| The Administration supports the goal of encouraging agencies to
				  use electronic submission, maintenance, and disclosure of information in order
				  to reduce paperwork burdens on small businesses and other members of the
				  public. Although legislation is not necessary to accomplish this goal, the
				  Administration has no objection to House passage of H.R. 852, as reported by
				  the House Small Business Committee.  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13) and the
				  Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-106) already
				  encourage and direct agencies to collect and use information through electronic
				  and other technical means where it makes programmatic and economic sense to do
				  so.  |