5 U.S.C. § 8506 — Dissemination of information

(a) Every federal agency, and every business the federal government wholly or partly owns, must give information to state agencies that have agreements under this subchapter, or to the Secretary of Labor, when needed. That information covers a federal employee's Federal service and Federal wages — whatever the Secretary considers practical and necessary to decide if the employee is entitled to compensation under this subchapter. The employing agency must report: (1) whether the employee performed Federal service; (2) the time periods of that service; (3) how much the employee was paid in Federal wages; and (4) why the Federal service ended. The employing agency reports its findings in the form the Secretary's regulations require, and those regulations must let the agency correct mistakes or fill in gaps. This subsection does not apply to Federal service and wages covered by subchapter II of this chapter — that's handled separately.

(b) The state agency that runs a state's unemployment compensation law must give the Secretary whatever information the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out this subchapter. Under section 503(a)(6) of title 42, this information counts as the report the Secretary requires from the state for that purpose.