22 U.S.C. § 3104: Rules and regulations

The authorities and responsibilities under this chapter may be exercised through such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. to maintain a complete record of any information (including journals or other books of original entry, minute books, stock transfer records, lists of shareholders, or financial statements) which is essential to carrying out the surveys and studies to be conducted under this chapter; and to furnish, under oath, any report containing information which is determined to be necessary to carry out the surveys and studies conducted under this chapter. for analytical or statistical purposes within the United States Government; or for the purpose of a proceeding under subsection (e) of this section or under section 3105(b) or (c) of this title. The Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce is authorized, for purposes of augmenting and improving the quality of data collected by the Bureau of the Census, to have, upon written request, access to data relating to business enterprises that is collected directly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for purposes of this chapter. The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor is authorized, for purposes of augmenting and improving the data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to have access, upon written request, to selected identification information on business enterprises and data on international services transactions, that is collected directly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for purposes of this chapter. Officers and employees of the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall, for purposes of subsection (c), be deemed to be officials or employees designated to perform functions under this chapter. Any person who willfully violates subsection (c) or (d) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000, in addition to any other penalty imposed by law.