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42 USC § 17144 - OMB Government efficiency reports and scorecards 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s17144"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 17144 - OMB Government efficiency reports and scorecards"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "17144"
section_name: "OMB Government efficiency reports and scorecards"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Energy Efficiency in Federal Agencies"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 528, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1664.)"
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# § 17144. OMB Government efficiency reports and scorecards

**(a)** **Reports** Not later than April 1 of each year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit an annual Government efficiency report to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, which shall contain—

**(1)** a summary of the information reported by agencies under section 17143 of this title;

**1** an evaluation of the overall progress of the Federal Government toward achieving the goals of this title [^1] and the amendments made by this title; [^1] and

See References in Text note below.

**(3)** recommendations for additional actions necessary to meet the goals of this title <sup>1</sup> and the amendments made by this title.<sup>1</sup>

**(b)** **Scorecards** <sup>1</sup><sup>1</sup>

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall include in any annual energy scorecard the Director is otherwise required to submit a description of the compliance of each agency with the requirements of this title  and the amendments made by this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 528, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1664.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This title, referred to in text, is title V of , which enacted this subchapter, part D (§ 8279) of subchapter III of chapter 91 of this title, and sections 1824, 2162a, and 2169 of Title 2, The Congress, amended sections 6325, 6834, 8256, 8258, 8259b, 8287, and 8287c of this title, , , Armed Forces, , Commerce and Trade, and , Conservation, and enacted provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of title V to the Code, see Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, . Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, .

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.