Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554)

Sec. 515. (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall, by not later than September 30,2001, and with public 
and Federal agency involvement, issue guidelines 
under sections 3504(d)(1) and 3516 of title 44, United States Code, that 
provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring 
and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal 
agencies in fulfillment of the purposes and provisions of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.
    (b) Content of Guidelines.--The guidelines under subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) apply to the sharing by Federal agencies of, and access 
        to, information disseminated by Federal agencies; and
            (2) require that each Federal agency to which the guidelines 
        apply--
                    (A) issue guidelines ensuring and maximizing the 
                quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of 
                information (including statistical information) 
                disseminated by the agency, by not later than 1 year 
                after the date of issuance of the guidelines under 
                subsection (a);
                    (B) establish administrative mechanisms allowing 
                affected persons to seek and obtain correction of 
                information maintained and disseminated by the agency 
                that does not comply with the guidelines issued under 
                subsection (a); and
                    (C) report periodically to the Director--
                          (i) the number and nature of complaints 
                      received by the agency regarding the accuracy of 
                      information disseminated by the agency; and
                          (ii) how such complaints were handled by the 
                      agency.