Strengthening Congressional Technology Assessment Office and Mandating Public Transparency.
This Act renames the Office of Technology Assessment to the Congressional Office of Technology, enhancing its ability to quickly provide Congress with objective scientific and technological analysis. For citizens, this means legislative decisions regarding technology, security, and the economy will be based on more current and balanced information. Crucially, the Office is now required to make findings of completed analyses publicly available, increasing transparency in the legislative process.
Key points
The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) is renamed the Congressional Office of Technology (COT) and must operate more quickly, providing preliminary and completed analyses.
Findings from all completed technology impact analyses must now be made publicly available, ensuring greater government transparency and public access to expert reports.
New rules require the Office to strive for political balance when selecting assessment requests from members of different parties.
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