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Union Calendar No. 394 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7219 
[Report No. 118–475, Part I] 
To ensure that Federal agencies rely on the best reasonably available sci-
entific, technical, demographic, economic, and statistical information and 
evidence to develop, issue or inform the public of the nature and bases 
of Federal agency rules and guidance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2024 
Mrs. MCCLAIN (for herself and Ms. PORTER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
APRIL 29, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Accountability with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
APRIL 29, 2024 
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 5, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To ensure that Federal agencies rely on the best reasonably 
available scientific, technical, demographic, economic, and 
statistical information and evidence to develop, issue or 
inform the public of the nature and bases of Federal 
agency rules and guidance, and for other purposes. 
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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 Assurance 
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 agen-
cies to develop or issue rules and guidance; 
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 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 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 Fed-
eral 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 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.—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 evi-
dence. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Federal 
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 administrative 
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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 include in 
the docket for the rulemaking or the administra-
tive record for the guidance document— 
‘‘(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 information, 
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. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(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 determine 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 Federal 
agency. 
‘‘(3) 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 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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Union Calendar No. 394 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7219 
[Report No. 118–475, Part I] 
A BILL 
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. 
APRIL 29, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability with an amendment 
APRIL 29, 2024 
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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