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‘‘(1) the status of efforts to eliminate redundant 
and unnecessary reporting requirements imposed on 
grant recipients, including— 
‘‘(A) progress made in implementing the 
plan required under subsection (b)(2); 
‘‘(B) a reassessment of the reporting re-
quirements to identify and eliminate redundant 
and unnecessary requirements; 
‘‘(2) the status of efforts to develop quantifiable 
performance measures and metrics to assess the effec-
tiveness of the programs under which the covered 
grants are awarded, including— 
‘‘(A) progress made in implementing the 
plan required under subsection (b)(3); 
‘‘(B) progress made in developing and im-
plementing additional performance metrics and 
measures for grants, including as part of the 
comprehensive assessment system required under 
section 649 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Man-
agement Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 749); and 
‘‘(3) a performance assessment of each program 
under which the covered grants are awarded, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a description of the objectives and 
goals of the program;
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‘‘(B) an assessment of the extent to which 
the objectives and goals described in subpara-
graph (A) have been met, based on the quantifi-
able performance measures and metrics required 
under this section, section 2022(a)(4), and sec-
tion 649 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Man-
agement Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 749); 
‘‘(C) recommendations for any program 
modifications to improve the effectiveness of the 
program, to address changed or emerging condi-
tions; and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the experience of re-
cipients of covered grants, including the avail-
ability of clear and accurate information, the 
timeliness of reviews and awards, and the provi-
sion of technical assistance, and recommenda-
tions for improving that experience. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS PROGRAM MEASUREMENT STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the enactment of Redundancy Elimination and En-
hanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act, the 
Administrator shall enter into a contract with the 
National Academy of Public Administration under 
which the National Academy of Public Administra-
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tion shall assist the Administrator in studying, devel-
oping, and implementing— 
‘‘(A) quantifiable performance measures 
and metrics to assess the effectiveness of grants 
administered by the Department, as required 
under this section and section 649 of the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 749); and 
‘‘(B) the plan required under subsection 
(b)(3). 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the contract described in paragraph (1) 
is awarded, the Administrator shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report that de-
scribes the findings and recommendations of the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this subsection.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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‘‘Sec. 2023. Identification of reporting redundancies and development of perform-
ance metrics.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.