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Dated: August 31, 2023. 

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BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Financial Resources; Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources 

(ASFR), Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) is making 

several updates within the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Financial 

Resources (AM), the Immediate Office 

(AMM), the Office of Budget (AML), the 

Office of Finance (AMS), the Office of 

Grants (AMU), and the Office of 

Acquisitions (AMX), to better align 

office titles with office activities and to 

clearly delineate ASFR’s portfolio across 

its five components. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Jones, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Operations and 

Management, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources, 

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 

Independence Ave. SW, Room 514–G, 

Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690–7542. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part A 

(Office of the Secretary), Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is being amended at 

Chapter AML, Office of Budget, as last 

amended at 74 FR 150 (39327) dated 

July 30, 2009; at Chapter AM, ASFR, as 

last amended at 74 FR 215 dated 

November 9, 2009; at Chapter AMS, 

Office of Finance, as last amended at 81 

FR 88249, dated December 7, 2016; at 

Chapter AMX, Office of Acquisitions, as 

last amended at 84 FR 20154, dated May 

8, 2019; at Chapter AMU, Office of 

Grants, as last amended 85 FR 81935, 

dated December 17, 2020; and at 

Chapter AMM, Immediate Office, as last 

amended at 86 FR 6354, dated January 

21, 2021. 

This notice realigns the Grants 

Quality Service Management Office 

(Grants QSMO) from the Immediate 

Office (AMM) to the Office of Grants 

(AMU); and compiles the 

responsibilities of ASFR into one 

Federal Register notice. All notices 

above are superseded by the following 

changes: 

(1) Chapter AM, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources 

Section AM.00 Mission: The mission 

of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Financial Resources is to advise the 

Secretary on all aspects of budget, 

grants, financial management, 

acquisitions, and Enterprise Risk 

Management and to provide direction 

for these activities throughout HHS. 

Section AM.10 Organization: The 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Financial Resources is headed by the 

Assistant Secretary for Financial 

Resources, who reports to the Secretary, 

and accomplishes its work through its 

component offices: 

• Immediate Office (AMM) 

• Office of Budget (AML) 

• Office of Finance (AMS) 

• Office of Grants (AMU) 

• Office of Acquisitions (AMX) 

Section AM.20 Functions: The 

Assistant Secretary for Financial 

Resources has several formal and 

informal roles, including Chief 

Financial Officer (CFO), Chief 

Performance Improvement Officer (PIO), 

Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO), HHS 

audit follow-up official, and lead official 

for budget and Department-wide grants 

policy. The Assistant Secretary is also a 

close advisor to the Secretary on policy 

issues. 

(2) Chapter AMM, Immediate Office 

Section AMM.00 Mission: The 

Immediate Office is responsible for 

support, operations, and coordination 

required to execute the mission of the 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Financial Resources (ASFR) and the 

implementation of HHS’s Enterprise 

Risk Management (ERM) capabilities. 

The Immediate Office also leads 

strategic and workforce development 

initiatives across ASFR. 

Section AMM.10 Organization: The 

Immediate Office is headed by the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Operations and Management, who 

reports to the Assistant Secretary for 

Financial Resources, and includes the 

following: 

• Division of Administrative Operations 

(AMM1) 

• Division of Enterprise Risk 

Management (AMM2) 

Section AMM.20 Functions: 

1. Division of Administrative 

Operations (AMM1): The Division: 

(a) Provides operational support for 

the ASFR. 

(b) Coordinates administrative and 

operational issues across ASFR. 

(c) Serves as the liaison with internal 

and external stakeholders regarding 

operational matters. 

(d) Leads activities that enhance 

ASFR’s management and operations. 

2. Division of Enterprise Risk 

Management (ERM) (AMM2): The 

Division: 

(a) Coordinates across HHS to 

establish, and communicate, and sustain 

HHS’s ERM vision, culture, strategy, 

and framework. 

(b) Designs, implements, and matures 

an ERM capability across HHS, 

including governance and community 

management. 

(c) Develops and shares tools, 

guidance, and best practices regarding 

ERM. 

(d) Provides technical assistance and 

direction to HHS Operating Divisions 

(OPDIVs) and Staff Divisions 

(STAFFDIVs) on implementing ERM. 

(e) Facilitates strategic initiatives 

across HHS’s risk portfolio of existing 

and emerging risks and opportunities, 

including guiding updates of the 

agency’s risk profile, and management’s 

prioritization of risks and opportunities. 

(f) Leads the Department’s efforts to 

meet the ERM requirements in OMB 

Circular A–123, ‘‘Management’s 

Responsibility for Enterprise Risk 

Management and Internal Control.’’ 

(g) Prepares reports, briefings, and 

makes recommendations to senior HHS 

leadership, OPDIVs, STAFFDIVs and 

other stakeholders on ERM related 

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(h) Leads activities that enhance HHS 

implementation and integration of ERM 

into business operations. 

(3) Chapter AML, Office of Budget 

Section AML.00 Mission: The Office 

of Budget provides advice and support 

to the Secretary and the ASFR on 

matters pertaining to the formulation of 

the HHS and President’s Budget. The 

Office of Budget manages the 

performance budget and provides 

program assessment and performance 

reporting, along with presentation of 

budgets and budget-related legislation to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), the public, media, and 

Congressional committees. The Office of 

Budget provides resolution of issues 

arising from the execution of final 

appropriations. The Office of Budget 

manages HHS apportionment activities, 

which provide funding to the HHS 

OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs. The Office of 

Budget coordinates, oversees, and 

convenes resource managers and 

financial accountability officials within 

the Office of the Secretary to update, 

share, and implement related HHS-wide 

policies, procedures, operations, rules, 

regulations, recommendations, and 

priorities. The Office of Budget 

coordinates and prepares guidelines for 

reprogramming execution, transfers 

between accounts, and other 

crosscutting funding methods and 

provides recommendations in managing 

and processing crosscutting funding 

proposals. 

Section AML.10 Organization: The 

Office of Budget is headed by the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, 

who reports to the Assistant Secretary 

for Financial Resources, and includes 

the following: 

• Division of Discretionary Programs 

(AML1) 

• Division of Health Benefits and 

Income Support (AML3) 

• Division of Budget Policy, Execution, 

and Review (AML4) 

• Division of the Office of the Secretary 

Budget (AML5) 

Section AML.20 Functions: 

1. Division of Discretionary Programs 

(AML1): The Division: 

(a) Provides analytical services and 

assistance to the Secretary, the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources, and 

Department OPDIV heads in their 

budgetary management of the 

Department’s principal discretionary 

social services, health, and science 

programs. 

(b) Reviews budgets and related 

requests for resources and analyzes 

plans and proposals for new or 

alternative legislation. 

(c) Analyzes proposed regulations, 

reorganizations, or program initiatives 

to determine their policy, resource, and 

management implications. 

(d) Proposes recommendations on 

draft regulations, proposed legislation, 

and reorganization proposals. 

(e) Proposes budget options and 

policy initiatives, as necessary, to 

achieve program objectives established 

by the Secretary. 

(f) Assists in the development of 

strategies for the presentation of the 

budget to the Office of Management and 

Budget and the Congress and develops 

materials for key Departmental officials 

who testify at hearings before these 

bodies. 

(g) Provides guidance to OPDIVs and 

STAFFDIVs in the formulation of their 

budgets. 

(h) Conducts special reviews and 

analyses to examine assigned OPDIV 

program operations and management 

effectiveness. 

(i) Assists in the development of 

performance plans, reports, and 

program assessments under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Modernization Act (GPRAMA). 

(j) Assists in the presentation of the 

Department’s budget to the public by 

developing material for use by 

Departmental officials, and reviews 

press statements and other public 

documents for consistency with 

approved budgets and plans. 

2. Division of Health Benefits and 

Income Support (AML3): The Division: 

(a) Provides analytical services and 

assistance to the Secretary, the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources, and 

the Department OPDIV heads in the 

budgetary management of the 

Department’s programs including 

Medicare, Medicaid, Family Support 

Payments and other entitlements in 

support of children and families. 

(b) Reviews budget and related 

requests for resources; analyzes plans 

and proposals for new legislation, 

regulations, or program initiatives to 

determine their resource, policy, and 

management implications; proposes 

recommendations to the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Budget on budget 

requests, draft regulations, proposed 

legislation, and reorganization 

proposals. 

(c) Assists the Secretary, the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources, and 

the OPDIV heads in evaluating programs 

and budgetary proposals by developing 

reliable cost projections for legislative 

and planning proposals and ensuring 

that proposals are consistent with 

approved plans and policies. 

(d) Coordinates the preparation of 

budget estimates and forecasts of 

resources required to support the 

programs and operations of the 

Department. 

(e) Reviews reprogramming requests 

and recommends appropriate action to 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Budget. 

(f) Provides guidance in budget 

formulation for the appropriate OPDIV. 

(g) Conducts special management 

reviews and analyses and develops 

management options to ensure efficient 

and effective program operations and to 

encourage management improvements. 

(h) Proposes budget options and 

policy initiatives, as necessary, to 

achieve program objectives established 

by the Secretary. 

(i) Assists in the development of 

strategies for presentation of the budget 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

and the Congress and develops 

materials for key Department officials 

who testify at hearings before these 

bodies. 

(j) Assists in the development of 

performance plans, reports, and 

program assessments under the 

GPRAMA. 

(k) Manages the overall allocation of 

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 

(HCFAC) funds. 

3. Division of Budget Policy, 

Execution and Review (AML4): The 

Division: 

(a) Directs the formulation and 

presentation of the HHS budget by 

developing and promulgating to the 

OPDIVs and others the policies, 

procedures, guidance, and schedules for 

preparing budget submissions. 

(b) Coordinates the presentation of the 

Department’s budget and performance 

plan to Congress including preparation 

and submission of justifications, reports, 

significant items, and crosscutting 

materials; preparation of the Secretary’s 

testimony before the Appropriations 

Committees; and coordination of 

transcripts, questions for the record, and 

other hearing materials. 

(c) Provides advice and analysis to 

support Department-wide budget 

decision-making. 

(d) Maintains active communication 

with Department budget officers with 

regard to budget events and activities 

with OMB, GAO, Congress and other 

parties. 

(e) Manages a computerized budget 

information system reflecting HHS-wide 

data and coordinates OPDIV input into 

this system. 

(f) Provides direct staff support to the 

Secretary in preparation for 

appropriation hearings and other 

budget-related presentations and 

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(g) Actively communicates with the 

Budget and Appropriations Committees 

in the Congress and provides 

intelligence and analyses of budget 

decisions to senior HHS staff and the 

OPDIVs. 

(h) Prepares guidelines for 

determining funding levels under 

continuing resolutions. 

(i) Coordinates preparation of 

guidelines governing reprogrammings, 

transfers between accounts, and other 

crosscutting funding methods; provides 

recommendations and staff support in 

managing and processing crosscutting 

funding proposals. 

(j) Analyzes and prepares reports on 

HHS performance in managing Full 

Time Equivalent (FTE) levels and in 

implementing FTE policy and provides 

expert advice on Department-wide 

staffing. 

(k) Provides leadership and direction 

in the Department-wide review, analysis 

and appraisal of financial elements of 

program execution and the development 

and execution of policies related to 

efficient allocation, expenditure and 

control of funds. 

(l) Coordinates and tracks outlay 

projections: (1) To assist OMB in the 

continuing effort to monitor spending 

and to thereby improve the management 

of the Government’s overall cash and 

debt operations; and (2) in support of 

formulation of the budget, including the 

maintenance of HHS ceiling controls 

and the development of outlay estimates 

shown in the President’s Budget for 

controllable programs. 

(m) Promulgates Departmental 

spending policies, especially in the 

event of Continuing Resolutions and 

possible suspension of operations due to 

the failure of the Congress to enact 

appropriations on time and works with 

agency budget officers and the OMB in 

formulating agency funding and 

contingency staffing plans. 

(n) Maintains a system of Departmentwide budget execution, including the 

management and control of the 

apportionment of funds in accordance 

with the requirements of the AntiDeficiency Act and OMB regulations; 

and requests and monitors the receipt of 

Treasury warrants. 

(o) Serves as principal staff advisor to 

the ASFR on all matters involving 

budget execution. 

(p) Acts as liaison on behalf of HHS 

with OMB, the Treasury Department, 

the Congressional Budget Office, and 

other agencies on matters involving 

budget execution. 

(q) Responsible for the development 

and maintenance of a system of 

financial information which involves 

the collection, organization, and 

maintenance of financial data in 

electronic form as well as the 

development of reporting mechanisms 

for making the financial information 

useful and available for decision 

making. 

(r) Represents the Department in 

government-wide activities to 

implement the development and 

implementation of performance 

measures and budget-related 

performance planning policies, 

requirements and processes. Manages 

program performance assessment 

activities. 

(s) Provides special management 

review services for selected activities. 

(t) Manages the formulation, 

execution, and balances of the 

Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. 

(u) Monitoring compliance with the 

GPRA Modernization Act and other 

related legislation and guidance. 

4. Division of the Office of the 

Secretary Budget (AML5): The Division: 

(a) Reviews and analyzes the budgets 

of the STAFFDIVS funded by the 

General Departmental Management 

(GDM), Medicare Hearings and Appeals 

(MHA), Office of Inspector General 

(OIG), Office of the National 

Coordinator (ONC), Office for Civil 

Rights (OCR), and Public Health Social 

Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) 

appropriations. Prepares special 

analyses of these budgets for use in 

decision-making, particularly for 

evaluating capacity and determining if 

alternative approaches are feasible. 

(b) Monitors Congressional 

appropriations hearings in which the 

GDM STAFFDIVS, OIG and OCR are 

participants. 

(c) Reviews budgets and related 

requests for resources and analyzes 

plans and proposals for new or 

alternative legislation. 

(d) Analyzes proposed regulations, 

reorganizations, or program initiatives 

to determine their policy, resource, and 

management implications. 

(e) Proposes recommendations on 

draft regulations, proposed legislation, 

and reorganization proposals. 

(f) Proposes budget options and policy 

initiatives as necessary to achieve 

program objectives established by the 

Secretary. 

(g) Assists in the development of 

strategies for the presentation of the 

budget to the OMB and the Congress 

and develops materials for key 

Departmental officials who testify at 

hearings before these bodies. 

(h) Provides guidance to STAFFDIVs 

in the formulation and execution of 

their budgets. 

(i) Conducts special reviews and 

analyses to examine assigned 

STAFFDIV program operations and 

management effectiveness. 

(j) Provides staff assistance to the 

Secretary, the ASFR, the Service and 

Supply Funds (SSF) Board of Directors, 

OPDIV Budget Officers and STAFFDIV 

Heads in the budgetary and financial 

management of the SSF. 

(k) Provides for budget policy 

management and financial integrity of 

the SSF in the provision of 

Departmental common use 

administrative services. 

(l) Assists in the planning and 

preparation of the SSF budget for 

presentation to the SSF Board, the OMB, 

and Congress. 

(m) Provides budget policy and 

technical support to the Program 

Support Center Director (and other 

activity managers) on all SSF activities. 

(n) Directs and provides technical 

guidance to SSF activity managers in 

preparing annual budgets. 

(o) Directs and provides technical 

guidance to SSF accountants in 

preparing annual financial statements. 

Assists in the planning and preparation 

of these statements for presentation to 

the SSF Board, auditors, and the Office 

of Management and Budget. 

(p) Establishes Department policy in 

receiving and responding to Inspector 

General reports and audits. 

(q) Prepares apportionment requests 

for the SSF. 

(r) Provides Chief Financial Officer 

(CFO) certification on Office of the 

Secretary Quarterly and Annual 

Financial Statements. 

(s) Provides oversight of the HHS OS 

OPDIV travel program that consists of 

17 OS STAFFDIVs in assuring that 

processes are followed as described in 

the Federal Travel Regulation and 

manages the performance and execution 

of travel authorizations, vouchers, 

Individual Billed Accounts and 

Centrally Billed Accounts. 

4. Chapter AMS, Office of Finance 

Section AMS.00 Mission: The Office 

of Finance leads the HHS financial 

management community through 

responsible stewardship, financial 

accountability, collaboration and 

innovation, and enhanced program 

integrity. 

Section AMS.10 Organization: The 

Office of Finance is headed by the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance, 

also the Department’s Deputy Chief 

Financial Officer, who reports to the 

Assistant Secretary for Financial 

Resources (also the Department’s Chief 

Financial Officer), and includes the 

following: 

• Immediate Office of Finance (AMS) 

• Office of Financial Policy and 

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• Office of Financial Systems Policy 

and Oversight (AMS2) 

• Office of Program Audit Coordination 

(AMS3) 

Section AMS.20 Functions: 

1. Immediate Office of Finance 

(AMS): The Office: 

(a) Advises the ASFR/CFO on all 

aspects of financial management matters 

affecting the Department including 

policy, workforce, and technology 

topics. 

(b) Provides executive leadership, 

professional training, and strategic 

direction to the HHS CFO community to 

meet the CFO Act requirements. 

(c) Leads strategic planning for the 

HHS CFO community and the Office of 

Finance. 

(d) Serves as the liaison on financial 

management matters with internal and 

external stakeholders such as OMB, US 

Department of the Treasury (Treasury), 

and other Federal and non-Federal 

organizations. 

(e) Leads the Department’s efforts to 

meet the HHS-wide annual assessment 

of internal controls and develops the 

Department’s annual assurance 

statement according to requirements in 

OMB Circular A–123, ‘‘Management’s 

Responsibility for Enterprise Risk 

Management and Internal Control.’’ 

(f) Provides administrative and 

operational support for the Office of 

Finance. 

(g) Leads workforce development 

initiatives for the Office of Finance. 

(h) Leads other activities that enhance 

the Office of Finance’s management and 

operations. 

2. Office of Financial Policy and 

Reporting (AMS1): The Office: 

(a) Is responsible for financial 

management policy and standards, 

internal controls over reporting, 

statutory financial reports and audits, 

and other managerial reports. 

(b) Advises the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Finance on all aspects of 

financial management policy and 

reporting matters affecting the 

Department including statutory and 

managerial financial reports, financial 

reporting standards, OMB and Treasury 

transparency initiatives, proper 

accounting treatment, and accounting 

standardization. 

(c) Reviews and interprets OMB, U.S. 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO), Treasury, and Federal 

Accounting Standards Advisory Board 

(FASAB) guidance and requirements 

related to government-wide accounting 

policies and standards. 

(d) Recommends, develops, and 

promulgates Department-wide policies, 

procedures, and standards for financial 

management areas including OMB, 

GAO, Treasury, FASAB, and other 

agency guidance related to governmentwide accounting policies and standards, 

cash management, credit management, 

debt management, payment and 

disbursement activities and functions, 

and budget execution accounting. 

(e) Serves as the principal liaison with 

the OIG in planning the annual financial 

statement audit strategy under the CFO 

Act, as amended. 

(f) Leads the Departmental process for 

the development of the required annual 

report on HHS’s audited financial 

statements; collaborates with the 

OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs on the 

preparation of the Department’s agency 

financial report, and coordinates with 

OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs to ensure 

timely audit deliverables. 

(g) Reviews and analyzes OPDIVs’ 

financial statements and key 

reconciliations and oversees the 

preparation and submission of 

consolidated Department financial 

statements as required by OMB and 

Treasury. 

(h) Oversees the design, preparation, 

review, analysis, and submission of 

financial management reports for the 

Department, as required by legislation, 

regulation, OMB, Treasury, GAO, 

Congress, and other stakeholders. 

(i) Leads the Department’s efforts to 

establish and maintain proper internal 

control over reporting and ensures that 

requirements are met under Appendix 

A, OMB Circular A–123, 

‘‘Management’s Responsibility for 

Enterprise Risk Management and 

Internal Control.’’ 

(j) Assures OPDIVs’ reporting is in 

accordance with internal control and 

reporting standards from OMB, GAO, 

Treasury, FASAB, and the HHS 

Accounting Treatment Manual (ATM). 

(k) Coordinates with the OPDIVs in 

the preparation of corrective action 

plans (CAP) and oversees the 

mitigations of risks contributing to 

material weaknesses, significant 

deficiencies, and other reportable 

conditions from the annual CFO Act 

audit. 

(l) Maintains a system for tracking and 

improving cash and credit management 

and debt collection performance 

throughout the Department. 

(m) Serves as the liaison with OMB, 

Treasury, authoritative Federal agencies, 

intragovernmental groups, and other 

agencies on standard general ledger 

compliance matters, accounting, 

financial policy, and reporting issues. 

(n) Collaborates with system owners 

and financial management offices to 

facilitate standardized enterprise-wide 

solutions within the financial 

accounting reporting systems. 

(o) Collaborates with the Office of 

Financial Systems Policy and Oversight 

to ensure financial system conformity 

with the Department’s Accounting 

Treatment Manual (ATM) and related 

data standards. 

(p) Provides advice and assistance to 

OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs on proper 

accounting treatments in accordance 

with the Department’s ATM and on 

financial reporting and related fiscal 

matters. 

(q) Oversees the strategic planning 

and maintenance of the Departmentwide ATM consistent with Federal 

accounting concepts, standards, and 

HHS financial management policies. 

(r) Introduces uniform business rules 

and data standards required to support 

new financial reporting requirements. 

(s) Provides support to the OPDIV 

CFOs for financial planning and 

improvement initiatives. 

(t) Aligns business goals with IT 

services, products, software, and 

infrastructure, identifying opportunities 

for process improvements through 

business process reengineering and 

automation. 

3. Office of Financial Systems Policy 

and Oversight (AMS2): The Office: 

(a) Is responsible for overseeing and 

managing the Department-wide 

financial systems. 

(b) Advises the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Finance on all aspects of 

financial systems matters affecting the 

Department including strategic direction 

for financial management systems, 

innovative solutions, and workforce 

development. 

(c) Establishes, facilitates, and 

supports a governance framework for 

Department-wide financial 

management. 

(d) Serves as the liaison on financial 

systems matters with internal and 

external stakeholders such as OMB, 

Treasury, and other Federal and nonFederal organizations. 

(e) Develops and promulgates 

policies, directives, and guidance for 

Department-wide financial management 

systems and ensures compliance. 

(f) Oversees, manages, and operates 

Department-wide financial systems as 

per the CFO Act of 1990, Federal 

Financial Management Improvement 

Act (FFMIA) of 1996, Federal Managers 

Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) of 1982, 

and other federal requirements. 

(g) Facilitates the annual Departmentwide financial systems Audit in 

accordance with GAO’s Financial 

Information System Controls Audit 

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(h) Assesses Department-wide 

financial management systems for 

compliance with FFMIA requirements, 

security, and internal controls and 

includes the evaluation results in the 

Department’s annual assurance 

statement. 

(i) Provides executive leadership to 

plan and implement innovative 

solutions using Business Intelligence & 

Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, 

and other technologies to achieve 

efficiencies, reduce costs, improve 

quality, and improve reporting and 

analytical capabilities for financial 

management. 

4. Office of Program Audit 

Coordination (AMS3): The Office: 

(a) Serves as the central point of 

contact for coordinating program audit 

support through payment accuracy and 

audit resolution activities across the 

Department. 

(b) Advises the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Finance on all aspects of 

payment integrity-related matters 

affecting the Department and serves as 

the liaison with internal and external 

stakeholders, OMB, and other Federal 

and non-Federal entities. 

(c) Leads the Department-wide efforts 

to implement the Payment Integrity 

Information Act of 2019, and payment 

integrity-related Executive Orders and 

other regulatory requirements. 

(d) Provides leadership, guidance, 

training, and support to both HHS and 

non-HHS single audit stakeholders to 

ensure compliance with the Uniform 

Guidance (2 CFR part 200). 

(e) Serves as ASFR’s audit liaison for 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO) engagements and serves as HHS’ 

Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit 

liaison. 

(f) Oversees the development, 

implementation, change management, 

and overall operations of enterprisewide audit tracking and analytics 

systems. 

(g) Performs analysis using grant- and 

audit-related data to advance the use of 

such data and evidence in HHS 

programs’ management. 

5. Chapter AMU, Office of Grants. 

Section AMU.00 Mission: The Office 

of Grants provides Department-wide 

leadership, guidance, and oversight for 

HHS’ grants management policies, 

practices, systems, and workforce 

development activities. The Office of 

Grants provides technical assistance to 

the Department’s OPDIVs and 

STAFFDIVs, assesses the effectiveness 

of the grants programs and processes; 

develops pertinent HHS-wide regulatory 

guidance, policies, and performance 

standards; maintains and reports 

Departmental grant/financial assistance 

award information; and conducts 

special Departmental improvement 

initiatives related to grants. The Office 

of Grants fosters collaboration, 

innovation, and accountability in the 

administration and management of the 

grant functions throughout the 

Department. The Office of Grants 

provides input for coordinated 

Department positions on proposed 

legislation and Government regulations 

specific to grant-related matters. The 

Office of Grants is responsible for 

carrying out HHS’s responsibilities as 

the lead standards setting agency, per 

the Grant Reporting Efficiency and 

Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act 

and as designated by OMB, to set 

government-wide data requirements for 

all federal grant-making agencies. The 

Office of Grants also manages Federal 

shared service initiatives, such as 

Grants.gov and GrantSolutions. The 

Office of Grants represents HHS to the 

OMB, GAO, other Federal agencies, and 

Congress in matters of Departmental 

grant policies and management. 

Section AMU.10 Organization: The 

Office of Grants is headed by the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Grants, also the 

Department’s Senior Grants 

Management Official, who reports to the 

Assistant Secretary for Financial 

Resources, and includes the following: 

• Immediate Office of Grants (AMU) 

• Division of Policy Oversight 

Effectiveness and Training (AMU1) 

• Division of Information and Solutions 

(AMU2) 

Section AMU.20 Functions: 

1. Immediate Office of Grants (AMU): 

The Office: 

(a) Assists in the management and 

administration of the Office’s functions 

(b) Facilitates and coordinates 

government wide initiatives and 

activities on behalf of the HHS and 

Federal grant community, as 

appropriate. 

2. Division of Policy Oversight 

Effectiveness and Training (AMU1): The 

Division: 

(a) Formulates, oversees, and 

evaluates Department-wide 

implementation of grants policies 

governing the award and management of 

grants throughout HHS, in support of 

existing laws, regulations, and OMB 

Circulars. 

(b) Develops and implements HHS 

grants management regulations and 

publishes new policies and 

modifications in the HHS Grants Policy 

Directives (GPDs), including all 

directives necessary to implement new 

intergovernmental and HHS policies. 

(c) Maintains a program of continuous 

improvement initiatives that promote 

effective and efficient grant and program 

management practices across the 

Department. 

(d) Leads Departmental efforts to 

enhance the knowledge and skills of 

Departmental employees with grant 

management and grant program related 

responsibilities. 

(e) Represents the Department and 

serves as liaison in interagency grants 

policy and management activities; 

maintains working relationships with 

OMB, U.S. General Services 

Administration (GSA), GAO and other 

Federal agencies to coordinate and 

assist in the development of proposed 

legislation and policy. 

(f) Leads the Grants Quality Service 

Management and Data Standards 

functions with responsibility for 

creating and managing a governmentwide marketplace offering federal 

agencies modern IT solutions and 

services to support their grants 

missions; advising agencies and OMB 

on federal grants IT investments; and 

driving the implementation of grants 

data standards. 

3. The Division of Information and 

Solutions (AMU2): The Division: 

(a) Develops, manages, and operates 

major, grant-shared services and 

solution offerings for HHS, as directed 

by the Secretary of HHS or delegated 

authority. 

(b) Manages DATA act reporting for 

the Department’s grant transactions and 

provides technical assistant to HHS 

STAFFDIVs and OPDIVs to promote 

data integrity. 

(c) Coordinates initiatives that require 

cross-Departmental system development 

or enhancement of grant management or 

adjacent systems to meet Departmental 

goals or to comply with government 

wide grants policy requirements. 

6. Chapter AMX, Office of 

Acquisitions 

Section AMX.00 Mission: The Office 

of Acquisitions provides leadership, 

guidance, and oversight to constituent 

organizations, and coordinates long and 

short-range planning for HHS’ 

acquisition practices, systems, and 

workforce. The Office of Acquisitions 

provides technical assistance to the 

Department’s OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs; 

evaluates effectiveness of the 

acquisition programs and processes; 

develops pertinent HHS-wide regulatory 

guidance, policies, and performance 

standards; maintains Departmental 

contract award information; and 

conducts special Departmental 

initiatives related to acquisitions. The 

Office of Acquisitions provides input for 

coordinated Department positions on 

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related matters, processes suspension 

and debarment cases, and manages 

activities associated with the training, 

development, and certification of—and 

strategic planning for—the Department’s 

acquisition workforce. 

Section AMX.10 Organization: The 

Office of Acquisitions is headed by the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Acquisitions, also the Department’s 

Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) 

and Suspension and Debarment Official 

(SDO), who reports to the Assistant 

Secretary for Financial Resources, and 

includes the following: 

• Immediate Office (AMX) 

• Division of Strategic Programs and 

Business Systems (AMX1) 

• Division of Acquisition Policy, 

Legislation, Oversight & Workforce 

(AMX2) 

• Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization (The Office of 

Acquisitions provides administrative 

support to the Director, who reports 

directly to the Deputy Secretary) 

(AMX3) 

• Office of Recipient Integrity and 

Compliance (AMX4) 

Section AMV.20 Functions: 

1. Immediate Office of Acquisitions 

(AMX): The Office: 

(a) Provides strategic planning, 

execution, oversight, and management. 

(b) Provides acquisition system 

performance measurement and 

management. 

(c) Leads customer engagement and 

communications efforts. 

(d) Provides SPE industry engagement 

support. 

(e) Provides budget planning and 

tracking. 

(f) Serves as human resources liaison 

(recruitment, security processing & 

onboarding support, timekeeper, and 

performance management support). 

(g) Provides executive administrative 

support and travel support. 

(h) Provides equipment inventory and 

support. 

(i) Leads employee engagement. 

(j) Manages executive 

correspondence. 

(k) Conducts small purchases. 

2. The Division of Strategic Programs 

and Business Systems. (AMX1): The 

Office: 

(a) Serves as the System Owner for the 

HHS Consolidated Acquisition Solution 

(HCAS) and develops Department-wide 

standards that include acquisition 

system policies and guidance. 

(b) Manages contract data quality and 

analytics initiatives. 

(c) Works with the other divisions 

within the Office of Acquisitions to 

develop innovative processes and tools 

acquiring, adopting, tailoring, and 

sharing best practices for use by the 

HHS acquisition workforce. 

(d) Leads and implements the 

Department’s Category Management 

Program, designed to increase 

acquisition efficiency, enhance mission 

performance, increase spend under 

management, and incorporate 

innovative approaches, solutions, and 

products to meet enterprise 

requirements. 

(e) Manages the Government Purchase 

Card Program and develops pertinent 

HHS-wide regulatory guidance, policies, 

and procedures; maintains department 

wide spend and refund data, among 

other statistical data on the card 

program; conducts internal audits to 

assess the program’s implementation 

risk. 

(f) Oversees contract performance 

through the Contractor Performance 

Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) 

and Federal Awardee Performance and 

Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). 

(g) Leads industry engagement 

through its Industry Liaison function. 

3. The Division of Acquisition Policy, 

Legislation, Oversight & Workforce 

(AMX2): The Office: 

(a) Provides leadership in acquisitions 

through regulations and policy 

development and implementation and 

workforce planning, development, and 

training. 

(b) Formulates Department-wide 

acquisition policies and procedures 

governing acquisition activities, 

including publishing and maintaining 

the HHS Acquisition Regulation 

(HHSAR), and providing advice and 

technical assistance on matters related 

to HHS acquisition programs. 

(c) Participates in government-wide 

acquisition rulemaking through the 

Civilian Agency Acquisition Council. 

(d) Manages workforce development 

initiatives for the Department’s 

acquisition workforce. 

(e) Provides oversight of the 

implementation of acquisition 

regulations and policies by the 

Department’s OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs 

to ensure consistent policy 

interpretation and application. 

(f) Provides advice, oversight and 

support regarding operational 

acquisition and business practices and 

issues and conducts procurement 

management reviews and promotes 

consistent and standardized business 

practices. 

(g) Serves as the Department’s liaison 

relating to acquisition issues for OMB, 

Congress, GAO and the OIG. 

(h) Acts as the Department’s Task 

Order Ombudsman and Advocate for 

Competition. 

4. The Office of Recipient Integrity 

and Compliance (AMX3): The Office: 

(a) Provides leadership, guidance, and 

oversight of the Department’s 

suspension and disbarment program, 

and coordinates long and short-range 

planning for HHS’ suspension and 

disbarment efforts. 

(b) Provides technical assistance to 

the Department’s OPDIVs and 

STAFFDIVs; evaluates effectiveness of 

the programs and processes; develops 

pertinent HHS-wide regulatory 

guidance, and policies; maintains 

Departmental suspension and 

disbarment information; and conducts 

special Departmental initiatives related 

to recipient integrity. 

5. Office of Small & Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization (AMX4): The 

Office: 

(a) Is headed by a Director who 

reports directly to the Deputy Secretary 

and is administratively supported by the 

Office of Acquisitions. 

(b) Advocates for the use of small and 

socioeconomic businesses as Federal 

contractors pursuant to Public Law 95– 

507 and has responsibility within the 

Department for policy, plans, and 

oversight to execute the functions under 

Sections 8 & 15 (k) of the Small 

Business Act. 

(c) Provides leadership, policy, 

guidance, and supervision, as well as 

coordinating short- and long-range 

strategic planning to assure that small 

business vendors have a fair 

opportunity to compete for and are 

awarded prime and subcontracts with 

the Department. 

(d) Provides small business technical 

assistance to the Department’s OPDIVs 

and STAFFDIVs; reviews and evaluates 

planned procurements to ensure that 

small and socioeconomic businesses are 

given thorough consideration; evaluates 

effectiveness of the small business 

programs and processes; develops 

pertinent HHS-wide policies, guidance, 

and performance standards; drafts 

Federal government and Departmental 

small business reports; and conducts 

special Departmental initiatives related 

to small and socioeconomic business 

concerns. 

(e) Manages the development and 

implementation of appropriate small 

business vendor engagement activities 

that promote the utilization of small and 

socioeconomic business within the HHS 

acquisition portfolio as prime and 

subcontractors. 

Delegations of Authority. Pending 

further redelegation, directives or orders 

made by the Secretary or the ASFR, all 

delegations and redelegations of 

authority made to officials and 

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components will continue in them or 

their successors pending further 

redelegations, provided they are 

consistent with this reorganization. 

Cheryl R. Campbell, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health & Human 

Development; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development Initial 

Review Group; Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal 

Biology Study Section. 

Date: October 27, 2023. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 

2131B, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Luis E. Dettin, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development, NIH, 6710B Rockledge Drive, 

Room 2131B, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 

827–8231, luis.dettin@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research; 

93.865, Research for Mothers and Children; 

93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation 

Research; 93.209, Contraception and 

Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 30, 2023. 

Tyeshia M. Roberson-Curtis, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health & Human 

Development; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development Initial 

Review Group, Developmental Biology Study 

Section. 

Date: October 20, 2023. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development, 6710B Rockledge Drive, Rm. 

2131B, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual 

Meeting). 

Contact Person: Jolanta Maria Topczewska, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 

National Institute of Child Health and 

Human Development, NIH, 6710B Rockledge 

Drive, Rm. 2131B, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 

451–0000, jolanta.topczewska@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.864, Population Research; 

93.865, Research for Mothers and Children; 

93.929, Center for Medical Rehabilitation 

Research; 93.209, Contraception and 

Infertility Loan Repayment Program, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 30, 2023. 

Tyeshia M. Roberson-Curtis, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19153 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; 

Fellowships: Learning, Memory, Language, 

Communication and Related Neuroscience. 

Date: October 4–5, 2023. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Eileen Marie Moore, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 594–8928, eileen.moore@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Special 

topics: Noninvasive Neuromodulation and 

Neuroimaging Technologies. 

Date: October 5–6, 2023. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Pablo M Blazquez Gamez, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 

20892, (301) 435–1042, 

pablo.blazquezgamez@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 30, 2023. 

Tyeshia M. Roberson-Curtis, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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