§ 3505. — Assignment of tasks and deadlines.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC3505]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
Sec. 3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines
(a) In carrying out the functions under this subchapter, the
Director shall--
(1) in consultation with agency heads, set an annual
Governmentwide goal for the reduction of information collection
burdens by at least 10 percent during each of fiscal years 1996 and
1997 and 5 percent during each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and
2001, and set annual agency goals to--
(A) reduce information collection burdens imposed on the
public that--
(i) represent the maximum practicable opportunity in
each agency; and
(ii) are consistent with improving agency management of
the process for the review of collections of information
established under section 3506(c); and
(B) improve information resources management in ways that
increase the productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of
Federal programs, including service delivery to the public;
(2) with selected agencies and non-Federal entities on a
voluntary basis, conduct pilot projects to test alternative
policies, practices, regulations, and procedures to fulfill the
purposes of this subchapter, particularly with regard to minimizing
the Federal information collection burden; and
(3) in consultation with the Administrator of General Services,
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
the Archivist of the United States, and the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management, develop and maintain a Governmentwide
strategic plan for information resources management, that shall
include--
(A) a description of the objectives and the means by which
the Federal Government shall apply information resources to
improve agency and program performance;
(B) plans for--
(i) reducing information burdens on the public,
including reducing such burdens through the elimination of
duplication and meeting shared data needs with shared
resources;
(ii) enhancing public access to and dissemination of,
information, using electronic and other formats; and
(iii) meeting the information technology needs of the
Federal Government in accordance with the purposes of this
subchapter; and
(C) a description of progress in applying information
resources management to improve agency performance and the
accomplishment of missions.
(b) For purposes of any pilot project conducted under subsection
(a)(2), the Director may, after consultation with the agency head, waive
the application of any administrative directive issued by an agency with
which the project is conducted, including any directive requiring a
collection of information, after giving timely notice to the public and
the Congress regarding the need for such waiver.
(c) \1\ Inventory of Major Information Systems.--(1) The head of
each agency shall develop and maintain an inventory of major information
systems (including major national security systems) operated by or under
the control of such agency.
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\1\ So in original. Two subsecs. (c) have been enacted.
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(2) The identification of information systems in an inventory under
this subsection shall include an identification of the interfaces
between each such system and all other systems or networks, including
those not operated by or under the control of the agency.
(3) Such inventory shall be--
(A) updated at least annually;
(B) made available to the Comptroller General; and
(C) used to support information resources management,
including--
(i) preparation and maintenance of the inventory of
information resources under section 3506(b)(4);
(ii) information technology planning, budgeting,
acquisition, and management under section 3506(h), subtitle III
of title 40, and related laws and guidance;
(iii) monitoring, testing, and evaluation of information
security controls under subchapter II;
(iv) preparation of the index of major information systems
required under section 552(g) of title 5, United States Code;
and
(v) preparation of information system inventories required
for records management under chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33.
(4) The Director shall issue guidance for and oversee the
implementation of the requirements of this subsection.
(c) \1\ Inventory of Information Systems.--(1) The head of each
agency shall develop and maintain an inventory of the information
systems (including national security systems) operated by or under the
control of such agency;
(2) The identification of information systems in an inventory under
this subsection shall include an identification of the interfaces
between each such system and all other systems or networks, including
those not operated by or under the control of the agency;
(3) Such inventory shall be--
(A) updated at least annually;
(B) made available to the Comptroller General; and
(C) used to support information resources management,
including--
(i) preparation and maintenance of the inventory of
information resources under section 3506(b)(4);
(ii) information technology planning, budgeting,
acquisition, and management under section 3506(h), subtitle III
of title 40, and related laws and guidance;
(iii) monitoring, testing, and evaluation of information
security controls under subchapter II;
(iv) preparation of the index of major information systems
required under section 552(g) of title 5, United States Code;
and
(v) preparation of information system inventories required
for records management under chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33.
(4) The Director shall issue guidance for and oversee the
implementation of the requirements of this subsection.
(Added Pub. L. 104-13, Sec. 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 170; amended Pub.
L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1064(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114
Stat. 1654, 1654A-275; Pub. L. 107-296, title X, Sec. 1005(c)(2), Nov.
25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2272; Pub. L. 107-347, title III, Sec. 305(c)(2),
Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2961.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3505, added Pub. L. 96-511, Sec. 2(a), Dec. 11,
1980, 94 Stat. 2818; amended Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(m) [title VIII,
Sec. 815], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-308, 1783-337, and Pub. L. 99-
591, Sec. 101(m) [title VIII, Sec. 815], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-
308, 3341-337, related to assignment of tasks and deadlines prior to the
general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104-13.
Another prior section 3505, Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat.
1303, prohibited independent collection by an agency, prior to the
general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 96-511. See section 3509 of
this title.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-347, added subsec. (c) relating to
inventory of major information systems.
Pub. L. 107-296 added subsec. (c) relating to inventory of
information systems.
2000--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-398 substituted ``subchapter'' for
``chapter'' in introductory provisions and pars. (2) and (3)(B)(iii).
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002,
see section 4 of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-398 effective 30 days after Oct. 30, 2000,
see section 1 [[div. A], title X, Sec. 1065] of Pub. L. 106-398, set out
as an Effective Date note under section 3531 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3514, 3534, 3544 of this
title.
