Summary: Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) establish a policy under which eligible agency employees may be authorized to telework; (2) determine employee eligibility to participate in telework; and (3) notify all employees of their eligibility to telework.Requires the telework policy to: (1) ensure that telework does not diminish employee performance or agency operations; (2) require a written agreement between an agency manager and an employee that outlines the specific work arrangement agreed to; (3) provide that an employee may not be authorized to telework if that employee's performance does not comply with the terms of the agreement; (4) not apply to any agency employee whose official duties require, on a daily basis, direct handling of secure materials determined to be inappropriate for telework or on-site activity that cannot be handled remotely or at an alternate worksite; and (5) be incorporated as part of the agency's continuity of operations plans.Prohibits participation in telework by an employee who has been officially disciplined for being absent without permission for more than five days in any calendar year or for viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography on a government computer or while performing official government duties.Directs each agency head to ensure that: (1) an interactive telework training program is provided to eligible employees and their managers; (2) an employee has successfully completed that program before entering into a written telework agreement; (3) teleworkers and nonteleworkers are treated the same for purposes of performance appraisals, training, rewarding, reassigning, promotions, reducing in grade, retaining, and removing employees, work requirements, or other acts involving managerial discretion; and (4) the agency shall consult the performance management guidelines of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) when determining what constitutes diminished employee performance.Requires each agency, in developing telework policies, to consult with OPM, which shall: (1) provide policy guidance; (2) assist each agency in establishing appropriate qualitative and quantitative measures and teleworking goals; and (3) consult with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on telework policy in areas including continuation of operations, telework centers, technology, equipment, dependent care, and records management. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to issue guidelines to ensure the adequacy of information and security protections for information and information systems used while teleworking. Requires each agency to incorporate telework into its continuity of operations plan.Directs: (1) OPM to maintain a central telework website that includes telework links, announcements, and guidance developed by OPM or submitted by FEMA and GSA; and (2) the Director of OMB to issue policy guidance requiring each agency, when purchasing computer systems, to purchase systems that enable and support telework, unless the agency head determines that there is a mission-specific reason not to do so.Directs each agency to designate a Telework Managing Officer, who shall: (1) be devoted to policy development and implementation related to agency telework programs; (2) serve as an advisor for agency leadership, a resource for managers and employees, and a primary agency point of contact for OPM on telework matters; and (3) be a senior agency official who has direct access to the agency head.Requires: (1) the Director of OPM to submit annual reports on the telework programs of each agency (excluding the General Accountability Office [GAO]) to specified congressional committees, the Comptroller General, and OMB; (2) the Comptroller General to submit annual reports a on GAO's telework program to such committees; and (3) the Chief Human Capital Officer of each agency to report annually to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council on agency management efforts to promote telework.(Sec. 3) Authorizes an agency, under a test program approved by the Administrator of General Services, to pay necessary travel expenses for employees participating in a telework program in lieu of otherwise authorized travel or transportation expenses. Requires: (1) an agency to include in any request for approval of such a test program an analysis of the expected costs and benefits and a set of criteria for evaluating program effectiveness; and (2) any such test program to be designed to enhance cost savings or other efficiencies for the government. Prohibits more than 10 test programs from being conducted simultaneously.Requires the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to conduct such a test program, under which it may pay travel expenses of an employee for travel to and from a PTO worksite or provide an employee with the option to waive such payment if PTO approves the requested arrangement for reasons of employee convenience instead of an agency need.Terminates the authority to conduct such test programs seven years after enactment of this Act.(Sec. 4) Requires the Director of OPM to: (1) research the utilization of telework by public and private sector entities that identify best practices and recommendations for the federal government; (2) review the outcomes associated with an increase in telework, including the effects of telework on energy consumption, job creation and availability, urban transportation patterns, and the ability to anticipate the dispersal of work during periods of emergency; and (3) make findings available to the public.

telework enhancement act sec requires head executive agency establish policy eligible agency employees authorized telework determine employee eligibility participate telework notify employees eligibility telework requires telework policy ensure telework diminish employee performance agency operations require written agreement agency manager employee outlines specific work arrangement agreed provide employee authorized telework employee performance comply terms agreement apply agency employee official duties require daily basis direct handling secure materials determined inappropriate telework site activity handled remotely alternate worksite incorporated agency continuity operations plans prohibits participation telework employee officially disciplined absent permission days calendar year viewing downloading exchanging pornography government computer performing official government duties directs agency head ensure interactive telework training program provided eligible employees managers employee successfully completed program entering written telework agreement treated purposes performance appraisals training rewarding promotions reducing grade retaining removing employees work requirements acts involving managerial discretion agency shall consult performance management guidelines determining constitutes diminished employee performance requires agency developing telework policies consult opm shall provide policy guidance assist agency establishing appropriate qualitative quantitative measures teleworking goals consult federal_emergency_management_agency fema general_services_administration gsa national_archives_and_records_administration nara telework policy areas including continuation operations telework centers technology equipment dependent care records management requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb coordination department_of_homeland_security dhs national_institute_of_standards_and_technology nist issue guidelines ensure adequacy information security protections information information systems teleworking requires agency incorporate telework continuity operations plan directs opm maintain central telework website includes telework links announcements guidance developed opm submitted fema gsa director omb issue policy guidance requiring agency purchasing computer systems purchase systems enable support telework agency head determines mission specific reason directs agency designate telework managing officer shall devoted policy development implementation related agency telework programs serve advisor agency leadership resource managers employees primary agency point contact opm telework matters senior agency official direct access agency head requires director opm submit annual reports telework programs agency excluding general_accountability_office gao specified congressional committees comptroller_general omb comptroller general submit annual reports gao telework program committees chief human capital officer agency report annually chair vice chair agency management efforts promote authorizes agency test program approved administrator general_services pay necessary travel expenses employees participating telework program lieu authorized travel transportation expenses requires agency include request approval test program analysis expected costs benefits set criteria evaluating program effectiveness test program designed enhance cost savings efficiencies government prohibits test programs conducted simultaneously requires patent trademark_office conduct test program pay travel expenses employee travel worksite provide employee option waive payment approves requested arrangement reasons employee convenience instead agency need terminates authority conduct test programs seven years enactment requires director opm research utilization telework public private sector entities identify best practices recommendations federal government review outcomes associated increase telework including effects telework energy consumption job creation availability urban transportation patterns ability anticipate dispersal work periods emergency findings available public


Summary: Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 - Establishes an independent Financial Stability Council to: (1) review, and approve or prohibit issuance of, or require modification of, any rule or regulation issued by any federal financial regulator; (2) require each federal financial regulator to issue or revise its rules and regulations in conformance with the Council's determination; (3) review new financial products and services and recommend regulations for them to the appropriate federal financial regulator; and (4) direct each federal financial regulator to impose appropriate solvency requirements, including capital requirements and long-term debt ratios on any financial institution within its jurisdiction, as the Council deems necessary to prevent systemic risk to the financial system of the United States. Subjects violations of this Act to civil penalties. Grants Council actions precedence in any conflict with any regulatory action of a federal financial regulator. Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to subject each credit-default swap trading clearinghouse to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Sets forth capitalization, reporting, and recordkeeping for positions involving credit-default swaps. Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) to promulgate rules: (1) for the examination of the safety and soundness of, and the extent of systemic risk to the financial system of the United States posed by, any investment bank holding company organized in or doing business in the United States; and (2) for reasonable reporting of information by each investment bank holding company, to the extent necessary to implement this Act. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue final rules that: (1) designate clearinghouses for credit-default swaps; and (2) prohibit fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative acts or practices in connection with such swaps. Requires such rules to require that clearinghouses: (1) are capitalized by participants to a level adequate to guarantee payments; and (2) are authorized to assess members for a default fund. Requires any person that engages in a credit-default swap transaction to utilize an SEC-designated clearinghouse for such purpose. Abolishes the Office of Thrift Supervision and transfers its authorities, functions, personnel, and property to the Comptroller of the Currency. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from delaying or preventing the issuance or promulgation of any rule or regulation by the Comptroller.

reform_act establishes independent review approve prohibit issuance require modification rule regulation issued federal financial regulator require federal financial regulator issue revise rules regulations conformance council determination review new financial products services recommend regulations appropriate federal financial regulator direct federal financial regulator impose appropriate solvency requirements including capital requirements long term debt ratios financial institution jurisdiction council deems necessary prevent systemic risk financial system united_states subjects violations act civil penalties actions precedence conflict regulatory action federal financial regulator amends commodity_exchange_act subject credit default swap trading clearinghouse regulation commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc sets forth capitalization reporting recordkeeping positions involving credit default swaps requires board_of_governors federal_reserve_system board promulgate rules examination safety soundness extent systemic risk financial system united_states posed investment bank holding company organized business united_states reasonable reporting information investment bank holding company extent necessary implement act directs securities_and_exchange_commission sec issue final rules designate clearinghouses credit default swaps prohibit fraudulent deceptive manipulative acts practices connection swaps requires rules require clearinghouses capitalized participants level adequate guarantee payments authorized assess members default fund requires person engages credit default swap transaction utilize sec designated clearinghouse purpose abolishes office_of_thrift_supervision transfers authorities functions personnel property comptroller_of_the_currency prohibits secretary treasury delaying preventing issuance promulgation rule regulation comptroller


Summary: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act - Establishes the Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies to: (1) evaluate executive agencies and their programs; and (2) submit to Congress a plan recommending agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated and proposing implementing legislation. Requires the Commission to recommend: (1) realignment where a function performed by two or more agencies or programs can be consolidated; (2) realignment or elimination of any agency or program that has wasted federal funds; and (3) elimination of any agency or program that has completed its purpose, become irrelevant, or failed to meet objectives.

commission evaluate executive agencies programs submit congress plan recommending agencies programs realigned eliminated proposing implementing legislation requires commission recommend realignment function performed agencies programs consolidated realignment elimination agency program wasted federal funds elimination agency program completed purpose irrelevant failed meet objectives


Summary: Clean Up Government Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand mail and wire fraud prohibitions to include fraudulent use of the mails or wire to obtain any thing of value (currently, limited to money or property); (2) expand venue for prosecutions of federal offenses; (3) increase prison terms for theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds and for bribery of public officials and witnesses; (4) include theft of District of Columbia property in the federal crime of stealing public money, property or records; and (5) expand the definition of "official act" for purposes of the crime of bribery of public officials and witnesses. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements to reflect congressional intent to increase penalties for public corruption.

clean government act amends federal criminal code expand mail wire fraud prohibitions include fraudulent use mails wire obtain thing value currently limited money property expand venue prosecutions federal offenses increase prison terms theft bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds bribery public officials witnesses include theft district_of_columbia property federal crime stealing public money property records expand definition official act purposes crime bribery public officials witnesses directs review amend guidelines policy statements reflect congressional intent increase penalties public corruption


Summary: Anti-Gaming and Collusion in Public-Private Investment Program Act - Prohibits any person who: (1) sells or otherwise disposes of an asset to or through any public-private investment program (including the Public-Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets established by the Secretary of the Treasury) from acquiring any other asset from or through such program; and (2) purchases or otherwise acquires an asset from or through such program from disposing of it or any other asset to or through any such program.

anti gaming collusion public private investment program act prohibits person sells disposes asset public private investment program including legacy assets established secretary treasury acquiring asset program purchases acquires asset program disposing asset program


Summary: Transparency and Accountability in State and Local Contracting Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) require (current law authorizes) federal agencies receiving funds under the Act to adjust applicable limits on administrative expenditures for federal awards to help award recipients defray the costs of data collection requirements initiated pursuant to the Act; and (2) authorize such agencies to set aside up to 0.5% of covered funds directed to such agencies to conduct comprehensive, agency-wide oversight and administration of projects under the Act.

transparency accountability state local contracting act amends american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act require current law authorizes federal agencies receiving funds act adjust applicable limits administrative expenditures federal awards help award recipients defray costs data collection requirements initiated pursuant act authorize agencies set aside covered funds directed agencies conduct comprehensive agency wide oversight administration projects act


Summary: United States Public Service Academy Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of State a U.S. Public Service Academy for the instruction in and preparation for public service of selected individuals. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) key personnel positions; (2) faculty and departments; (3) student nominations, qualifications, and admission requirements; (4) curriculum standards; and (5) off-campus learning program requirements. Requires each Academy student to sign an agreement for not less than five years of public service following graduation. Imposes cost repayment requirements for students who fail to graduate or to complete such public service. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) public service assignments; and (2) graduate education and the additional service commitment. Establishes a Board of Visitors to oversee and inquire into the efficiency and effectiveness of Academy operations. Directs the President to determine the Academy's location by establishing an advisory commission and through specified procedures. Authorizes the President to acquire land and construct the Academy. Requires each Academy student's education to be fully subsidized by the Academy (or by an international student's home country).

academy act establishes department_of_state instruction preparation public service selected individuals sets forth provisions relating key personnel positions faculty departments student nominations qualifications admission requirements curriculum standards campus learning program requirements requires academy student sign agreement years public service following graduation imposes cost repayment requirements students fail graduate complete public service sets forth provisions concerning public service assignments graduate education additional service commitment establishes board_of_visitors oversee inquire efficiency effectiveness academy operations directs president determine academy location establishing advisory commission specified procedures authorizes president acquire land construct academy requires academy student education fully subsidized academy international student home country


Summary: Cord Blood Education and Awareness Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a publication relating to umbilical cord blood that includes: (1) an explanation of the potential value and uses of umbilical cord blood; (2) the medical processes involved in the collection of cord blood; and (3) options for ownership and future use of donated umbilical cord blood. Directs the Secretary to develop a written patient informed consent document relating to cord blood disposition to be presented to and signed by the expectant woman not later than two weeks before her estimated delivery date. Requires such document to include: (1) information on the different options to cord blood banking; (2) information on the medical value of cord blood stem cells in treating disease; and (3) a declaration, to be signed, of a woman's chosen option for disposition. Directs each physician or other health care professional who is primarily responsible for furnishing ambulatory prenatal care to a pregnant woman to: (1) provide her with timely information relating to umbilical cord blood banking options; and (2) obtain written informed consent or a document that the woman refused or declined to provide such consent. Applies such requirement to state Medicaid plans and group health insurance plans. Directs the Secretary to develop professional educational materials on umbilical cord blood stem cells for health care providers who provide prenatal services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to entities for targeted education about umbilical cord blood stem cells and the different options for banking such cells.

awareness act requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs develop publication relating umbilical cord blood includes explanation potential value uses umbilical cord blood medical processes involved collection cord blood options ownership future use donated umbilical cord blood directs secretary develop written patient informed consent document relating cord blood disposition presented signed woman later weeks estimated delivery date requires document include information different options cord blood banking information medical value cord blood stem cells treating disease declaration signed woman chosen option disposition directs physician health care professional primarily responsible furnishing ambulatory prenatal care pregnant woman provide timely information relating umbilical cord blood banking options obtain written informed consent document woman refused declined provide consent applies requirement state medicaid plans group health insurance plans directs secretary develop professional educational materials umbilical cord blood stem cells health care providers provide prenatal services authorizes secretary grants entities targeted education umbilical cord blood stem cells different options banking cells


Summary: GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to require each executive agency to make its strategic plan available on its public website and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the first Monday in February of any year following that in which the term of the President commences and to notify the President and Congress. Requires such plan to cover at least a four-year period and to include a description of: (1) how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve its goals and objectives, as well as relevant federal government priority goals; and (2) how the goals and objectives incorporate views and suggestions obtained through congressional consultations. Permits an agency head to make plan adjustments to reflect significant changes in the environment, with appropriate notification of Congress. Requires agencies to consult with the appropriate congressional committees regarding their strategic plans at least every two years. (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of OMB to coordinate with agencies to develop a federal government performance plan, which shall be submitted with the annual federal budget and concurrently made available on an OMB website of agency programs. Requires such plan to: (1) establish government performance goals for the current and next fiscal years; (2) identify activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal; (3) identify a lead government official responsible for coordinating efforts to achieve the goal; (4) establish common federal government performance indicators with quarterly targets; (5) establish clearly defined quarterly milestones; and (6) identify major management challenges and plans to address such challenges. Directs each agency to make its annual performance plan available on its public website and notify the President and Congress by the first Monday in February. Requires each plan to: (1) describe how performance goals contribute to objectives of the agency's strategic plan and goals of the federal government performance plan; (2) identify agency priority goals, as well as low-priority program activities; (3) identify clearly defined milestones, the activities, entities, and policies contributing to each goal, how the agency is working with other agencies to achieve performance goals, and the agency officials responsible for the achievement of each goal; (4) describe how the agency will ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (5) describe major management challenges and plans to address such challenges. (Sec. 4) Requires each agency to make available on its public website an update on its performance no less than 150 days after the end of each fiscal year, with more frequent updates of performance on indicators that provide data of significant value to the government, Congress, or program partners at a reasonable level of administrative burden. Requires each update to: (1) include results for the five preceding fiscal years; (2) describe how the agency ensures the accuracy and reliability of the data used to measure progress towards its performance goals; and (3) make available in a classified appendix any program information that is specifically authorized to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy. Directs OMB, each fiscal year, to determine whether each agency's programs or activities meet performance goals and objectives outlined in the agency performance plans and to submit a report on unmet goals to the agency head, specified congressional committees, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for one fiscal year to: (1) submit a performance improvement plan for each unmet goal with measurable milestones; and (2) designate a senior official to oversee the performance improvement strategies for each unmet goal. Requires an agency which OMB determines has not met performance goals for two consecutive fiscal years to: (1) submit to Congress a description of the actions the Administration will take to improve performance, including proposed statutory changes or planned executive actions; and (2) describe any additional funding the agency will obligate to achieve the goal. Requires OMB, if an agency has not met performance goals for three consecutive fiscal years, to submit recommendations to Congress on actions to improve performance within 60 days, including reauthorization proposals, proposed statutory changes, and planned executive actions or identification of the program for termination or reduction in the President's budget. (Sec. 5) Requires the OMB Director to coordinate with agencies to develop priority goals to improve the performance and management of the government, including: (1) outcome-oriented goals covering a limited number of crosscutting policy areas; and (2) goals for management improvements needed across the government. Requires such goals to be long-term, updated every four years, and made publicly available concurrently with the submission of the annual federal budget in the first full fiscal year following any year in which the term of the President commences. Requires the OMB Director, when developing or making adjustments to such goals, to consult with Congress periodically and at least every two years. Requires each agency head to identify priority goals among its performance goals every two years. Requires the OMB Director to determine the total number of agency priority goals across the government and the number to be developed by each agency. (Sec. 6) Requires the OMB Director, with the appropriate lead government official, and the head and Chief Operating Officer of each agency, at least quarterly, to review the progress achieved toward each federal government priority goal and each agency priority goal, respectively, and to identify strategies for performance improvement for the goals at greatest risk. (Sec. 7) Directs OMB to ensure the effective operation of a single website that provides information in a way that presents a coherent picture of all federal programs and of the performance of the federal government and individual agencies. Requires the website to include information about: (1) each agency program, including information on program purposes, funding, priority goals, performance measurement, results, and strategies for improvement; and (2) each of the federal government priority goals, including information about the associated performance goals, results achieved, priority goals at risk, and strategies for improving performance. (Sec. 8) Requires the deputy head of each agency to be the agency's Chief Operating Officer, who shall: (1) be responsible for improving the management and performance of the agency; and (2) provide overall organization management to improve agency performance and achieve the agency's mission and goals through the use of strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve results. (Sec. 9) Requires each agency head to designate a Performance Improvement Officer, who shall report to such Chief Operating Officer. Establishes a Performance Improvement Council, consisting of the Deputy Director for Management of OMB and agency Performance Improvement Officers, which shall: (1) assist the OMB Director to improve the performance of the government and achieve the federal government priority goals; and (2) develop and submit to the OMB Director recommendations to streamline and improve performance management policies and requirements. (Sec. 10) Requires: (1) agencies to make their strategic plans, performance plans, and performance updates available on the OMB government programs website; and (2) the OMB Director to issue guidance to agencies to provide concise and timely performance information for publication on such website. (Sec. 11) Requires each agency's Chief Operating Officer, annually, to compile and submit to OMB a list of all plans and reports the agency produces for Congress and a list that identifies a specified percentage of those (at least 10% in the first year) as outdated or duplicative. Requires the OMB Director to include the list of outdated or duplicative agency plans and reports in the annual federal budget submitted by the President and authorizes the OMB Director to concurrently submit legislation to eliminate or consolidate such plans and reports. (Sec. 12) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed by federal personnel for developing goals, evaluating programs, and analyzing and using performance information for the purpose of improving government efficiency and effectiveness; and (2) incorporate such skills and competencies into relevant position classifications; and (3) work with each agency to incorporate such skills into training. (Sec. 14) Sets forth a schedule for implementation of requirements of this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on implementation of this Act and its effect on agency performance management.

modernization act sec amends government performance results act require executive agency strategic plan available public website office_of_management_and_budget omb monday february year following term president commences notify president congress requires plan cover year period include description agency working agencies achieve goals objectives relevant federal government priority goals goals objectives incorporate views suggestions obtained congressional consultations permits agency head plan adjustments reflect significant changes environment appropriate notification congress requires agencies consult appropriate congressional committees strategic plans years sec requires director omb coordinate agencies develop federal government performance plan shall submitted annual federal budget concurrently available omb website agency programs requires plan establish government performance goals current fiscal years identify activities entities policies contributing goal identify lead government official responsible coordinating efforts achieve goal establish common federal government performance indicators quarterly targets establish clearly defined quarterly milestones identify major management challenges plans address challenges directs agency annual performance plan available public website notify president congress monday february requires plan describe performance goals contribute objectives agency strategic plan goals federal government performance plan identify agency priority goals low priority program activities identify clearly defined milestones activities entities policies contributing goal agency working agencies achieve performance goals agency officials responsible achievement goal describe agency ensure accuracy reliability data measure progress performance goals describe major management challenges plans address challenges sec requires agency available public website update performance days end fiscal year frequent updates performance indicators provide data significant value government congress program partners reasonable level administrative burden requires update include results preceding fiscal years describe agency ensures accuracy reliability data measure progress performance goals available classified appendix program information specifically authorized kept secret interest national defense foreign policy directs omb fiscal year determine agency programs activities meet performance goals objectives outlined agency performance plans submit report unmet goals agency head specified congressional committees government_accountability_office gao requires agency omb determines met performance goals fiscal year submit performance improvement plan unmet goal measurable milestones designate senior official oversee performance improvement strategies unmet goal requires agency omb determines met performance goals consecutive fiscal years submit congress description actions administration improve performance including proposed statutory changes planned executive actions describe additional funding agency obligate achieve goal requires omb agency met performance goals consecutive fiscal years submit recommendations congress actions improve performance days including reauthorization proposals proposed statutory changes planned executive actions identification program termination reduction president budget sec requires omb director coordinate agencies develop priority goals improve performance management government including outcome oriented goals covering limited number crosscutting policy areas goals management improvements needed government requires goals long term updated years publicly available concurrently submission annual federal budget fiscal year following year term president commences requires omb director developing making adjustments goals consult congress periodically years requires agency head identify priority goals performance goals years requires omb director determine total number agency priority goals government number developed agency sec requires omb director appropriate lead government official head chief operating officer agency quarterly review progress achieved federal government priority goal agency priority goal respectively identify strategies performance improvement goals greatest risk sec directs omb ensure effective operation single website provides information way presents coherent picture federal programs performance federal government individual agencies requires website include information agency program including information program purposes funding priority goals performance measurement results strategies improvement federal government priority goals including information associated performance goals results achieved priority goals risk strategies improving performance sec requires deputy head agency agency chief operating officer shall responsible improving management performance agency provide overall organization management improve agency performance achieve agency mission goals use strategic performance planning measurement analysis regular assessment progress use performance information improve results sec requires agency head designate performance improvement officer shall report chief operating officer establishes performance_improvement_council consisting deputy director management omb agency performance shall assist omb director improve performance government achieve federal government priority goals develop submit omb director recommendations streamline improve performance management policies requirements sec requires agencies strategic plans performance plans performance updates available omb government programs website omb director issue guidance agencies provide concise timely performance information publication website sec requires agency chief operating officer annually compile submit omb list plans reports agency produces congress list identifies specified percentage year outdated duplicative requires omb director include list outdated duplicative agency plans reports annual federal budget submitted president authorizes omb director concurrently submit legislation eliminate consolidate plans reports sec requires director identify key skills competencies needed federal personnel developing goals evaluating programs analyzing performance information purpose improving government efficiency effectiveness incorporate skills competencies relevant position classifications work agency incorporate skills training sec sets forth schedule implementation requirements act requires comptroller general evaluate report congress implementation act effect agency performance management


Summary: Global Warming Economic Oversight Act of 2009 - Establishes the Global Warming Economic Oversight Commission to conduct ongoing oversight of, and report to the appropriate congressional committees on, the use by the federal government of funds from any auction or sale of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions allowances. Requires the Commission to focus on the use of funds to: (1) create new jobs in industries that produce renewable energy; (2) preserve jobs in existing, previously carbon-intensive industries; (3) assist working families with any increases in the costs of energy, transportation, housing, health care, food, and other necessities that result from federal laws designed to limit GHG emissions; and (4) assist small businesses with increases in energy costs that result from such laws, including costs relating to transportation, facilities, and equipment.

oversight act establishes global warming economic oversight commission conduct ongoing oversight report appropriate congressional committees use federal government funds auction sale greenhouse gas ghg emissions allowances requires commission focus use funds create new jobs industries produce renewable energy preserve jobs existing previously carbon intensive industries assist working families increases costs energy transportation housing health care food result federal laws designed limit ghg emissions assist small businesses increases energy costs result laws including costs relating transportation facilities equipment


Summary: Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2009 - Requires each executive agency, except for the Department of Defense (DOD), to establish and maintain specified safeguards and internal controls for official purchase cards and convenience checks, including measures to ensure that: (1) records are kept of each card holder and applicable transaction limits; (2) rebates and refunds based on prompt payment, sales volume, or other agency actions on card accounts are reviewed for accuracy; (3) periodic reviews are performed to determine whether each cardholder needs a card; (4) effective systems, techniques, and technologies are used to prevent or identify fraudulent purchases; and (5) steps are taken to recover the cost of erroneous, improper, or illegal purchases made with a purchase card or convenience check through salary offsets. Establishes similar requirements for DOD. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review existing guidance and prescribe additional guidance governing the implementation of the safeguards and internal controls. Requires each agency head to provide for appropriate adverse personnel actions or other punishment, including dismissal, in cases where employees violate agency policies implementing the guidance or make improper, erroneous, or illegal purchases. Requires the guidance to direct each agency head with more than $10 million in purchase card spending annually and each Inspector General to jointly report to the Director on such violations semiannually. Lists actions that each agency Inspector General should take, including to conduct periodic assessments of agency purchase card or convenience check programs to identify and analyze risks of illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases and payments in order to develop a plan for periodic audits of transactions. Amends the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 to require each agency to establish safeguards and internal controls over federal contractor-issued travel charge cards to ensure the proper, efficient, and effective use of such cards. Requires agencies that have employees who use a travel charge card that is billed directly to the U.S. government to establish and maintain specified internal control activities, including requirements to: (1) compare items submitted on an employee's travel voucher with items paid for using a centrally billed account on any related travel; (2) dispute unallowable and erroneous charges and track disputed transactions to ensure appropriate resolution; and (3) submit requests to servicing airlines for refunds for fully or partially unused tickets and to track unused tickets to ensure appropriate resolution.

government charge card abuse prevention act requires executive agency department_of_defense dod establish maintain specified safeguards internal controls official purchase cards convenience checks including measures ensure records kept card holder applicable transaction limits rebates refunds based prompt payment sales volume agency actions card accounts reviewed accuracy periodic reviews performed determine cardholder needs card effective systems techniques technologies prevent identify fraudulent purchases steps taken recover cost erroneous improper illegal purchases purchase card convenience check salary offsets establishes similar requirements dod requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb review existing guidance prescribe additional guidance governing implementation safeguards internal controls requires agency head provide appropriate adverse personnel actions punishment including dismissal cases employees violate agency policies implementing guidance improper erroneous illegal purchases requires guidance direct agency head million purchase card spending annually inspector general jointly report director violations semiannually lists actions agency inspector general including conduct periodic assessments agency purchase card convenience check programs identify analyze risks illegal improper erroneous purchases payments order develop plan periodic audits transactions amends travel transportation reform act require agency establish safeguards internal controls federal contractor issued travel charge cards ensure proper efficient effective use cards requires agencies employees use travel charge card billed directly government establish maintain specified internal control activities including requirements compare items submitted employee travel voucher items paid centrally billed account related travel dispute unallowable erroneous charges track disputed transactions ensure appropriate resolution submit requests servicing airlines refunds fully partially unused tickets track unused tickets ensure appropriate resolution


Summary: Interagency Cooperation Commission Act - Establishes the Interagency Cooperation Commission to examine the long-term global challenges facing the United States and develop legislative and administrative proposals to improve interagency cooperation.Requires the Commission to: (1) address the role and impact in facilitating or impeding interagency cooperation of a variety of budgetary, planning, and operational factors; and (2) examine interdepartmental cooperation within the Department of Defense (DOD), including the common organizational structures, reference materials, and budget processes, and examine the value of such structures as models for broader government commonality. Lists as the subjects of required assessments: (1) past examples of successful and unsuccessful interagency cooperation; (2) the impact of the Goldwater-Nichols Act within DOD; (3) the effectiveness of current interagency structures and processes to engage in strategic planning and oversee and implement long-term United States policy in global affairs; (4) simulation-based assessments of global scenarios the United States may face in the long-term; and (5) the legal decision-making authority and resources needed in each department and at the highest levels of government to execute reforms proposed by the Commission.

interagency cooperation commission act establishes interagency cooperation commission examine long term global challenges facing united_states develop legislative administrative proposals improve interagency cooperation requires commission address role impact facilitating impeding interagency cooperation variety budgetary planning operational factors examine interdepartmental cooperation department_of_defense dod including common organizational structures reference materials budget processes examine value structures models broader government lists subjects required assessments past examples successful unsuccessful interagency cooperation impact act dod effectiveness current interagency structures processes engage strategic planning oversee implement long term united_states policy global affairs simulation based assessments global scenarios united_states face long term legal decision making authority resources needed department highest levels government execute reforms proposed commission


Summary: Government Information Transparency Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to adopt a single data standard for: (1) collection, analysis, and dissemination of business and financial information for use by private sector entities in accordance with this Act for information required to be reported to the federal government; and (2) use by agencies for federal financial information. Requires the standard to: (1) be common across all agencies; (2) be a widely accepted, open source, nonproprietary, searchable, computer-readable format for business and financial data; (3) be consistent with and implement U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for federal financial accounting standards, industry best practices, and federal regulatory requirements; (4) improve the transparency, consistency, and usability of business and financial information; and (5) be capable of being continually upgraded. Requires the Director: (1) within 180 days, to issue guidance to agencies on the use and implementation of the single data standard for information required to be reported to agencies by the private sector; (2) within one year, to develop the single data standard required for use by federal agencies for federal financial information; and (3) within 18 months, to issue guidance to agencies on the use and implementation of the single data standard. Directs each agency head to ensure that information collected using the single data standard is accessible to the general public. Requires the Director, within one year, to submit to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs a report on the status of the implementation of this Act.

government information transparency act requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb adopt single data standard collection analysis dissemination business financial information use private sector entities accordance act information required reported federal government use agencies federal financial information requires standard common agencies widely accepted open source nonproprietary searchable computer readable format business financial data consistent implement generally accepted accounting principles federal financial accounting standards industry best practices federal regulatory requirements improve transparency consistency business financial information capable continually upgraded requires director days issue guidance agencies use implementation single data standard information required reported agencies private sector year develop single data standard required use federal agencies federal financial information months issue guidance agencies use implementation single data standard directs agency head ensure information collected single data standard accessible general public requires director year submit house_committee_on_oversight_and_government_reform report status implementation act


Summary: Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of Public Finance. Requires the Director of such Office to carry out a program to provide reinsurance for insured losses of municipal bond insurers. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and submit to Congress within five years after the enactment of this Act a plan for the sale of reinsurance assets acquired under this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that reinsurance provided by this Act shall not be treated as a federal guarantee for purposes of disallowing the exemption of interest on municipal bonds.

municipal bond insurance enhancement act establishes requires director office carry program provide reinsurance insured losses municipal bond insurers directs secretary treasury establish submit congress years enactment act plan sale reinsurance assets acquired act amends internal revenue code provide reinsurance provided act shall treated federal guarantee purposes exemption interest municipal bonds


Summary: Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; and (2) make and retain copies of agency records and interview federal agency officers and employees. (Sec. 3) Requires the Comptroller General's express consent for other Government Accountability Office (GAO) employees to administer oaths to witnesses in matters other than auditing and settling accounts. (Sec. 4) Requires agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to Comptroller General recommendations to be submitted to the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity and to GAO. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Comptroller General, for five years following enactment of this Act, to conduct reviews, including on-site examinations, of credit facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any federal reserve bank, and of the establishment of such facilities, in: (1) carrying out any action or function approved by the Board under provisions authorizing a federal reserve bank to discount for any individual, partnership, or corporation, notes, drafts, and bills of exchange when they are endorsed or otherwise secured to the satisfaction of the bank; or (2) in providing temporary assistance to private institutions as the lender of last resort. Lists as credit facilities to which this section applies: (1) the Money Market Investor Funding Facility; (2) the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility; (3) the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility; (4) the Term Auction Facility; (5) the Primary Dealer Credit Facility; (6) the Commercial Paper Funding Facility; (7) the Term Securities Lending Facility, including the Term Securities Lending Facility Options Program; (8) the Revolving Credit Facility; (9) reciprocal currency arrangements with foreign central banks; (10) the Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Program, as well as the purchase of debt obligations from a government sponsored enterprise; and (11) any special purpose vehicle through which any such credit facility conducts any activity or lending. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress within 90 days of each review's completion. Provides for access by the Comptroller General to all records and property used by any such credit facility established by an agency. Directs the Comptroller General to prevent unauthorized access to records or property of or used by any such credit facility.

sec authorizes comptroller general obtain federal agency records required discharge duties including bringing civil actions act retain copies agency records interview federal agency officers employees sec requires comptroller general express consent government_accountability_office gao employees administer oaths witnesses matters auditing settling accounts sec requires agency statements actions taken planned response comptroller_general recommendations submitted congressional committees jurisdiction pertinent agency program activity gao sec authorizes comptroller general years following enactment act conduct reviews including site examinations credit facilities established board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal reserve bank establishment facilities carrying action function approved board provisions authorizing federal reserve bank discount individual partnership corporation notes bills exchange endorsed secured satisfaction bank providing temporary assistance private institutions lender resort lists credit facilities section applies asset backed commercial paper money market mutual fund liquidity facility term asset backed securities loan facility term auction facility commercial paper funding facility term securities lending facility including reciprocal currency arrangements foreign central banks mortgage backed securities purchase program purchase debt obligations government sponsored enterprise special purpose vehicle credit facility conducts activity lending requires comptroller general report congress days review completion provides access comptroller_general records property credit facility established agency directs comptroller_general prevent unauthorized access records property credit facility


Summary: Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2009 - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies that federal production or performance is necessary for the national defense or homeland security, that a good or service is so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by government employees, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service. Requires such private sector provision of goods and services to be performed through: (1) the divestiture of federal involvement; (2) the award of a contract using competitive procedures; (3) converting an activity to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51% ownership by an Indian tribe or a Native Hawaiian Organization; or (4) conducting a public-private competitive sourcing analysis in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures and determining that using the private sector is in the best interest of the United States and provides the best value to the taxpayer. Authorizes an agency head to utilize federal employees to provide goods or services previously provided by a private sector entity upon completion of a public-private competitive sourcing analysis and after determining that provision by federal employees provides the best value. Requires the Director to carry out a study, in conjunction with the Comptroller General, to evaluate the activities carried out in each agency.

freedom government competition act requires executive military department independent establishment obtain goods services necessary beneficial accomplishment authorized functions procurement private sources goods services required law produced performed agency head agency determines certifies federal production performance necessary national defense homeland security good service inherently governmental nature public interest require production performance government employees private source capable providing good service requires private sector provision goods services performed divestiture federal involvement award contract competitive procedures converting activity performance qualified firm ownership indian tribe conducting public private competitive sourcing analysis accordance office_of_management_and_budget omb procedures determining private sector best interest united_states provides best value taxpayer authorizes agency head utilize federal employees provide goods services previously provided private sector entity completion public private competitive sourcing analysis determining provision federal employees provides best value requires director carry study conjunction comptroller_general evaluate activities carried agency