On the recordDecember 8, 2010
This bill will not change the language in GPRA statutes addressing inherently governmental functions. It merely extends existing GPRA standards to apply to the new requirements established by H.R. 2142, as amended, that did not exist in 1993, such as the Federal Government and agency priority goals, along with agency performance updates. As you know, in addressing the issue of inherently governmental functions, the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 Report of the Committee on Governmental Affairs states: The preparation of an agency's or the Postal Service's strategic plan, annual performance plan, and annual program performance report under this Act are declared to be inherently governmental functions. In defining these activities in this manner, the Committee was guided by the OMB policy letter of September 23, 1992, which established Executive Branch policy relating to service contracting and inherently governmental functions. This policy letter defined an 'inherently governmental function' as a 'function that is so intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by Government employees.'
