rying out the functions under this subsection that
shall—
‘‘(A) be headed by the chief statistician;
and
‘‘(B) consist of—
‘‘(i) the heads of the major statistical
programs; and
‘‘(ii) representatives of other statis-
tical agencies under rotating membership;
and
‘‘(9) provide opportunities for training in statis-
tical policy functions to employees of the Federal
Government under which—
‘‘(A) each trainee shall be selected at the
discretion of the Director based on agency re-
quests and shall serve under the chief statisti-
cian for at least 6 months and not more than
1 year; and
‘‘(B) all costs of the training shall be paid
by the agency requesting training.
‘‘(f) With respect to records management, the Direc-
tor shall—
‘‘(1) provide advice and assistance to the Archi-
vist of the United States and the Administrator of
General Services to promote coordination in the ad-
ministration of chapters 29, 31, and 33 of this title
with the information resources management policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines established
under this chapter;
‘‘(2) review compliance by agencies with—
‘‘(A) the requirements of chapters 29, 31,
and 33 of this title; and
‘‘(B) regulations promulgated by the Ar-
chivist of the United States and the Adminis-
trator of General Services; and
‘‘(3) oversee the application of records manage-
ment policies, principles, standards, and guidelines,
including requirements for archiving information
maintained in electronic format, in the planning and
design of information systems.
‘‘(g) With respect to privacy and security, the Direc-
tor shall—
‘‘(1) develop and oversee the implementation of
policies, principles, standards, and guidelines on pri-
vacy, confidentiality, security, disclosure and sharing
of information collected or maintained by or for
agencies;
‘‘(2) oversee and coordinate compliance with
sections 552 and 552a of title 5, the Computer Se-
curity Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note), and relat-
ed information management laws; and
‘‘(3) require Federal agencies, consistent with
the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759
note), to identify and afford security protections
commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the
harm resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthor-
ized access to or modification of information col-
lected or maintained by or on behalf of an agency.
‘‘(h) With respect to Federal information technology,
the Director shall—
‘‘(1) in consultation with the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology and
the Administrator of General Services—
‘‘(A) develop and oversee the implementa-
tion of policies, principles, standards, and
guidelines for information technology functions
and activities of the Federal Government, in-
cluding periodic evaluations of major informa-
tion systems; and
‘‘(B) oversee the development and imple-
mentation of standards under section 111(d) of
the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(d));
‘‘(2) monitor the effectiveness of, and compli-
ance with, directives issued under sections 110 and
111 of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757 and 759);
‘‘(3) coordinate the development and review by
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of
policy associated with Federal procurement and ac-
quisition of information technology with the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy;
‘‘(4) ensure, through the review of agency budg-
et proposals, information resources management
plans and other means—
‘‘(A) agency integration of information re-
sources management plans, program plans and
budgets for acquisition and use of information
technology; and
‘‘(B) the efficiency and effectiveness of
inter-agency information technology initiatives
to improve agency performance and the accom-
plishment of agency missions; and
‘‘(5) promote the use of information technology
by the Federal Government to improve the produc-
tivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal pro-
grams, including through dissemination of public in-