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PUBLIC LAW 101-576 —NOV. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 2841 "(5) Provide leadership in management innovation, through— "(A) experimentation, testing, and demonstration programs; and "(B) the adoption of modern management concepts and technologies. "(6) Work with State and local governments to improve and strengthen intergovernmental relations, and provide assistance to such governments with respect to intergovernmental programs and cooperative arrangements. "(7) Review and, where appropriate, recommend to the Director changes to the budget and legislative proposals of agencies to ensure that they respond to program evaluations by, and are in accordance with general management plans of, the Office of Management and Budget. "(8) Provide advice to agencies on the qualification, recruitment, performance, and retention of managerial personnel. "(9) perform any other functions prescribed by the Director.". SEC. 203. OFFICE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting after section 503 (as added by section 202 of this Act) the following: "§ 504. Office of Federal Financial Management "(a) There is established in the Office of Management and Budget an office to be known as the 'Office of Federal Financial Management'. The Office of Federal Financial Management, under the direction and control of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget, shall carry out the financial management functions listed in section 503(a) of this title. "(b) There shall be at the head of the Office of Federal Financial Management a Controller, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Controller shall be appointed from among individuals who possess— "(1) demonstrated ability and practical experience in accounting, financial management, and financial systems; and "(2) extensive practical experience in financial management in large governmental or business entities. "(c) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management shall be the deputy and principal advisor to the Deputy Director for Management in the performance by the Deputy Director for Management of functions described in section 503(a).". (b) STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS IN BUDGET.— Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(28) a separate statement of the amount of appropriations requested for the Office of Federal Financial Management.". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of contents at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 503 and 504 and inserting the following: "503. Functions of Deputy Director for Management. "504. Office of Federal Financial Management. "505. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. "506. Office of Federal Procurement Policy.".

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