the performance and accountability of Federal pro-
grams by having agencies focus on strategic objec-
tives and annual results. 
(4) The requirements of the Government Per-
formance and Results Act of 1993 have produced an 
infrastructure of outcome-oriented strategic plans, 
performance measures, and accountability reporting 
that serve as a solid foundation for agencies working 
with Congress to achieve long-term strategic goals 
and improve the performance of Federal programs; 
use of those plans and reports to improve outcomes 
has, however, been limited. 
(5) Congressional policy making, spending deci-
sions, and program oversight have been handicapped 
by insufficient attention to program performance 
and results. 
(6) While improvements have been made in the 
development of outcome-oriented strategic plans, 
performance measures, and accountability reporting 
for individual programs, progress is still needed to 
ensure that agency leaders, employees, and delivery 
partners regularly use performance information to 
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of govern-
ment operations and to communicate performance 
information coherently and candidly to inform con-
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gressional decision-making in conducting program 
authorization, appropriation, and oversight. 
(7)
Regular
performance
assessments,
com-
plemented by periodic assessments of Federal pro-
grams, provide critical information on whether pro-
grams are achieving specific performance objectives, 
help Congress and the executive branch identify the 
most pressing policy and program issues, and deter-
mine if specific legislative, operational, financial, or 
strategic reforms are needed to increase program ef-
fectiveness and efficiency. 
(8) Programs performing similar or duplicative 
functions within a single agency or across multiple 
agencies should be identified and their performance 
and results shared among all such programs to im-
prove coordination or possible consolidation and, ul-
timately, performance and results. 
(9) The performance reporting requirements of 
the Government Performance and Results Act of 
1993, along with individual performance and ac-
countability reporting requirements contained in leg-
islation, are in some cases redundant, and steps 
should be taken to eliminate duplicative performance 
policies and to streamline outdated and unused re-
ports. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To improve the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993 by implementing perform-
ance assessment processes that seek to assess Fed-
eral programs on a periodic basis with a particular 
focus on the following: 
(A) Identification by agency leaders of 
clear priorities and setting of outcome-focused, 
measurable, ambitious targets for those prior-
ities. 
(B) Regular goal-focused, data driven per-
formance assessments to measure progress and 
adjust strategies. 
(C) Accountability expectations that en-
courage managers to innovate, informed by evi-
dence and analysis of experience. 
(D)
Transparent,
coherent,
and
candid 
communication of results. 
(2) To use relevant performance and related in-
formation to help agencies make informed manage-
ment decisions, improve the effectiveness of agency 
and program operations (particularly for those pro-
grams, projects, and activities that are deemed poor-
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ly performing), and submit funding requests based 
on evidence and other relevant information. 
(3) To provide congressional policy makers with 
information needed to conduct more effective over-
sight and assist in the improvement of agency oper-
ations, and to make performance-informed and re-
sults-based authorization and appropriation deci-
sions that improve the effectiveness of program op-
erations. 
(4) To establish the Performance Improvement 
Council as a body that will assist in the development 
of
performance
measurement
and
management 
standards and assessment methodologies, identify 
best practices in Federal performance management, 
facilitate the exchange of information among agen-
cies on these practices, and collaborate on and 
strengthen the effectiveness of agency performance 
improvement efforts. 
(5) To establish agency performance improve-
ment officers to institutionalize and enhance the 
strategic and performance management activities of 
Federal agencies. 
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SEC. 3. AGENCY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘agency’’ means an executive 
agency as defined in section 306 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED FOR 
INCREASED CONSULTATION BETWEEN CON-
GRESS
AND
FEDERAL
AGENCIES
ON
PER-
FORMANCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the head of each Fed-
eral agency should make every effort to consult with the 
committees with jurisdiction over the agency and other in-
terested members of Congress each fiscal year regarding 
the performance plan and priorities of the agency (re-
quired by sections 1115 and 1120 of title 31, United 
States Code). 
SEC. 5. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS. 
(a)
REQUIREMENT
FOR
PERFORMANCE
ASSESS-
MENTS.—Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1120. Performance assessments 
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-PRIORITY PERFORM-
ANCE GOALS.—For the purpose of improving agency per-
formance, the head of each Federal agency, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et, shall identify near-term and long-term high-priority 
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goals for purposes of this section. In identifying such 
goals, the head of the agency shall— 
‘‘(1) rely on the agency’s mission, strategic plan 
and objectives, and statutory directives; 
‘‘(2) consult with Congress, including each ap-
propriate committee of Congress; 
‘‘(3) select goals that— 
‘‘(A) clearly identify agency priorities and 
have performance outcomes that can be clearly 
and objectively assessed and measured; 
‘‘(B) are ambitious targets that have high 
direct value to the public; 
‘‘(C) involve indicators for which the agen-
cy can collect reliable and timely data that may 
be used in performance assessments to measure 
progress and adjust strategies; and 
‘‘(D) involve multiple programs, including 
programs within and across multiple agencies 
that are performing similar functions, serve 
similar populations, have similar purposes, or 
share common objectives, for purposes of identi-
fying common challenges, exemplary goals and 
practices, common measures of performance, 
and potential opportunities for more effective 
and efficient means of achieving goals, includ-
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ing through the integration and consolidation of 
Federal functions; and 
‘‘(4) with respect to a subcomponent of the 
agency, ensure the goals are consistent with the 
goals of the entire agency. 
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS.—The head of 
each Federal agency, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, shall, not less 
often than quarterly for high-priority goals identified in 
subsection (a), and on a semi-annual basis for perform-
ance goals established pursuant to section 1115(a)(1) of 
this title— 
‘‘(1) assess progress toward achieving the goals 
identified under subsection (a) and toward achieving 
the annual performance goals for each program ac-
tivity established pursuant to section 1115(a)(1) of 
this title; 
‘‘(2) assess whether relevant agency programs 
and initiatives are contributing as expected toward 
the goals identified under subsection (a) and the an-
nual performance goals for each program activity es-
tablished pursuant to section 1115(a)(1) of this title; 
and 
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‘‘(3) identify prospects and strategies for per-
formance
improvement,
including
any
needed 
changes to agency programs or initiatives. 
‘‘(c)
PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In conducting an assessment of agency progress 
toward achieving the goals identified under subsection (a) 
and toward achieving the annual performance goals for 
each program activity established pursuant to section 
1115(a)(1) of this title, the head of a Federal agency, in 
consultation with the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with relevant personnel within 
and outside the agency who contribute to the accom-
plishment of the goals; and 
‘‘(2) encourage innovation and hold leaders and 
managers accountable for effective and efficient im-
plementation based on evidence and continuing anal-
ysis of experience. 
‘‘(d) TRANSPARENCY OF GOALS AND PERFORMANCE 
ASSESSMENTS.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall— 
‘‘(1) make available, as part of the President’s 
budget submission and through the Office of Man-
agement and Budget website and other relevant 
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websites, and provide to the congressional commit-
tees described in subsection (i)— 
‘‘(A) a list of goals identified under sub-
section (a) and reviewed by the Director; 
‘‘(B) consistent with section 1115 of this 
title, annual goals defined by objectively meas-
urable outcomes for each program administered 
in whole or in part by the agency; 
‘‘(C) the methods that will be used to 
make progress toward achieving the goals iden-
tified under subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
‘‘(D) the expected contribution that dif-
ferent agency programs and initiatives will 
make
toward
achieving
the
goals
identified 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) and the ex-
pected timeline for achieving those goals; and 
‘‘(E) the approach that will be used by 
agencies to assess progress toward achieving 
the goals identified under subparagraphs (A) 
and (B); 
‘‘(2) provide a mechanism for interested per-
sons, including the general public and members and 
committees of Congress, to submit comments on the 
goals being assessed under subsection (a) and the 
annual performance goals for each program activity 
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established pursuant to section 1115(a)(1) of this 
title and the methods that will be used to make 
progress toward achieving those goals; 
‘‘(3) provide a mechanism for agency delivery to 
and consideration of comments provided under para-
graph (2) by each relevant agency and adjustment 
of goals under subsection (a) and the annual per-
formance goals for each program activity established 
pursuant to section 1115(a)(1) of this title based on 
the comments, with approval of the Director; and 
‘‘(4) make available through the Office of Man-
agement and Budget website a summary of com-
ments received under paragraph (2), any adjustment 
of goals under paragraph (3), and any changes to 
goals required by the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
‘‘(e) TRANSPARENCY OF PERFORMANCE RESULTS.— 
(1) The head of an agency shall ensure that all results 
of the assessments conducted under this section by the 
agency during a fiscal year shall be readily accessible to 
and easily found on the Internet by the public and mem-
bers and committees of Congress in a searchable, machine 
readable format, in accordance with guidance provided by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget that 
ensures such information is provided in a way that pre-
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sents a coherent picture of the performance of Federal 
agencies. At a minimum, the results of the assessments 
conducted under this section shall be available on the 
website of the Office of Management and Budget and also 
may be made available on any other website considered 
appropriate by the agency or the Director. The Director 
shall also notify the appropriate committees of Congress 
when quarterly assessments become available on the Inter-
net. 
‘‘(2) The performance information related to the as-
sessments of goals in this section and section 1115 of this 
title shall— 
‘‘(A) include— 
‘‘(i) a brief summary of the problem or op-
portunity being addressed and reasons for iden-
tifying these agency goals as well as key find-
ings of the assessments; 
‘‘(ii) a list of each program and agency 
contributing to achievement of the goal and the 
time frame for such contributions; 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of the quality of the 
performance measures, and the extent to which 
necessary performance data are collected; 
‘‘(iv) a description of how leaders and 
managers are held accountable for achieving 
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program results, and the extent to which strong 
financial management tools are in place; 
‘‘(v) contextual indicators that provide a 
sense of external factors that can influence per-
formance trends related to key outcomes; 
‘‘(vi) as appropriate, indicators that pro-
vide information about the population being 
served and to the extent possible, the impact on 
disadvantaged and minority communities and 
individuals; 
‘‘(vii) factors affecting the performance of 
programs, projects, and activities and how they 
are impeding or contributing to failures or suc-
cesses of the programs, projects, and activities, 
and the reasons for any substantial variation 
from the targeted level of achievement of the 
goals; 
‘‘(viii) the process used by the agency to 
assess progress made toward achieving the 
goals; and 
‘‘(ix) such other items and adjustments as 
may be specified by the Director; 
‘‘(B) describe the extent to which any trends, 
developments, or emerging conditions affect the need 
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to change the mission of programs being carried out 
to achieve the goal; 
‘‘(C) identify, as part of any performance as-
sessment, practices that resulted in positive out-
comes, and the key reasons why such practices re-
sulted in positive outcomes; and 
‘‘(D) include recommendations for actions to 
improve results, including opportunities that might 
exist for the coordination, consolidation, or integra-
tion of programs to improve service or generate cost 
savings. 
‘‘(3) The head of each agency shall— 
‘‘(A) use, as necessary and appropriate, a vari-
ety of assessment methods to support performance 
assessments, including methods contained in reports 
from evaluation centers, in assessments by States, 
and in available Federal program assessments; 
‘‘(B) maintain an archive of information re-
quired to be disclosed under this section that is, to 
the maximum extent practicable, readily available, 
accessible, and easily found by the public; and 
‘‘(C) consider the relevant comments submitted 
under subsection (d)(2). 
‘‘(f) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—(1) With respect to 
performance assessments conducted during a fiscal year 
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that contain classified information, the President shall 
submit— 
‘‘(A) each quarterly performance assessment 
(including the classified information), to the appro-
priate committees of Congress; and 
‘‘(B) an appendix containing a list of each af-
fected goal and the committees to which a copy of 
the performance assessment was submitted under 
subparagraph (A), to the congressional committees 
described in subsection (i). 
‘‘(2) Upon request from a congressional committee 
described in subsection (i), the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall provide to the Committee 
a copy of— 
‘‘(A) any performance assessment described in 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) (including any 
assessment not listed in any appendix submitted 
under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph); and 
‘‘(B) any appendix described in subparagraph 
(B) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘classified informa-
tion’ refers to matters described in section 552(b)(1)(A) 
of title 5. 
‘‘(g) INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.— 
The functions and activities authorized or required by this 
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section shall be considered inherently governmental func-
tions and shall be performed only by Federal employees. 
‘‘(h) REPORT STREAMLINING.—To eliminate redun-
dancy, the head of an agency may determine each year, 
subject to the approval of the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget and provided that it meets the 
requirements of this section and sections 1115, 1116, 
1117, 1121, and the first 9703 of this title, that the per-
formance information provided to the public on the Inter-
net is sufficient to meet the planning and reporting re-
quirements of such sections. 
‘‘(i) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The congres-
sional committees described in this subsection are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) The Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(4) The Committees on the Budget of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1)
AGENCY
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT 
OFFICER.—The term ‘agency performance improve-
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ment officer’ means a senior executive of an agency 
who is designated by the head of the agency, and re-
ports to the head of the agency, the agency Deputy 
Secretary, or such other agency official designated 
by the head of the agency, to carry out the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.—The term 
‘performance information’ means the results of as-
sessments conducted under this section. 
‘‘(k) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as requiring the head of an agency to per-
form impact evaluations that estimate quantitatively, for 
one or more variables, the effect a program or policy had 
compared to what may have otherwise happened.’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS TO BE CONSID-
ERED
IN EVALUATING SENIOR EXECUTIVES.—Section 
4313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended (in the 
matter before paragraph (1)) by striking ‘‘organizational 
performance,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘organizational 
performance (including such reviews of agency perform-
ance, conducted under section 1120 of title 31, as are rel-
evant),’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 11 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1120. Performance assessments.’’. 
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SEC. 6. STRATEGIC PLANNING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CHANGE IN DEADLINE FOR STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
Subsection (a) of section 306 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘No later than September 
30, 1997,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than September 30 
of the second year following a year in which an election 
for President occurs, beginning with September 30, 
2010,’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN PERIOD OF COVERAGE OF STRA-
TEGIC PLAN.—Subsection (b) of section 306 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) Each strategic plan shall cover the four-year pe-
riod beginning on October 1 of the second year following 
a year in which an election for President occurs.’’. 
SEC. 7. IMPROVING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE. 
(a)
IMPROVING
GOVERNMENT
PERFORMANCE.— 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, as amended 
by section 5, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 1121. Improving Government performance 
‘‘(a) DUTIES OF AGENCY PERFORMANCE IMPROVE-
MENT OFFICERS.—Subject to the direction of the head of 
the agency, each agency performance improvement officer 
shall— 
‘‘(1) advise and assist the head of the executive 
agency and other agency officials to ensure that the 
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mission of the executive agency is achieved through 
performance planning, measurement, analysis, and 
regular assessment of progress, including the re-
quirements of this section and sections 1115, 1116, 
1117, 1120, and the first 9703 of this title and sec-
tion 306 of title 5; 
‘‘(2) advise the head of the agency on the selec-
tion of agency goals, including opportunities to col-
laborate with other agencies on common goals, and 
on whether— 
‘‘(A)
the
performance
targets
required 
under section 1115 of this title and the stra-
tegic plans required under section 306 of title 
5 are— 
‘‘(i) sufficiently aggressive toward full 
achievement of the purposes of the agency; 
and 
‘‘(ii) realistic in light of authority and 
resources provided for operations; and 
‘‘(B) means for measurement of progress 
toward achievement of the goals are sufficiently 
rigorous, aligned to outcomes, useful, and accu-
rate as appropriate to the intended use of the 
measures; 
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‘‘(3) support the head of the agency, agency 
Deputy Secretary, or such other agency senior offi-
cial designated by the head of the agency in the con-
duct of at least quarterly performance assessments, 
while strengthening the performance management 
activities of the entire agency (including subcompo-
nents) through at least quarterly performance as-
sessments to— 
‘‘(A) assess progress toward achievement 
of the goals administered in whole or in part by 
the agency, as well as any goals common to 
that agency and other agencies; 
‘‘(B) identify factors affecting progress 
and benchmarking comparisons; 
‘‘(C) consider actions to improve the per-
formance and efficiency of programs, projects, 
and activities; and 
‘‘(D) hold leaders and managers account-
able for effective and efficient implementation 
and for adjusting agency actions based on 
evolving evidence; 
‘‘(4) assist the head of the agency in the devel-
opment and use within the agency of performance 
measures in personnel performance appraisals, and, 
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as appropriate, other agency personnel and planning 
processes and assessments; 
‘‘(5) assist the head of the agency in overseeing 
the implementation required under section 1120 of 
this title; 
‘‘(6)
ensure
that
agency
progress
toward 
achievement of all goals is communicated to leaders, 
managers, and employees in the agency and Con-
gress, and made public on the Internet; and 
‘‘(7) provide training for agency managers, pro-
gram directors, supervisors, and employees on how 
to use performance targets, measure key perform-
ance indicators, assess programs, and analyze data 
to improve performance. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT
AND OPERATION
OF PER-
FORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1)
There
is
established
in
the
executive 
branch a Performance Improvement Council. 
‘‘(2) The Performance Improvement Council 
shall consist exclusively of— 
‘‘(A) the Deputy Director for Management 
of the Office of Management and Budget, who 
shall serve as Chair; 
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‘‘(B) such agency performance improve-
ment officers as determined appropriate by the 
Chair; and 
‘‘(C) such other permanent employees of 
an agency as determined appropriate by the 
Chair in consultation with the agency con-
cerned. 
‘‘(3) The Chair or the Chair’s designee shall 
convene and preside at the meetings of the Perform-
ance Improvement Council, determine its agenda, di-
rect its work, and establish and direct subgroups of 
the Performance Improvement Council, as appro-
priate to deal with particular subject matters. 
‘‘(4) To assist in implementing the require-
ments of sections 1105, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1120, 
and the first 9703 of this title and section 306 of 
title
5,
the
Performance
Improvement
Council 
shall— 
‘‘(A) develop and submit to the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, or when 
appropriate to the President through the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, at 
times and in such formats as the Chair may 
specify, recommendations concerning— 
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‘‘(i) performance management policies 
and requirements; 
‘‘(ii) criteria for assessment of pro-
gram, project, and activity performance; 
and 
‘‘(iii) how the goals required by sec-
tion 1120(a) of this title can inform the 
Federal Government performance plan re-
quired by section 1105(a)(28) of this title, 
and lead to improved results from and 
interagency coordination of programs that 
perform similar functions; 
‘‘(B) facilitate the exchange among agen-
cies of information on performance manage-
ment, including strategic and annual planning 
and reporting, to accelerate improvements in 
performance; 
‘‘(C) monitor the performance assessment 
process required under section 1120 of this 
title; 
‘‘(D) facilitate keeping members and com-
mittees of Congress and the public informed, 
and with such assistance of heads of agencies 
and agency performance improvement officers 
as the Director of the Office of Management 
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and Budget may require, provide members and 
committees of Congress and the public with in-
formation on the Internet on how well each 
agency performs and that serves as a com-
prehensive source of information on— 
‘‘(i) agency strategic plans; 
‘‘(ii) annual performance plans and 
annual performance reports; 
‘‘(iii)
performance
information
re-
quired under section 1120 (d) of this title; 
‘‘(iv) the status of the implementation 
of performance assessments required under 
section 1120 of this title; 
‘‘(v) relevant impact and process as-
sessments; and 
‘‘(vi) consistent with the direction of 
the head of the agency concerned after 
consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, any publicly 
available reports by the agency’s Inspector 
General concerning agency program per-
formance; 
‘‘(E) monitor implementation by agencies 
of the policy set forth in sections 1115, 1116, 
1117, 1120, and the first 9703 of this title and 
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section 306 of title 5 and report thereon from 
time to time as appropriate to the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, or when 
appropriate to the President through the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, at 
such times and in such formats as the Chair 
may specify, together with any recommenda-
tions of the Council for more effective imple-
mentation of such policy; 
‘‘(F) obtain information and advice, as ap-
propriate, in a manner that seeks individual ad-
vice and does not involve collective judgment or 
consensus advice or deliberation, from— 
‘‘(i) State, local, territorial, and tribal 
officials; 
‘‘(ii)
representatives
of
entities
or 
other individuals; and 
‘‘(iii)
members
and
committees
of 
Congress; 
‘‘(G)
coordinate
with
other
interagency 
management councils; and 
‘‘(H) make recommendations to Congress 
on duplicative, unused, or outdated performance 
policies or reporting requirements. 
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‘‘(5)(A) The Administrator of General Services 
shall provide administrative and other support for 
the Council to implement this section. 
‘‘(B) The heads of agencies shall provide, as ap-
propriate and to the extent permitted by law, such 
information and assistance as the Chair may request 
to implement this section. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The 
Council— 
‘‘(1) shall develop a website for Federal agency 
performance information; 
‘‘(2) shall link program performance informa-
tion to program spending information on the website 
www.USASpending.gov; and 
‘‘(3) shall submit a report to Congress on the 
feasibility of creating a single web-based platform 
for all Government spending information and all 
program performance information.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall prescribe guidance 
to implement the requirements of section 1120 and 1121 
of title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a). 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 1115(g) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1119’’ and inserting 
‘‘1121’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1121. Improving Government performance.’’. 
SEC. 8. ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No less frequently than the 
first, third, and fifth year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and thereafter every three years 
and at such other times as may be requested by 
Congress, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall assess the implementation of this Act by 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et and the agencies described in section 901(b) of 
title 31, United States Code, with emphasis on the 
matters specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) MATTERS TO BE ASSESSED.—The matters 
to be assessed under paragraph (1) shall include, 
with respect to the fiscal year covered by the assess-
ment: 
(A) Whether the selection of goals, identi-
fied pursuant to section 1120(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, as added by section 5, and 
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established pursuant to section 1115 of such 
title, is tied to performance outcomes that can 
be objectively assessed and measured and have 
a high direct value to the public. 
(B) The use of agency performance goals 
and measures and program assessments to im-
prove performance and ensure taxpayer dollars 
are spent in an efficient and effective manner, 
including the need to streamline or enhance 
Federal programs or initiatives to maximize the 
likelihood of accomplishing such performance 
goals. 
(C) The use of agency performance goals, 
identified pursuant to section 1120(a) of title 
31, United States Code, as added by section 5, 
and established pursuant to section 1115 of 
such title, and measures to clearly communicate 
performance priorities and results to the public. 
(D) How any revision of goals, identified 
pursuant to section 1120(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, as added by section 5, and estab-
lished pursuant to section 1115 of such title, 
has contributed to the effectiveness of agency 
and program performance. 
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(E) The tracking of program performance 
toward achieving identified goals and the con-
tribution of such tracking to agency perform-
ance improvement. 
(F) The use of input from Congress and 
the public in the assessment of programs and in 
the identification and assessment of goals. 
(G) The use of the archive of information 
referred to in section 1120(e)(3)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code, to create a coherent, longi-
tudinal picture of the performance of agencies 
and programs over time. 
(H) Best practices of agencies. 
(I) Whether the annual performance plan 
established pursuant to section 1115 of title 31, 
United States Code, conforms with the require-
ments for such plans described in paragraphs 
(1) through (11) of section 1115(a) of such 
title. 
(J) The progress each agency has made in 
achieving the goals identified pursuant to sec-
tion 1120(a) of title 31, United States Code, as 
added by section 5, and established pursuant to 
section 1115 of such title. 
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(b) REPORTS.—The Comptroller General shall con-
sult with the Inspectors General when evaluating program 
and agency performance and shall submit to Congress a 
report on the results of each assessment conducted under 
subsection (a). The report shall include a list of rec-
ommendations on ways to improve the performance as-
sessment and communication process and the operations 
of agency performance improvement officers and the Per-
formance Improvement Council. 
(c) EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT.—With respect to 
the assessment conducted under subsection (a) in the 
third year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall include in the report relating 
to such assessment submitted to Congress under this sec-
tion the following: 
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of this 
Act, and the amendments made by this Act. 
(2) The impact of this Act on sections 1115, 
1116, 1117, and the first 9703 of title 31, United 
States Code, and section 306 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(3) Any recommendations for improving the ef-
fectiveness of sections 1115, 1116, 1117, and the 
first 9703 of title 31, United States Code, and sec-
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tion 306 of title 5, United States Code and reducing 
duplication. 
SEC. 9. ADDITIONS TO PERFORMANCE PLAN. 
Section 1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) describe the existence and current scope of 
the problem that the program is intended to address, 
defined as an outcome that addresses the needs of 
the American people, not an input (such as staffing 
or resources expended) or an intermediate goal (such 
as teachers or police hired); 
‘‘(8) to the extent practicable, take into account 
the other efforts (if any) being made in Federal, 
State or local governments or the private sector to 
address the problem described under paragraph (7) 
and the relative cost-effectiveness of such efforts; 
‘‘(9) if the program is not new, describe the 
amount of funds expended in the previous year and 
state the progress made in the previous year toward 
solving the problem described under paragraph (7), 
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including evidence of whether the problem is increas-
ing, decreasing, or staying the same; 
‘‘(10) describe the specific level of improvement 
expected to be made toward addressing the problem 
described under paragraph (7); and 
‘‘(11) state the long-term goal for the program 
and when that goal is expected to be achieved or the 
problem described under paragraph (7) reduced to 
an acceptable level.’’. 
SEC. 10. SAVINGS. 
Any savings or reductions in expenditures generated 
by this Act shall be used to offset the costs of implementa-
tion of this Act and any additional savings shall be used 
to offset the deficit. 
SEC. 11. FUNDING. 
Agencies shall fund the reporting requirements of 
this Act out of existing budgets and are authorized to 
make necessary reprogramming of funds. 
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. 
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Sec. 6. Quarterly priority progress reviews and use of performance information. 
Sec. 7. Transparency of Federal Government programs, priority goals, and re-
sults. 
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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drafting of strategic plans under this section shall be per-
formed only by Federal employees. 
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section the term ‘agency’ 
means an Executive agency defined under section 105, but 
does not include the Central Intelligence Agency, the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office, the United States Postal 
Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission.’’. 
SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE PLANNING AMENDMENTS. 
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking section 1115 and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 1115. Federal Government and agency performance 
plans 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PLANS.— 
In carrying out the provisions of section 1105(a)(28), the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall co-
ordinate with agencies to develop the Federal Government 
performance plan. In addition to the submission of such 
plan with each budget of the United States Government, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
ensure that all information required by this subsection is 
concurrently made available on the website provided under 
section 1122 and updated periodically, but no less than an-
nually. The Federal Government performance plan shall— 
‘‘(1) establish Federal Government performance 
goals to define the level of performance to be achieved 
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during the year in which the plan is submitted and 
the next fiscal year for each of the Federal Govern-
ment priority goals required under section 1120(a) of 
this title; 
‘‘(2) identify the agencies, organizations, pro-
gram activities, regulations, tax expenditures, poli-
cies, and other activities contributing to each Federal 
Government performance goal during the current fis-
cal year; 
‘‘(3) for each Federal Government performance 
goal, identify a lead Government official who shall be 
responsible for coordinating the efforts to achieve the 
goal; 
‘‘(4) establish common Federal Government per-
formance indicators with quarterly targets to be used 
in measuring or assessing— 
‘‘(A) overall progress toward each Federal 
Government performance goal; and 
‘‘(B) the individual contribution of each 
agency, organization, program activity, regula-
tion, tax expenditure, policy, and other activity 
identified under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(5) establish clearly defined quarterly mile-
stones; and 
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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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‘‘(C) include on the website information 
about each program identified by the agencies. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—Information for each pro-
gram described under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) an identification of how the agency de-
fines the term ‘program’, consistent with guid-
ance provided by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, including the program 
activities that are aggregated, disaggregated, or 
consolidated to be considered a program by the 
agency; 
‘‘(B) a description of the purposes of the 
program and the contribution of the program to 
the mission and goals of the agency; and 
‘‘(C) an identification of funding for the 
current fiscal year and previous 2 fiscal years. 
‘‘(b) TRANSPARENCY OF AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS AND 
RESULTS.—The head of each agency required to develop 
agency priority goals shall make information about each 
agency priority goal available to the Office of Management 
and Budget for publication on the website, with the excep-
tion of any information covered by section 1120(b)(2) of 
this title. In addition to an identification of each agency 
priority goal, the website shall also consolidate information 
about each agency priority goal, including— 
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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; 
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‘‘(B) advise the head of the agency and the 
Chief Operating Officer on the selection of agen-
cy goals, including opportunities to collaborate 
with other agencies on common goals; 
‘‘(C) assist the head of the agency and the 
Chief Operating Officer in overseeing the imple-
mentation of the agency strategic planning, per-
formance planning, and reporting requirements 
provided under sections 1115 through 1122 of 
this title and sections 306 of title 5, including 
the contributions of the agency to the Federal 
Government priority goals; 
‘‘(D) support the head of agency and the 
Chief Operating Officer in the conduct of regular 
reviews of agency performance, including at least 
quarterly reviews of progress achieved toward 
agency priority goals, if applicable; 
‘‘(E) assist the head of the agency and the 
Chief Operating Officer in the development and 
use within the agency of performance measures 
in personnel performance appraisals, and, as ap-
propriate, other agency personnel and planning 
processes and assessments; and 
‘‘(F) ensure that agency progress toward the 
achievement of all goals is communicated to 
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leaders, managers, and employees in the agency 
and Congress, and made available on a public 
website of the agency. 
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Performance Improvement Council, consisting of— 
‘‘(A) the Deputy Director for Management 
of the Office of Management and Budget, who 
shall act as chairperson of the Council; 
‘‘(B) the Performance Improvement Officer 
from each agency defined in section 901(b) of 
this title; 
‘‘(C) other Performance Improvement Offi-
cers as determined appropriate by the chair-
person; and 
‘‘(D) other individuals as determined ap-
propriate by the chairperson. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTION.—The Performance Improvement 
Council shall— 
‘‘(A) be convened by the chairperson or the 
designee of the chairperson, who shall preside at 
the meetings of the Performance Improvement 
Council, determine its agenda, direct its work, 
and establish and direct subgroups of the Per-
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formance Improvement Council, as appropriate, 
to deal with particular subject matters; 
‘‘(B) assist the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget to improve the per-
formance of the Federal Government and achieve 
the Federal Government priority goals; 
‘‘(C) assist the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget in implementing the 
planning, reporting, and use of performance in-
formation requirements related to the Federal 
Government priority goals provided under sec-
tions 1115, 1120, 1121, and 1122 of this title; 
‘‘(D) work to resolve specific Government-
wide or crosscutting performance issues, as nec-
essary; 
‘‘(E) facilitate the exchange among agencies 
of practices that have led to performance im-
provements within specific programs, agencies, 
or across agencies; 
‘‘(F) coordinate with other interagency 
management councils; 
‘‘(G) seek advice and information as appro-
priate from nonmember agencies, particularly 
smaller agencies; 
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‘‘(H) consider the performance improvement 
experiences of corporations, nonprofit organiza-
tions, foreign, State, and local governments, Gov-
ernment employees, public sector unions, and 
customers of Government services; 
‘‘(I) receive such assistance, information 
and advice from agencies as the Council may re-
quest, which agencies shall provide to the extent 
permitted by law; and 
‘‘(J) develop and submit to the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, or when 
appropriate to the President through the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, at 
times and in such formats as the chairperson 
may specify, recommendations to streamline and 
improve performance management policies and 
requirements. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall provide administrative 
and other support for the Council to implement 
this section. 
‘‘(B) PERSONNEL.—The heads of agencies 
with Performance Improvement Officers serving 
on the Council shall, as appropriate and to the 
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extent permitted by law, provide at the request 
of the chairperson of the Performance Improve-
ment Council up to 2 personnel authorizations to 
serve at the direction of the chairperson.’’. 
SEC. 10. FORMAT OF PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS. 
(a) SEARCHABLE, MACHINE-READABLE PLANS
AND 
REPORTS.—For fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year there-
after, each agency required to produce strategic plans, per-
formance plans, and performance updates in accordance 
with the amendments made by this Act shall— 
(1) not incur expenses for the printing of stra-
tegic plans, performance plans, and performance re-
ports for release external to the agency, except when 
providing such documents to the Congress; 
(2) produce such plans and reports in searchable, 
machine-readable formats; and 
(3) make such plans and reports available on the 
website described under section 1122 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(b) WEB-BASED PERFORMANCE PLANNING AND RE-
PORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 1, 2012, 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall issue guidance to agencies to provide concise 
and timely performance information for publication 
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on the website described under section 1122 of title 31, 
United States Code, including, at a minimum, all re-
quirements of sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, 
United States Code, except for section 1115(e). 
(2) HIGH-PRIORITY
GOALS.—For agencies re-
quired to develop agency priority goals under section 
1120(b) of title 31, United States Code, the perform-
ance information required under this section shall be 
merged with the existing information required under 
section 1122 of title 31, United States Code. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing guidance 
under this subsection, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall take into consideration 
the experiences of agencies in making consolidated 
performance planning and reporting information 
available on the website as required under section 
1122 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 11. REDUCING DUPLICATIVE AND OUTDATED AGENCY 
REPORTING. 
(a) BUDGET CONTENTS.—Section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating second paragraph (33) as 
paragraph (35); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(37) the list of plans and reports, as provided 
for under section 1125, that agencies identified for 
elimination or consolidation because the plans and re-
ports are determined outdated or duplicative of other 
required plans and reports.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY AGENCY REPORT-
ING.—Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding after section 1124 (as added by section 
9 of this Act) the following: 
‘‘§ 1125. Elimination of unnecessary agency reporting 
‘‘(a) AGENCY IDENTIFICATION OF UNNECESSARY RE-
PORTS.—Annually, based on guidance provided by the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chief 
Operating Officer at each agency shall— 
‘‘(1) compile a list that identifies all plans and 
reports the agency produces for Congress, in accord-
ance with statutory requirements or as directed in 
congressional reports; 
‘‘(2) analyze the list compiled under paragraph 
(1), identify which plans and reports are outdated or 
duplicative of other required plans and reports, and 
refine the list to include only the plans and reports 
identified to be outdated or duplicative; 
‘‘(3) consult with the congressional committees 
that receive the plans and reports identified under 
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paragraph (2) to determine whether those plans and 
reports are no longer useful to the committees and 
could be eliminated or consolidated with other plans 
and reports; and 
‘‘(4) provide a total count of plans and reports 
compiled under paragraph (1) and the list of out-
dated and duplicative reports identified under para-
graph (2) to the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
‘‘(b) PLANS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) FIRST YEAR.—During the first year of im-
plementation of this section, the list of plans and re-
ports identified by each agency as outdated or dupli-
cative shall be not less than 10 percent of all plans 
and reports identified under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT
YEARS.—In each year fol-
lowing the first year described under paragraph (1), 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall determine the minimum percent of plans and 
reports to be identified as outdated or duplicative on 
each list of plans and reports. 
‘‘(c) REQUEST FOR ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY 
REPORTS.—In addition to including the list of plans and 
reports determined to be outdated or duplicative by each 
agency in the budget of the United States Government, as 
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provided by section 1105(a)(37), the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget may concurrently submit to 
Congress legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans 
and reports.’’. 
SEC. 12. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND COM-
PETENCIES. 
(a) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND COM-
PETENCIES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, in consultation with the Performance Im-
provement Council, shall identify the key skills and com-
petencies needed by Federal Government personnel for de-
veloping goals, evaluating programs, and analyzing and 
using performance information for the purpose of improv-
ing Government efficiency and effectiveness. 
(b) POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, based on the 
identifications under subsection (a), the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management shall incorporate, as appro-
priate, such key skills and competencies into relevant posi-
tion classifications. 
(c) INCORPORATION INTO EXISTING AGENCY TRAIN-
ING.—Not later than 2 years after the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
shall work with each agency, as defined under section 306(f) 
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of title 5, United States Code, to incorporate the key skills 
identified under subsection (a) into training for relevant 
employees at each agency. 
SEC. 13. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) The table of contents for chapter 3 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 306 and inserting the following: 
‘‘306. Agency strategic plans.’’. 
(b) The table of contents for chapter 11 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the items relat-
ing to section 1115 and 1116 and inserting the following: 
‘‘1115. Federal Government and agency performance plans. 
‘‘1116. Agency performance reporting.’’. 
(c) The table of contents for chapter 11 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘1120. Federal Government and agency priority goals. 
‘‘1121. Quarterly priority progress reviews and use of performance information. 
‘‘1122. Transparency of programs, priority goals, and results. 
‘‘1123. Chief Operating Officers. 
‘‘1124. Performance Improvement Officers and the Performance Improvement 
Council. 
‘‘1125. Elimination of unnecessary agency reporting.’’. 
SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT. 
(a) INTERIM PLANNING AND REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall coordinate with agen-
cies to develop interim Federal Government priority 
goals and submit interim Federal Government per-
formance plans consistent with the requirements of 
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this Act beginning with the submission of the fiscal 
year 2013 Budget of the United States Government. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agency shall— 
(A) not later than February 6, 2012, make 
adjustments to its strategic plan to make the 
plan consistent with the requirements of this Act; 
(B) prepare and submit performance plans 
consistent with the requirements of this Act, in-
cluding the identification of agency priority 
goals, beginning with the performance plan for 
fiscal year 2013; and 
(C) make performance reporting updates 
consistent with the requirements of this Act be-
ginning in fiscal year 2012. 
(3) QUARTERLY REVIEWS.—The quarterly pri-
ority progress reviews required under this Act shall 
begin— 
(A) with the first full quarter beginning on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act for 
agencies based on the agency priority goals con-
tained in the Analytical Perspectives volume of 
the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget of the United States 
Government; and 
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