H.R. 4382: To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-04-02 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-04-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.

Plain summary

Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]). Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce, the Archivist of the United States, the Comptroller General (GAO), and the Commissioner of Social Security to consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine if any NTIS function is critical to the U.S. economy; (2) the Comptroller General to determine which of any such critical functions are not being carried out by any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government; and (3) the Secretary of Commerce, prior to the effective date of this Act, to submit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance a written certification that all NTIS operations have been terminated.

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Official text

To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · 12 cosponsors

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Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), James Lankford (R-OK), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Steve Scalise (R-LA)

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Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4382.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4382 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113