3.0.0 185 2022-02-03T05:35:00Z 2022-02-03T05:35:00Z House H HR 2005-01-04 109 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2005-03-17T23:00:00Z Markup by 2005-03-10T21:15:22Z Referred to 2005-01-04T16:56:00Z H. Rept. 109-26 2005-03-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00012 2005-03-17 Reported by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 109-26. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2005-03-17 Reported by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 109-26. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2005-03-10 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14. Committee 2005-03-10 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2005-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2005-01-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E15) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 N D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2005-01-04 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2005-02-09 False 2005-03-17T06:00:00Z H.R. 185, Program Assessment and Results Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16320 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on March 10, 2005</p> 2005-03-17T06:00:00Z H.R. 185, Program Assessment and Results Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16320 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on March 10, 2005 Government Operations and Politics Armed Forces and National Security Classified defense information Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Government publicity Official secrets Performance measurement Planning-programming-budgeting Productivity in government Science, Technology, Communications Strategic planning Waste in government spending Web sites Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-01-04 Introduced in House 2005-04-13T18:37:37Z Program Assessment and Results Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the maximum extent practicable to conduct, jointly with agencies of the Federal Government, an assessment of each Federal program at least once every five fiscal years (program assessments).

Requires the Director to report to Congress the results of program assessments conducted during a fiscal year at the same time the President submits the next budget after the end of such fiscal year. Provides for the submission of program assessments containing classified information.

Requires that program assessment functions and activities be performed only by Federal employees as inherently Governmental functions.

Changes: (1) the date by which the heads of each Federal agency are required to submit strategic plans for program activities to September 30 of each year following a presidential election, beginning with September 30, 2005; and (2) the period of coverage for strategic plans from five to four years.

]]> 79 2005-03-17 Reported to House without amendment 2005-04-13T18:43:56Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Program Assessment and Results Act - (Sec. 3) States as the purposes of this Act: (1) improving the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 by implementing a process to determine the strengths and weaknesses of Federal programs, with a particular focus on results produced by individual programs; (2) using information to help the executive branch make informed management decisions and evidence-based funding requests; and (3) providing Congress with the information necessary to conduct more effective oversight and make better-informed authorization and spending decisions.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to the maximum extent practicable, to conduct, jointly with agencies of the Federal Government, an assessment of each Federal program at least once every five fiscal years (program assessments).

Requires the Director to: (1) coordinate with Federal agency heads to determine the programs to be assessed and to evaluate the purpose, design, strategic plan, management, and results of such programs; (2) develop criteria for identifying programs to be assessed each fiscal year; (3) assess certain higher priority programs more frequently than once every five years; (4) publish in electronic format and provide to Congress a list of programs to be assessed during a fiscal year and the criteria to be used to assess the programs, and allow interested person to comment on such programs; and (5) provide guidance to Federal agency heads for implementing the requirements of this Act.

Requires the Director to report to Congress the results of program assessments conducted during a fiscal year at the same time the President submits the next budget after the end of such fiscal year. Provides for the submission of program assessments containing classified information.

Requires that program assessment functions and activities be performed only by Federal employees as inherently Governmental functions.

(Sec. 5) Changes: (1) the date by which the heads of each Federal agency are required to submit strategic plans for program activities to September 30 of each year following a presidential election, beginning with September 30, 2005; and (2) the period of coverage for strategic plans from five to four years.

]]> Program Assessment and Results Act Short Titles as Introduced Program Assessment and Results Act Short Titles as Reported to House Program Assessment and Results Act H House Display Title Program Assessment and Results Act Official Title as Introduced To require the review of Government programs at least once every 5 years for purposes of evaluating their performance. Reported in House 2005-03-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr185rh/xml/BILLS-109hr185rh.xml Introduced in House 2005-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr185ih/xml/BILLS-109hr185ih.xml 2005-03-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 12. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.