REPORT ON INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION.

SEC. 506. REPORT ON INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION. (a) Report.—Within 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 106 STAT. 27on the feasibility of establishing and operating a Federal Online Information Product Catalog (FEDLINE) at the National Technical Information Service which would serve as a comprehensive inventory and authorizative register of information products and services disseminated by the Federal Government and assist agencies and the public in locating Federal Government information. Information protected from public disclosure shall not be included. In studying the concept, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary and the Director of the National Technical Information Service, shall consult with officials from appropriate Government agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget, the National Archives, the Government Printing Office, and the Institute, and with representatives of the public, for their views on the optimal composition and format of FEDLINE. Such report shall contain cost estimates and possible funding sources for establishing and operating FEDLINE and shall list any changes in law and regulation that would be required if FEDLINE were to be implemented. (b) Funding.—The Director of the National Technical Information Service may retain and use all monies received, including receipts, revenues, and advanced payments and deposits, to fund obligations and expenses through the end of fiscal year 1993. (c) Electronic Format.—Section 212(e)(5) of the National Technical Information Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 3704b(e)(5)) is amended by inserting “, including producing and disseminating information products in electronic format” after “engineering information”.