; and at the end and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (8), by— (i) striking the period at the end; and (ii) inserting after to be conducted the following: , and citations to relevant provisions of the plan required under section 312; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (9) an assessment of the coverage, quality, methods, effectiveness, and independence of the statistics, evaluation, research, and analysis efforts of the agency, including— (A) a list of the activities and operations of the agency that are currently being evaluated and analyzed; (B) the extent to which the evaluations, research, and analysis efforts and related activities of the agency support the needs of various divisions within the agency; (C) the extent to which the evaluation research and analysis efforts and related activities of the agency address an appropriate balance between needs related to organizational learning, ongoing program management, performance management, strategic management, interagency and private sector coordination, internal and external oversight, and accountability; (D) the extent to which the agency uses methods and combinations of methods that are appropriate to agency divisions and the corresponding research questions being addressed, including an appropriate combination of formative and summative evaluation research and analysis approaches; (E) the extent to which evaluation and research capacity is present within the agency to include personnel and agency processes for planning and implementing evaluation activities, disseminating best practices and findings, and incorporating employee views and feedback; and (F) the extent to which the agency has the capacity to assist agency staff and program offices to develop the capacity to use evaluation research and analysis approaches and data in the day-to-day operations. ; (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g)