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 PUBLIC LAW 95-220—DEC. 28, 1977

91 STAT. 1617

(2) any other information which the Director considers may be helpful to potential applicants or beneficiaries under such programs; and (3) a detailed index. (e)(1) The Director shall make each catalog available to the public at a reasonable price. (2) There are authorized to be distributed, without cost, catalogs Distribution, to Members of Congress, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, agencies, State and general purpose units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribes. Federal deposit libraries, and other local repositories designated by the Director. TRANSFER PROVISION

SEC. 7. The Director is authorized to transfer to the Office of Man- 31 USC 1706. agement and Budget all personnel, books, records, and other documents of the Department of Agriculture of any kind or description which he determines to be principally held or engaged in the operation and function of the Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System (FAPES). AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $900,000 31 USC 1707. for fiscal year 1978, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1980. FEDERAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS STUDY

SEC. 9. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall conduct a study of existing Federal information systems that provide fiscal, budgetary, and program-related data, statistics, and information on grant awards and shall report to the Congress, within one year from the date of enactment of this Act, his recommendations for appropriate dissemination of Federal financial information, a summary of all executive branch actions taken within the year to consolidate, reorganize, and improve the existing financial information system, and his recommendations for statutory changes necessary to further develop and improve methods for the dissemination of Federal financial information, using modern communications technology. Approved December 28, 1977.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 95-341 accompanying H.R. 6257 (Coram, on Government Operations). SENATE REPORT No. 95-135 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): May 17, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 27, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6257. Dec. 15, Senate concurred in House amendment.

Report to Congress. 31 USC 1708.

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