42 USC § 3020b - Reduction of paperwork

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title: "42 USC § 3020b - Reduction of paperwork"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3020b"
section_name: "Reduction of paperwork"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION ON AGING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–73, title II, § 211, formerly § 212, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 102(i), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1515; renumbered § 211, Pub. L. 97–115, § 2(e)(2), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1596; amended Pub. L. 98–459, title II, § 208, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 102–375, title I, § 102(b)(1)(A), (9)(A), title IX, § 904(a)(9), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1200, 1201, 1306; Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(6), 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1988, 1990.)"
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# § 3020b. Reduction of paperwork

In order to reduce unnecessary, duplicative, or disruptive demands for information, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with State agencies and other appropriate agencies and organizations, shall continually review and evaluate all requests by the Administration for information under this chapter and take such action as may be necessary to reduce the paperwork required under this chapter. The Assistant Secretary shall request only such information as the Assistant Secretary deems essential to carry out the objectives and provisions of this chapter and, in gathering such information, shall make use of uniform service definitions to the extent that such definitions are available.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–73, title II, § 211, formerly § 212, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 102(i), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1515; renumbered § 211, Pub. L. 97–115, § 2(e)(2), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1596; amended Pub. L. 98–459, title II, § 208, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1771; Pub. L. 102–375, title I, § 102(b)(1)(A), (9)(A), title IX, § 904(a)(9), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1200, 1201, 1306; Pub. L. 103–171, §§ 2(6), 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1988, 1990.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 210 and is classified to .

### Amendments

1993— substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner” wherever appearing and “State agencies” for “State agencies,”.

1992—, substituted “objectives” for “purposes” in last sentence.

, struck out “designated under ” after “in consultation with State agencies”.

, substituted “Administration” for “Administration on Aging”.

1984— inserted provision requiring the Commissioner, in gathering information, to make use of uniform service definitions to the extent that such definitions are available.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective at close of , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under .