113 HR 1232 RH: 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"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11315">Section 11315</external-xref> 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>
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<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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/901">section 901(b)(1)</external-xref> 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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11315">section 11315(a)(1)</external-xref> 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>
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<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 <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, 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 <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 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><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3506">Section 3506(a)(3)</external-xref> 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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<paragraph id="HAAC3F339FDC3440A812358C6110735A5"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct the Federal Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center established under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11501">section 11501</external-xref> 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 section
3603(d) 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 section 11501 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 section 3602 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 section 3505(c) 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 (Public
Law 107–347; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3501">44 U.S.C. 3501</external-xref> 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 section 901(b) 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>
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<toc-entry idref="H6804D3889BF34080AC2DC09F677521B8" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">11501. Federal Infrastructure and Common Application Collaboration Center.</toc-entry>
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<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>
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</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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</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><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/115">Chapter 115</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 401, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<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>
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</subsection><subsection id="H4E36C8996C9B437B97E79763B5168BEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/115">chapter 115</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, as amended
by section 401, is further amended by adding at the end the following new
item:</text>
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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>
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<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>
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</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>
February 25, 2014
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed