Office of the Secretary, 39325-39327 [E9-18856]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39325-39327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18856]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the Secretary

Office of Resources and Technology; Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority

    Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) is being amended as Chapter AM, Office of 
Resources and Technology, as last amended 74 FR 18238-89 dated 4/21/
2009. This reorganization will establish the Division of the Office of 
the Secretary Budget (AML5) within the Office of Budget (AML) within 
the Office of Resources and Technology (ORT) to review and analyze the 
budgets of the Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVS) funded by the General 
Departmental Management (GDM), Office of Inspector General (OIG) and 
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) appropriations. This reorganization will 
make the following changes under Chapter AM, Office of Resources and 
Technology:
    Under Section AM.20 Functions, delete Section AML in its entirety 
and replace it with the following:

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Section AML.00 Mission

    The Office of Budget provides advice and support to the Secretary 
and the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT) on 
matters pertaining to: formulation of the HHS and President's budgets, 
management of program assessment and performance reporting, 
presentation of budgets and reconciliation legislation to OMB and the 
Congress, and resolution of issues arising from the execution of final 
appropriations.

Section AML.10 Organization

    The Office of Budget is headed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Budget who reports to the Assistant Secretary Resources and 
Technology/Chief Financial Officer and includes the following:
     Division of Discretionary Programs (AML1).
     Division of Health Benefits and Income Support (AML3).
     Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Management 
(AML4).
     Division of the Office of the Secretary Budget (AML5).

Section AML.20 Functions

    1. Division of Discretionary Programs (AML1): The Division of 
Discretionary Programs:
    a. Provides analytical services and assistance to the Secretary, 
the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT), and HHS 
Operating Division (OPDIV) Heads in their budgetary management of the 
Department's principal discretionary programs, including science and 
health services programs administered by the Public Health Service 
components; and social service programs of the Administration for 
Children and Families and the Administration on Aging.
    b. Reviews budgets and related requests for resources, and analyzes 
plans and proposals for new or alternative legislation.
    c. Analyzes proposed regulations, reorganizations, or program 
initiatives to determine their policy, resource and management 
implications.
    d. Proposes recommendations on draft regulations, proposed 
legislation and reorganization proposals.
    e. Proposes budget options and policy initiatives as necessary to 
achieve program objectives established by the Secretary.
    f. Assists in the development of strategies for the presentation of 
the budget to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the 
Congress, and develops materials for key Departmental officials who 
testify at hearings before these bodies.
    g. Provides guidance to OPDIVs in the formulation of their budgets.
    h. Conducts special reviews and analyses to examine assigned OPDIV 
program operations and management effectiveness.
    i. Assists in the development of performance plans, reports, and 
program assessments under the Government Performance and Results Act.
    j. Assists in the presentation of the Department's budget to the 
public by developing material for use of Departmental officials, and 
reviews press statements and other public documents for consistency 
with approved budgets and plans.
    2. Division of Health Benefits and Income Support (AML3). The 
Division:
    a. Provides analytical services and assistance to the Secretary, 
the ASRT, and the Department OPDIV Heads in the budgetary management of 
the Department's principal entitlement programs including Medicare, 
Medicaid, Family Support Payments and other entitlements in support of 
children and families.
    b. Reviews budget and related requests for resources; analyzes 
plans and proposals for new legislation, regulations, or program 
initiatives to determine their resource, policy, and management 
implications; proposes recommendations for the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Budget on budget requests, draft regulations, proposed 
legislation, and reorganization proposals.
    c. Assists the Secretary, the ASRT and the OPDIV heads in 
evaluating programs and budgetary proposals by developing reliable cost 
projections for legislative and planning proposals, and ensuring that 
proposals are consistent with approved plans and policies.
    d. Coordinates the preparation of budget estimates and forecasts of 
resources required to support the programs and operations of the 
Department.
    e. Reviews reprogramming requests and recommends appropriate action 
to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget.
    f. Provides guidance in budget formulation for the appropriate 
OPDIV.
    g. Conducts special management reviews and analyses, and develops 
management options to ensure efficient and effective program operations 
and to encourage management improvements.
    h. Proposes budget options and policy initiatives as necessary to 
achieve program objectives established by the Secretary.
    i. Assists in the development of strategies for presentation of the 
budget to the Office of Management and Budget and the Congress and 
develops materials for key Department officials who testify at hearings 
before these bodies.
    j. Assists in the development of performance plans, reports, and 
program assessments under the Government Performance and Results Act.
    k. Manages the overall allocation of Health Care Fraud and Abuse 
Control (HCFAC) funds.
    3. Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Review (AML4). The 
Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Review (DBPER):
    a. Directs the formulation and presentation of the HHS budget by 
developing and promulgating to the OPDIVs and others the policies, 
procedures, guidance, and schedules for preparing budget submissions.
    b. Coordinates the presentation of the Department's budget and 
performance plan to Congress, including preparation and submission of 
justifications, reports, significant items, and crosscutting materials; 
preparation of the Secretary's testimony before the Appropriations 
Committees; and coordination of transcripts, questions for the record, 
and other hearing materials.
    c. Provides advice and analysis to support Department-wide budget 
decision-making.
    d. Maintains active communication with Department budget officers 
with regard to budget events and activities with OMB, GAO, Congress and 
other parties.
    e. Manages a computerized budget information system reflecting data 
on a HHS-wide basis and coordinates OPDIV input into the system.
    f. Provides direct staff support to the Secretary in preparation 
for appropriation hearings and other budget related presentations and 
briefings.
    g. Actively communicates with the Budget and Appropriations 
Committees in the Congress and provides intelligence and analyses of 
budget decisions to senior HHS staff and the OPDIVs.
    h. Coordinates preparation of guidelines governing reprogrammings, 
transfers between accounts, and other crosscutting funding methods; 
provides recommendations and staff support in managing and processing 
crosscutting funding proposals.
    i. Analyzes and prepares reports on HHS performance in managing 
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) levels and in implementing FTE policy, and 
provides expert advice on Department-wide staffing.

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    j. Provides leadership and direction in the Department-wide review, 
analysis and appraisal of financial elements of program execution and 
the development and execution of policies related to efficient 
allocation, expenditure and control of funds.
    k. Coordinates and tracks outlay projections: (1) To assist OMB in 
the continuing effort to monitor spending and to thereby improve the 
management of the Government's overall cash and debt operations; and 
(2) in support of formulation of the budget, including the maintenance 
of HHS ceiling controls and the development of outlay estimates shown 
in the President's Budget for controllable programs.
    l. Promulgates Departmental spending policies, especially in the 
event of Continuing Resolutions and possible suspension of operations 
due to the failure of the Congress to enact appropriations on time, and 
works with agency budget officers and the OMB in formulating agency 
funding plans.
    m. Maintains a system of Department-wide budget execution, 
including the management and control of the apportionment of funds in 
accordance with the requirements of the Anti-Deficiency Act and OMB 
regulations; and requests and monitors the receipt of Treasury 
warrants.
    n. Serves as principal staff advisor to the ASRT on all matters 
involving budget execution.
    o. Acts as liaison on behalf of HHS with OMB, the Treasury 
Department, the Congressional Budget Office, and other agencies on 
matters involving budget execution.
    p. Responsible for the development and maintenance of a system of 
financial information which involves the collection, organization, and 
maintenance of financial data in electronic form as well as the 
development of reporting mechanisms for making the financial 
information useful and available for decision making.
    q. Represents the Department in government-wide activities to 
implement the development and implementation of performance measures 
and budget-related performance planning policies, requirements and 
processes. Manages program performance assessment activities.
    r. Provides special management review services for selected 
activities.
    4. Division of the Office of the Secretary Budget (AML5). The 
Division of the Office of the Secretary Budget (DOSB):
    a. Reviews and analyzes the budgets of the Staff Divisions 
(STAFFDIVS) funded by the General Departmental Management (GDM), Office 
of Inspector General (OIG) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 
appropriations. Prepares special analyses of these budgets for use in 
decision-making, particularly for evaluating capacity and determining 
if alternative approaches are feasible. Monitors Congressional 
appropriations hearings in which the GDM STAFFDIVS, OIG and OCR are 
participants.
    b. Works closely with OASAM in planning and formulating the GDM 
budget justification for presentation to the Secretary, OMB and the 
Congress.
    c. Reviews budgets and related requests for resources, and analyzes 
plans and proposals for new or alternative legislation.
    d. Analyzes proposed regulations, reorganizations, or program 
initiatives to determine their policy, resource and management 
implications.
    e. Proposes recommendations on draft regulations, proposed 
legislation and reorganization proposals.
    f. Proposes budget options and policy initiatives as necessary to 
achieve program objectives established by the Secretary.
    g. Assists in the development of strategies for the presentation of 
the budget to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the 
Congress, and develops materials for key Departmental officials who 
testify at hearings before these bodies.
    h. Provides guidance to STAFFDIVs in the formulation of their 
budgets.
    i. Conducts special reviews and analyses to examine assigned 
STAFFDIV program operations and management effectiveness.
    j. Provides staff assistance to the Secretary, the ASRT, the 
Service and Supply Funds (SSF) Board of Directors, OPDIV Budget 
Officers and STAFFDIV Heads in the budgetary and financial management 
of the SSF.
    k. Provides for budget policy management and financial integrity of 
the SSF in the provision of Departmental common use administrative 
services.
    l. Assists in the planning and preparation of the SSF budget for 
presentation to the SSF Board, the OMB, and Congress.
    m. Provides budget policy and technical support to the Program 
Support Center Director (and other activity managers) on all SSF 
activities.
    n. Directs and provides technical guidance to SSF activity managers 
in preparing annual budgets.
    o. Directs and provides technical guidance to SSF accountants in 
preparing annual financial statements. Assists in the planning and 
preparation of these statements for presentation to the SSF Board, 
auditors, and the Office of Management and Budget.
    p. Establishes Department policy in receiving and responding to 
Inspector General reports and audits.
    q. Prepares apportionment requests for the SSF.

    Dated: July 30, 2009.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. E9-18856 Filed 8-5-09; 8:45 am]
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