Commission on Key National Indicators

Commission on Key National Indicators

The Commission on Key National Indicators was founded in 2010 by the United States Congress to provide oversight and advice for a new Key National Indicators System for the United States.

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Membership

The commission is made up of eight members, appointed equally (two each) by the leaders of both parties in the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to the legislation creating the commission, appointees shall "have shown dedication to improving civic dialogue and decision-making through the wide use of scientific evidence and factual information."[1]

Official Duties

The commission is charged with entering into contracts with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to create a Key National Indicators System, providing advice and oversight for the system, and coordinating with Federal government users and information providers to assure relevant and high-quality data. The NAS, in its annual Report to Congress, summarized its role as

Review research on the selection of a set of key national indicators, determine how to implement and establish a key national indicator system, and report annually to the Commission on Key National Indicators any findings and recommendations.[2]

The Key National Indicators System is to feature a website allowing free public access to a database of key national indicators. Selection of issue areas to be included in the system and measures to be used for the key indicators will be the responsibility of NAS through a multi-sector, multi-disciplinary process. As authorized in the legislation, NAS intends to work with an independent non-profit institution, The State of the USA, to implement the web site.

Commissioners

Current

Former

  • Marcus Peacock [6] (resigned upon taking position as minorty staff director on the Senate Budget Committee)

Sources

  1. ^ PL 111-148, Section 5605 (PDF)
  2. ^ 2009 Report to Congress, The National Academies
  3. ^ a b 2010 Congressional Record, Vol. 156, Page S4627
  4. ^ a b 2010 Congressional Record, Vol. 156, Page H8852
  5. ^ a b 2010 Congressional Record, Vol. 156, Page S2574
  6. ^ a b 2010 Congressional Record, Vol. 156, Page H8916

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