The Information Quality Act: OMBâs Guidance and Initial Implementation (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Sept. 19, 2006 |
| Report Number |
RL32532 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Curtis Copeland, Government and Finance Division; and Michael Simpson, Resources, Science, and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Information Quality Act (IQA), sometimes referred to as the Data QualityAct, was enacted in December 2000 as Section 515 of the Treasury and GeneralGovernment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554). The act required the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance to federal agencies designed to ensure the 'quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity' of information disseminated to the public. It also required agencies to issue their own information quality guidelines, and to establish administrative mechanisms that allow affected persons to seek correction of information maintained and disseminated by the agencies that does not comply with the OMB guidance. Although some observers said the IQA would improve the quality of agency science and regulation, others viewed the act as a tool by which regulated parties could slow or even stop new health, safety, and environmental standards.
