
(i) the information to be collected;
(ii) the purpose for the collection of
the information and the reason each item
of information is necessary and relevant;
(iii)(I) any notice that will be provided
to persons from whom information is col-
lected; and
(II) any choice that an individual who
is the subject of the collection of informa-
tion shall have to decline to provide infor-
mation;
(iv) the intended uses of the informa-
tion and proposed limits on other uses of
the information;
(v) the intended recipients or users of
the information and any limitations on ac-
cess to or reuse or redisclosure of the in-
formation;
(vi) the period for which the informa-
tion will be retained;
(vii) whether and by what means the
individual who is the subject of the collec-
tion of information—
(I) shall have access to the infor-
mation about that individual; or
(II) may exercise other rights
under section 552a of title 5, United
States Code; and
(viii) security measures that will pro-
tect the information;
(B) an assessment of the potential impact
on privacy relating to risks and mitigation of
risks; and
(C) other information and analysis re-
quired under guidance issued by the Federal
Chief Information Officer.
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FEDERAL CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER.—The Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer shall—
(A)(i) develop policies and guidelines for
agencies on the conduct of privacy impact as-
sessments; and
(ii) oversee the implementation of the pri-
vacy impact assessment process throughout the
Government;
(B) require agencies to conduct privacy im-
pact assessments in—
(i) developing or procuring an infor-
mation system; or
(ii) planning for the initiation of a
new collection of personally identifiable in-
formation;
(C) require agencies to conduct privacy im-
pact assessments of existing information sys-
tems or ongoing collections of personally identi-
fiable information as the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer determines appropriate;
(D) assist agencies in developing privacy
impact assessment policies; and
(E) encourage officers and employees of an
agency to consult with privacy officers of that
agency in completing privacy impact assess-
ments.
(c) 
PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS
ON
AGENCY
WEBSITES.—
(1) PRIVACY POLICIES ON WEBSITES.—
(A) GUIDELINES FOR NOTICES.—The Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer shall develop
guidelines for privacy notices on agency
websites.
(B) CONTENTS.—The guidelines shall re-
quire that a privacy notice include a description
of—
(i) information collected about visitors
to the agency’s website;
(ii) the intended uses of the informa-
tion collected;
(iii) the choices that an individual
may have in controlling collection or disclo-
sure of information relating to that indi-
vidual;
(iv) the means by which an individual
may be able to—
(I) access personally identifiable
information relating to that individual
that is held by the agency; and
(II) correct any inaccuracy in
that information;
(v) security procedures to protect in-
formation collected online;
(vi) the period for which information
will be retained; and
(vii) the rights of an individual under
statutes and regulations relating to the
protection of individual privacy, including
section 552a of title 5, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the Privacy Act
of 1974) and section 552 of that title
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of
Information Act).
(2) PRIVACY POLICIES IN MACHINE-READABLE
FORMATS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Chief In-
formation Officer shall promulgate guidelines
and standards requiring agencies to translate
privacy policies into a standardized machine-
readable format.
(B) WAIVER OR MODIFICATION.—The Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer may waive or
modify the application of subparagraph (A), if
the Federal Chief Information Officer deter-
mines that—
(i) such application is impracticable;
or
(ii) a more practicable alternative
shall be implemented.
(C) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30
days after granting a waiver or modification
under subparagraph (B), the Federal Chief In-
formation Officer shall notify the Committee on
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Government Reform of the
House of Representatives of the reasons for the
waiver or modification.
SEC. 219. ACCESSIBILITY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
All actions taken by Federal departments and agen-
cies under this Act shall be in compliance with section 508
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).
SEC. 220. NOTIFICATION OF OBSOLETE OR COUNTER-
PRODUCTIVE PROVISIONS.
If the Federal Chief Information Officer makes a de-
termination that any provision of this Act (including any
amendment made by this Act) is obsolete or counter-
productive to the purposes of this Act, as a result of
changes in technology or any other reason, the Federal
Chief Information Officer shall submit notification of that
determination to—
(1) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of
the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Government Reform of
the House of Representatives.
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS 
AND 
EF-
FECTIVE DATE
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Except for those purposes for which an authorization
of appropriations is specifically provided in this Act, in-
cluding the amendments made by this Act, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2002
through 2006.
SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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