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44 U.S.C. § 3501

Purposes

United States · Title 44 — PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS · Status: effective

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44 U.S.C. § 3501, Purposes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486982
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The purposes of this subchapter are to— ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information by or for the Federal Government is consistent with applicable laws, including laws relating to—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 104-13(S. 244)1995-05-22
    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
    House: 423–0Senate: 99–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-398(H.R. 4205)2000-10-30
    Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
    House: 382–31Senate: 90–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-217(H.R. 2068)2002-08-21
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, "Public Buildings, Property, and Works".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally