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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5901" measure-id="id116hr5901" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2020-02-13" update-date="2020-12-07">
<title>Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr5901v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2020-12-07">
<action-date>2020-12-03</action-date>
<action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Information Technology </b><b>Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish an Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology by executive agencies.</p> <p>The GSA shall (1) coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security in establishing the program to ensure that the technology, tools, and frameworks facilitated for executive agencies by the program provide sufficient cybersecurity and maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of federal information; and (2) report to Congress.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr5901v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-11-25">
<action-date>2020-11-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Information Technology </b><b>Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish an Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology by executive agencies.</p> <p>The GSA shall (1) coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security in establishing the program to ensure that the technology, tools, and frameworks facilitated for executive agencies by the program provide sufficient cybersecurity and maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of federal information; and (2) report to Congress.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr5901v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-11-13">
<action-date>2020-09-30</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Information Technology </b><b>Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish an Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology by executive agencies.</p> <p>The GSA shall (1) coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security in establishing the program to ensure that the technology, tools, and frameworks facilitated for executive agencies by the program provide sufficient cybersecurity and maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of federal information; and (2) report to Congress.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr5901v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-10-14">
<action-date>2020-02-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services to establish a Modernization Centers of Excellence Program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology by executive agencies.</p>]]></summary-text>
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