110 STAT. 3054
PUBLIC LAW 104-231—OCT. 2, 1996
develop reporting and performance guidelines in connection with
reports required by this subsection by October 1, 1997, and may
establish additional requirements for such reports as the Attorney
General determines may be useful.
Lists.
"(5) The Attorney General of the United States shall submit
an annual report on or before April 1 of each calendar year which
shall include for the prior calendar year a listing of the number
of cases arising under this section, the exemption involved in each
case, the disposition of such case, and the cost, fees, and penalties
assessed under subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) of subsection (a)(4).
Such report shall also include a description of the efforts undertaken
by the Department of Justice to encourage agency compliance with
this section.".
SEC. 11. REFERENCE MATERIALS AND GUIDES.
Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding after subsection (f) the following new subsection:
"(g) The head of each agency shall prepare and make publicly
available upon request, reference material or a guide for requesting
records or information from the agency, subject to the exemptions
in subsection (b), including—
"(1) an index of all major information systems of the agency;
"(2) a description of major information and record locator
systems maintained by the agency; and
"(3) a handbook for obtaining various types and categories
of public information from the agency pursuant to chapter
35 of title 44, and under this section.".
5 USC 552 note.
SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in subsection (b), this
Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) PROVISIONS EFFECTIVE ON ENACTMENT.— Sections 7 and
8 shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Approved October 2, 1996.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3802 (S. 1090):
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-795 (Comm. on Government Reform and Oversight).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-272 accompanying S. 1090 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol 142 (1996):
Sept. 17, considered and passed House.
Sept. 18, considered and passed Senate.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 32 (1996):
Oct. 2, Presidential statement.
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