44 U.S.C. § 4102 — Fees

Page 223 TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS § 4104 of access referred to in subsection (a)(2) informa- tion that is under the control of the department or agency involved. (c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sec- tion, the Superintendent of Documents shall consult— (1) users of the directory and the system of access provided for under subsection (a); and (2) other providers of similar information services. The purpose of such consultation shall be to as- sess the quality and value of the directory and the system, in light of user needs. (Added Pub. L. 103–40, § 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 112; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–235 substituted ‘‘Direc- tor of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public Printer’’ in introductory provisions. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries STATUS REPORT Pub. L. 103–40, § 3, June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113, required the Public Printer to submit a report to Congress on the status of the directory, the system of access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in section 4101 of this title by June 30, 1994. OPERATIONAL DEADLINE Pub. L. 103–40, § 4(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113, pro- vided that: ‘‘The directory, the system of access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in section 4101 of title 44, United States Code, as added by section 2(a), shall be operational not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [June 8, 1993].’’ § 4102. Fees (a) IN GENERAL.—The Superintendent of Docu- ments, under the direction of the Director of the Government Publishing Office, may charge rea- sonable fees for use of the directory and the sys- tem of access provided for under section 4101, ex- cept that use of the directory and the system shall be made available to depository libraries without charge. The fees received shall be treat- ed in the same manner as moneys received from sale of documents under section 1702 of this title. (b) COST RECOVERY.—The fees charged under this section shall be set so as to recover the in- cremental cost of dissemination of the informa- tion involved, with the cost to be computed without regard to section 1708 of this title. (Added Pub. L. 103–40, § 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–235 substituted ‘‘Direc- tor of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public Printer’’. § 4103. Biennial report Not later than December 31 of each odd-num- bered year, the Director of the Government Pub- lishing Office shall submit to the Congress, with respect to the two preceding fiscal years, a re- port on the directory, the system of access, and the electronic storage facility referred to in sec- tion 4101(a). The report shall include a descrip- tion of the functions involved, including a state- ment of cost savings in comparison with tradi- tional forms of information distribution. (Added Pub. L. 103–40, § 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(c)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted ‘‘Director of the Government Publishing Office’’ for ‘‘Public Printer’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FIRST BIENNIAL REPORT Pub. L. 103–40, § 4(b), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 114, pro- vided that: ‘‘The first report referred to in section 4103 of title 44, United States Code, as added by section 2(a), shall be submitted not later than December 31, 1995.’’ § 4104. Definition As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘Federal electronic information’’ means Federal public information stored electronically. (Added Pub. L. 103–40, § 2(a), June 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 113.)