Changes

The [[Information]] Quality Act ("IQA"), located in Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, directs the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") to issue guidelines 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 ..."<ref>Pub. L. No. 106-554, § 1(a)(3) [Title V, § 515] (Dec. 21, 2000) (published at 44 U.S.C. § 3516 note)</ref>.  

The '''[[Information]] Quality Act''' ("IQA"), located in Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, directs the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") to issue guidelines 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 ..."<ref>Pub. L. No. 106-554, § 1(a)(3) [Title V, § 515] (Dec. 21, 2000) (published at 44 U.S.C. § 3516 note)</ref>.  

The IQA also directs OMB to include three specific requirements in its guidelines:<ref>§ 515(b)(2)</ref>  

The IQA also directs OMB to include three specific requirements in its guidelines:<ref>§ 515(b)(2)</ref>