Information Quality Act of 2000

Citation
Information Quality Act, Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, Pub. L. No. 106-554 (codified at 44 U.S.C. §§3504(d)(1) and 3516).

Overview
The Act requires Federal agencies subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act to issue guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information including statistical information disseminated by the agency. The OMB Guidelines implementing the IQA define the term "dissemination" to mean “agency initiated or sponsored distribution of information to the public.” Public dissemination includes posting information on government websites and in government manuals that are distributed to the public. However, per the OMB Guidelines, “Dissemination does not include distribution limited to government employees.” Consequently, the IQA does not apply to records containing information about individuals that Federal agencies may share only internally or between agencies.