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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5305 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to ensure the availability of no- 
fee public access to government information, to reform the Federal De-
pository Library Program, to authorize the activities of the Super-
intendent of Documents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2018 
Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. WALKER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Ms. LOF-
GREN, and Mr. RASKIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to ensure the avail-
ability of no-fee public access to government information, 
to reform the Federal Depository Library Program, to 
authorize the activities of the Superintendent of Docu-
ments, 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 ‘‘FDLP Modernization 
Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. NO-FEE PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFOR-
MATION; REFORM OF FEDERAL DEPOSITORY 
LIBRARY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 17—NO-FEE PUBLIC ACCESS TO 
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER A—SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
‘‘1701. Findings; purpose; definitions. 
‘‘1702. Superintendent of Documents. 
‘‘1703. Employees and facilities of Superintendent. 
‘‘1704. Coordination and consultation with Library of Congress. 
‘‘1705. Coordination and consultation with other legislative branch officials. 
‘‘1706. Definitions. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER B—NATIONAL COLLECTION OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION 
PRODUCTS 
‘‘1721. National collection of information dissemination products. 
‘‘1722. Responsibility of offices of Government to furnish products to Super-
intendent of Documents. 
‘‘1723. Requirements for agreements to produce or procure products. 
‘‘1724. Special requirements for electronic information dissemination products. 
‘‘1725. Cataloging and related services for information dissemination products. 
‘‘1726. Collection development plan. 
‘‘1727. Replacement and removal of products from national collection. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER C—ONLINE REPOSITORY 
‘‘1731. Establishment and operation of online repository for no-fee access to in-
formation dissemination products. 
‘‘1732. Authentication of products. 
‘‘1733. Privacy of users. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM 
‘‘1741. No-fee access to products through Federal Depository Libraries. 
‘‘1742. Requirements for Federal Depository Libraries. 
‘‘1743. Services available for depository libraries. 
‘‘1744. Selective Depository Libraries. 
‘‘1745. Regional Depository Libraries. 
‘‘1746. Preservation Depository Libraries. 
‘‘1747. Procedures for designation. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER E—SALES PROGRAM 
‘‘1751. Sales program. 
‘‘1752. Determination of costs of products. 
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‘‘1753. Inventory. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER F—OTHER PROGRAMS AND AUTHORITIES 
‘‘1761. By-law distribution program. 
‘‘1762. International Exchange Service Program. 
‘‘1763. Acceptance of gifts. 
‘‘1764. Authorities of Director of the Government Publishing Office. 
‘‘1765. Source of funds used to carry out programs and activities. 
‘‘1766. Congressional oversight. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER A—SUPERINTENDENT OF 
DOCUMENTS 
‘‘§ 1701. Findings; purpose; definitions 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) The free flow of government information is 
fundamental to a democratic society, and members 
of the public have a right of access to government 
information. 
‘‘(2) The Federal Depository Library Program 
is an essential means by which members of the pub-
lic access government information. These libraries 
partner with the Government Publishing Office and 
offices of the Federal Government to ensure that 
members of the public throughout the United States 
have effective, no-fee access to government informa-
tion. 
‘‘(3) The majority of government information 
currently produced is in electronic format. As a re-
sult, 97 percent of new information available 
through the Federal Depository Library Program is 
in electronic format. 
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