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 affiliation and based on demonstrated expertise in evaluation method- ology and practices and appropriate expertise to the disciplines of the agency. (c) COORDINATION.—The Evaluation Officer of an agency shall, to the extent practicable, co- ordinate activities with agency officials nec- essary 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, independ- ence, and balance of the portfolio of evalua- tions, policy research, and ongoing evaluation activities of the agency; (2) assess agency capacity to support the de- velopment and use of evaluation; (3) establish and implement an agency eval- uation policy; and (4) coordinate, develop, and implement the plans required under section 312. (Added Pub. L. 115–435, title I, § 101(a)(2), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5531.) 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. § 314. Statistical expertise (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency shall designate the head of any statistical agen- cy or unit within the agency, or in the case of an agency that does not have a statistical agen- cy or unit, any senior agency official with ap- propriate expertise, as a statistical official to advise on statistical policy, techniques, and pro- cedures. Agency officials engaged in statistical activities may consult with any such statistical official as necessary. (b) MEMBERSHIP ON INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON STATISTICAL POLICY.—Each statistical official designated under subsection (a) shall serve as a member of the Interagency Council on Statis- tical Policy established under section 3504(e)(8) of title 44. (Added Pub. L. 115–435, title I, § 101(a)(2), Jan. 14, 2019, 132 Stat. 5531.) 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. § 315. Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director, or the head of an agency designated by the Director, shall establish an Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’) to review, analyze, and make recommendations on how to promote the use of Federal data for evidence building. (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Advi- sory Committee shall consist of the Chief Stat- istician of the United States, who shall serve as the Chair of the Advisory Committee, and other members appointed by the Director as follows: (1) One member who is an agency Chief In- formation Officer. (2) One member who is an agency Chief Pri- vacy Officer. (3) One member who is an agency Chief Per- formance Officer. (4) Three members who are agency Chief Data Officers. (5) Three members who are agency Evalua- tion Officers. (6) Three members who are members of the Interagency Council for Statistical Policy 1 es- tablished under section 3504(e)(8) of title 44. (7) At least 10 members who are representa- tives of State and local governments and non- governmental stakeholders with expertise in government data policy, privacy, technology, transparency policy, evaluation and research methodologies, and other relevant subjects, of whom—