; purpose; definitions (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The free flow of government information is fundamental to a democratic society, and members of the public have a right of access to government information. (2) The Federal Depository Library Program is an essential means by which members of the public access government information. These libraries partner with the Government Publishing Office and offices of the Federal Government to ensure that members of the public throughout the United States have effective, no-fee access to government information. (3) The majority of government information currently produced is in electronic format. As a result, 97 percent of new information available through the Federal Depository Library Program is in electronic format. (4) Government has a responsibility to disseminate and provide permanent public access to information in order to ensure that members of the public are fully aware of the activities of their government, to spur innovation and research, and to promote good government. (5) The sole focus of the Superintendent of Documents should be on implementing programs to ensure no-fee access to government information. (b) Purpose It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the greatest possible public access to information dissemination products by authorizing the Superintendent of Documents to— (1) establish a national collection of information dissemination products and to provide no-fee, permanent public access to such collection through an online repository established and operated by the Director of the Government Publishing Office under subchapter C and through the Federal Depository Library Program under subchapter D; (2) carry out a cataloging and indexing program for the products in such national collection; (3) carry out a by-law distribution program and an international exchange service program under subchapter F