1. A Terse Amendment Produces Broad Change in Data Access.
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Miller, Heather G. and Baldwin, Wendy H.
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LEGISLATIVE amendments , *GOVERNMENT information , *GRANTS in aid (Public finance) -- Law & legislation , *GOVERNMENT aid - Abstract
The article discusses the proposed terse amendment to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-110. Circular A-110 governs administrative requirements in providing grants for higher education institutions, hospitals and nonprofit organizations. The amendment requires that agencies giving federal grants should make all data available to the public. It covers all data that care cited in support of a federal legislation or any action that has an effect in developing a regulation. The proposed methods for making data publicly available are mentioned.
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- 2001
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