Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-110
§314 Statistical Expertise
Title 5 › PART I — THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3 — POWERS › SUBCHAPTER II — FEDERAL EVIDENCE-BUILDING ACTIVITIES › § 314
Summary
Each agency head must pick the leader of its statistics office, or if there is none, a senior official with statistical expertise, to serve as the agency’s statistical official. That person will advise on statistical policy, methods, and procedures, and staff doing statistical work can consult them. Each chosen statistical official must also serve on the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §314
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(a)In General.—
The head of each agency shall designate the head of any statistical agency or unit within the agency, or in the case of an agency that does not have a statistical agency or unit, any senior agency official with appropriate expertise, as a statistical official to advise on statistical policy, techniques, and procedures. Agency officials engaged in statistical activities may consult with any such statistical official as necessary.
(b)Membership on Interagency Council on Statistical Policy.—
Each statistical official designated under subsection (a) shall serve as a member of the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy established under section 3504(e)(8) of title 44.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Jan. 14, 2019, see section 403 of Pub. L. 115–435, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2019 Amendment note under section 306 of this title.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 314
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110