Sec. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION

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## SEC. 4 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION ###

(a)Study of Data The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive study of the data inventory, data infrastructure, database security, and statistical protocols related to Federal policymaking and the agencies responsible for maintaining that data to— ####

(1)determine the optimal arrangement for which administrative data on Federal programs and tax expenditures, survey data, and related statistical data series may be integrated and made available to facilitate program evaluation, continuous improvement, policy-relevant research, and cost-benefit analyses by qualified researchers and institutions while weighing how integration might lead to the intentional or unintentional access, breach, or release of personally-identifiable information or records; ####

(2)make recommendations on how data infrastructure, database security, and statistical protocols should be modified to best fulfill the objectives identified in paragraph (1); and ####

(3)make recommendations on how best to incorporate outcomes measurement, institutionalize randomized controlled trials, and rigorous impact analysis into program design. ###

(b)Clearinghouse In undertaking the study required by subsection (a), the Commission shall— ####

(1)consider whether a clearinghouse for program and survey data should be established and how to create such a clearinghouse; and ####

(2)evaluate— #####

(A)what administrative data and survey data are relevant for program evaluation and Federal policy-making and should be included in a potential clearinghouse; #####

(B)which survey data the administrative data identified in subparagraph

(A)may be linked to, in addition to linkages across administrative data series, including the effect such linkages may have on the security of those data; #####

(C)what are the legal and administrative barriers to including or linking these data series; #####

(D)what data-sharing infrastructure should be used to facilitate data merging and access for research purposes; #####

(E)how a clearinghouse could be self-funded; #####

(F)which types of researchers, officials, and institutions should have access to data and what the qualifications of the researchers, officials, and institutions should be; #####

(G)what limitations should be placed on the use of data provided; #####

(H)how to protect information and ensure individual privacy and confidentiality; #####

(I)how data and results of research can be used to inform program administrators and policymakers to improve program design; #####

(J)what incentives may facilitate interagency sharing of information to improve programmatic effectiveness and enhance data accuracy and comprehensiveness; and #####

(K)how individuals whose data are used should be notified of its usages. ###

(c)Report Upon the affirmative vote of at least three-quarters of the members of the Commission, 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

(a)and (b), together with its recommendations for such legislation or administrative actions as the Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of the study. ###

(d)Deadline The report under subsection

(c)shall be submitted not later than the date that is 15 months after the date a majority of the members of the Commission are appointed pursuant to section 3. ###

(e)Definition In this section, the term “administrative data” means data— ####

(1)held by an agency or a contractor or grantee of an agency (including a State or unit of local government); and ####

(2)collected for other than statistical purposes.