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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

AND BUDGET

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT

STATISTICAL PROGRAMS

OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

FISCAL YEAR

2016

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

STATISTICALiÌifiÌi PROGRAMSiÌifiÌi

OF THEiÌifiÌi UNITED STATESiÌifiÌi GOVERNMENTiÌifiÌi

FISCAL YEAR

2016

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

THE DIRECTOR

The Honorable John A. Boehner

Speaker

of the House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515

Dear

Mr. Speaker: September

30,2015

I am writing to transmit Statistical Programs of the United States Govemment: Fiscal Year 2016 report, which is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The report can be found at https://www. whitehouse. gov/sites/de(aultlfiles/omb/assets/informal ion and regulatory affairs/ stalislical-programs-2016. pdf. a published print copy of the report will follow. The data provided by our Federal statistical sources provide critical support for policy-making, program management, and evaluation. By placing evidence-driven decisions at the heart of its agenda, the Administration is underscoring the role that Federal statistics play in the policymaking process. As the Administration aims to tackle longstanding challenges in an era of scarce resources, it is especially critical that support for these relevant, accurate, and objective data is reflected in budgetary decisions. Having access to quality, unbiased data allows the Federal Govemment to make reasoned, disciplined decisions about where to target our resources to get the biggest possible return on our investment.

The share

of budgetary resources spent on supporting Federal statistics is relatively modest, but that funding is leveraged to infmm crucial decisions in a wide variety of spheres. Federal data are used to drive and measure activities ranging from shaping monetary policy at the Federal Reserve (the Federal Reserve relies on employment and price change data as well as other economic indicators to set monetary policy) to influencing program design and allocation mechanisms (many Federal programs rely on data such as population estimates, the Consumer Price Index, and Federal poverty thresholds) to informing the economic and risk-assessment research used in regulatory policy and benefit-cost analyses. The 127 statistical programs descr ibed in this report are "building new knowledge" in support of the Administration's evidence-building efforts. These agencies span the continuum-from setting national benchmarks through official Federal statistics to performing the cost-benefit analyses used for policy making and budget planning and the evaluation of programs needed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal programs. In this constrained fiscal environment, 1 9 percent of the statistical programs described in this report were appropriated less funding than was requested in the President's FY 2015 budget. So, too, actual funding in FY 2014 decreased among 16 percent of statistical programs, compared to requested amounts. To accommodate reduced funding levels while preserving core information products, these programs have reduced or postponed statistical activities, and have cut staff hiring i and training. Should these cuts continue, agencies' long-range plans for modernizing Federal statistical programs to improve the accessibility and timeliness of infmmation may be affected adversely.

The Office

of Management and Budget looks forward to working closely with the

Congress to build a 21st Century system

of statistical measurement for our Nation and to preserve the availability of relevant, accurate, and objective data on which Americans depend to inform their decisions.

Director

Enclosure

Identical Letter Sent to The President

of the Senate 2 ii

Table of Contents

.............................1

CHAPTER 1

: OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM AND STATISTICAL PROGRAM BUDGETS .................................................3

The Value of Federal Statistics........................................................................

....................3

The Structure of the Federal Statistical System..................................................................4

An Overview of Statistical Program Budgets.....................................................................6

Table 1. Direct Funding for Statistical Programs, FY 2014-2016..............................8 Table 2. Reimbursable and Purchase Programs, FY 2016........................................16

CHAPTER 2

: PRINCIPAL STATISTICAL AGENCY PROGRAMS...............21

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)........................................................................

.......21

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)........................................................................

.............22

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)........................................................................

..............23

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)........................................................................

24
Census Bureau (Census)........................................................................ ...........................25

Economic Research Service (ERS)........................................................................

...........26

Energy Information Administration (EIA)........................................................................

27

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)..............................................................28

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).............................................................29

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)..................................................................30

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)...................................32 O

ce of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (ORES).....................................................33

Statistics of Income (SOI)........................................................................ .........................33

CHAPTER 3. OTHER FEDERAL STATISTICAL PROGRAMS, BY

DEPARTMENT ........................................................................ ..........................35 Department of Agriculture........................................................................ ........................35 Department of Commerce........................................................................ .........................36 Department of Defense........................................................................ .............................37 Department of Education........................................................................ ..........................38 Department of Energy........................................................................ ...............................39

Department of Health and Human Services......................................................................40

Department of Homeland Security........................................................................

...........47

Department of Housing and Urban Development.............................................................48

Department of the Interior........................................................................ .........................48 Department of Justice........................................................................ ................................50 Department of Labor........................................................................ .................................51 Department of State........................................................................ ..................................52 Department of Transportation........................................................................ ...................52 Department of Veterans Aairs........................................................................ .................54

Other Statistical Programs of Federal Agencies ...............................................................55

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CHAPTER 4

: STATISTICAL STANDARDS, INTERAGENCY GROUPS, AND COLLABORATIVE INNOVATIONS ..............................................................59

Statistical Policy Directives, Standards, and Guidance..................................................... 59

Interagency Groups ........................................................................ ................................... 64 Collaborative Innovations........................................................................ .......................... 71 APPENDIX A. Principal Statistical Agency StaiÌifiÌing Levels................................77

Table A.1 StaiÌifiÌing Levels by Principal Statistical Agency ....................................... 77

APPENDIX B. Glossary........................................................................ .................81 Table B.1 Glossary of Department and Agency Abbreviations................................ 81 iv

INTRODUCTION

Statistical Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2016 outlines the funding proposed for Federal statistical activities in the President's Budget.

Statistical Programs

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CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF THE

FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM AND

STATISTICAL PROGRAM BUDGETS

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THE VALUE OF FEDERAL STATISTICS

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