### Question
How does NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT define performance metric?


### Answer
Under *6 U.S.C. § 741*, **performance metric** is defined as:

> a particular value or characteristic used to measure the outcome that is generally expressed in terms of a baseline and a target

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 741*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2-NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER II-COMPREHENSIVE PREPAREDNESS SYSTEM > Part A-National Preparedness System**

