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 PUBLIC LAW 103-62—AUG. 3, 1993 107 STAT. 285 Public Law 103-62 103d Congress An Act To provide for the establishment of strategic planning and performance measurement Aug. 3, 1993 in the Federtd Government, and for other purposes. [S. 20] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Government Performance SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. and Results Act of 1993 This Act may be cited as the "Government Performance and oi TT<?riini Results Act of 1993". note SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 31 USC 1115 (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds that— "°^ (1) waste and inefficiency in Federal programs undermine the confidence of the American people in the Government and reduces the Federal Government s ability to address adequately vital public needs; (2) Federal managers are seriously disadvantaged in their efforts to improve program efficiency and effectiveness, because of insufficient articulation of program goals and inadequate information on program performance; and (3) congressional policymaking, spending decisions and program oversight are seriously handicapped by insufficient attention to program performance and results. (b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this Act are to— (1) improve the confidence of the American people in the capability of the Federal Government, by systematically holding Federal agencies accountable for achieving program results; (2) initiate program performance reform with a series of pilot projects in setting program goals, 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 qutdity, 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; (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; and (6) improve internal management of the Federal Government.

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