1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act . 2. Renaming of Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology (a) Renaming Section 3(a) of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 ( 2 U.S.C. 472(a) ) is amended by striking the Office of Technology Assessment and inserting the Congressional Office of Technology . (b) Conforming amendment Section 5(a) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 474(a) ) is amended by striking Director of the Office of Technology Assessment and inserting Director of the Congressional Office of Technology . (c) Clerical amendment The heading of section 3 of such Act is amended by striking Office of Technology Assessment and inserting Congressional Office of Technology . (d) References in law Any reference in any law, rule, or regulation to the Office of Technology Assessment shall be deemed to be a reference to the Congressional Office of Technology. 3. Revision of functions and duties of Office (a) Basic functions and duties Section 3(c) of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 ( 2 U.S.C. 472(c) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after the first sentence the following: This information should be provided as expeditiously, effectively, and efficiently as possible while maintaining a forward-looking, holistic, and rigorous approach to the assessment of the impacts of technology. ; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking completed analyses and inserting completed analyses, as well as preliminary findings of ongoing analyses, ; (3) by striking and at the end of paragraph (7); (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (9) provide information to Members and committees of Congress in the form of briefings, informal conversations, documents, and similar formats which may be provided expeditiously on the basis of existing research and staff expertise without the need for review by the Board