In plain terms. The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, enacted within the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, protects the confidentiality of information collected by federal agencies for statistical purposes, restricting its use to those purposes. It imposes strict safeguards and penalties for unauthorized disclosure of statistical data.
Citation. Pub. L. 115-435 (Jan. 14, 2019); 44 U.S.C. § 3561 et seq..