HR 6576 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Reducing Information Control Designations Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2008-07-31)
Plain Language Summary
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Reducing Information Control Designations Act - Requires each federal agency to reduce and minimize its use of information control designations on information that is not classified. Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of such designations, including : (1) standards for utilizing such designations in a manner that is narrowly tailored to maximize public access to information; (2) procedures for identifying, marking, dating, and tracking information assigned to the designations; and (3) penalties for employees and contractors who repeatedly fail to comply. Requires each federal agency head to implement the regulations promulgated by the Archivist in a manner that ensures that: (1) information can be shared within the agency, with other agencies, and with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, the private sector, and the public; (2) the number of agency employees and contractors with authority to utilize such designations is limited; and (3) designations may be placed only on the portion of information that requires control. Requires each federal agency's Inspector General to randomly audit unclassified information with …
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 6576, Reducing Information Control Designations Act
Jul 29, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 23, 2008</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 6576, Reducing Information Control Designations Act
Jul 29, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 23, 2008
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office