Jimmy Carter

This Order will expire on September 30, 1983.

This sets a definite limit, or paperwork budget, that cannot be exceeded by any one of the Federal agencies without my direct approval.

Agencies shall minimize the paperwork burden.

But I believe our record of implementation has been second to none, even among the other democracies among the 35 participating states.

I'm deeply grateful for the leadership that's been shown by the congressional representatives here this morning.

The Director shall audit compliance with this Order and may issue rules and regulations necessary to implement it.

I'm very grateful to all of you.

Government—particularly the Federal Government—and redtape have been synonymous phrases.

Some Federal paperwork is needed.

We've made good progress so far.

The Order creates a Federal Information Locator System, which will list all the types of information collected by Federal agencies.

We have reduced the amount of time Americans spend filling out Federal forms by almost 15%-127 million hours.

Forms should be used only to the extent necessary to gather the basic information required to fulfill an agency's mission.

I urge the Congress to act promptly on the two bills I have discussed.

We have evaluated the 520 recommendations of the Paperwork Commission and have already implemented more than half of them.

I strongly support that legislation and will be working with these leaders to get it implemented.

We believe that this number can be eliminated or drastically reduced or consolidated and eliminate a great deal of burden on the executive branch of Government.

I am extremely pleased that the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe has taken the lead in assessing U.S. implementation and identifying areas where American performance can be improved.

Government efficiency is a central theme of my Administration.

The United States attaches great significance to the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

We have been able to reduce the total number of hours devoted to Federal paperwork by 15 percent.

I will reach a decision expeditiously thereafter.

Benefits to disabled veterans and their survivors are a reflection of our deep gratitude to those men and women injured or killed in the service of their country.

We have the full support of our allies, and in this particular instance, we have no adversaries overseas.

I will nominate Michael J. Calhoun, of Washington, D.C., to be a member of the United States International Trade Commission.