Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: procedures as identified by the Office of Management and Budget, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Veterans Affairs' policies, and VBA guidance and policy documents. Choices: 1. The procedures must be identified before they can be put into effect. 2. The Office of Management and Budget was one of the organizations that identified the procedures. 3. The Office of Management and Budget refused to identify any procedures.

1