§ 3563. Statistical agencies

• (a)
  • (1) Each statistical agency or unit shall—
    • (A) produce and disseminate relevant and timely statistical information;
    • (B) conduct credible and accurate statistical activities;
    • (C) conduct objective statistical activities; and
    • (D) protect the trust of information providers by ensuring the confidentiality and exclusive statistical use of their responses.
  • (2) Each statistical agency or unit shall adopt policies, best practices, and appropriate procedures to implement the responsibilities described in paragraph (1).
• (b) The head of each agency shall enable, support, and facilitate statistical agencies or units in carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection (a)(1).
• (c) The Director shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
• (d) In this section:
  • (1) The term “accurate”, when used with respect to statistical activities, means statistics that consistently match the events and trends being measured.
  • (2) The term “confidentiality” means a quality or condition accorded to information as an obligation not to disclose that information to an unauthorized party.
  • (3) The term “objective”, when used with respect to statistical activities, means accurate, clear, complete, and unbiased.
  • (4) The term “relevant”, when used with respect to statistical information, means processes, activities, and other such matters likely to be useful to policymakers and public and private sector data users.