5 U.S.C. § 315 — Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence

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— Page 29 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 322 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. (A) at least one shall have expertise in transparency policy; (B) at least one shall have expertise in pri- vacy policy; (C) at least one shall have expertise in sta- tistical data use; (D) at least one shall have expertise in in- formation management; (E) at least one shall have expertise in in- formation technology; and (F) at least one shall be from the research and evaluation community. (c) TERM OF SERVICE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Advi- sory Committee shall serve for a term of 2 years. (2) VACANCY.—Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (d) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without compensation. (e) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall— (1) assist the Director in carrying out the duties of the Director under part D of sub- chapter III of chapter 35 of title 44; (2) evaluate and provide recommendations to the Director on how to facilitate data sharing, enable data linkage, and develop privacy en- hancing techniques; and (3) review the coordination of data sharing or availability for evidence building across all agencies. (f) REPORTS.—The Advisory Committee shall submit to the Director and make publicly avail- able an annual report on the activities and find- ings of the Advisory Committee. (g) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee shall terminate not later than two years after the date of the first meeting. (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. SUBCHAPTER III—FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY § 321. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3502 of title 44. (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (3) GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY.—The term ‘‘Government service delivery’’ means any action by an agency related to providing a benefit or service to an individual, business, or organization (such as a grantee or State, local, or Tribal entity), including any such ac- tion of a contractor or nonprofit organization acting on behalf of the agency or admin- istering a federally-funded program. (4) GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY CHAN- NEL.—The term ‘‘Government service delivery channel’’ means the format or medium of an interaction or transaction with the Federal Government, including in-person, through the mail, through a digital service, by telephone, through a contact center, on a website, through outreach and communication, and through collaboration with a third party, or through other ways in which an individual or entity significantly interacts with the Federal Government. (5) HIGH IMPACT SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘high impact service provider’’ means an agency program identified by the Director due to the scale and impact of the public-facing services of the program. (Added Pub. L. 118–231, § 2(a), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2829.) § 322. Federal Government service delivery (a) 1 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY LEAD.—The Director shall designate or appoint a senior official as the Federal Government Service Delivery Lead within the Office of Man- agement and Budget whose responsibility is to coordinate governmentwide efforts to improve Government service delivery by agencies. The individual shall have the following duties and authorities: (1) Facilitate and coordinate government- wide efforts to improve Government service delivery provided by agencies, particularly with respect to high impact service providers. (2) Carry out the duties and powers pre- scribed by the Director. (3) Serve as the lead, governmentwide offi- cial responsible for supporting Government service delivery. (4) Advise the Director concerning the im- provement of Government service delivery provided by agencies. (5) In consultation with each lead agency service delivery official and any other agency stakeholder as appropriate, develop and over- see the implementation of governmentwide Government service delivery standards, poli- cies, and guidelines for services and programs provided by agencies, including standards, policies, and guidelines to— (A) understand the needs of an individual, business, or organization interacting with an agency; (B) solicit and consider voluntary feedback on the Government service delivery by the agency; (C) assess Government service delivery processes; (D) consider the factors of ease, efficiency, transparency, accessibility, fairness, burden (as defined in section 3502 of title 44), and du- ration, including wait and processing times, with respect to Government service delivery; and