Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018

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The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 is a U.S. federal law that promotes the use of data, evaluation, and statistical evidence to improve government decision-making and program effectiveness.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
aimsTo improve government decision-making
improve program effectiveness
amends Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
basisOnRecommendationsOf Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
citation Public Law 115-435
codifies Open Government Data Act requirements
component Title I – Federal Evidence-Building Activities
OPEN Government Data Act
surface form: Title II – Open Government Data Act

Title III – Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act amendments
country United States of America
dateSigned 2019-01-14
enactedInCongress 115th United States Congress
encourages integration of evidence into budget and policy decisions
use of rigorous program evaluation methods
establishes federal chief data officer community
surface form: Chief Data Officer Council
focusesOn evidence-based policymaking
federal data management
program evaluation
statistical evidence
introducedInYear 2018
legalArea administrative law
information policy
statistics and data governance
mandates annual evaluation plans in federal agencies
creation of learning agendas in federal agencies
public data inventories of federal data assets
promotes data sharing for statistical purposes
transparency in federal data assets
use of administrative data for evidence-building
protects confidentiality of respondents to federal data collections
relatedTo Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
requires data access for qualified researchers under strict privacy protections
designation of agency Chief Data Officers
designation of agency Evaluation Officers
designation of agency Statistical Officials
federal data governance structures
federal evidence-building plans
open data access where appropriate
shortName Evidence Act
signedBy Donald Trump
surface form: Donald J. Trump
strengthens coordination among federal data officials
federal statistical system
subjectTo implementation guidance from the Office of Management and Budget
yearOfEnactment 2019

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Office of the Chief Data Officer of GSA compliesWith Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act amendedBy Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
OPEN Government Data Act partOf Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
OPEN Government Data Act titleWithinParentAct Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
this entity surface form: Title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act
OPEN Government Data Act relatedTo Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018