Us Code § 903 - Establishment of agency Deputy Chief Financial Officers

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§ 903. Establishment of agency Deputy Chief Financial Officers

(a) There shall be within each agency described in section 901(b) an agency Deputy Chief Financial Officer, who shall report directly to the agency Chief Financial Officer on financial management matters. The position of agency Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall be a career reserved position in the Senior Executive Service.

(b) Consistent with qualification standards developed by, and in consultation with, the agency Chief Financial Officer and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the head of each agency shall appoint as Deputy Chief Financial Officer an individual with demonstrated ability and experience in accounting, budget execution, financial and management analysis, and systems development, and not less than 6 years practical experience in financial management at large governmental entities.

(Added Pub. L. 101–576, title II, §205(a), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2845.)


Editorial Notes

References in Text

Senior Executive Service, referred to in subsec. (a), see section 5382 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

SUBTITLE II—THE BUDGET PROCESS

Chap.
Sec.
11.
The Budget and Fiscal, Budget, and Program Information
1101
13.
Appropriations
1301
15.
Appropriation Accounting
1501

        

CHAPTER 11—THE BUDGET AND FISCAL, BUDGET, AND PROGRAM INFORMATION

Sec.
1101.
Definitions.
1102.
Fiscal year.
1103.
Budget ceiling.
1104.
Budget and appropriations authority of the President.
1105.
Budget contents and submission to Congress.
1106.
Supplemental budget estimates and changes.
1107.
Deficiency and supplemental appropriations.
1108.
Preparation and submission of appropriations requests to the President.
1109.
Current programs and activities estimates.
1110.
Year-ahead requests for authorizing legislation.
1111.
Improving economy and efficiency.
1112.
Fiscal, budget, and program information.
1113.
Congressional information.
[1114.
Repealed.]
1115.
Federal Government and agency performance plans.
1116.
Agency performance reporting.
1117.
Exemptions.1

        

1118.
Pilot projects for performance goals.
1119.
Pilot projects for performance budgeting.
1120.
Federal Government and agency priority goals.
1121.
Quarterly priority progress reviews and use of performance information.
1122.
Transparency of programs, priority goals, and results.
1123.
Chief Operating Officers.
1124.
Performance Improvement Officers and the Performance Improvement Council.
1125.
Elimination of unnecessary agency reporting.
1126.
Program Management Improvement Officers and Program Management Policy Council.2

        


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2011—Pub. L. 111–352, §13(b), (c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3882, added items 1115, 1116, and 1120 to 1125, and struck out former items 1115 "Performance plans" and 1116 "Program performance reports".

1994—Pub. L. 103–355, title II, §2454(c)(3)(B), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3326, struck out item 1114 "Budget information on consulting services".

1993—Pub. L. 103–62, §11(b)(1), Aug. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 295, added items 1115 to 1119.

1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.

2 Editorially supplied. Section 1126 added by Pub. L. 114–264 and Pub. L. 114–328 without corresponding amendment of chapter analysis.

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