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available to the Director for the performance of functions
under this chapter.
‘‘§ 3516. Rules and regulations
‘‘The Director shall promulgate rules, regulations, or
procedures necessary to exercise the authority provided by
this chapter.
‘‘§ 3517. Consultation with other agencies and the
public
‘‘(a) In developing information resources management
policies, plans, rules, regulations, procedures, and guide-
lines and in reviewing collections of information, the Direc-
tor shall provide interested agencies and persons early and
meaningful opportunity to comment.
‘‘(b) Any person may request the Director to review
any collection of information conducted by or for an agency
to determine, if, under this chapter, the person shall main-
tain, provide, or disclose the information to or for the agen-
cy. Unless the request is frivolous, the Director shall, in co-
ordination with the agency responsible for the collection of
information—
‘‘(1) respond to the request within 60 days after
receiving the request, unless such period is extended
by the Director to a specified date and the person
making the request is given notice of such extension;
and
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‘‘(2) take appropriate remedial action, if nec-
essary.
‘‘§ 3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations
‘‘(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
authority of an agency under any other law to prescribe
policies, rules, regulations, and procedures for Federal in-
formation resources management activities is subject to the
authority of the Director under this chapter.
‘‘(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect
or reduce the authority of the Secretary of Commerce or
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget pursu-
ant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (as amended)
and Executive order, relating to telecommunications and
information policy, procurement and management of tele-
communications and information systems, spectrum use,
and related matters.
‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
chapter shall not apply to the collection of information—
‘‘(A) during the conduct of a Federal criminal
investigation or prosecution, or during the disposition
of a particular criminal matter;
‘‘(B) during the conduct of—
‘‘(i) a civil action to which the United
States or any official or agency thereof is a
party; or
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‘‘(ii) an administrative action or investiga-
tion involving an agency against specific indi-
viduals or entities;
‘‘(C) by compulsory process pursuant to the
Antitrust Civil Process Act and section 13 of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Improvements Act of 1980; or
‘‘(D) during the conduct of intelligence activities
as defined in section 4–206 of Executive Order No.
12036, issued January 24, 1978, or successor orders,
or during the conduct of cryptologic activities that
are communications security activities.
‘‘(2) This chapter applies to the collection of informa-
tion during the conduct of general investigations (other
than information collected in an antitrust investigation to
the extent provided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1))
undertaken with reference to a category of individuals or
entities such as a class of licensees or an entire industry.
‘‘(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as
increasing or decreasing the authority conferred by Public
Law 89–306 on the Administrator of the General Services
Administration, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget.
‘‘(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as in-
creasing or decreasing the authority of the President, the
Office of Management and Budget or the Director thereof,
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under the laws of the United States, with respect to the sub-
stantive policies and programs of departments, agencies
and offices, including the substantive authority of any Fed-
eral agency to enforce the civil rights laws.
‘‘§ 3519. Access to information
‘‘Under the conditions and procedures prescribed in
section 716 of title 31, the Director and personnel in the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall furnish
such information as the Comptroller General may require
for the discharge of the responsibilities of the Comptroller
General. For the purpose of obtaining such information, the
Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall have
access to all books, documents, papers and records, regard-
less of form or format, of the Office.
‘‘§ 3520. Authorization of appropriations
‘‘(a) Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Office of Information and Regu-
latory Affairs to carry out the provisions of this chapter,
and for no other purpose, $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
‘‘(b)(1) No funds may be appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) unless such funds are appropriated in an ap-
propriation Act (or continuing resolution) which separately
and expressly states the amount appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section.
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‘‘(2) No funds are authorized to be appropriated to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, or to any
other officer or administrative unit of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, to carry out the provisions of this chap-
ter, or to carry out any function under this chapter, for
any fiscal year pursuant to any provision of law other than
subsection (a) of this section.’’.
SEC. 103. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF
LAW.
The provisions of section 4 and title IV of this Act shall
not apply to the provisions and amendments made by this
title.
SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this title and the amendments made
by this title shall take effect on March 31, 1995.
Attest:
Secretary.
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