II 
Calendar No. 566 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3980 
[Report No. 111–291] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To provide for identifying and eliminating redundant report-
ing requirements and developing meaningful performance 
metrics for homeland security preparedness grants, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Redundancy Elimi-
nation and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness 
Grants Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING REDUNDANCIES 
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
PERFORMANCE 
METRICS
FOR
HOMELAND
SECURITY
PRE-
PAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XX of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC.
2023.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
REPORTING 
REDUNDANCIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF PER-
FORMANCE METRICS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, for 
grants under sections 2003 and 2004 and any other 
grants specified by the Administrator, submit a report to 
the appropriate committees of Congress by not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of the Redun-
dancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Pre-
paredness Grants Act, and by October 1st every 2 years 
thereafter, that— 
‘‘(1) identifies redundant rules, regulations, and 
requirements for reporting by recipients of such 
grants, and includes a plan for eliminating such 
identified redundancies and requirements; 
‘‘(2) includes a plan for developing and improv-
ing the performance metrics required under section 
2022(a)(4) for such grants; and 
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‘‘(3) includes an assessment of each program 
under which such grants are awarded. 
‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Each plan under sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall be developed in coordination with 
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments; and 
‘‘(2) shall include a proposed timeline for ac-
tions to implement the plan. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
program assessment under subsection (a)(3) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a brief summary of the program purposes, 
objectives, and performance goals, and of the key 
findings of the assessment; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the quality of the pro-
gram’s performance metrics, and the extent to which 
necessary performance data are collected; 
‘‘(3) a summary of how the program’s strengths 
and weaknesses are impeding or contributing to its 
failures or successes, including reasons for any sub-
stantial variation from the targeted level of perform-
ance of the program; 
‘‘(4) a description of the extent to which any 
trends, developments, or emerging conditions affect 
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the need to change the mission of the program or 
the way that the program is being carried out; 
‘‘(5) an identification of the best practices used 
in the program for allocating resources in an effi-
cient and effective manner that resulted in positive 
outcomes and the key reasons why such practices re-
sulted in positive outcomes; 
‘‘(6) recommendations for program modifica-
tions to improve the results that the program 
achieves; 
‘‘(7) a summary of key results of the program 
assessment that support maximizing the amount of 
funds appropriated for the program; and 
‘‘(8) an assessment of the quality of customer 
service offered to recipients of funds under the pro-
gram and a strategy for improving such service.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to title XX the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 2023. Identification of reporting redundancies and development of per-
formance metrics.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Redundancy Elimi-
nation and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING REDUNDANCIES 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
PERFORMANCE 
METRICS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY PRE-
PAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
2023. 
IDENTIFICATION 
OF 
REPORTING 
REDUNDANCIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF PER-
FORMANCE METRICS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘covered 
grants’ means grants awarded under section 2003, grants 
awarded under section 2004, and any other grants specified 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(b) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of the Redundancy Elimination and 
Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act, the 
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of redundant reporting re-
quirements imposed by the Administrator on State, 
local, and tribal governments in connection with the 
awarding of grants, including— 
‘‘(A) a list of each discrete item of data re-
quested by the Administrator from grant recipi-
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ents as part of the process of administering cov-
ered grants; 
‘‘(B) identification of the items of data from 
the list described in subparagraph (A) that are 
required to be submitted by grant recipients on 
multiple occasions or to multiple systems; and 
‘‘(C) identification of the items of data from 
the list described in subparagraph (A) that are 
not necessary to be collected in order for the Ad-
ministrator to effectively and efficiently admin-
ister the programs under which covered grants 
are awarded; 
‘‘(2) a plan, including a specific timetable, for 
eliminating any redundant and unnecessary report-
ing requirements identified under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) a plan, including a specific timetable, for 
promptly developing a set of quantifiable performance 
measures and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the 
programs under which covered grants are awarded. 
‘‘(c) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the initial report is required to be sub-
mitted under subsection (b), and once every 2 years there-
after, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a grants management report that 
includes— 
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‘‘(1) the status of efforts to eliminate redundant 
and unnecessary reporting requirements imposed on 
grant recipients, including— 
‘‘(A) progress made in implementing the 
plan required under subsection (b)(2); 
‘‘(B) a reassessment of the reporting re-
quirements to identify and eliminate redundant 
and unnecessary requirements; 
‘‘(2) the status of efforts to develop quantifiable 
performance measures and metrics to assess the effec-
tiveness of the programs under which the covered 
grants are awarded, including— 
‘‘(A) progress made in implementing the 
plan required under subsection (b)(3); 
‘‘(B) progress made in developing and im-
plementing additional performance metrics and 
measures for grants, including as part of the 
comprehensive assessment system required under 
section 649 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Man-
agement Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 749); and 
‘‘(3) a performance assessment of each program 
under which the covered grants are awarded, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a description of the objectives and 
goals of the program; 
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‘‘(B) an assessment of the extent to which 
the objectives and goals described in subpara-
graph (A) have been met, based on the quantifi-
able performance measures and metrics required 
under this section, section 2022(a)(4), and sec-
tion 649 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Man-
agement Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 749); 
‘‘(C) recommendations for any program 
modifications to improve the effectiveness of the 
program, to address changed or emerging condi-
tions; and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the experience of re-
cipients of covered grants, including the avail-
ability of clear and accurate information, the 
timeliness of reviews and awards, and the provi-
sion of technical assistance, and recommenda-
tions for improving that experience. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS PROGRAM MEASUREMENT STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the enactment of Redundancy Elimination and En-
hanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act, the 
Administrator shall enter into a contract with the 
National Academy of Public Administration under 
which the National Academy of Public Administra-
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tion shall assist the Administrator in studying, devel-
oping, and implementing— 
‘‘(A) quantifiable performance measures 
and metrics to assess the effectiveness of grants 
administered by the Department, as required 
under this section and section 649 of the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 749); and 
‘‘(B) the plan required under subsection 
(b)(3). 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the contract described in paragraph (1) 
is awarded, the Administrator shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report that de-
scribes the findings and recommendations of the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this subsection.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2023. Identification of reporting redundancies and development of perform-
ance metrics.’’. 
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Calendar No. 566 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3980 
[Report No. 111–291] 
AN ACT 
To provide for identifying and eliminating redun-
dant reporting requirements and developing 
meaningful performance metrics for homeland se-
curity preparedness grants, and for other pur-
poses. 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Reported with an amendment 
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