,,iv #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #di ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bd1 #bjbc,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 and ,mr4 ,phillips7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,establishing the ,commission on ,evidence-,based ,policymaking to review1 analyze1 and make recommendations to ,congress to promote the use of ,federal data for evidence-building and evidence-based policymaking1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this concurrent resolution may be cited as the ,congressional ,evidence-,based ,policymaking ,resolution4 #b4 ,commission on ,evidence-,based ,policymaking 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the legislative branch the ,commission on ,evidence-,based ,policymaking 7in this section referred to as the ,commission7 to review1 analyze1 and make recommendations with respect to promoting the use of ,federal data for evidence-building and evidence-based policymaking4 7b7 ,membership ,the ,commission shall be composed of #ab members1 appointed not later than #de days after the date of the adoption of this resolution1 as follows3 7#a7 ,three shall be appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 of whom-- 7,a7 one shall be an academic researcher specializing in ,congress1 social science1 or data science2 7,b7 one shall be a former ,member or senior staffer of the ,house2 and 7,c7 one shall be an employee of an office that participates in the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force or other legislative branch support agency as appropriate for the purposes of studying and developing the recommendations under subsection 7g74 7#b7 ,three shall be appointed by the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives1 of whom-- 7,a7 one shall be an academic researcher specializing in ,congress1 social science1 or data science2 7,b7 one shall be a former ,member or senior staffer of the ,house2 and 7,c7 one shall be an employee of an office that participates in the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force or other legislative branch support agency as appropriate for the purposes of studying and developing the recommendations under subsection 7g74 7#c7 ,three shall be appointed by the majority leader of the ,senate1 of whom-- 7,a7 one shall be an academic researcher specializing in ,congress1 social science1 or data science2 7,b7 one shall be a former ,member or senior staffer of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 one shall be an employee of an office that participates in the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force or other legislative branch support agency as appropriate for the purposes of studying and developing the recommendations under subsection 7g74 7#d7 ,three shall be appointed by the minority leader of the ,senate1 of whom-- 7,a7 one shall be an academic researcher specializing in ,congress1 social science1 or data science2 7,b7 one shall be a former ,member or senior staffer of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 one shall be an employee of an office that participates in the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force or other legislative branch support agency as appropriate for the purposes of studying and developing the recommendations under subsection 7g74 7c7 ,prohibition against service by current ,members of ,congress ,an individual is not eligible to serve on the ,commission if the individual is a current ,member of ,congress 7including a ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to the ,congress74 7d7 ,co-,chairs ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the majority leader of the ,senate shall each select one member of the ,commission to serve as co-chairs4 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 ,staff 7#a7 ,director ,the ,commission shall have a ,director who shall be appointed jointly by the co-chairs4 ,the ,director shall be paid at a rate of pay established by the co-chairs1 not to exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecaf of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,other staff ,the ,director may appoint and fix the pay of not more than #h full-time equivalent employees and #d part-time employees4 7#c7 ,coverage under ,congressional ,accountability ,act of #aiie ,for purposes of the ,congressional ,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acja et seq47-- 7,a7 the ,commission shall be treated as an employing office under the ,act2 and 7,b7 an employee of the ,commission shall be treated as a covered employee under the ,act4 7#d7 ,detail of employees ,at the request of the ,commission1 an employee of an office of the ,house of ,representatives or ,senate may be detailed to the ,commission to assist the ,commission with carrying out its duties4 7g7 ,recommendations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall study and consider approval of applicable recommendations with respect to evidence-based policymaking within the ,federal ,government1 including-- 7,a7 how ,congress may encourage ,federal agencies to produce and prioritize evidence on effectiveness for major new programs and reauthorizations1 consistent with the ,foundations for ,evidence-,based ,policymaking ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dce7 and the amendments made by such ,act2 7,b7 how ,congress may encourage ,federal agencies to support ,states in making data more open and accessible1 in a manner similar to that provided under the ,foundations for ,evidence-,based ,policymaking ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dce7 and the amendments made by such ,act2 7,c7 how ,congress can revise existing laws or enact new laws to improve access to administrative and survey data for evidence building2 7,d7 how to incorporate evidence such as outcomes measurement1 rigorous impact analysis1 and implementation-aligned language into the lawmaking process2 7,e7 how ,congress can access and incorporate real-time1 structured1 integrated1 and machine-readable data into the lawmaking process2 7,f7 the potential need for and duties of a congressional ,chief ,data ,officer1 including whether the officer should be located in a stand-alone office or housed within another existing agency and how such an office would function with existing data and transformation units in ,congress2 and 7,g7 ways to increase data and data privacy expertise in ,congress through the incorporation of technologists1 data scientists1 data analysts1 privacy experts1 social scientists1 and engineers to assist in policy evaluation and legislative drafting4 7#b7 ,adoption of recommendations ,any recommendation considered by the ,commission shall only be considered adopted by the ,commission upon receiving the votes of at least two-thirds of the members of the ,commission4 7h7 ,reports 7#a7 ,interim reports ,the ,commission may submit to the ,speaker of the ,house and the majority leader of the ,senate interim reports containing such findings1 conclusions1 and recommendations as have been agreed to by at least two-thirds of the members of the ,commission4 7#b7 ,final report ,not later than the final day of the ,one ,hundred ,eighteenth ,congress1 the ,commission shall submit a report to the ,speaker of the ,house and the majority leader of the ,senate on the activities and findings of the ,commission4 7i7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section1 of which-- 7#a7 #ej percent shall be derived from the applicable accounts of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#b7 #ej percent shall be derived from the contingent fund of the ,senate4