Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act
The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act; Pub.L. 115–435) is a United States law that establishes processes for the federal government to modernize its data management practices, evidence-building functions, and statistical efficiency to inform policy decisions.[1] The Evidence Act contains four parts ("titles"), which address evidence capacity, open data (OPEN Government Data Act),[lower-alpha 1][2] and data confidentiality (the reauthorization of the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act).[3]
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| Long title | Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 |
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| Nicknames | Evidence Act |
| Enacted by | the 115th United States Congress |
| Effective | 01/14/2019 |
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| Public law | Pub.L. 115–435 |
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See also
Notes
- The OPEN Government Data Act is Title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act
References
- H.R.4174 - Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Congress.gov, retrieved June 6, 2019
- 132 Stat. 5534
- "Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018" (PDF). Data Coalition. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
Further reading
- "Transparency-seeking OPEN Government Data Act signed into law", TechCrunch, January 15, 2019
External links
- GSA Technology Transformation Services. Draft 2019-2020 Federal Data Strategy Action Plan
- Data Coalition. OPEN Government Data Act (assorted info from advocacy group supporting machine-readable data)
- Office of Mgmt. & Budget, Exec. Office of the President, OMB Mem. No. M-19-23, Phase 1 Implementation of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018: Learning Agendas, Personnel, and Planning Guidance (2019), https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/M-19-23.pdf
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