## 3 Legislation Process and Contents of the E-Government Acts in Korea and the United States
### Main Content of the E-Government Act in the United States
#### 3.4.1 Title I--Office of Management and Budget E-Government Services  
Title I mainly focused on the role of OMB in implementing e-government by adding Chapter 36 to Title 44, United States Code. Within Chapter 36, Section 3601 defined the concept of e-government and explained information technology, Section 3602 specified the establishment of an e-government office within OMB, Subsection 3602 (d) outlined the existing information-related laws, and Subsection 3602 (f) defined the role of the administrator at the head of the office. The administrator's role is as quoted and listed below:  
1. To advise the Director on the resources required to develop and effectively administer electronic Government initiatives;
2. To recommend to the Director changes relating to Governmentwide strategies and priorities for electronic government;
3. To provide overall leadership and direction to the executive branch on electronic government;
4. To promote innovative uses of information technology by agencies, particularly initiatives involving multiagency collaboration, through support of pilot projects, research, experimentation, and the use of innovative technologies;
5. To oversee the distribution of funds from, and ensure appropriate administration and coordination of, the E-Government Fund established under Section 3604;
6. To coordinate with the Administrator of General Services regarding programs undertaken by the General Services Administration to promote electronic government and the efficient use of information technologies by agencies;
7. To lead the activities of the Chief Information Officers Council established under Section 3603 on behalf of the Deputy Director for Management, who shall chair the council;
8. To assist the Director in establishing policies which shall set the framework for information technology standards for the Federal Government developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology;* To sponsor ongoing dialogue that-- \"(A) shall be conducted among Federal, State, local, and tribal government leaders on electronic government in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as leaders in the private and nonprofit sectors;
* To sponsor activities to engage the general public in the development and implementation of policies and programs, particularly activities aimed at fulfilling the goal of using the most effective citizen-centered strategies. (Rest of the list omitted.) In Section 3603, the CIO Council was established to co-ordinate the establishment of the Secretariat. In particular, the director of the E-Government Office led the council and broadly defined responsibilities for the CIO council and the OMB to work together in the following ways. The role of the council is as quoted and listed below:  
* To develop recommendations for the Director on Government information resources management policies and requirements;
* To share experiences, ideas, best practices, and innovative approaches related to information resources management;
* To assist the Administrator in the identification, development, and coordination of multiagency projects and other innovative initiatives to improve Government performance through the use of information technology;
* To promote the development and use of common performance measures for agency information resources management under this chapter and title II of the E-Government Act of 2002;
* To work as appropriate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator to develop recommendations on information technology standards developed under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act;
* To work with the Office of Personnel Management to assess and address the hiring, training, classification, and professional development needs of the Government related to information resources management;
* To work with the Archivist of the United States to assess how the Federal Records Act can be addressed effectively by Federal information resources management activities.