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 100 STAT. 1783-337

PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

Federal Government with respect to gathering, interpreting, and disseminating statistics and statistical information; "(4) developing and implementing Government-wide policies, principles, standards, and guidelines concerning statistical collection procedures and methods, statistical data classification, statistical information presentation and dissemination, and such statistical data sources as may be required for the administration of Federal programs; "(5) evaluating statistical program performance and agency compliance with Government-wide policies, principles, standards, and guidelines; "(6) integrating the functions described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection with the other information resources management functions specified in this chapter; and "(7) appointing a chief statistician who is a trained and experienced professional statistician to carry out the functions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection.". (c) Section 3504(g) of such title is amended by striking out "and telecommunications" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "(including telecommunications)". ASSIGNMENT OF TASKS AND DEADLINES

SEC. 815. Section 8505 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (2)(E); (2) by striking out paragraph (3)(E) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(E) develop and annually revise, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, a 5-year plan for meeting the automatic data processing equipment (including telecommunications) and other information technology needs of the Federal Government in accordance with the requirements of sections 110 and 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757, 759) and the purposes of this chapter; and"; (3) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3)(F) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs: "(4) upon the enactment of the Paperwork Reduction Reauthorization Act of 1986— "(A) set a goal to reduce, by September 30, 1987, the burden of Federal collections of information existing on September 30, 1986, by at least 5 percent; and "(B) for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 1987, and each of the next two fiscal years, set a goal to reduce the burden of Federal collections of information existing at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year by at least 5 percent; "(5) maintain a comprehensive set of information resources management policies; and "(6) within one year after the date of enactment of the Paperwork Reduction Reauthorization Act of 1986— "(A) issue, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, principles, standards, and guidelines to implement the policies described in paragraph (5);

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