fectiveness of Federal procurement, acquisition and payment, and to reduce information collection burdens on the public; (3) minimize the Federal information collection burden, with particular emphasis on those individuals and entities most adversely affected; (4) maximize the practical utility of and public benefit from information collected by or for the Federal Government; (5) establish and oversee standards and guidelines by which agencies are to estimate the burden to comply with a proposed collection of information; (6) publish in the Federal Register and make available on the Internet (in consultation with the Small Business Administration) on an annual basis a list of the compliance assistance resources available to small businesses, with the first such publication occurring not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. (d) With respect to information dissemination, the Director shall develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines to (1) apply to Federal agency dissemination of public information, regardless of the form or format in which such information is disseminated; and (2) promote public access to public information and fulfill the purposes of this subchapter, including through the effective use of information technology. (e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, the Director shall (1) coordinate the activities of the Federal statistical system to ensure (A) the efficiency and effectiveness of the system; and (B) the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, and confidentiality of information collected for statistical pur poses; (2) ensure that budget proposals of agencies are consistent with system-wide priorities for maintaining and improving the quality of Federal statistics and prepare an annual report on statistical program funding; (3) develop and oversee the implementation of Governmentwide policies, principles, standards, and guidelines concerning― tion; (Ă) statistical collection procedures and methods; (C) statistical information presentation and dissemina (D) timely release of statistical data; and (E) such statistical data sources as may be required for the administration of Federal programs; (4) evaluate statistical program performance and agency compliance with Governmentwide policies, principles, standards and guidelines; (5) promote the sharing of information collected for statistical purposes consistent with privacy rights and confidentiality pledges; (6) coordinate the participation of the United States in international statistical activities, including the development of comparable statistics; (7) appoint a chief statistician who is a trained and experienced professional statistician to carry out the functions described under this subsection; (8) establish an Interagency Council on Statistical Policy to advise and assist the Director in carrying out the functions under this subsection that shall (A) be headed by the chief statistician; and (B) consist of and (i) the heads of the major statistical programs; (ii) representatives of other statistical agencies under rotating membership; and (9) provide opportunities for training in statistical policy functions to employees of the Federal Government under which (A) each trainee shall be selected at the discretion of the Director based on agency requests and shall serve under the chief statistician for at least 6 months and not more than 1 year; and (B) all costs of the training shall be paid by the agency requesting training. (f) With respect to records management, the Director shall- (2) review compliance by agencies with (A) the requirements of chapters 29, 31, and 33 of this title; and (B) regulations promulgated by the Archivist of the United States and the Administrator of General Services; and (3) oversee the application of records management policies, principles, standards, and guidelines, including requirements for archiving information maintained in electronic format, in the planning and design of information systems. (g) With respect to privacy and security, the Director shall (1) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines on privacy, confidentiality, security, disclosure and sharing of information collected or maintained by or for agencies; and 1 (2) oversee and coordinate compliance with sections 552 and 552a of title 5, sections 20 and 21 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3 and 278g 1 A second "and" at the end of subsection (g)(1) was added by section 1005(c)(1)(A) of Public Law 107-296 (116 Stat. 2272) and was omitted to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 4), section 11331 of title 40 and subchapter II of this title, and related information management laws. and 1 (h) With respect to Federal information technology, the Director shall (1) in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator of General Services (A) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines for information technology functions and activities of the Federal Government, including periodic evaluations of major information systems; and (B) oversee the development and implementation of standards under section 11331 of title 40; (2) monitor the effectiveness of, and compliance with, directives issued under subtitle III of title 40 and directives issued under section 322 of title 40; (3) coordinate the development and review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of policy associated with Federal procurement and acquisition of information technology with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; (4) ensure, through the review of agency budget proposals, information resources management plans and other means— (A) agency integration of information resources management plans, program plans and budgets for acquisition and use of information technology; and (B) the efficiency and effectiveness of inter-agency information technology initiatives to improve agency performance and the accomplishment of agency missions; and (5) promote the use of information technology by the Federal Government to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs, including through dissemination of public information and the reduction of information collection burdens on the public. § 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 1 So in law. Section 1005(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296; 116 Stat. 2272) amended this paragraph by "striking the semicolon and inserting a period". Should probably have stricken "; 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) 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. § 3506. Federal agency responsibilities (a)(1) The head of each agency shall be responsible for (A) carrying out the agency's information resources management activities to improve agency productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness; and (B) complying with the requirements of this subchapter and related policies established by the Director. (2)(A) Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the head of each agency shall designate a Chief Information Officer who shall report directly to such agency head to carry out the responsibilities of the agency under this subchapter. (B) The Secretary of the Department of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may each designate Chief Information Officers who shall report directly to such Secretary to carry out the responsibilities of the department under this subchapter. If more than one Chief Information Officer is designated, the respective duties of the Chief Information Officers shall be clearly delineated. (3) The Chief Information Officer designated under paragraph (2) shall head an office responsible for ensuring agency compliance with and prompt, efficient, and effective implementation of the information policies and information resources management responsibilities established under this subchapter, including the reduction of information collection burdens on the public. The Chief Information Officer and employees of such office shall be selected with special attention to the professional qualifications required to administer the functions described under this subchapter. (4) Each agency program official shall be responsible and accountable for information resources assigned to and supporting the programs under such official. In consultation with the Chief Information Officer designated under paragraph (2) and the agency Chief Financial Officer (or comparable official), each agency program official shall define program information needs and develop strategies, systems, and capabilities to meet those needs. (b) With respect to general information resources management, each agency shall (1) manage information resources to— lic; (A) reduce information collection burdens on the pub (B) increase program efficiency and effectiveness; and |