The E-Government Act of 2002 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–347 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 2899, 44 U.S.C. § 101, H.R. 2458/S. 803), is a United States statute enacted on 17 December 2002, with an effective date for most provisions of 17 April 2003. Its stated purpose is to improve the management and promotion of electronic government services and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a framework of measures that require using Internet-based information technology to improve citizen access to government information and services, and for other purposes.
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| Other short titles | Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 |
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| Long title | An Act to enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government services and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad framework of measures that require using Internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. |
| Nicknames | Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 |
| Enacted by | the 107th United States Congress |
| Effective | December 17, 2002 |
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| Public law | 107-347 |
| Statutes at Large | 116 Stat. 2899 |
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| Titles amended | 44 U.S.C.: Public Printing and Documents |
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The statute includes within it
Section 205(c)(1) requires the federal judiciary to make any document that is filed electronically publicly available online.[1] Section 205(e) amended Section 303(a) of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1992 to read:
The Judicial Conference may, only to the extent necessary, prescribe reasonable fees, pursuant to sections 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930, and 1932 of title 28, United States Code, for collection by the courts under those sections for access to information available through automatic data processing equipment.[2]
In April 2016, three non-profit organizations—the Alliance for Justice, the National Veterans Legal Services Program and the National Consumer Law Center—filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,[3] alleging that the judiciary's PACER fee structure violates Section 205(e) in that the fees were not only being used to maintain the system itself, but were being diverted to cover other costs of the federal courts, including courtroom audio systems and flat-screen televisions for jury use. In March 2018, the judge ruled that the PACER fees were impermissibly used to cover unrelated costs.[4] As of October 2019,[update] that holding is under appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.[5]