Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016

Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 201 6 (Sec. 2) This bill establishes in the executive branch a Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. (Sec. 3) The bill sets forth the membership composition, terms, and compensation of the Commission and requires the appointment of experts in protecting personally-identifiable information and data minimization. Consideration shall also be given in the appointment process to individuals with expertise in economics, statistics, program evaluation, data security, confidentiality, or database management. (Sec. 4) The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive study of the data inventory, data infrastructure, database security, and statistical protocols related to federal policymaking and the agencies responsible for maintaining that data to: determine the optimal arrangement for which administrative data on federal programs and tax expenditures, survey data, and related statistical data series may be integrated and made available to facilitate program evaluation, continuous improvement, policy-relevant research, and cost-benefit analyses while weighing how integration might lead to the intentional or unintentional access, breach, or release of personally-identifiable information or records; make recommendations on how data infrastructure, database security, and statistical protocols should be modified to best fulfill those objectives…

Congressional Research Service · 2016-03-16