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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4440
To provide for performance accountability in the government of the District
of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 17, 1994
Mr. MCDADE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia
A BILL
To provide for performance accountability in the government
of the District of Columbia.
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 ‘‘District of Columbia
Performance Accountability Act’’.
SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
(a) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than March
1, 1995, and not later than March 1 of each year there-
after, the District of Columbia shall develop and submit
to the Committee on the District of Columbia of the House
of Representatives, the Senate Committee on Govern-
mental Affairs, the House Appropriations Subcommittee
on the District of Columbia, and the Senate Appropria-
tions Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, a Per-
formance Accountability Plan covering all departments,
agencies, and programs of the government of the District
of Columbia.
(b) CONTENTS
OF PLAN.—Such plan shall state
measurable, objective performance goals for all significant
activities of the government of the District of Columbia,
including activities funded in whole or in part by the Dis-
trict but performed in whole or in part by some other pub-
lic or private entity.
(c) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—For each activity
covered by such plan, there shall be one or more measures
of performance, covering both quantity and quality. The
performance measures may relate to program outputs and
activity levels, but should also include measures of pro-
gram outcomes and results.
(d) GOALS.—For each measure of performance there
shall be stated two goals, one shall be designated as an
acceptable level of performance, and the other shall be des-
ignated as a superior level of performance. The plan shall
also state the name, position, and immediate supervisor
or superior of the District of Columbia management em-
ployee most directly responsible for the achievement of
each performance measure goal.
SEC. 3. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.
(a) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than March
1, 1996, and not later than March 1 of each year there-
after, the District of Columbia shall develop and submit
to the House Committee on the District of Columbia, the
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia,
and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Dis-
trict of Columbia, a Performance Accountability Report
covering all departments, agencies, and programs of the
government of the District of Columbia.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Such report shall, for
each performance measure stated in the previous fiscal
year’s Performance Accountability Plan, indicate the ac-
tual level of performance achieved compared to the stated
goal for an acceptable level of performance and the goal
for a superior level of performance. The report shall also
state the name, position, and the immediate supervisor or
superior of the District of Columbia management em-
ployee most directly responsible for the achievement of
each performance measure goal.
SEC. 4. PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any District of Columbia man-
agement employee who is designated in a Performance Ac-
countability Report as being directly responsible for the
achievement of one or more performance measurement
goals—
(1) the majority of whose goals in such report
do not achieve a designation of at least an accept-
able level of performance, shall be either removed
from employment by the District of Columbia or de-
moted to a nonmanagerial position;
(2) all of whose goals in such report do not
achieve a designation of at least an acceptable level
of performance, shall not receive any increase in pay
for the subsequent year, including but not limited to
merit increases, cost-of-living adjustments, and pro-
motions; and
(3) the majority of whose goals in such report
do not achieve a designation of at least a superior
level of performance, shall not receive a promotion
or performance bonus during the subsequent year.
(b) ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—Not-
withstanding the minimum performance standards speci-
fied in subsection (a), additional limitations and regula-
tions may be applied to such promotions, performance
bonuses, and increases in pay.
SEC. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND REPORTS.
(a) CONSULTATION WITH GAO.—The District of Co-
lumbia shall develop, the Performance Accountability
Plans that are submitted by March 1, 1995, and March
1, 1996, in consultation with the General Accounting Of-
fice and the Office of Management and Budget.
(b) CONFORMING REGULATIONS.—The District of
Columbia shall, in consultation with the Office of Person-
nel Management and the General Accounting Office, and
subject to the approval of the Office of Management and
Budget, amend its management and personnel laws and
regulations to be in conformance with the provisions of
this Act.
(c) AUDIT.—The General Accounting Office shall
conduct a thorough audit of the Performance Accountabil-
ity Reports of the District of Columbia that are submitted
by March 1, 1996, and March 1, 1997, including an audit
of the District’s compliance with section 4 of this Act.
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