title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 3511 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3511A. Technology portal.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
General Services shall meet the requirements of section 
3511A(a) of title 44, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 9. ENHANCED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHIEF INFOR-
MATION OFFICERS AND CHIEF INFORMATION 
OFFICERS COUNCIL DUTIES. 
(a) AGENCY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER GEN-
ERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) 
GENERAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 
11315(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) data asset management, format standard-
ization, sharing of data assets, and publication of 
data assets; 
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‘‘(5) the compilation and publication of the En-
terprise Data Inventory for the agency required 
under section 3523 of title 44; 
‘‘(6) ensuring that agency data conforms with 
open data best practices; 
‘‘(7) ensuring compliance with the requirements 
of subsections (b), (c), (d), and (f) of section 3506 
of title 44; 
‘‘(8) engaging agency employees, the public, 
and contractors in using open Government data and 
encourage collaborative approaches to improving 
data use; 
‘‘(9) supporting the agency Performance Im-
provement Officer in generating data to support the 
function of the Performance Improvement Officer 
described in section 1124(a)(2) of title 31; 
‘‘(10) reviewing the information technology in-
frastructure of the agency and the impact of such 
infrastructure on making data assets accessible to 
reduce barriers that inhibit data asset accessibility; 
‘‘(11) ensuring that the agency is maximizing 
its own use of data, including data generated by ap-
plications, devices, networks, and equipment owned 
by the Government and such use is not otherwise 
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prohibited, to reduce costs, improve operations, and 
strengthen security and privacy protections; and 
‘‘(12) identifying points of contact for roles and 
responsibilities related to open data use and imple-
mentation as required by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 11315 
of title 40, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the 
terms ‘data’, ‘data asset’, ‘Enterprise Data Inventory’, 
and ‘open Government data’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 3502 of title 44.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 3603(f) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) Work with the Office of Government Infor-
mation Services and the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy to promote data 
interoperability and comparability of data assets 
across the Government.’’. 
SEC. 10. EVALUATION OF AGENCY ANALYTICAL CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) OMB GUIDANCE FOR AGENCY REVIEW.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
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Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall review each agency to assess the extent of the agen-
cy’s use of data assets to support decisionmaking, cost 
savings, and performance within the agency. 
(b) AGENCY REVIEW; REPORT.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
agency Chief Operating Officer shall submit to Congress 
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
a report on the review described in subsection (a). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS OF AGENCY REPORT.—The re-
port described in subsection (b) shall assess the coverage, 
quality, methods, effectiveness, and independence of the 
agency’s evaluation research and analysis efforts, includ-
ing each of the following: 
(1) A list of the activities and operations of the 
agency that are being evaluated and analyzed and 
the activities and operations that have been evalu-
ated and analyzed during the previous 5 years. 
(2) The extent to which the evaluations re-
search and analysis efforts and related activities of 
the agency support the needs of various divisions 
within the agency. 
(3) The extent to which the evaluation research 
and analysis efforts and related activities of the 
agency address an appropriate balance between 
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needs related to organizational learning, ongoing 
program management, performance management, 
strategic management, interagency and private sec-
tor coordination, international and external over-
sight, and accountability. 
(4) The extent to which the agency uses meth-
ods and combinations of methods that are appro-
priate to agency divisions and the corresponding re-
search questions being addressed, including an ap-
propriate combination of formative and summative 
evaluation research and analysis approaches. 
(5) The extent to which evaluation and research 
capacity is present within the agency to include per-
sonnel, agency process for planning and imple-
menting evaluation activities, disseminating best 
practices and findings, and incorporating employee 
views and feedback. 
(6) The extent to which the agency has the ca-
pacity to assist front-line staff and program offices 
to develop the capacity to use evaluation research 
and analysis approaches and data in the day-to-day 
operations. 
(d) GAO REVIEW OF AGENCY REPORTS.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
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