§ 2801. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC2801]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART III--MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 28--STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 2801. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter the term--
(1) ``outcome measure'' refers to an assessment of the results
of a program activity compared to its intended purpose;
(2) ``output measure'' refers to the tabulation, calculation, or
recording of activity or effort and can be expressed in a
quantitative or qualitative manner;
(3) ``performance goal'' means a target level of performance
expressed as a tangible, measurable objective, against which actual
achievement shall be compared, including a goal expressed as a
quantitative standard, value, or rate;
(4) ``performance indicator'' refers to a particular value or
characteristic used to measure output or outcome;
(5) ``program activity'' means a specific activity related to
the mission of the Postal Service; and
(6) ``program evaluation'' means an assessment, through
objective measurement and systematic analysis, of the manner and
extent to which Postal Service programs achieve intended objectives.
(Added Pub. L. 103-62, Sec. 7, Aug. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 292.)
Construction
No provision or amendment made by Pub. L. 103-62 to be construed as
creating any right, privilege, benefit, or entitlement for any person
who is not an officer or employee of the United States acting in such
capacity, and no person not an officer or employee of the United States
acting in such capacity to have standing to file any civil action in any
court of the United States to enforce any provision or amendment made by
Pub. L. 103-62, or to be construed as superseding any statutory
requirement, see section 10 of Pub. L. 103-62, set out as a note under
section 1115 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 44 sections 3534, 3544.
