Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993
PL 103-40 (S.564), enacted 06/08/1993

107 STAT. 112 
PUBLIC LAW 103-40—JUNE 8, 1993 
Public Law 103-40 
103d Congress 
June 8, 1993 
[S. 564] 
Government 
Printing 
Office Electronic 
Information 
Access 
Enhancement 
Act of 1993. 
44 u s e 101 note. 
An Act 
To establish in the Grovemment Printing Office a means of enhancing electronic 
public access to a wide range of Federal electronic information. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Grovemment Printing Office 
Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993". 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 44, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
"CHAPTER 
41—ACCESS 
TO 
FEDERAL 
ELECTRONIC 
INFORMATION 
"Sec. 
"4101. Electronic directory; onUne access to publications; electronic storage facility. 
"4102. Fees. 
"4103. Biennial report. 
"4104. Definition. 
^'§4101. Electronic directory; online access to publications; 
electronic storage facility 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—The Superintendent of Documents, under 
the direction of the Public Printer, shall— 
"(1) maintain an electronic directory of Federal electronic 
information; 
"(2) provide a system of online access to the Congressional 
Record, the Federal Register, and, as determined by the 
Superintendent of Documents, other appropriate publications 
distributed by the Superintendent of Documents; and 
"(3) operate an electronic storage facility for Federal elec-
tronic information to which online access is made available 
under paragraph (2). 
"(b) DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS.—TO the extent practicable, the 
Superintendent of Documents shall accommodate any request by 
the head of a department or agency to include in the system 
of access referred to in subsection (a)(2) information that is under 
the control of the department or agency involved. 
"(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the Super-
intendent of Documents shall consult— 
"(1) users of the directory £ind the system of access provided 
for under subsection (a); and 
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"(2) other providers of similar information services. 
The purpose of such consultation shall be to assess the quality 
and value of the directory and the system, in Hght of user needs. 
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§ 4102. Fees 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—^The Superintendent of Documents, under 
the direction of the Public Printer, may charge reasonable fees 
for use of the directory and the system of access provided for 
under section 4101, except that use of the directory and the system 
shall be made available to depository libraries without charge. 
The fees received shall be treated in the same manner as moneys 
received from sale of documents under section 1702 of this title. 
"(b) COST RECOVERY.—^The fees charged under this section shall 
be set so as to recover the incremental cost of dissemination of 
the information involved, with the cost to be computed without 
regard to section 1708 of this title. 
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§ 4103. Biennial report 
"Not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year, the 
Public Printer shall submit to the Congress, with respect to the 
two preceding fiscal years, a report on the directory, the system 
of access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in section 
4101(a). The report shall include a description of the functions 
involved, including a statement of cost savings in comparison with 
traditional forms of information distribution. 
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§ 4104. Definition 
"As used in this chapter, the term 'Federal electronic informa-
tion' means Federal public information stored electronically.". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters for title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
"41. Access to Federal Electronic Information 
4101". 
SEC. 3. STATUS REPORT. 
44 USC 4101 
Not later than June 30, 1994, the Public Printer shall submit 
to the Congress a report on the status of the directory, the system 
of access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in section 
4101 of title 44, United States Code, as added by section 2(a). 
SEC. 4. SPECIAL RULES. 
(a) OPERATIONAL DEADLINE.—The directory, the system of 44USC4ioi 
access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in section "°*®" 
4101 of title 44, United States Code, as added by section 2(a), 
shall be operational not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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(b) FIRST BIENNIAL REPORT.—^The first report referred to in 
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section 4103 of title 44, United States Code, as added by section 
2(a), shall be submitted not later than December 31,1995. 
Approved June 8, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 564 (H.R. 1328): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 103-51 accompanying H.R. 1328 and 103-108 (both 
from Comm. on House Administration). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-27 (Comm. on Rules and Administration). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Mar. 22, considered and passed Senate. 
May 25, considered and passed House. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 29 (1993): 
June 8, Presidential statement