§ 3520. — Authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC3520]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY
Sec. 3520. Establishment of task force on information collection
and dissemination
(a) There is established a task force to study the feasibility of
streamlining requirements with respect to small business concerns
regarding collection of information and strengthening dissemination of
information (in this section referred to as the ``task force'').
(b)(1) The Director shall determine--
(A) subject to the minimum requirements under paragraph (2), the
number of representatives to be designated under each subparagraph
of that paragraph; and
(B) the agencies to be represented under paragraph (2)(K).
(2) After all determinations are made under paragraph (1), the
members of the task force shall be designated by the head of each
applicable department or agency, and include--
(A) 1 representative of the Director, who shall convene and
chair the task force;
(B) not less than 2 representatives of the Department of Labor,
including 1 representative of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and 1
representative of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(C) not less than 1 representative of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
(D) not less than 1 representative of the Department of
Transportation;
(E) not less than 1 representative of the Office of Advocacy of
the Small Business Administration;
(F) not less than 1 representative of the Internal Revenue
Service;
(G) not less than 2 representatives of the Department of Health
and Human Services, including 1 representative of the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services;
(H) not less than 1 representative of the Department of
Agriculture;
(I) not less than 1 representative of the Department of the
Interior;
(J) not less than 1 representative of the General Services
Administration; and
(K) not less than 1 representative of each of 2 agencies not
represented by representatives described under subparagraphs (A)
through (J).
(c) The task force shall--
(1) identify ways to integrate the collection of information
across Federal agencies and programs and examine the feasibility and
desirability of requiring each agency to consolidate requirements
regarding collections of information with respect to small business
concerns within and across agencies, without negatively impacting
the effectiveness of underlying laws and regulations regarding such
collections of information, in order that each small business
concern may submit all information required by the agency--
(A) to 1 point of contact in the agency;
(B) in a single format, such as a single electronic
reporting system, with respect to the agency; and
(C) with synchronized reporting for information submissions
having the same frequency, such as synchronized quarterly,
semiannual, and annual reporting dates;
(2) examine the feasibility and benefits to small businesses of
publishing a list by the Director of the collections of information
applicable to small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), organized--
(A) by North American Industry Classification System code;
(B) by industrial sector description; or
(C) in another manner by which small business concerns can
more easily identify requirements with which those small
business concerns are expected to comply;
(3) examine the savings, including cost savings, and develop
recommendations for implementing--
(A) systems for electronic submissions of information to the
Federal Government; and
(B) interactive reporting systems, including components that
provide immediate feedback to assure that data being submitted--
(i) meet requirements of format; and
(ii) are within the range of acceptable options for each
data field;
(4) make recommendations to improve the electronic dissemination
of information collected under Federal requirements;
(5) recommend a plan for the development of an interactive
Governmentwide system, available through the Internet, to allow each
small business to--
(A) better understand which Federal requirements regarding
collection of information (and, when possible, which other
Federal regulatory requirements) apply to that particular
business; and
(B) more easily comply with those Federal requirements; and
(6) in carrying out this section, consider opportunities for the
coordination--
(A) of Federal and State reporting requirements; and
(B) among the points of contact described under section
3506(i), such as to enable agencies to provide small business
concerns with contacts for information collection requirements
for other agencies.
(d) The task force shall--
(1) by publication in the Federal Register, provide notice and
an opportunity for public comment on each report in draft form; and
(2) make provision in each report for the inclusion of--
(A) any additional or dissenting views of task force
members; and
(B) a summary of significant public comments.
(e) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the task force shall submit a
report of its findings under subsection (c) (1), (2), and (3) to--
(1) the Director;
(2) the chairpersons and ranking minority members of--
(A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement
Ombudsman designated under section 30(b) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 657(b)).
(f) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the task force shall submit a
report of its findings under subsection (c) (4) and (5) to--
(1) the Director;
(2) the chairpersons and ranking minority members of--
(A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Government Reform and the Committee on
Small Business of the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement
Ombudsman designated under section 30(b) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 657(b)).
(g) The task force shall terminate after completion of its work.
(h) In this section, the term ``small business concern'' has the
meaning given under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
(Added Pub. L. 107-198, Sec. 3(a)(2), June 28, 2002, 116 Stat. 730.)
References in Text
The date of enactment of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, referred to in subsecs. (e) and (f), is the date of enactment of
Pub. L. 107-198, which was approved June 28, 2002.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3520 was renumbered section 3521 of this title.
Another prior section 3520, added Pub. L. 96-511, Sec. 2(a), Dec.
11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2825; amended Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(m) [title
VIII, Sec. 820], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-308, 1783-340, and Pub.
L. 99-591, Sec. 101(m) [title VIII, Sec. 820], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat.
3341-308, 3341-340, related to authorization of appropriations prior to
the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104-13.
