114 STAT. 354 PUBLIC LAW 106-222^JUNE 20, 2000 (B) develop common Internet user-interface locations and applications to consolidate the agencies' news, information, and program materials. Deadline. (d) PROGRESS REPORTS. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the progress made toward implementing the Internet-based system required under this section. 7 USC 7032. SEC. 3. ACCESSING INFORMATION AND FILING OVER THE INTERNET. Deadline. (a) IN GENERAL. — Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall expand implementation of the Internet-based system established under section 2 by enabling agricultural producers to access and file all forms and, at the option of the Secretary, selected records and information of the agencies of the Department specified in section 2(b). (b) IMPLEMENTATION. —In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that an agricultural producer is able— (1) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all forms required by agencies of the Department specified in section 2(b); (2) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all documentation required by agencies of the Depsirtment specified in section 2(b) and determined appropriate by the Secretary; and (3) to access information of the Department concerning farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and other similsir production agriculture information that is readily available to the public in paper form. 7 USC 7033. SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF AGENCY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDS. (a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.— From funds made available for agencies of the Department specified in section 2(b) for information technology or information resource management, the Secretary shall reserve from those agencies' applicable accounts a total amount equgJ to not more than the following: (1) For fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000. (2) For each subsequent fiscal year, $2,000,000. Notification. (b) TiME FOR RESERVATION. — The Secretary shall notify Congress of the amount to be reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year not later than December 1 of that fiscal year. (c) USE OF FUNDS.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT. — Funds reserved under subsection (a) shall be used to establish the Internet-based system required under section 2 and to expand the system as required by section 3. (2) MAINTENANCE. — Once the system is established and operational, reserved amounts shall be used for maintenance and improvement of the system. (d) RETURN OF B\JNDS.— Funds reserved under subsection (a) and unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall be returned to the agency from which the funds were reserved, to remain available until expended.
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