,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #af1         
#bjae,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 #bjae4  #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           

administering programs2  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          
administering programs2 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 administering programs2   
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 administering        
programs2 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 administering programs2   
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          
continuous improvement1 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 data that
 are relevant for program evaluation and
 ,federal policymaking should be        
included in a potential clearinghouse2  
7#b7 which survey data the              
administrative data 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 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 ,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 ,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 ,subject to 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 provide funds1 in a total amount 
not to exceed #c1jjj1jjj1 to the        
,director 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  #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