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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

In plain terms. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and established central review of federal information-collection requests. It launched the federal information-resources managem…

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In plain terms. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 created the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and established central review of federal information-collection requests. It launched the federal information-resources management framework that successor statutes—including the 1995 PRA and FISMA—built upon.

Citation. Pub. L. 96-511 (Dec. 11, 1980); 44 U.S.C. ch. 35 (original).