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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-511—DEC. 11, 1980

94 STAT. 2825

of Commerce, or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. "(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as increasing or decreasing the authority of the President, the Office of Management and Budget or the Director thereof, under the laws of the United States, with respect to the substantive policies and programs of departments, agencies and offices, including the substantive authority of any Federal agency to enforce the civil rights laws. "§ 3519. Access to information ^^ use 3519 "Under the conditions and procedures prescribed in section 313 of the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, as amended, the Director and ^"^^' P ^12. personnel in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall furnish such information as the Comptroller General may require for the discharge of his responsibilities. For this purpose, the Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall have access to all books, documents, papers and records of the Office. "§ 3520. Authorization of appropriations 44 USC 3520. "There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and for no other purpose, sums— "(1) not to exceed $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; "(2) not to exceed $8,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982; and "(3) not to exceed $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983." (b) The item relating to chapter 35 in the table of chapters for such title is amended to read as follows: "35. Coordination of Federal Information Policy.".

(c)(1) Section 2904(10) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(10) report to the appropriate oversight and appropriations committees of the Congress and to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget annually and at such other times as the Administrator deems desirable (A) on the results of activities conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (9) of this section, (B) on evaluations of responses by Federal agencies to any recommendations resulting from inspections or studies conducted under paragraphs (8) and (9) of this section, and (C) to the extent practicable, estimates of costs to the Federal Government resulting from the failure of agencies to implement such recommendations." (2) Section 2905 of such title is amended by redesignating the text thereof as subsection (a) and by adding at the end of such section the following new subsection: "(b) The Administrator of General Services shall assist the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in conducting studies and developing standards relating to record retention requirements imposed on the public and on State and local governments by Federal agencies.". SEC. 3. (a) The President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall delegate to the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs all functions, authority, and responsibility under section 103 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 18b). (b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall delegate to the Administrator for the Office of Information and

44 USC 2904.

44 USC 2905. Studies.

44 USC 3503 note.