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§7242 Definitions.

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

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Defines key words used in this subtitle. Congressional leadership means the Speaker and the House majority and minority leaders, and the Senate majority and minority leaders. A "congressionally mandated report" is a federal agency report that 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 an inspector general, or reports sent only to certain House or Senate intelligence, armed services, appropriations, or foreign relations committees. "Director" means the Director of the Government Publishing Office. "Federal agency" uses the meaning in section 102 of title 40 but excludes the Government Accountability Office and elements 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" means the online 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

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Apr 5, 2026

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