US Code

Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

44 U.S.C. § 3503

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

(a)
There is established in the Office of Management and Budget an office to be known as the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
(b)
There shall be at the head of the Office an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall delegate to the Administrator the authority to administer all functions under this subchapter, except that any such delegation shall not relieve the Director of responsibility for the administration of such functions. The Administrator shall serve as principal adviser to the Director on Federal information resources management policy.

Pub. L. 104–13, § 2109 Stat. 166 Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654 (Added , , ; amended , title X, § 1064(b)], , , 1654A–275.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 96–511, § 2(a)94 Stat. 2814 Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(m) [title VIII, § 813(a)]100 Stat. 1783–308 Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(m) [title VIII, § 813(a)]100 Stat. 3341–308 Pub. L. 104–13A prior section 3503, added , , ; amended , , , 1783–336, and , , , 3341–336, related to the establishment of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Pub. L. 90–62082 Stat. 1303 Pub. L. 96–511section 3504 of this titleAnother prior section 3503, , , , prescribed duties of Director of Bureau of the Budget, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by . See .

Amendments

Pub. L. 106–3982000—Subsec. (b). substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–398Pub. L. 106–398114 Stat. 1654 section 3531 of this titleAmendment by effective 30 days after , see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1065] of , , , formerly set out as an Effective Date note under former .

Effective Date

section 4(a) of Pub. L. 104–13section 3501 of this titleSection effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .

Delegation of Other Functions to Administrator

Pub. L. 96–511, § 394 Stat. 2825 Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b)96 Stat. 1083 Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(m) [title VIII, § 821(b)(3)]100 Stat. 1783–308 Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(m) [title VIII, § 821(b)(3)]100 Stat. 3341–308

“[(a)
Repealed]
“(b)
section 552a of title 5section 305 of Title 4784 Stat. 2083 40 U.S.C. 32240 U.S.C. 759 The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall delegate to the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs all functions, authority, and responsibility of the Director under , United States Code, under Executive Order 12046 [Ex. Ord. No. 12046, , 43 F.R. 14193, set out as a note under , Telecommunications] and Reorganization Plan No. 1 for telecommunications [probably means Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1970, 35 F.R. 6421, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees], and under sections 110 and 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ([former and former] ).”
, , , as amended by , , ; , , , 1783–342, and , , , 3341–342, provided:

Pub. L. 99–500Pub. L. 99–591

section 101 of this titlesection 3503 of this titlesection 3503 of this title“This title and the amendments made by this title [amending former sections 3501 to 3507, 3511, 3514, and 3520 of this title and sections 751, 757, and 759 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, enacting provisions set out as a notes under and former , amending provisions set out as a note above, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 759 of former Title 40] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [], except as provided in section 813(b) [set out as a note under former ] and except that the provisions of section 821 and the amendments made by such section [amending former sections 3503 and 3504 of this title, sections 757 and 759 of former Title 40, and provisions set out as a note above] shall take effect on .”
[Section 101(m) [title VIII, § 833] of and provided that: ]