§ 4101. Electronic directory; online access to publications; electronic storage facility

• (a) The Superintendent of Documents, under the direction of the Director of the Government Publishing Office, shall—
  • (1) maintain an electronic directory of Federal electronic information;
  • (2) provide a system of online access to the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, and, as determined by the Superintendent of Documents, other appropriate publications distributed by the Superintendent of Documents; and
  • (3) operate an electronic storage facility for Federal electronic information to which online access is made available under paragraph (2).
• (b) To the extent practicable, the Superintendent of Documents shall accommodate any request by the head of a department or agency to include in the system of access referred to in subsection (a)(2) information that is under the control of the department or agency involved.
• (c) In carrying out this section, the Superintendent of Documents shall consult—
  • (1) users of the directory and the system of access provided for under subsection (a); and
  • (2) other providers of similar information services.