I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10132 
To improve performance and accountability in the Federal Government, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 
Mr. TIMMONS (for himself and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To improve performance and accountability in the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Agency Per-
formance Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC REVIEWS AND RE-
PORTING. 
(a) STRATEGIC REVIEWS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1121 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting ‘‘Progress reviews and use of 
performance information’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) AGENCY REVIEWS
OF PROGRESS TOWARDS 
STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.— 
‘‘(1) COVERED GOAL DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘covered goal’ means a goal or ob-
jective established in the strategic plan of the agency 
under section 306(a) of title 5. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.—Not less frequently than annu-
ally and consistent with guidance issued by the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, the 
head and Chief Operating Officer of each agency, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) for each covered goal, review with the 
appropriate agency official responsible for the 
covered goal— 
‘‘(i) the progress achieved toward the 
covered goal— 
‘‘(I) during the most recent fiscal 
year; or 
‘‘(II) from recent sources of evi-
dence available at the time of the re-
view; and 
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‘‘(ii) the likelihood that the agency 
will achieve the covered goal; 
‘‘(B) coordinate with relevant personnel 
within and outside the agency who contribute to 
the accomplishment of each covered goal; 
‘‘(C) assess progress toward each covered 
goal by reviewing performance information and 
other types of evidence relating to each covered 
goal, such as program evaluations and statis-
tical data; 
‘‘(D) identify whether additional evidence 
is necessary to better assess progress toward 
each covered goal, and prioritize the develop-
ment of the evidence described in subparagraph 
(C), such as through the plans required under 
section 312 of title 5, if applicable; 
‘‘(E) assess whether relevant organizations, 
program activities, regulations, policies, and 
other activities contribute as planned to each 
covered goal; 
‘‘(F) as appropriate, leverage the assess-
ment performed under subparagraph (E) as 
part of the portfolio reviews required under sec-
tion 503(c)(1)(G); 
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‘‘(G) identify any risks or impediments 
that would reduce or otherwise decrease the 
likelihood that the agency will achieve the cov-
ered goal; and 
‘‘(H) for each covered goal at greatest risk 
of not being achieved, identify prospects and 
strategies for performance improvement, includ-
ing any necessary changes to program activi-
ties, regulations, policies, or other activities of 
the agency. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—In fulfilling the requirements 
of paragraph (2), the head and Chief Operating Of-
ficer of each agency shall be supported by— 
‘‘(A) the Performance Improvement Officer 
of the agency; 
‘‘(B) as appropriate, the Chief Data Offi-
cer, Evaluation Officer, Program Management 
Improvement Officer, and Statistical Official of 
the agency; and 
‘‘(C) any other senior agency official des-
ignated by the head of the agency, the sus-
tained involvement of whom may help the agen-
cy increase the likelihood of achieving 1 or more 
covered goals.’’. 
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tion’’; before ‘‘in the program inven-
tory’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) ensure that the website described in 
subparagraph (A) conforms with the require-
ments for websites under section 3(a) of the 
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 note).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) archive and preserve— 
‘‘(i) the information included in the 
program inventory required under para-
graph (2)(B), including the information 
described in paragraph (3), after the end 
of the period during which that informa-
tion is made available; and 
‘‘(ii) the information included in the 
single website under paragraph (2)(A) in 
accordance with subsections (b) and (c) 
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after the end of the period during which 
such information is made available on the 
website; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) the results achieved toward the agency pri-
ority goals established under section 1120(b)— 
‘‘(A) during the most recent quarter and 
overall trend data for each quarter compared to 
the planned level of performance; and 
‘‘(B) at the end of the 2-year agency pri-
ority goal period compared to the overall 
planned level of performance;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) the results achieved toward the priority 
goals developed under section 1120(a)(1)— 
‘‘(A) during the most recent quarter and 
overall trend data for each quarter compared to 
the planned level of performance; and 
‘‘(B) at the end of the 4-year Federal Gov-
ernment priority goal period compared to the 
overall planned level of performance;’’. 
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SEC. 4. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOALS. 
Section 1120(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting 
‘‘Such goals shall— 
‘‘(A) be updated and revised not less fre-
quently than during the first year of each Presi-
dential term; 
‘‘(B) be made publicly available not less 
frequently than concurrently with the submis-
sion of the budget of the United States Govern-
ment under section 1105(a) made during the 
first full fiscal year following any year during 
which a term of the President commences under 
section 101 of title 3; 
‘‘(C) include plans for the successful 
achievement of each goal within each single 
Presidential term; and 
‘‘(D) explicitly cite to any specific contents 
of the budget described in subparagraph (B) 
that support the achievement of each goal.’’. 
SEC. 5. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOAL CO-LEAD-
ERS. 
Section 1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) For each Federal Government performance 
goal, identify, as appropriate, not fewer than 2 lead 
Government officials who shall jointly be responsible 
for coordinating the efforts to achieve the goal, of 
whom— 
‘‘(A) not less than 1 shall be from the Ex-
ecutive Office of the President; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 1 shall be from an 
agency identified as contributing to the Federal 
Government performance goal described in 
paragraph (2);’’. 
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY PERFORMANCE IM-
PROVEMENT OFFICERS. 
Section 1124(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—At each agency, the 
head of the agency, in consultation with the Chief 
Operating Officer of the agency, shall designate— 
‘‘(A) a Performance Improvement Officer, 
who shall be a senior executive of the agency; 
and 
‘‘(B) if the Performance Improvement Of-
ficer designated under subparagraph (A) is not 
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a career appointee of the Senior Executive 
Service, a Deputy Performance Improvement 
Officer, who shall be a career appointee of the 
Senior Executive Service.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DEPUTY
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT 
OFFICER.—A Deputy Performance Improvement Of-
ficer designated under paragraph (1)(B) shall sup-
port the Performance Improvement Officer in car-
rying out the functions of the Performance Improve-
ment Officer under paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF OUTDATED PILOT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by striking sections 1118 and 
1119. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9704 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection ‘‘(d)’’ as sub-
section ‘‘(c)’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 1118 and 1119. 
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SEC. 8. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO CITE TO 
EVIDENCE-BUILDING
ACTIVITIES
IN
STRATEGIC 
PLANS.—Section 306(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8) by inserting ‘‘, as applica-
ble’’ after ‘‘section 312’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (9), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘with respect to the 
head of an agency required to develop a plan de-
scribed in subsection (a) or (b) of section 312,’’ be-
fore ‘‘an assessment’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF TIMING OF AGENCY PER-
FORMANCE REPORT.—Section 1116(b)(1) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘shall occur 
no less than 150 days after’’ and inserting ‘‘shall occur 
not later than 150 days after’’. 
SEC. 9. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the effectiveness of this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act. 
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