To improve performance and accountability in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
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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:
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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
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)
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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)
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Sponsors
Gary C. Peters
D-MI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
Enrolled (Passed Congress)Passed House (inferred from enr version)
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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.
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
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "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
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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