In the Senate of the United States, 
December 16, 2010. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2142) entitled ‘‘An Act to require quarterly per-
formance assessments of Government programs for purposes 
of assessing agency performance and improvement, and to es-
tablish agency performance improvement officers and the 
Performance Improvement Council.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘GPRA Modernization Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Strategic planning amendments. 
Sec. 3. Performance planning amendments. 
Sec. 4. Performance reporting amendments. 
Sec. 5. Federal Government and agency priority goals. 
Sec. 6. Quarterly priority progress reviews and use of performance information. 
Sec. 7. Transparency of Federal Government programs, priority goals, and re-
sults.
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Sec. 8. Agency Chief Operating Officers. 
Sec. 9. Agency Performance Improvement Officers and the Performance Improve-
ment Council. 
Sec. 10. Format of performance plans and reports. 
Sec. 11. Reducing duplicative and outdated agency reporting. 
Sec. 12. Performance management skills and competencies. 
Sec. 13. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 14. Implementation of this Act. 
Sec. 15. Congressional oversight and legislation. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PLANNING AMENDMENTS. 
Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking section 306 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 306. Agency strategic plans 
‘‘(a) Not later than the first Monday in February of 
any year following the year in which the term of the Presi-
dent commences under section 101 of title 3, the head of 
each agency shall make available on the public website of 
the agency a strategic plan and notify the President and 
Congress of its availability. Such plan shall contain— 
‘‘(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering 
the major functions and operations of the agency; 
‘‘(2) general goals and objectives, including out-
come-oriented goals, for the major functions and oper-
ations of the agency; 
‘‘(3) a description of how any goals and objec-
tives contribute to the Federal Government priority 
goals required by section 1120(a) of title 31; 
‘‘(4) a description of how the goals and objectives 
are to be achieved, including—
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‘‘(A) a description of the operational proc-
esses, skills and technology, and the human, cap-
ital, information, and other resources required to 
achieve those goals and objectives; and 
‘‘(B) a description of how the agency is 
working with other agencies to achieve its goals 
and objectives as well as relevant Federal Gov-
ernment priority goals; 
‘‘(5) a description of how the goals and objectives 
incorporate views and suggestions obtained through 
congressional consultations required under subsection 
(d); 
‘‘(6) a description of how the performance goals 
provided in the plan required by section 1115(a) of 
title 31, including the agency priority goals required 
by section 1120(b) of title 31, if applicable, contribute 
to the general goals and objectives in the strategic 
plan; 
‘‘(7) an identification of those key factors exter-
nal to the agency and beyond its control that could 
significantly affect the achievement of the general 
goals and objectives; and 
‘‘(8) a description of the program evaluations 
used in establishing or revising general goals and ob-
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jectives, with a schedule for future program evalua-
tions to be conducted. 
‘‘(b) The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less 
than 4 years following the fiscal year in which the plan 
is submitted. As needed, the head of the agency may make 
adjustments to the strategic plan to reflect significant 
changes in the environment in which the agency is oper-
ating, with appropriate notification of Congress. 
‘‘(c) The performance plan required by section 1115(b) 
of title 31 shall be consistent with the agency’s strategic 
plan. A performance plan may not be submitted for a fiscal 
year not covered by a current strategic plan under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(d) When developing or making adjustments to a 
strategic plan, the agency shall consult periodically with 
the Congress, including majority and minority views from 
the appropriate authorizing, appropriations, and oversight 
committees, and shall solicit and consider the views and 
suggestions of those entities potentially affected by or inter-
ested in such a plan. The agency shall consult with the ap-
propriate committees of Congress at least once every 2 
years. 
‘‘(e) The functions and activities of this section shall 
be considered to be inherently governmental functions. The
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‘‘(6) identify major management challenges that 
are Governmentwide or crosscutting in nature and 
describe plans to address such challenges, including 
relevant performance goals, performance indicators, 
and milestones. 
‘‘(b) AGENCY PERFORMANCE PLANS.—Not later than 
the first Monday in February of each year, the head of each 
agency shall make available on a public website of the agen-
cy, and notify the President and the Congress of its avail-
ability, a performance plan covering each program activity 
set forth in the budget of such agency. Such plan shall— 
‘‘(1) establish performance goals to define the 
level of performance to be achieved during the year in 
which the plan is submitted and the next fiscal year; 
‘‘(2) express such goals in an objective, quantifi-
able, and measurable form unless authorized to be in 
an alternative form under subsection (c); 
‘‘(3) describe how the performance goals con-
tribute to— 
‘‘(A) the general goals and objectives estab-
lished in the agency’s strategic plan required by 
section 306(a)(2) of title 5; and 
‘‘(B) any of the Federal Government per-
formance goals established in the Federal Gov-
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ernment performance plan required by subsection 
(a)(1); 
‘‘(4) identify among the performance goals those 
which are designated as agency priority goals as re-
quired by section 1120(b) of this title, if applicable; 
‘‘(5) provide a description of how the perform-
ance goals are to be achieved, including— 
‘‘(A) the operation processes, training, skills 
and technology, and the human, capital, infor-
mation, and other resources and strategies re-
quired to meet those performance goals; 
‘‘(B) clearly defined milestones; 
‘‘(C) an identification of the organizations, 
program activities, regulations, policies, and 
other activities that contribute to each perform-
ance goal, both within and external to the agen-
cy; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the agency is 
working with other agencies to achieve its per-
formance goals as well as relevant Federal Gov-
ernment performance goals; and 
‘‘(E) an identification of the agency offi-
cials responsible for the achievement of each per-
formance goal, who shall be known as goal lead-
ers;
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‘‘(6) establish a balanced set of performance indi-
cators to be used in measuring or assessing progress 
toward each performance goal, including, as appro-
priate, customer service, efficiency, output, and out-
come indicators; 
‘‘(7) provide a basis for comparing actual pro-
gram results with the established performance goals; 
‘‘(8) a description of how the agency will ensure 
the accuracy and reliability of the data used to meas-
ure progress towards its performance goals, including 
an identification of— 
‘‘(A) the means to be used to verify and 
validate measured values; 
‘‘(B) the sources for the data; 
‘‘(C) the level of accuracy required for the 
intended use of the data; 
‘‘(D) any limitations to the data at the re-
quired level of accuracy; and 
‘‘(E) how the agency will compensate for 
such limitations if needed to reach the required 
level of accuracy; 
‘‘(9) describe major management challenges the 
agency faces and identify— 
‘‘(A) planned actions to address such chal-
lenges;
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‘‘(B) performance goals, performance indi-
cators, and milestones to measure progress to-
ward resolving such challenges; and 
‘‘(C) the agency official responsible for re-
solving such challenges; and 
‘‘(10) identify low-priority program activities 
based on an analysis of their contribution to the mis-
sion and goals of the agency and include an evidence- 
based justification for designating a program activity 
as low priority. 
‘‘(c) ALTERNATIVE FORM.—If an agency, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, determines that it is not feasible to express the per-
formance goals for a particular program activity in an ob-
jective, quantifiable, and measurable form, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget may authorize an 
alternative form. Such alternative form shall— 
‘‘(1) include separate descriptive statements of— 
‘‘(A)(i) a minimally effective program; and 
‘‘(ii) a successful program; or 
‘‘(B) such alternative as authorized by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et, with sufficient precision and in such terms 
that would allow for an accurate, independent 
determination of whether the program activity’s
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performance meets the criteria of the description; 
or 
‘‘(2) state why it is infeasible or impractical to 
express a performance goal in any form for the pro-
gram activity. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—For the 
purpose of complying with this section, an agency may ag-
gregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program activities, ex-
cept that any aggregation or consolidation may not omit 
or minimize the significance of any program activity con-
stituting a major function or operation for the agency. 
‘‘(e) APPENDIX.—An agency may submit with an an-
nual performance plan an appendix covering any portion 
of the plan that— 
‘‘(1) is specifically authorized under criteria es-
tablished by an Executive order to be kept secret in 
the interest of national defense or foreign policy; and 
‘‘(2) is properly classified pursuant to such Ex-
ecutive order. 
‘‘(f) INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.—The 
functions and activities of this section shall be considered 
to be inherently governmental functions. The drafting of 
performance plans under this section shall be performed 
only by Federal employees.
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‘‘(g) CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS.—With respect 
to each agency with a Chief Human Capital Officer, the 
Chief Human Capital Officer shall prepare that portion of 
the annual performance plan described under subsection 
(b)(5)(A). 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and 
sections 1116 through 1125, and sections 9703 and 9704, 
the term— 
‘‘(1) ‘agency’ has the same meaning as such term 
is defined under section 306(f) of title 5; 
‘‘(2) ‘crosscutting’ means across organizational 
(such as agency) boundaries; 
‘‘(3) ‘customer service measure’ means an assess-
ment of service delivery to a customer, client, citizen, 
or other recipient, which can include an assessment of 
quality, timeliness, and satisfaction among other fac-
tors; 
‘‘(4) ‘efficiency measure’ means a ratio of a pro-
gram activity’s inputs (such as costs or hours worked 
by employees) to its outputs (amount of products or 
services delivered) or outcomes (the desired results of 
a program); 
‘‘(5) ‘major management challenge’ means pro-
grams or management functions, within or across 
agencies, that have greater vulnerability to waste,
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fraud, abuse, and mismanagement (such as issues 
identified by the Government Accountability Office as 
high risk or issues identified by an Inspector General) 
where a failure to perform well could seriously affect 
the ability of an agency or the Government to achieve 
its mission or goals; 
‘‘(6) ‘milestone’ means a scheduled event signi-
fying the completion of a major deliverable or a set 
of related deliverables or a phase of work; 
‘‘(7) ‘outcome measure’ means an assessment of 
the results of a program activity compared to its in-
tended purpose; 
‘‘(8) ‘output measure’ means the tabulation, cal-
culation, or recording of activity or effort that can be 
expressed in a quantitative or qualitative manner; 
‘‘(9) ‘performance goal’ means a target level of 
performance expressed as a tangible, measurable ob-
jective, against which actual achievement can be com-
pared, including a goal expressed as a quantitative 
standard, value, or rate; 
‘‘(10) ‘performance indicator’ means a par-
ticular value or characteristic used to measure output 
or outcome; 
‘‘(11) ‘program activity’ means a specific activ-
ity or project as listed in the program and financing
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schedules of the annual budget of the United States 
Government; and 
‘‘(12) ‘program evaluation’ means an assessment, 
through objective measurement and systematic anal-
ysis, of the manner and extent to which Federal pro-
grams achieve intended objectives.’’. 
SEC. 4. PERFORMANCE REPORTING AMENDMENTS. 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking section 1116 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 1116. Agency performance reporting 
‘‘(a) The head of each agency shall make available on 
a public website of the agency and to the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget an update on agency performance. 
‘‘(b)(1) Each update shall compare actual performance 
achieved with the performance goals established in the agen-
cy performance plan under section 1115(b) and shall occur 
no less than 150 days after the end of each fiscal year, with 
more frequent updates of actual performance on indicators 
that provide data of significant value to the Government, 
Congress, or program partners at a reasonable level of ad-
ministrative burden. 
‘‘(2) If performance goals are specified in an alter-
native form under section 1115(c), the results shall be de-
scribed in relation to such specifications, including whether
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the performance failed to meet the criteria of a minimally 
effective or successful program. 
‘‘(c) Each update shall— 
‘‘(1) review the success of achieving the perform-
ance goals and include actual results for the 5 pre-
ceding fiscal years; 
‘‘(2) evaluate the performance plan for the cur-
rent fiscal year relative to the performance achieved 
toward the performance goals during the period cov-
ered by the update; 
‘‘(3) explain and describe where a performance 
goal has not been met (including when a program ac-
tivity’s performance is determined not to have met the 
criteria of a successful program activity under section 
1115(c)(1)(A)(ii) or a corresponding level of achieve-
ment if another alternative form is used)— 
‘‘(A) why the goal was not met; 
‘‘(B) those plans and schedules for achieving 
the established performance goal; and 
‘‘(C) if the performance goal is impractical 
or infeasible, why that is the case and what ac-
tion is recommended; 
‘‘(4) describe the use and assess the effectiveness 
in achieving performance goals of any waiver under 
section 9703 of this title;
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‘‘(5) include a review of the performance goals 
and evaluation of the performance plan relative to the 
agency’s strategic human capital management; 
‘‘(6) describe how the agency ensures the accu-
racy and reliability of the data used to measure 
progress towards its performance goals, including an 
identification of— 
‘‘(A) the means used to verify and validate 
measured values; 
‘‘(B) the sources for the data; 
‘‘(C) the level of accuracy required for the 
intended use of the data; 
‘‘(D) any limitations to the data at the re-
quired level of accuracy; and 
‘‘(E) how the agency has compensated for 
such limitations if needed to reach the required 
level of accuracy; and 
‘‘(7) include the summary findings of those pro-
gram evaluations completed during the period covered 
by the update. 
‘‘(d) If an agency performance update includes any 
program activity or information that is specifically author-
ized under criteria established by an Executive Order to 
be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign 
policy and is properly classified pursuant to such Executive
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Order, the head of the agency shall make such information 
available in the classified appendix provided under section 
1115(e). 
‘‘(e) The functions and activities of this section shall 
be considered to be inherently governmental functions. The 
drafting of agency performance updates under this section 
shall be performed only by Federal employees. 
‘‘(f) Each fiscal year, the Office of Management and 
Budget shall determine whether the agency programs or ac-
tivities meet performance goals and objectives outlined in 
the agency performance plans and submit a report on 
unmet goals to— 
‘‘(1) the head of the agency; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
mental Reform of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(4) the Government Accountability Office. 
‘‘(g) If an agency’s programs or activities have not met 
performance goals as determined by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget for 1 fiscal year, the head of the agency 
shall submit a performance improvement plan to the Office 
of Management and Budget to increase program effective-
ness for each unmet goal with measurable milestones. The 
agency shall designate a senior official who shall oversee
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the performance improvement strategies for each unmet 
goal. 
‘‘(h)(1) If the Office of Management and Budget deter-
mines that agency programs or activities have unmet per-
formance goals for 2 consecutive fiscal years, the head of 
the agency shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to Congress a description of the ac-
tions the Administration will take to improve per-
formance, including proposed statutory changes or 
planned executive actions; and 
‘‘(B) describe any additional funding the agency 
will obligate to achieve the goal, if such an action is 
determined appropriate in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, for an 
amount determined appropriate by the Director. 
‘‘(2) In providing additional funding described under 
paragraph (1)(B), the head of the agency shall use any re-
programming or transfer authority available to the agency. 
If after exercising such authority additional funding is nec-
essary to achieve the level determined appropriate by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the head 
of the agency shall submit a request to Congress for addi-
tional reprogramming or transfer authority. 
‘‘(i) If an agency’s programs or activities have not met 
performance goals as determined by the Office of Manage-
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ment and Budget for 3 consecutive fiscal years, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit rec-
ommendations to Congress on actions to improve perform-
ance not later than 60 days after that determination, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) reauthorization proposals for each program 
or activity that has not met performance goals; 
‘‘(2) proposed statutory changes necessary for the 
program activities to achieve the proposed level of 
performance on each performance goal; and 
‘‘(3) planned executive actions or identification 
of the program for termination or reduction in the 
President’s budget.’’. 
SEC. 5. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY PRIORITY 
GOALS. 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after section 1119 the following: 
‘‘§ 1120. Federal Government and agency priority 
goals 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall coordinate with agencies to develop 
priority goals to improve the performance and man-
agement of the Federal Government. Such Federal 
Government priority goals shall include—
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‘‘(A) outcome-oriented goals covering a lim-
ited number of crosscutting policy areas; and 
‘‘(B) goals for management improvements 
needed across the Federal Government, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) financial management; 
‘‘(ii) human capital management; 
‘‘(iii) information technology manage-
ment; 
‘‘(iv) procurement and acquisition 
management; and 
‘‘(v) real property management; 
‘‘(2) The Federal Government priority goals 
shall be long-term in nature. At a minimum, the Fed-
eral Government priority goals shall be updated or re-
vised every 4 years and made publicly available con-
currently with the submission of the budget of the 
United States Government made in the first full fiscal 
year following any year in which the term of the 
President commences under section 101 of title 3. As 
needed, the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget may make adjustments to the Federal Govern-
ment priority goals to reflect significant changes in 
the environment in which the Federal Government is 
operating, with appropriate notification of Congress.
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‘‘(3) When developing or making adjustments to 
Federal Government priority goals, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall consult peri-
odically with the Congress, including obtaining ma-
jority and minority views from— 
‘‘(A) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(B) the Committees on the Budget of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(E) the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate; 
‘‘(F) the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(G) any other committees as determined 
appropriate; 
‘‘(4) The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall consult with the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress at least once every 2 years. 
‘‘(5) The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall make information about the Federal
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Government priority goals available on the website 
described under section 1122 of this title. 
‘‘(6) The Federal Government performance plan 
required under section 1115(a) of this title shall be 
consistent with the Federal Government priority 
goals. 
‘‘(b) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.— 
‘‘(1) Every 2 years, the head of each agency list-
ed in section 901(b) of this title, or as otherwise deter-
mined by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, shall identify agency priority goals from 
among the performance goals of the agency. The Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
determine the total number of agency priority goals 
across the Government, and the number to be devel-
oped by each agency. The agency priority goals 
shall— 
‘‘(A) reflect the highest priorities of the 
agency, as determined by the head of the agency 
and informed by the Federal Government pri-
ority goals provided under subsection (a) and the 
consultations with Congress and other interested 
parties required by section 306(d) of title 5; 
‘‘(B) have ambitious targets that can be 
achieved within a 2-year period;
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‘‘(C) have a clearly identified agency offi-
cial, known as a goal leader, who is responsible 
for the achievement of each agency priority goal; 
‘‘(D) have interim quarterly targets for per-
formance indicators if more frequent updates of 
actual performance provides data of significant 
value to the Government, Congress, or program 
partners at a reasonable level of administrative 
burden; and 
‘‘(E) have clearly defined quarterly mile-
stones. 
‘‘(2) If an agency priority goal includes any pro-
gram activity or information that is specifically au-
thorized under criteria established by an Executive 
order to be kept secret in the interest of national de-
fense or foreign policy and is properly classified pur-
suant to such Executive order, the head of the agency 
shall make such information available in the classi-
fied appendix provided under section 1115(e). 
‘‘(c) The functions and activities of this section shall 
be considered to be inherently governmental functions. The 
development of Federal Government and agency priority 
goals shall be performed only by Federal employees.’’.
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SEC. 6. QUARTERLY PRIORITY PROGRESS REVIEWS AND 
USE OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after section 1120 (as added by section 5 of this 
Act) the following: 
‘‘§ 1121. Quarterly priority progress reviews and use of 
performance information 
‘‘(a) USE
OF
PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION
TO 
ACHIEVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOALS.—Not 
less than quarterly, the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, with the support of the Performance Im-
provement Council, shall— 
‘‘(1) for each Federal Government priority goal 
required by section 1120(a) of this title, review with 
the appropriate lead Government official the progress 
achieved during the most recent quarter, overall trend 
data, and the likelihood of meeting the planned level 
of performance; 
‘‘(2) include in such reviews officials from the 
agencies, organizations, and program activities that 
contribute to the accomplishment of each Federal Gov-
ernment priority goal; 
‘‘(3) assess whether agencies, organizations, pro-
gram activities, regulations, tax expenditures, poli-
cies, and other activities are contributing as planned 
to each Federal Government priority goal;
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‘‘(4) categorize the Federal Government priority 
goals by risk of not achieving the planned level of per-
formance; and 
‘‘(5) for the Federal Government priority goals 
at greatest risk of not meeting the planned level of 
performance, identify prospects and strategies for per-
formance improvement, including any needed changes 
to agencies, organizations, program activities, regula-
tions, tax expenditures, policies or other activities. 
‘‘(b) AGENCY USE OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION TO 
ACHIEVE AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.—Not less than quar-
terly, at each agency required to develop agency priority 
goals required by section 1120(b) of this title, the head of 
the agency and Chief Operating Officer, with the support 
of the agency Performance Improvement Officer, shall— 
‘‘(1) for each agency priority goal, review with 
the appropriate goal leader the progress achieved dur-
ing the most recent quarter, overall trend data, and 
the likelihood of meeting the planned level of perform-
ance; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with relevant personnel within 
and outside the agency who contribute to the accom-
plishment of each agency priority goal; 
‘‘(3) assess whether relevant organizations, pro-
gram activities, regulations, policies, and other activi-
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ties are contributing as planned to the agency pri-
ority goals; 
‘‘(4) categorize agency priority goals by risk of 
not achieving the planned level of performance; and 
‘‘(5) for agency priority goals at greatest risk of 
not meeting the planned level of performance, identify 
prospects and strategies for performance improve-
ment, including any needed changes to agency pro-
gram activities, regulations, policies, or other activi-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 7. TRANSPARENCY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRO-
GRAMS, PRIORITY GOALS, AND RESULTS. 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after section 1121 (as added by section 6 of this 
Act) the following: 
‘‘§ 1122. Transparency of programs, priority goals, 
and results 
‘‘(a) TRANSPARENCY OF AGENCY PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 
2012, the Office of Management and Budget shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure the effective operation of a sin-
gle website; 
‘‘(B) at a minimum, update the website on 
a quarterly basis; and
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‘‘(1) a description of how the agency incor-
porated any views and suggestions obtained through 
congressional consultations about the agency priority 
goal; 
‘‘(2) an identification of key factors external to 
the agency and beyond its control that could signifi-
cantly affect the achievement of the agency priority 
goal; 
‘‘(3) a description of how each agency priority 
goal will be achieved, including— 
‘‘(A) the strategies and resources required to 
meet the priority goal; 
‘‘(B) clearly defined milestones; 
‘‘(C) the organizations, program activities, 
regulations, policies, and other activities that 
contribute to each goal, both within and external 
to the agency; 
‘‘(D) how the agency is working with other 
agencies to achieve the goal; and 
‘‘(E) an identification of the agency official 
responsible for achieving the priority goal; 
‘‘(4) the performance indicators to be used in 
measuring or assessing progress; 
‘‘(5) a description of how the agency ensures the 
accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure
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progress towards the priority goal, including an iden-
tification of— 
‘‘(A) the means used to verify and validate 
measured values; 
‘‘(B) the sources for the data; 
‘‘(C) the level of accuracy required for the 
intended use of the data; 
‘‘(D) any limitations to the data at the re-
quired level of accuracy; and 
‘‘(E) how the agency has compensated for 
such limitations if needed to reach the required 
level of accuracy; 
‘‘(6) the results achieved during the most recent 
quarter and overall trend data compared to the 
planned level of performance; 
‘‘(7) an assessment of whether relevant organiza-
tions, program activities, regulations, policies, and 
other activities are contributing as planned; 
‘‘(8) an identification of the agency priority 
goals at risk of not achieving the planned level of per-
formance; and 
‘‘(9) any prospects or strategies for performance 
improvement. 
‘‘(c) TRANSPARENCY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRI-
ORITY GOALS AND RESULTS.—The Director of the Office
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of Management and Budget shall also make available on 
the website— 
‘‘(1) a brief description of each of the Federal 
Government priority goals required by section 
1120(a) of this title; 
‘‘(2) a description of how the Federal Govern-
ment priority goals incorporate views and suggestions 
obtained through congressional consultations; 
‘‘(3) the Federal Government performance goals 
and performance indicators associated with each Fed-
eral Government priority goal as required by section 
1115(a) of this title; 
‘‘(4) an identification of the lead Government of-
ficial for each Federal Government performance goal; 
‘‘(5) the results achieved during the most recent 
quarter and overall trend data compared to the 
planned level of performance; 
‘‘(6) an identification of the agencies, organiza-
tions, program activities, regulations, tax expendi-
tures, policies, and other activities that contribute to 
each Federal Government priority goal; 
‘‘(7) an assessment of whether relevant agencies, 
organizations, program activities, regulations, tax ex-
penditures, policies, and other activities are contrib-
uting as planned;
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‘‘(8) an identification of the Federal Government 
priority goals at risk of not achieving the planned 
level of performance; and 
‘‘(9) any prospects or strategies for performance 
improvement. 
‘‘(d) INFORMATION ON WEBSITE.—The information 
made available on the website under this section shall be 
readily accessible and easily found on the Internet by the 
public and members and committees of Congress. Such in-
formation shall also be presented in a searchable, machine- 
readable format. The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall issue guidance to ensure that such infor-
mation is provided in a way that presents a coherent pic-
ture of all Federal programs, and the performance of the 
Federal Government as well as individual agencies.’’. 
SEC. 8. AGENCY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS. 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after section 1122 (as added by section 7 of this 
Act) the following: 
‘‘§ 1123. Chief Operating Officers 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—At each agency, the deputy 
head of agency, or equivalent, shall be the Chief Operating 
Officer of the agency.
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‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—Each Chief Operating Officer shall 
be responsible for improving the management and perform-
ance of the agency, and shall— 
‘‘(1) provide overall organization management to 
improve agency performance and achieve the mission 
and goals of the agency through the use of strategic 
and performance planning, measurement, analysis, 
regular assessment of progress, and use of perform-
ance information to improve the results achieved; 
‘‘(2) advise and assist the head of agency in car-
rying out the requirements of sections 1115 through 
1122 of this title and section 306 of title 5; 
‘‘(3) oversee agency-specific efforts to improve 
management functions within the agency and across 
Government; and 
‘‘(4) coordinate and collaborate with relevant 
personnel within and external to the agency who have 
a significant role in contributing to and achieving the 
mission and goals of the agency, such as the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer, Chief 
Acquisition Officer/Senior Procurement Executive, 
Chief Information Officer, and other line of business 
chiefs at the agency.’’.
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SEC. 9. AGENCY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS 
AND 
THE 
PERFORMANCE 
IMPROVEMENT 
COUNCIL. 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after section 1123 (as added by section 8 of this 
Act) the following: 
‘‘§ 1124. Performance Improvement Officers and the 
Performance Improvement Council 
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—At each agency, the head 
of the agency, in consultation with the agency Chief 
Operating Officer, shall designate a senior executive 
of the agency as the agency Performance Improvement 
Officer. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTION.—Each Performance Improve-
ment Officer shall report directly to the Chief Oper-
ating Officer. Subject to the direction of the Chief Op-
erating Officer, each Performance Improvement Offi-
cer shall— 
‘‘(A) advise and assist the head of the agen-
cy and the Chief Operating Officer to ensure that 
the mission and goals of the agency are achieved 
through strategic and performance planning, 
measurement, analysis, regular assessment of 
progress, and use of performance information to 
improve the results achieved;