Information Quality Act
31 Dec 2000
Information Quality Act (aka Data Quality Act)
44 USC 3616 note
44 USC 3616 note
INFORMATION QUALITY ACT
(44 USC 3616 note)
44 USC 3504(d)
With respect to information dissemination, the Director shall develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines to—
The Director shall promulgate rules, regulations, or procedures necessary to exercise the authority provided by this subchapter.
(44 USC 3616 note)
- In General.--The Director of the Office of Management a nd Budget shall, by not later than September 30,2001, and with public and Federal agency involvement, issue guidelines under sections 3504(d)(1) and 3516 of title 44, United States Code, that provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies in fulfillment of the purposes and provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- Content of Guidelines.--The guidelines under subsection (a) shall
- apply to the sharing by Federal agencies of, and access to, information disseminated by Federal agencies; and
- require that each Federal agency to which the guidelines apply--
- issue guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by the agency, by not later than 1 year after the date of issuance of the guidelines under subsection (a);
- establish administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agency that does not comply with the guidelines issued under subsection (a); and
- report periodically to the Director--
- the number and nature of complaints received by the agency regarding the accuracy of information disseminated by the agency; and
- how such complaints were handled by the agency.
44 USC 3504(d)
With respect to information dissemination, the Director shall develop and oversee the implementation of policies, principles, standards, and guidelines to—
- apply to Federal agency dissemination of public information, regardless of the form or format in which such information is disseminated; and
- promote public access to public information and fulfill the purposes of this subchapter, including through the effective use of information technology.
The Director shall promulgate rules, regulations, or procedures necessary to exercise the authority provided by this subchapter.