44 USC § 3563 - Statistical agencies

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title: "44 USC § 3563 - Statistical agencies"
title_number: 44
title_name: "PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS"
section_number: "3563"
section_name: "Statistical agencies"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY"
part_number: "A"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-02-05"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 115–435, title III, § 302(a), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5546.)"
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# § 3563. Statistical agencies

**(a)** **Responsibilities.—**

**(1)** **In general.—** 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)** **Policies, best practices, and procedures.—** Each statistical agency or unit shall adopt policies, best practices, and appropriate procedures to implement the responsibilities described in paragraph (1).

**(b)** **Support From Other Agencies.—** 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)** **Regulations.—** The Director shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

**(d)** **Definitions.—** In this section:

**(1)** **Accurate.—** The term “accurate”, when used with respect to statistical activities, means statistics that consistently match the events and trends being measured.

**(2)** **Confidentiality.—** The term “confidentiality” means a quality or condition accorded to information as an obligation not to disclose that information to an unauthorized party.

**(3)** **Objective.—** The term “objective”, when used with respect to statistical activities, means accurate, clear, complete, and unbiased.

**(4)** **Relevant.—** 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 115–435, title III, § 302(a), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5546.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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