S709-118

Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To improve performance and accountability in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 8, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill requires federal agencies to conduct annual strategic reviews of their goals, assess progress using performance information and evidence, and coordinate across organizations to achieve objectives. It strengthens the GPRA Modernization Act framework.

Who Benefits and How

  • Taxpayers benefit from improved government accountability and performance
  • Congress gains better oversight information on agency goal achievement
  • Agency leadership has clearer framework for performance management
  • Program beneficiaries may see improved service delivery

Who Bears the Burden and How

  • Federal agencies must conduct annual strategic reviews
  • Chief Operating Officers bear responsibility for progress reviews
  • OMB must issue guidance on review processes
  • Administrative costs for performance tracking

Key Provisions

  • Mandates annual strategic reviews of agency goals
  • Requires assessment of progress likelihood for each goal
  • Requires coordination within and across agencies
  • Prioritizes development of evidence for goal assessment
  • Reviews regulatory and administrative activities supporting goals

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill aims to enhance performance and accountability within the Federal Government by amending existing statutes to mandate more rigorous strategic reviews, improve public reporting on performance, clarify goal-setting processes, and assign clear leadership for achieving federal goals.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Public Administration, Federal Budgeting, Transparency

Primary Purpose

This bill aims to enhance performance and accountability within the Federal Government by amending existing statutes to mandate more rigorous strategic reviews, improve public reporting on performance, clarify goal-setting processes, and assign clear leadership for achieving federal goals.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Public Administration Federal Budgeting Transparency

Federal Agency Performance and Accountability

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • The Public (through improved government efficiency and transparency)
  • Federal Agencies (through clearer goals, better performance management tools, and support structures)
  • Congress (through enhanced oversight capabilities)
Model: gemini:gemini-2.5-flash | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Federal Agencies (including agency heads, COOs, and various officers)
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Comptroller General of the United States (GAO)
Model: gemini:gemini-2.5-flash | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Enrolled (Passed Congress)
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 5, 2024

Dec 5, 2024 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from enr version)

Dec 5, 2024 (inferred)

Passed Senate (inferred from enr version)

Dec 5, 2024 (inferred)

Enrolled Bill (inferred from enr version)

Mar 8, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
28 mentions across 27 clauses
+4 positive -10 negative ?14 uncertain

Executive Office of the President, Federal agencies, Federal agencies and affected program participants

Federal agencies and affected program participants faces effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: Federal agencies

Negative-direction: Government Accountability Office, Office of Management and Budget

Technology
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Online platforms and child online safety users

9/9
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Public Administration Federal Budgeting Transparency
Actor Mappings
"agency_officials"
→ Performance Improvement Officer, Chief Data Officer, Evaluation Officer, Program Management Improvement Officer, Statistical Official, and other senior agency officials
"comptroller_general"
→ Comptroller General of the United States (Government Accountability Office)
"the_director_of_omb"
→ Director of the Office of Management and Budget
"agency_heads_and_coos"
→ The head and Chief Operating Officer of each Federal agency
"congressional_committees"
→ Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives
"lead_government_officials"
→ Officials from the Executive Office of the President and contributing agencies responsible for Federal Government performance goals

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered goal" §2(c)(1)

A goal or objective established in the strategic plan of an agency under section 306(a) of title 5, United States Code.

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