,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjae,mr4   
,kirk 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4    
,cotton1 & ,mr4 ,p]due7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to /reaml9e
 ! collection & di/ribution ( ,gov]nm5t 
in=mation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,j ,google ,x ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,! ,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 (         
,congress are all task$ ) collect+1     
categoriz+1 & di/ribut+ ,gov]nm5t       
publications to ! public4  7#b7 ,,gao   
has f\nd t-- 7,a7 ,,ntis co/s h exce$$  
its rev5ues dur+ a rec5t #aa-ye> p]iod  
by an av]age ( #a1cjj1jjj p] ye>2 &     
7,b7 ( ! reports 9 ! ,,ntis repository t

 are available else:]e1 #ie p]c5t are   
available = free & mo/ c\ld be f\nd us+ 
a web se>* eng9e l google4com4  7#c7    
,,ntis is a relic ( ! pre-,int]net era &
 duplicates ! products & s]vices (f]$ by
 multiple ,gov]nm5t ag5cies4  #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 ( ,,ntis 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$]al  
,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,transf]s au?oriz$     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,secret>y (         
,comm]ce1 be=e ! effective date set =? 9
 subsection 7a71 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  7,b7 ,exception  
,! ,secret>y may n transf] any fee-bas$ 
s]vices (f]$ by ,,ntis to ano!r (fice )9
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  7#d7 ,s]vices 
by contractor ,if fee-bas$ s]vices      
det]m9$ to be critical to ! economy ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates "u p>agraph 7#a7 are be+  
c>ri$ out by a contractor ?r\gh a       
contract ) ,,ntis1 su* contract may n be
 r5ew$1 b ! ,f$]al ag5cy receiv+ su*    
s]vices1 or ! ,g5]al ,s]vice            
,adm9i/ration1 may ent] into a new      
contract ) ! contractor or ano!r        
qualifi$ entity to cont9ue su* s]vices  

aft] ! expiration ( ! contract ) ,,ntis4
  7c7 ,abolition ( functions ,except = !
 functions transf]r$ pursuant to        
subsection 7b71 all functions ( ! ,,ntis
 imm$iately be=e ! repeal date describ$ 
9 subsection 7a7 are aboli%$ on su*     
repeal date4  7d7 ,transf] ( unexp5d$   
balances ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury1 aft] consultation ) !       
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 %all--  7#a7      
transf] all unexp5d$ balances 9 !       
,national ,te*nical ,in=mation ,s]vice  
,revolv+ ,fund1 e/abli%$ pursuant to !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce ,appropriations    
,act1 #aiic 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjd;b      
note71 to ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury = !
 purpose ( deficit r$uction2 &  7#b7    
aft] ! transf] is complet$ pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#a71 dissolve ! ,national     
,te*nical ,in=mation ,s]vice ,revolv+   
,fund4  #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      
t]m9at$4