(a) Establishment.—There is established in the Office of Management and Budget a Chief Data Officer Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”).

Terms Used In 44 USC 3520A

  • agency: means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency, but does not include&mdash. See 44 USC 3502
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • data: means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which the data is recorded. See 44 USC 3502
  • Director: means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. See 44 USC 3502
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

(b) Purpose and Functions.—The Council shall—

(1) establish Governmentwide best practices for the use, protection, dissemination, and generation of data;

(2) promote and encourage data sharing agreements between agencies;

(3) identify ways in which agencies can improve upon the production of evidence for use in policymaking;

(4) consult with the public and engage with private users of Government data and other stakeholders on how to improve access to data assets of the Federal Government; and

(5) identify and evaluate new technology solutions for improving the collection and use of data.


(c) Membership.—

(1) In general.—The Chief Data Officer of each agency shall serve as a member of the Council.

(2) Chair.—The Director shall select the Chair of the Council from among the members of the Council.

(3) Additional members.—The Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government shall serve as a member of the Council.

(4) Ex officio member.—The Director shall appoint a representative for all Chief Information Officers and Evaluation Officers, and such representative shall serve as an ex officio member of the Council.


(d) Reports.—The Council shall submit to the Director, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a biennial report on the work of the Council.

(e) Evaluation and Termination.—

(1) GAO evaluation of council.—Not later than 4 years after date 1 of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on whether the additional duties of the Council improved the use of evidence and program evaluation in the Federal Government.

(2) Termination of council.—The Council shall terminate and this section shall be repealed upon the expiration of the 2-year period that begins on the date the Comptroller General submits the report under paragraph (1) to Congress.

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