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Brief History of the U.S. Federal Statistical System
Pages 19-24

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... It established the Census Bureau as a permanent agency in 1902. Many federal statistical agencies that can trace their roots back to the 19th or early 20th century, such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Center for Health Statistics, were organized in their current form following World War II.
From page 20...
... the heads of the major statistical programs; and (ii) representatives of other statistical agencies under rotating membership." The current ICSP rotating member is the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics.
From page 21...
... with significant statistical programs by cabinet department. Figure I.2 depicts reporting relationships for the 13 principal statistical agencies, rotating members of the ICSP, other statistical units, and the Statistical and Science Policy Office from the relevant congressional appropriations subcommittee to the cabinet secretary and any other intermediate levels of authority.
From page 22...
... Department of Veterans Affairs • National Center for Health Statistics Independent Agencies • Other offices and programs • National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation • Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, Social Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security Administration • Other offices and programs Figure I.1 Organization of principal federal statistical agencies and other statistical units and programs, by department, 2017.
From page 23...
... and Human Services, Education, and Director, Centers for Deputy Director, National Center for Related Disease Control and Public Health Health Statistics Agencies Prevention Scientific Services (Director) Secretary of Health and Human Services / Deputy Administrator, Center for Substance Abuse Behavioral Health and Mental Health Statistics and Quality Services (Director)
From page 24...
... NOTE: The National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics and the Office of Environmental Information are the current and previous ICSP rotating member, respectively. The organizational location and relevant congressional appropriations subcommittees are based on jurisdictions in the 115th Congress, which began on January 1, 2017.


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