Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Information Quality 
Assurance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter 1 of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 3522. Information Quality Assurance. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Information Quality Assur-
ance Act, the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) with public and Federal agency involve-
ment, update the guidelines issued under subsection 
(a) of the Information Quality Act— 
‘‘(A) to provide policy and procedural guid-
ance to the heads of Federal agencies for better 
ensuring and maximizing the quality, objec-
tivity, utility, and integrity of influential infor-
mation or evidence— 
‘‘(i) used by the heads of Federal 
agencies to develop or issue rules and guid-
ance; or 
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‘‘(ii) disseminated to the public to in-
form the public about the nature and bases 
of such rules and guidance; and 
‘‘(B) in a manner consistent with— 
‘‘(i) this chapter; and 
‘‘(ii) the amendments made by the 
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy-
making Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 
435); and 
‘‘(2) make the guidelines updated under para-
graph (1) available on the website of the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT OF GUIDELINES.—In updating the 
guidelines under subsection (a), the Director shall require 
that the head of each Federal agency to which the guide-
lines apply, not later than 1 year after the Director up-
dates such guidelines— 
‘‘(1) update any guidelines issued by the head 
of the Federal agency under the Information Quality 
Act to ensure that, in the case of influential infor-
mation or evidence, the best reasonably available in-
formation and evidence is relied on in developing, 
issuing, or informing the public about the rules and 
guidance of the Federal agency; 
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‘‘(2) publish the guidelines updated by the head 
of the Federal agency under paragraph (1) on the 
website of the Federal agency; 
‘‘(3) ensure the administrative mechanisms es-
tablished under subparagraph (B) of section (b)(2) 
of the Information Quality Act are available with re-
spect to seeking and obtaining the correction of any 
influential information or evidence that the Federal 
agency uses to develop or issue a rule or guideline, 
or disseminates to the public to inform the public of 
the nature and basis of any rule or guidance of the 
Federal agency, that does not comply with the 
guidelines issued under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(4) include in the report required under sub-
paragraph (C) of subsection (b)(2) of the Informa-
tion Quality Act the information described under 
that subparagraph with respect to any complaints 
received by the Federal agency related to the accu-
racy of influential information or evidence the Fed-
eral agency uses to develop, issue, or inform the 
public of the nature and bases of rules or guidance. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), the head of the Federal agency shall 
make available in the docket for the rulemaking of 
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any rule of the Federal agency, or in the administra-
tive record for any guidance, in a timely manner be-
fore the promulgation of the rule or issuance of the 
guidance document— 
‘‘(A) any model, methodology, or source of 
scientific, technical, demographic, economic, or 
statistical information or evidence upon which 
the head of the Federal agency— 
‘‘(i) relied on in developing or issuing 
such rule or guidance; or 
‘‘(ii) proposes to rely on in developing 
or issuing such rule or guidance; and 
‘‘(B) an identification of whether each 
such model, methodology, or source constitutes, 
or may constitute, influential information or 
evidence. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Fed-
eral agency— 
‘‘(i) shall implement paragraph (1) in 
a manner consistent with this chapter and 
section 552a of title 5; and 
‘‘(ii) may not make available in the 
docket for the rulemaking of any rule of 
the Federal agency, or in the administra-
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tive record for any guidance, information 
that is prohibited from being disclosed to 
the public under any statute. 
‘‘(B) EXPLANATION TO BE INCLUDED IN 
DOCKET OR ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.—If the 
head of the Federal agency does not make a 
model, methodology, or source available under 
paragraph
(1)(A)
pursuant
to
paragraph 
(2)(A), the head of the Federal agency shall in-
clude in the docket for the rulemaking or the 
administrative record for the guidance docu-
ment— 
‘‘(i) an explanation as to why such in-
formation cannot be made publicly avail-
able, including a citation to the applicable 
law and policy; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of any steps being 
taken to increase access to such informa-
tion, even if the information cannot be 
made public. 
‘‘(3) FORMAT OF SOURCE.—The head of each 
Federal agency shall make any model, methodology, 
or source required to be made available under para-
graph (1)(A) available as an open Government data 
asset. 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EVIDENCE.—The term ‘evidence’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3561. 
‘‘(2)
INFLUENTIAL
INFORMATION
OR
EVI-
DENCE.—The term ‘influential information or evi-
dence’ means information or evidence (including sci-
entific, technical, demographic, economic, financial, 
and statistical information or evidence) that the 
head of the Federal agency can reasonably deter-
mine will have or does have a clear or substantial 
impact on— 
‘‘(A) developing or issuing a proposed or 
final rule of the Federal agency; or 
‘‘(B) informing the public of the nature 
and basis of any rule or guidance of the Fed-
eral agency. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION
QUALITY
ACT.—The term 
‘Information Quality Act’ means section 515 of the 
Treasury and General Government Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 
3521 the following: 
‘‘3522. Information Quality Assurance.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Information Quality 
Assurance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 3522. Information Quality Assurance. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Information Quality Assurance 
Act, the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) update the guidelines issued under sub-
section (a) of section 515 of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2001 (commonly known as the ‘Infor-
mation Quality Act’) (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 
2763A–153)— 
‘‘(A) to provide policy and procedural guid-
ance to the heads of Federal agencies for better 
ensuring and maximizing the quality, objec-
tivity, utility, and integrity of influential infor-
mation or evidence— 
‘‘(i) used by the heads of Federal agen-
cies to develop or issue rules and guidance 
made available to the public; or 
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‘‘(ii) disseminated to the public to in-
form the public about the nature and bases 
of such rules and guidance; and 
‘‘(B) in a manner consistent with— 
‘‘(i) this chapter; and 
‘‘(ii) the amendments made by the 
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy-
making Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435; 
132 Stat. 5529); and 
‘‘(2) make the guidelines updated under para-
graph (1) available on the website of the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT
OF GUIDELINES.—In updating the 
guidelines under subsection (a), the Director shall require 
that the head of each Federal agency to which the guidelines 
apply, not later than 1 year after the Director updates such 
guidelines— 
‘‘(1) update any guidelines issued by the head of 
the Federal agency under the Information Quality 
Act to ensure that, in the case of influential informa-
tion or evidence, the best reasonably available infor-
mation and evidence that is fit-for-purpose is relied 
on in developing, issuing, or informing the public 
about the rules and guidance of the Federal agency; 
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‘‘(2) publish the guidelines updated by the head 
of the Federal agency under paragraph (1) on the 
website of the Federal agency; 
‘‘(3) ensure the administrative mechanisms es-
tablished under subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2) 
of the Information Quality Act are made available, as 
applicable, with respect to seeking and obtaining the 
correction of any influential information or evidence 
disseminated by agencies that the Federal agency uses 
to develop or issue a rule or guidance made available 
to the public, or to inform the public of the nature 
and basis of any rule or guidance of the Federal agen-
cy, that does not comply with the guidelines issued 
under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(4) include in the report required under sub-
paragraph (C) of subsection (b)(2) of the Information 
Quality Act the information described under that sub-
paragraph with respect to any complaints received by 
the Federal agency related to the accuracy of influen-
tial information or evidence the Federal agency uses 
to develop, issue, or inform the public of the nature 
and bases of rules or guidance. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Director shall issue guidance, which may be in-
cluded in the guidelines updated under sub-
section (a), that directs the head of the Federal 
agency to make available, except as provided 
under paragraph (2), in the docket for the rule-
making of any rule of the Federal agency, or in 
the public administrative record for any guid-
ance— 
‘‘(i) the critical factual material upon 
which the head of the Federal agency relied 
as part of the rulemaking or guidance devel-
opment process; and 
‘‘(ii) a citation to any other source 
used to inform the rulemaking or guidance 
development process. 
‘‘(B) PROCESS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under clause (ii), the guidance required 
under subparagraph (A) shall direct an 
agency to make available the information 
that must be made available under that sub-
paragraph as soon as reasonably possible 
before, but at a minimum at, the time that 
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the Federal agency promulgates a rule or 
issues guidance. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—If a 
Federal agency engages in notice and com-
ment rulemaking under section 553 of title 
5 or provides for public notice and an op-
portunity to comment on proposed guid-
ance, the guidance required under subpara-
graph (A) shall direct the Federal agency to 
provide notice and an opportunity to com-
ment on the critical factual material upon 
which the head of the Federal agency relied. 
‘‘(C) REVISIONS.—If the critical factual 
material under subparagraph (A)(i) is revised in 
a manner that may materially affect the rule-
making or guidance after the public is given no-
tice and an opportunity to comment pursuant to 
subparagraph (B)(ii), but before the rule or 
guidance is published, the head of the Federal 
agency shall make the revision available in the 
docket for the rulemaking or in the applicable 
administrative record for the guidance in a 
timely manner. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The guidance under 
paragraph (1) shall direct the head of the Fed-
eral agency— 
‘‘(i) to implement paragraph (1), con-
sistent with this chapter, sections 552 and 
552a of title 5, and any rights under titles 
17 and 35; 
‘‘(ii) to implement paragraph (1) to 
the maximum extent feasible, considering 
costs to the Federal Government; and 
‘‘(iii) in implementing paragraph (1), 
to not make available in the docket for the 
rulemaking of any rule of the Federal agen-
cy, or in the public administrative record 
for any guidance, as applicable, informa-
tion that is prohibited from being disclosed 
to the public under any statute. 
‘‘(B) EXPLANATION
TO
BE
INCLUDED
IN 
DOCKET
OR
ADMINISTRATIVE
RECORD.—If the 
head of the Federal agency does not make critical 
factual material available under paragraph (1), 
subject to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 
the head of the Federal agency shall include in 
the docket for the rulemaking or the public ad-
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ministrative record, if applicable, for the guid-
ance— 
‘‘(i) an explanation as to why such in-
formation cannot be made publicly avail-
able; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of any steps being 
taken to increase access to such information, 
even if the information cannot be made 
public. 
‘‘(3) FORMAT
OF
CRITICAL
FACTUAL
MATE-
RIAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(2) and subparagraph (B), the head of each Fed-
eral agency shall make available any critical fac-
tual material required to be made available 
under paragraph (1)(A) as an open Government 
data asset. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If an exception under 
paragraph (2)(A) applies, the head of a Federal 
agency may— 
‘‘(i) maximize public access to the crit-
ical factual material to the extent permitted 
by law; 
‘‘(ii) make the critical factual material 
available by citation or description; and 
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‘‘(iii) place in the docket for the rule-
making or the administrative record for the 
guidance a specification of the identity of 
the entity that holds a legal right to pro-
hibit or limit reproduction, distribution, or 
public display of the information and the 
means by which a member of the public 
may request to obtain a full copy of the in-
formation from such holder. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to authorize rights to judicial 
review, other than to those rights in existence on the day 
before the date of enactment of the Information Quality As-
surance Act, or create any additional rights under chapter 
5 or 7 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the ‘Administra-
tive Procedure Act’). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EVIDENCE.—The term ‘evidence’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3561. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION QUALITY ACT.—The term ‘In-
formation Quality Act’ means section 515 of the 
Treasury and General Government Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 
subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
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is amended by adding after the item relating to section 3521 
the following: 
‘‘3522. Information Quality Assurance.’’. 
(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are 
authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying 
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
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Calendar No. 687 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7219 
[Report No. 118–284] 
AN ACT 
To ensure that Federal agencies rely on the best 
reasonably available scientific, technical, demo-
graphic, economic, and statistical information 
and evidence to develop, issue or inform the pub-
lic of the nature and bases of Federal agency 
rules and guidance, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment 
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