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 116 STAT. 2968 PUBLIC LAW 107-347—DEC. 17, 2002 to develop more accurate measures of the impact of technology on productivity growth, and to enhance the reliability of the Nation's most important economic indicators, such as the National Income and Product Accounts. 44 USC 3501 SEC. 522. DESIGNATION OF STATISTICAL AGENCIES. For purposes of this subtitle, the term "Designated Statistical Agency" means each of the following: (1) The Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce. (2) The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce. (3) The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. 44 USC 3501 SEC. 523. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DESIGNATED STATISTICAL AGENCIES. The head of each of the Designated Statistical Agencies shall— (1) identify opportunities to eliminate duplication and otherwise reduce reporting burden and cost imposed on the public in providing information for statistical purposes; (2) enter into joint statistical projects to improve the quality and reduce the cost of statistical programs; and (3) protect the confidentiality of individually identifiable information acquired for statistical purposes by adhering to safeguard principles, including— (A) emphasizing to their officers, employees, and agents the importance of protecting the confidentiedity of information in cases where the identity of individual respondents can reasonably be inferred by either direct or indirect means; (B) training their officers, employees, and agents in their legal obligations to protect the confidentiality of individually identifiable information and in the procedures that must be followed to provide access to such information; (C) implementing appropriate measures to assure the physical and electronic security of confidential data; (D) establishing a system of records that identifies individuals accessing confidential data and the project for which the data were required; and (E) being prepeired to document their compliance with safeguard principles to other agencies authorized by law to monitor such compliguice. 44 USC 3501 SEC. 524. SHARING OF BUSINESS DATA AMONG DESIGNATED STATIS- note. TICAL AGENCIES. (a) IN GENERAL.— ^A Designated StatisticsJ Agency may provide business data in an identifiable form to einother Designated Statistical Agency under the terms of a written agreement among the agencies sharing the business data that specifies— (1) the business data to be shared; (2) the statistical purposes for which the business data are to be used; (3) the officers, employees, and agents authorized to examine the business data to be shared; and (4) appropriate security procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of the business data. (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES UNDER OTHER LAWS. — The provision of business data by am agency to a Designated Statistical

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