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31 U.S. Code § 1113 - Congressional information | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 31 › Subtitle II › Chapter 11 › § 1113 31 U.S. Code § 1113 - Congressional information
When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory.
To the extent they consider necessary, the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office individually or jointly shall establish and maintain a file of information to meet recurring needs of Congress for fiscal, budget, and program information to carry out this section and sections 717 and 1112 of this title. The file shall include information on budget requests, congressional authorizations to obligate and expend, apportionment and reserve actions, and obligations and expenditures. The Comptroller General and the Director shall maintain the file and an index to the file so that it is easier for the committees and agencies of Congress to use the file and index through data processing and communications techniques.
carry out a continuing program to identify the needs of committees and members of Congress for fiscal, budget, and program information to carry out this section and section 1112 of this title;
assist committees of Congress in developing their information needs;
monitor recurring reporting requirements of Congress and committees; and
make recommendations to Congress and committees for changes and improvements in those reporting requirements to meet information needs identified by the Comptroller General, to improve their usefulness to congressional users, and to eliminate unnecessary reporting.
Before September 2 of each year, the Comptroller General shall report to Congress on—
the needs identified under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection;
the relationship of those needs to existing reporting requirements;
the extent to which reporting by the executive branch of the United States Government currently meets the identified needs;
the changes to standard classifications necessary to meet congressional needs;
activities, progress, and results of the program of the Comptroller General under paragraph (1)(B)–(D) of this subsection; and
progress of the executive branch in the prior year.
Before March 2 of each year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary shall report to Congress on plans for meeting the needs identified under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, including—
plans for carrying out changes to classifications to meet information needs of Congress;
the status of information systems in the prior year; and
the use of standard classifications.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 914; Pub. L. 97–452, § 1(3),Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2467.)
Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1113(a)
31:20.
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 212, 42 Stat. 23; Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1939, eff. July 1, 1939, § 1, 53 Stat. 1423; Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, § 102(a), 84 Stat. 2085.
1113(b)–(d)
31:1153(a)–(c).
Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, § 203(a)–(c), 84 Stat. 1168; restated July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93–344, § 801(a), 88 Stat. 328.
1113(e)(1)
31:1152(c), (d).
Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, § 202(c)–(f), 84 Stat. 1167; restated July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93–344, § 801(a), 88 Stat. 328.
1113(e)(2)
31:1152(e).
1113(e)(3)
31:1152(f).
In the section, the words “committee of Congress” are substituted for “committee of either House, of any joint committee of the two Houses” and variations of the substituted phrase to eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
In subsection (a), the word “President” is substituted for “Office of Management and Budget” because sections 101 and 102(a) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (eff. July 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 2085) designated the Bureau of the Budget as the Office of Management and Budget and transferred all functions of the Bureau to the President. The word “assistance” is substituted for “aid”, and the word “receipts” is substituted for “revenue”, for consistency in the revised title.
In subsections (b)–(d), the words “program information” are substituted for “program-related data and information” to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (b)(1) and (3), the words “to such committee or joint committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office” are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. In clause (1), the word “kind” is substituted for “nature” for consistency in the revised title. In clause (2), the words “that fiscal, budgetary, and program information” are substituted for “such data and information” because of the restatement.
In subsection (c), the word “inventory” is omitted as unnecessary. In clause (1), the word “develop” is omitted as being included in “establish”. In clause (2), the word “obtaining” is substituted for “securing” as being more precise. In clause (3), the word “evaluating” is substituted for “appraising and analyzing” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (d), the words “individually or jointly . . . file” are substituted for “central file or files” for clarity. The word “information” is substituted for “data and information”, and the word “needs” is substituted for “requirements”, for consistency in the section. The words “carry out” are substituted for “carry out the purposes of” because of the restatement. A cross reference to 31:1155–1156 is not included because those sections are not relevant to the information file described in the source provisions. The words “so that it is easier” are substituted for “facilitate” for clarity. The word “modern” is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(1)(A), the word “specify” is omitted as being included in “identify”. The words “carry out” are substituted for “support the objectives” for consistency. A cross reference to 31:1154–1156 is not included because those sections are not relevant to the continuing program described in the source provisions. In clause (B), the words “including such needs expressed in legislative requirements” are omitted as surplus. In clause (D), the word “duplicative” is omitted as being included in “unnecessary”.
In subsection (e)(2), the words “Before September 2 of each year” are substituted for “On or before September 1, 1974, and each year thereafter” for consistency.
In subsection (e)(3), the words “Before March 2 of each year” are substituted for “On or before March 1, 1975, and each year thereafter” for consistency. The word “codes” is omitted as being included in “classifications”. The words “information systems” are substituted for “systems”, and the words “use of standard classifications” are substituted for “classification implementations”, for consistency in the revised section.
Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 1113(e)(2)
31 App.:11(k)(2).
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, 42 Stat. 20, § 201(k)(2); added Sept. 8, 1982, Pub. L. 97–255, § 3, 96 Stat. 815.
1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–452redesignated existing provision as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Termination of Reporting Requirements Contained in This Section
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which certain reporting requirements under subsec. (e)(2)(A), (E), (3) of this section are listed on pages 9, 6, and 149, respectively), see section 3003 ofPub. L. 104–66, as amended, and section 1(a)(4) [div. A, § 1402(1)] of Pub. L. 106–554, set out as notes below.
Oversight of Counterterrorism and Antiterrorism Activities; Report
Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1051,Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1889, as amended by Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title XIV, § 1403,Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2168, which authorized establishment of a reporting system for executive agencies with respect to the budget and expenditure of funds by such agencies for the purpose of carrying out counterterrorism and antiterrorism programs and activities and required annual report on amounts proposed to be expended and counterterrorism and antiterrorism programs and activities being implemented, was repealed by Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 889(b)(1),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2251.
Pub. L. 108–203, title IV, § 413,Mar. 2, 2004, 118 Stat. 529, provided that: “Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104–66] (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to any report required to be submitted under any of the following provisions of law:
“(1)(A) Section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401
(c)(2)).
“(B) Section 1817(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i
“(C) Section 1841(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t