Submitted to Congress by Senator William V. Roth, Jr., of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, this document reports favorably on Senate Bill 786 (the Information Age Commission Act of 1986), legislation designed to establish a commission to study the impact of computer and communications systems on American society. The report provides: (1) a statement of the need for the legislation; (2) a summary of the legislation; (3) a discussion of the legislation; (4) legislative history of the bill; (5) a section-by-section analysis; (6) an evaluation of regulatory impact; (7) the estimated cost, provided in a letter from Rudolph G. Penner, Director of the Congressional Budget Office; (8) results of the vote in committee; and (9) a note on changes in existing law. (KM)
- Authorizing Institution
- Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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- Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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- United States of America
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- Committee understood that the private information industry will 2
- Section 11 provides that the Commission shall submit its final 4
- The Committee does not believe the legislation results in any The Committee does not believe the legislation results in any 4
- Enactment of this bill would not affect the budgets of state or 5
- Governmental Affairs agreed by voice vote to report S. 786 amended favorably to the Senate. No opposition to the bill 5
