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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10535 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10535

   To amend section 3506 of title 44, United States Code, to require 
 reductions of burdens and reviews of collections of information, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2026

 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend section 3506 of title 44, United States Code, to require 
 reductions of burdens and reviews of collections of information, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork Reduction Modernization 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.

    Section 3506 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; 
                                and
                                    (II) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(v) evaluate alternatives that would reduce the 
                burden on persons who shall provide information to or 
                for the agency, including the use of data already 
                obtained by the agency or another agency, electronic 
                collection methods, and statistical sampling; and''; 
                and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``(iv)'' and inserting ``(v)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) is the least burdensome necessary to obtain 
                the information, as supported by the evaluation of 
                alternatives described in paragraph (2)(A)(v); and''; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, and every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall require 
each agency to review the collections of information of the agency and 
identify any such collections that--
    ``(1) are unnecessary or no longer necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency;
    ``(2) can be modified to reduce burden; or
    ``(3) duplicate a collection of information conducted or sponsored 
by another agency.''.
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Paperwork Reduction Modernization Act of 2026

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