The Paperwork Reduction Act
Originally established in 1980, the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) was created to reduce the amount of paperwork that individuals, businesses, nonprofit institutions, schools and local & state governments would be responsible for pertaining to information disseminated from the federal government. Section 3504 of the PRA authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop and implement policies related to paperwork reduction, records management, and maintaining the privacy of consumer information. Updates were made to the PRA when the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.L.104-13) was enacted. The Act was established on October 1, 1995 by the 104th United States Congress. For more information about the Paperwork Reduction Act visit: Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) | Bureau of Justice Assistance (ojp.gov)