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Title 31 — Money and Finance

Chapter 61 — Program Information

§ 6103. Access to computer information system

Statutory text

(a)

The Administrator shall maintain a computerized information system providing access to—

(1)

the information described in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), and (7) of section 6102(a) of this title; and

(2)

such portions or summaries, as the Administrator considers appropriate, of the information described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of such section.

(b)

To the greatest extent practicable, the Administrator shall provide for the widespread availability of the information by available computer terminals.

(c)

When the Administrator decides the efficiency of the information system under subsection (a) of this section requires it, the Administrator may make contracts with private organizations to obtain computer time-sharing services, including—

(1)

computer telecommunications networks;

(2)

computer software; and

(3)

associated services.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 97–258 · 96 Stat. 1002

    Enacted · 31 U.S.C. § 6103

    Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1002

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1002

  2. Pub. L. 98–169 § 3(d) · 97 Stat. 1113

    1. Amended · 31 U.S.C. § 6103(a)

      Pub. L. 98–169, § 3(d), amended subsec. (a) generally

    2. Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 6103(a)

      Pub. L. 98–169, § 3(d), substituting provisions requiring the Administrator to maintain a computerized information system providing access to the information described in section 6102(a)(1), (2), (5), (6), and (7) of this title and such portions or summaries, as the Administrator considers appropriate, of the information described in section 6102(a)(3), (4) of this title for provisions requiring the Director to maintain a computerized information system providing access to the information described in section 6102 of this title

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–169, § 3(d), amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting provisions requiring the Administrator to maintain a computerized information system providing access to the information described in section 6102(a)(1), (2), (5), (6), and (7) of this title and such portions or summaries, as the Administrator considers appropriate, of the information described in section 6102(a)(3), (4) of this title for provisions requiring the Director to maintain a computerized information system providing access to the information described in section 6102 of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Section 6103(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: “(a) The Administrator shall maintain a computerized information system providing access to— “(1) the information described in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), and (7) of section 6102(a) of this title; and “(2) such portions or summaries, as the Administrator considers appropriate, of the information described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of such section.”.

  3. Pub. L. 98–169 § 1(2) · 97 Stat. 1113

    Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 6103(a)

    Pub. L. 98–169, § 1(2), substituted “Director” for “Director of the Office of Management and Budget”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 98–169, § 1(2), substituted “Director” for “Director of the Office of Management and Budget”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by adding at the end of section 6101 the following new paragraphs: “(5) ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. “(6) ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of General Services.”; and

  4. Pub. L. 98–169 § 4 · 97 Stat. 1113

    Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 6103(b); 31 U.S.C. § 6103(c)

    Pub. L. 98–169, § 4, substituted “Administrator” for “Director” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 98–169, § 4, substituted “Administrator” for “Director” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. Section 6103 of title 31, United States Code (as amended by section 3(d) of this Act), and section 6104 of such title (as amended by section 3(e) of this Act) are amended by striking out “Director” each place it appears in such sections and inserting in lieu thereof “Administrator”.

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
610331:1704(a)–(c).Dec. 28, 1977, Pub. L. 95–220, § 5(a)–(c), 91 Stat. 1616.

In subsection (a), the words “establish and” are omitted as surplus. The word “information” is substituted for “data base” for consistency. The words “described in section 6102 of this title” are added for clarity.

In subsection (b), the words “contained in the data base” are omitted as unnecessary.

In subsection (c), the words “notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary” and “but not limited to” are omitted as unnecessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–169, § 3(d), amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting provisions requiring the Administrator to maintain a computerized information system providing access to the information described in section 6102(a)(1), (2), (5), (6), and (7) of this title and such portions or summaries, as the Administrator considers appropriate, of the information described in section 6102(a)(3), (4) of this title for provisions requiring the Director to maintain a computerized information system providing access to the information described in section 6102 of this title.

Pub. L. 98–169, § 1(2), substituted “Director” for “Director of the Office of Management and Budget”.

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 98–169, § 4, substituted “Administrator” for “Director” wherever appearing.

Credits

1982–1983 · 2 acts
  1. 1982Pub. L. 97–258, , 96 Stat. 1002
  2. 1983Pub. L. 98–169, §§ 1(2), 3(d), 4, , 97 Stat. 1113, 1114.
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(Pub. L. 97–258, , 96 Stat. 1002; Pub. L. 98–169, §§ 1(2), 3(d), 4, , 97 Stat. 1113, 1114.)

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