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Statistical Agencies: Proposed Consolidation and Data Sharing Legislation

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 26, 1998
Report No. T-GGD-98-91
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Summary:

Legislation before Congress would (1) establish a Federal Commission on Statistical Policy to consider a consolidation of three statistical agencies and (2) address the long-standing problem of data sharing among federal agencies. In general, GAO concludes that the bill responds constructively to many of the observations and reservations GAO has expressed in evaluating earlier proposals to consolidate statistical agencies.

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