113 HR 1232 IH: Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-03-18
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Federal Information Technology
Acquisition Reform Act
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Title I—Management of Information Technology within Federal
Government
Sec. 101. Increased authority of agency Chief Information
Officers over information technology.
Sec. 102. Lead coordination role of Chief Information Officers
Council.
Sec. 103. Reports by Government Accountability
Office.
Title II—Data Center Optimization
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Federal Data Center Optimization
Initiative.
Sec. 204. Performance requirements related to data center
consolidation.
Sec. 205. Cost savings related to data center
optimization.
Sec. 206. Reporting requirements to Congress and the Federal
Chief Information Officer.
Title III—Elimination of Duplication and Waste in Information
Technology Acquisition
Sec. 301. Inventory of information technology
assets.
Sec. 302. Website consolidation and transparency.
Sec. 303. Transition to the cloud.
Sec. 304. Elimination of unnecessary duplication of contracts
by requiring business case analysis.
Title IV—Strengthening and Streamlining Information Technology
Acquisition Management Practices
Subtitle A—Strengthening and Streamlining IT Program
Management Practices
Sec. 401. Establishment of Federal Infrastructure and Common
Application Collaboration Center.
Sec. 402. Designation of Assisted Acquisition Centers of
Excellence.
Subtitle B—Strengthening IT Acquisition Workforce
Sec. 411. Expansion of training and use of information
technology acquisition cadres.
Sec. 412. Plan on strengthening program and project management
performance.
Sec. 413. Personnel awards for excellence in the acquisition of
information systems and information technology.
Title V—Additional Reforms
Sec. 501. Maximizing the benefit of the Federal Strategic
Sourcing Initiative.
Sec. 502. Promoting transparency of blanket purchase
agreements.
Sec. 503. Additional source selection technique in
solicitations.
Sec. 504. Enhanced transparency in information technology
investments.
Sec. 505. Enhanced communication between Government and
industry.
Sec. 506. Clarification of current law with respect to open
source software.
3.In this Act:
(1)Chief
Acquisition Officers CouncilThe term Chief Acquisition
Officers Council
means the Chief Acquisition Officers Council
established by section 1311(a) of title 41, United States Code.
(2)Chief
Information OfficerThe term
Chief Information Officer
means a Chief Information Officer (as
designated under section 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States Code) of an
agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code.
(3)Chief
Information Officers CouncilThe term Chief Information
Officers Council
or CIO Council
means the Chief
Information Officers Council established by section 3603(a) of title 44, United
States Code.
(4)The
term Director
means the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
(5)The term Federal agency
means each agency
listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code.
(6)Information
technology or ITThe term information technology
or IT
has the meaning provided in section 11101(6) of title 40,
United States Code.
(7)Relevant
congressional committeesThe term relevant congressional
committees
means each of the following:
(A)The Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.
(B)The Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate.
<enum>I</enum><header>Management of
Information Technology within Federal Government</header>
<section id="H09D0D3C5AA7D4590A1B92770CC72AE4D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Increased
authority of agency Chief Information Officers over information
technology</header>
<subsection id="HD58270BAB99D456398FDBC07C8AE1E7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Presidential
appointment of CIOs of certain agencies</header>
<paragraph id="HAF77070C91C44F7D8CC76EC9061C6006"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11315 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A06E399F5FB40D7A998B1CF500BC3DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (a) as subsection (e) and moving such subsection to the end of the
section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3EEB1C035284183ACB359E2FD8535C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before subsection (b) the following new subsection (a):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9A74A123F9F4A98B228BA24215C2874" style="USC">
<subsection id="HC7C33E154F704FE99DD31A644F98FE5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Presidential
appointment or designation of certain Chief Information Officers</header>
<paragraph id="H62772198B515437588C6D5D7B672F94F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be within each agency listed in section
901(b)(1) of title 31, other than the Department of Defense, an agency Chief
Information Officer. Each agency Chief Information Officer shall—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FF80C660BB047CFAB55E24138C44A2A"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA22114FFD3A24C0793EF834586AF1C28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be appointed by the
President; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2376EFAA859345488565FE7FA2CCEE88" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be designated by the President, in
consultation with the head of the agency; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E2D5B8C26AD48E794167B3FB3EE077E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be appointed or
designated, as applicable, from among individuals who possess demonstrated
ability in general management of, and knowledge of and extensive practical
experience in, information technology management practices in large
governmental or business entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BE260FE0A2240A9AAC8C67D83147B41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>An
agency Chief Information Officer appointed or designated under this section
shall report directly to the head of the agency and carry out responsibilities
as set forth in this section and in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3506">section 3506(a)</external-xref> of title 44 for Chief
Information Officers designated under paragraph (2) of such
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF1357265F104CDD837B936F9FB8E430"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3506">Section 3506(a)(2)(A)</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after <quote>each agency</quote> the following:
<quote>, other than an agency with a Presidentially appointed or designated
Chief Information Officer as provided in section 11315(a)(1) of title
40,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6B30CC701C4490DA580BEA117FCD5F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority
relating to budget and personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11315">Section 11315</external-xref> of title 40, United States
Code, is further amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77F1CCA1D5454ED7A0748091ECADE6CB" style="USC">
<subsection id="H2D84482E67E04CC18BC1139A1C35CCDF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
authorities for certain CIOs</header>
<paragraph id="H0B60D637E8614C6590AD002D641CFAAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Budget-related
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="HBC682CB768B94211A70057D62B6A2200"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Planning</header><text>The
head of each agency listed in section <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/901">901(b)(1)</external-xref> or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/901">901(b)(2)</external-xref> of title 31, other
than the Department of Defense, shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer
of the agency has the authority to participate and provide input in the budget
planning process related to information technology or programs that include
significant information technology components.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86D6122DB8C044838F49D8395F8E44BC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Amounts
appropriated for any agency listed in section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title
31, other than the Department of Defense, for any fiscal year that are
available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency,
consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and
recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
such manner as may be specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information
Officer of the agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7C1EEC796D7E40C18EB926310949D388"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personnel-related
authority</header><text>The head of each agency listed in section 901(b)(1) or
901(b)(2) of title 31, other than the Department of Defense, shall ensure that
the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority necessary to
approve the hiring of personnel who will have information technology
responsibilities within the agency and to require that such personnel have the
obligation to report to the Chief Information Officer in a manner considered
sufficient by the Chief Information
Officer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H87BF2D1280234D47976206E8CEDA5D81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement To
seek advice from chief information officer on designation or appointment of
other chief information officers</header>
<paragraph id="H257877546BCB4210B27D2C8886EF2666"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Section
3506(a)(3) of title 44, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6645D26567FF43B8B8466B19679A6D46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(3)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A38A60DCC6B4FCBB1944F099AAE0C48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CE5D04D439340A5B8D72C74A2E36E22" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="HBAD148BFF2F7438FA7C446230B742FF5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agency shall have only one individual
with the title and designation of <quote>Chief Information Officer</quote>. Any
bureau, office, or subordinate organization within the agency may designate one
individual with the title <quote>Deputy Chief Information Officer</quote>,
<quote>Associate Chief Information Officer</quote>, or <quote>Assistant Chief
Information Officer</quote>. The head of the agency shall seek the advice of
the Chief Information Officer of the agency in designating or appointing any
deputy, associate, or assistant chief information officer within the
agency.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1485BEF7BF154E108FC934FF5B494453"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3506">Section 3506(a)(3)(B)</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, as
added by paragraph (1), shall take effect as of October 1, 2014. Any individual
serving in a position affected by such section before such date may continue in
that position if the requirements of such section are fulfilled with respect to
that individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H93A8430D30DE4188A4039AA0B7F301A6"><enum>102.</enum><header>Lead
coordination role of Chief Information Officers Council</header>
<subsection id="HE3E0522A52C24990A5AEA697013F94B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Lead
coordination role</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection
(d) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3603">section 3603</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5E291192C364E1A89309BB95761FCD6" style="USC">
<subsection id="HA2FD0B68BC7843ACA22D7AFC38D38C52"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Lead interagency
forum</header>
<paragraph id="H0576547A475649D99E41DCCAB843A823"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council is designated the lead interagency forum for
improving agency coordination of practices related to the design, development,
modernization, use, operation, sharing, performance, and review of Federal
Government information resources investment. As the lead interagency forum, the
Council shall develop cross-agency portfolio management practices to allow and
encourage the development of cross-agency shared services and shared platforms.
The Council shall also issue standards and practices for infrastructure and
common information technology applications, including expansion of the Federal
Enterprise Architecture process if appropriate. The standards and practices may
address broader transparency, common inputs, common outputs, and outcomes
achieved. The standards and practices shall be used as a basis for comparing
performance across diverse missions and operations in various agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDA3D24703BF4848AC633AE7D7932498"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than December 1 in each of the 6 years following the date of the
enactment of this paragraph, the Council shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees a report (to be known as the <quote>CIO Council
Report</quote>) summarizing the Council’s activities in the preceding fiscal
year and containing such recommendations for further congressional action to
fulfill its mission as the Council considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93B93E147A804418813B940393100B5C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relevant
congressional committees</header><text>For purposes of the report required by
paragraph (2), the relevant congressional committees are each of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B31CFAFEE0F4DB1A739147AA5EF5817"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D8398AEE18C48C1860C998BF08D09DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services
of the
Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H10B943AFE3194994ADD2C4C60F2F0D64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
function</header><text>Subsection (f) of section 3603 of such title is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EE875795C3F4391BD579F6CCB015A82" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HAAC3F339FDC3440A812358C6110735A5"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct the Federal Infrastructure and
Common Application Collaboration Center established under section 11501 of
title
40.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H465086A6BBBA45829EE839F5DA227B00"><enum>103.</enum><header>Reports by
Government Accountability Office</header>
<subsection id="H0D0ABA5355A849A987A65C20293B2DB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement To
examine effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Comptroller General of the United States shall examine the effectiveness of the
Chief Information Officers Council in meeting its responsibilities under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3603">section 3603(d)</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, as added by section 102, with
particular focus on—</text>
<paragraph id="HD658F792A4CC43B98C364D2F08F9D012"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whether agencies
are actively participating in the Council and heeding the Council’s advice and
guidance; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC22E706E9D874A918BA71A7DABB18B01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether the
Council is actively using and developing the capabilities of the Federal
Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center created under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11501">section 11501</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, as added by section 401.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4D6758582244326A70199C31FC68072"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the relevant congressional
committees a report containing the findings and recommendations of the
Comptroller General from the examination required by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Data
Center Optimization</header>
<section id="H54890909D6CB4099A135B8EC7FECF24D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to optimize
Federal data center usage and efficiency.</text>
</section><section id="H0CFAC523EEDC4C7382E0FA4AF90C52CB"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H06306CD3553845C3A362D212F3F1CC38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal Data
Center Optimization Initiative</header><text>The term <quote>Federal Data
Center Optimization Initiative</quote> or the <quote>Initiative</quote> means
the initiative developed and implemented by the Director, through the Federal
Chief Information Officer, as required under section 203.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BE4992F6865457D804A7EBEE50700E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>covered agency</quote> means any agency included in the Federal Data
Center Optimization Initiative.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96152DDE212E42ABB2924F0C34826B30"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal Chief
Information Officer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>Federal Chief Information Officer</quote> means the Administrator of the
Office of Electronic Government established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3602">section 3602</external-xref> of title 44,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26A39D814CB64F2AABF984DD8EEBBEB7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Data
Center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>data
center</quote> means a closet, room, floor, or building for the storage,
management, and dissemination of data and information, as defined by the
Federal Chief Information Officer under guidance issued pursuant to this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9492EF4EF07C4366A5F666A4355B9570"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal Data
Center</header><text>The term <quote>Federal data center</quote> means any data
center of a covered agency used or operated by a covered agency, by a
contractor of a covered agency, or by another organization on behalf of a
covered agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF86E0F5839EC4CA48AD3893DEF625BE9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Server
Utilization</header><text>The term <quote>server utilization</quote> refers to
the activity level of a server relative to its maximum activity level,
expressed as a percentage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H168300C50B044A4D9750C65B22D82406"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Power usage
effectiveness</header><text>The term <quote>power usage effectiveness</quote>
means the ratio obtained by dividing the total amount of electricity and other
power consumed in running a data center by the power consumed by the
information and communications technology in the data center.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE717E28208DF4CB0BC7384D2B6436A0F"><enum>203.</enum><header>Federal Data
Center Optimization Initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H271AB42B57DC4C748EB33CF43AF93E3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Chief
Information Officer, in consultation with the chief information officers of
covered agencies, shall develop and implement an initiative, to be known as the
Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative, to optimize the usage and
efficiency of Federal data centers by meeting the requirements of this Act and
taking additional measures, as appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3F225248C2D2479DA0E9EADED88F07B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer,
in consultation with the chief information officers of covered agencies, shall
develop and submit to Congress a plan for implementation of the Initiative
required by subsection (a) by each covered agency. In developing the plan, the
Federal Chief Information Officer shall take into account the findings and
recommendations of the Comptroller General review required by section
205(e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB096CB534F9A4DBEAC9426E9CF7AC5C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matters
covered</header><text>The plan shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H498766944F7546B2814DFFB5F7760747"><enum>(1)</enum><text>descriptions of
how covered agencies will use reductions in floor space, energy use,
infrastructure, equipment, applications, personnel, increases in
multiorganizational use, and other appropriate methods to meet the requirements
of the initiative; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BABDB277F3C448C9BCD31AEEB59794C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appropriate
consideration of shifting Federally owned data centers to commercially owned
data centers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE8E7C2072C69491D934FD5B0036C4D0E"><enum>204.</enum><header>Performance
requirements related to data center consolidation</header>
<subsection id="H6817432898184E99B5E2ABB0BBC9A802"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Server
utilization</header><text>Each covered agency may use the following methods to
achieve the maximum server utilization possible as determined by the Federal
Chief Information Officer:</text>
<paragraph id="HF45250AE08E84CD2B96B65541DF02234"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The closing of
existing data centers that lack adequate server utilization, as determined by
the Federal Chief Information Officer. If the agency fails to close such data
centers, the agency shall provide a detailed explanation as to why this data
center should remain in use as part of the submitted plan. The Federal Chief
Information Officer shall include an assessment of the agency explanation in
the annual report to Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0850B06D82F44C9B88ABC269724DCD15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The consolidation
of services within existing data centers to increase server utilization
rates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB869BEF0EA9B412085CEE864893E6251"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any other method
that the Federal Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the chief
information officers of covered agencies, determines necessary to optimize
server utilization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H602E19A4C91E44EFBB8476926D2C47A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Power usage
effectiveness</header><text>Each covered agency may use the following methods
to achieve the maximum energy efficiency possible as determined by the Federal
Chief Information Officer:</text>
<paragraph id="HFBAF4638D9E1412F84BEA20DFE01F652"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The use of the
measurement of power usage effectiveness to calculate data center energy
efficiency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC8838E4403A43808B46A6B84571576D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The use of power
meters in data centers to frequently measure power consumption over
time.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5A09B244F134B6898087A23D341BB18"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The establishment
of power usage effectiveness goals for each data center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H299EC7C88CE64878BFF4B90211B69E20"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The adoption of
best practices for managing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H15E6C2E02B434905A665D390541CF306"><enum>(A)</enum><text>temperature and
airflow in data centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AF06E9DB4C54AF0A3F04ADFE8654CEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>power supply
efficiency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DE44FBF74DC4DB3ACB198140D083BC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The implementation
of any other method that the Federal Chief Information Officer, in consultation
with the Chief Information Officers of covered agencies, determines necessary
to optimize data center energy efficiency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H62FC21756EC645AFA53ACCF53344CFB1"><enum>205.</enum><header>Cost savings
related to data center optimization</header>
<subsection id="H506C7C25A0374EA691F5A16F5131E67C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement To
track costs</header><text>Each covered agency shall track costs resulting from
implementation of the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative within the
agency and submit a report on those costs annually to the Federal Chief
Information Officer. Covered agencies shall determine the net costs from data
consolidation on an annual basis.</text>
<paragraph id="H72C49F2F4FF54A1DA4429872D2668119"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
calculating net costs each year under subsection (a), a covered agency shall
use the following factors:</text>
<subparagraph id="H196F48F9DE2A4EE582BBC89B2EBA738F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Energy
costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC44DF142178043488ACA089B40BFBE60"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Personnel
costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26F92D0C3E104BB4B403A540991A6872"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Real estate
costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5546F8945850492B8A508A814AB983DB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Capital expense
costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23C79238570E411F998E17681A12E68B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Operating system,
database, and other software license expense costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83BBFC8F14BA4AECA3E2A5D0B7E8A5EB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Other appropriate
costs, as determined by the agency in consultation with the Federal Chief
Information Officer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66E7C8FBD83245BEAF652561D89E8D5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement To
track savings</header><text>Each covered agency shall track savings resulting
from implementation of the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative within
the agency and submit a report on those savings annually to the Federal Chief
Information Officer. Covered agencies shall determine the net savings from data
consolidation on an annual basis.</text>
<paragraph id="H2AE11664D97F4CA5BA16BC0CBFBA6B72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
calculating net savings each year under subsection (b), a covered agency shall
use the following factors:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC46CC49ABAF140409F9975BAFC1B0367"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Energy
savings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DA8E2D05933487CA80F4FD00EF4681A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Personnel
savings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77788629CA9948059FE6D28E3679E371"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Real estate
savings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82860D62A38943209A306AF3DFB0DEBE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Capital expense
savings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD84F76DC51CB4BB19D2F38341A1E8586"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Operating system,
database, and other software license expense savings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC7BDFF3EE95449BB3DFADFA0104B6BA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Other appropriate
savings, as determined by the agency in consultation with the Federal Chief
Information Officer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC2CA34525FF7416292F76C2E4153B53C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement To
use cost-Effective measures</header><text>Covered agencies shall use the most
cost-effective measures to implement the Federal Data Center Optimization
Initiative.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBD6DDC27E4C34683878DEAEB4BD469DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
savings</header><text>Any savings resulting from implementation of the Federal
Data Center Optimization Initiative within a covered agency shall be used for
the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H93C6FA6E7B2543D0A3D53AED207B76FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To offset the
costs of implementing the Initiative within the agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25B699F423DD4D88AFB6B1BCEEB42044"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To further enhance
information technology capabilities and services within the agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H560482005BF3441AAD68253AB3C42772"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Government
accountability office review</header><text>Not later than 3 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall examine methods for calculating savings from the Initiative and using
them for the purposes identified in subsection (d), including establishment and
use of a special revolving fund that supports data centers and server
optimization, and shall submit to the Federal Chief Information Officer and
Congress a report on the Comptroller General’s findings and
recommendations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBFC3F1B5D1894F5F847D3A14DAC14CD8"><enum>206.</enum><header>Reporting
requirements to Congress and the Federal Chief Information Officer</header>
<subsection id="HAC3FCF61B6FE431991A47684331D9F22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agency
Requirement To report to CIO</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each year, each covered agency shall submit
to the Federal Chief Information Officer a report on the implementation of the
Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative, including savings resulting from
such implementation. The report shall include an update of the agency’s plan
for implementing the Initiative.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HED109CD3DCBC4C669BC72333D8C93511"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal Chief
Information Officer requirement To report to Congress</header><text>Each year,
the Federal Chief Information Officer shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees a report that assesses agency progress in carrying out
the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative and updates the plan under
section 203. The report may be included as part of the annual report required
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3606">section 3606</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Elimination of
Duplication and Waste in Information Technology Acquisition</header>
<section id="H1D01625072E749169EDF62550A34C407"><enum>301.</enum><header>Inventory of
information technology assets</header>
<subsection id="H4E222BECAF8C4B7F814505D15E302660"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall develop a plan for
conducting a Governmentwide inventory of information technology assets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B235F89354846F1A0779FC385DA6AED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters
covered</header><text>The plan required by subsection (a) shall cover the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HFD7CC60A392C44A8A5CE9847990929BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The manner in
which Federal agencies can achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and
cost savings in the procurement of information technology assets, through
measures such as reducing hardware or software products or services that are
duplicative or overlapping and reducing the procurement of new software
licenses until such time as agency needs exceed the number of existing and
unused licenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12690E2D4811469FBC4E0B4609DC4B1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The capability to
conduct ongoing Governmentwide inventories of all existing software licenses on
an application-by-application basis, including duplicative, unused, overused,
and underused licenses, and to assess the need of agencies for software
licenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1672F3B1876246E480FB0B31CFB5D03D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Governmentwide spending analysis to
provide knowledge about how much is being spent for software products or
services to support decisions for strategic sourcing under the Federal
strategic sourcing program managed by the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFC2D99641C8942C7B3D23E1FA6067CC9"><enum>(c)</enum><header> Other
inventories</header><text>In developing the plan required by subsection (a),
the Director shall review the inventory of information systems maintained by
each agency under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3505">section 3505(c)</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, and the
inventory of information resources maintained by each agency under section
3506(b)(4) of such title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0CF6DADED1BA42068A1EBB381D0B48C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The inventory of information technology
assets shall be available to Chief Information Officers and such other Federal
officials as the Chief Information Officers may, in consultation with the Chief
Information Officers Council, designate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9483086DA56C49129735E43AE87837EE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline and
submission to Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall complete and submit to Congress
the plan required by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H656327A835BC43D0B5A704A551CD8859"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
shall complete implementation of the plan required by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D722ADBF65B452780A1C9C39D20C132"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Review by
Comptroller General</header><text>Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
review the plan required by subsection (a) and submit to the relevant
congressional committees a report on the review.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H47113FC436B940E1A9AAB3236FCF6BC6"><enum>302.</enum><header>Website
consolidation and transparency</header>
<subsection id="H3AE4227E0E474D35AC20F7BC740317FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Website
consolidation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H21C4146BF4DA4C9E9A633C66540F603B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in consultation
with Federal agencies, and after reviewing the directory of public Federal
Government websites of each agency (as required to be established and updated
under section 207(f)(3) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/347">Public Law 107–347</external-xref>; 44
U.S.C. 3501 note)), assess all the publicly available websites of Federal
agencies to determine whether there are duplicative or overlapping websites;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB1908B1C56343E8AE8F7D8B6BA6C895"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require Federal
agencies to eliminate or consolidate those websites that are duplicative or
overlapping.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9A8181E1A3694B55AF49D5CFE3E5F305"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Website
transparency</header><text>The Director shall issue guidance to Federal
agencies to ensure that the data on publicly available websites of the agencies
are open and accessible to the public.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD8B0168A77FA4C64870D031D8176610E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matters
covered</header><text>In preparing the guidance required by subsection (b), the
Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3C029D2D4B2247E1AA008703856117B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop
guidelines, standards, and best practices for interoperability and
transparency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66B6571EFD5D45B38914F609E504F569"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify
interfaces that provide for shared, open solutions on the publicly available
websites of the agencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AA4395DBEF449D0BD09D0A6E376D940"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that
Federal agency Internet home pages, web-based forms, and web-based applications
are accessible to individuals with disabilities in conformance with section 508
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/794d">29 U.S.C. 794d</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42ADBCDCF7BF42D18409E28477FD39EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deadline for
guidance</header><text>The guidance required by subsection (b) shall be issued
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HFEA1B80F1ED34FFBBA23F610ACAB2E18"><enum>303.</enum><header>Transition to
the cloud</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H07A17359C1A2410E979582FAF8306E20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that transition to cloud computing offers significant potential
benefits for the implementation of Federal information technology projects in
terms of flexibility, cost, and operational benefits.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H11100D617FA040078EFFA529A4D70E22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Governmentwide
application</header><text>In assessing cloud computing opportunities, the Chief
Information Officers Council shall define policies and guidelines for the
adoption of Governmentwide programs providing for a standardized approach to
security assessment and operational authorization for cloud products and
services.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H178B25B5DD614196AAD037EE968F2461"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
budget authorities for transition</header><text>In transitioning to the cloud,
a Chief Information Officer of an agency listed in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/901">section 901(b)</external-xref> of title 31,
United States Code, may establish such cloud service Working Capital Funds as
may be necessary to transition to cloud-based solutions. These cloud service
Working Capital Funds may preserve funding for cloud service transitions for a
period not to exceed 5 years per appropriation.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H802F18C0ED4F411098BCD1859605F51B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Elimination of
unnecessary duplication of contracts by requiring business case
analysis</header>
<subsection id="H1B1A0EFE899C40759DCFD7FD5A2669B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to leverage the Government’s buying power and
achieve administrative efficiencies and cost savings by eliminating unnecessary
duplication of contracts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE7E9CC6F24B2449AA8B86FF8EEC4DDDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
business case approval</header>
<paragraph id="H40117C23AF434B8C880615F8B05113B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective on and after 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, an executive agency may not issue a solicitation for a
covered contract vehicle unless the agency performs a business case analysis
for the contract vehicle and obtains an approval of the business case analysis
from the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B91580C84B6419E86041DAD7E5EE1EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
business case analysis</header>
<subparagraph id="HA583C8803CED41CCABD4D22501F27876"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With respect to any covered contract vehicle, the
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall review the business case
analysis submitted for the contract vehicle and provide an approval or
disapproval within 100 days after the date of submission. Any business case
analysis not disapproved within such 100-day period is deemed to be
approved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEA5D236634D44248CD2A1F0D8A8DAA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Basis for
approval of business case</header><text>The Administrator for Federal
Procurement Policy shall approve or disapprove a business case analysis based
on the adequacy of the analysis submitted. The Administrator shall give primary
consideration to whether an agency has demonstrated a compelling need that
cannot be satisfied by existing Governmentwide contract vehicles in a timely
and cost-effective manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB2FCE4B416948A085990C2BFDBE4FE4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Content of
business case analysis</header><text>The Administrator for Federal Procurement
Policy shall issue guidance specifying the content for a business case analysis
submitted pursuant to this section. At a minimum, the business case analysis
shall include details on the administrative resources needed for such contract
vehicle, including an analysis of all direct and indirect costs to the Federal
Government of awarding and administering such contract vehicle and the impact
such contract vehicle will have on the ability of the Federal Government to
leverage its purchasing power.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H81419BE09A144196A0BDB341AAA03DFA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="HACF76439F3734197A55420C2ADA27CA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered contract
vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>covered contract vehicle</quote> has the meaning provided by the
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy in guidance issued pursuant to
this section and includes, at a minimum, any Governmentwide contract vehicle ,
whether for acquisition of information technology or other goods or services,
in an amount greater than $50,000,000 (or $10,000,000, determined on an average
annual basis, in the case of such a contract vehicle performed over more than
one year). The term does not include a multiple award schedule contract awarded
by the General Services Administration, a Governmentwide acquisition contract
for information technology awarded pursuant to sections 11302(e) and
11314(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, or orders against existing
Governmentwide contract vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23C626FCE84249D384EF1ED2D80B114B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Governmentwide
contract vehicle and executive agency</header><text>The terms
<quote>Governmentwide contract vehicle</quote> and <quote>executive
agency</quote> have the meanings provided in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11501">section 11501</external-xref> of title 40, United
States Code, as added by section 401.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD63ECC5F87D14903A5E18BB36646B069"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than June 1 in each of the next 6 years following the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall
submit to the relevant congressional committees a report on the implementation
of this section, including a summary of the submissions, reviews, approvals,
and disapprovals of business case analyses pursuant to this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB29485834BA4DA6BC236E8A1D945D77"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue guidance for
implementing this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE674896A1544280880982E72CC6026C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revision of
FAR</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to implement this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Strengthening and
Streamlining Information Technology Acquisition Management Practices</header>
<subtitle id="H33E61E24D9F04544B80568E586852084"><enum>A</enum><header>Strengthening and
Streamlining IT Program Management Practices</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17A6C4273FEB43A193236100E27C8C26"><enum>401.</enum><header>Establishment
of Federal Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center</header>
<subsection id="H40AC08286F4649DF9768D04B679797A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HEABD0D31CD0B48B8AE4073B01A905230"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/115">Chapter 115</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D709D4E3A9A466BA4D053BD4078AFF5" style="USC">
<chapter id="H6C9DEBE9E55742E69E8A164BFE229D8C"><enum>115</enum><header>Information
Technology Acquisition Management Practices</header>
<toc container-level="chapter-container" idref="H6C9DEBE9E55742E69E8A164BFE229D8C" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H6804D3889BF34080AC2DC09F677521B8" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">11501. Federal Infrastructure and Common
Application Collaboration Center.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="H6804D3889BF34080AC2DC09F677521B8"><enum>11501.</enum><header>Federal
Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center</header>
<subsection id="HB71C8599E1324E228DE1CFFC5F598308"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
and Purposes</header><text>The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall establish a Federal Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration
Center (hereafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Collaboration
Center</quote>) within the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with
this section. The purposes of the Collaboration Center are to serve as a focal
point for coordinated program management practices and to develop and maintain
requirements for the acquisition of IT infrastructure and common applications
commonly used by various Federal agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2831E4C702E40968725B7C08A86BB64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Organization of
Center</header>
<paragraph id="HF9D5358781B9414CA3341B303A5F9222"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Center shall consist of the following members:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC955CEF89BA94AECAE595CC8DD3CF094"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An appropriate
number, as determined by the CIO Council, but not less than 12, full-time
program managers or cost specialists, all of whom have appropriate experience
in the private or Government sector in managing or overseeing acquisitions of
IT infrastructure and common applications.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE683D30BC4F148E2BCFDBA7F8BEA9FAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>At least 1
full-time detailee from each of the Federal agencies listed in section 901(b)
of title 31, nominated by the respective agency chief information officer for a
detail period of not less than 2 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D9971C3C3F648A4AB6528C357710025"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Working
groups</header><text>The Collaboration Center shall have working groups that
specialize in IT infrastructure and common applications identified by the CIO
Council. Each working group shall be headed by a separate dedicated program
manager appointed by the CIO Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E3A6F7BE0424A16A2AE533F9CC15528"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Capabilities and
functions of the collaboration center</header><text>For each of the IT
infrastructure and common application areas identified by the CIO Council, the
Collaboration Center shall perform the following roles, and any other functions
as directed by the CIO Council:</text>
<paragraph id="H63012CCA71FE4CE7B98C37C19A489D60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Develop, maintain,
and disseminate requirements suitable to establish contracts that will meet the
common and general needs of various Federal agencies as determined by the
Center. In doing so, the Center shall give maximum consideration to the
adoption of commercial standards and industry acquisition best practices,
including opportunities for shared services, consideration of total cost of
ownership, preference for industry-neutral functional specifications leveraging
open industry standards and competition, use of open source software, and use
of long-term contracts, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39AF0DEEDCA24C8F8E421590A803497A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Develop, maintain,
and disseminate reliable cost estimates that are accurate, comprehensive,
well-documented, and credible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77650E96ACFA4036A2322D7D1858AEA9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Lead the review of
significant or troubled IT investments or acquisitions as identified by the CIO
Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B5E0AFDDDFA4801BDD8A75AF899EFF6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Provide expert aid
to troubled IT investments or acquisitions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC29A04606053474085C9981E5CFAB084"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, in consultation with the
Chief Information Officers Council, shall issue guidance addressing the scope
and operation of the Collaboration Center. The guidance shall require that the
Collaboration Center report to the Federal Chief Information Officer or his
delegate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7BAAF3A939A943378EED0359E978D28C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>The Director shall annually submit to the relevant
congressional committees a report detailing the organization, staff, and
activities of the Collaboration Center, including a list of IT infrastructure
and common applications the Center assisted and an assessment of the Center's
achievement in promoting efficiency, shared services, and elimination of
unnecessary Government requirements that are contrary to commercial best
practices.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H877E58213E1D4EB9ADFAD1634F47A137"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Improvement of
the DOD enterprise software initiative and GSA smartbuy program</header>
<paragraph id="H947FB8A797BE4AA7AFF891A3E4FD5805"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Collaboration Center, in collaboration with the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the Department of Defense, and the
General Services Administration, shall identify and develop a strategic
sourcing initiative to enhance Governmentwide acquisition, shared use, and
dissemination of software, as well as compliance with end user license
agreements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8277AAD9CF5447B5B3F8889D6BAD357C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Examination of
methods</header><text>In developing the strategic sourcing initiative, the
Collaboration Center shall examine the use of realistic and effective demand
aggregation models supported by actual agency commitment to use the models, and
supplier relationship management practices, to more effectively govern the
Government’s acquisition of information technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86C8F70800F947D7B760EDAA8C067502"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Governmentwide
user license agreement</header><text>The Collaboration Center, in coordination
with the Department of Defense and the General Services Administration, shall
issue guidelines for establishing a Governmentwide contract vehicle that allows
for the purchase of a license agreement that is available for use by all
executive agencies as one user. To the maximum extent practicable, in
establishing the Governmentwide contract vehicle, the Collaboration Center
shall pursue direct negotiation and contracting with major software publishers
as prime contractors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E3D71A8FC20439A9C866824F00CB67E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Guidelines for
acquisition of IT infrastructure and common applications</header>
<paragraph id="HBFB88DA61764457A85513D197ECF814B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Collaboration Center shall establish
guidelines that, to the maximum extent possible, eliminate inconsistent
practices among executive agencies and ensure uniformity and consistency in
acquisition processes for IT infrastructure and common applications across the
Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70F8E4232E4943428F8F70B95611BDA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Central
website</header><text>In preparing the guidelines, the Collaboration Center, in
consultation with the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, shall offer executive
agencies the option of accessing a central website for best practices,
templates, and other relevant information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H075DBA6579634713BF097322BB7A04E9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Pricing
transparency</header><text>The Collaboration Center, in collaboration with the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council,
the General Services Administration, and the Assisted Acquisition Centers of
Excellence, shall compile a price list and catalogue containing current pricing
information by vendor for each of its IT infrastructure and common applications
categories. The price catalogue shall contain any price provided by a vendor
for the same or similar good or service to any executive agency. The catalogue
shall be developed in a fashion ensuring that it may be used for pricing
comparisons and pricing analysis using standard data formats. The price
catalogue shall not be made public, but shall be accessible to executive
agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0BF34D6112DE4EE1BE98AFB784C33C05"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Federal IT
acquisition management improvement fund</header>
<paragraph id="HA0540BCCAFCB42E49B92CC8C54D84CC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
and management of fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There
is a Federal IT Acquisition Management Improvement Fund (in this subsection
referred to as the <quote>Fund</quote>). The Administrator of General Services
shall manage the Fund through the Collaboration Center to support the
activities of the Collaboration Center carried out pursuant to this section.
The Administrator of General Services shall consult with the Director in
managing the Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6829F15C006045E3BBBEF2411C92A07C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credits to
Fund</header><text>Five percent of the fees collected by executive agencies
under the following contracts shall be credited to the Fund:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC8F1992772A4B0A8CDA1C49C81CEB69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Governmentwide
task and delivery order contracts entered into under sections 4103 and 4105 of
title 41.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47C82C204ADD4A0A901819C5201A8725"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Governmentwide
contracts for the acquisition of information technology and multiagency
acquisition contracts for that technology authorized by section 11314 of this
title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9575BAC936624B1A9D02C6530BD3D05B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Multiple-award
schedule contracts entered into by the Administrator of General
Services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D4E55BEF8774905B2934C5EA2124707"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Remittance by
head of executive agency</header><text>The head of an executive agency that
administers a contract described in paragraph (2) shall remit to the General
Services Administration the amount required to be credited to the Fund with
respect to the contract at the end of each quarter of the fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB895CF3DD9BE4CAC9000284A824135DE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Amounts not to
be used for other purposes</header><text>The Administrator of General Services,
through the Office of Management and Budget, shall ensure that amounts
collected under this subsection are not used for a purpose other than the
activities of the Collaboration Center carried out pursuant to this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H160542573A234FE1BA53296FAEBA2F45"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Availability of
amounts</header><text>Amounts credited to the Fund remain available to be
expended only in the fiscal year for which they are credited and the 4
succeeding fiscal years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBAF2D835159A45B1AAFF08C70AD26D3B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H6BC07F72B4A04A43B9D3EDFAF9777E62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Executive
agency</header><text>The term <quote>executive agency</quote> has the meaning
provided that term by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/105">section 105</external-xref> of title 5.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H483AA9DAA7DC490F88C898A1B36D6453"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Governmentwide
contract vehicle</header><text>The term <quote>Governmentwide contract
vehicle</quote> means any contract, blanket purchase agreement, or other
contractual instrument that allows for an indefinite number of orders to be
placed within the contract, agreement, or instrument, and that is established
by one executive agency for use by multiple executive agencies to obtain
supplies and services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B2903B9ADC5460CB3BD2206005564C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relevant
congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>relevant congressional
committees</quote> means each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B1F87FD22014916865C6834F0BBEB3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECC7669D62A74572B15D20FB8EFDF4FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9E1F87FD02064D5F9A9F4E55ABA57856"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Revision of
FAR</header><text>The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to
implement this
section.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4A001A82E58C4A7D8046DF9B0E839886"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The item relating to chapter 115 in the table of
chapters at the beginning of subtitle III of title 40, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:</text>
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<multi-column-toc-entry bold="on" level="section"><toc-enum>115.</toc-enum><level-header bold="on" level="section">Information Technology Acquisition Management Practices
</level-header><target>11501</target></multi-column-toc-entry>
</toc>
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</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF5D1BE5F3494274B14EEFBA1B9AE9A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<paragraph id="H3A907C3516DD4FF0AB8ED5B3B69380B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue
guidance under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11501">section 11501(d)</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43D718944C3440C9818D24BAD7394C98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish
the Federal Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center, in
accordance with section 11501(a) of such title, as so added.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D41B38922504EC382A0B08C9EBF5A71"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Infrastructure and Common Application
Collaboration Center shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF65505216FBF4AC69F98DCCD8816FBBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify and
develop a strategic sourcing initiative in accordance with section 11501(f) of
such title, as so added; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB7C2B67D331444A9C0A62AF26A48F6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish
guidelines in accordance with section 11501(g) of such title, as so
added.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02BC294FFA274F538141F0AFDF183860"><enum>402.</enum><header>Designation of
Assisted Acquisition Centers of Excellence</header>
<subsection id="HE5AEE37FDB644698996E63DCC29664B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Chapter
115 of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 401, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2BF56E39360460EB93F43814A603752" style="USC">
<section id="HB10F5F4F4E5748FAA4DFAE0288009A23"><enum>11502.</enum><header>Assisted
Acquisition Centers of Excellence</header>
<subsection id="HF38D331323024649B36361A145ECFE56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to develop specialized assisted acquisition centers
of excellence within the Federal Government to promote—</text>
<paragraph id="HA57D90DF4C884FE99AC8A7A0E03C051A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the effective use
of best acquisition practices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A8A7AE7055C48ADB7173066FEFD83AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development of
specialized expertise in the acquisition of information technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3AA5F9F98A1945E49D9788582BFE2435"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Governmentwide sharing of acquisition
capability to augment any shortage in the information technology acquisition
workforce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE1E7949C3233461FBD2E812ADEF22ACB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of
AACEs</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this section, and every 3 years thereafter, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Chief Acquisition Officers
Council and the Chief Information Officers Council, shall designate,
redesignate, or withdraw the designation of acquisition centers of excellence
within various executive agencies to carry out the functions set forth in
subsection (c) in an area of specialized acquisition expertise as determined by
the Director. Each such center of excellence shall be known as an
<quote>Assisted Acquisition Center of Excellence</quote> or an
<quote>AACE</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFD52CAFB19A945D781FE427C8EB32B6D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
functions of each AACE are as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H41D319A9C00C45AC9B20C4282F81600C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Best
practices</header><text>To promote, develop, and implement the use of best
acquisition practices in the area of specialized acquisition expertise that the
AACE is designated to carry out by the Director under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEF612A8CC49643F09B20AF49F3F663CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assisted
acquisitions</header><text>To assist all Government agencies in the expedient
and low-cost acquisition of the information technology goods or services
covered by such area of specialized acquisition expertise by engaging in
repeated and frequent acquisition of similar information technology
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90B7F242D7A644AC9F45E48FCBA39CBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Development and
training of IT acquisition workforce</header><text>To assist in recruiting and
training IT acquisition cadres (referred to in section 1704(j) of title
41).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H294C89F51DC3403F925D32294E78C236"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
designating, redesignating, or withdrawing the designation of an AACE, the
Director shall consider, at a minimum, the following matters:</text>
<paragraph id="H52D82DC7AC424527A6BE91F0E5E09B8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The subject matter
expertise of the host agency in a specific area of information technology
acquisition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFE3DF22CD174789877684326EAFAF4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For acquisitions
of IT infrastructure and common applications covered by the Federal
Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center established under
section 11501 of this title, the ability and willingness to collaborate with
the Collaboration Center and adhere to the requirements standards established
by the Collaboration Center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC7BDE7FCAA04FD7A37090193007F81B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to develop customized requirements documents that meet the needs of
executive agencies as well as the current industry standards and commercial
best practices.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBB65F6EF40F48829850A5CCE03FC608"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to consistently award and manage various contracts, task or delivery
orders, and other acquisition arrangements in a timely, cost-effective, and
compliant manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H551190F662244CE8B3F1AE34CE7FEABA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to aggregate demands from multiple executive agencies for similar
information technology goods or services and fulfill those demands in one
acquisition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A4A8F93888048AEB6D8736D2A2AE976"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to acquire innovative or emerging commercial and noncommercial
technologies using various contracting methods, including ways to lower the
entry barriers for small businesses with limited Government contracting
experiences.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E63CB1F7B824F2F8107180AD3E4C5D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to maximize commercial item acquisition, effectively manage high-risk
contract types, increase competition, promote small business participation, and
maximize use of available Governmentwide contract vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72F1EA05341B4FD39C1A6092E38D9744"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The existence of an in-house cost
estimating group with expertise to consistently develop reliable cost estimates
that are accurate, comprehensive, well-documented, and credible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC79F331FE4A4968928AB9AE5B97EFC8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to employ best practices and educate requesting agencies, to the maximum
extent practicable, regarding critical factors underlying successful major IT
acquisitions, including the following factors:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B3B79B2E72A46958878AA93B3199CAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Active engagement
by program officials with stakeholders.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B82FFB89D73420DA42D67124AF172E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Possession by
program staff of the necessary knowledge and skills.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H241272A640384CF7BE68B6C126AF732E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Support of the
programs by senior department and agency executives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23993ACB3FE64317B9FDB865DA14F87B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Involvement by end
users and stakeholders in the development of requirements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4958BACF68704074B6437D3E6C925F65"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Participation by
end users in testing of system functionality prior to formal end user
acceptance testing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB69F0353A6874FBAAC15FF065D1B7D61"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Stability and
consistency of Government and contractor staff.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB72ADE703C946D298F1318B896C1539"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Prioritization of
requirements by program staff.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62373B17F9704D938F4A05237725CDF6"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Maintenance of
regular communication with the prime contractor by program officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D1687D6A2EC48829F940B1CF03CB921"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Receipt of
sufficient funding by programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB5A647685F6542BD927E382605DA64E8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to run an effective acquisition intern program in collaboration with the
Federal Acquisition Institute or the Defense Acquisition University.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC75A6FEF3BBE4EFD8FCC9D17AD09BE87"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The ability of an
AACE to effectively and properly manage fees received for assisted acquisitions
pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H403EA6442E4A4777ACECF65F933BB36A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funds received
by AACEs</header>
<paragraph id="HEC72F63CF80A4C3789588FFB56BD0E8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law or regulation, funds obligated and transferred from
an executive agency in a fiscal year to an AACE for the acquisition of goods or
services covered by an area of specialized acquisition expertise of an AACE,
regardless of whether the requirements are severable or non-severable, shall
remain available for awards of contracts by the AACE for the same general
requirements for the next 5 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the
funds were transferred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CD689F5996B4DA683C66FC3884694C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
transfer authority</header><text>If the AACE to which the funds are transferred
under paragraph (1) becomes unable to fulfill the requirements of the executive
agency from which the funds were transferred, the funds may be transferred to a
different AACE to fulfill such requirements. The funds so transferred shall be
used for the same purpose and remain available for the same period of time as
applied when transferred to the original AACE.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98B17C3F1B0C46F697ED86D12915265B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to
existing authorities</header><text>This subsection does not limit any existing
authorities an AACE may have under its revolving or working capital funds
authorities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB3F2471788C44809BEB21F8586E170F7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Government
Accountability Office review of AACE</header>
<paragraph id="H659DBFEAEC39448C80821658B865D8A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Comptroller General of the United States shall review and assess the use and
management of fees received by the AACEs pursuant to this section to ensure
that an appropriate fee structure is established and enforced to cover
activities addressed in this section and that no excess fees are charged or
retained.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7A548EAFD5A4036B6C8B0F13599832F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the designation or redesignation of AACES under
subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees a report containing the findings and assessment under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H93442C4FB63E4D138CBFE81EDDEC6CA7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8F08AF260C34741ADA497CF4142F9F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assisted
acquisition</header><text>The term <quote>assisted acquisition</quote> means a
type of interagency acquisition in which the parties enter into an interagency
agreement pursuant to which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC28F5ACC8E7E4AF28E27256DE008A731"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the servicing
agency performs acquisition activities on the requesting agency’s behalf, such
as awarding, administering, or closing out a contract, task order, delivery
order, or blanket purchase agreement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C893ED019354BD48A2F1B809EB48988"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funding is
provided through a franchise fund, the Acquisition Services Fund in section 321
of this title, sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1535">1535</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1536">1536</external-xref> of title 31, or other available
methods.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1793DD523C5A4E48961732839E513BF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Executive
agency</header><text>The term <quote>executive agency</quote> has the meaning
provided that term by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/133">section 133</external-xref> of title 41.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H354434903AA1420AB96F031DDE8A14FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relevant
congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>relevant congressional
committees</quote> has the meaning provided that term by section 11501 of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC415784136264A459D390F9460DE0CA6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Revision of
FAR</header><text>The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to
implement this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E36C8996C9B437B97E79763B5168BEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 115
of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 401, is further amended
by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68F42FB24DDB4E409B19C93F9F51CC41" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">11502. Assisted Acquisition Centers of
Excellence.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4F1E3E932C8B41F084AF175E4EECCDE4"><enum>B</enum><header>Strengthening IT
Acquisition Workforce</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A366FF1E1734108AD21BFB1E08FA9C7"><enum>411.</enum><header>Expansion of
training and use of information technology acquisition cadres</header>
<subsection id="H24309858A1924ED693A903F950A8957C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to ensure timely progress by Federal agencies toward
developing, strengthening, and deploying personnel with highly specialized
skills in information technology acquisition, including program and project
managers, to be known as information technology acquisition cadres.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H416BEEB7A8C14D4C93E4E2F14958AAA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1704">Section 1704</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H390A4262BD9341EB9D328BBB0D3FDDA7" style="USC">
<subsection id="H63932C8D054F4740ABAB261E083F3DA6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Strategic plan
on information technology acquisition cadres</header>
<paragraph id="H45C0B9753C1D4D2395743FB0FE19FDBE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Five-year
strategic plan to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 1 following the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Director shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees a 5-year strategic plan (to be known as the <quote>IT
Acquisition Cadres Strategic Plan</quote>) to develop, strengthen, and solidify
information technology acquisition cadres. The plan shall include a timeline
for implementation of the plan and identification of individuals responsible
for specific elements of the plan during the 5-year period covered by the
plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A9A5E853D0B47EC9BCD10AF9C1D7E4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters
covered</header><text>The plan shall address, at a minimum, the following
matters:</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B212E5AD1F3479BA76BF828D425F15F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Current
information technology acquisition staffing challenges in Federal agencies, by
previous year’s information technology acquisition value, and by the Federal
Government as a whole.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE15212528014827A154FE207DD1510F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The variety and
complexity of information technology acquisitions conducted by each Federal
agency covered by the plan, and the specialized information technology
acquisition workforce needed to effectively carry out such acquisitions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2C504908F694150AB11DD4F7C1C42D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The development of
a sustainable funding model to support efforts to hire, retain, and train an
information technology acquisition cadre of appropriate size and skill to
effectively carry out the acquisition programs of the Federal agencies covered
by the plan, including an examination of interagency funding methods and a
discussion of how the model of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
Fund could be applied to civilian agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6348B376819A4503B61D35C3FD9BBC93"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any strategic
human capital planning necessary to hire, retain, and train an information
acquisition cadre of appropriate size and skill at each Federal agency covered
by the plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8633B0753B8F41E09FCBD0B34FFA283F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Governmentwide
training standards and certification requirements necessary to enhance the
mobility and career opportunities of the Federal information technology
acquisition cadre within the Federal agencies covered by the plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34361537189D45B1A09C6E2A0697BCAF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>New and innovative
approaches to workforce development and training, including cross-functional
training, rotational development, and assignments both within and outside the
Government.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CBCF7CCE6A5446C8CBCAE41CA38805A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Appropriate
consideration and alignment with the needs and priorities of the Infrastructure
and Common Application Collaboration Center, Assisted Acquisition Centers of
Excellence, and acquisition intern programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D2AE7303F864881A244D33D9A895654"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Assessment of the
current workforce competency and usage trends in evaluation technique to obtain
best value, including proper handling of tradeoffs between price and nonprice
factors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB10958B14533455CA6B309A83D372017"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Assessment of the
current workforce competency in designing and aligning performance goals, life
cycle costs, and contract incentives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7BAF2044A7B4F38906A8552F766E051"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Assessment of the
current workforce competency in avoiding brand-name preference and using
industry-neutral functional specifications to leverage open industry standards
and competition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49262A110860490492ED8FF0B16FC93B"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Use of integrated
program teams, including fully dedicated program managers, for each complex
information technology investment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44EE252940FF4D2D807C49373CF04949"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Proper assignment
of recognition or accountability to the members of an integrated program team
for both individual functional goals and overall program success or
failure.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE86FEA0BDEF54EF9AFF3DA81FEFFC916"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The development of
a technology fellows program that includes provisions for recruiting, for
rotation of assignments, and for partnering directly with universities with
well-recognized information technology programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67A53A24E9A6419F9A183B65922AF400"><enum>(N)</enum><text>The capability to
properly manage other transaction authority (where such authority is granted),
including ensuring that the use of the authority is warranted due to unique
technical challenges, rapid adoption of innovative or emerging commercial or
noncommercial technologies, or other circumstances that cannot readily be
satisfied using a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement in accordance with
applicable law and the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE12B61D6E3234148A7C24E7FBEF7953C"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Any other matters
the Director considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2982D69FD884F75854DF9A3DD78F748"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than June 1 in each of the 5 years following the
year of submission of the plan required by paragraph (1), the Director shall
submit to the relevant congressional committees an annual report outlining the
progress made pursuant to the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EBF37E7029A4A55867096C01DE064EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Government
accountability office review of the plan and annual report</header>
<subparagraph id="H312B4AE99C3A4D87942EB217DFDE2C71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than 1
year after the submission of the plan required by paragraph (1), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall review the plan and submit to
the relevant congressional committees a report on the review.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FD6EC14E2E148C9957A8C748BF91CE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Not later than 6
months after the submission of the first, third, and fifth annual report
required under paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall independently
assess the findings of the annual report and brief the relevant congressional
committees on the Comptroller General’s findings and recommendations to ensure
the objectives of the plan are accomplished.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H23054F48EC0545319E57A9B90309A82D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB35FC1BDDC21446ABE8600168C9B0CD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Federal agency</quote>
means each agency listed in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/901">section 901(b)</external-xref> of title 31.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5385FAEDBFD74ADFAF9DE96B271B15FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term
<quote>relevant congressional committees</quote> means each of the
following:</text>
<clause id="HDF0D320B9771418990259F88BCEE6470"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9B4FFB4616C843E5AF8253212E105CBA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services
of the
Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HD2D35409AAB14658B3DEE077D3D98A24"><enum>412.</enum><header>Plan on
strengthening program and project management performance</header>
<subsection id="H1B400AA2893844789DACFF1831DF44C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan on
strengthening program and project management performance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 1 following the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit to the relevant congressional
committees a plan for improving management of IT programs and projects.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7D6163EBA0DB434D959BC18A96145172"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters
covered</header><text>The plan required by subsection (a) shall include, at a
minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H0219C90B58904FA88DFDC496AD7D8395"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Creation of a
specialized career path for program management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDECC18F3397342F8ACF12EAEAB4B7AC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The development of
a competency model for program management consistent with the IT project
manager model.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3665C871748423A91727896307483D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
career advancement model that requires appropriate expertise and experience for
advancement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2399968EF94944A586E1EA2053ABBEEB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
career advancement model that is more competitive with the private sector and
that recognizes both Government and private sector experience.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F43C19B50434BBF899C7F7CDC667F25"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Appropriate
consideration and alignment with the needs and priorities of the Infrastructure
and Common Application Collaboration Center, the Assisted Acquisition Centers
of Excellence, and acquisition intern programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H645C09A3C0E44E839C5CB42376625D8D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Combination with
other cadres plan</header><text>The Director may combine the plan required by
subsection (a) with the IT Acquisition Cadres Strategic Plan required under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1704">section 1704(j)</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code, as added by section
411.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4D1F82DAE5594A88B6BB3509169BDC36"><enum>413.</enum><header>Personnel
awards for excellence in the acquisition of information systems and information
technology</header>
<subsection id="H41CC4CD8A5C443BFBF9F1F2C7964949A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall develop
policy and guidance for agencies to develop a program to recognize excellent
performance by Federal Government employees and teams of such employees in the
acquisition of information systems and information technology for the
agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2AAE28AB1DB4D2EA669431FB9DF3F8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
program referred to in subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A4321D2FA4F4ADC924969DB41F764C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>obtain objective
outcome measures; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C8C25844F7A4A8AA3E1B794BC30602D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include procedures
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF44CBFC6B67E4B65B8F81E747D73F89C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nomination of
Federal Government employees and teams of such employees for eligibility for
recognition under the program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44E461B5F89F4BB68E3FEB693CA867EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the evaluation of
nominations for recognition under the program by 1 or more agency panels of
individuals from Government, academia, and the private sector who have such
expertise, and are appointed in such a manner, as the Director of the Office of
Personal Management shall establish for purposes of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA77AFA24AEBC4FB0B9490BF52BCDE402"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award of cash
bonuses and other incentives</header><text>In carrying out the program referred
to in subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall
establish policies and guidance for agencies to reward any Federal Government
employee or teams of such employees recognized pursuant to the program—</text>
<paragraph id="HA251B4D443404827A08EDCDBB33893CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with a cash bonus,
to the extent that the performance of such individual or team warrants the
award of such bonus and is authorized by any provision of law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61BA39ADD59F4C8498B7324F5088AA14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>through promotions
and other nonmonetary awards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6563679B2BFD4466BE4D6B46DF71C522"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
publicizing—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC3EFC1229774F60858315F7BED8817F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acquisition
accomplishments by individual employees; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4381598E942647DE85FF6025591B5B6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the tangible end
benefits that resulted from such accomplishments, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87A4FFF2734C4AC6AF4EFED3C242096B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>through other
awards, incentives, or bonuses that the head of the agency considers
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Additional
Reforms</header>
<section id="H89AC4C4B2187495790DB53F843478747"><enum>501.</enum><header>Maximizing the
benefit of the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy
shall prescribe regulations providing that when the Federal Government makes a
purchase of services and supplies offered under the Federal Strategic Sourcing
Initiative (managed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy) but such
Initiative is not used, the contract file for the purchase shall include a
brief analysis of the comparative value, including price and nonprice factors,
between the services and supplies offered under such Initiative and services
and supplies offered under the source or sources used for the purchase.</text>
</section><section id="HB755DF79D54449609D11F1E0CE97B271"><enum>502.</enum><header>Promoting
transparency of blanket purchase agreements</header>
<subsection id="HE35D9C4A608940138F613433FBEAD120"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Price
information To be treated as public information</header><text>The final
negotiated price offered by an awardee of a blanket purchase agreement shall be
treated as public information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7ADECCE235DD4D08930B354B59EB3676"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication of
blanket purchase agreement information</header><text>Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General
Services shall make available to the public a list of all blanket purchase
agreements entered into by Federal agencies under its Federal Supply Schedules
contracts and the prices associated with those blanket purchase agreements. The
list and price information shall be updated at least once every 6
months.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5DE2710D3CAB4F6AA8AE3C8F920F76C2"><enum>503.</enum><header>Additional
source selection technique in solicitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/3306">Section 3306(d)</external-xref> of title 41, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAD142BED66414DEE930E3FBF21C018E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41849D29D1954C67BCC8E0A3950644DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting <quote>; or</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA68B1B623B844A6A2FD00564A901551"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H513071946E874D0B91AB8312AF3DDEDB" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H5009038744264683BD9ABDC35C8AC1C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stating in the solicitation that the award
will be made using a fixed price technical competition, under which all
offerors compete solely on nonprice factors and the fixed award price is
pre-announced in the
solicitation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5883C9BA2DB84C62B3FFB941BDFA63AD"><enum>504.</enum><header>Enhanced
transparency in information technology investments</header>
<subsection id="HC9ABEF16815C44F58633F707C5FD822C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Public
availability of information about IT investments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11302">Section 11302(c)</external-xref> of title 40, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H114CF27A812246CB9E98750F1F667678"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H116D283485C1421E8880E3A4CE89875F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA07C89714B8D47D2AF626960C8BDA3F7" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HD02B7F656F3246C5A544200CD3870F0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
availability</header>
<subparagraph id="H94C6FC63FEA44CBD8DC91E4E2181BD69"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall make available to the public the cost,
schedule, and performance data for at least 80 percent (by dollar value) of all
information technology investments Governmentwide, and 60 percent (by dollar
value) of all information technology investments in each Federal agency listed
in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/901">section 901(b)</external-xref> of title 31. The Director shall ensure that the information
is current, accurate, and reflects the risks associated with each covered
information technology investment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0569F30D17924BCD8672DE2711193581"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver or
limitation authority</header><text>The applicability of subparagraph (A) may be
waived or the extent of the information may be limited—</text>
<clause id="H2B3916D325C24688B359B4254145BA48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
the Director, with respect to IT investments Governmentwide; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF28AE879168A4AD895E26F7B6743BDBA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by the Chief
Information Officer of a Federal agency, with respect to IT investments in that
agency;</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">if the
Director or the Chief Information Officer, as the case may be, determines that
such a waiver or limitation is in the national security interests of the United
States.</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCA03F2E3CF240B486BE6664FE7106F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
report requirements</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 11302(c) of such
title, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the
following: <quote>The report shall include an analysis of agency trends
reflected in the performance risk information required in paragraph
(2).</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDBE448AF5BDA46248C20BEE5BFB1F5BE"><enum>505.</enum><header>Enhanced
communication between Government and industry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall
prescribe a regulation making clear that agency acquisition personnel are
permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges
with industry, so long as those exchanges are consistent with existing law and
regulation and do not promote an unfair competitive advantage to particular
firms.</text>
</section><section id="H2B7D45D7F23B4788BC15128300DD0AEA"><enum>506.</enum><header>Clarification
of current law with respect to open source software</header>
<subsection id="HB19E5890036F441D946BF617D6141CAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to establish guidance and processes to clarify that
open source software is a valid procurement option that shall receive full
consideration alongside other options, in merit-based requirements development
and evaluation processes that promote procurement choices based on performance
and value, and free of preconceived preferences based on how technology is
developed, licensed, or distributed within the Federal Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD5685079DFF94CB59C63D30246AB4B20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technology
neutrality</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify
the Federal Government’s long-standing policy of following technology-neutral
principles and practices when selecting and acquiring information technology
that best fits the needs of the Federal Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H20E6DA6598A24D08BC18B259D7D10D76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Standards and
guidelines</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11302">Section 11302(d)</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>The standards and guidelines
shall include those necessary to enable effective adoption of open source
software.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9FF2FE04A3974454B89594AD51F34715"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director,
in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, shall issue
guidance for the use and collaborative development of open source software
within the Federal Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBAF7B659834D45958E9B69D0689518C9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Matters
covered</header><text>In issuing guidance under subsection (c), the Director
shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H62B12A32AA89464995E130A814D738BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Guidance to
clarify that the preference for commercial items in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/3307">section 3307</external-xref> of title 41,
United States Code, includes all open source software that meets the definition
of the term <quote>commercial item</quote> in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/103">section 103</external-xref> of title 41, United
States Code, including all such software that is used for non-Government
purposes and is licensed to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EAE88A938F64E3E9FAA27E41DA7E443"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance regarding the conduct of market
research to ensure the inclusion of open source software.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79E1FB6B4A1E412695C0FA53E9FFF877"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Guidance to
establish a program to educate the acquisition workforce by providing
information to identify and counter misconceptions about open source software
and to keep such information updated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E415D2A40114FB794A5F9B4CCA531B7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Guidance to define
Governmentwide standards for security, redistribution, indemnity, and copyright
in the acquisition, use, release, and collaborative development of open source
software.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBDE1654AB6A41259355CCE4146B1CE6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Guidance for the
adoption of available commercial practices to acquire open source software for
widespread Government use, including issues such as security and redistribution
rights.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41150818B45F49739581BD5566D11574"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Guidance to
establish standard service level agreements for maintenance and support for
open source software products widely adopted by the Government, as well as the
development of Governmentwide agreements that contain standard and widely
applicable contract provisions for ongoing maintenance and development of open
source software.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H892C503DB09B45A3B7A433C6BEA562DD"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance on the role and use of the Federal
Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center, established
pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11501">section 11501</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code (as added by section
401), for acquisition of open source software.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4909DA9E2C942089C35E5E236420E46"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the issuance of the
guidance required by subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report
containing—</text>
<paragraph id="H7783019C9F1143FE9F61E4CAA5C51F90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of
the effectiveness of the guidance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H858193E745884AA3B4ECAF4AFED8F93A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an identification
of barriers to widespread use by the Federal Government of open source
software; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27F7F42E52C144DD9602033558C90631"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such legislative
recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to further the
purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>