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 PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

100 STAT. 1783-336

(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new paragraph: "(13) the term 'information resources management' means the planning, budgeting, organizing, directing, training, promoting, controlling, and management activities associated with the burden, collection, creation, use, and dissemination of information by agencies, and includes the management of information and related resources such as automatic data processing equipment (as such term is defined in section 111(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(a));'\ OFFICE OF INFORMATION A N D REGULATORY AFFAIRS

SEC. 813. (a) Section 3503(b) of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(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 Director of responsibility for the administration of such functions. The Administrator shall serve as principal adviser to the Director on Federal information policy and shall report directly to the Director.". (b) The amendment made by this section, insofar as it relates to appointment of the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, shall take effect on the earlier of— (1) January 20, 1989; or (2) the date on which a vacancy in that Office first occurs after the date of enactment of this Act. AUTHORITY A N D FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR

SEC. 814. (a) Section 3504(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) The Director shall develop and implement Federal information policies, principles, standards, and guidelines and shall provide direction and oversee the review and approval of information collection requests, the reduction of the paperwork burden. Federal statistical activities, records management activities, privacy and security of records, agency sharing and dissemination of information, and acquisition and use of automatic data processing, telecommunications, and other information technology for managing information resources. The authority of the Director under this section shall be exercised consistent with applicable law.", (b) Section 3504(d) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(d) The statistical policy and coordination functions of the Director shall include— "(1) developing and periodically reviewing and, as necessary, revising long-range plans for the improved coordination and performance of the statistical activities and programs of the Federal Government; "(2) reviewing budget proposals of agencies to assure that the proposals are consistent with such long-range plans; "(3) coordinating, through the review of budget proposals and as otherwise provided in this chapter, the functions of the

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