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DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM: 44 U.S.C. §§ 1901 to 1916

Public Law Number:

Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968; Pub. L. 92-368, Aug. 10, 1972; Pub.L. 95-261, Apr. 17, 1978

Synopsis:

Chapter 19 defines "Government Publication" and describes how these documents will be made available to the public through depository libraries. The statute explains how depository libraries are selected and the requirements to which they must adhere.

DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABROAD: 22 U.S.C. § 1461

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 92-352, July 13, 1972; Pub. L. 96-60, August 15, 1979; Pub. L. 101-246, Title II § 202, Feb. 16, 1990

This Act governs the dissemination of information about the United States to foreign entities abroad.

ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT ACT: 31 U.S.C. §1535

Public Law Number:

Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982; Pub. L. 98-216, Feb. 14, 1984

Synopsis:

This Act allows a government agency to place orders for goods or services with another Government agency provided the order cannot be filled as cheaply or conveniently by a commercial contractor.

ELECTRONIC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996: 5 U.S.C. § 552 note

Synopsis:

EFOIA amends the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. $552), to provide for public access to information in an electronic format.

Synopsis:

This Act creates a system of emergency preparedness for all hazards which present a threat to life and property, as a joint effort with the states.

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT: 5 U.S.C. § 504

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 96-481, Oct. 21, 1980; Pub. L. 99-80, Aug. 5, 1985; Pub. L. 99-509, Oct. 21 1986; Pub. L. 99-514, Oct. 22, 1986; Pub. L. 100-647, Nov. 10, 1988; Pub. L. 103-141, Nov. 16, 1993; Pub. L. 104-121, Title II § 231, March 29, 1996

This Act permits a party, who prevails in an administrative proceeding against the United States, to request and receive fees and other expenses incurred by that party in connection with the proceedings. The request must be fully justified and documented, and the adjudicative officer of the agency may reduce or deny the amount to be awarded if the prevailing party acted unreasonably in incurring such costs.

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978: 5 U.S.C. App. 4 §§ 101 to 111, 5 U.S.C. App. 4 §§401 to 408, 5 U.S.C. App. 4 §§ 501 to 505, 28 U.S.C. §§ 591 to 598, 5 U.S.C. § 49, 28 U.S.C. § 528, 529, 2 U.S.C. § 288, 288(a) to (1), 2 U.S.C. $118(a), 2 U.S.C. § 288 (m), 28 U.S.C. § 1365

ETHICS REFORM ACT OF 1989: 5 U.S.C. App. 4 §§ 110 to 111, 31 U.S.C. § 1353, 5 U.S.C. § 7353, 18 U.S.C. § 216, 2 U.S.C. § 72a-1g, 26 U.S.C. § 1043, 5 U.S.C. § 3393a, 10 U.S.C. § 1601, 5 U.S.C. App. 4 §§ 501 to 505, 2 U.S.C. SS 362 to 364, 2 U.S.C. § 29d

Public Law Number:

Pub. L. 101-194, Nov. 30, 1989

Synopsis:

This Act addresses abuses uncovered during the Watergate period.

EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY PRINTING AND BINDING: 44 U.S.C. §§ 1101 to 1123

Public Law Number:

Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968; Pub. L. 97-164, Apr. 2, 1982; Pub. L. 94-273, Apr. 21, 1976; Pub. L. 98-216, Feb. 14, 1984; Pub. L. 106-113, Nov. 29, 1998

Synopsis:

Chapter 11 describes the procedures and policies with which the Executive and Judiciary branches must comply when printing public documents. This chapter specifically addresses the printing of periodicals and annual reports.

FEDERAL ACTIVITIES INVENTORY REFORM ACT: 31 U.S.C. § 501 note.

Synopsis:

The FAIR Act provides a process for identifying the functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently Governmental functions. The Act also provides for the publication of lists of these functions in the Federal Register.

FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT: 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (1999)

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 92-463, October 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended by Pub. L. 94-409, §5(c), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 96-523, §2, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3040; Pub. L. 97375, title II, §201(c), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1822; Pub. L. 105-153, §1, Dec. 17, 1997,

111 Stat. 2688.

The FACA regulates the formation and operation of advisory committees by Federal

agencies in the Executive Branch.

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT: 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1346, 1402, 2401, 2402, 2411, 2412, 2671 to 2680

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

(FTCA) (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, Title IV, 60 Stat. 842)

This Act waives the sovereign immunity of the U.S. Government for specified torts, which allows claimants to bring suit for such torts.

GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT: 5 U.S.C. § 552b

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 94-409, Sept. 13, 1976; Pub. L. 104-66, Dec. 21, 1995

This Act provides that every meeting held by an agency will be open to public observation. Certain meetings are exempt from this requirement, such as those which would disclose information that must remain secret as established by an Executive Order or statute, meetings involving information that relates solely to internal practices of the agency or meetings which would disclose information that would violate personal privacy.

GOVERNMENT PAPERWORK ELIMINATION ACT: 44 U.S.C. § 3504 note.

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. No. 105-277, Div. C, Title XVII, §§ 1701 to 1710, Oct. 21, 1998

The GPEA directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop procedures for the use and acceptance of electronic signatures by Executive agencies. The Act also directs the OMB to develop procedures to permit private employers to store and file electronically with Executive agencies forms containing information pertaining to the employees of such employers.

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT: 31 U.S.C. § 1101 note, 31 U.S.C. § 1115 note

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. No. 103-62, Aug. 3, 1993

The GPRA provides for the establishment of strategic planning and performance measurement in the Federal Government. The Act requires Executive agency heads to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congress a strategic plan for performance goals of their agency's program activities.

HOBBY PROTECTION ACT: 15 U.S.C. §§ 2101 - 2106

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 93-167, Nov. 29, 1973

This Act prohibits the introduction into commerce of any imitation political or numismatic items that are not marked with the date of manufacture. The purpose of this Act is to protect the value of original political and numismatic items. The Federal Trade Commission, the agency responsible for enforcing this Act, has promulgated regulations which detail the marking requirements for these items.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT: 40 U.S.C. §§ 11101-11103, 11301 -11303, 11311-11318, 11331-11332, 11501-11502, 11521-11522, 11701-11704

Synopsis:

The ITMRA, now known as the Clinger-Cohen Act, requires the heads of Federal agencies to link information technology investments to agency accomplishments. The Clinger-Cohen Act also requires that agency heads establish a process to select, manage, and control their information technology investments.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: 44 U.S.C. §§ 3501 to 3520

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995

There are several purposes of this Act. They are to minimize paperwork for individuals, businesses, and the Government; minimize the cost to the Government of collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information; maximizing the usefulness of information collected by the Government; create Federal law on the collection and dissemination of information uniform; reduce fraud and waste, and to assure the privacy and confidentiality are preserved; including the requirements of the Privacy Act.

PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS: 5 U.S.C. § 5314

Public Law Number:

Pub. L. 104-293, Oct. 11, 1996; Pub. L. 108-447, Dec. 8, 2004

Synopsis:

This Act lists personnel, including the Archivist, to whom Level III of the Executive
Schedule applies.

PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS: 44 U.S.C. Chapter 19

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 96-620, Oct. 20, 1968; Pub. L. 92-368, Aug. 10, 1972; Pub. L. 95-261, April 17,

1978

This Act governs Government documents and their availability through depository library programs.

REGULATORY NEGOTIATION ACT: 5 U.S.C. § 561 et seq.

Public Law Number:

Synopsis:

Pub. L. 101-648, Nov. 29, 1990; Pub. L. 102-354, Aug. 26, 1992; Pub. L. 104-320, Oct. 19,

1996

This Act establishes a framework for negotiated rulemaking. Agencies may establish negotiated rulemaking committees to develop rules according to specific requirements set out in $565-568 of this Act.