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§7242 DEFINITIONS.

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 41— - ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTRONIC INFORMATION › § 7242

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the subtitle. Congressional leadership is the Speaker and the House majority and minority leaders, plus the Senate majority and minority leaders. A congressionally mandated report is a federal agency report that a law requires to be sent to either House of Congress or to any committee or subcommittee. It does not include reports required under part B of subtitle II of title 36, reports by inspectors general, or reports meant only for certain intelligence, armed services, appropriations, or foreign relations/affairs committees listed for each House. Director means the Director of the Government Publishing Office. Federal agency uses the definition in 40 U.S.C. 102 but excludes the Government Accountability Office and parts of the intelligence community. Intelligence community uses the definition in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). Reports online portal is the portal set up under section 7243(a).

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Title 44, §7242

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“In this subtitle:
“(1)The term ‘congressional leadership’ means the Speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
“(2)“(A)The term ‘congressionally mandated report’ means a report of a Federal agency that is required by statute to be submitted to either House of Congress or any committee of Congress or subcommittee thereof.
“(B)“(i)The term ‘congressionally mandated report’ does not include a report required under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code.
“(ii)The term ‘congressionally mandated report’ does not include a report by an office of an inspector general.
“(iii)The term ‘congressionally mandated report’ does not include a report that is required to be submitted to one or more of the following committees:
“(I)The Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
“(II)The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, or the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
“(3)The term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Government Publishing Office.
“(4)The term ‘Federal agency’ has the meaning given the term ‘federal agency’ under section 102 of title 40, United States Code, but does not include the Government Accountability Office or an element of the intelligence community.
“(5)The term ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
“(6)The term ‘reports online portal’ means the online portal established under section 5243(a) [7243(a)].

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44 U.S.C. § 7242

Title 44Public Printing and Documents

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73