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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2617 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, 

to amend the description of how performance goals are 

achieved, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Performance Enhance3 ment Reform Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 

5 Section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by amending subsection (b)(5) to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(5) provide a description of how the perform10 ance goals are to be achieved, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) the human capital, training, data and 

12 evidence, information technology, and skill sets 

13 required to meet the performance goals; 

14 ‘‘(B) the technology modernization invest15 ments, system upgrades, staff technology skills 

16 and expertise, stakeholder input and feedback, 

17 and other resources and strategies needed and 

18 required to meet the performance goals; 

19 ‘‘(C) clearly defined milestones; 

20 ‘‘(D) an identification of the organizations, 

21 program activities, regulations, policies, oper22 ational processes, and other activities that con23 tribute to each performance goal, both within 

24 and external to the agency; 

25 ‘‘(E) a description of how the agency is 

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1 tions identified in subparagraph (D) to measure 

2 and achieve its performance goals as well as rel3 evant Federal Government performance goals; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(F) an identification of the agency offi6 cials responsible for the achievement of each 

7 performance goal, who shall be known as goal 

8 leaders;’’; and 

9 (2) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(g) PREPARATION OF PERFORMANCE PLAN.—The 

12 Chief Performance Improvement Office (or the functional 

13 equivalent) shall collaborate with the Chief Human Cap14 ital Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief Infor15 mation Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief 

16 Data Officer (or the functional equivalent), and the Chief 

17 Financial Officer (or the functional equivalent) to prepare 

18 that portion of the annual performance plan described 

19 under subsection (b)(5).’’. 

20 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

21 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

22 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, 

23 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

24 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

25 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 


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1 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro2 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

3 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 

2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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