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 94 STAT. 2812

PUBLIC LAW 96-511—DEC. 11, 1980

Public Law 96-511 96th Congress An Act —

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To reduce paperwork and enhance the economy and efficiency of the Government and the private sector by improving Federal information policymaking, and for other purposes. I

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Paperwork United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be Reduction Act of cited as the "Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980". 1980 SEC. 2. (a) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to 44 USC 101 note read as follows:

"CHAPTER 35—COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY "Sec. "3501. Purpose. "3502. Definitions. "8503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. "3504. Authority and functions of Director. "3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines. "3506. Federal agency responsibilities. "3507. Public information collection activities—submission to Director; approval and delegation. "3508. Determination of necessity for information; hearing. "3509. Designation of central collection agency. "3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information available. "3511. Establishment and operation of Federal Information Locator System. "3512. Public protection. "3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency response. "3514. Responsiveness to Congress. "3515. Administrative powers. "3516. Rules and regulations. "3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public. "3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations. "35>9. Access to information. "3520. Authorization of appropriations.

44 USC 3501

"§3501. Purpose "The purpose of this chapter is— "(1) to minimize the Federal paperwork burden for individuals, small businesses, State and local governments, and other persons; "(2) to minimize the cost to the Federal Government of collecting, maintaining, using, and disseminating information; "(3) to maximize the usefulness of information collected by the Federal Government; "(4) to coordinate, integrate and, to the extent practicable and appropriate, make uniform Federal information policies and practices; "(5) to ensure that automatic data processing and telecommunications technologies are acquired and used by the Federal Government in a manner which improves service delivery and program management, increases productivity, reduces waste and fraud, and, wherever practicable and appropriate, reduces the

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