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href="https://digital.gov/resources/21st-century-integrated-digital-experience-act/">P.L. 115-336: 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act</a></em> <ul> <li><em>Section 3(a)(4)</em> – New websites and digital services must have a search function that allows the public to easily discover public information. This section is often interpreted broadly as also requiring good technical SEO (search engine optimization) practices, to support the search process.</li> </ul> </li> <li><em><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/memoranda/2017/m-17-06.pdf">OMB M-17-06: Policies for Federal Agency Public Websites and Digital Services</a></em> <ul> <li><em>Section 3.A.</em> – Public websites must have a search function.</li> <li><em>Section 9.D.</em> – Federal websites must use <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gov</code> or <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.mil</code> top-level domains. Any domains in a different top-level domain must be approved for use by the agency’s CIO and registered with the <a href="/about/policy/govt-urls.html">Search.gov list of non-governmental domains</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><em><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/M-22-09.pdf">OMB M-22-09: Federal Zero Trust Strategy</a></em> <ul> <li><em>Section D.5.</em> – Register any internet-accessible domains outside of the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.gov</code> and <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.mil</code> top-level domains with <a href="/about/policy/govt-urls.html">the catalog maintained by GSA and CISA</a>. CISA and GSA will use the catalog to support activities outlined in <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/M-22-09.pdf">M-22-09</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li><em><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2010-title44/pdf/USCODE-2010-title44-chap35-subchapI-sec3501.pdf">44 USC Section 3501 204: Federal Internet Portal</a></em> <ul> <li><em>Section (a)(2)(B)</em> – Online government information and services should be accessible from a single point.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Submit non-governmental domains individually or in bulk <a href="/about/policy/govt-urls.html">using these instructions</a>.</p> <p>To learn about Search.gov’s program policies, read our <a href="/about/policy/tos.html">Terms of Service</a>.</p> </main> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <div id="survey-goes-here"></div> <section class="usa-section site-links"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-row flex-row flex-justify"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <h2>Our Service</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/about/">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="/about/customers.html">Customers</a></li> <li><a href="/about/policy/">Search.gov in Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/about/feedback.html">Submit Feature Requests</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <h2>Our System</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/about/updates/releases/">Release Notes</a></li> <li><a href="/about/updates/roadmap/">Product Roadmap</a></li> <li><a href="/about/security.html">Security and Compliance</a></li> <li><a href="/developer/">For Developers</a></li> <li><a href="/about/policy/tos.html">Terms of Service</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <h2>Contact Us</h2> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:search@gsa.gov">Email</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-3"> <h2>More TTS Services</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://digital.gov/guides/dap/">Digital Analytics Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://cloud.gov/pages/">Cloud.gov Pages</a></li> <li><a href="https://cloud.gov/">Cloud.gov</a></li> <li><a href="https://login.gov/">Login.gov</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/federal-acquisition-service/technology-transformation-services/tts-solutions">More TTS Solutions</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="usa-identifier"> <section class="usa-identifier__section usa-identifier__section--masthead" aria-label="Agency identifier"> <div class="usa-identifier__container"> <div class="usa-identifier__logos"> <a href="https://www.gsa.gov" class="usa-identifier__logo"> <img src="/assets/images/gsa-logo.svg" class="usa-identifier__logo-img" alt="GSA logo" role="img" /> <!-- <img class="" src="/assets/images/gsa-logo.svg" alt="GSA logo" role="img"> --> </a> </div> <div class="usa-identifier__identity" aria-label="Agency description"> <p class="usa-identifier__identity-domain">search.gov</p> <p class="usa-identifier__identity-disclaimer"> An official website of the GSA's <a href="https://gsa.gov/tts">Technology Transformation Services</a> </p> </div> </div> </section> <nav class="usa-identifier__section usa-identifier__section--required-links" aria-label="Important links"> <div class="usa-identifier__container"> <ul class="usa-identifier__required-links-list"> <li class="usa-identifier__required-links-item"> <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/about-us" class="usa-identifier__required-link"> About GSA </a> </li> <li class="usa-identifier__required-links-item"> <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/website-information/website-policies#accessibility" class="usa-identifier__required-link"> Accessibility </a> </li> <li class="usa-identifier__required-links-item"> <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/reference/freedom-of-information-act-foia" class="usa-identifier__required-link usa-link"> FOIA requests </a> </li> <li class="usa-identifier__required-links-item"> <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/website-information/website-policies#privacy" class="usa-identifier__required-link usa-link"> Privacy policy </a> </li> <li class="usa-identifier__required-links-item"> <a href="https://www.gsa.gov/website-information/website-policies" class="usa-identifier__required-link usa-link"> Website policies </a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> <section class="usa-identifier__section usa-identifier__section--usagov" aria-label="Government information and services"> <div class="usa-identifier__container"> <div class="usa-identifier__usagov-description">Have a question about government services?</div> <a href="https://www.usa.gov/" class="usa-link">Contact USA.gov</a> </div> </section> </div> </footer> <!-- Digital Analytics Program roll-up, see https://analytics.usa.gov for data --> <script id="_fed_an_ua_tag" src="https://dap.digitalgov.gov/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=GSA&subagency=TTS" ></script> <script src="/assets/js/app.js"></script> <script src="/assets/js/uswds-init.js"></script> <script src="/assets/js/uswds.js"></script> <script> var usasearch_config = { siteHandle: "usasearch" }; 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