,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,march #af1 #bjaf4  ,amendment3  ,that  
the bill from the ,house of             
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #ahca7 entitled
 ,an ,act to establish the ,commission  
on ,evidence-,based ,policymaking1 and  
for other purposes41 do pass with the   
following ,strike all after the enacting
 clause and insert the following3 #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,evidence-,based ,policymaking      
,commission ,act of #bjaf4  #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 one   
shall be an academic researcher1 data   
expert1 or have experience in           
administering programs2  7,b7 one shall 

be an expert in protecting              
personally-identifiable information and 
data minimization2 and  7,c7 one 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 two shall be academic       
researchers1 data experts1 or have      
experience in administering programs2   
and  7,b7 one shall be an expert in     
protecting personally-identifiable      
information and data minimization4  7#c7
 ,three shall be appointed by the       
,minority ,leader of the ,house of      
,representatives1 of whom-- 7,a7 two    
shall be academic researchers1 data     
experts1 or have experience in          
administering programs2 and  7,b7 one   
shall be an expert in protecting        
personally-identifiable information and 
data minimization4  7#d7 ,three shall be
 appointed by the ,majority ,leader of  
the ,senate1 of whom-- 7,a7 two shall be

 academic researchers1 data experts1 or 
have experience in administering        
programs2 and  7,b7 one shall be an     
expert in protecting                    
personally-identifiable information and 
data minimization4  7#e7 ,three shall be
 appointed by the ,minority ,leader of  
the ,senate1 of whom-- 7,a7 two shall be
 academic researchers1 data experts1 or 
have experience in administering        
programs2 and  7,b7 one shall be an     
expert in protecting                    
personally-identifiable information and 
data minimization4  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 database

 security1 and statistical protocols    
related to ,federal policymaking and the
 agencies responsible for maintaining   
that data to-- 7#a7 determine the       
optimal arrangement for which           
administrative data on ,federal programs
 and tax expenditures1 survey data1 and 
related statistical data series may be  
integrated and made available to        
facilitate program evaluation1          
continuous improvement1 policy-relevant 
research1 and cost-benefit analyses by  
qualified researchers and institutions  
while weighing how integration might    
lead to the intentional or unintentional
 access1 breach1 or release of          
personally-identifiable information or  
records2  7#b7 make recommendations on  
how data infrastructure1 database       
security1 and statistical 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-- 7#a7 consider       
whether a clearinghouse for program and 
survey data should be established and   
how to create such a clearinghouse2 and 
7#b7 evaluate-- 7,a7 what administrative
 data and survey data are relevant for  
program evaluation and ,federal         
policy-making and should be included in 
a potential clearinghouse2  7,b7 which  
survey data the administrative data     
identified in subparagraph 7,a7 may be  
linked to1 in addition to linkages      
across administrative data series1      
including the effect such linkages may  
have on the security of those data2     
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 researchers1        
officials1 and institutions should have 
access to data and what the             
qualifications of the researchers1      
officials1 and institutions should be2  
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 data and results of research   
can be used to inform program           
administrators and policymakers to      
improve program design2  7,j7 what      
incentives may facilitate interagency   
sharing of information to improve       
programmatic effectiveness and enhance  
data accuracy and comprehensiveness2 and
  7,k7 how individuals whose data are   
used should be notified of its usages4  
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          
activities required by subsections 7a7  
and 7b71 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 data-- 7#a7 held by an agency or a
 contractor or grantee of an agency     
7including a ,state or unit of local    
government72 and  7#b7 collected for    
other than statistical purposes4  #e4   
,operation and powers of the commission 
7a7 ,executive branch 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 ,bureau of
 the ,census4  7#b7 ,the ,internal      
,revenue ,service4  7#c7 ,the           
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services4  7#d7 ,the ,department of    
,agriculture4  7#e7 ,the ,department of 
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7#f7 
,the ,social ,security ,administration4 
7#g7 ,the ,department of ,education4    
7#h7 ,the ,department of ,justice4  7#i7
 ,the ,office of ,management and        
,budget4  7#aj7 ,the ,bureau of         
,economic ,analysis4  7#aa7 ,the ,bureau
 of ,labor ,statistics4  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  
,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  #f4 ,funding  7a7 ,in general
 ,subject to subsection 7b7 and the     
availability of appropriations-- 7#a7 at
 the request of the ,director of the    

,census1 the agencies identified as     
,principal ,statistical ,agencies in the
 report1 published by the ,office of    
,management and ,budget1 entitled       
,statistical ,programs of the ,united   
,states ,government1 ,fiscal ,year #bjae
 shall transfer funds1 as specified in  
advance in appropriations ,acts and in a
 total amount not to exceed #c1jjj1jjj1 
to the ,bureau of the ,census for       
purposes of carrying out the activities 
of the ,commission as provided in this  
,act2 and  7#b7 the ,bureau of the      
,census shall provide administrative    
support to the ,commission1 which may   
include providing physical space at1 and
 access to1 the headquarters of the     
,bureau of the ,census1 located in      
,suitland1 ,maryland4  7b7 ,prohibition 
on new funding ,no additional funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this ,act4 ,this ,act shall be      
carried out using amounts otherwise     
available for the ,bureau of the ,census
 or the agencies described in subsection

 7a77#a74  #g4 ,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      
exceed the daily equivalent of the      
annual rate of basic pay for a          
comparable position paid under the      
,general ,schedule4  #h4 ,termination   
,the ,commission shall terminate not    
later than #ah months after the date of 

enactment of this ,act4  ,secretary