2016 US Code
Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 35 - Coordination of Federal Information Policy
Subchapter I - Federal Information Policy
Sec. 3511 - Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator Service
| 44 U.S.C. § 3511 (2016) |
| §3511. Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator Service |
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(a) In order to assist agencies and the public in locating information and to promote information sharing and equitable access by the public, the Director shall— (1) cause to be established and maintained a distributed agency-based electronic Government Information Locator Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Service"), which shall identify the major information systems, holdings, and dissemination products of each agency; (2) require each agency to establish and maintain an agency information locator service as a component of, and to support the establishment and operation of the Service; (3) in cooperation with the Archivist of the United States, the Administrator of General Services, the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and the Librarian of Congress, establish an interagency committee to advise the Secretary of Commerce on the development of technical standards for the Service to ensure compatibility, promote information sharing, and uniform access by the public; (4) consider public access and other user needs in the establishment and operation of the Service; (5) ensure the security and integrity of the Service, including measures to ensure that only information which is intended to be disclosed to the public is disclosed through the Service; and (6) periodically review the development and effectiveness of the Service and make recommendations for improvement, including other mechanisms for improving public access to Federal agency public information. (b) This section shall not apply to operational files as defined by the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act (50 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).1 |
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(Added Pub. L. 104–13, §2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 180; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, §1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Central Intelligence Agency Information Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 98–477, Oct. 15, 1984, 98 Stat. 2209, which was formerly classified principally to subchapter V (§431 et seq.) of chapter 15 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification in Title 50, and is now classified principally to subchapter V (§3141 et seq.) of chapter 44 of Title 50. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 3511, added Pub. L. 96–511, §2(a), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2822; amended Pub. L. 99–500, §101(m) [title VIII, §818], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–308, 1783–339, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(m) [title VIII, §818], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–308, 3341–339, related to establishment and operation of a Federal Information Locator System prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–13. Another prior section 3511, Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305, provided for penalty for failure to furnish information, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 96–511. AMENDMENTS2014—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 113–235 substituted "Director of the Government Publishing Office" for "Public Printer". |
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1 See References in Text note below. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS |
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| Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS CHAPTER 35 - COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY SUBCHAPTER I - FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY Sec. 3511 - Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator Service |
| section 3511 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 82 Stat. 1305 94 Stat. 2822 98 Stat. 2209 100 Stat. 1783-308, 3341-308 109 Stat. 180 128 Stat. 2537 |
| Public Law 90-620, Public Law 96-511, Public Law 98-477, Public Law 99-500, Public Law 99-591, Public Law 104-13, Public Law 113-235 |
