1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Federal Evidence-Building Activities Sec. 101. Federal evidence-building activities. Title II—OPEN Government Data Act Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. OPEN Government Data. Title III—Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Confidential information protection and statistical efficiency. Sec. 303. Increasing access to data for evidence. Title IV—General Provisions Sec. 401. Rule of construction. Sec. 402. Effective date. I Federal Evidence-Building Activities 101. Federal evidence-building activities (a) In general Chapter 3 of part I of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) before section 301, by inserting the following: I General Provisions ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: II Federal Evidence-Building Activities 311. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Agency The term agency means an agency referred to under section 901(b) of title 31. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (3) Evaluation The term evaluation means an assessment using systematic data collection and analysis of one or more programs, policies, and organizations intended to assess their effectiveness and efficiency. (4) Evidence The term evidence means evaluation, policy research and analysis, and information produced as a result of statistical activities conducted for a statistical purpose. (5) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. (6) Statistical activities; statistical agency or unit