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44 USC CHAPTER 41 - ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTRONIC

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TITLE 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

CHAPTER 41 - ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION

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CHAPTER 41 - ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION

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4101. Electronic directory; online access to publications;

electronic storage facility.

4102. Fees.

4103. Biennial report.

4104. Definition.

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44 USC Sec. 4101 01/06/03

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Sec. 4101. Electronic directory; online access to publications;

electronic storage facility

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(a) In General. - The Superintendent of Documents, under the

direction of the Public Printer, shall -

(1) maintain an electronic directory of Federal electronic

information;

(2) provide a system of online access to the Congressional

Record, the Federal Register, and, as determined by the

Superintendent of Documents, other appropriate publications

distributed by the Superintendent of Documents; and

(3) operate an electronic storage facility for Federal

electronic information to which online access is made available

under paragraph (2).

(b) Departmental Requests. - To the extent practicable, the

Superintendent of Documents shall accommodate any request by the

head of a department or agency to include in the system of access

referred to in subsection (a)(2) information that is under the

control of the department or agency involved.

(c) Consultation. - In carrying out this section, the

Superintendent of Documents shall consult -

(1) users of the directory and the system of access provided

for under subsection (a); and

(2) other providers of similar information services.

The purpose of such consultation shall be to assess the quality and

value of the directory and the system, in light of user needs.

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(Added Pub. L. 103-40, Sec. 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 112.)

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STATUS REPORT

Section 3 of Pub. L. 103-40 provided that: "Not later than June

30, 1994, the Public Printer shall submit to the Congress a report

on the status of the directory, the system of access, and the

electronic storage facility referred to in section 4101 of title

44, United States Code, as added by section 2(a)."

OPERATIONAL DEADLINE

Section 4(a) of Pub. L. 103-40 provided that: "The directory, the

system of access, and the electronic storage facility referred to

in section 4101 of title 44, United States Code, as added by

section 2(a), shall be operational not later than one year after

the date of the enactment of this Act [June 8, 1993]."

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 4102, 4103 of this title;

title 40 sections 11702, 11703.

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44 USC Sec. 4102 01/06/03

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Sec. 4102. Fees

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(a) In General. - The Superintendent of Documents, under the

direction of the Public Printer, may charge reasonable fees for use

of the directory and the system of access provided for under

section 4101, except that use of the directory and the system shall

be made available to depository libraries without charge. The fees

received shall be treated in the same manner as moneys received

from sale of documents under section 1702 of this title.

(b) Cost Recovery. - The fees charged under this section shall be

set so as to recover the incremental cost of dissemination of the

information involved, with the cost to be computed without regard

to section 1708 of this title.

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(Added Pub. L. 103-40, Sec. 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113.)

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44 USC Sec. 4103 01/06/03

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Sec. 4103. Biennial report

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Not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year, the Public

Printer shall submit to the Congress, with respect to the two

preceding fiscal years, a report on the directory, the system of

access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in section

4101(a). The report shall include a description of the functions

involved, including a statement of cost savings in comparison with

traditional forms of information distribution.

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(Added Pub. L. 103-40, Sec. 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113.)

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FIRST BIENNIAL REPORT

Section 4(b) of Pub. L. 103-40 provided that: "The first report

referred to in section 4103 of title 44, United States Code, as

added by section 2(a), shall be submitted not later than December

31, 1995."

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44 USC Sec. 4104 01/06/03

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Sec. 4104. Definition

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As used in this chapter, the term "Federal electronic

information" means Federal public information stored

electronically.

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(Added Pub. L. 103-40, Sec. 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113.)

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