§ 1120. Federal Government and agency priority goals

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2011

   GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

   Pub. L. 111–352 § 5 · 124 Stat. 3866

   Enacted · 31 U.S.C. § 1120

   Added Pub. L. 111–352, § 5, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3873

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 111–352, § 5, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3873

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   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— “(A) outcome-oriented goals covering a limited number of crosscutting policy areas; and “(B) goals for management improvements needed across the Federal Government, including— “(i) financial management; “(ii) human capital management; “(iii) information technology management; “(iv) procurement and acquisition management; and “(v) real property management; “(2) The Federal Government priority goals shall be long-term in nature. Deadline. Public information. 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— “(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 Determination. 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; “(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 achievement of each agency priority goal; “(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 “(E) have clearly defined quarterly milestones. “(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.” .

2. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 div. H title XCVI § 9601(c)(2)(C) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 1120(a)(5)

   Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “a website described in” for “the website described under”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “a website described in” for “the website described under”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) Section 1120(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking “the website described under” and inserting “a website described in”.

3. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–190 § 4 · 138 Stat. 2655

   Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 1120(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 118–190 substituted “Such goals shall—” and subpars. (A) to (D) for “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.”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–190 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 118–190 substituted “Such goals shall—” and subpars. (A) to (D) for “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.”

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