Chapter II SUMMARY OF PERTINENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS

(E)(F)activities, progress, and results of the program of the ComptrollerGeneral under paragraph (1)(B)-(D) of this subsection; andprogress of the executive branch in the prior year.(3) Before March 2 of each year, the Director of the Office of Managementand Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress onplans for meeting the needs identified under paragraph (1)(A) of thissubsection, including:(A)(B)(C)plans for carrying out changes to classifications to meetinformation needs of Congress;the status of information systems in the prior year; andthe use of standard classifications.11. Section 1115 - Performance Plans(a)(b)In carrying out the provisions of section 1105(a)(29), the Director of theOffice of Management and Budget shall require each agency to prepare anannual performance plan covering each program activity set forth in thebudget of such agency. Such plan shall -(1) establish performance goals to define the level of performance tobe achieved by a program activity;(2) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and measurableform unless authorized to be in an alternative form undersubsection (b);(3) briefly describe the operational processes, skills and technology,and the human, capital, information, or other resources required tomeet the performance goals;(4) establish performance indicators to be used in measuring orassessing the relevant outputs, service levels, and outcomes ofeach program activity;(5) provide a basis for comparing actual program results with theestablished performance goals; and(6) describe the means to be used to verify and validate measuredvalues.If an agency, in consultation with the Director of the Office ofManagement and Budget, determines that it is not feasible to express theperformance goals for a particular program activity in an objective,II(1)-13