In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 5, 2024. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 709) entitled 

‘‘An Act to improve performance and accountability in the 

Federal Government, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with 

the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Agency Perform3 ance Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC REVIEWS AND RE5 PORTING. 

6 (a) STRATEGIC REVIEWS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1121 of title 31, 

8 United States Code, is amended— 

9 (A) by striking the section heading and in10 serting ‘‘Progress reviews and use of 

11 performance information’’; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(c) AGENCY REVIEWS OF PROGRESS TOWARDS STRA14 TEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) COVERED GOAL DEFINED.—In this sub2 section, the term ‘covered goal’ means a goal or objec3 tive established in the strategic plan of the agency 

4 under section 306(a) of title 5. 

5 ‘‘(2) REVIEW.—Not less frequently than annually 

6 and consistent with guidance issued by the Director 

7 of the Office of Management and Budget, the head 

8 and Chief Operating Officer of each agency, shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) for each covered goal, review with the 

10 appropriate agency official responsible for the 

11 covered goal— 

12 ‘‘(i) the progress achieved toward the 

13 covered goal— 

14 ‘‘(I) during the most recent fiscal 

15 year; or 

16 ‘‘(II) from recent sources of evi17 dence available at the time of the re18 view; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the likelihood that the agency will 

20 achieve the covered goal; 

21 ‘‘(B) coordinate with relevant personnel 

22 within and outside the agency who contribute to 

23 the accomplishment of each covered goal; 

24 ‘‘(C) assess progress toward each covered 

25 goal by reviewing performance information and 
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1 other types of evidence relating to each covered 

2 goal, such as program evaluations and statistical 

3 data; 

4 ‘‘(D) identify whether additional evidence is 

5 necessary to better assess progress toward each 

6 covered goal, and prioritize the development of 

7 the evidence described in subparagraph (C), such 

8 as through the plans required under section 312 

9 of title 5, if applicable; 

10 ‘‘(E) assess whether relevant organizations, 

11 program activities, regulations, policies, and 

12 other activities contribute as planned to each 

13 covered goal; 

14 ‘‘(F) as appropriate, leverage the assessment 

15 performed under subparagraph (E) as part of 

16 the portfolio reviews required under section 

17 503(c)(1)(G); 

18 ‘‘(G) identify any risks or impediments that 

19 would reduce or otherwise decrease the likelihood 

20 that the agency will achieve the covered goal; and 

21 ‘‘(H) for each covered goal at greatest risk 

22 of not being achieved, identify prospects and 

23 strategies for performance improvement, includ24 ing any necessary changes to program activities, 
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1 regulations, policies, or other activities of the 

2 agency. 

3 ‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—In fulfilling the requirements of 

4 paragraph (2), the head and Chief Operating Officer 

5 of each agency shall be supported by— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Performance Improvement Officer 

7 of the agency; 

8 ‘‘(B) as appropriate, the Chief Data Officer, 

9 Evaluation Officer, Program Management Im10 provement Officer, and Statistical Official of the 

11 agency; and 

12 ‘‘(C) any other senior agency official des13 ignated by the head of the agency, the sustained 

14 involvement of whom may help the agency in15 crease the likelihood of achieving 1 or more cov16 ered goals.’’. 

17 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec18 tions for Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, 

19 is amended by striking the item relating to section 

20 1121 and inserting the following: 

‘‘1121. Progress reviews and use of performance information..’’. 

21 (b) SUMMARY REQUIRED.—Section 1116 of title 31, 

22 United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (c)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

25 at the end; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period 

2 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(8) include a summary of the findings of the re5 view of the agency under section 1121(c).’’; and 

6 (2) by striking subsections (f) through (i). 

7 SEC. 3. REVISIONS TO THE FEDERAL PERFORMANCE 

8 WEBSITE. 

9 Section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (I) by inserting ‘‘required to be 

15 included on the single website under 

16 subparagraph (A) and the informa17 tion’’; before ‘‘in the program inven18 tory’’; and 

19 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

21 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

22 and 

23 (iii) by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(E) ensure that the website described in 

2 subparagraph (A) conforms with the require3 ments for websites under section 3(a) of the 21st 

4 Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (44 

5 U.S.C. 3501 note).’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking subpara7 graph (A) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) archive and preserve— 

9 ‘‘(i) the information included in the 

10 program inventory required under para11 graph (2)(B), including the information de12 scribed in paragraph (3), after the end of 

13 the period during which that information is 

14 made available; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the information included in the 

16 single website under paragraph (2)(A) in 

17 accordance with subsections (b) and (c) 

18 after the end of the period during which 

19 such information is made available on the 

20 website; and’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6) 

22 and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(6) the results achieved toward the agency pri24 ority goals established under section 1120(b)— 
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1 ‘‘(A) during the most recent quarter and 

2 overall trend data for each quarter compared to 

3 the planned level of performance; and 

4 ‘‘(B) at the end of the 2-year agency pri5 ority goal period compared to the overall 

6 planned level of performance;’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) 

8 and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(5) the results achieved toward the priority 

10 goals developed under section 1120(a)(1)— 

11 ‘‘(A) during the most recent quarter and 

12 overall trend data for each quarter compared to 

13 the planned level of performance; and 

14 ‘‘(B) at the end of the 4-year Federal Gov15 ernment priority goal period compared to the 

16 overall planned level of performance;’’. 

17 SEC. 4. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOALS. 

18 Section 1120(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 

19 amended by striking the second sentence and inserting 

20 ‘‘Such goals shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) be updated and revised not less fre22 quently than during the first year of each Presi23 dential term; 

24 ‘‘(B) be made publicly available not less fre25 quently than concurrently with the submission of 
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1 the budget of the United States Government 

2 under section 1105(a) made during the first full 

3 fiscal year following any year during which a 

4 term of the President commences under section 

5 101 of title 3; 

6 ‘‘(C) include plans for the successful 

7 achievement of each goal within each single Pres8 idential term; and 

9 ‘‘(D) explicitly cite to any specific contents 

10 of the budget described in subparagraph (B) that 

11 support the achievement of each goal.’’. 

12 SEC. 5. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOAL CO-LEAD13 ERS. 

14 Section 1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 

15 amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(3) for each Federal Government performance 

18 goal, identify, as appropriate, not fewer than 2 lead 

19 Government officials who shall jointly be responsible 

20 for coordinating the efforts to achieve the goal, of 

21 whom— 

22 ‘‘(A) not less than 1 shall be from the Exec23 utive Office of the President; and 

24 ‘‘(B) not less than 1 shall be from an agen25 cy identified as contributing to the Federal Gov-
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1 ernment performance goal described in para2 graph (2);’’. 

3 SEC. 6. REPEAL OF OUTDATED PILOT PROJECTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 31, United 

5 States Code, is amended by striking sections 1118 and 1119. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9704 of title 

7 31, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

10 (c). 

11 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

12 chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 

13 striking the items relating to sections 1118 and 1119. 

14 SEC. 7. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS. 

15 (a) CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO CITE TO

16 EVIDENCE-BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN STRATEGIC PLANS.— 

17 Section 306(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (8) by inserting ‘‘, as applica19 ble’’ after ‘‘section 312’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (9), in the matter preceding 

21 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘with respect to the 

22 head of an agency required to develop a plan de23 scribed in subsection (a) or (b) of section 312,’’ before 

24 ‘‘an assessment’’. 
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1 (b) CLARIFICATION OF TIMING OF AGENCY PERFORM2 ANCE REPORT.—Section 1116(b)(1) of title 31, United 

3 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘shall occur no less 

4 than 150 days after’’ and inserting ‘‘shall occur not later 

5 than 150 days after’’. 

6 SEC. 8. GAO REPORT. 

7 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

9 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

10 Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

11 Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representa12 tives a report on the effectiveness of this Act and the amend13 ments made by this Act. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 709 

AMENDMENT