GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-2142
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Introduced: 2009-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: 
Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that each federal agency head should consult with the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the agency each fiscal year regarding the agency's performance plan.
 
Requires each agency head, in collaboration with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to conduct an assessment of each agency program at least once every five fiscal years, assessing the program's purpose, strategic plan and objectives, organizational design, management, efficiency, and effectiveness in achieving its performance objectives and identifying strengths and weaknesses and factors affecting program success.
 
Requires the Director to: (1) make available, by May 1 of each year, a list of programs to be assessed and the criteria and methodology that will be used; (2) submit in a report to Congress, at the same time the President submits the annual federal budget, assessment results, including an identification of program best practices for allocating resources and recommendations for modifications focusing on opportunities for consolidation and integration of programs and authorities; and (3) develop an improvement plan, which the agency head shall implement, that responds to the assessment report and identifies follow-up actions to improve program performance.
 
Changes: (1) the date by which the heads of each federal agency are required to submit strategic plans for program activities to September 30 of each year following a presidential election; and (2) the period of coverage for strategic plans from five to four years.
 
Provides for: (1) designation of agency performance improvement officers to supervise an agency's performance management activities; and (2) establishment of a Performance Improvement Council to make recommendations concerning, and to monitor, performance management and evaluation of program performance.

action_date: 2010-06-16
text: 
Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2010 - (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that each executive agency should consult with the committees with jurisdiction over the agency and other interested Members of Congress each fiscal year regarding the agency's performance plan and priorities.
 
(Sec. 5) Requires each agency head to identify near- and long-term high-priority goals for the purpose of improving agency performance. Directs the agency head to rely on the agency's mission, strategic plan and objectives, and statutory directives, consult with Congress, and select goals that: (1) clearly identify agency priorities and have performance outcomes that can be clearly and objectively assessed and measured; (2) are ambitious targets that have high direct value to the public; (3) involve indicators for which the agency can collect reliable and timely data that may be used in performance assessments to measure progress and adjust strategies; and (4) involve multiple programs for purposes of identifying common challenges, exemplary goals and practices, common performance measures, and potential opportunities for more effective and efficient means of achieving goals. Requires each agency head to ensure that the goals of each of its subcomponents are consistent with those of the entire agency.
 
Requires each agency head, at least quarterly for high-priority goals and semiannually for performance goals, to: (1) assess progress toward achieving the goals and whether relevant agency programs and initiatives are contributing as expected toward the goals; and (2) identify prospects and strategies for performance improvement. Directs each agency head to: (1) coordinate with relevant personnel within and outside the agency who contribute to the accomplishment of the goals; and (2) encourage innovation and hold leaders and managers accountable for effective and efficient implementation based on evidence and continuing analysis of experience.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) make available as part of the President's budget submission and through the OMB website and other relevant websites and provide to specified congressional committees a list of goals identified and reviewed by the Director, annual goals defined by objectively measurable outcomes for each program administered by the agency, the methods that will be used to make progress toward achieving the goals, the expected contribution that different agency programs and initiatives will make and the expected timeline, and the approach that will be used by agencies to assess progress; (2) provide a mechanism for interested persons to submit comments on the goals being assessed, the annual performance goals for each program activity, and the methods that will be used to make progress toward achieving those goals; (3) provide a mechanism for delivery and consideration of comments provided by each relevant agency and for adjustment of goals, with approval of the Director; and (4) make available through the OMB website a summary of comments received, any adjustment of goals, and any changes to goals required by OMB.
 
Directs the head of an agency to: (1) ensure that all results of the assessments shall be readily accessible to, and easily found on the Internet by, the public and Congress in a searchable, machine readable format, in accordance with OMB guidance; and (2) use a variety of methods to support performance assessments, maintain an archive of information required to be disclosed that is readily available and accessible by the public, and consider relevant comments submitted. Provides for the handling of classified information. Requires performance assessments to be considered in evaluating senior executives.
 
(Sec. 6) Changes: (1) the date by which agency heads are required to submit strategic plans for program activities to September 30 of each year following a presidential election; and (2) the period of coverage for strategic plans from five to four years.
 
(Sec. 7) Requires each agency performance improvement officer to: (1) advise and assist agency officials to ensure that the agency mission is achieved through performance planning, measurement, analysis, and regular assessment of progress; (2) advise the agency head on the selection of agency goals, on whether required performance targets and strategic plans are sufficiently aggressive and realistic in light of authority and resources provided for operations, and on whether means for measuring progress are sufficiently rigorous, aligned to outcomes, useful, and accurate; (3) support the agency head, agency Deputy Secretary, or other agency senior officials in the conduct of at least quarterly performance assessments, while strengthening agency performance management activities through such assessments; (4) assist the agency head in developing and using performance measures in personnel performance appraisals; (5) assist the agency head in overseeing the implementation required under this Act in performance assessments; (6) ensure that agency progress toward achieving all goals is communicated to leaders, managers, and employees in the agency and Congress and made public on the Internet; and (7) provide training for agency managers, program directors, supervisors, and employees on how to use performance targets, measure key performance indicators, assess programs, and analyze data to improve performance.
 
Establishes in the executive branch a Performance Improvement Council to make recommendations concerning, and to monitor, performance management. Includes among the Council's duties to: (1) develop a website for federal agency performance information; (2) link program performance information to program spending information on the website www.USASpending.gov; and (3) report to Congress on the feasibility of creating a single web-based platform for all government spending information and all program performance information. Requires the Director to prescribe guidance to implement requirements of this Act.
 
(Sec. 8) Directs the Comptroller General to periodically assess implementation of this Act.
 
(Sec. 9) Requires performance plans to: (1) describe the existence and current scope of the problem that the program is intended to address; (2) take into account any other efforts being made in federal, state, or local governments or the private sector to address that problem and the relative cost-effectiveness of such efforts; (3) describe the amount of funds expended in the previous year and the progress made toward solving the problem, if the program is not new; (4) describe the specific level of improvement expected to be made toward addressing the problem; and (5) state the long-term goal for the program and when that goal is expected to be achieved or the problem reduced to an acceptable level.
 
(Sec. 10) Requires any savings or reductions in expenditures generated by this Act to be used to offset the costs of its implementation and any additional savings to be used to offset the deficit.
 
(Sec. 11) Requires agencies to fund this Act's reporting requirements out of existing budgets. Authorizes agencies to make necessary reprogramming of funds.

action_date: 2010-12-07
text: 
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to require each executive agency to make its strategic plan available on its public website and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the first Monday in February of any year following that in which the term of the President commences and to notify the President and Congress. Requires such plan to cover at least a four-year period and to include a description of: (1) how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives, as well as relevant federal government priority goals; and (2) how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained through congressional consultations. Permits an agency head to make plan adjustments to reflect significant changes in the environment, with appropriate notification of Congress. Requires agencies to consult with the appropriate congressional committees regarding their strategic plans at least every two years.
 
(Sec. 3) Requires the Director of OMB to coordinate with agencies to develop a federal government performance plan, which shall be submitted with the annual federal budget and concurrently made available on an OMB website of agency programs. Requires such plan to: (1) establish government performance goals for the current and next fiscal years; (2) identify activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal; (3) identify a lead government official responsible for coordinating efforts to achieve the goal; (4) establish common federal government performance indicators with quarterly targets; (5) establish clearly defined quarterly milestones; and (6) identify major management challenges and plans to address such challenges.
 
Directs each agency to make its annual performance plan available on its public website and notify the President and Congress by the first Monday in February. Requires each plan to: (1) describe how performance goals contribute to objectives of the agency's strategic plan and goals of the federal government performance plan; (2) identify agency priority goals, as well as low-priority program activities; (3) identify clearly defined milestones, the activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal, how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve performance goals, and the agency officials responsible for the achievement of each goal; (4) describe how the agency will ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (5) describe major management challenges and plans to address such challenges.
 
(Sec. 4) Requires each agency to make available on its public website an update on its performance no less than 150 days after the end of each fiscal year, with more frequent updates of performance on indicators that provide data of significant value to the government, Congress, or program partners at a reasonable level of administrative burden. Requires each update to: (1) include results for the five preceding fiscal years; (2) describe how the agency ensures the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (3) make available in a classified appendix any program information that is specifically authorized to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy. 
 
Directs OMB, each fiscal year, to determine whether each agency's programs or activities meet performance goals and objectives outlined in the agency performance plans and to submit a report on unmet goals to the agency head, specified congressional committees, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for one fiscal year to: (1) submit a performance improvement plan for each unmet goal with measurable milestones; and (2) designate a senior official to oversee the performance improvement strategies for each unmet goal. Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for two consecutive fiscal years to: (1) submit to Congress a description of the actions the Administration will take to improve performance, including proposed statutory changes or planned executive actions; and (2) describe any additional funding the agency will obligate to achieve the goal. Requires OMB, if an agency has not met performance goals for three consecutive fiscal years, to submit recommendations to Congress on actions to improve performance within 60 days, including reauthorization proposals, proposed statutory changes, and planned executive actions or identification of the program for termination or reduction in the President's budget.
 
(Sec. 5) Requires the OMB Director to coordinate with agencies to develop priority goals to improve the performance and management of the government, including: (1) outcome-oriented goals covering a limited number of crosscutting policy areas; and (2) goals for management improvements needed across the government. Requires such goals to be long-term, updated every four years, and made publicly available concurrently with the submission of the annual federal budget in the first full fiscal year following any year in which the term of the President commences. Requires the OMB Director, when developing or making adjustments to such goals, to consult with Congress periodically and at least every two years. 
 
Requires each agency head to identify priority goals among its performance goals every two years. Requires the OMB Director to determine the total number of agency priority goals across the government and the number to be developed by each agency.
 
(Sec. 6) Requires the OMB Director, with the appropriate lead government official, and the head and Chief Operating Officer of each agency, at least quarterly, to review the progress achieved toward each federal government priority goal and each agency priority goal, respectively, and to identify strategies for performance improvement for the goals at greatest risk.
 
(Sec. 7) Directs OMB to ensure the effective operation of a single website that provides information in a way that presents a coherent picture of all federal programs and of the performance of the federal government and individual agencies. Requires the website to include information about: (1) each agency program, including information on program purposes, funding, priority goals, performance measurement, results, and strategies for improvement; and (2) each of the federal government priority goals, including information about the associated performance goals, results achieved, priority goals at risk, and strategies for improving performance.
 
(Sec. 8) Requires the deputy head of each agency to be the agency's Chief Operating Officer, who shall: (1) be responsible for improving the management and performance of the agency; and (2) provide overall organization management to improve agency performance and achieve the agency's mission and goals through the use of strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve results.
 
(Sec. 9) Requires each agency head to designate a Performance Improvement Officer, who shall report to such Chief Operating Officer. Establishes a Performance Improvement Council, consisting of the Deputy Director for Management of OMB and agency Performance Improvement Officers, which shall: (1) assist the OMB Director to improve the performance of the government and achieve the federal government priority goals; and (2) develop and submit to the OMB Director recommendations to streamline and improve performance management policies and requirements.
 
(Sec. 10) Requires: (1) agencies to make their strategic plans, performance plans, and performance updates available on the OMB government programs website; and (2) the OMB Director to issue guidance to agencies to provide concise and timely performance information for publication on such website.
 
(Sec. 11) Requires each agency's Chief Operating Officer, annually, to compile and submit to OMB a list of all plans and reports the agency produces for Congress and a list that identifies a specified percentage of those (at least 10% in the first year) as outdated or duplicative. Requires the OMB Director to include the list of outdated or duplicative agency plans and reports in the annual federal budget submitted by the President and authorizes the OMB Director to concurrently submit legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans and reports.
 
(Sec. 12) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed by federal personnel for developing goals, evaluating programs, and analyzing and using performance information for the purpose of improving government efficiency and effectiveness; and (2) incorporate such skills and competencies into relevant position classifications; and (3) work with each agency to incorporate such skills into training.
 
(Sec. 14) Sets forth a schedule for implementation of requirements of this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on implementation of this Act and its effect on agency performance management.

action_date: 2010-12-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on December 7, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to require each executive agency to make its strategic plan available on its public website and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the first Monday in February of any year following that in which the term of the President commences and to notify the President and Congress. Requires such plan to cover at least a four-year period and to include a description of: (1) how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives, as well as relevant federal government priority goals; and (2) how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained through congressional consultations. Permits an agency head to make plan adjustments to reflect significant changes in the environment, with appropriate notification of Congress. Requires agencies to consult with the appropriate congressional committees regarding their strategic plans at least every two years.
 
(Sec. 3) Requires the Director of OMB to coordinate with agencies to develop a federal government performance plan, which shall be submitted with the annual federal budget and concurrently made available on an OMB website of agency programs. Requires such plan to: (1) establish government performance goals for the current and next fiscal years; (2) identify activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal; (3) identify a lead government official responsible for coordinating efforts to achieve the goal; (4) establish common federal government performance indicators with quarterly targets; (5) establish clearly defined quarterly milestones; and (6) identify major management challenges and plans to address such challenges.
 
Directs each agency to make its annual performance plan available on its public website and notify the President and Congress by the first Monday in February. Requires each plan to: (1) describe how performance goals contribute to objectives of the agency's strategic plan and goals of the federal government performance plan; (2) identify agency priority goals, as well as low-priority program activities; (3) identify clearly defined milestones, the activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal, how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve performance goals, and the agency officials responsible for the achievement of each goal; (4) describe how the agency will ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (5) describe major management challenges and plans to address such challenges.
 
(Sec. 4) Requires each agency to make available on its public website an update on its performance no less than 150 days after the end of each fiscal year, with more frequent updates of performance on indicators that provide data of significant value to the government, Congress, or program partners at a reasonable level of administrative burden. Requires each update to: (1) include results for the five preceding fiscal years; (2) describe how the agency ensures the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (3) make available in a classified appendix any program information that is specifically authorized to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy. 
 
Directs OMB, each fiscal year, to determine whether each agency's programs or activities meet performance goals and objectives outlined in the agency performance plans and to submit a report on unmet goals to the agency head, specified congressional committees, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for one fiscal year to: (1) submit a performance improvement plan for each unmet goal with measurable milestones; and (2) designate a senior official to oversee the performance improvement strategies for each unmet goal. Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for two consecutive fiscal years to: (1) submit to Congress a description of the actions the Administration will take to improve performance, including proposed statutory changes or planned executive actions; and (2) describe any additional funding the agency will obligate to achieve the goal. Requires OMB, if an agency has not met performance goals for three consecutive fiscal years, to submit recommendations to Congress on actions to improve performance within 60 days, including reauthorization proposals, proposed statutory changes, and planned executive actions or identification of the program for termination or reduction in the President's budget.
 
(Sec. 5) Requires the OMB Director to coordinate with agencies to develop priority goals to improve the performance and management of the government, including: (1) outcome-oriented goals covering a limited number of crosscutting policy areas; and (2) goals for management improvements needed across the government. Requires such goals to be long-term, updated every four years, and made publicly available concurrently with the submission of the annual federal budget in the first full fiscal year following any year in which the term of the President commences. Requires the OMB Director, when developing or making adjustments to such goals, to consult with Congress periodically and at least every two years. 
 
Requires each agency head to identify priority goals among its performance goals every two years. Requires the OMB Director to determine the total number of agency priority goals across the government and the number to be developed by each agency.
 
(Sec. 6) Requires the OMB Director, with the appropriate lead government official, and the head and Chief Operating Officer of each agency, at least quarterly, to review the progress achieved toward each federal government priority goal and each agency priority goal, respectively, and to identify strategies for performance improvement for the goals at greatest risk.
 
(Sec. 7) Directs OMB to ensure the effective operation of a single website that provides information in a way that presents a coherent picture of all federal programs and of the performance of the federal government and individual agencies. Requires the website to include information about: (1) each agency program, including information on program purposes, funding, priority goals, performance measurement, results, and strategies for improvement; and (2) each of the federal government priority goals, including information about the associated performance goals, results achieved, priority goals at risk, and strategies for improving performance.
 
(Sec. 8) Requires the deputy head of each agency to be the agency's Chief Operating Officer, who shall: (1) be responsible for improving the management and performance of the agency; and (2) provide overall organization management to improve agency performance and achieve the agency's mission and goals through the use of strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve results.
 
(Sec. 9) Requires each agency head to designate a Performance Improvement Officer, who shall report to such Chief Operating Officer. Establishes a Performance Improvement Council, consisting of the Deputy Director for Management of OMB and agency Performance Improvement Officers, which shall: (1) assist the OMB Director to improve the performance of the government and achieve the federal government priority goals; and (2) develop and submit to the OMB Director recommendations to streamline and improve performance management policies and requirements.
 
(Sec. 10) Requires: (1) agencies to make their strategic plans, performance plans, and performance updates available on the OMB government programs website; and (2) the OMB Director to issue guidance to agencies to provide concise and timely performance information for publication on such website.
 
(Sec. 11) Requires each agency's Chief Operating Officer, annually, to compile and submit to OMB a list of all plans and reports the agency produces for Congress and a list that identifies a specified percentage of those (at least 10% in the first year) as outdated or duplicative. Requires the OMB Director to include the list of outdated or duplicative agency plans and reports in the annual federal budget submitted by the President and authorizes the OMB Director to concurrently submit legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans and reports.
 
(Sec. 12) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed by federal personnel for developing goals, evaluating programs, and analyzing and using performance information for the purpose of improving government efficiency and effectiveness; and (2) incorporate such skills and competencies into relevant position classifications; and (3) work with each agency to incorporate such skills into training.
 
(Sec. 14) Sets forth a schedule for implementation of requirements of this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on implementation of this Act and its effect on agency performance management.

action_date: 2011-01-04
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on December 7, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to require each executive agency to make its strategic plan available on its public website and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the first Monday in February of any year following that in which the term of the President commences and to notify the President and Congress. Requires such plan to cover at least a four-year period and to include a description of: (1) how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives, as well as relevant federal government priority goals; and (2) how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained through congressional consultations. Permits an agency head to make plan adjustments to reflect significant changes in the environment, with appropriate notification of Congress. Requires agencies to consult with the appropriate congressional committees regarding their strategic plans at least every two years.
 
(Sec. 3) Requires the Director of OMB to coordinate with agencies to develop a federal government performance plan, which shall be submitted with the annual federal budget and concurrently made available on an OMB website of agency programs. Requires such plan to: (1) establish government performance goals for the current and next fiscal years; (2) identify activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal; (3) identify a lead government official responsible for coordinating efforts to achieve the goal; (4) establish common federal government performance indicators with quarterly targets; (5) establish clearly defined quarterly milestones; and (6) identify major management challenges and plans to address such challenges.
 
Directs each agency to make its annual performance plan available on its public website and notify the President and Congress by the first Monday in February. Requires each plan to: (1) describe how performance goals contribute to objectives of the agency's strategic plan and goals of the federal government performance plan; (2) identify agency priority goals, as well as low-priority program activities; (3) identify clearly defined milestones, the activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal, how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve performance goals, and the agency officials responsible for the achievement of each goal; (4) describe how the agency will ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (5) describe major management challenges and plans to address such challenges.
 
(Sec. 4) Requires each agency to make available on its public website an update on its performance no less than 150 days after the end of each fiscal year, with more frequent updates of performance on indicators that provide data of significant value to the government, Congress, or program partners at a reasonable level of administrative burden. Requires each update to: (1) include results for the five preceding fiscal years; (2) describe how the agency ensures the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (3) make available in a classified appendix any program information that is specifically authorized to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy. 
 
Directs OMB, each fiscal year, to determine whether each agency's programs or activities meet performance goals and objectives outlined in the agency performance plans and to submit a report on unmet goals to the agency head, specified congressional committees, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for one fiscal year to: (1) submit a performance improvement plan for each unmet goal with measurable milestones; and (2) designate a senior official to oversee the performance improvement strategies for each unmet goal. Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for two consecutive fiscal years to: (1) submit to Congress a description of the actions the Administration will take to improve performance, including proposed statutory changes or planned executive actions; and (2) describe any additional funding the agency will obligate to achieve the goal. Requires OMB, if an agency has not met performance goals for three consecutive fiscal years, to submit recommendations to Congress on actions to improve performance within 60 days, including reauthorization proposals, proposed statutory changes, and planned executive actions or identification of the program for termination or reduction in the President's budget.
 
(Sec. 5) Requires the OMB Director to coordinate with agencies to develop priority goals to improve the performance and management of the government, including: (1) outcome-oriented goals covering a limited number of crosscutting policy areas; and (2) goals for management improvements needed across the government. Requires such goals to be long-term, updated every four years, and made publicly available concurrently with the submission of the annual federal budget in the first full fiscal year following any year in which the term of the President commences. Requires the OMB Director, when developing or making adjustments to such goals, to consult with Congress periodically and at least every two years. 
 
Requires each agency head to identify priority goals among its performance goals every two years. Requires the OMB Director to determine the total number of agency priority goals across the government and the number to be developed by each agency.
 
(Sec. 6) Requires the OMB Director, with the appropriate lead government official, and the head and Chief Operating Officer of each agency, at least quarterly, to review the progress achieved toward each federal government priority goal and each agency priority goal, respectively, and to identify strategies for performance improvement for the goals at greatest risk.
 
(Sec. 7) Directs OMB to ensure the effective operation of a single website that provides information in a way that presents a coherent picture of all federal programs and of the performance of the federal government and individual agencies. Requires the website to include information about: (1) each agency program, including information on program purposes, funding, priority goals, performance measurement, results, and strategies for improvement; and (2) each of the federal government priority goals, including information about the associated performance goals, results achieved, priority goals at risk, and strategies for improving performance.
 
(Sec. 8) Requires the deputy head of each agency to be the agency's Chief Operating Officer, who shall: (1) be responsible for improving the management and performance of the agency; and (2) provide overall organization management to improve agency performance and achieve the agency's mission and goals through the use of strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve results.
 
(Sec. 9) Requires each agency head to designate a Performance Improvement Officer, who shall report to such Chief Operating Officer. Establishes a Performance Improvement Council, consisting of the Deputy Director for Management of OMB and agency Performance Improvement Officers, which shall: (1) assist the OMB Director to improve the performance of the government and achieve the federal government priority goals; and (2) develop and submit to the OMB Director recommendations to streamline and improve performance management policies and requirements.
 
(Sec. 10) Requires: (1) agencies to make their strategic plans, performance plans, and performance updates available on the OMB government programs website; and (2) the OMB Director to issue guidance to agencies to provide concise and timely performance information for publication on such website.
 
(Sec. 11) Requires each agency's Chief Operating Officer, annually, to compile and submit to OMB a list of all plans and reports the agency produces for Congress and a list that identifies a specified percentage of those (at least 10% in the first year) as outdated or duplicative. Requires the OMB Director to include the list of outdated or duplicative agency plans and reports in the annual federal budget submitted by the President and authorizes the OMB Director to concurrently submit legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans and reports.
 
(Sec. 12) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed by federal personnel for developing goals, evaluating programs, and analyzing and using performance information for the purpose of improving government efficiency and effectiveness; and (2) incorporate such skills and competencies into relevant position classifications; and (3) work with each agency to incorporate such skills into training.
 
(Sec. 14) Sets forth a schedule for implementation of requirements of this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on implementation of this Act and its effect on agency performance management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-04
text: Became Public Law No: 111-352.
action_date: 2011-01-04
text: Became Public Law No: 111-352.
action_date: 2011-01-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2011-01-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-12-29
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-12-29
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 139 (Roll no. 660). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8852-8857)
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 139 (Roll no. 660).(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8852-8857)
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8891-8892)
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2142, the Chair announced that pursuant to the order of the House of December 21, 2010, further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8861)
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: DEBATE - The House continued with further debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2142.
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2142.
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: Mr. Cuellar moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8852-8861)
action_date: 2010-12-21
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1781, the Chair recognized Mr. Cuellar for a motion.
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 131 (Roll no. 654). (text: CR H8603-8608)
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 131 (Roll no. 654).(text: CR H8603-8608)
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendment to H.R. 2142.
action_date: 2010-12-17
text: Mr. Cuellar moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8603-8609, H8766-8767)
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10359-10364; text as passed Senate: CR S10359-10364)
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10359-10364; text as passed Senate: CR S10359-10364)
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-372.
action_date: 2010-12-16
text: By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-372.
action_date: 2010-12-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678.
action_date: 2010-12-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-12-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2010-06-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-06-16
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-06-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-06-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4553-4556)
action_date: 2010-06-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4553-4556)
action_date: 2010-06-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2142.
action_date: 2010-06-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4553-4559)
action_date: 2010-06-16
text: Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-06-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 288.
action_date: 2010-06-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-504.
action_date: 2010-06-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-504.
action_date: 2010-05-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-05-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2009-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 111-352