44 U.S.C. § 3520A - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 44. Public Printing and Documents § 3520A. Chief Data Officer Council

(1) establish Governmentwide best practices for the use, protection, dissemination, and generation of data;

(2) promote and encourage data sharing agreements between agencies;

(3) identify ways in which agencies can improve upon the production of evidence for use in policymaking;

(4) consult with the public and engage with private users of Government data and other stakeholders on how to improve access to data assets of the Federal Government; and

(5) identify and evaluate new technology solutions for improving the collection and use of data.

(1)In general.--The Chief Data Officer of each agency shall serve as a member of the Council.

(2)Chair.--The Director shall select the Chair of the Council from among the members of the Council.

(3)Additional members.--The Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government shall serve as a member of the Council.

(4)Ex officio member.--The Director shall appoint a representative for all Chief Information Officers and Evaluation Officers, and such representative shall serve as an ex officio member of the Council.

(1)GAO evaluation of Council.--Not later than 4 years after date  1 of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on whether the additional duties of the Council improved the use of evidence and program evaluation in the Federal Government.

(2)Termination of Council.--The Council shall terminate and this section shall be repealed upon the expiration of the 2-year period that begins on the date the Comptroller General submits the report under paragraph (1) to Congress.