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Timestamp: 2015-05-25 19:05:58
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 1311', '§ 1421', '§ 3', '§ 10', '§ 14', '§ 15', '§ 9']

a description of how the agency will ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals, including an identification of—
describe major management challenges the agency faces and identify—
Alternative Form.— If an agency, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, determines that it is not feasible to express the performance goals for a particular program activity in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may authorize an alternative form. Such alternative form shall—
Treatment of Program Activities.— For the purpose of complying with this section, an agency may aggregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program activities, except that any aggregation or consolidation may not omit or minimize the significance of any program activity constituting a major function or operation for the agency.
Appendix.— An agency may submit with an annual performance plan an appendix covering any portion of the plan that—
Inherently Governmental Functions.— The functions and activities of this section shall be considered to be inherently governmental functions. The drafting of performance plans under this section shall be performed only by Federal employees.
Chief Human Capital Officers.— With respect to each agency with a Chief Human Capital Officer, the Chief Human Capital Officer shall prepare that portion of the annual performance plan described under subsection (b)(5)(A).
Definitions.— For purposes of this section and sections 1116 through 1125, andsections 9703 [1]
and 9704, the term—
“agency” has the same meaning as such term is defined under section 306
(f) of title 5;
(Added Pub. L. 111–352, § 3,Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3867.)
Section 9703, referred to in subsec. (h), probably means the section 9703 added by section 5(a) ofPub. L. 103–62, Aug. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 289.
A prior section 1115, added Pub. L. 103–62, § 4(b),Aug. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 287; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII, § 1311(a),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2289; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title XIV, § 1421(b),Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1667, related to performance plans, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 111–352, § 3,Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3867.
Pub. L. 111–352, § 10,Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3880, provided that:
“(a) Searchable, Machine-readable Plans and Reports.—For fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, each agency required to produce strategic plans, performance plans, and performance updates in accordance with the amendments made by this Act [see Short Title of 2011 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title] shall—
“(1) not incur expenses for the printing of strategic plans, performance plans, and performance reports for release external to the agency, except when providing such documents to the Congress;
“(2) produce such plans and reports in searchable, machine-readable formats; and
“(3) make such plans and reports available on the website described under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code.
“(1) In general.—Not later than June 1, 2012, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to agencies to provide concise and timely performance information for publication on the website described under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, including, at a minimum, all requirements of sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code, except for section 1115
“(2) High-priority goals.—For agencies required to develop agency priority goals under section 1120
(b) of title 31, United States Code, the performance information required under this section shall be merged with the existing information required under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code.
“(3) Considerations.—In developing guidance under this subsection, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall take into consideration the experiences of agencies in making consolidated performance planning and reporting information available on the website as required under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code.”
Pub. L. 111–352, § 14,Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3883, provided that:
“(1) In general.—The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with agencies to develop interim Federal Government priority goals and submit interim Federal Government performance plans consistent with the requirements of this Act [see Short Title of 2011 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title] beginning with the submission of the fiscal year 2013 Budget of the United States Government.
“(2) Requirements.—Each agency shall—
“(A) not later than February 6, 2012, make adjustments to its strategic plan to make the plan consistent with the requirements of this Act;
“(B) prepare and submit performance plans consistent with the requirements of this Act, including the identification of agency priority goals, beginning with the performance plan for fiscal year 2013; and
“(C) make performance reporting updates consistent with the requirements of this Act beginning in fiscal year 2012.
“(3) Quarterly reviews.—The quarterly priority progress reviews required under this Act shall begin—
“(A) with the first full quarter beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 4, 2011] for agencies based on the agency priority goals contained in the Analytical Perspectives volume of the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget of the United States Government; and
“(B) with the quarter ending June 30, 2012 for the interim Federal Government priority goals.
“(b) Guidance.—The Director of the Office of Management 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.”
Pub. L. 111–352, § 15,Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3883, provided that:
“(a) In General.—Nothing in this Act [see Short Title of 2011 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title] shall be construed as limiting the ability of Congress to establish, amend, suspend, or annul a goal of the Federal Government or an agency.
“(1) Interim planning and reporting evaluation.—Not later than June 30, 2013, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress that includes—
“(A) an evaluation of the implementation of the interim planning and reporting activities conducted under section 14 of this Act [set out as a note above]; and
“(B) any recommendations for improving implementation of this Act as determined appropriate.
“(A) In general.—The Comptroller General shall evaluate the implementation of this Act subsequent to the interim planning and reporting activities evaluated in the report submitted to Congress under paragraph (1).
“(i) Evaluations.—The Comptroller General shall evaluate how implementation of this Act is affecting performance management at the agencies described in section 901
(b) of title 31, United States Code, including whether performance management is being used by those agencies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of agency programs.
“(ii) Reports.—The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress—
“(I) an initial report on the evaluation 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.
“(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) 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 recommendations for improving implementation of this Act and for streamlining the planning and reporting requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 [Pub. L. 103–62, Aug. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 285; see Short Title of 1993 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title].”
Pub. L. 103–62, § 9,Aug. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 295, provided that: “The Office of Personnel Management shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Comptroller General of the United States, develop a strategic planning and performance measurement training component for its management training program and otherwise provide managers with an orientation on the development and use of strategic planning and program performance measurement.”
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 305 and 306 oftitle 5, sections 1115, 1116, and 9703 of title 31, and chapter 28 of title 39, United States Code, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal Government and promote greater accountability of that Government to the American people, it is hereby ordered as follows:
(c) In implementing this order, the Director of National Intelligence shall perform the functions assigned to the Director of National Intelligence by the National Security Act of 1947, as amended ([former] 50 U.S.C. 401et seq.) [now 50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.], consistent with section 1018 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (Public Law 108–458), and other applicable laws.