1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 measuring program performance against those goals, and reporting publicly on their progress; (3) improve Federal program effectiveness and public accountability by promoting a new focus on results, service quality, and customer satisfaction; (4) help Federal managers improve service delivery, by requiring that they plan for meeting program objectives and by providing them with information about program results and service quality; and (5) improve congressional decisionmaking by providing more objective information on achieving statutory objectives, and on the relative effectiveness and efficiency of Federal programs and spending. 14 SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLANNING. 15 Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 16 by adding after section 305 the following new section: 17 "8306. Strategic plans 18 "(a) No later than September 30, 1997, the head of 19 each agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of 20 Management and Budget a strategic plan for program ac21 tivities. Such plan shall contain- 22 "(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the agen 23 24 cy; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4 "(2) general goals and objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for the major functions and operations of the agency; "(3) a description of how the goals and objec tives are to be achieved; "(4) a description of how the performance goals included in the plan required by section 1115(a) of title 31 shall be related to the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan; "(5) an identification of those key factors exter nal to the agency and beyond its control that could significantly affect the achievement of the general goals and objectives; and "(6) a description of the program evaluations used in establishing or revising general goals and ob jectives, with a schedule for future program evaluations. "(b) The strategic plan shall cover a period of not 19 less than five years forward from the fiscal year in which 20 it is submitted, and shall be updated and revised at least 21 every three years. 22 "(c) The performance plan required by section 1115 23 of title 31 shall be consistent with the agency's strategic 24 plan. A performance plan may not be submitted for a fis 5 1 cal year not covered by a current strategic plan under this 2 section. 3 "(d) When developing a strategic plan, the agency 4 shall consult with the Congress, and shall solicit and con5 sider the views and suggestions of those entities poten6 tially affected by or interested in such a plan. 7 "(e) For purposes of this section the term 'agency' 8 means an Executive agency defined under section 105 and 9 the United States Postal Service, but does not include the 10 Central Intelligence Agency, the General Accounting Of11 fice, the Panama Canal Commission, and the Postal Rate 12 Commission.". 13 SEC. 4. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS. 14 (a) BUDGET CONTENTS AND SUBMISSION TO CON15 GRESS.-Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 16 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 17 paragraph: 18 19 20 21 "(29) beginning with fiscal year 1999, a Federal Government performance plan for the overall budget as provided for under section 1115.". (b) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND REPORTS.-Chapter 22 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 23 after section 1114 the following new sections: 6 1 "81115. Performance plans 2 "(a) In carrying out the provisions of section 3 1105(a)(29), the Office of Management and Budget shall 4 require each agency to prepare an annual performance 5 plan covering each program activity set forth in the budget 6 of such agency. Such plan shall 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "(1) establish performance goals to define the level of performance to be achieved by a program ac tivity; "(2) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable form unless permitted an alternative form under subsection (b); "(3) establish performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the relevant outputs, service levels, and outcomes of each program activity; "(4) provide a basis for comparing actual program results with the established performance goals; and "(5) describe the means to be used to verify and validate measured values. 21 "(b) If an agency, in consultation with the Office of 22 Management and Budget, determines that it is not fea23 sible to express the performance goals for a particular pro24 gram activity in an objective and quantifiable form, the 25 Office of Management and Budget may authorize an alter26 native form. Such alternative form shall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 of 7 "(1) include separate descriptive statements “(A) a minimally effective program, and "(B) a successful program, with sufficient precision and in such terms that would allow for an accurate, independent determination of whether the program activity's per formance meets the criteria of either description; or “(2) state why it is infeasible or impractical to express a performance goal in any form for the program activity. "(c) In preparing a comprehensive and informative 14 plan under this section, an agency may aggregate, 15 disaggregate, or consolidate program activities, provided 16 that any aggregation or consolidation does not omit or 17 minimize the significance of any program activity con18 stituting a major function or operation for the agency. 19 "(d) An agency may prepare a classified or non-pub20 lic annex to its plan covering program activities or parts 21 of program activities relating to— "(1) national security; "(2) the conduct of foreign affairs; or 22 23 24 "(3) the avoidance of interference with criminal |