§ 503. Functions of Deputy Director for Management

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. 1990

   Pub. L. 101–576 title II § 202(b) · 104 Stat. 2838

   Enacted · 31 U.S.C. § 503

   Added Pub. L. 101–576, title II, § 202(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2839

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 101–576, title II, § 202(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2839

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Functions of Deputy Director for Management.— Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 502 the following: “§503. Functions of Deputy Director for Management “(a) Subject to the direction and approval of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management shall establish governmentwide financial management policies for executive agencies and shall perform the following financial management functions: “(1) Perform all functions of the Director, including all functions delegated by the President to the Director, relating to financial management. “(2) Provide overall direction and leadership to the executive branch on financial management matters by establishing financial management policies and requirements, and by monitoring the establishment and operation of Federal Government financial management systems. “(3) Review agency budget requests for financial management systems and operations, and advise the Director on the resources required to develop and effectively operate and maintain Federal Government financial management systems and to correct major deficiencies in such systems. “(4) Review and, where appropriate, recommend to the Director changes to the budget and legislative proposals of agencies to ensure that they are in accordance with financial management plans of the Office of Management and Budget. “(5) Monitor the financial execution of the budget in relation to actual expenditures, including timely performance reports. “(6) Oversee, periodically review, and make recommendations to heads of agencies on the administrative structure of agencies with respect to their financial management activities. “(7) Develop and maintain qualification standards for agency Chief Financial Officers and for agency Deputy Chief Financial Officers appointed under sections 901 and 903, respectively. “(8) Provide advice to agency heads with respect to the selection of agency Chief Financial Officers and Deputy Chief Financial Officers. “(9) Provide advice to agencies regarding the qualifications, recruitment, performance, and retention of other financial management personnel. “(10) Assess the overall adequacy of the professional qualifications and capabilities of financial management staffs through-out the Government and make recommendations on ways to correct problems which impair the capacity of those staffs. “(11) Settle differences that arise among agencies regarding the implementation of financial management policies. “(12) Chair the Chief Financial Officers Council established by section 302 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. “(13) Communicate with the financial officers of State and local governments, and foster the exchange with those officers of information concerning financial management standards, techniques, and processes. “(14) Issue such other policies and directives as may be necessary to carry out this section, and perform any other function prescribed by the Director. “(b) Subject to the direction and approval of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management shall establish general management policies for executive agencies and perform the following general management functions: “(1) Coordinate and supervise the general management functions of the Office of Management and Budget. “(2) Perform all functions of the Director, including all functions delegated by the President to the Director, relating to— “(A) managerial systems, including the systematic measurement of performance; “(B) procurement policy; “(C) grant, cooperative agreement, and assistance management; “(D) information and statistical policy; “(E) property management; “(F) human resources management; “(G) regulatory affairs; and “(H) other management functions, including organizational studies, long-range planning, program evaluation, productivity improvement, and experimentation and demonstration programs. “(3) Provide complete, reliable, and timely information to the President, the Congress, and the public regarding the management activities of the executive branch. “(4) Facilitate actions by the Congress and the executive branch to improve the management of Federal Government operations and to remove impediments to effective administration. “(5) Provide leadership in management innovation, through— “(A) experimentation, testing, and demonstration programs; and “(B) the adoption of modern management concepts and technologies. “(6) Work with State and local governments to improve and strengthen intergovernmental relations, and provide assistance to such governments with respect to intergovernmental programs and cooperative arrangements. “(7) Review and, where appropriate, recommend to the Director changes to the budget and legislative proposals of agencies to ensure that they respond to program evaluations by, and are in accordance with general management plans of, the Office of Management and Budget. “(8) Provide advice to agencies on the qualification, recruitment, performance, and retention of managerial personnel. “(9) perform any other functions prescribed by the Director.”.

2. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–272 § 4(f)(1)(B) · 108 Stat. 745

   Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 503(b)(9)

   Pub. L. 103–272 substituted “Perform” for “perform”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 103–272 substituted “Perform” for “perform”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) In section 503(b)(9), strike “perform” and substitute “Perform”.

3. 1999

   Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000

   Pub. L. 106–58 § 638(g)(1) · 113 Stat. 430

   Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 503(a)(7)

   Pub. L. 106–58, § 638(g)(1), substituted “respectively (excluding any officer designated or appointed under section 901(c)).” for “respectively.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 106–58, § 638(g)(1), substituted “respectively (excluding any officer designated or appointed under section 901(c)).” for “respectively.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in paragraph (7) by striking “respectively.” and inserting “respectively (excluding any officer designated or appointed under section 901(c)).”; and

4. 1999

   Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2000

   Pub. L. 106–58 § 638(g)(2) · 113 Stat. 430

   Substituted · 31 U.S.C. § 503(a)(8)

   Pub. L. 106–58, § 638(g)(2), substituted “Officers (excluding any officer designated or appointed under section 901(c)).” for “Officers.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 106–58, § 638(g)(2), substituted “Officers (excluding any officer designated or appointed under section 901(c)).” for “Officers.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in paragraph (8) by striking “Officers.” and inserting “Officers (excluding any officer designated or appointed under section 901(c)).”.

5. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–347 title I § 102(b) · 116 Stat. 2899

   1. Added · 31 U.S.C. § 503(b)(5)(10)

      Pub. L. 107–347 added par. (5)

   2. Redesignated · 31 U.S.C. § 503(b)(5)(10)

      Pub. L. 107–347 redesignated former pars. (5) to (9) as (6) to (10), respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(5) to (10). Pub. L. 107–347 added par. (5) and redesignated former pars. (5) to (9) as (6) to (10), respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Modification of Deputy Director for Management Functions.— Section 503(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: “(5) Chair the Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603 of title 44.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–347 effective 120 days after Dec. 17, 2002, see section 402(a)(1) of Pub. L. 107–347, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3601 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

6. 2016

   Program Management Improvement Accountability Act

   Pub. L. 114–264 § 2(a)(1) · 130 Stat. 1371

   Added · 31 U.S.C. § 503(c)

   Pub. L. 114–264 added subsec. (c)

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 114–264 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Additional functions.— Section 503 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Program and Project Management.— “(1) Requirement.— Subject to the direction and approval of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management or a designee shall— “(A) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management for executive agencies; “(B) oversee implementation of program and project management for the standards, policies, and guidelines established under subparagraph (A); “(C) chair the Program Management Policy Council established under section 1126(b); “(D) establish standards and policies for executive agencies, consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery; “(E) engage with the private sector to identify best practices in program and project management that would improve Federal program and project management; “(F) conduct portfolio reviews to address programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office; “(G) not less than annually, conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs in coordination with Project Management Improvement Officers designated under section 1126(a)(1) to assess the quality and effectiveness of program management; and “(H) establish a 5-year strategic plan for program and project management. “(2) Application to department of defense.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the Department of Defense to the extent that the provisions of that paragraph are substantially similar to or duplicative of— “(A) the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10; or “(B) policy, guidance, or instruction of the Department related to program management.” .

7. 2016

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

   Pub. L. 114–328 div. A title VIII § 861(a)(1) · 130 Stat. 2000

   Added · 31 U.S.C. § 503(c)

   Pub. L. 114–328 added second identical subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–328 added second identical subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Additional functions.— Section 503 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Program and Project Management.— “(1) Requirement.— Subject to the direction and approval of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management or a designee shall— “(A) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management for executive agencies; “(B) oversee implementation of program and project management for the standards, policies, and guidelines established under subparagraph (A); “(C) chair the Program Management Policy Council established under section 1126(b); “(D) establish standards and policies for executive agencies, consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery; “(E) engage with the private sector to identify best practices in program and project management that would improve Federal program and project management; “(F) conduct portfolio reviews to address programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office; “(G) not less than annually, conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs in coordination with Project Management Improvement Officers designated under section 1126(a)(1) to assess the quality and effectiveness of program management; and “(H) establish a 5-year strategic plan for program and project management. “(2) Application to department of defense.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the Department of Defense to the extent that the provisions of that paragraph are substantially similar to or duplicative of— “(A) the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10; or “(B) policy, guidance, or instruction of the Department related to program management.” .

8. 2017

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

   Pub. L. 115–91 div. A title VIII § 810(a) · 131 Stat. 1283

   Repealed · 31 U.S.C. § 503(c)

   Pub. L. 115–91 repealed second subsec. (c) as added by Pub. L. 114–328. See 2016 Amendment notes below

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91 repealed second subsec. (c) as added by Pub. L. 114–328. See 2016 Amendment notes below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Repeal of Duplicative Provision Related to Program and Project Management.— Subsection (c) of section 503 of title 31, United States Code, as added by section 861(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2298), is repealed.

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