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Code · U.S. Code · Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS · CHAPTER 35— COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY · SUBCHAPTER I— FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY · § 3512

§ 3512. Public protection

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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that is subject to this subchapter if—
(1)the collection of information does not display a valid control number assigned by the Director in accordance with this subchapter; or
(2)the agency fails to inform the person who is to respond to the collection of information that such person is not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a valid control number.
(b)The protection provided by this section may be raised in the form of a complete defense, bar, or otherwise at any time during the agency administrative process or judicial action applicable thereto.
(Added Pub. L. 104–13, § 2, May 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 181; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1064(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–275.)
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  • Pub. L. 104–13, § 2
  • 109 Stat. 181
  • Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]
  • 114 Stat. 1654
  • Pub. L. 96–511, § 2(a)
  • 94 Stat. 2822
  • Pub. L. 104–13
  • Pub. L. 93–153, title IV, § 409(b)
  • 87 Stat. 593
  • Pub. L. 96–511
  • Pub. L. 106–398
  • section 3531 of this title
  • section 4(a) of Pub. L. 104–13
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