[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3980 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3980

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                                 An Act


 
     To provide for identifying and eliminating redundant reporting 
requirements and developing meaningful performance metrics for homeland 
          security preparedness grants, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced 
Performance for Preparedness Grants Act''.
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING REDUNDANCIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY PREPAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAMS.
    (a) In General.--Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 2023. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING REDUNDANCIES AND DEVELOPMENT 
OF PERFORMANCE METRICS.
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `covered grants' means 
grants awarded under section 2003, grants awarded under section 2004, 
and any other grants specified by the Administrator.
    ``(b) Initial Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of the Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for 
Preparedness Grants Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes--
        ``(1) an assessment of redundant reporting requirements imposed 
    by the Administrator on State, local, and tribal governments in 
    connection with the awarding of grants, including--
            ``(A) a list of each discrete item of data requested by the 
        Administrator from grant recipients as part of the process of 
        administering covered grants;
            ``(B) identification of the items of data from the list 
        described in subparagraph (A) that are required to be submitted 
        by grant recipients on multiple occasions or to multiple 
        systems; and
            ``(C) identification of the items of data from the list 
        described in subparagraph (A) that are not necessary to be 
        collected in order for the Administrator to effectively and 
        efficiently administer the programs under which covered grants 
        are awarded;
        ``(2) a plan, including a specific timetable, for eliminating 
    any redundant and unnecessary reporting requirements identified 
    under paragraph (1); and
        ``(3) a plan, including a specific timetable, for promptly 
    developing a set of quantifiable performance measures and metrics 
    to assess the effectiveness of the programs under which covered 
    grants are awarded.
    ``(c) Biennial Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the initial report is required to be submitted under subsection 
(b), and once every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a grants management report 
that includes--
        ``(1) the status of efforts to eliminate redundant and 
    unnecessary reporting requirements imposed on grant recipients, 
    including--
            ``(A) progress made in implementing the plan required under 
        subsection (b)(2);
            ``(B) a reassessment of the reporting requirements to 
        identify and eliminate redundant and unnecessary requirements;
        ``(2) the status of efforts to develop quantifiable performance 
    measures and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the programs 
    under which the covered grants are awarded, including--
            ``(A) progress made in implementing the plan required under 
        subsection (b)(3);
            ``(B) progress made in developing and implementing 
        additional performance metrics and measures for grants, 
        including as part of the comprehensive assessment system 
        required under section 649 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
        Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 749); and
        ``(3) a performance assessment of each program under which the 
    covered grants are awarded, including--
            ``(A) a description of the objectives and goals of the 
        program;
            ``(B) an assessment of the extent to which the objectives 
        and goals described in subparagraph (A) have been met, based on 
        the quantifiable performance measures and metrics required 
        under this section, section 2022(a)(4), and section 649 of the 
        Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
        749);
            ``(C) recommendations for any program modifications to 
        improve the effectiveness of the program, to address changed or 
        emerging conditions; and
            ``(D) an assessment of the experience of recipients of 
        covered grants, including the availability of clear and 
        accurate information, the timeliness of reviews and awards, and 
        the provision of technical assistance, and recommendations for 
        improving that experience.
    ``(d) Grants Program Measurement Study.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the enactment 
    of Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness 
    Grants Act, the Administrator shall enter into a contract with the 
    National Academy of Public Administration under which the National 
    Academy of Public Administration shall assist the Administrator in 
    studying, developing, and implementing--
            ``(A) quantifiable performance measures and metrics to 
        assess the effectiveness of grants administered by the 
        Department, as required under this section and section 649 of 
        the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
        U.S.C. 749); and
            ``(B) the plan required under subsection (b)(3).
        ``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
    the contract described in paragraph (1) is awarded, the 
    Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
    Congress a report that describes the findings and recommendations 
    of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
        ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized to 
    be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may be necessary 
    to carry out this subsection.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 2023. Identification of reporting redundancies and development of 
          performance metrics.''.


                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.