; and (14) comply with any regulation and guidance issued under subchapter III, including the acquisition and maintenance of any required certification and training. (e) Delegation of responsibilities (1) In general To the extent necessary to comply with statistical laws, the Chief Data Officer of an agency shall delegate any responsibility under subsection (d) to the head of a statistical agency or unit (as defined in section 3561) within the agency. (2) Consultation To the extent permissible under law, the individual to whom a responsibility has been delegated under paragraph (1) shall consult with the Chief Data Officer of the agency in carrying out such responsibility. (3) Deference The Chief Data Officer of the agency shall defer to the individual to whom a responsibility has been delegated under paragraph (1) regarding the necessary delegation of such responsibility with respect to any data acquired, maintained, or disseminated by the agency under applicable statistical law. (f) Reports The Chief Data Officer of an agency shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives an annual report on the compliance of the agency with the requirements of this subchapter, including information on each requirement that the agency could not carry out and, if applicable, what the agency needs to carry out such requirement. . (2) Technical and conforming amendment The item relating to section 3520 of the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 3520. Chief Data Officers. . (f) Chief Data Officer Council (1) Amendment Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 3521 the following new section: 3520A. Chief Data Officer Council (a) Establishment There is established in the Office of Management and Budget a Chief Data Officer Council (in this section referred to as the Council ).