In order to reduce unnecessary, duplicative, or disruptive demands for information, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with State agencies and other appropriate agencies and organizations, shall continually review and evaluate all requests by the Administration for information under this chapter and take such action as may be necessary to reduce the paperwork required under this chapter. The Assistant Secretary shall request only such information as the Assistant Secretary deems essential to carry out the objectives and provisions of this chapter and, in gathering such information, shall make use of uniform service definitions to the extent that such definitions are available.
Pub. L. 89–73, title II, § 211Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 102(i)92 Stat. 1515 Pub. L. 97–115, § 2(e)(2)95 Stat. 1596 Pub. L. 98–459, title II, § 20898 Stat. 1771 Pub. L. 102–375, title I, § 102(b)(1)(A)106 Stat. 1200 Pub. L. 103–171107 Stat. 1988 (, formerly § 212, as added , , ; renumbered § 211, , , ; amended , , ; , (9)(A), title IX, § 904(a)(9), , , 1201, 1306; , §§ 2(6), 3(a)(13), , , 1990.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 211 of Pub. L. 89–73section 3020a of this titleA prior was renumbered section 210 and is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–1711993— substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing and “State agencies” for “State agencies,”.
Pub. L. 102–375, § 904(a)(9)1992—, substituted “objectives” for “purposes” in last sentence.
Pub. L. 102–375, § 102(b)(9)(A)section 3025(a)(1) of this title, struck out “designated under ” after “in consultation with State agencies”.
Pub. L. 102–375, § 102(b)(1)(A), substituted “Administration” for “Administration on Aging”.
Pub. L. 98–4591984— inserted provision requiring the Commissioner, in gathering information, to make use of uniform service definitions to the extent that such definitions are available.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–459section 803(a) of Pub. L. 98–459section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date
section 504 of Pub. L. 95–478section 3001 of this titleSection effective at close of , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under .