Appendix B: Discontinued or Changed Performance
Outcomes/Objectives and Measures

 

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1.2

Advance responsible economic growth and trade while protecting American security

Performance Outcome: Identify and resolve unfair trade practices (ITA)

Corresponding Measure	Percentage of market access and compliance cases that have an action plan within 10 days of initiation
Change	New measure
Justification	This measure better reflects the work of ITA staff, in that it shows the speed by which action plans are prepared after initiation.

 

Performance Outcome: Eliminate illicit export activity outside the global export control and treaty compliance system (BIS)

Change	Outcome deleted
Justification	This outcome primarily included the Export Enforcement program. Export Enforcement (less end-use checks) was realigned under this outcome to consolidate the Export Administration and Export Enforcement programs. BIS has made an intense effort over the past two years to foster the view of a single, coordinated Export Control and Treaty Compliance System and to move away from the previous view focusing on separate Export Administration and Export Enforcement programs.
Corresponding Measure	Number of actions that result in a deterrence or prevention of a violation and cases which result in a criminal and/or administrative charge
Change	Measure moved to outcome “Maintain and strengthen an adaptable and effective U.S. export and treaty compliance system”
Justification	This realignment was made to reflect the ongoing BIS effort to consolidate the Export Administration and Export Enforcement programs into a coordinated Export Control and Treaty Compliance System.
Corresponding Measure	Number of end-use checks completed
Change	Measure moved to outcome “Integrate Non-U.S. actors to create a more effective global export control and treaty compliance system”
Justification	In lieu of tracking targeted deficiencies remedied, BIS will realign this measure under this outcome. A key element of BIS’s policy formulation and implementation toward other key countries is the conduct of end-use checks to verify that targeted dual-use exports will be or have been properly used by the proper end users.

 

Performance Outcome: Integrate non-U.S. actors to create a more effective global export control and treaty compliance system (BIS)

Corresponding Measure	Number of targeted deficiencies remedied in the export control systems of cooperating countries
Change	Measure deleted
Justification	In FY 2008, the contract management portion only of these functions, performed by the BIS Office of International Programs (under the Export Control and Border Assistance (EXBS) program) will be consolidated in the Department of State. FY 2007 will serve as the transition year for transferring the contract management functions back to the Department of State. This will permit BIS to focus its participation on providing essential subject matter experts to the EXBS program while freeing resources previously devoted to contract management for use on other high priority BIS activities.