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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
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di/ribution ( gov]nm5t in=mation4  #a4  
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,national ,te*nical ,in=mation ,s]vice  
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ,,ntis71 !      
,national ,ar*ives & ,records           
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,gov]nm5t              
,acc\ntability ,(fice 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
section z ,,gao71 & ! ,libr>y (         
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di/ribute gov]nm5t in=mation4  7#b7     
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7#f7 ,no ,f$]al ag5cy %\ld use taxpay]  
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,comm]ce ,william ,daley-- 7,a7 admitt$ 

t ! ,national ,te*nical ,in=mation      
,s]vice w\ld ev5tually outlive its      
usefulness & be unable to su/a9 its     
rev5ue-los+ pr(it model2  7,b7 expla9$ t
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suffici5t to recov] all ( ,,ntis' op]at+
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o!r ag5cies' practice ( mak+ _! rese>*  
results available to ! public = free    
?r\gh ! ,web4  7#h7 ,accord+ to !       
,novemb] #bjab ,,gao report-- 7,a7      
,,ntis product exp5ditures exce$$       
rev5ues = #aj out ( ! pa/ #aa fiscal    
ye>s42  7,b7 ,! ag5cy lo/1 on av]age1   
ab\t #a4c million ov] ! la/ #aa ye>s on 
its products42 &  7,c7 ,! decl9e 9      
rev5ue = its products cont9ues to call  
into "q :e!r ,,ntis's basic /atutory    
function ( act+ z a self-f9anc+         
repository & dissem9ator ( sci5tific &  
te*nical in=mation is /ill viable44     
7#i7 ,,ntis has comp5sat$ = its lo/     
rev5ue by *>g+ o!r ,f$]al ag5cies =     
v>i\s s]vices t are n associat$ )       
,,ntis's prim>y mission4  7#aj7 ,future 

te*nological advances w ensure t !      
s]vices (f]$ by ,,ntis are ev5 m        
sup]flu\s = ess5tial gov]nm5t functions 
?an !y are today4  #c4 ,national        
,te*nical ,in=mation ,s]vice  7a7       
,repeal ,effective on ! date t is #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,national ,te*nical ,in=mation ,act (   
#aihh 7subtitle ,b ( title ,,ii (       
,public ,law #ajj-eai2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#cgjd;b7 is repeal$4  7b7 ,transf] (    
critical functions  7#a7 ,consultation  
requirem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 !   
,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & 
! ,commission] ( ,social ,security %all 
consult ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,managem5t & ,budget to det]m9e if any  
function ( ! ,national ,te*nical        
,in=mation ,s]vice is critical to !     
economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,,gao  
c]tification ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all det]m9e :i* ( !      
critical functions id5tifi$ pursuant to 
p>agraph 7#a7 are n be+ c>ri$ out by any

 o!r ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,transf]s au?oriz$     
,be=e ! effective date set =? 9         
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce  
may transf] ! responsibility = any      
critical function ( ,,ntis 7z id5tifi$  
"u p>agraph 7#a77 t is n o!rwise be+    
c>ri$ out 7z det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#b77  
to ano!r (fice )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (         
,comm]ce4  7c7 ,abolition ( functions   
,except = ! functions transf]r$ pursuant
 to subsection 7b71 all functions ( !   
,national ,te*nical ,in=mation ,s]vice  
imm$iately be=e ! repeal date describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 are aboli%$ on su*      
repeal date4  #d4 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce  
c]tification ,be=e ! effective date set 
=? 9 section #c7;a71 ! ,secret>y (      
,comm]ce %all submit a writt5           
c]tification to ! ,committee on ,f9ance 
( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t  
all ( ! op]ations ( ! ,national         
,te*nical ,in=mation ,s]vice h be5      
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