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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Presidential Documents
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ii Publish an agency data plan that provides a consistent framework for data stewardship, use, and access. If publishing such a plan is not feasible, then the head of the agency shall publish guidelines outlining how the data were collected, metadata on data use, any limitations on data use, and ways for researchers to provide feedback on data shared;
iii Follow the mandates of the Information Quality Act section 515
of Public Law 106554 in assessing and making available to researchers information on the quality of the data being provided; and iv Where possible, provide such data disaggregated by gender, race, ethnicity, age, income, and other demographic factors that support researchers in understanding the effects of policies and programs on equity and justice.
e The Director of OMB shall review whether guidance to agencies on implementation of the Information Quality Act needs to be updated and reissued.
f Heads of agencies shall review and expeditiously update any agency policies, processes, and practices issued or published since January 20, 2017, that prevent the best available science and data from informing the agencys evidence-based and iterative development and equitable delivery of policies and programs.
Sec. 6. Agency Chief Science Officers and Scientific Integrity Officials. a Within 120 days of the date of this memorandum, the heads of agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law, designate a senior agency employee for the role of chief science officer, science advisor, or chief scientist Chief Science Officer, who shall:
i Serve as the principal advisor to the head of the agency on scientific issues and ensure that the agencys research programs are scientifically and technologically well-founded and conducted with integrity; and ii Oversee the implementation and iterative improvement of policies and processes affecting the integrity of research funded, conducted, or overseen by the agency, as well as policies affecting the Federal and non-Federal scientists who support the research activities of the agency, including scientific-integrity policies consistent with the provisions of this memorandum.
b Because science, facts, and evidence are vital to addressing policy and programmatic issues across the Federal Government, the heads of all agencies not only those that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research shall designate expeditiously a senior career employee as the agencys lead scientific-integrity official Scientific Integrity Official to oversee implementation and iterative improvement of scientific-integrity policies and processes consistent with the provisions of this memorandum, including implementation of the administrative and dispute resolution processes described in section 3ciii of this memorandum. For agencies with a Chief Science Officer, the Scientific Integrity Official shall report to the Chief Science Officer on all matters involving scientific-integrity policies.
c To the extent necessary to fully implement the provisions of this memorandum, heads of agencies may designate additional scientific-integrity points of contact in different offices and components, who shall coordinate with the agencys Scientific Integrity Official in implementing the agencys scientific-integrity policies and processes.
d Heads of agencies should ensure those designated to serve in the roles described in this section, along with their respective staffs, are selected based on their scientific and technological knowledge, skills, experience, and integrity, including experience conducting and overseeing scientific research and utilizing scientific and technological information and data in agency decision-making, prioritizing experience with evidence-based, equitable, inclusive, and participatory practices and structures for the conduct of scientific research and the communication of scientific results.

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