Sec. 8. Quadrennial reports on effectiveness of collection, storing, and release of information
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Section 26 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1614 ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (c); and by inserting after subsection
(a)the following new subsection: Beginning in 2020 and every 4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall include with the audit conducted under subsection
(a)an evaluation of the technology and methods employed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House to collect, store, review, and electronically publish the information filed with the Secretary and Clerk under this Act, and shall include in such evaluation an analysis of— whether additional technological means could be employed to reduce the burden on filers and increase the accuracy of filings; whether automated means are being maximally employed to allow the Secretary and the Clerk to automatically process, normalize, and verify the data they have received; and whether the Secretary and the Clerk could undertake other measures to improve how such is collected, reviewed, and reported to the public. . Section 26(c)(1) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1614(c)(1) ), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following: , and, if applicable, the quadrennial evaluation conducted under subsection (b). . The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Not later than April 1, 2021, and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall jointly conduct and submit to Congress a review of how the Secretary and Clerk collect, store, review, and disseminate information filed with the Secretary and the Clerk under this Act. In conducting the review under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Clerk— shall include an analysis of how the filing and public disclosure of the information filed under this Act can be improved, including a detailed plan with deadlines for improving filing and disclosure mechanisms; and shall consult with members of the public, with an emphasis on those members of the public who regularly seek access to such information. The Secretary and the Clerk may each include additional or separate views in the review submitted to Congress under subsection (a). .
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Quadrennial reports on effectiveness of collection, storing, and release of information
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