§ 4101. — Electronic directory; online access to publications; electronic storage facility.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC4101]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 41--ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
Sec. 4101. Electronic directory; online access to publications;
electronic storage facility
(a) In General.--The Superintendent of Documents, under the
direction of the Public Printer, 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.
(Added Pub. L. 103-40, Sec. 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 112.)
Status Report
Section 3 of Pub. L. 103-40 provided that: ``Not later than June 30,
1994, the Public Printer shall submit to the Congress a report on the
status of 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).''
Operational Deadline
Section 4(a) of Pub. L. 103-40 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].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4102, 4103 of this title;
title 40 sections 11702, 11703.
