SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Redundancy Elimi-
nation and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness 
Grants Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING REDUNDANCIES 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
PERFORMANCE 
METRICS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY PRE-
PAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XX of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
2023. 
IDENTIFICATION 
OF 
REPORTING 
REDUNDANCIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF PER-
FORMANCE METRICS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, for 
grants under sections 2003 and 2004 and any other 
grants specified by the Administrator, submit a report to 
the appropriate committees of Congress by not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of the Redun-
dancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Pre-
paredness Grants Act, and by October 1st every 2 years 
thereafter, that— 
‘‘(1) identifies redundant rules, regulations, and 
requirements for reporting by recipients of such 
grants, and includes a plan for eliminating such 
identified redundancies and requirements;
‘‘(2) includes a plan for developing and improv-
ing the performance metrics required under section 
2022(a)(4) for such grants; and 
‘‘(3) includes an assessment of each program 
under which such grants are awarded. 
‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Each plan under sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall be developed in coordination with 
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments; and 
‘‘(2) shall include a proposed timeline for ac-
tions to implement the plan. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
program assessment under subsection (a)(3) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a brief summary of the program purposes, 
objectives, and performance goals, and of the key 
findings of the assessment; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the quality of the pro-
gram’s performance metrics, and the extent to which 
necessary performance data are collected; 
‘‘(3) a summary of how the program’s strengths 
and weaknesses are impeding or contributing to its 
failures or successes, including reasons for any sub-
stantial variation from the targeted level of perform-
ance of the program;
‘‘(4) a description of the extent to which any 
trends, developments, or emerging conditions affect 
the need to change the mission of the program or 
the way that the program is being carried out; 
‘‘(5) an identification of the best practices used 
in the program for allocating resources in an effi-
cient and effective manner that resulted in positive 
outcomes and the key reasons why such practices re-
sulted in positive outcomes; 
‘‘(6) recommendations for program modifica-
tions to improve the results that the program 
achieves; 
‘‘(7) a summary of key results of the program 
assessment that support maximizing the amount of 
funds appropriated for the program; and 
‘‘(8) an assessment of the quality of customer 
service offered to recipients of funds under the pro-
gram and a strategy for improving such service.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to title XX the following new 
item:
‘‘Sec. 2023. Identification of reporting redundancies and development of per-
formance metrics.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 
2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3980 
AN ACT 
To provide for identifying and eliminating redun-
dant reporting requirements and developing 
meaningful performance metrics for homeland se-
curity preparedness grants, and for other pur-
poses.