usc:us:5:322

text: U.S.C. Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES 5 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES PART I - THE AGENCIES GENERALLY CHAPTER 3 - POWERS SUBCHAPTER III - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY Sec. 322 - Federal Government service delivery From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §322. Federal Government service delivery (a) 1 Federal Government Service Delivery Lead .—The Director shall designate or appoint a senior official as the Federal Government Service Delivery Lead within the Office of Management and Budget whose responsibility is to coordinate governmentwide efforts to improve Government service delivery by agencies. The individual shall have the following duties and authorities: (1) Facilitate and coordinate governmentwide efforts to improve Government service delivery provided by agencies, particularly with respect to high impact service providers. (2) Carry out the duties and powers prescribed by the Director. (3) Serve as the lead, governmentwide official responsible for supporting Government service delivery. (4) Advise the Director concerning the improvement of Government service delivery provided by agencies. (5) In consultation with each lead agency service delivery official and any other agency stakeholder as appropriate, develop and oversee the implementation of governmentwide Government service delivery standards, policies, and guidelines for services and programs provided by agencies, including standards, policies, and guidelines to— (A) understand the needs of an individual, business, or organization interacting with an agency; (B) solicit and consider voluntary feedback on the Government service delivery by the agency; (C) assess Government service delivery processes; (D) consider the factors of ease, efficiency, transparency, accessibility, fairness, burden (as defined in section 3502 of title 44), and duration, including wait and processing times, with respect to Government service delivery; and (E) encourage the adoption of commercial products and services in accordance with section 3307 of title 41. (6) Collect and report qualitative and quantitative information or data on Government service delivery through existing reporting mechanisms. (7) Evaluate the quality of Government service delivery, including through the establishment of performance metrics developed using the standards, policies, and guidelines developed pursuant to paragraph (5) and the information or data collected and reported pursuant to paragraph (6). (8) Engage with stakeholders to identify leading practices in service design and delivery that would improve Government service delivery across and within agencies. (9) Ensure agency service delivery initiatives, including those related to the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (15 U.S.C. 3501 note; Public Law 115–336), are identified in agency congressional budget justifications. (10) Coordinate with Office of Management and Budget stakeholders and other agency stakeholders on Government service delivery. (11) In collaboration with relevant agency officials as appropriate, and in coordination with relevant Office of Management and Budget stakeholders, ensure that websites of agencies, including those associated with high impact service providers, are consistent with the objectives of this subchapter, the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act, and any other applicable law. (Added Pub. L. 118–231, §2(a), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2830.) 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted.