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 PUBLIC LAW 107-347—DEC. 17, 2002 116 STAT. 2915 arising from electronic filing shall comply with, and be construed in conformity with, subparagraph (A)(iv). (C) Not later than 1 year after the rules prescribed under subparagraph (A) take effect, and every 2 years thereafter, the Judicial Conference shall submit to Congress a report on the adequacy of those rules to protect privacy and security. (d) DOCKETS WITH LINKS TO DOCUMENTS. —The Judicial Conference of the United States shall explore the feasibility of technology to post online dockets with links allowing aJ.1 filings, decisions, and rulings in each case to be obtained from the docket sheet of that case. (e) COST OF PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DOCKETING INFORMA- TION.— Section 303(a) of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1992 (28 U.S.C. 1913 note) is amended in the first sentence by striking "shall hereafter" and inserting "may, only to the extent necessary,". (f) TIME REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 2 years after the effective date of this title, the websites under subsection (a) shall be established, except that access to documents filed in electronic form shall be established not later than 4 years sifter that effective date. (g) DEFERRAL.— (1) IN GENERAL. — (A) ELECTION.— (i) NOTIFICATION.— The Chief Justice of the United States, a chief judge, or chief bankruptcy judge may submit a notification to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to defer compliance with any requirement of this section with respect to the Supreme Court, a court of appeals, district, or the bankruptcy court of a district. (ii) CONTENTS. —^A notification submitted under this subparagraph shall state— (I) the reasons for the deferral; and (II) the online methods, if any, or any Edternative methods, such court or district is using to provide greater public access to information. (B) EXCEPTION.—To the extent that the Supreme Court, a court of appeals, district, or bankruptcy court of a district maintains a website under subsection (a), the Supreme Court or that court of appeals or district shall comply with subsection (b)(1). (2) REPORT.— Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this title, and every year theresifter, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall submit a report to the Committees on Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committees on Government Reform and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that— (A) contains all notifications submitted to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts under this subsection; and (B) siunmarizes and evaluates all notifications. SEC. 206. REGULATORY AGENCIES. (a) PURPOSES. — The purposes of this section are to— (1) improve performance in the development and issuemce of agency regulations by using information technology to increase access, accountability, and transpeirency; and Deadlines. Reports. Deadlines. Deadline. 44 USC 3501 note.

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