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 112 STAT. 2394 PUBLIC LAW 105-271 —OCT. 19, 1998 Records. Public information. Records. Public information. described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and it would be prejudiced by the retroactive designation of the year 2000 statement as a year 2000 readiness disclosure; and (2) provides to the person or entity seeking the designation a written notice objecting to the designation within 45 days after receipt of individual notice under subsection (b)(l)(B)(i), or within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of notice provided under subsection (b)(l)(B)(ii). SEC. 8. YEAR 2000 COUNCIL WORKING GROUPS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) WORKING GROUPS.— The President's Year 2000 Council (referred to in this section as the "Council") may establish and terminate working groups composed of Federal employees who will engage outside organizations in discussions to address the year 2000 problems identified in section 2(a)(1) to share information related to year 2000 readiness, and otherwise to serve the purposes of this Act. (2) LIST OF GROUPS. — The Council shall maintain and make available to the public a printed and electronic list of the working groups, the members of each working group, and a point of contact, together with an address, telephone number, and electronic mail address for the point of contact, for each working group created under this section. (3) BALANCE. — The Council shall seek to achieve a balance of participation and representation among the working groups. (4) ATTENDANCE,—The Council shall maintain and make available to the public a printed and electronic Ust of working group members who attend each meeting of a working group as well as any other individuals or organizations participating in each meeting. (5) MEETINGS.—Each meeting of a working group shall be announced in advance in accordance with procedures established by the Council. The Council shall encourage working groups to hold meetings open to the public to the extent feasible and consistent with the activities of the Council and the purposes of this Act. (b) FACA. —The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working groups established under this section. (c) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— This section creates no private right of action to sue for enforcement of the provisions of this section. (d) EXPIRATION. —The authority conferred by this section shall expire on December 31, 2000. SEC. 9. NATIONAL INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE AND WEBSITE. (a) NATIONAL WEBSITE. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Administrator of General Services shall create and maintain until July 14, 2002, a national year 2000 website, and promote its availability, designed to assist consumers, small business, and local governments in obtaining information from other governmental websites, hotlines, or information clearinghouses about year 2000 processing of computers, systems, products, and services, including websites maintained by independent agencies and other departments.

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