#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,december #e1 #bjbd  ,,amendment3     
,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4    
#gji7 entitled ,an ,act to improve      
performance and accountability in the   
,federal ,government1 and for other     
purposes41 do pass with the following   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert3  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,agency ,performance ,act of #bjbd4  #b4
 ,establishment of ,strategic ,reviews  
and ,reporting  7a7 ,strategic ,reviews 
7#a7 ,in general ,section #aaba of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended--  7,a7 by striking the section 
heading and inserting ,progress reviews 
and use of performance information2 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7c7 ,agency reviews of progress       
towards strategic goals and objectives  
7#a7 ,covered ,goal defined ,in this    
subsection1 the term covered goal means 
a goal or objective established in the  

strategic plan of the agency under      
section #cjf7;a7 of title #e4  7#b7     
,review ,not less frequently than       
annually and consistent with guidance   
issued by the ,director of the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget1 the head and
 ,chief ,operating ,officer of each     
agency1 shall--  7,a7 for each covered  
goal1 review with the appropriate agency
 official responsible for the covered   
goal-- 7i7 the progress achieved toward 
the covered goal--  7,i7 during the most
 recent fiscal year2 or  7,,ii7 from    
recent sources of evidence available at 
the time of the review2 and  7ii7 the   
likelihood that the agency will achieve 
the covered goal2  7,b7 coordinate with 
relevant personnel within and outside   
the agency who contribute to the        
accomplishment of each covered goal2    
7,c7 assess progress toward each covered
 goal by reviewing performance          
information and other types of evidence 
relating to each covered goal1 such as  
program evaluations and statistical     

data2  7,d7 identify whether additional 
evidence is necessary to better assess  
progress toward each covered goal1 and  
prioritize the development of the       
evidence described in subparagraph 7,c71
 such as through the plans required     
under section #cab of title #e1 if      
applicable2  7,e7 assess whether        
relevant organizations1 program         
activities1 regulations1 policies1 and  
other activities contribute as planned  
to each covered goal2  7,f7 as          
appropriate1 leverage the assessment    
performed under subparagraph 7,e7 as    
part of the portfolio reviews required  
under section #ejc7;c77#a77;,g72  7,g7  
identify any risks or impediments that  
would reduce or otherwise decrease the  
likelihood that the agency will achieve 
the covered goal2 and  7,h7 for each    
covered goal at greatest risk of not    
being achieved1 identify prospects and  
strategies for performance improvement1 
including any necessary changes to      
program activities1 regulations1        

policies1 or other activities of the    
agency4  7#c7 ,support ,in fulfilling   
the requirements of paragraph 7#b71 the 
head and ,chief ,operating ,officer of  
each agency shall be supported by-- 7,a7
 the ,performance ,improvement ,officer 
of the agency2  7,b7 as appropriate1 the
 ,chief ,data ,officer1 ,evaluation     
,officer1 ,program ,management          
,improvement ,officer1 and ,statistical 
,official of the agency2 and  7,c7 any  
other senior agency official designated 
by the head of the agency1 the sustained
 involvement of whom may help the agency
 increase the likelihood of achieving #a
 or more covered goals4  4  7#b7        
,conforming amendment ,the table of     
sections for ,chapter #aa of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to section   
#aaba and inserting the following3      
#aaba4 ,progress reviews and use of     
performance information44  4  7b7       
,summary required ,section #aaaf of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    

amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#f77;,e71 by striking and
 at the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by
 striking the period at the end and     
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#h7 include a  
summary of the findings of the review of
 the agency under section #aaba7;c74  2 
and  7#b7 by striking subsections 7f7   
through 7i74  #c4 ,revisions to the     
,federal ,performance ,website ,section 
#aabb of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in  
subparagraph 7,c7--  7,i7 by inserting  
required to be included on the single   
website under subparagraph 7,a7 and the 
information2 before in the program      
inventory2 and  7,,ii7 by striking and  
at the end2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7,e7 ensure    
that the website described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 conforms with the     

requirements for websites under section 
#c7;a7 of the #bast ,century ,integrated
 ,digital ,experience ,act 7#dd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ceja note74  2 and  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#d71 by striking subparagraph
 7,a7 and inserting the following3  7,a7
 archive and preserve-- 7i7 the         
information included in the program     
inventory required under paragraph      
7#b77;,b71 including the information    
described in paragraph 7#c71 after the  
end of the period during which that     
information is made available2 and  7ii7
 the information included in the single 
website under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 in    
accordance with subsections 7b7 and 7c7 
after the end of the period during which
 such information is made available on  
the website2 and  2  7#b7 in subsection 
7b71 by striking paragraph 7#f7 and     
inserting the following3  7#f7 the      
results achieved toward the agency      
priority goals established under section
 #aabj7;b7-- 7,a7 during the most recent
 quarter and overall trend data for each

 quarter compared to the planned level  
of performance2 and  7,b7 at the end of 
the #b-year agency priority goal period 
compared to the overall planned level of
 performance2  2 and  7#c7 in subsection
 7c71 by striking paragraph 7#e7 and    
inserting the following3  7#e7 the      
results achieved toward the priority    
goals developed under section           
#aabj7;a77#a7-- 7,a7 during the most    
recent quarter and overall trend data   
for each quarter compared to the planned
 level of performance2 and  7,b7 at the 
end of the #d-year ,federal ,government 
priority goal period compared to the    
overall planned level of performance2  4
  #d4 ,federal ,government ,priority    
,goals ,section #aabj7;a77#b7 of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking the second sentence and     
inserting 8,such goals shall--  7,a7 be 
updated and revised not less frequently 
than during the first year of each      
,presidential term2  7,b7 be made       
publicly available not less frequently  

than concurrently with the submission of
 the budget of the ,united ,states      
,government under section #aaje7;a7 made
 during the first full fiscal year      
following any year during which a term  
of the ,president commences under       
section #aja of title #c2  7,c7 include 
plans for the successful achievement of 
each goal within each single            
,presidential term2 and  7,d7 explicitly
 cite to any specific contents of the   
budget described in subparagraph 7,b7   
that support the achievement of each    
goal4  4  #e4 ,federal ,government      
,priority ,goal ,co-,leaders ,section   
#aaae7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by striking paragraph 
7#c7 and inserting the following3  7#c7 
for each ,federal ,government           
performance goal1 identify1 as          
appropriate1 not fewer than #b lead     
,government officials who shall jointly 
be responsible for coordinating the     
efforts to achieve the goal1 of whom--  
7,a7 not less than #a shall be from the 

,executive ,office of the ,president2   
and  7,b7 not less than #a shall be from
 an agency identified as contributing to
 the ,federal ,government performance   
goal described in paragraph 7#b72  4    
#f4 ,repeal of ,outdated ,pilot         
,projects  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aa 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking sections #aaah and  
#aaai4  7b7 ,conforming amendment       
,section #igjd of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
striking subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by   
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections for chapter #aa 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking the items relating  
to sections #aaah and #aaai4  #g4       
,clarifying ,amendments  7a7            
,clarification of ,requirement ,to ,cite
 to ,evidence-,building ,activities in  
,strategic ,plans ,section #cjf7;a7 of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#h7 by    

inserting 1 as applicable after section 
#cab2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#i71 in   
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 
by inserting with respect to the head of
 an agency required to develop a plan   
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of   
section #cab1 before an assessment4  7b7
 ,clarification of ,timing of ,agency   
,performance ,report ,section           
#aaaf7;b77#a7 of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
shall occur no less than #aej days after
 and inserting shall occur not later    
than #aej days after4  #h4 ,,gao report 
,not later than #ah months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,oversight and            
,accountability of the ,house of        
,representatives a report on the        
effectiveness of this ,act and the      
amendments made by this ,act4  ,clerk4