HR 5824 · 102th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Improvement of Information Access Act of 1992
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture.(1992-08-21)
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Improvement of Information Access Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to require each executive and military department and independent establishment to prepare and make available to the public upon request a report which describes its information dissemination policies and practices. Requires each such entity to publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of such report and of a period for public comments regarding its information dissemination policies and practices. Requires the entity to provide an opportunity for dialogue between responsible agency officials and interested members of the public regarding both proposed and existing policies, procedures, and mechanisms and disseminating information under this Act. Specifies the actions an agency must take before discontinuing an information product or service. Requires agencies to: (1) disseminate information in diverse modes and through appropriate outlets that will reinforce statutory requirements for depository distribution with resources that will permit and broaden public access to Government information; (2) disseminate information in a manner that ensures the timeliness, usefulness, and reliability of the in…
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