124 STAT. 3878 PUBLIC LAW 111–352—JAN. 4, 2011 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION ON WEBSITE.—The information made avail- able on the website under this section shall be readily accessible and easily found on the Internet by the public and members and committees of Congress. Such information shall also be presented in a searchable, machine-readable format. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to ensure that such information is provided in a way that presents a coherent picture of all Federal programs, and the performance of the Federal Government as well as individual agencies.’’. SEC. 8. AGENCY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS. Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1122 (as added by section 7 of this Act) the following: ‘‘§ 1123. Chief Operating Officers ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—At each agency, the deputy head of agency, or equivalent, shall be the Chief Operating Officer of the agency. ‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—Each Chief Operating Officer shall be respon- sible for improving the management and performance of the agency, and shall— ‘‘(1) provide overall organization management to improve agency performance and achieve the mission and goals of the agency through the use of strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use of performance information to improve the results achieved; ‘‘(2) advise and assist the head of agency in carrying out the requirements of sections 1115 through 1122 of this title and section 306 of title 5; ‘‘(3) oversee agency-specific efforts to improve management functions within the agency and across Government; and ‘‘(4) coordinate and collaborate with relevant personnel within and external to the agency who have a significant role in contributing to and achieving the mission and goals of the agency, such as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Human Cap- ital Officer, Chief Acquisition Officer/Senior Procurement Executive, Chief Information Officer, and other line of business chiefs at the agency.’’. SEC. 9. AGENCY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS AND THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1123 (as added by section 8 of this Act) the following: ‘‘§ 1124. Performance Improvement Officers and the Perform- ance Improvement Council ‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—At each agency, the head of the agency, in consultation with the agency Chief Operating Officer, shall designate a senior executive of the agency as the agency Performance Improvement Officer. ‘‘(2) FUNCTION.—Each Performance Improvement Officer shall report directly to the Chief Operating Officer. Subject to the direction of the Chief Operating Officer, each Perform- ance Improvement Officer shall— Guidance. Public information.
