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PUBLIC LAW 93-344-JULY 12, 1974

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budget authority and budget outlays for such fiscal year among major programs or functional categories, taking into account how such alternative allocations will meet major national needs and affect balanced growth and development of the United States. (2) The Director shall from time to time submit to the Com- ^ut^^'J^f^^^dg^rt mittees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the committees. Senate such further reports (including reports revising the report required by paragraph (1)) as may be necessary or appropriate to provide such Committees with information, data, and analyses for the performance of their duties and functions, (g) U S E OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER TECHNIQUES.—The Director may equip the Office with up-to-date computer capability (upon approval of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate), obtain the services of experts and consultants in computer Experts and technology, and develop techniques for the evaluation of budgetary requirements. P U B L I C ACCESS TO BUDGET DATA

SEC. 203, (a) RIGHT To COPY.—Except as provided in subsections

(c) and (d), the Director shall make all information, data, estimates, and statistics obtained under sections 201(d) and 201(e) available for public copying during normal business hours, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, and shall to the extent practicable, a t the request of any person, furnish a copy of any such information, data, estimates, or statistics upon payment by such person of the cost of making and furnishing such copy. (b) INDEX.—The Director shall develop and maintain filing, coding, and indexing systems that identify the information, data, estimates, and statistics to which subsection (a) applies and shall make such systems available for public use during normal business hours. (c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to information, data, estimates, and statistics— (1) which are specifically exempted from disclosure by law; or (2) which the Director determines will disclose— (A) matters necessary to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the United States; (B) information relating to trade secrets or financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a given person if the information has been obtained by the Government on a confidential basis, other than through an application by such person for a specific financial or other benefit, and is required to be kept secret in order to prevent undue injury to the competitive position of such person; or (C) personnel or medical data or similar data the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; unless the portions containing such matters, information, or data have been excised. (d) INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR COMMITTEES AND MEMBERS.—Sub-

section (a) shall apply to any information, data, estimates, and statistics obtained at the request of any committee, joint committee, or Member unless such committee, joint committee, or Member has instructed the Director not to make such information, data, estimates, or statistics available for public copying.

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