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 109 STAT. 166 PUBLIC LAW 104-13—MAY 22, 1995 "(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 meaning 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, disseminates, 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 Government, 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 Director 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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