104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 830
AN ACT
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to
further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to
have Federal agencies become more responsible and pub-
licly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal pa-
perwork on the public, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POL-
ICY.
Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amend-
ed 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 Serv-
ice.
‘‘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.
‘‘§ 3501. Purposes
‘‘The purposes of this chapter are to—
‘‘(1) minimize the paperwork burden for indi-
viduals, 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 cre-
ated, collected, maintained, used, shared and dis-
seminated 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, ef-
ficiency, and effectiveness of Government programs,
including the reduction of information collection bur-
dens on the public and the improvement of service
delivery to the public;
‘‘(4) improve the quality and use of Federal in-
formation to strengthen decisionmaking, accountabil-
ity, and openness in Government and society;
‘‘(5) minimize the cost to the Federal Govern-
ment of the creation, collection, maintenance, use,
dissemination, and disposition of information;
‘‘(6) strengthen the partnership between the
Federal Government and State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments by minimizing the burden and maximizing
the utility of information created, collected, main-
tained, used, disseminated, and retained by or for
the Federal Government;
‘‘(7) provide for the dissemination of public in-
formation on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and
in a manner that promotes the utility of the infor-
mation to the public and makes effective use of
information technology;
‘‘(8) ensure that the creation, collection, main-
tenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of infor-
mation by or for the Federal Government is consist-
ent 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 sec-
tion 552 of title 5;
‘‘(9) ensure the integrity, quality, and utility of
the Federal statistical system;
‘‘(10) ensure that information technology is ac-
quired, used, and managed to improve performance
of agency missions, including the reduction of infor-
mation collection burdens on the public; and
‘‘(11) improve the responsibility and account-
ability of the Office of Management and Budget and
all other Federal agencies to Congress and to the