2 U.S.C. § 181: Program for exchange of…

Summary

A program was set up on September 16, 1996 to share as much information as possible among legislative branch agencies to help with long-term information technology planning and evaluation. The House Committee on Oversight and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration are asked to decide how the program will work and to oversee it. The listed legislative offices and agencies must take part and must report each year about their participation in their budget submissions to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. Offices and agencies covered: office of the Clerk of the House; office of the Secretary of the Senate; Architect of the Capitol; Government Accountability Office; Government Publishing Office; Library of Congress; Congressional Research Service; Congressional Budget Office; Chief Administrative Officer of the House; Sergeant at Arms of the Senate. Technology means computers, software, computer systems and services for handling information, and telecommunications equipment for voice, data, or images.

Title 2, §181

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(a)On September 16, 1996, there shall be established a program for providing the widest possible exchange of information among legislative branch agencies with the long-range goal of improving information technology planning and evaluation. The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate are requested to determine the structure and operation of this program and to provide appropriate oversight. All of the appropriate offices and agencies of the legislative branch as defined below shall participate in this program for information exchange, and shall report annually on the extent and nature of their participation in their budget submissions to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

(b)As used in this section—

(1)the term “offices and agencies of the legislative branch” means, the office of the Clerk of the House, the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, the Library of Congress, the Congressional Research Service, the Congressional Budget Office, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate; and

(2)the term “technology” refers to any form of computer hardware and software; computer-based systems, services, and support for the creation, processing, exchange, and delivery of information; and telecommunications systems, and the associated hardware and software, that provide for voice, data, or image communication.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. “Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsec. (b)(1) on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

§181 Program for Exchange of Information Among Legislative Branch Agencies