44 U.S.C. § 3502
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United States · Title 44 — PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS · Status: effective
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- 44 U.S.C. § 3502, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486983
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As used in this subchapter—
the term “agency” means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include—
the term “burden” means time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or provide information to or for a Federal agency, including the resources expended for—
the term “collection of information”—
means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties or the public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, regardless of form or format, calling for either—
the term “recordkeeping requirement” means a requirement imposed by or for an agency on persons to maintain specified records, including a requirement to—
the term “open Government data asset” means a public data asset that is—
the term “open license” means a legal guarantee that a data asset is made available—
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.
- Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
- Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
- 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
- GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004House: 382–43Senate: no recorded tally
- Postal Accountability and Enhancement ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
- Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018House: 356–17Senate: no recorded tally