Paperwork Elimination Act of 1997

Summary

Paperwork Elimination Act of 1997 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) provide direction and oversee the use of information technology, including alternative information technologies to substitute for paper; (2) specifically promote the optional use of electronic information technology as such an alternative; and (3) provide within a required information resources strategic management plan a description of progress in providing for the use of electronic information as a substitute for paper. Requires each Federal agency to: (1) ensure that each information collection provides for the optional use of electronic maintenance, submission, or disclosure of information; (2) use alternative information technologies to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency efficiency, and responsiveness to the public; and (3) publish a description of how respondents may electronically maintain the information to be collected. Requires the Director to report to the Congress on the extent to which Federal agencies reduced the collection of information burden on small businesses and other persons through the use of electronic maintenance, submission, or disclosure of information as a substitute for paper maintenance, submission, or disclosure.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

9 official files

• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 17 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 17 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 13 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 13 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 6 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 6 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 February 1997

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.