CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 526. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) Department of Commerce.—Section 1 of the Act of January 27, 1938 (15 U.S.C. 176a) is amended by striking “The” and inserting “Except as provided in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, the”. (b) Title 13.—Chapter 10 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding after section 401 the following: “§ 402. Providing business data to Designated Statistical Agencies “The Bureau of the Census may provide business data to the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (‘Designated Statistical Agencies’) if such information is required for an authorized statistical purpose and the provision is the subject of a written agreement with that Designated Statistical Agency, or their successors, as defined in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002.”; and116 STAT. 2970 (2) in the table of sections for the chapter by adding after the item relating to section 401 the following: “402. Providing business data to Designated Statistical Agencies.”.