Another area for study would be the agencies implementation of their performance plans, including how they relate to their strategic goals and missions, focusing on the impact of the Results Act on agency programmatic decisions and on the practice of research, the lessons learned from that implementation, and identification of best practices that could be used by other agencies or programs

In conducting the study, we hope you take the opportunity to hear from the various stakeholders in the process and work with the research agencies. The Committee looks forward to reviewing the results of this effort. If you have any questions please contact Beth Sokul of the Majority Staff (225-0585) or Dan Pearson of the Minority Staff (225-4494).