,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bieb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjad,mrs4 ,murray introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish the ,commission
 on ,evidence-,based ,policymaking1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,evidence-,based ,policymaking          
,commission ,act of #bjad4  #b4         
,establishment ,there is established in 
the executive branch a commission to be 
known as the ,commission on             
,evidence-,based ,policymaking 7in this 
,act referred to as the ,commission74   
#c4 ,members of the ,commission  7a7    
,number and appointment ,the ,commission
 shall be comprised of #ae members as   
follows3 7#a7 ,three shall be appointed 
by the ,president1 of whom-- 7,a7 #a    
shall be an academic researcher1 data   
expert1 or have experience in program   

administration2  7,b7 #a shall have     
expertise in database management1       
confidentiality1 and privacy matters2   
and  7,c7 #a shall be the ,director of  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
7or the ,director's designee74  7#b7    
,three shall be appointed by the        
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 of whom-- 7,a7 #b     
shall be academic researchers1 data     
experts1 or have experience in program  
administration2 and  7,b7 #a shall have 
expertise in database management1       
confidentiality1 and privacy matters4   
7#c7 ,three shall be appointed by the   
,minority ,leader of the ,house of      
,representatives1 of whom-- 7,a7 #b     
shall be academic researchers1 data     
experts1 or have experience in program  
administration2 and  7,b7 #a shall have 
expertise in database management1       
confidentiality1 and privacy matters4   
7#d7 ,three shall be appointed by the   
,majority ,leader of the ,senate1 of    
whom-- 7,a7 #b shall be academic        

researchers1 data experts1 or have      
experience in program administration2   
and  7,b7 #a shall have expertise in    
database management1 confidentiality1   
and privacy matters4  7#e7 ,three shall 
be appointed by the ,minority ,leader of
 the ,senate1 of whom-- 7,a7 #b shall be
 academic researchers1 data experts1 or 
have experience in program              
administration2 and  7,b7 #a shall have 
expertise in database management1       
confidentiality1 and privacy matters4   
7b7 ,expertise ,in making appointments  
under this section1 consideration should
 be given to individuals with expertise 
in economics1 statistics1 program       
evaluation1 data security1              
confidentiality1 or database management4
  7c7 ,chairperson and ,co-,chairperson 
,the ,president shall select the        
chairperson of the ,commission and the  
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives shall select the       
co-chairperson4  7d7 ,timing of         
appointments ,appointments to the       

,commission shall be made not later than
 #de days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  7e7 ,terms2 vacancies ,each
 member shall be appointed for the      
duration of the ,commission4 ,any       
vacancy in the ,commission shall not    
affect its powers1 and shall be filled  
in the manner in which the original     
appointment was made4  7f7 ,compensation
 ,members of the ,commission shall serve
 without pay4  7g7 ,travel expenses     
,each member of the ,commission shall be
 allowed travel expenses1 including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates   
authorized for employees of agencies    
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while  
away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of       
services for the ,commission4  #d4      
,duties of the ,commission  7a7 ,study  
of data ,the ,commission shall conduct a
 comprehensive study of the data        
inventory1 data infrastructure1 and     
statistical protocols related to        

,federal policymaking and the           
statistical and programmatic agencies   
responsible for maintaining that data   
to-- 7#a7 determine the optimal         
arrangement for which administrative    
data on ,federal programs and tax       
expenditures and related data series may
 be integrated and made available to    
facilitate program evaluation1          
policy-relevant research1 and           
cost-benefit analyses by qualified      
researchers and institutions2  7#b7 make
 recommendations on how data            
infrastructure and protocols should be  
modified to best fulfill the objectives 
identified in paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7 
make recommendations on how best to     
incorporate outcomes measurement1       
institutionalize randomized controlled  
trials1 and rigorous impact analysis    
into program design4  7b7 ,clearinghouse
 ,in undertaking the study required by  
subsection 7a71 the ,commission shall   
consider if and how to create a         
clearinghouse for program and survey    

data1 which shall include evaluation    
of-- 7#a7 what administrative datasets  
that are relevant for program evaluation
 and ,federal policy-making should be   
included in a potential clearinghouse2  
7#b7 which survey datasets the          
administrative datasets identified in   
paragraph 7#a7 may be linked to1 in     
addition to linkages across             
administrative data series2  7#c7 what  
are the legal and administrative        
barriers to including or linking these  
data series2  7#d7 what data-sharing    
infrastructure should be used to        
facilitate data merging and access for  
research purposes2  7#e7 how a          
clearinghouse could be self-funded2     
7#f7 which types of qualified           
researchers1 officials1 and institutions
 should have access to data2  7#g7 what 
limitations should be placed on the use 
of data provided2  7#h7 how to protect  
information and ensure individual       
privacy and confidentiality2  7#i7 how  
the data and results of research can be 

used to inform program administrators   
and policymakers to improve program     
design2 and  7#aj7 what incentives may  
facilitate interagency sharing of       
information to improve programmatic     
effectiveness and enhance data accuracy 
and comprehensiveness4  7c7 ,report     
,upon the affirmative vote of at least  
three-quarters of the members of the    
,commission1 the ,commission shall      
submit to the ,president and ,congress a
 detailed statement of its findings and 
conclusions as a result of the study    
required by subsection 7a71 together    
with its recommendations for such       
legislation or administrative actions as
 the ,commission considers appropriate  
in light of the results of the study4   
7d7 ,deadline ,the report under         
subsection 7c7 shall be submitted not   
later than the date that is #ae months  
after the date a majority of the members
 of the ,commission are appointed       
pursuant to section #c4  7e7 ,definition
 ,in this section1 the term             

administrative data means information1  
in whatever form1 generated or collected
 by an agency in carrying out a ,federal
 program1 including any customer service
 measure1 efficiency measure1 milestone1
 outcome measure1 or performance        
indicator1 as those terms are defined in
 section #aaae7;h7 of title #ca1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  #e4 ,operation and     
powers of the ,commission  7a7          
,administrative assistance ,the heads of
 the following agencies shall advise and
 consult with the ,commission on matters
 within their respective areas of       
responsibility3 7#a7 ,the ,office of    
,management and ,budget4  7#b7 ,the     
,bureau of the ,census4  7#c7 ,the      
,internal ,revenue ,service4  7#d7 ,the 
,bureau of ,economic ,analysis4  7#e7   
,the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics4     
7#f7 ,the ,department of ,health and    
,human ,services4  7#g7 ,the ,department
 of ,agriculture4  7#h7 ,the ,department
 of ,housing and ,urban ,development4   
7#i7 ,the ,social ,security             

,administration4  7#aj7 ,the ,department
 of ,education4  7#aa7 ,the ,department 
of ,justice4  7#ab7 ,any other agency1  
as determined by the ,commission4  7b7  
,meetings ,the ,commission shall meet   
not later than #cj days after the date  
upon which a majority of its members    
have been appointed and at such times   
thereafter as the chairperson or        
co-chairperson shall determine4  7c7    
,rules of procedure ,the chairperson and
 co-chairperson shall1 with the approval
 of a majority of the members of the    
,commission1 establish written rules of 
procedure for the ,commission1 which    
shall include a quorum requirement to   
conduct the business of the ,commission4
  7d7 ,hearings ,the ,commission may1   
for the purpose of carrying out this    
,act1 hold hearings1 sit and act at     
times and places1 take testimony1 and   
receive evidence as the ,commission     
considers appropriate4  7e7 ,contracts  
,subject to the availability of         
appropriations1 the ,commission may     

contract with and compensate government 
and private agencies or persons for any 
purpose necessary to enable it to carry 
out this ,act4  7f7 ,mails ,the         
,commission may use the ,united ,states 
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other agencies of the
 ,federal ,government4  7g7 ,gifts ,the 
,commission may accept1 use1 and dispose
 of gifts or donations of services or   
property4  7h7 ,census ,bureau and      
,,napa ,subject to the availability of  
appropriations1 the ,director of the    
,census shall contract with the         
,national ,academy of ,public           
,administration to administer the       
,commission4  7i7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in    
general ,subject to the availability of 
appropriations1 at the request of the   
,director of the ,census1 the principal 
statistical agencies shall provide      
funds1 in a total amount not to exceed  
#b1jjj1jjj1 to the ,director for        
purposes of funding the operations of   
the ,commission4  7#b7 ,definition ,in  

this subsection1 the term principal     
statistical agency has the meaning given
 that term in the report1 published by  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 
entitled ,statistical ,programs of the  
,united ,states ,government1 ,fiscal    
,year #bjad4  #f4 ,personnel  7a7       
,director ,the ,commission shall have a 
,director who shall be appointed by the 
chairperson with the concurrence of the 
co-chairperson4 ,the ,director shall be 
paid at a rate of pay established by the
 chairperson and co-chairperson1 not to 
exceed the annual rate of basic pay     
payable for level ,v of the ,executive  
,schedule 7section #ecaf of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code74  7b7 ,staff ,the
 ,director may appoint and fix the pay  
of additional staff as the ,director    
considers appropriate4  7c7 ,experts and
 ,consultants ,the ,commission may      
procure temporary and intermittent      
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at     
rates for individuals which do not to   

exceed the daily equivalent of the      
annual rate of basic pay for a          
comparable position paid under the      
,general ,schedule4  #g4 ,termination   
,the ,commission shall terminate not    
later than #ah months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4