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One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America An Act To require quarterly performance assessments of Government programs for purposes of assessing
agency performance and improvement, and to establish agency performance improvement
officers and the Performance Improvement Council. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.--This Act may be cited as the ''GPRA Modernization Act of 2010''. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 12. Performance management skills and competencies. Sec. 13. Technical and conforming amendments.
Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking section 306 and inserting the
following: ''§ 306. Agency strategic plans ''(a) Not later than the first Monday in February of any year following the year in which the term
of the President commences under section 101 of title 3, the head of each agency shall make
available on the public website of the agency a strategic plan and notify the President and
Congress of its availability. Such plan shall contain-- ''(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the agency;
[Mission is one of the core elements of the StratML standard (ANSI/AIIM 21:2009) but it is
not intended for use as a comprehensive statement of functions and operations. It may be
more appropriate to specify separate elements for those concepts. For an example of how
this requirement might be met in StratML Part 3, see the image below.]
[Note: The Performance.gov site includes a listing of "themes and budgetary functions "
and the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Business Reference Model (BRM) lists
"business areas," "primary functions" and "sub functions". Presumably, both of those
listings are among the types of controlled vocabularies that should be accommodated in the
StratML schema.]
'' (2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-oriented goals, for the major functions and
[Goal and Objective are among the core elements of the StratML standard. Whether they
are input-, output-, process- or outcome-oriented can be indicated in the
PerformanceIndicator type attribute of StratML Part 2.] ''(3) a description of how any goals and objectives contribute to the Federal Government priority
goals required by section 1120(a) of title 31;
[The Description child element of Goal and Objective could be used to explain how they
contribute to the realization of other, priority goals. However, the Relationship element of
StratML Part 2 can be used to explicitly draw such linkages, based upon the Identifiers
associated with each objective, as well as to name and describe those relationships in
greater detail.]
[StratML Part 2, Performance Plans and Reports, specifies the elements required to
transform strategic plans into performance plans by identifying the necessary inputs and
processes as well as stakeholders of the performer type.]
''(A) a description of the operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital,
information, and other resources required to achieve those goals and objectives; and
[The processes and inputs required to achieve objectives can be named and described using
the PerformanceIndicator element of StratML Part 2.]
''(B) a description of how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and
objectives as well as relevant Federal Government priority goals;
[In StratML Part 2, TargetResult is a child of the PerformanceIndicator. The Description
element is a child of TargetResult and can be used to provide the description required by
this clause. In addition, the OtherInformation element can be used to provide information
that does not fit neatly into other elements of the StratML schema. However, consideration
should be given to specifying a separate, more explicit element for this requirement in
StratML Part 3 .]
''(5) a description of how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained
through congressional consultations required under subsection (d);
[Stakeholder is one of the core elements of the StratML standard. Stakeholders, including
Members and committees of Congress, can be named and described, and the Description
element could be used to explain how each stakeholder has been consulted and how their
suggestions have been addressed. In StratML Part 3, it may be appropriate to include
point of contact information for stakeholder groups, as shown below.]
''(6) a description of how the performance goals provided in the plan required by section 1115(a)
of title 31, including the agency priority goals required by section 1120(b) of title 31, if
applicable, contribute to the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan;
[In StratML, “general goals” are called simply “goals”. “Performance goals” are called
“objectives” and objectives have performance indicators with metrics. So, by definition,
objectives (performance goals) support goals (general goals) and the performance
indicators report progress (contributions to general goals). However, the Description and
OtherInformation child elements of Goal, Objective, and PerformanceIndicator /
ActualResult elements can be used to provide the narrative description required by this
''(7) an identification of those key factors external to the agency and beyond its control that could
significantly affect the achievement of the general goals and objectives; and
[The concept of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) was not addressed in StratML Parts 1 or 2
but should be considered in Part 3. It may be appropriate to name the element
SuccessFactor and provide attributes for internal versus external and key (or critical)
versus ancillary (or influencing), as shown in the image below.]
“(8) a description of the program evaluations used in establishing or revising general goals and
objectives, with a schedule for future program evaluations to be conducted.
[The methodology used to determine and evaluate goals and objectives has not been
addressed in StratML Parts 1 or 2. The assumption has been that the most important
means of facilitating evaluation is simply to make goal and objective statements more
readily available to stakeholders, while making it easier for them to provide input and
feedback. In that regard, section 10 of this Act may be its most important provision, since it
will enable value-added intermediaries to call attention to objectives of interest to and
facilitate feedback from their stakeholders. However, in StratML Part 3 consideration
should be given to including elements enabling the identification of evaulation
methodologies like SWOT and PEST. The existing StartDate and EndDate elements can
be reused to identify the schedule for such evaluations.]
''(b) The strategic plan shall cover a period of not less than 4 years following the fiscal year in
which the plan is submitted. As needed, the head of the agency may make adjustments to the
strategic plan to reflect significant changes in the environment in which the agency is operating,
with appropriate notification of Congress.
[Making it easier to update and maintain strategic plans is among the purposes of the
StratML standard. In particular, the association of the Identifier element with each goal
and objective statement is intended to enable them to be updated discretely without
requiring re-clearance and re-publishing of the entire plan. The StartDate and
EndDateelements are intended to be used to indicate the period covered by each plan as
well as each goal and objective individually. However, in StratML Part 3consideration
should be given to pairing the PublicationDate element with the Identifier element to
enable version control tracking of changes to each goal and objective statement
individually, as shown in the image below.]
[With respect to notification, it may also be appropriate to associate point of contact
information with each Stakeholder so that the process can be automated when changes are
made, as shown below.]
''(c) The performance plan required by section 1115(b) of title 31 shall be consistent with the
agency's strategic plan. A performance plan may not be submitted for a fiscal year not covered by
a current strategic plan under this section.
[The process of making this determination can be automated by comparing the EndDate
contained in each strategic plan to the current date. Since objectives (performance goals)
are children of goals (general goals), they are automatically consistent with them.
Moreover, the Relationship element can be used to draw explicit, machine-readable
linkages between the objectives set forth in performance plans and the longer-term goals
established in strategic plans.]
''(d) When developing or making adjustments to a strategic plan, the agency shall consult
periodically with the Congress, including majority and minority views from the appropriate
authorizing, appropriations, and oversight committees, and shall solicit and consider the views
and suggestions of those entities potentially affected by or interested in such a plan. The agency
shall consult with the appropriate committees of Congress at least once every 2 years.
[In StratML Part 3 consideration should be given to associating the StartDate and
EndDate element with each Stakeholder to indicate when they should next be formally
''(e) The functions and activities of this section shall be considered to be inherently governmental
functions. The drafting of strategic plans under this section shall be performed only by Federal employees.
[This policy is outside the scope of the StratML standard. However, regardless of who is
responsible for drafting each plan, rendering them in machine-readable formats, like
StratML, will make it easier for others to provide input and feedback. Use of the
Stakeholder element to identify the individual with the lead responsibility for each goal
and objective will foster accountability.]
''(f) For purposes of this section the term 'agency' means an Executive agency defined under
section 105, but does not include the Central Intelligence Agency, the Government
Accountability Office, the United States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission.''.
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking section 1115 and inserting the
following: ''§ 1115. Federal Government and agency performance plans ''(a) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PLANS.--In carrying out the provisions of
section 1105(a)(28), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with
agencies to develop the Federal Government performance plan. In addition to the submission of
such plan with each budget of the United States Government, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall ensure that all information required by this subsection is
concurrently made available on the website provided under section 1122 and updated
periodically, but no less than annually. The Federal Government performance plan shall-- ''(1) establish Federal Government performance goals to define the level of performance to be
achieved during the year in which the plan is submitted and the next fiscal year for each of the
Federal Government priority goals required under section 1120(a) of this title;
[The TargetResult element of StratML Part 2 can be used to define "performance goals"
(performance indicators) for as many years as desired.]
''(2) identify the agencies, organizations, program activities, regulations, tax expenditures,
policies, and other activities contributing to each Federal Government performance goal during
[In StratML Part 2 agencies and organizations contributing to the achievement of
objectives can be identified as stakeholders of the performer type and their roles can be
named and described. Tax expenditures can be identified as PerformanceIndicators of the
input type and "other activities" can be identified as processes supporting each objective.]
[None of the elements in StratML Parts 1 or 2 explicitly address the concepts of regulations
or policies, but the generic concept of Authority has been identified as a candidate for
inclusion in Part 3. In addition to enabling each authority to be named and described, it
may also be appropriate to reuse the SequenceIndicator element to enable the inclusion of
legal or other citations and/or to include a WebAddress element in order to provide a URL
pointing to the cited authority, as shown below.]
''(3) for each Federal Government performance goal, identify a lead Government official who
shall be responsible for coordinating the efforts to achieve the goal;
[In StratML Part 2 the Stakeholder element can be used to name and describe the Roles of
officials responsible for each objective.]
''(4) establish common Federal Government performance indicators with quarterly targets to be
used in measuring or assessing--
[In StratML Part 2 an unlimited number of TargetResult s can be specified for each
PerformanceIndicator for each Objective, and StartDates and EndDates can be associated
with each TargetResult. To the degree that multiple TargetResults may be specified within
a single resource allocation and performance assessment cycle, it may be appropriate to
call them milestones. An element called Milestone has been identified as a candidate for
consideration in StratML Part 3. However, milestones can be inferred from the
TargetResult planned for each EndDate. So the need for a separate element by that name is
unclear.]
[In StratML Part 2 progress can be reported in the ActualResult element and such results
may be described (in narrative) as well as documented in numbers, if the
MeasurementInstance is quantitative in nature.]
''(B) the individual contribution of each agency, organization, program activity, regulation, tax
expenditure, policy, and other activity identified under paragraph (2);
[See comment under paragraph (2) above.]
[See comment under paragraph (4) above.]
''(6) identify major management challenges that are Governmentwide or crosscutting in nature
and describe plans to address such challenges, including relevant performance goals,
[The concept of "management challenges" is not addressed in StratML Parts 1 or 2 and
should be considered in Part 3, perhaps as shown below. The relationship of such
challenges to key factors (internal and external SuccessFactors) should also be considered.]
''(b) AGENCY PERFORMANCE PLANS.--Not later than the first Monday in February of each
year, the head of each agency shall make available on a public website of the agency, and notify
the President and the Congress of its availability, a performance plan covering each program
[In StratML Part 2, "activities" can be named and described as PerformanceIndicators of
the input or output processing type. Neither Parts 1 or 2 address the concept of
"program" but that concept is a candidate for consideration in Part 3 (along with the
concept of "project"), as shown below.]
''(1) establish performance goals to define the level of performance to be achieved during the year
in which the plan is submitted and the next fiscal year;
[The level of performance to be achieved can be documented in the TargetResult element of
StratML Part 2, for as many years as desired. The StartDate and EndDate associated with
each TargetResult can be used to specify the performance period.]
''(2) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form unless authorized to be
in an alternative form under subsection (c);
[In StratML Part 2 the PerformanceIndicators associated with each objective can be
expressed quatitatively, in terms of a MeasurementDimension and NumberOfUnits ,
and/or they may be expressed qualitatively, in a narrative Description .]
''(3) describe how the performance goals contribute to-- ''(A) the general goals and objectives established in the agency's strategic plan required by section
306(a)(2) of title 5; and ''(B) any of the Federal Government performance goals established in the Federal Government
[The Description child element of Objective can be used to explain how they contribute to
the realization of other, broader goals. However, the Relationship element of StratML Part
2 can be used to explicitly draw such linkages, based upon the Identifiers associated with
each objective. Those relationships can also be named and describe in greater detail, and
the RelationshipType attribute can be used to indicate that the objective is associated with
a broader goal.]
''(4) identify among the performance goals those which are designated as agency priority goals as
required by section 1120(b) of this title, if applicable;
[In StratML Parts 1 and 2, the priority ascribed to goals and objectives might be inferred
from their StartDate s and EndDates as well as the quantities of Inputs allocated to them.
The order in which they appear, as documented by their SequenceIndicators, might also be
taken as a ranking of priorities. However, in StratML Part 3 it might be appropriate to
associate an attribute with Goal and Objective in order to designate whether they are
considered to be a "priority" or not or perhaps to indicate degree of priority on a
multi-point (3, 5 or 7) scale, perhaps as shown below. Doing so would enable automated
aggregation of the governmentwide plan comprised of the priority objectives designated by
each agency.] ''(5) provide a description of how the performance goals are to be achieved, including-- ''(A) the operation processes, training, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information,
and other resources and strategies required to meet those performance goals;
[In StratML Part 2 an unlimited number of TargetResults can be specified for
eachPerformancIndicator for each Objective, and StartDates and EndDates can be
associated with each TargetResult. To the degree that multiple TargetResults may be
specified within a single resource allocation and performance assessment cycle, it may be
appropriate to call them milestones. However, thought should be given to whether the
concept of milestones merits a separate element.]
''(C) an identification of the organizations, program activities, regulations, policies, and other
activities that contribute to each performance goal, both within and external to the agency;
[In StratML Part 2 "activities" can be named and described as PerformanceIndicators of
the process type. Other organzations contributing to each objective can be named as
Stakeholders of the performer type, and their roles can be named and described. Neither
Parts 1 or 2 address the concept of "program" but that concept is a candidate for
consideration in Part 3 (along with the concept of "project"), as special types of
organizations. The concept of Authority (e.g., laws, regulations, and policies) has also be
identified as a candidate for inclusion in Part 3.]
''(D) a description of how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its performance
goals as well as relevant Federal Government performance goals; and
[In StratML Part 2, the Relationship element can be used to relate PerformanceIndicators
to each other, within and across the plans of multiple organizations. Relationships can be
named, described, and designated as being of the following types: Narrower_Than,
Peer_To, or Broader_Than.]
''(E) an identification of the agency officials responsible for the achievement of each performance
[In StratML Part 2, goal leaders can be designated using the Stakeholder Role element.
They can be named and their roles can also be named and described.]
''(6) establish a balanced set of performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing
progress toward each performance goal, including, as appropriate, customer service, efficiency,
output, and outcome indicators;
[In StratML Part 2, an unlimited number of PerformanceIndicators can be associated with
each goal and objective. However, inclusion of a complex element enabling the
categorization ( CategorizationTypes) of PerformanceIndicators has been identified as a
candidate for inclusion in Part 3, as shown below.]
[In StratML Part 2, the TargetResult and Actual Result can be documented and
compared.]
''(8) 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--
[In StratML Part 2, this information can be provided in the OtherInformation element
under each PerformanceIndicator. However, consideration should be given to including
more explicit elements for this information.]
''(A) the means to be used to verify and validate measured values; ''(B) the sources for the data; ''(C) the level of accuracy required for the intended use of the data; ''(D) any limitations to the data at the required level of accuracy; and ''(E) how the agency will compensate for such limitations if needed to reach the required level of
accuracy; ''(9) describe major management challenges the agency faces and identify--
should be considered in Part 3. The relationship of such challenges to key factors (internal
and external SuccessFactors) should also be considered. Use of the word "major" suggests
that it may be appropriate to associate with the element an attribute to distinguing major
challenges from those that are lesser in scope.]
''(A) planned actions to address such challenges; ''(B) performance goals, performance indicators, and milestones to measure progress toward
[This wording suggests that management challenges might simply be documented in terms
of another set of Goals and Objectives, with associated PerformanceIndicators. If so,
perhaps the distinction between such goals/objectives and others might be addressed via a
new inclusion of a complex element enabling the categorization (CategorizationTypes) of
goals and objectives in StratML Part 3.]
[In StratML Part 2, responsible officials can be identified using the Stakeholder Role
''(10) identify low-priority program activities based on an analysis of their contribution to the
mission and goals of the agency and include an evidence-based justification for designating a
program activity as low priority.
from their StartDates and EndDates as well as the quantities of Inputs allocated to them.
associate an attribute with Goal and Objective in order to indicate degree of priority on a
multi-point (3, 5 or 7) scale. Doing so would enable automated aggregation of the
governmentwide plan comprised of the priority objectives designated by each agency. The
OtherInformation element under each Goal and Objective can be used to document the
justification for the priority ascribed to it, but it may be appropriate to include a more
explicit set of elements for priority and justification.]
“(c) 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--
[In StratML Part 2, PerformanceIndicator s can be designated as being either quantitative
or qualitative, and the Description element can be used to provide the following
information. However, in StratML Part 3 it may be appropriate to specify more explicit
means of providing this information, such as shown below.] ''(1) include separate descriptive statements of-- ''(A)(i) a minimally effective program; and ''(ii) a successful program; or ''(B) such alternative as authorized by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
with sufficient precision and in such terms that would allow for an accurate, independent
determination of whether the program activity's performance meets the criteria of the description;
or ''(2) state why it is infeasible or impractical to express a performance goal in any form for the
program activity. ''(d) 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.
[The concept of Program is a candidate for inclusion in StratML Part 3. Consideration
should be given as to how best to enable the aggregation and disaggregation of program
activities, as well as the identification of functions and operations (and how they are
distinguished from programs, projects, and processes).]
''(e) APPENDIX.--An agency may submit with an annual performance plan an appendix covering
any portion of the plan that--
[In light of the sensitivity of this information, it may not be appropriate for consideration
in the StratML standard.]
''(1) is specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in
the interest of national defense or foreign policy; and ''(2) is properly classified pursuant to such Executive order. ''(f) 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.
[This policy is outside the scope of the StratML standard.]
''(g) 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). ''(h) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section and sections 1116 through 1125, and sections
9703 and 9704, the term-- ''(1) 'agency' has the same meaning as such term is defined under section 306(f) of title 5;
[In the StratML standard, the Organization element can be used to name and describe
organizations of all types, including government agencies.]
“(2) 'crosscutting' means across organizational (such as agency) boundaries; “(3) 'customer service measure' means an assessment of service delivery to a customer, client,
citizen, or other recipient, which can include an assessment of quality, timeliness, and
satisfaction among other factors;
[In StratML Part 2, the PerformanceIndicator element can be used to document customer
service measures. However, a CategorizationTypes element has been identified as a
candidate for inclusion in StratML Part 3 in order to enable the identification not only of
customer service type measures but also other types of measures.]
''(4) 'efficiency measure' means a ratio of a program activity's inputs (such as costs or hours
worked by employees) to its outputs (amount of products or services delivered) or outcomes (the
desired results of a program);
[Efficiency measures can be calculated by dividing the ActualResult for each
PerformanceIndicator of the input type by the ActualResult for its associated
PerformanceIndicator of the output or outcome type. Since efficiency measures are derived
from other elements, it may not be appropriate to include it as a separate element in the
StratML schema itself, although applications and services supporting the standard should
incorporate it as a devived value.]
''(5) 'major management challenge' means programs or management functions, within or across
agencies, that have greater vulnerability to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement (such as
issues identified by the Government Accountability Office as high risk or issues identified by an
Inspector General) where a failure to perform well could seriously affect the ability of an agency
or the Government to achieve its mission or goals;
[Based upon this definition, it may be appropriate to enable the identification of the source
of identified management challenges.]
''(6) 'milestone' means a scheduled event signifying the completion of a major deliverable or a set
of related deliverables or a phase of work;
[The concept of Milestone s is a candidate for inclusion StratML Part 3, with a proposed
definition that is somewhat different but compatible with this one.] ''(7) 'outcome measure' means an assessment of the results of a program activity compared to its
[This definition is different but compatible with the definition of Outcome drafted for the
StratML standard. The intended purpose can be documented in the TargetResult element
for subsequent comparison to the result documented in the ActualResult element. If the
results are quantitative in nature, they can automatically be compared by using the
numbers documented in the NumberOfUnits element.]
''(8) 'output measure' means the tabulation, calculation, or recording of activity or effort that can
[This definition is different but compatible with the definition of Output drafted for the
StratML standard. The PerformanceIndicator element provides for both quantitative
measures ( MeasurementInstances ) as well as qualitative Description s of outputs.]
''(9) 'performance goal' means a target level of performance expressed as a tangible, measurable
objective, against which actual achievement can be compared, including a goal expressed as a
quantitative standard, value, or rate;
[In the StratML standard "performance goal" is a synonym for Objective . The targeted
level of performance can be documented in the TargetResult element. Actual achievement
can be documented in the ActualResult element, and if the results are quantitive in nature,
they can automatically be compared by using the numbers documented in
theNumberOfUnits element.
''(10) 'performance indicator' means a particular value or characteristic used to measure output or
[ PerformanceIndicator is one of the key elements of StratML Part 2. In addition to
Outputs and Outcomes, other types of performance indicators include: Input,
Input_Processing, and Output_Processing.]
''(11) 'program activity' means a specific activity or project as listed in the program and financing
schedules of the annual budget of the United States Government; and
[Program and Project have been identified as candidate elements for potential inclusion in
StratML Part 3. The StratML Committee should explore how programs, activities, and
projects are identified in the Federal budget and make sure the elements of the StratML
standard are well-specified to accommodate such methods of identifying those concepts.]
“(12) 'program evaluation' means an assessment, through objective measurement and systematic
analysis, of the manner and extent to which Federal programs achieve intended objectives.''.
[This concept is not explicitly addressed in StratML Parts 1 or 2. However, the
ActualResult in for each PerformanceIndicator can be compared to the TargetResult, and
such comparisons should serve as the basis for evaluation of the extent to which objectives
are being achieved.]
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking section 1116 and inserting the
following: ''§ 1116. Agency performance reporting ''( a ) The head of each agency shall make available on a public website of the agency and to the
Office of Management and Budget an update on agency performance. ''( b)(1 ) Each update shall compare actual performance achieved with the performance goals
established in the agency performance plan under section 1115(b) and shall occur no less than
150 days after the end of each fiscal year, with more frequent updates of actual performance on
indicators that provide data of significant value to the Government, Congress, or program
partners at a reasonable level of administrative burden.
[In StratML Part 2, actual performance can be compared to the TargetResult in the
Description of the ActualResult . The EndDate for description of the actual result can also
be documented.]
''( 2 ) If performance goals are specified in an alternative form under section 1115(c), the results
shall be described in relation to such specifications, including whether the performance failed to
meet the criteria of a minimally effective or successful program.
[In StratML Part 2 the PerformanceIndicator s associated with each objective can be
expressed may be expressed qualitatively, in a narrative Description (as well as
quatitatively, in terms of a MeasurementDimension and NumberOfUnits.]
''( c ) Each update shall-- ''( 1 ) review the success of achieving the performance goals and include actual results for the 5
preceding fiscal years;
[In StratML Part 2, ActualResult s can be documented for as many years as desired.]
''( 2 ) evaluate the performance plan for the current fiscal year relative to the performance
achieved toward the performance goals during the period covered by the update;
[In StratML Part 2, ActualResult s can be compared to TargetResult s either
quantitatively, using the MeasurementInstance element, or qualitatively, based upon the
narrative in the Description element.]
''( 3 ) explain and describe where a performance goal has not been met (including when a
program activity's performance is determined not to have met the criteria of a successful program
activity under section 1115(c)(1)(A)(ii) or a corresponding level of achievement if another
alternative form is used)--
[In StratML Part 2, the Description element for ActualResult can be used to explain why
an objective was not achieved. However, the CIO Council chose to include success stories
in its plan, and in support of this requirement, it may be appropriate to include an explicit
element for failure stories as well. Perhaps the element might be named Story with an
attribute indicating whether it documents a success or a failure.]
''(A) why the goal was not met; ''(B) those plans and schedules for achieving the established performance goal; and
[It is unclear how these "plans and schedules" might differ from a set of Objective s with
StartDate s and EndDate s designed to achieve the goal.]
[The Description element under ActualResult and/or the OtherInformation element under
PerformanceIndicator can be used to explain why the objective proved not to be feasible.
However, if a Story element is incorporated into StratML Part 3, it may be appropriate to
structure the element to include children explicitly addressing practicality/feasibility and
perhaps recommendations. However, consideration should be given to how
"recommendations" might differ from objectives, i.e., whether they should not be
documented as Objectives.]
''( 4 ) describe the use and assess the effectiveness in achieving performance goals of any waiver
under section 9703 of this title;
''( 5 ) include a review of the performance goals and evaluation of the performance plan relative
to the agency's strategic human capital management;
[This review appears to be a discussion (narrative) of ActualResults documented in the
agency's human capital management plan, whose objectives should be aligned with and
supportive of the goals in the agency's GPRA plan.]
''( 6 ) describe how the agency ensures the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure
progress towards its performance goals, including an identification of--
under each PerformanceIndicator. However, in Part 3 consideration should be given to
including more explicit elements for this information.]
''(A) the means used to verify and validate measured values; ''(B) the sources for the data; ''(C) the level of accuracy required for the intended use of the data; ''(D) any limitations to the data at the required level of accuracy; and ''(E) how the agency has compensated for such limitations if needed to reach the required level of
accuracy; and ''(7) include the summary findings of those program evaluations completed during the period
covered by the update. ''(d) If an agency performance update includes any program activity or information that is
specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order to be kept secret in the
interest of national defense or foreign policy and is properly classified pursuant to such
Executive Order, the head of the agency shall make such information available in the classified
appendix provided under section 1115(e). ''(e) The functions and activities of this section shall be considered to be inherently governmental
functions. The drafting of agency performance updates under this section shall be performed only
by Federal employees. ''(f) Each fiscal year, the Office of Management and Budget shall determine whether the agency
programs or activities meet performance goals and objectives outlined in the agency performance
plans and submit a report on unmet goals to-- ''(1) the head of the agency; ''(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; ''(3) the Committee on Oversight and Governmental Reform of the House of Representatives;
and ''(4) the Government Accountability Office. ''( g ) If an agency's programs or activities have not met performance goals as determined by the
Office of Management and Budget for 1 fiscal year, the head of the agency shall submit a
performance improvement plan to the Office of Management and Budget to increase program
effectiveness for each unmet goal with measurable milestones. The agency shall designate a
senior official who shall oversee the performance improvement strategies for each unmet goal.
[A performance improvement plan appears to be no different than any other performance
plan, except that it is motivated by an ActualResult deemed to be less than satisfactory. If
that is not the case, the distinction will need to be clarified so that the additionally required
elements can be specified.] ''( h)(1 ) If the Office of Management and Budget determines that agency programs or activities
have unmet performance goals for 2 consecutive fiscal years, the head of the agency shall-- ''(A) submit to Congress a description of the actions the Administration will take to improve
performance, including proposed statutory changes or planned executive actions; and
[If this description entails elements not already included in StratML Part 2, Performance
Plans and Reports, the need for as well as the names and descriptions of those elements will
need to be determined.]
''(B) describe any additional funding the agency will obligate to achieve the goal, if such an
action is determined appropriate in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management
[In StratML Part 2, funding requirements can be identified as PerformanceIndicators of
the input type and both TargetResult s and ActualResult s can be documented for as many
StartDate s and EndDate s as desired.]
''(2) In providing additional funding described under paragraph (1)(B), the head of the agency
shall use any reprogramming or transfer authority available to the agency. If after exercising such
authority additional funding is necessary to achieve the level determined appropriate by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the head of the agency shall submit a request
to Congress for additional reprogramming or transfer authority. ''( i ) If an agency's programs or activities have not met performance goals as determined by the
Office of Management and Budget for 3 consecutive fiscal years, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall submit recommendations to Congress on actions to improve
performance not later than 60 days after that determination, including--
[It appears that such recommendations can and should be documented as a performance
plan in accordance with StratML Part 2. However, if the elements required to document
such recommendations differ from a normal performance plan, the additionally required
elements will need to be named and defined.]
''(1) reauthorization proposals for each program or activity that has not met performance goals; ''( 2 ) proposed statutory changes necessary for the program activities to achieve the proposed
level of performance on each performance goal; and
[The concept of Authority has been identified as a candidate for inclusion in StratML Part
3. Such an element could be used to name, describe, and link to statutory provisions
proposed to be changed.]
''(3) planned executive actions or identification of the program for termination or reduction in the
President's budget.''. SEC. 5 . FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS. Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1119 the
following: ''§ 1120. Federal Government and agency priority goals ''(a) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOALS.-- ''(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with agencies to
develop priority goals to improve the performance and management of the Federal Government.
Such Federal Government priority goals shall include--
[In StratM Part 3, if an attribute is associated with Objective s allowing the designation of
those that are deemed to be of high priority, the governmentwide plan could be
automatically aggregated from the individual agency plans on their own websites.]
[In StratML Part 2, the PeformanceIndicator s associated with each Objective can be
designated as being of the outcome type and the Relationship element can be used to
associate them with broader, cross-cutting goals.]
''( B ) goals for management improvements needed across the Federal Government, including-- ''(i) financial management;
[The plan of the Financial Management Line of Business ( FM LOB ) is available in
StratML format.]
[The plan of the Human Resources Management Line of Business (HR LOB) is available in
[The Federal CIO's 25-point plan for IT management reform and his cloud strategy are
available in StratML format.]
''(iv) procurement and acquisition management; and ''(v) real property management; ''(2) The Federal Government priority goals shall be long-term in nature. At a minimum, the
Federal Government priority goals shall be updated or revised every 4 years and made publicly
available concurrently with the submission of the budget of the United States Government made
in the first full fiscal year following any year in which the term of the President commences
under section 101 of title 3. As needed, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
may make adjustments to the Federal Government priority goals to reflect significant changes in
the environment in which the Federal Government is operating, with appropriate notification of
Congress. ''(3) When developing or making adjustments to Federal Government priority goals, the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget shall consult periodically with the Congress, including
obtaining majority and minority views from--
[In StratML Part 1, these committees can be documented as Stakeholders, and in Part 2
their roles can be named and described. However, in Part 3 consideration should be given
to enabling point of contact information to be associated with each stakeholder, such as
shown below.]
''(A) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; ''(B) the Committees on the Budget of the Senate and the House of Representatives; ''(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; ''(D) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; ''(E) the Committee on Finance of the Senate; ''(F) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and ''(G) any other committees as determined appropriate; ''(4) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall consult with the appropriate
committees of Congress at least once every 2 years.
''(5) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make information about the
Federal Government priority goals available on the website described under section 1122 of this
title. ''(6) The Federal Government performance plan required under section 1115(a) of this title shall
be consistent with the Federal Government priority goals. ''( b ) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.-- ''( 1 ) Every 2 years, the head of each agency listed in section 901(b) of this title, or as otherwise
determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall identify agency
priority goals from among the performance goals of the agency. The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall determine the total number of agency priority goals across the
Government, and the number to be developed by each agency. The agency priority goals shall--
''( A ) reflect the highest priorities of the agency, as determined by the head of the agency and
informed by the Federal Government priority goals provided under subsection (a) and the
consultations with Congress and other interested parties required by section 306(d) of title 5;
[In StratML Parts 1 & 2, Stakeholder s can be named and described. In Part 3, it may be
appropriate to enable inclusion of point of contact information, as shown below.]
''(B) have ambitious targets that can be achieved within a 2-year period; ''( C ) have a clearly identified agency official, known as a goal leader, who is responsible for the
''( D ) have interim quarterly targets for performance indicators if more frequent updates of actual
performance provides data of significant value to the Government, Congress, or program partners
at a reasonable level of administrative burden; and
[In StratML Part 2, as many TargetResults as desired can be identified and StartDate s
and EndDates can be associated with each of them.]
[In StratML Part 2, quarterly milestones can be identified as TargetResult s with EndDates
specified every three months. The concept of Milestones has been identified as a concept
for potentially more explicit treatment in StratML Part 3, but thought should be given to
whether a separate element is justified.]
''(2) If an agency priority goal includes any program activity or information that is specifically
authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of
national defense or foreign policy and is properly classified pursuant to such Executive order, the
head of the agency shall make such information available in the classified appendix provided
under section 1115(e). ''(c) The functions and activities of this section shall be considered to be inherently governmental
functions. The development of Federal Government and agency priority goals shall be performed
only by Federal employees.''. SEC. 6. QUARTERLY PRIORITY PROGRESS REVIEWS AND USE OF
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1120 (as added by
section 5 of this Act) the following: ''§ 1121 . Quarterly priority progress reviews and use of performance information ''( a ) USE OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION TO ACHIEVE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PRIORITY GOALS.--Not less than quarterly, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, with the support of the Performance Improvement Council, shall-- ''( 1 ) for each Federal Government priority goal required by section 1120(a) of this title, review
with the appropriate lead Government official the progress achieved during the most recent
quarter, overall trend data, and the likelihood of meeting the planned level of performance; ''( 2 ) include in such reviews officials from the agencies, organizations, and program activities
that contribute to the accomplishment of each Federal Government priority goal; ''( 3 ) assess whether agencies, organizations, program activities, regulations, tax expenditures,
policies, and other activities are contributing as planned to each Federal Government priority
goal; ''( 4 ) categorize the Federal Government priority goals by risk of not achieving the planned level
of performance; and
[CategorizationTypes is a candidate for inclusion in StratML Part 3. Failure risk level is
among the kinds of categorizations that might be documented in that element.]
''(5) for the Federal Government priority goals at greatest risk of not meeting the planned level of
performance, identify prospects and strategies for performance improvement, including any
needed changes to agencies, organizations, program activities, regulations, tax expenditures,
policies or other activities.
["Strategies for performance improvement" appear to constitute a performance plan and
"needed changes" seem to be objectives to be accomplished in order to achieve the desired
improvement goals. However, in StratML Part 3, some thought should be given to whether
any additional elements may be required to address this provision of the Act.]
''(b) AGENCY USE OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION TO ACHIEVE AGENCY
PRIORITY GOALS.--Not less than quarterly, at each agency required to develop agency priority
goals required by section 1120(b) of this title, the head of the agency and Chief Operating
Officer, with the support of the agency Performance Improvement Officer, shall-- ''(1) for each agency priority goal, review with the appropriate goal leader the progress achieved
during the most recent quarter, overall trend data, and the likelihood of meeting the planned level
of performance; ''(2) coordinate with relevant personnel within and outside the agency who contribute to the
accomplishment of each agency priority goal; ''(3) assess whether relevant organizations, program activities, regulations, policies, and other
activities are contributing as planned to the agency priority goals; ''(4) categorize agency priority goals by risk of not achieving the planned level of performance; and
[ CategorizationTypes is a candidate for inclusion in StratML Part 2. Failure risk level is
''(5) for agency priority goals at greatest risk of not meeting the planned level of performance,
identify prospects and strategies for performance improvement, including any needed changes to
agency program activities, regulations, policies, or other activities.''.
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1121 (as added by
section 6 of this Act) the following: ''§ 1122. Transparency of programs, priority goals, and results ''(a) TRANSPARENCY OF AGENCY PROGRAMS.-- ''(1) IN GENERAL.--Not later than October 1, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget shall-- ''(A) ensure the effective operation of a single website;
[Rendering plans and reports in open, standard, machine-readable format, like StratML,
will enable aggregated reporting not only on the website to be established by OMB but also
myriad other sites serving various communities of interest.]
[Rendering plans and reports in open, standard, machine-readable format, like StratML
(ANSI/AIIM 21:2009), will enable updated reporting not only on a quarterly basis but in
near-real time, on an ongoing basis, as agencies update their individual reports.]
''(C) include on the website information about each program identified by the agencies. ''(2) INFORMATION.--Information for each program described under paragraph (1) shall
include-- ''(A) an identification of how the agency defines the term 'program', consistent with guidance
provided by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, including the program
activities that are aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated to be considered a program by the agency;
[The concept of Program has been identified as a candidate for inclusion in StratML Part
''(B) a description of the purposes of the program and the contribution of the program to the
mission and goals of the agency; and
[The concept of the purposes appears to be the same as Objectives, which can be named
and described in StratML Parts 1 and 2. In addition, OtherInformation can be provided
about each objective. However, in Part 3 consideration should be given to whether
additional, more explicit elements may be needed to address the concept of program
"contributions".] ''(C) an identification of funding for the current fiscal year and previous 2 fiscal years.
[In StratML Part 2, funding can be documented as a PerformanceIndicator of the input
type for as many years as desired.]
''(b) TRANSPARENCY OF AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS AND RESULTS.--The head of each
agency required to develop agency priority goals shall make information about each agency
priority goal available to the Office of Management and Budget for publication on the website,
with the exception of any information covered by section 1120(b)(2) of this title. In addition to
an identification of each agency priority goal, the website shall also consolidate information
about each agency priority goal, including-- ''(1) a description of how the agency incorporated any views and suggestions obtained through
congressional consultations about the agency priority goal;
[In StratML Parts 1 and 2, each Stakeholder can be named and described, and in Part 2,
the Role of each stakeholder can also be named and described. In Part 3 it may be
appropriate to include a more explicit element addressing how stakeholder input has been
incorporated. However, another alternative would be to leave it to applications and
services, e.g., the website referenced in this provision, to address such information, apart
from the plans and reports themselves.]
''(2) an identification of key factors external to the agency and beyond its control that could
significantly affect the achievement of the agency priority goal;
[The concept of key or Critical Success Factors (CSFs) has not yet been addressed in
StratML Parts 1 or 2 but should be considered in Part 3 . It may be appropriate to name
the element SuccessFactor and provide attributes for internal versus external and key (or
critical) versus ancillary (or influencing).]
''(3) a description of how each agency priority goal will be achieved, including-- ''(A) the strategies and resources required to meet the priority goal;
[In StratML Part 2, the resources (and processes) required to achieve objectives can be
documented in the PerformanceIndicator element. The distinction between "strategies"
and objectives is unclear. Thus far, the assumption in the StratML standard has been that
the plan itself is the strategy. It appears that in this context the meaning of "strategies"
might be methods to be used to achieve the objective. If so, methods are analogous to
processes, and processes can also be documented under the PerformanceIndicator
element.] ''(B) clearly defined milestones;
[In StratML Part 2, milestones can be documented as TargetResults to be achieved by
EndDates within a single resource allocation and performance assessment period. The
concept of Milestones has been identified as a candidate for more explicit consideration in
StratML Part 3, but thought should be given as to whether it warrants separate treatment
from the concept of TargetResults.]
''(C) the organizations, program activities, regulations, policies, and other activities that
contribute to each goal, both within and external to the agency; ''(D) how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve the goal; and ''(E) an identification of the agency official responsible for achieving the priority goal; ''(4) the performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing progress; ''(5) a description of how the agency ensures the accuracy and reliability of the data used to
measure progress towards the priority goal, including an identification of-- ''(A) the means used to verify and validate measured values; ''(B) the sources for the data; ''(C) the level of accuracy required for the intended use of the data; ''(D) any limitations to the data at the required level of accuracy; and ''(E) how the agency has compensated for such limitations if needed to reach the required level of
accuracy; ''(6) the results achieved during the most recent quarter and overall trend data compared to the
planned level of performance; ''(7) an assessment of whether relevant organizations, program activities, regulations, policies,
and other activities are contributing as planned; ''(8) an identification of the agency priority goals at risk of not achieving the planned level of
performance; and ''(9) any prospects or strategies for performance improvement. ''(c) TRANSPARENCY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIORITY GOALS AND
RESULTS.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall also make available on
the website-- ''(1) a brief description of each of the Federal Government priority goals required by section
1120(a) of this title; ''(2) a description of how the Federal Government priority goals incorporate views and
suggestions obtained through congressional consultations; ''(3) the Federal Government performance goals and performance indicators associated with each
Federal Government priority goal as required by section 1115(a) of this title; ''(4) an identification of the lead Government official for each Federal Government performance
goal; ''(5) the results achieved during the most recent quarter and overall trend data compared to the
planned level of performance; ''(6) an identification of the agencies, organizations, program activities, regulations, tax
expenditures, policies, and other activities that contribute to each Federal Government priority
goal; ''(7) an assessment of whether relevant agencies, organizations, program activities, regulations,
tax expenditures, policies, and other activities are contributing as planned; ''(8) an identification of the Federal Government priority goals at risk of not achieving the
planned level of performance; and ''(9) any prospects or strategies for performance improvement. ''(d) INFORMATION ON WEBSITE.--The information made available on the website under this
section shall be readily accessible and easily found on the Internet by the public and members
and committees of Congress. Such information shall also be presented in a searchable,
machine-readable format. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue
guidance to ensure that such information is provided in a way that presents a coherent picture of
all Federal programs, and the performance of the Federal Government as well as individual
agencies.''. SEC. 8. AGENCY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS.
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1122 (as added by
section 7 of this Act) the following: ''§ 1123. Chief Operating Officers ''(a) ESTABLISHMENT.--At each agency, the deputy head of agency, or equivalent, shall be the
Chief Operating Officer of the agency. ''( b ) FUNCTION.--Each Chief Operating Officer shall be responsible for improving the
management and performance of the agency, and shall--
[In StratML Part 2 the names and roles of each Stakeholder can be named and described.
Consistent with section 10, the performance plan and report of each COO should be
published in machine-readable format and should contain these objectives.]
''(1) provide overall organization management to improve agency performance and achieve the
mission and goals of the agency through the use of strategic and performance planning,
measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to
improve the results achieved; ''(2) advise and assist the head of agency in carrying out the requirements of sections 1115
through 1122 of this title and section 306 of title 5; ''(3) oversee agency-specific efforts to improve management functions within the agency and
across Government; and ''(4) coordinate and collaborate with relevant personnel within and external to the agency who
have a significant role in contributing to and achieving the mission and goals of the agency, such
as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Capital Officer, Chief Acquisition Officer/Senior
Procurement Executive, Chief Information Officer, and other line of business chiefs at the
agency.''. SEC. 9. AGENCY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS AND THE
Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1123 (as added by
section 8 of this Act) the following: ''§ 1124. Performance Improvement Officers and the Performance Improvement Council ''(a) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS.-- ''(1) ESTABLISHMENT.--At each agency, the head of the agency, in consultation with the
agency Chief Operating Officer, shall designate a senior executive of the agency as the agency
Performance Improvement Officer. ''(2) FUNCTION.--Each Performance Improvement Officer shall report directly to the Chief
Operating Officer. Subject to the direction of the Chief Operating Officer, each Performance
Improvement Officer shall-- ''(A) advise and assist the head of the agency and the Chief Operating Officer to ensure that the
mission and goals of the agency are achieved through strategic and performance planning,
improve the results achieved; ''(B) advise the head of the agency and the Chief Operating Officer on the selection of agency
goals, including opportunities to collaborate with other agencies on common goals; ''(C) assist the head of the agency and the Chief Operating Officer in overseeing the
implementation of the agency strategic planning, performance planning, and reporting
requirements provided under sections 1115 through 1122 of this title and sections 306 of title 5,
including the contributions of the agency to the Federal Government priority goals; ''(D) support the head of agency and the Chief Operating Officer in the conduct of regular
reviews of agency performance, including at least quarterly reviews of progress achieved toward
agency priority goals, if applicable; ''(E) assist the head of the agency and the Chief Operating Officer in the development and use
within the agency of performance measures in personnel performance appraisals, and, as
appropriate, other agency personnel and planning processes and assessments; and ''(F) ensure that agency progress toward the achievement of all goals is communicated to leaders,
managers, and employees in the agency and Congress, and made available on a public website of
the agency. ''(b) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.-- ''(1) ESTABLISHMENT.--There is established a Performance Improvement Council, consisting
of-- ''(A) the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget, who shall
act as chairperson of the Council; ''(B) the Performance Improvement Officer from each agency defined in section 901(b) of this
title; ''(C) other Performance Improvement Officers as determined appropriate by the chairperson; and ''(D) other individuals as determined appropriate by the chairperson. ''(2) FUNCTION.--The Performance Improvement Council shall-- ''(A) be convened by the chairperson or the designee of the chairperson, who shall preside at the
meetings of the Performance Improvement Council, determine its agenda, direct its work, and
establish and direct subgroups of the Performance Improvement Council, as appropriate, to deal
with particular subject matters; ''(B) assist the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to improve the performance of
the Federal Government and achieve the Federal Government priority goals; ''(C) assist the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in implementing the planning,
reporting, and use of performance information requirements related to the Federal Government
priority goals provided under sections 1115, 1120, 1121, and 1122 of this title; ''(D) work to resolve specific Governmentwide or crosscutting performance issues, as necessary; ''(E) facilitate the exchange among agencies of practices that have led to performance
improvements within specific programs, agencies, or across agencies; ''(F) coordinate with other interagency management councils; ''(G) seek advice and information as appropriate from nonmember agencies, particularly smaller
agencies; ''(H) consider the performance improvement experiences of corporations, nonprofit
organizations, foreign, State, and local governments, Government employees, public sector
unions, and customers of Government services; ''(I) receive such assistance, information and advice from agencies as the Council may request,
which agencies shall provide to the extent permitted by law; and ''(J) develop and submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or when
appropriate to the President through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at
times and in such formats as the chair person may specify, recommendations to streamline and
improve performance management policies and requirements. ''(3) SUPPORT.-- ''(A) IN GENERAL.--The Administrator of General Services shall provide administrative and
other support for the Council to implement this section. ''(B) PERSONNEL.--The heads of agencies with Performance Improvement Officers serving on
the Council shall, as appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, provide at the request of the
chairperson of the Performance Improvement Council up to 2 personnel authorizations to serve
at the direction of the chairperson.''. SEC. 10 . FORMAT OF PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS. ( 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 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;
[Rendering plans and reports on the Web in open, standard format (like StratML) will
make it easy for those who care to do so to print them (or selected portions) on demand,
anytime and anywhere.]
[The Strategy Markup Language (StratML) standard (ANSI/AIIM 21:2009) is a
machine-readable format. It can also easily be transformed into other formats, e.g., PDF.
However, the reverse is not true.]
(3) make such plans and reports available on the website described under section 1122 of title 31,
[Rendering plans and reports on the Web in open, standard, machine-readable format (like
StratML) will make it easy not only to incorporate the data and information they contain
into the website required by this Act but also myriad other sites for the benefit of various
communities of interest. For example, such data and information should also be made
available through the Data.gov site.]
( b ) WEB-BASED PERFORMANCE PLANNING AND REPORTING.-- (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(e). (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,
(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. SEC. 11. REDUCING DUPLICATIVE AND OUTDATED AGENCY REPORTING. (a) BUDGET CONTENTS.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating second paragraph (33) as paragraph (35); and (2) by adding at the end the following: ''(37) the list of plans and reports, as provided for under
section 1125, that agencies identified for elimination or consolidation because the plans and
reports are determined outdated or duplicative of other required plans and reports.''. (b) ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY AGENCY REPORTING.-- Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is further amended by adding after section 1124 (as
added by section 9 of this Act) the following: '' § 1125 . Elimination of unnecessary agency reporting ''(a) AGENCY IDENTIFICATION OF UNNECESSARY REPORTS.-- Annually, based on guidance provided by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
the Chief Operating Officer at each agency shall-- ''( 1 ) compile a list that identifies all plans and reports the agency produces for Congress, in
accordance with statutory requirements or as directed in congressional reports;
[It would be good if this list were compiled as a strategic plan, in machine-readable format,
identifying the objectives and stakeholders of each plan or report. The concept of
Authority (e.g., statutory requirements and Congressional reports) has been identified as a
candidate for inclusion in SratML Part 3. In combination with such an element, rendering
the list of plans and reports in machine-readable StratML format would facilitate analysis,
consultation with Congress, and automated generation of the count required by this
subsection.] ''(2) analyze the list compiled under paragraph (1), identify which plans and reports are outdated
or duplicative of other required plans and reports, and refine the list to include only the plans and
reports identified to be outdated or duplicative; ''(3) consult with the congressional committees that receive the plans and reports identified under
paragraph (2) to determine whether those plans and reports are no longer useful to the
committees and could be eliminated or consolidated with other plans and reports; and ''(4) provide a total count of plans and reports compiled under paragraph (1) and the list of
outdated and duplicative reports identified under paragraph (2) to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget. ''(b) PLANS AND REPORTS.-- ''( 1 ) FIRST YEAR.--During the first year of implementation of this section, the list of plans and
reports identified by each agency as outdated or duplicative shall be not less than 10 percent of
all plans and reports identified under subsection (a)(1).
[This requirement should be documented as a TargetResult in a performance plan
addressing the requirements of this section .]
''( 2 ) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.--In each year following the first year described under paragraph
(1), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine the minimum percent
of plans and reports to be identified as outdated or duplicative on each list of plans and reports.
addressing the requirements of this section for each subsequent year.]
''(c) REQUEST FOR ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY REPORTS.-- In addition to including the list of plans and reports determined to be outdated or duplicative by
each agency in the budget of the United States Government, as provided by section 1105(a)(37),
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may concurrently submit to Congress
legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans and reports.''. SEC. 12 . PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES.
(a) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES.-- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, in consultation with the Performance Improvement Council, shall
identify the key skills and competencies needed by Federal Government personnel for developing
goals, evaluating programs, and analyzing and using performance information for the purpose of
improving Government efficiency and effectiveness. (b) POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, based on the identifications under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall incorporate, as appropriate, such key skills and competencies into relevant
position classifications. ( c ) INCORPORATION INTO EXISTING AGENCY TRAINING.--Not later than 2 years after
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall work with
each agency, as defined under section 306(f) of title 5, United States Code, to incorporate the key
skills identified under subsection (a) into training for relevant employees at each agency.
[The requirements of this section should be addressed in a strategic and annual
performance plans for human resources.]
(a) The table of contents for chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 306 and inserting the following: ''306. Agency strategic plans.''. (b) The table of contents for chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking
the items relating to section 1115 and 1116 and inserting the following: ''1115. Federal Government and agency performance plans.
''1116. Agency performance reporting.''. (c) The table of contents for chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following: ''1120. Federal Government and agency priority goals. ''1121. Quarterly priority progress reviews and use of performance information. ''1122. Transparency of programs, priority goals, and results. ''1123. Chief Operating Officers. ''1124. Performance Improvement Officers and the Performance Improvement Council. ''1125. Elimination of unnecessary agency reporting.''. SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT.
(a) INTERIM PLANNING AND REPORTING.-- (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 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 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. SEC. 15. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT AND LEGISLATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 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 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; and (B) any recommendations for improving implementation of this Act as determined appropriate. (2) IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATIONS.-- (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). (B) AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION.-- (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. (C) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING AND REPORTING IMPLEMENTATION.-- (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 General shall submit to Congress-- (I) an initial report on the evaluation 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 recommendations for improving implementation of this Act and
for streamlining the planning and reporting requirements of the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993.
See also the links cross-referenced in the tabulation at
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