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1 (A) advise the Secretary on information re- 



2 source management activities of the Department as 



3 required by section 3506 of title 44, United States 



4 Code; 



5 (B) develop and maintain an information re- 



6 sources management system for the Department 



7 which provides for — 



8 (i) the conduct of and accountability for 



9 any acquisitions made pursuant to a delegation 



10 of authority under section 111 of the Federal 



11 Property and Administrative Services Act of 



12 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759); 



13 (ii) the implementation of all applicable 



14 government-wide and Department information 



15 policies, principles, standards, and guidelines 



16 with respect to information collection, paper- 



17 work reduction, privacy and security of records, 



18 sharing and dissemination of information, ac- 



19 quisition and use of information technology, 



20 and other information resource management 



21 functions; 



22 (iii) the periodic evaluation of and, as 



23 needed, the planning and implementation of im- 



24 provements in the accuracy, completeness, and 



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