Sec. 4. Annual assessment
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On the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2017 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall submit to Congress an assessment of the administrative services provided by such Service under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to the States and the sportfishing community. Each assessment under subsection
(a)shall include the following: The percentage of grant awards and amendments completed within 45 days after receipt of a complete grant application, the average number of days to process new grant applications, and the average number of days to process grant amendment requests. Which wildlife and sport fish restoration policies are currently being updated, the start time for each update, and the anticipated completion time for each update. The number of Federal assistance workshops held with States and such Service in efforts to communicate fiscal policies and procedures to State agencies. The average time to respond to requests from States for assistance, based on initial notification or assistance requests initiated by a State. The number of States with unresolved reconciliation of land records and the number of corrective action plans with open actions. The number of employees of such Service with grants management training and the number of such employees with outstanding training requirements, and the number of State fish and wildlife staff who have received training through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Fund Program of such Service. The number of full-time positions of such Service filled and vacant, including the associated position titles and paygrades, that contribute to grant processing and related grant management in each Service region and at Service headquarters.