English: Statistical Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2017 outlines the funding proposed for Federal statistical activities in the President’s Budget.

This report ful lls a responsibility of the Of ce of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2)) to prepare an annual report on statistical program funding. The annual report provides Congress with a consolidated source for key budgetary and programmatic information about the Federal statistical system.

The report has four chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the value of Federal statistics, describes the structure of the Federal statistical system, and provides a summary of the budget for statisti- cal programs, including purchases and reimbursements, for scal years (FYs) 2015 to 2017. Chapter 2 provides details about principal statistical agency programs, highlights the effect of congressional action on FY 2015 and 2016 budget requests, and identi es major program changes planned for FY 2017. Chapter 3 describes other signi cant statistical programs of Federal agencies and identi es major program changes anticipated in FY 2017. Chapter 4 describes ongoing efforts to maintain and improve Federal statistical programs, including the development and periodic revision of statistical standards and guidelines, selected inter- agency initiatives to improve the quality and usefulness of the Nation’s statistical products, and various collaborations among Federal statistical agencies to promote ef ciencies in sta- tistical production. The appendices include information on the staf ng levels for the principal statistical agencies and a list of acronyms and websites for departments and agencies featured in this report.

This report was available in electronic form. The electronic version could be accessed on the Internet through the OMB website: www.WhiteHouse.gov/omb/inforeg_statpolicy/. However, it is no longer available at that address.