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 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 ,. ^- __ become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of ^—'- 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. 1995 This Act may be cited as the "Paperwork Reduction Act of Information -QQ_„ -^ ^ resources xxfiJO. management. SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY. ^"^ ^^^ ^^^ "°^ 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 contractors, 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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