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 PUBLIC LAW 107-347—DEC. 17, 2002 116 STAT. 2907 Electronic Government, that enable the Federal Government to expand its ability, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of the Internet or other electronic methods, to conduct activities electronically. "(3) Projects under this subsection may include efforts to— "(A) make Federal Government information 2ind services more readily available to members of the public (including individuals, businesses, grantees, and State and local governments); "(B) make it easier for the public to apply for benefits, receive services, pursue business opportunities, submit information, 8uid otherwise conduct transactions with the FedereJ Government; and "(C) enable Federal agencies to take advantage of information technology in sharing information and conducting transactions with each other and with State and local governments. "(b)(1) The Administrator shall— "(A) establish procedures for accepting and reviewing pro- Procedures. posals for funding; "(B) consult with interagency councils, including the Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Financial Officers Council, and other interagency mginagement councils, in establishing procedures and reviewing proposals; and "(C) assist the Director in coordinating resources that agencies receive from the Fund with other resources available to agencies for similar piuposes. "(2) When reviewing proposals and managing the Fund, the Administrator shall observe and incorporate the following procedvires: "(A) A project requiring substantisd involvement or funding from an agency shall be approved by a senior official with agencywide authority on behalf of the head of the agency, who shall report directly to the head of the agency. "(B) Projects shall adhere to fundamental capital planning and investment control processes. "(C) Agencies shall identify in their proposals resource commitments from the agencies involved and how these resources would be coordinated with support from the Fund, and include plans for potential continuation of projects after all funds made avmlable from the Fund are expended. "(D) After considering the recommendations of the interagency councils, the Director, assisted by the Administrator, shall have final authority to determine which of the candidate projects shall be funded from the Fund. "(E) Agencies shall assess the results of funded projects. "(c) In determining which proposals to recommend for funding, the Administrator— "(1) shall consider criteria that include whether a proposal— "(A) identifies the group to be served, including citizens, businesses, the Federal Government, or other governments; "(B) indicates what service or information the project will provide that meets needs of groups identified under subparagraph (A); "(C) ensures proper security and protects privacy;

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