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5 U.S.C. § 313 — Evaluation Officers

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5 U.S.C. § 313 — Evaluation Officers

**(a) Establishment.—** The head of each agency shall designate a senior employee of the agency as the Evaluation Officer of the agency. **(b) Qualifications.—** The Evaluation Officer of an agency shall be appointed or designated without regard to political affiliation and based on demonstrated expertise in evaluation methodology and practices and appropriate expertise to the disciplines of the agency. **(c) Coordination.—** The Evaluation Officer of an agency shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate activities with agency officials necessary to carry out the functions required under subsection (d). **(d) Functions.—** The Evaluation Officer of each agency shall— (1) continually assess the coverage, quality, methods, consistency, effectiveness, independence, and balance of the portfolio of evaluations, policy research, and ongoing evaluation activities of the agency; (2) assess agency capacity to support the development and use of evaluation; (3) establish and implement an agency evaluation policy; and (4) coordinate, develop, and implement the plans required under section 312.

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5 U.S.C. § 306 — Agency strategic plans

**(a)** Not later than the first Monday in February of any year following the year in which the term of the President commences under [section 101 of title 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title3-section101&num=0&edition=prelim), the head of each agency shall make available on the public website of the agency a strategic plan and notify the President and Congress of its availability. Such plan shall contain— (1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the agency; (2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-oriented goals, for the major functions and operations of the agency; (3) a description of how any goals and objectives contribute to the Federal Government priority goals required by [section 1120(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1120/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (4) a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including— (A) a description of the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, and other resources required to achieve those goals and objectives; and (B) a description of how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives as well as relevant Federal Government priority goals; (5) a description of how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained through congressional consultations required under subsection (d); (6) a description of how the performance goals provided in the plan required by [section 1115(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1115/a&num=0&edition=prelim), including the agency priority goals required by [section 1120(b) of title 31](htt

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28 U.S.C. § 514 — Legal services on pending claims in departments and agencies

When the head of an executive department or agency is of the opinion that the interests of the United States require the service of counsel on the examination of any witness concerning any claim, or on the legal investigation of any claim, pending in the department or agency, he shall notify the Attorney General, giving all facts necessary to enable him to furnish proper professional service in attending the examination or making the investigation, and the Attorney General shall provide for the service.

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5 U.S.C. § 313 — Evaluation Officers

Page 28 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 313 1 So in original. 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Interagency Council on Statistical Policy’’. (6) Any other information as required by guidance issued by the Director. (b) EVALUATION PLAN.—The head of each agen- cy shall issue in conjunction with the perform- ance plan required under section 1115(b) of title 31, an evaluation plan describing activities the agency plans to conduct pursuant to subsection (a) of this section during the fiscal year fol- lowing the year in which the performance plan is submitted. Such plan shall— (1) describe key questions for each signifi- cant evaluation study that the agency plans to begin in the next fiscal year; (2) describe key information collections or acquisitions the agency plans to begin in the next fiscal year; and (3) any 1 other information included in guid- ance issued by the Director under subsection (a)(6). (c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan re- quired under subsection (a), the head of an agen- cy shall consult with stakeholders, including the public, agencies, State and local govern- ments, and representatives of non-governmental researchers. (Added Pub. L. 115–435, title I, § 101(a)(2), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5530.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 180 days after Jan. 14, 2019, see sec- tion 403 of Pub. L. 115–435, set out as an Effective Date of 2019 Amendment note under section 306 of this title. § 313. Evaluation Officers (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The head of each agency shall designate a senior employee of the agency as the Evaluation Officer of the agency. (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Evaluation Officer of an agency shall be appointed or designated with- out regard to political affiliatio

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