Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
PL 104-13 (S.244), enacted 05/22/1995

PUBLIC LAW 104-13—MAY 22, 1995 
109 STAT. 163 
Public Law 104-13 
104th Congress 
An Act 
To further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies 
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become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of 
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Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes. 
[S. 244] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
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This Act may be cited as the "Paperwork Reduction Act of Information 
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resources 
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management. 
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY. 
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Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 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 Service. 
"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 individuals, small 
businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions. Federal con-
tractors, 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 created, collected, main-
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tained, used, shared and disseminated 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, efficiency, 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 information 
to strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in 
Government and society; 
"(5) minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the 
creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and dis-
position of information; 
"(6) strengthen the partnership between the Federal 
Government and State, local, and tribal governments by mini-
mizing the burden and maximizing the utility of information 
created, collected, maintained, used, disseminated, and retained 
by or for the Federal Government; 
"(7) provide for the dissemination of public information 
on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and in a manner that 
promotes the utility of the information to the public and makes 
effective use of information technology; 
"(8) ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance, use, 
dissemination, and disposition of information by or for the 
Federal Government is consistent with applicable laws, includ-
ing 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 section 552 of 
title 5; 
"(9) ensure the integrity, quality, and utility of the Federal 
statistical system; 
"(10) ensure that information technology is acquired, used, 
and managed to improve performance of agency missions, 
including the reduction of information collection burdens on 
the public; and 
"(11) improve the responsibility and accountability of the 
Office of Management and Budget and all other Federal agen-
cies to Congress and to the public for implementing the informa-
tion collection review process, information resources manage-
ment, and related policies and guidelines established under 
this chapter. 
"§ 3502. Definitions 
"As used irl this chapter— 
"(1) the term 'agency' means any executive department, 
military department. Government corporation. Government con-
trolled corporation, or other establishment in the executive 
branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of 
the President), or any independent regulatory agency, but does 
not include— 
"(A) the General Accounting Office; 
"(B) Federal Election Commission; 
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109 STAT. 165 
"(C) the governments of the District of Columbia and 
of the territories and possessions of the United States, 
and their various subdivisions; or 
"(D) Government-owned contractor-operated faciUties, 
including laboratories engaged in national defense research 
and production activities; 
"(2) the term 'burden' means time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide 
information to or for a Federal agency, including the resources 
expended for— 
"(A) reviewing instructions; 
"(B) acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and 
systems; 
"(C) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any 
previously applicable instructions and requirements; 
"(D) searching data sources; 
"(E) completing and reviewing the collection of informa-
tion; and 
"(F) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the informa-
tion; 
"(3) the term 'collection of information'— 
"(A) means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, solic-
iting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties or the 
public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, regardless 
of form or format, calling for either— 
"(i) answers to identical questions posed to, or 
identical reporting or recordkeeping 
requirements 
imposed on, ten or more persons, other than agencies, 
instrumentalities, or employees of the United States; 
or 
"(ii) answers to questions posed to agencies, 
instrumentalities, or employees of the United States 
which are to be used for general statistical purposes; 
and 
"(B) shall not include a collection of information 
described under section 3518(c)(1); 
"(4) the term 'Director' means the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget; 
"(5) the term 'independent regulatory agency' means the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Commission, the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Housing Finance 
Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Trade 
Commission, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Mine 
Enforcement 
Safety and Health Review Commission, the 
National Labor Relations Board, the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Review 
Commission, the Postal Rate Commission, the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, and any other similar agency designated 
by statute as a Federal independent regulatory agency or 
commission; 
"(6) the term 'information resources' means information 
and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, 
and information technology; 
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"(7) the term 'information resources management' means 
the process of managing information resources to accompHsh 
agency missions and to improve agency performance, including 
through the reduction of information collection burdens on the 
public; 
"(8) the term 'information system' means a discrete set 
of information resources organized for the collection, processing, 
maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of 
information; 
"(9) the term 'information technology' has the same mean-
ing as the term 'automatic data processing equipment' as 
defined by section 111(a) (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
U.S.C. 759(a) (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v)); 
"(10) the term 'person' means an individual, partnership, 
association, corporation, business trust, or legal representative, 
an organized group of individuals, a State, territorial, tribal, 
or local government or branch thereof, or a political subdivision 
of a State, territory, tribal, or local government or a branch 
of a political subdivision; 
"(11) the term 'practical utility means the ability of an 
agency to use information, particularly the capability to process 
such information in a timely and useful fashion; 
"(12) the term 'public information' means any information, 
regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses, dissemi-
nates, or makes available to the public; 
"(13) the term 'recordkeeping requirement' means 
a 
requirement imposed by or for an agency on persons to maintain 
specified records, including a requirement to— 
"(A) retain such records; 
"(B) notify third parties, the Federal Government, or 
the public of the existence of such records; 
"(C) disclose such records to third parties, the Federal 
Grovernment, or the public; or 
"(D) report to third parties, the Federal Government, 
or the public regarding such records; and 
"(14) the term 'penalty' includes the imposition by an 
agency or court of a fine or other punishment; a judgment 
for monetary damages or equitable relief; or the revocation, 
suspension, reduction, or denial of a license, privilege, right, 
grant, or benefit. 
Establishment. 
'*§ 3503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
"(a) There is established in the Office of Management and 
Budget an office to be known as the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs. 
"(b) There shall be at the head of the Office an Administrator 
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. The Director shall delegate to the 
Administrator the authority to administer all functions under this 
chapter, except that any such delegation shall not relieve the Direc-
tor of responsibility for the administration of such functions. The 
Administrator shall serve as principal adviser to the Director on 
Federal information resources management policy. 
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"§ 3504. Authority and functions of Director 
"(a)(1) The Director shall oversee the use of information 
resources to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of govern-
mental operations to serve agency missions, including burden reduc-
tion and service delivery to the public. In performing such oversight, 
the Director shall— 
"(A) develop, coordinate and oversee the implementation 
of Federal information resources management policies, prin-
ciples, standards, and guidelines; and 
"(B) provide direction and oversee— 
"(i) the review and approval of the collection of informa-
tion and the reduction of the information collection burden; 
"(ii) agency dissemination of and public access to 
information; 
"(iii) statistical activities; 
"(iv) records management activities; 
"(v) privacy, confidentiality, security, disclosure, and 
sharing of information; and 
"(vi) the acquisition and use of information technology. 
"(2) The authority of the Director under this chapter shall 
be exercised consistent with applicable law. 
"(b) With respect to general information resources management 
policy, the Director shall— 
"(1) develop and oversee the implementation of uniform 
information resources management policies, principles, stand-
ards, and guidelines; 
"(2) foster greater sharing, dissemination, and access to 
public information, including through— 
"(A) the use of the Government Information Locator 
Service; and 
"(B) the development and utilization of common stand-
ards for information collection, storage, processing and 
communication, 
including 
standards 
for 
security, 
interconnectivity and interoperability; 
"(3) initiate and review proposals for changes in legislation, 
regulations, and agency procedures to improve information 
resources management practices; 
"(4) oversee the development and implementation of best 
practices in information resources management, including 
training; and 
"(5) oversee agency integration of program and manage-
ment functions with information resources management func-
tions. 
"(c) With respect to the collection of information and the control 
of paperwork, the Director shall— 
"(1) review and approve proposed agency collections of 
information; 
"(2) coordinate the review of the collection of information 
associated with Federal procurement and acquisition by the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy, with particular emphasis on 
applying information technology to improve the efficiency and 
effectiveness of Federal procurement, acquisition and payment, 
and to reduce information collection burdens on the public; 
"(3) minimize the Federal information collection burden, 
with particular emphasis on those individuals and entities most 
adversely affected; 
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"(4) maximize the practical utility of and public benefit 
from information collected by or for the Federal Government; 
and 
"(5) establish and oversee standards and guidelines by 
which agencies are to estimate the burden to comply with 
a proposed collection of information. 
"(d) With respect to information dissemination, the Director 
shall develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, 
standards, and guidelines to— 
"(1) apply to Federal agency dissemination of public 
information, regardless of the form or format in which such 
information is disseminated; and 
"(2) promote public access to public information and fulfill 
the purposes of this chapter, including through the effective 
use of information technology. 
"(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, the 
Director shall— 
"(1) coordinate the activities of the Federal statistical sys-
tem to ensure— 
"(A) the efficiency and effectiveness of the system; and 
"(B) the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, and 
confidentiality of information collected for statistical pur-
poses; 
"(2) ensure that budget proposals of agencies are consistent 
with system-wide priorities for maintaining and improving the 
quality of Federal statistics and prepare an annual report on 
statistical program funding; 
"(3) 
develop 
and 
oversee 
the 
implementation 
of 
Governmentwide policies, principles, standards, and guidelines 
concerning— 
"(A) statistical collection procedures and methods; 
"(B) statistical data classification; 
"(C) statistical information presentation and dissemi-
nation; 
"(D) timely release of statistical data; and 
"(E) such statistical data sources as may be required 
for the administration of Federal programs; 
"(4) evaluate statistical program performance and agency 
compliance with Governmentwide policies, principles, standards 
and guidelines; 
"(5) promote the sharing of information collected for statis-
tical purposes consistent with privacy rights and confidentiality 
pledges; 
"(6) coordinate the participation of the United States in 
international statistical activities, including the development 
of comparable statistics; 
"(7) appoint a chief statistician who is a trained and experi-
enced professional statistician to carry out the functions 
described under this subsection; 
Establishment. 
"(8) establish an Interagency Council on Statistical Policy 
to advise and assist the Director in carrying out the functions 
under this subsection that shall— 
"(A) be headed by the chief statistician; and 
"(B) consist of— 
"(i) the heads of the major statistical programs; 
and 
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"(ii) representatives of other statistical agencies 
under rotating membership; and 
"(9) provide opportunities for training in statistical policy 
functions to employees of the Federal Government under 
which— 
"(A) each trainee shall be selected at the discretion 
of the Director based on agency requests and shall serve 
under the chief statistician for at least 6 months and not 
more than 1 year; and 
"(B) all costs of the training shall be paid by the 
agency requesting training, 
"(f) With respect to records management, the Director shall— 
"(1) provide advice and assistance to the Archivist of the 
United States and the Administrator of General Services to 
promote coordination in the administration of chapters 29, 31, 
and 33 of this title with the information resources management 
policies, principles, standards, and guidelines established under 
this chapter; 
"(2) review compliance by agencies with— 
"(A) the requirements of chapters 29, 31, and 33 of 
this title; and 
"(B) regulations promulgated by the Archivist of the 
United States and the Administrator of Greneral Services; 
and 
"(3) oviersee the application of records management policies, 
principles, standards, and guidelines, including requirements 
for archiving information maintained in electronic format, in 
the planning and design of information systems. 
"(g) With respect to privacy and security, the Director shall— 
"(1) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, 
principles, standards, and guidelines on privacy, confidentiality, 
security, disclosure and sharing of information collected or 
maintained by or for agencies; 
"(2) oversee and coordinate compliance with sections 552 
and 552a of title 5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 
U.S.C. 759 note), and related information management laws; 
and 
"(3) require Federal agencies, consistent with the Computer 
Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note), to identify and 
afford security protections commensurate with the risk and 
magnitude of the harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or 
unauthorized access to or modification of information collected 
or maintained by or on behalf of an agency. 
"(h) With respect to Federal information technology, the Direc-
tor shall— 
"(1) in consultation with the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator 
of General Services— 
"(A) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, 
principles, standards, and guidelines for information tech-
nology functions and activities of the Federal Government, 
including periodic evaluations of major information sys-
tems; and 
"(B) oversee the development and implementation of 
standards under section 111(d) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(d)); 
Records. 
Regulations. 
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"(2) monitor the effectiveness of, and compliance with, 
directives issued under sections 110 and 111 of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
757 and 759); 
"(3) coordinate the development and review by the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs of policy associated with 
Federal procurement and acquisition of information technology 
with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; 
"(4) ensure, through the review of agency budget proposals, 
information resources management plans and other means— 
"(A) agency integration 
of information 
resources 
management plans, program plans and budgets for acquisi-
tion and use of information technology; and 
"(B) the efficiency and effectiveness of inter-agency 
information 
technology initiatives to improve 
agency 
performance and the accomplishment of agency missions; 
and 
"(5) promote the use of information technology by the Fed-
eral Government to improve the productivity, efficiency, and 
effectiveness of Federal programs, including through dissemina-
tion of public information and the reduction of information 
collection burdens on the public. 
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§ 3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines 
"(a) In carrying out the functions under this chapter, the Direc-
tor shall— 
"(1) in consultation with agency heads, set an annual 
Governmentwide goal for the reduction of information collection 
burdens, by at least 10 percent during each of fiscal years 
1996 and 1997 and 5 percent during each of fiscal years 1998, 
1999, 2000, and 2001, and set annual agency goals to— 
"(A) reduce information collection burdens imposed on 
the public that— 
"(i) represent the maximum practicable oppor-
tunity in each agency; and 
"(ii) are consistent with improving agency manage-
ment of the process for the review of collections of 
information established under section 3506(c); and 
"(B) improve information resources management in 
ways that increase the productivity, efficiency and effective-
ness of Federal programs, including service delivery to 
the public; 
"(2) with selected agencies and non-Federal entities on 
a voluntary basis, conduct pilot projects to test alternative 
policies, practices, regulations, and procedures to fulfill the 
purposes of this chapter, particularly with regard to minimizing 
the Federal information collection burden; and 
"(3) in consultation with the Administrator of General Serv-
ices, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, the Archivist of the United States, and the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, develop and maintain 
a Governmentwide strategic plan for information resources 
management, that shall include— 
"(A) a description of the objectives and the means 
by which the Federal Gk)vernment shall apply information 
resources to improve agency and program performance; 
"(B) plans for— 
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109 STAT. 171 
"(i) reducing information burdens on the public, 
including reducing such burdens through the elimi-
nation of duplication and meeting shared data needs 
with shared resources; 
"(ii) enhancing public access to and dissemination 
of, information, using electronic and other formats; 
and 
"(iii) meeting the information technology needs of 
the Federal Government in accordance with the pur-
poses of this chapter; and 
"(C) a description of progress in applying information 
resources management to improve agency performance and 
the accomplishment of missions. 
"(b) For purposes of any pilot project conducted under sub-
section (a)(2), the Director may, after consultation with the agency 
head, waive the application of any administrative directive issued 
by an agency with which the project is conducted, including any 
directive requiring a collection of information, after giving timely 
notice to the public and the Congress regarding the need for such 
waiver. 
"§ 3506. Federal agency responsibilities 
"(a)(1) The head of each agency shall be responsible for— 
"(A) carr5dng out the agency's information 
resources 
management activities to improve agency productivity, effi-
ciency, and effectiveness; and 
"(B) complying with the requirements of this chapter and 
related policies established by the Director. 
"(2)(A) Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the head Reports. 
of each agency shall designate a senior official who shall report 
directly to such agency head to carry out the responsibilities of 
the agency under this chapter. 
"(B) The Secretary of the Department of Defense and the Sec- Reports, 
retary of each military department may each designate senior offi-
cials who shall report directly to such Secretary to carry out the 
responsibilities of the department under this chapter. If more than 
one official is designated, the respective duties of the officials shall 
be clearly delineated. 
"(3) The senior official designated under paragraph (2) shall 
head an office responsible for ensuring agency compliance with 
and prompt, efficient, and effective implementation of the informa-
tion policies and information resources management responsibilities 
established under this chapter, including the reduction of informa-
tion collection burdens on the public. The senior official and employ-
ees of such office shall be selected with special attention to the 
professional qualifications required to administer the functions 
described under this chapter. 
"(4) Each agency program official shall be responsible and 
accountable for information resources assigned to and supporting 
the programs under such official. In consultation with the senior 
official designated under paragraph (2) and the agency Chief Finan-
cial Officer (or comparable official), each agency program official 
shall define program information needs and develop strategies, 
systems, and capabilities to meet those needs. 
"(b) With respect to general information resources management, 
each agency shall— 
"(1) manage information resources to— 
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"(A) reduce information collection burdens on the pub-
lic; 
"(B) increase program efficiency and effectiveness; and 
"(C) improve the integrity, quality, and utility of 
information to all users within and outside the agency, 
including capabilities for ensuring dissemination of public 
information, public access to government information, and 
protections for privacy and security; 
"(2) in accordance with guidance by the Director, develop 
and maintain a strategic information resources management 
plan that shall describe how information resources management 
activities help accomplish agency missions; 
"(3) develop and maintain an ongoing process to— 
"(A) ensure that information resources management 
operations and decisions are integrated with organizational 
planning, budget, financial management, human resources 
management, and program decisions; 
"(B) in cooperation with the agency Chief Financial 
Officer (or comparable official), develop a full and accurate 
accounting of information technology expenditures, related 
expenses, and results; and 
"(C) 
establish 
goals 
for 
improving 
information 
resources management's contribution to program productiv-
ity, efficiency, and effectiveness, methods for measuring 
progress towards those goals, and clear roles and respon-
sibilities for achieving those goals; 
"(4) in consultation with the Director, the Administrator 
of General Services, and the Archivist of the United States, 
maintain a current and complete inventory of the agency's 
information resources, including directories necessary to fulfill 
the requirements of section 3511 of this chapter; and 
"(5) in consultation with the Director and the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, conduct formal training 
programs to educate agency program and management officials 
about information resources management. 
"(c) With respect to the collection of information and the control 
of paperwork, each agency shall— 
"(1) establish a process within the office headed by the 
official designated under subsection (a), that is sufficiently 
independent of program responsibility to evaluate 
fairly 
whether proposed collections of information should be approved 
under this chapter, to— 
"(A) review each collection of information 
before 
submission to the Director for review under this chapter, 
including— 
"(i) an evaluation of the need for the collection 
of information; 
"(ii) a functional description of the information 
to be collected; 
"(iii) a plan for the collection of the information; 
"(iv) a specific, objectively supported estimate of 
burden; 
"(v) a test of the collection of information through 
a pilot program, if appropriate; and 
"(vi) a plan for the efficient and effective manage-
ment and use of the information to be collected, includ-
ing necessary resources; 
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"(B) ensure that each information collection— 
"(i) is inventoried, displays a control number and, 
if appropriate, an expiration date; 
"(ii) indicates the collection is in accordance with 
the clearance requirements of section 3507; and 
"(iii) informs the person receiving the collection 
of information of— 
"(I) the reasons the information is being col-
lected; 
"(II) the way such information is to be used; 
"(III) an estimate, to the extent practicable, 
of the burden of the collection; 
"(IV) whether responses to the collection of 
information are voluntary, required to obtain a 
benefit, or mandatory; and 
"(V) the fact that an agency may not conduct 
or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond 
to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a valid control number; and 
"(C) assess the information collection burden of pro-
posed legislation affecting the agency; 
"(2)(A) except as provided under subparagraph (B) or sec- Federal Register, 
tion 35070"), provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register, pubUcation. 
and otherwise consult with members of the public and affected 
agencies concerning each proposed collection of information, 
to solicit comment to— 
"(i) evaluate 
whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the informa-
tion shall have practical utility; 
"(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate 
of the burden of the proposed collection of information; 
"(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and 
"(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of informa-
tion on those who are to respond, including through the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology; and 
"(B) for any proposed collection of information contained Regulations, 
in a proposed rule (to be reviewed by the Director under section 
3507(d)), provide notice and comment through the notice of 
proposed rulemaking for the proposed rule and such notice 
shall have the same purposes specified under subparagraph 
(A) (i) through (iv); and 
"(3) certify (and provide a record supporting such certifi-
cation, including public comments received by the agency) that 
each collection of information submitted to the Director for 
review under section 3507— 
"(A) is necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the agency, including that the information 
has practical utility; 
"(B) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information 
otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency; 
"(C) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate 
the burden on persons who shall provide information to 
or for the agency, including with respect to small entities, 
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as defined under section 601(6) of title 5, the use of such 
techniques as— 
"(i) establishing differing compliance or reporting 
requirements or timetables that take into account the 
resources available to those who are to respond; 
"(ii) the clarification, consolidation, or simplifica-
tion of compliance and reporting requirements; or 
"(iii) an exemption from coverage of the collection 
of information, or any part thereof; 
"(D) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous 
terminology and is understandable to those who are to 
respond; 
"(E) is to be implemented in ways consistent and 
compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who 
are to respond; 
"(F) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the 
length of time persons are required to maintain the records 
specified; 
"(G) contains the statement required under paragraph 
(l)(B)(iii); 
"(H) has been developed by an office that has planned 
and allocated resources for the efficient and effective 
management and use of the information to be collected, 
including the processing of the information in a manner 
which shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the 
information to agencies and the public; 
"(I) uses effective and efficient statistical survey meth-
odology appropriate to the purpose for which the informa-
tion is to be collected; and 
"(J) to the maximum extent practicable, uses informa-
tion technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, 
agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public. 
Public 
"(d) With respect to information dissemination, each agency 
information. 
shall 
"(1) ensure that the public has timely and equitable access 
to the agency's public information, including ensuring such 
access through— 
"(A) encouraging a diversity of public and private 
sources for information based on government 
public 
information; 
"(B) in cases in which the agency provides public 
information maintained in electronic format, providing 
timely and equitable access to the underlying data (in 
whole or in part); and 
"(C) agency dissemination of public information in an 
efficient, effective, and economical manner; 
"(2) regularly solicit and consider public input on the agen-
cy's information dissemination activities; 
"(3) provide adequate notice when initiating, substantially 
modifying, or terminating significant information dissemination 
products; and 
"(4) not, except where specifically authorized by statute— 
"(A) establish an exclusive, restricted, or other distribu-
tion arrangement that interferes with timely and equitable 
availability of public information to the public; 
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109 STAT. 175 
"(B) restrict or regulate the use, resale, or redissemina-
tion of public information by the public; 
"(C) charge fees or royalties for resale or redissemina-
tion of public information; or 
"(D) establish user fees for public information that 
exceed the cost of dissemination. 
"(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, each 
agency shall— 
"(1) ensure the relevance, accuracy, timeliness, integrity, 
and objectivity of information collected or created for statistical 
purposes; 
"(2) inform respondents fully and accurately about the spon-
sors, purposes, and uses of statistical surveys and studies; 
"(3) protect respondents' privacy and ensure that disclosure 
policies fully honor pledges of confidentiality; 
"(4) observe Federal standards and practices for data collec-
tion, analysis, documentation, sharing, and dissemination of 
information; 
"(5) ensure the timely publication of the results of statistical 
surveys and studies, including information about the quality 
and limitations of the surveys and studies; and 
"(6) make data available to statistical agencies and readily 
accessible to the public. 
"(f) With respect to records management, each agency shall 
implement and enforce applicable policies and procedures, including 
requirements for archiving information maintained in electronic 
format, particularly in the planning, design and operation of 
information systems. 
"(g) With respect to privacy and security, each agency shall— 
"(1) implement and enforce applicable policies, procedures, 
standards, and guidelines on privacy, confidentiality, security, 
disclosure and sharing of information collected or maintained 
by or for the agency; 
"(2) assume responsibility and accountability for compliance 
with and coordinated management of sections 552 and 552a 
of title 5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 
note), and related information management laws; and 
"(3) consistent with the Computer Security Act of 1987 
(40 U.S.C. 759 note), identify and afford security protections 
commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm result-
ing from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modifica-
tion of information collected or maintained by or on behalf 
of an agency. 
"(h) With respect to Federal information technology, each 
agency shall— 
"(1) implement and enforce applicable Governmentwide and 
agency information technology management policies, principles, 
standards, and guidelines; 
"(2) assume responsibility and accountability for informa-
tion technology investments; 
"(3) promote the use of information technology by the 
agency to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness 
of agency programs, including the reduction of information 
collection burdens on the public and improved dissemination 
of public information; 
"(4) propose changes in legislation, regulations, and agency 
procedures to improve information technology practices, includ-
Records. 
Privacy. 
Computer 
technology. 
Science and 
technology. 
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ing changes that improve the abiUty of the agency to use 
technology to reduce burden; and 
"(5) assume responsibility for maximizing the value and 
assessing and managing the risks of major information systems 
initiatives through a process that is— 
"(A) integrated with budget, financial, and program 
management decisions; and 
"(B) used to select, control, and evaluate the results 
of major information systems initiatives. 
''§3507. Public information collection activities; submission 
to Director; approval and delegation 
"(a) An agency shall not conduct or sponsor the collection of 
information unless in advance of the adoption or revision of the 
collection of information— 
"(1) the agency has— 
"(A) conducted the review established under section 
3506(c)(1); 
"(B) evaluated the public comments received under 
section 3506(c)(2); 
"(C) submitted to the Director the certification required 
under section 3506(c)(3), the proposed collection of informa-
tion, copies of pertinent statutory authority, regulations, 
and other related materials as the Director may specify; 
and 
Federal Register, 
"(D) published a notice in the Federal Register— 
publication. 
"(i) stating that the agency has made such submis-
sion; and 
"(ii) setting forth— 
"(I) a title for the collection of information; 
"(II) a summary of the collection of informa-
tion; 
"(III) a brief description of the need for the 
information and the proposed use of the informa-
tion; 
"(IV) a description of the likely respondents 
and proposed frequency of response to the collec-
tion of information; 
"(V) an estimate of the burden that shall result 
from the collection of information; and 
"(VI) notice that comments may be submitted 
to the agency and Director; 
"(2) the Director has approved the proposed collection of 
information or approval has been inferred, under the provisions 
of this section; and 
"(3) the agency has obtained from the Director a control 
number to be displayed upon the collection of information. 
"(b) The Director shall provide at least 30 days for public 
comment prior to making a decision under subsection (c), (d), or 
(h), except as provided under subsection (j). 
"(c)(1) For any proposed collection of information not contained 
in a proposed rule, the Director shall notify the agency involved 
of the decision to approve or disapprove the proposed collection 
of information. 
"(2) The Director shall provide the notification under paragraph 
(1), within 60 days after receipt or publication of the notice under 
subsection (a)(1)(D), whichever is later. 
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Federal Register, 
publication. 
Regulations. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
"(3) If the Director does not notify the agency of a denial 
or approval within the 60-day period described under paragraph 
(2>-
"(A) the approval may be inferred; 
"(B) a control number shall be assigned without further 
delay; and 
"(C) the agency may collect the information for not more 
than 1 year, 
"(d)(1) For any proposed collection of information contained Proposed rule, 
in a proposed rule— 
"(A) as soon as practicable, but no later than the date 
of publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register, each agency shall forward to the Director a copy 
of any proposed rule which contains a collection of information 
and any information requested by the Director necessary to 
make the determination required under this subsection; and 
"(B) within 60 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking 
is published in the Federal Register, the Director may file 
public comments pursuant to the standards set forth in section 
3508 on the collection of information contained in the proposed 
rule; 
"(2) When a final rule is published in the Federal Register, 
the agency shall explain— 
"(A) how any collection of information contained in the 
final rule responds to the comments, if any, filed by the Director 
or the public; or 
"(B) the reasons such comments were rejected. 
"(3) If the Director has received notice and failed to comment 
on an agency rule within 60 days after the notice of proposed 
rulemaking, the Director may not disapprove any collection of 
information specifically contained in an agency rule. 
"(4) No provision in this section shall be construed to prevent 
the Director, in the Director's discretion— 
"(A) from disapproving any collection of information which 
was not specifically required by an agency rule; 
"(B) from disapproving any collection of information con-
tained in an agency rule, if the agency failed to comply with 
the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection; 
"(C) from disapproving any collection of information con-
tained in a final agency rule, if the Director finds within 60 
days after the publication of the final rule that the agency's 
response to the Director's comments filed under paragraph 
(2) of this subsection was unreasonable; or 
"(D) from disapproving any collection of information con-
tained in a final rule, if— 
"(i) the Director determines that the agency has 
substantially modified in the final rule the collection of 
information contained in the proposed rule; and 
"(ii) the agency has not given the Director the informa-
tion required under paragraph (1) with respect to the modi-
fied collection of information, at least 60 days before the 
issuance of the final rule. 
"(5) This subsection shall apply only when an agency publishes 
a notice of proposed rulemaking and requests public comments. 
"(6) The decision by the Director to approve or not act upon 
a collection of information contained in an agency rule shall not 
be subject to judicial review. 
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"(e)(1) Any decision by the Director under subsection (c), (d), 
(h), or (j) to disapprove a collection of information, or to instruct 
the agency to make substantive or material change to a collection 
of information, shall be publicly available and include an expla-
nation of the reasons for such decision. 
"(2) Any written communication between the Administrator 
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, or any employee 
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and an agency 
or person not employed by the Federal Government concerning 
a proposed collection of information shall be made available to 
the public. 
"(3) This subsection shall not require the disclosure of— 
"(A) any information which is protected at all times by 
procedures established for information which has been specifi-
cally authorized under criteria established by an Executive 
order or an Act of Congress to be kept secret in the interest 
of national defense or foreign policy; or 
"(B) any communication relating to a collection of informa-
tion which is not approved under this chapter, the disclosure 
of which could lead to retaliation or discrimination against 
the communicator. 
"(f)(1) An independent regulatory agency which is administered 
by 2 or more members of a commission, board, or similar body, 
may by majority vote void— 
"(A) any disapproval by the Director, in whole or in part, 
of a proposed collection of information of that agency; or 
"(B) an exercise of authority under subsection (d) of section 
3507 concerning that agency. 
"(2) The agency shall certify each vote to void such disapproval 
or exercise to the Director, and explain the reasons for such vote. 
The Director shall without further delay assign a control number 
to such collection of information, and such vote to void the dis-
approval or exercise shall be valid for a period of 3 years. 
"(g) The Director may not approve a collection of information 
for a period in excess of 3 years. 
"(h)(1) If an agency decides to seek extension of the Director's 
approval granted for a currently approved collection of information, 
the agency shall— 
"(A) conduct the review established under section 3506(c), 
including the seeking of comment from the public on the contin-
ued need for, and burden imposed by the collection of informa-
tion; and 
"(B) after having made a reasonable effort to seek public 
comment, but no later than 60 days before the expiration date 
of the control number assigned by the Director for the currently 
approved collection of information, submit the collection of 
information for review and approval under this section, which 
shall include an explanation of how the agency has used the 
information that it has collected. 
"(2) If under the provisions of this section, the Director dis-
approves a collection of information contained in an existing rule, 
or recommends or instructs the agency to make a substantive 
or material change to a collection of information contained in an 
existing rule, the Director shall— 
Federal Register, 
"(A) publish an explanation thereof in the Federal Register; 
publication. 
and 
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109 STAT. 179 
"(B) instruct the agency to undertake a rulemaking within 
a reasonable time limited to consideration of changes to the 
collection of information contained in the rule and thereafter 
to submit the collection of information for approval or dis-
approval under this chapter, 
"(3) An agency may not make a substantive or material modi-
fication to a collection of information after such collection has been 
approved by the Director, unless the modification has been submit-
ted to the Director for review and approval under this chapter. 
"(i)(l) If the Director finds that a senior official of an agency 
designated under section 3506(a) is sufficiently independent of pro-
gram responsibility to evaluate fairly whether proposed collections 
of information should be approved and has sufficient resources 
to carry out this responsibility effectively, the Director may, by 
rule in accordance with the notice and comment provisions of chap-
ter 5 of title 5, United States Code, delegate to such official the 
authority to approve proposed collections of information in specific 
program areas, for specific purposes, or for all agency purposes. 
"(2) A delegation by the Director under this section shall not 
preclude the Director from reviewing individual collections of 
information if the Director determines that circumstances warrant 
such a review. The Director shall retain authority to revoke such 
delegations, both in general and with regard to any specific matter. 
In acting for the Director, any official to whom approval authority 
has been delegated under this section shall comply fully with the 
rules and regulations promulgated by the Director. 
"(j)(l) The agency head may request the Director to authorize 
a collection of information, if an agency head determines that— 
"(A) a collection of information— 
"(i) is needed prior to the expiration of time periods 
established under this chapter; and 
"(ii) is essential to the mission of the agency; and 
"(B) the agency cannot reasonably comply with the provi-
sions of this chapter because— 
"(i) public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal 
clearance procedures are followed; 
"(ii) an unanticipated event has occurred; or 
"(iii) the use of normal clearance procedures is reason-
ably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of informa-
tion or is reasonably likely to cause a statutory or court 
ordered deadline to be missed. 
"(2) The Director shall approve or disapprove any such 
authorization request within the time requested by the agency 
head and, if approved, shall assign the collection of information 
a control number. Any collection of information conducted under 
this subsection may be conducted without compliance with the 
provisions of this chapter for a maximum of 90 days after the 
date on which the Director received the request to authorize such 
collection. 
''§ 3508. Determination of necessity for information; liearing 
"Before approving a proposed collection of information, the 
Director shall determine whether the collection of information by 
the agency is necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information shall have prac-
tical utility. Before making a determination the Director may give 
the agency and other interested persons an opportunity to be heard 
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or to submit statements in writing. To the extent, if any, that 
the Director determines that the collection of information by an 
agency is unnecessary for any reason, the agency may not engage 
in the collection of information. 
*
*
§ 3509. Designation of central collection agency 
"The Director may designate a central collection agency to 
obtain information for two or more agencies if the Director deter-
mines that the needs of such agencies for information will be 
adequately served by a single collection agency, and such sharing 
of data is not inconsistent with applicable law. In such cases the 
Director shall prescribe (with reference to the collection of informa-
tion) the duties and functions of the collection agency so designated 
and of the agencies for which it is to act as agent (including 
reimbursement for costs). While the designation is in effect, an 
agency covered by the designation may not obtain for itself informa-
tion for the agency which is the duty of the collection agency 
to obtain. The Director may modify the designation from time 
to time as circumstances require. The authority to designate under 
this section is subject to the provisions of section 3507(f) of this 
chapter. 
'*§ 3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information avail-
able 
"(a) The Director may direct an agency to make available to 
another agency, or an agency may make available to another agency, 
information obtained by a collection of information if the disclosure 
is not inconsistent with applicable law. 
"(b)(1) If information obtained by an agency is released by 
that agency to another agency, all the provisions of law (including 
penalties) that relate to the unlawful disclosure of information 
apply to the officers and employees of the agency to which informa-
tion is released to the same extent and in the same manner as 
the provisions apply to the officers and employees of the agency 
which originally obtained the information. 
"(2) The officers and employees of the agency to which the 
information is released, in addition, shall be subject to the same 
provisions of law, including penalties, relating to the unlawful 
disclosure of information as if the information had been collected 
directly by that agency. 
'^§3511. Establishment and operation of Government Infor-
mation Locator Service 
"(a) In order to assist agencies and the public in locating 
information and to promote information sharing and equitable 
access by the public, the Director shall— 
"(1) cause to be established and maintained a distributed 
agency-based electronic Government Information Locator Serv-
ice (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Service'), which 
shall identify the major information systems, holdings, and 
dissemination products of each agency; 
"(2) require each agency to establish and maintain an 
agency information locator service as a component of, and to 
support the establishment and operation of the Service; 
"(3) in cooperation with the Archivist of the United States, 
the Administrator of General Services, the Public Printer, and 
the Librarian of Congress, establish an interagency committee 
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109 STAT. 181 
to advise the Secretary of Commerce on the development of 
technical standards for the Service to ensure compatibility, 
promote information sharing, and uniform access by the public; 
"(4) consider public access and other user needs in the 
establishment and operation of the Service; 
"(5) ensure the security and integrity of the Service, includ-
ing measures to ensure that only information which is intended 
to be disclosed to the public is disclosed through the Service; 
and 
"(6) periodically review the development and effectiveness 
of the Service and make recommendations for improvement, 
including other mechanisms for improving public access to Fed-
eral agency public information. 
"(b) This section shall not apply to operational files as defined 
by the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act (50 U.S.C. 431 
et seq.). 
"§3512. Public protection 
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person 
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection 
of information that is subject to this chapter if— 
"(1) the collection of information does not display a valid 
control number assigned by the Director in accordance with 
this chapter; or 
"(2) the agency fails to inform the person who is to respond 
to the collection of information that such person is not required 
to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a valid control number. 
"(b) The protection provided by this section may be raised 
in the form of a complete defense, bar, or otherwise at any time 
during the agency administrative process or judicial 
action 
applicable thereto. 
"§3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; 
agency response 
"(a) In consultation with the Administrator of General Services, 
the Archivist of the United States, the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management, the Director shall periodically 
review selected agency information resources management activities 
to ascertain the efficiency and effectiveness of such activities to 
improve agency performance and the accomplishment of agency 
missions. 
"(b) Each agency having an activity reviewed under subsection 
(a) shall, within 60 days after receipt of a report on the review, 
provide a written plan to the Director describing steps (including 
milestones) to— 
"(1) be taken to address information resources management 
problems identified in the report; and 
"(2) improve agency performance and the accomplishment 
of agency missions. 
"§ 3514. Responsiveness to Congress 
"(a)(1) The Director shall— 
"(A) keep the Congress and congressional committees fully 
and currently informed of the major activities under this chap-
ter; and 
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Reports. 
"(B) submit a report on such activities to the President 
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
annually and at such other times as the Director determines 
necessary. 
"(2) The Director shall include in any such report a description 
of the extent to which agencies have— 
"(A) reduced information collection burdens on the public, 
including— 
"(i) a summary of accomplishments and planned initia-
tives to reduce collection of information burdens; 
"(ii) a list of all violations of this chapter and of any 
rules, guidelines, policies, and procedures issued pursuant 
to this chapter; 
"(iii) a list of any increase in the collection of informa-
tion burden, including the authority for each such collec-
tion; and 
"(iv) a list of agencies that in the preceding year did 
not reduce information collection burdens in accordance 
with section 3505(a)(1), a list of the programs and statutory 
responsibilities of those agencies that precluded that reduc-
tion, and recommendations to assist those agencies to 
reduce information collection burdens in accordance with 
that section; 
"(B) improved the quality and utility of statistical informa-
tion; 
"(C) improved public access to Government information; 
and 
"(D) improved program performance and the accomplish-
ment of agency missions through information 
resources 
management. 
"(b) The preparation of any report required by this section 
shall be based on performance results reported by the agencies 
and shall not increase the collection of information burden on 
persons outside the Federal Government. 
*'§ 3515. Administrative powers 
"Upon the request of the Director, each agency (other than 
an independent regulatory agency) shall, to the extent practicable, 
make its services, personnel, and facilities 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 guidelines and in review-
ing collections of information, the Director shall provide interested 
agencies and persons early and meaningful opportunity to comment. 
"(b) Any person may request the Director to review any collec-
tion of information conducted by or for an agency to determine, 
if, under this chapter, a person shall maintain, provide, or disclose 
the information to or for the agency. Unless the request is frivolous, 
the Director shall, in coordination with the agency responsible 
for the collection of information— 
PUBLIC LAW 104-13—MAY 22, 1995 
109 STAT. 183 
"(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 
"(2) take appropriate remedial action, if necessary. 
'*§ 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, regula-
tions, and procedures for Federal information resources manage-
ment 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 pursuant to Reorganization 
Plan No. 1 of 1977 (as amended) and Executive order, relating 
to telecommunications and information policy, procurement and 
management of telecommunications and information systems, spec-
trum 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 
"(ii) an administrative action or investigation involving 
an agency against specific individuals or entities; 
"(C) by compulsory process pursuant to the Antitrust Civil 
Process Act and section 13 of the Federal Trade Commission 
Improvements Act of 1980; or 
"(D) during the conduct of intelligence activities as defined 
in section 3.4(e) of Executive Order No. 12333, issued December 
4, 1981, or successor orders, or during the conduct of cryptologic 
activities that are communications security activities. 
"(2) This chapter applies to the collection of information during 
the conduct of general investigations (other than information col-
lected 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 Sec-
retary of Commerce, or the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
"(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as increasing 
or decreasing the authority of the President, the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget or the Director thereof, under the laws of the 
United States, with respect to the substantive policies and programs 
of departments, agencies and offices, including the substantive 
authority of any Federal 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 Informa-
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tion and Regulatory Affairs shall furnish such information as the 
Comptroller (General may require for the discharge of the respon-
sibilities of the Comptroller General. For the purpose of obtaining 
such information, the Comptroller Greneral or representatives 
thereof shall have access to all books, documents, papers and 
records, regardless of form or format, of the Office. 
''§ 3520. Authorization of appropriations 
"There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs to carry out the provisions 
of this chapter, and for no other purpose, $8,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.". 
SEC. 
3
. BURDEN REDUCTION REGARDING QUARTERLY FINANCIAL 
REPORT 
PROGRAM 
AT 
BUREAU 
OF 
THE 
CENSUS. 
Section 91 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(d)(1) The Secretary shall not select an organization or entity 
for participation in a survey, if— 
"(A) the organization or entity— 
"(i) has assets of less than $50,000,000; 
"(ii) completed participation in a prior survey in the 
preceding 10-year period, as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
"(iii) was selected for that prior survey participation 
after September 30, 1990; or 
"(B) the organization or entity— 
"(i) has assets of more than $50,000,000 and less than 
$100,000,000; 
"(ii) completed participation in a prior survey in the 
preceding 2-year period, as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
"(iii) was selected for that prior survey participation 
after September 30, 1995. 
"(2)(A) The Secretary shall furnish advice and similar assist-
ance to ease the burden of a small business concern which is 
attempting to compile and furnish the business information required 
of organizations and entities participating in the survey, 
"(B) To facilitate the provision of the assistance under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall establish a toll-free telephone number. 
"(C) The Secretary shall expand the use of statistical sampling 
techniques to select organizations and entities having assets less 
than $100,000,000 to participate in the survey. 
"(3) The Secretary may undertake such additional paperwork 
burden reduction initiatives with respect to the conduct of the 
survey as may be deemed appropriate by the Secretary. 
"(4) For purposes of this subsection: 
"(A) The term 'small business concern' means a business 
concern that meets the requirements of section 3(a) of the 
Small Business Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant 
thereto. 
"(B) The term 'survey' means the collection of information 
by the Secretary pursuant to this section for the purpose of 
preparing the publication entitled 'Quarterly Financial Report 
for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations'.". 
PUBLIC LAW 104-13—MAY 22, 1995 
109 STAT. 185 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
44 USC 3501 
(a) IN GENERAL.—^Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 1995. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 3520 of title 
44, United States Code, as amended by this Act, shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) DELAYED APPLICATION.—In the case of a collection of 
information for which there is in effect on September 30, 1995, 
a control number issued by the Office of Management and Budget 
under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code— 
(1) the amendments made by this Act shall apply to the 
collection of information beginning on the earlier of— 
(A) the first renewal or modification of that collection 
of information after September 30, 1995; or 
(B) the expiration of its control number after Septem-
ber 30, 1995. 
(2) prior to such renewal, modification, or expiration, the 
collection of information shall be subject to chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code, as in effect on September 30, 1995. 
Approved May 22, 1995. 
L E G I S L A T I V E H I S T O R Y — S . 244 (H.R. 
830): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 104-37 accompanying H.R. 830 (Comm. on Government 
Reform and Oversight) and 104-99 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-8 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 141 (1995): 
Feb. 22, H.R. 830 considered and passed House. 
Mar. 6, 7, S. 244 considered and passed Senate. 
Mar. 10, considered and passed House, amended. 
Apr. 6, Senate and House agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 31 (1995): 
May 22, Presidential remarks.