appoint or designate an employee of the agency as the Chief Evaluation Officer of the agency. (b) Qualifications The Chief Evaluation Officer of an agency shall be appointed or designated without regard to political affiliation and based on demonstrated expertise in evaluation methodology, practices, and appropriate expertise to the disciplines of the agency. (c) Limitations The Chief Evaluation Officer of an agency may not simultaneously serve as any of the following: (1) The Chief Financial Officer of any agency. (2) The Chief Information Officer of any agency. (3) The Chief Human Capital Officer of any agency. (4) The Chief Acquisition Officer of any agency. (5) The Inspector General of any agency. (d) Coordination The Chief Evaluation Officer of an agency shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate activities with agency officials, including the following: (1) Agency officials responsible for implementing privacy policy regarding privacy and confidentiality issues. (2) The Chief Data Officer of the agency. (3) Agency officials designated under section 315. (4) Any evaluation or analysis unit and personnel of the agency on the needs for evaluation and analysis. (5) The Performance Improvement Officer of the agency. (6) Program administrators of the agency. (7) The Chief Evaluation Officers of other agencies. (e) Functions The Chief Evaluation Officer of each agency shall— (1) continually assess the coverage, quality, methods, consistency, effectiveness, independence, and balance of the portfolio of evaluations, policy research, and ongoing evaluation activities of the agency