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wall and ceiling murals that depict the development and growth of the United States.


Deferred Maintenance and Repairs (DM&R): These are maintenance and repairs that were not performed when they should have been, or were scheduled to be, and are delayed to a future period.


Emancipation Hall: The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center’s Emancipation Hall is a central gathering place for visitors to the U.S. Capitol Building. The hall was named to recognize the contributions of the enslaved laborers who helped build the U.S. Capitol.


Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA2007): An act of Congress intended to move the U.S. toward greater energy independence and security, increase the production of renewable fuels, protect consumers, increase the efficiency of products, buildings and vehicles, promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage, and improve the energy performance of the federal government.


Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC): These contracts represent public-private partnerships for financing energy savings construction projects. ESPCs were used by the AOC to finance needed energy preservation improvements for three of its jurisdictions (Capitol Building, House Office Buildings and Senate Office Buildings) and will be used for a fourth jurisdiction (Library Buildings and Grounds).


Enterprise Risk Management (ERM): The process by which management and leadership identify, assess and manage risks across an enterprise to make informed decisions toward risk reduction.


Exchange of Critical Expertise and Learning (ExCEL): A workforce program to improve organizational efficiencies and increase employee knowledge through the exchange of skills and knowledge across the AOC.


Executive Leadership Team (ELT): The AOC’s intra-agency management team is composed of the agency’s senior officials.


Exhibition Hall: The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center’s Exhibition Hall is home to E Pluribus Unum — Out of Many, One, the exhibition dedicated to telling the story of the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Capitol.


Facility Condition Assessment (FCA): A program that assesses the condition of building systems, remaining life and deferred maintenance requirements.


Facility Condition Index (FCI): An overall assessment of the condition of a facility. It is measured by the ratio of deferred maintenance costs to estimated building replacement costs.


Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS): A U.S. Office of Personnel Management tool that measures employees’ perceptions of whether, and to what extent, conditions characterizing successful organizations are present in their agencies.


Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (FFMIA): Statute that advanced federal financial management by ensuring that federal financial management systems provide accurate, reliable and timely financial information to the government’s managers.


Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA): Statute amending the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 and requiring the establishment of guidelines for evaluating agencies’ systems of internal control with three objectives: operational effectiveness and efficiency, regulatory and statutory compliance and reliable financial reporting.


Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): The accounting concepts and standards for the U.S. government, as prescribed by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board.


Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA): Statute that provided for the establishment, testing and evaluation of strategic planning and performance measurement in the federal government. Later amended by GPRAMA.


Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA): Statute that updated GPRA to create a more defined performance framework, including the designation of cross- cutting federal priority goals and agency-level priority goals.


Heritage Asset: The buildings, structures, cultural landscapes, fine art, architectural fine art, decorative art, architectural decorative art, monuments, memorials, archival records, photographic records, living botanical assets, views and vistas, archeological resources, and stored art and architectural materials in the care of the AOC that have historical, architectural, artistic, cultural or educational significance.


Jurisdiction: The AOC has oversight responsibility for several jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction is responsible for a designated geographic area of the Capitol campus.


Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED): A green building certification program, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council, which recognizes best-in-class facility strategies and practices.


2019 PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILIT Y REPORT Appendices 179


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