(B) with the quarter ending June 30, 2012 
for the interim Federal Government priority 
goals. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall prepare guidance for agencies in 
carrying out the interim planning and reporting activities 
required under subsection (a), in addition to other guidance 
as required for implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 15. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT AND LEGISLATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as limiting the ability of Congress to establish, 
amend, suspend, or annul a goal of the Federal Government 
or an agency. 
(b) GAO REVIEWS.— 
(1) INTERIM PLANNING AND REPORTING EVALUA-
TION.—Not later than June 30, 2013, the Comptroller 
General shall submit a report to Congress that in-
cludes— 
(A) an evaluation of the implementation of 
the interim planning and reporting activities 
conducted under section 14 of this Act; and 
(B) any recommendations for improving 
implementation of this Act as determined appro-
priate. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATIONS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall evaluate the implementation of this Act 
subsequent to the interim planning and report-
ing activities evaluated in the report submitted 
to Congress under paragraph (1). 
(B) AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(i) EVALUATIONS.—The Comptroller 
General shall evaluate how implementation 
of this Act is affecting performance manage-
ment at the agencies described in section 
901(b) of title 31, United States Code, in-
cluding whether performance management 
is being used by those agencies to improve 
the efficiency and effectiveness of agency 
programs. 
(ii) REPORTS.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress— 
(I) an initial report on the eval-
uation under clause (i), not later than 
September 30, 2015; and 
(II) a subsequent report on the 
evaluation under clause (i), not later 
than September 30, 2017. 
(C) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING AND 
REPORTING IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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(i) EVALUATIONS.—The Comptroller 
General shall evaluate the implementation 
of the Federal Government priority goals, 
Federal Government performance plans and 
related reporting required by this Act. 
(ii) REPORTS.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress— 
(I) an initial report on the eval-
uation under clause (i), not later than 
September 30, 2015; and 
(II) subsequent reports on the 
evaluation under clause (i), not later 
than September 30, 2017 and every 4 
years thereafter. 
(D) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Comptroller 
General shall include in the reports required by 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) any recommenda-
tions for improving implementation of this Act 
and for streamlining the planning and reporting 
requirements of the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993. 
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Calendar No. 678 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2142 
AN ACT 
To require quarterly performance assessments of 
Government programs for purposes of assessing 
agency performance and improvement, and to es-
tablish agency performance improvement officers 
and the Performance Improvement Council. 
DECEMBER 7, 2010 
Reported with an amendment 
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