2016 US Code
Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 41 - Access to Federal Electronic Information
Sec. 4101 - Electronic directory; online access to publications; electronic storage facility

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Citation 44 U.S.C. § 4101 (2016)
Section Name §4101. Electronic directory; online access to publications; electronic storage facility
Section Text

(a) In General.—The Superintendent of Documents, under the direction of the Director of the Government Publishing Office, 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.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 103–40, §2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 112; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, §1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–235 substituted "Director of the Government Publishing Office" for "Public Printer" in introductory provisions.

STATUS REPORT

Pub. L. 103–40, §3, June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113, required the Public Printer to submit a report to Congress on the status of the directory, the system of access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in section 4101 of this title by June 30, 1994.

OPERATIONAL DEADLINE

Pub. L. 103–40, §4(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113, 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]."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 41 - ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
Sec. 4101 - Electronic directory; online access to publications; electronic storage facility
Contains section 4101
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 107 Stat. 112, 113
128 Stat. 2537
Public Law References Public Law 103-40, Public Law 113-235
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