[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2458 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2458

   To enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government 
  services and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information 
Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing 
    a broad framework of measures that require using Internet-based 
    information technology to enhance citizen access to Government 
           information and services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2001

 Mr. Turner, (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Sandlin,  Mrs. McCarthy of 
New York, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Capps, 
   Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Kind, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
Tanner, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Moore, 
 Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Ross, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Smith of 
   Washington, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
   Bentsen, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Wu, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
Lampson, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Holt, Mr. Larson 
 of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Green of Texas) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To enhance the management and promotion of electronic Government 
  services and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information 
Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing 
    a broad framework of measures that require using Internet-based 
    information technology to enhance citizen access to Government 
           information and services, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``E-Government Act 
of 2001''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
TITLE I--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Sec. 101. Federal Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 102. Office of Information Policy and Office of Information and 
                            Regulatory Affairs.
Sec. 103. Management and promotion of electronic Government services.
  TITLE II--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                                SERVICES

Sec. 201. Federal agency responsibilities.
Sec. 202. Compatibility of executive agency methods for use and 
                            acceptance of electronic signatures.
Sec. 203. Online Federal telephone directory.
Sec. 204. Online National Library.
Sec. 205. Federal courts.
Sec. 206. Regulatory agencies.
Sec. 207. Integrated reporting feasibility study and pilot projects.
Sec. 208. Online access to federally funded research and development.
Sec. 209. Common protocols for geographic information systems.
Sec. 210. Share-In-Savings Program improvements.
Sec. 211. Enhancing crisis management through advanced information 
                            technology.
Sec. 212. Federal Information Technology Training Center.
Sec. 213. Community technology centers.
Sec. 214. Disparities in access to the Internet.
Sec. 215. Accessibility, usability, and preservation of Government 
                            information.
Sec. 216. Public domain directory of Federal Government websites.
Sec. 217. Standards for agency websites.
Sec. 218. Privacy protections.
Sec. 219. Accessibility to people with disabilities.
Sec. 220. Notification of obsolete or counterproductive provisions.
     TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 302. Effective date.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The use of computers and the Internet is rapidly 
        transforming societal interactions and the relationships among 
        citizens, private businesses, and the Government.
            (2) The Federal Government has had uneven success in 
        applying advances in information technology to enhance 
        Governmental functions and services, achieve more efficient 
        performance, and increase access to Government information and 
        citizen participation in Government.
            (3) Most Internet-based services of the Federal Government 
        are developed and presented separately, according to the 
        jurisdictional boundaries of an individual department or 
        agency, rather than being integrated cooperatively according to 
        function.
            (4) Internet-based Government services involving 
        interagency cooperation are especially difficult to develop and 
        promote, in part because of a lack of funding mechanisms to 
        support such interagency cooperation.
            (5) To take full advantage of the improved Government 
        performance that can be achieved through the use of Internet-
        based technology requires new leadership, better organization, 
        improved interagency collaboration, and more focused oversight 
        of agency compliance with statutes related to information 
        resource management.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To provide effective leadership of Federal Government 
        efforts to develop and promote electronic Government services 
        and processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information 
        Officer within the Office of Management and Budget.
            (2) To establish measures that require using Internet-based 
        information technology to enhance citizen access to Government 
        information and services, improve Government efficiency and 
        reduce Government operating costs, and increase opportunities 
        for citizen participation in Government.
            (3) To promote interagency collaboration in providing 
        electronic Government services, where this collaboration would 
        improve the service to citizens by integrating related 
        function.
            (4) To promote interagency collaboration in the use of 
        internal electronic Government processes, where this 
        collaboration would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 
        the processes.

TITLE I--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES

SEC. 101. FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 502 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f), as 
        subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) The Office has a Federal Chief Information Officer appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
Federal Chief Information Officer shall provide direction, 
coordination, and oversight of the development, application, and 
management of information resources by the Federal Government.''.
    (b) Compensation.--Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Federal Chief Information Officer.''.
    (c) Modification of Deputy Director for Management Functions.--
Section 503(b)(2)(D) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``and statistical policy'' and inserting ``collection 
review''.
    (d) Office of Information Policy.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 506 the following:
``Sec. 507. Office of Information Policy
    ``The Office of Information Policy, established under section 3503 
of title 44, is an office in the Office of Management and Budget.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
        sections for chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 506 the 
        following:

``507. Office of Information Policy.''.
    (e) Privacy Act Functions.--
    Section 552a(v) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the Privacy Act) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(v) Office of Management and Budget Responsibilities.--The 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--
            ``(1) develop and, after notice and opportunity for public 
        comment, prescribe guidelines and regulations for the use of 
        agencies in implementing the provisions of this section;
            ``(2) provide continuing assistance to and oversight of the 
        implementation of this section by agencies; and
            ``(3) delegate all of the functions to be performed by the 
        Director under this section to the Federal Chief Information 
        Officer.''.
    (f) Acquisitions of Information Technology.--
            (1) Responsibilities and functions.--Section 5111 of the 
        Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1411) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In 
                fulfilling''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Delegation.--The Director shall delegate all of the 
responsibilities and functions to be performed by the Director under 
this title to the Federal Chief Information Officer.''.
            (2) Information technology acquisition pilot programs.--
        Section 5301(a)(1) of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 
        1471(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Administrator for the 
        Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs'' and inserting 
        ``Federal Chief Information Officer''.
    (g) Federal Computer Systems Standards and Guidelines.--
            (1) Promulgation.--Section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 
        1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Federal Chief 
                Information Officer'' in each such place; and
                    (B) by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``Federal Chief Information Officer'' in 
                each such place.
            (2) Submission.--Section 20(a)(4) of the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)(4)) is 
        amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
        ``Federal Chief Information Officer''.
    (h) Information Technology Fund.--Section 110(a) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The Administrator's decisions with regard to 
        obligations of and expenditures from the Fund shall be made 
        after consultation with the Federal Chief Information Officer, 
        with respect to those programs that--
                    ``(A) promote the use of information technology to 
                agencies; or
                    ``(B) are intended to facilitate the efficient 
                management, coordination, operation, or use of those 
                information technologies.''.
    (i) Electronic Government and Information Technologies.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal Property and Administrative 
        Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) is amended by 
        inserting after section 112 the following:

``SEC. 113. ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.

    ``The Administrator of General Services shall consult with the 
Federal Chief Information Officer on programs undertaken by the General 
Services Administration to promote electronic Government and the 
efficient use of information technologies by Federal agencies.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
        sections for the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
        Act of 1949 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        section 112 the following:

                              ``Sec. 113. Electronic Government and 
                                        information technologies.''.

    (j) Government Paperwork Elimination.--The Government Paperwork 
Elimination Act (44 U.S.C. 3504 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 1709 and 1710 as sections 
        1710 and 1711, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1708 the following:

``SEC. 1709. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION 
              OFFICER.

    ``The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
delegate all of the functions to be performed by the Director under 
this title to the Federal Chief Information Officer.''.

SEC. 102. OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY AND OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND 
              REGULATORY AFFAIRS.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3503 of title 44, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3503. Office of Information Policy and Office of Information and 
              Regulatory Affairs
    ``(a)(1) There is established in the Office of Management and 
Budget an office to be known as the Office of Information Policy.
    ``(2) The Office shall be administered by the Federal Chief 
Information Officer established under section 502(d) of title 31. The 
Director shall delegate to the Federal Chief Information Officer the 
authority to administer all functions under this chapter, except those 
delegated to the Administrator of the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs under subsection (b)(2). Any such delegation shall 
not relieve the Director of responsibility for the administration of 
such function.
    ``(b)(1) There is established in the Office of Management and 
Budget an office to be known as the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs.
    ``(2) There shall be at the head of the Office an Administrator who 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. The Director shall delegate to the Administrator the 
authority to administer all functions under this chapter explicitly 
relating to information collection review. Any such delegation shall 
not relieve the Director of responsibility for the administration of 
such functions.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
        sections for chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 3503 and 
        inserting the following:

``3503. Office of Information Policy and Office of Information and 
                            Regulatory Affairs.''.
    (b) Promotion of Information Technology.--Section 3504(h)(5) of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``direct the 
Federal Chief Information Officer and the Administrator of the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, acting jointly, to'' after 
``(5)''.
    (c) Coordination of Information Collection Reviews.--
            (1) Information collection review.--Section 3502 of title 
        44, United States Code is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (14) as 
                paragraphs (7) through (15), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) the term `information collection review' means those 
        functions described under section 3504(c) and related 
        functions;''.
            (2) Coordination.--Section 3504 of title 44, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) The Director shall ensure that the Office of 
        Information Policy and the Office of Information and Regulatory 
        Affairs coordinate their efforts in applying the principles 
        developed and implemented under this section to information 
        collection reviews.''.
    (d) References.--Reference in any Federal law, Executive order, 
rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or 
relating to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs or the 
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
respectively, shall be deemed a reference to--
            (1) the Office of Information Policy or the Federal Chief 
        Information Officer, respectively, with respect to functions 
        described under section 3503(a) of title 44, United States Code 
        (as amended by section 103 of this Act); and
            (2) the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs or the 
        Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
        Affairs, respectively, with respect to functions described 
        under section 3503(b) of such title (as amended by section 103 
        of this Act).
    (e) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Recommended legislation.--After consultation with the 
        appropriate committees of Congress, the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget shall prepare and submit to Congress 
        recommended legislation containing technical and conforming 
        amendments to reflect the changes made by this Act.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
        the effective date of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall submit the recommended legislation 
        referred to under paragraph (1).

SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after chapter 35 the following:

    ``CHAPTER 36--MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                                SERVICES

``Sec.
``3601. Definitions.
``3602. Federal Chief Information Officer functions.
``3603. Chief Information Officers Council.
``3604. E-Government Fund.
``Sec. 3601. Definitions
    ``In this chapter, the definitions under section 3502 shall apply, 
and the term--
            ``(1) `Council' means the Chief Information Officers 
        Council established under section 3603;
            ``(2) `Cross-Sector Forum' means the Cross-Sector Forum on 
        Information Resources Management established under section 
        3602(a)(10);
            ``(3) `Fund' means the E-Government Fund established under 
        section 3604;
            ``(4) `interoperability' means the ability of different 
        software systems, applications, and services to communicate and 
        exchange data in an accurate, effective, and consistent manner; 
        and
            ``(5) `integrated service delivery' means the provision of 
        Internet-based Federal Government information or services 
        integrated according to function rather than separated 
        according to the boundaries of agency jurisdiction.
``Sec. 3602. Federal Chief Information Officer functions
    ``(a) Subject to the direction and approval of the Director of the 
Office of Management Budget, and subject to requirements of this 
chapter, the Federal Chief Information Officer shall perform 
information resources management functions as follows:
            ``(1) Perform all functions of the Director, including all 
        functions delegated by the President to the Director, relating 
        to information resources management.
            ``(2) Perform the following functions with respect to 
        information resources management:
                    ``(A) Under section 5112 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
                of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1412), review agency budget requests 
                related to information technology capital planning and 
                investment.
                    ``(B) Under section 5113 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
                of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1413), evaluate the investments 
                referred to under subparagraph (A) with respect to 
                performance and results.
                    ``(C) Review legislative proposals related to 
                information technology capital planning and investment.
                    ``(D) Advise the Director on the resources required 
                to develop and effectively operate and maintain Federal 
                Government information systems.
                    ``(E) Recommend to the Director changes relating to 
                Governmentwide strategies and priorities for 
                information resources management.
            ``(3) Provide overall leadership and direction to the 
        executive branch on information policy by establishing 
        information resources management policies and requirements, and 
        by reviewing each agency's performance in acquiring, using, and 
        managing information resources.
            ``(4) Promote innovative uses of information technology by 
        agencies, particularly initiatives involving multiagency 
        collaboration, through support of pilot projects, research, 
        experimentation, and the use of innovative technologies.
            ``(5) Administer the distribution of funds from the E-
        Government Fund established under section 3604.
            ``(6) Consult with the Administrator of General Services 
        regarding the use of the Information Technology Fund 
        established under section 110 of the Federal Property and 
        Administrative Coordinate Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757), 
        and coordinate with the Administrator of General Services 
        regarding programs undertaken by the General Services 
        Administration to promote electronic Government and the 
        efficient use of information technologies by agencies.
            ``(7) Chair the Chief Information Officers Council 
        established under section 3603.
            ``(8) Establish and promulgate information technology 
        standards for the Federal Government under section 5131 of the 
        Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) based on the 
        recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology, taking into account, if appropriate, 
        recommendations of the Chief Information Officers Council, 
        experts, and interested parties from the private and nonprofit 
        sectors and State, local, and tribal governments, as follows:
                    ``(A) Standards and guidelines for 
                interconnectivity and interoperability as described 
                under section 3504.
                    ``(B) Standards and guidelines for categorizing and 
                electronically labeling Federal Government electronic 
                information, to enhance electronic search capabilities.
                    ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal 
                Government computer system efficiency and security.
            ``(9) Establish a regular forum for consulting and 
        communicating with leaders in information resources management 
        in the legislative and judicial branches to encourage 
        collaboration and enhance understanding of best practices and 
        innovative approaches in acquiring, using, and managing 
        information resources.
            ``(10) Establish a regular forum for consulting and 
        communicating with leaders in information resources management 
        in State, local, and tribal governments (including the National 
        Association of State Information Resources Executives) to 
        encourage collaboration and enhance understanding of best 
        practices and innovative approaches in acquiring, using, and 
        managing information resources.
            ``(11) Establish a regular forum for consulting and 
        communicating with program managers and leaders in information 
        resources management in the regulatory executive branch 
        agencies to encourage collaboration and enhance understanding 
        of best practices and innovative approaches related to the 
        acquisition, use, and management of information resources in 
        regulatory applications.
            ``(12) Establish a Cross-Sector Forum on Information 
        Resources Management, subject to the Federal Advisory Committee 
        Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as a periodic colloquium with 
        representatives from Federal agencies (including Federal 
        employees who are not supervisors or management officials as 
such terms are defined under section 7103(a) (10) and (11), 
respectively) and the private, nonprofit, and academic sectors, to 
encourage collaboration and enhance understanding of best practices and 
innovative approaches in acquiring, using, and managing information 
resources. The Cross-Sector Forum shall be used for the following:
                    ``(A) To develop innovative models for Government 
                information resources management and for Government 
                information technology contracts. These models may be 
                developed through focused Cross-Sector Forum 
                discussions or using separately sponsored research.
                    ``(B) To identify opportunities for performance-
                based shared-savings contracts as a means of increasing 
                the quantity and quality of Government information and 
                services available through the Internet.
                    ``(C) To identify opportunities for public-private 
                collaboration in using Internet-based technology to 
                increase the efficiency of Government-to-business 
                transactions.
                    ``(D) To identify mechanisms for providing 
                incentives to program managers and other Government 
                employees to develop and implement innovative uses of 
                information technologies.
                    ``(E) To identify opportunities for public-private 
                collaboration in addressing the disparities in access 
                to the Internet and information technology.
                    ``(F) To develop guidance to advise agencies and 
                private companies on any relevant legal and ethical 
                restrictions.
            ``(13) Direct the establishment, maintenance, and promotion 
        of an integrated Internet-based system of delivering Government 
        information and services to the public. To the extent 
        practicable, the integrated system shall be designed and 
        operated according to the following criteria:
                    ``(A) The provision of Internet-based Government 
                information and services integrated according to 
                function rather than separated according to the 
                boundaries of agency jurisdiction.
                    ``(B) An ongoing effort to ensure that all 
                Internet-based Government services relevant to a given 
                citizen activity are available from a single point.
                    ``(C) Standardized methods for navigating Internet-
                based Government information and services.
                    ``(D) The consolidation of Federal Government 
                information and services with Internet-based 
                information and services provided by State, local, and 
                tribal governments.
            ``(14) Coordinate with the Administrator of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy to ensure effective implementation 
        of electronic procurement initiatives.
            ``(15) Assist Federal agencies, the United States Access 
        Board, the General Services Administration, and the Attorney 
        General in--
                    ``(A) implementing accessibility standards under 
                section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. section 794d); and
                    ``(B) ensuring compliance with those standards 
                through the budget review process and other means.
            ``(16) Administer the Office of Information Policy 
        established under section 3503.
    ``(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
consult with the Federal Chief Information Officer on each agency 
budget request and legislative proposal described under subsection 
(a)(2).
    ``(c) The Federal Chief Information Officer shall appoint the 
employees of the Office. The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall ensure that the Office of Information Policy has adequate 
employees and resources to properly fulfill all functions delegated to 
the Office and the Federal Chief Information Officer.
    ``(d) There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the 
establishment, maintenance, and promotion of the integrated Internet-
based system established under subsection (a)(13) for fiscal year 2002, 
and such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
``Sec. 3603. Chief Information Officers Council
    ``(a) There is established in the executive branch a Chief 
Information Officers Council.
    ``(b) The members of the Council shall be as follows:
            ``(1) The chief information officer of each agency 
        described under section 901(b) of title 31.
            ``(2) The chief information officer of the Central 
        Intelligence Agency.
            ``(3) The chief information officer of the Department of 
        the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the 
        Air Force, if chief information officers have been designated 
        for these departments under section 3506(a)(2)(B).
            ``(4) Any other officers or employees of the United States 
        designated by the Federal Chief Information Officer.
    ``(c)(1) The Federal Chief Information Officer shall be the 
Chairman of the Council.
    ``(2)(A) The Deputy Chairman of the Council shall be selected by 
the Council from among its members.
    ``(B) The Deputy Chairman shall serve a 1-year term, and may serve 
multiple terms.
    ``(3) The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
administrative and other support for the Council, including resources 
provided through the Information Technology Fund established under 
section 110 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (40 U.S.C. 757).
    ``(d) The Council is designated the principal interagency forum for 
improving agency practices related to the design, acquisition, 
development, modernization, use, operation, sharing, and performance of 
Federal Government information resources. The Council shall perform the 
following functions:
            ``(1) Develop recommendations for the Federal Chief 
        Information Officer on Government information resources 
        management policies and requirements.
            ``(2) Assist the Federal Chief Information Officer in 
        developing and maintaining the Governmentwide strategic 
        information resources management plan required under section 
        3506.
            ``(3) Share experiences, ideas, best practices, and 
        innovative approaches related to information resources 
        management.
            ``(4) Assist the Federal Chief Information Officer in the 
        identification, development, and coordination of multiagency 
        projects and other innovative initiatives to improve Government 
        performance through the use of information technology.
            ``(5) Provide recommendations to the Federal Chief 
        Information Officer regarding the distribution of funds from 
        the E-Government Fund established under section 3604.
            ``(6) Coordinate the development and use of common 
        performance measures for agency information resources 
        management under section 5123 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
        (40 U.S.C. 1423).
            ``(7) Work as appropriate with the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology to develop recommendations for the 
        Federal Chief Information Officer on information technology 
        standards developed under section 20 of the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) and 
        promulgated under section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
        (40 U.S.C. 1441), as follows:
                    ``(A) Standards and guidelines for 
                interconnectivity and interoperability as described 
                under section 3504.
                    ``(B) Standards and guidelines for categorizing and 
                electronically labeling Government electronic 
                information, to enhance electronic search capabilities.
                    ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal 
                Government computer system efficiency and security.
            ``(8) Work with the Office of Personnel Management to 
        assess and address the hiring, training, classification, and 
        professional development needs of the Government related to 
        information resources management.
``Sec. 3604. E-Government Fund
    ``(a) There is established in the Treasury of the United States an 
E-Government Fund, which shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation.
    ``(b) The Fund shall be used to fund interagency information 
technology projects, and other innovative uses of information 
technology. The Fund shall be operated as follows:
            ``(1) Any member of the Council, including the Federal 
        Chief Information Officer, may propose a project to be funded 
        from the Fund.
            ``(2) On a regular basis, an appropriate committee within 
        the Council shall review candidate projects for funding 
        eligibility, and make recommendations to the Federal Chief 
        Information Officer on which projects should be funded from the 
        Fund. The review committee shall consider the following:
                    ``(A) The relevance of this project in supporting 
                the missions of the affected agencies and other 
                statutory provisions.
                    ``(B) The usefulness of interagency collaboration 
                on this project in supporting integrated service 
                delivery.
                    ``(C) The usefulness of this project in 
                illustrating a particular use of information technology 
                that could have broader applicability within the 
                Government.
                    ``(D) The extent to which privacy and information 
                security will be provided in the implementation of the 
                project.
                    ``(E) The willingness of the agencies affected by 
                this project to provide matching funds.
                    ``(F) The availability of funds from other sources 
                for this project.
            ``(3) After considering the recommendations of the Council, 
        the Federal Chief Information Officer shall have final 
        authority to determine which of the candidate projects shall be 
        funded from the Fund.
    ``(c) The Fund may be used to fund the integrated Internet-based 
system under section 3602(a)(13).
    ``(d) None of the funds provided from the Fund may be transferred 
to any agency until 15 days after the Federal Chief Information Officer 
has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the appropriate authorizing committees of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, a notification and description 
of how the funds are to be allocated and how the expenditure will 
further the purposes of this chapter.
    ``(e) The Federal Chief Information Officer shall submit an annual 
report to the President and Congress on the operation of the Fund. The 
report shall describe--
            ``(1) all projects which the Federal Chief Information 
        Officer has approved for funding from the Fund;
            ``(2) the results that have been achieved to date for these 
        funded projects; and
            ``(3) any recommendations for changes to the amount of 
        capital appropriated annually for the Fund, with a description 
        of the basis for any such recommended change.
    ``(f) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
$200,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2004, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2005 and 2006.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 35 the following:

``36. Management and Promotion of Electronic Government         3601''.
                            Services.

  TITLE II--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                                SERVICES

SEC. 201. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The head of each agency shall be responsible for--
            (1) complying with the requirements of this Act (including 
        the amendments made by this Act) and the related information 
        resource management policies and information technology 
        standards established by the Federal Chief Information Officer;
            (2) ensuring that the policies and standards established by 
        the Federal Chief Information Officer and the Chief Information 
        Officers Council are communicated promptly and effectively to 
        all relevant managers with information resource management 
        responsibilities within their agency; and
            (3) supporting the efforts of the Federal Chief Information 
        Officer to develop, maintain, and promote an integrated 
        Internet-based system of delivering Federal Government 
        information and services to the public under chapter 36 of 
        title 44, United States Code (as added by section 103 of this 
        Act).
    (b) Chief Information Officers.--The Chief Information Officer of 
each of the agencies designated under chapter 36 of title 44, United 
States Code (as added by section 103 of this Act), shall be responsible 
for--
            (1) participating in the functions of the Chief Information 
        Officers Council; and
            (2) monitoring the implementation, within their respective 
        agencies, of information technology standards established by 
        the Federal Chief Information Officer, including common 
        standards for interconnectivity and interoperability, 
        categorization and labeling of Federal Government electronic 
        information, and computer system efficiency and security.
    (c) E-Government Status Report.--
            (1) In general.--Each agency shall compile and submit to 
        the Federal Chief Information Officer an E-Government Status 
        Report on the current status of agency information and agency 
        services available online.
            (2) Content.--Each report under this subsection shall 
        contain--
                    (A) a list and brief description of the agency 
                services available online;
                    (B) a list, by number and title, of the 25 most 
                frequently requested agency forms available online, 
                annotated to indicate which forms can be submitted to 
                the agency electronically; and
                    (C) a summary of the type, volume, general topical 
                areas, and currency of agency information available 
                online.
            (3) Submission.--Not later than March 1, of each year, each 
        agency shall submit a report under this subsection to the 
        Federal Chief Information Officer.
            (4) Consolidation of reports.--Section 3516(a)(2) of title 
        31, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) Any E-Government Status Report under section 
                201(c) of the E-Government Act of 2001.''.

SEC. 202. COMPATIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY METHODS FOR USE AND 
              ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.

    (a) Electronic Signatures.--In order to fulfill the objectives of 
the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 
2681-749 through 2681-751), each Executive agency (as defined under 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code) shall ensure that its 
methods for use and acceptance of electronic signatures are compatible 
with the relevant procedures and standards promulgated by the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget.
    (b) Bridge Authority for Digital Signatures.--The Administrator of 
the General Services Administration shall support the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget by establishing the Federal bridge 
certification authority which shall provide a central authority to 
allow efficient interoperability among Executive agencies when 
certifying digital signatures.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the General Services Administration, to ensure the 
development and operation of a Federal bridge certification authority 
for digital signature compatibility, $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, 
and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 203. ONLINE FEDERAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Development.--The Administrator of the General Services 
        Administration, in coordination with the Chief Information 
        Officers Council, shall develop and promulgate an online 
        Federal telephone directory.
            (2) Organization.--Information in the online Federal 
        telephone directory shall be organized and retrievable both by 
        function and by agency name.
            (3) Telephone directories.--Information compiled for 
        publication in the online Federal telephone directory shall be 
        provided to local telephone book publishers, to encourage 
        publication and dissemination of functionally arranged 
        directories in local Federal blue pages.
    (b) Executive Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--Each Executive agency (as defined under 
        section 105 of title 5, United States Code) shall publish an 
        online agency directory, accessible by electronic link from the 
        online Federal telephone directory.
            (2) Content.--Each agency directory--
                    (A) shall include telephone numbers and electronic 
                mail addresses for principal departments and principal 
                employees, subject to security restrictions and agency 
                judgment; and
                    (B) shall be electronically searchable.

SEC. 204. ONLINE NATIONAL LIBRARY.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the National Science Foundation, 
the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the 
National Park Service, the Director of the Institute of Museum and 
Library Services, and the Librarian of Congress shall establish an 
Online National Library after consultation with--
            (1) the private sector;
            (2) public, research, and academic libraries;
            (3) historical societies;
            (4) archival institutions; and
            (5) other cultural and academic organizations.
    (b) Functions.--The Online National Library--
            (1) shall provide public access to an expanding database of 
        educational resource materials, including historical documents, 
        photographs, audio recordings, films, and other media as 
        appropriate, that are significant for education and research in 
        United States history and culture;
            (2) shall be functionally integrated, so that a user may 
        have access to the resources of the Library without regard to 
        the boundaries of the contributing institutions; and
            (3) shall include educational resource materials across a 
        broad spectrum of United States history and culture, including 
        the fields of mathematics, science, technology, liberal arts, 
        fine arts, and humanities.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purposes of 
developing, expanding, and maintaining this Online National Library, 
there are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) to the National Science Foundation $5,000,000 in fiscal 
        year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal 
        year thereafter; and
            (2) to the Library of Congress $5,000,000 in fiscal year 
        2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year 
        thereafter.

SEC. 205. FEDERAL COURTS.

    (a) Individual Court Websites.--The Chief Justice of the United 
States and the chief judge of each circuit and district shall establish 
with respect to the Supreme Court or the respective court of appeal or 
district (including the bankruptcy court of that district) a website, 
that contains the following information or links to websites with the 
following information:
            (1) Location and contact information for the courthouse, 
        including the telephone numbers and contact names for the 
        clerk's office and justices' or judges' chambers.
            (2) Local rules and standing or general orders of the 
        court.
            (3) Individual rules, if in existence, of each justice or 
        judge in that court.
            (4) Access to docket information for each case.
            (5) Access to the substance of all written opinions issued 
        by the court, regardless of whether such opinions are to be 
        published in the official court reporter, in a text searchable 
        format.
            (6) Access to all documents filed with the courthouse in 
        electronic form, described under subsection (c)(2).
            (7) Any other information (including forms in a format that 
        can be downloaded) that the court determines useful to the 
        public.
    (b) Maintenance of Data Online.--
            (1) Update of information.--The information and rules on 
        each website shall be updated regularly and kept reasonably 
        current.
            (2) Closed cases.--Electronic files and docket information 
        for cases closed for more than 1 year are not required to be 
        made available online, except all written opinions with a date 
        of issuance after the effective date of this section shall 
        remain available online.
    (c) Electronic Filings.--
            (1) In general.--Each court shall make any document that is 
        filed electronically publicly available online. A court may 
        convert any document that is filed in paper form to electronic 
        form. To the extent such conversions are made, all such 
        electronic versions of the document shall be made available 
        online.
            (2) Exceptions.--
                    (A) In general.--Documents that are filed that are 
                not otherwise available to the public, such as 
                documents filed under seal, shall not be made available 
                online.
                    (B) Limitation.--
                            (i) In general.--A party, witness, or other 
                        person with an interest may file a motion with 
                        the court to redact any document that would be 
                        made available online under this section.
                            (ii) Redaction.--A redaction under this 
                        subparagraph shall be made only to--
                                    (I) the electronic form of the 
                                document made available online; and
                                    (II) the extent necessary to 
                                protect important privacy concerns.
                    (C) Privacy concerns.--The Judicial Conference of 
                the United States may promulgate rules under this 
                subsection to protect important privacy concerns.
    (d) Dockets With Links to Documents.--The Judicial Conference of 
the United States, in consultation with the Federal Chief Information 
Officer, shall explore the feasibility of technology to post online 
dockets with links allowing all filings, decisions, and rulings in each 
case to be obtained from the docket sheet of that case.
    (e) Cost of Providing Electronic Docketing Information.--Section 
503(a) of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1992 (28 U.S.C. 1913 note) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ``shall hereafter'' and 
inserting ``may, only to the extent necessary,''.
    (f) Time Requirements.--Not later than 2 years after the effective 
date of this Act, the websites under subsection (a) shall be 
established, except that access to documents filed in electronic form 
shall be established not later than 4 years after that effective date.
    (g) Opt Out.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Election.--
                            (i) Notification.--The Chief Justice of the 
                        United States or a chief judge may submit a 
                        notification to the Administrative Office of 
                        the United States Courts to elect not to comply 
                        with any requirement of this section with 
                        respect to the Supreme Court, a court of 
                        appeals, or district (including the bankruptcy 
                        court of that district).
                            (ii) Contents.--A notification submitted 
                        under this subparagraph shall state--
                                    (I) the reasons for the 
                                noncompliance; and
                                    (II) the online methods, if any, or 
                                any alternative methods, such court or 
                                district is using to provide greater 
                                public access to information.
                    (B) Exception.--To the extent that the Supreme 
                Court, a court of appeals, or district maintains a 
                website under subsection (a), the Supreme Court or that 
                court of appeals or district shall comply with 
                subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the effective date 
        of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States shall 
        submit a report to the Committees on Governmental Affairs and 
        the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committees on Government 
        Reform and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that--
                    (A) contains all notifications submitted to the 
                Administrative Office of the United States Courts under 
                this subsection; and
                    (B) summarizes and evaluates all notifications.

SEC. 206. REGULATORY AGENCIES.

    (a) Information Provided by Agencies Online.--To the extent 
practicable, each agency (as defined under section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code) shall--
            (1) establish a website with information about that agency; 
        and
            (2) post on the website all information--
                    (A) required to be published in the Federal 
                Register under section 552(a)(1) of title 5, United 
                States Code; and
                    (B) made available for public inspection and 
                copying under section 552(a) (2) and (5) of title 5, 
                United States Code, after the effective date of this 
                section.
    (b) Compliance.--An agency may comply with subsection (a)(2) by 
providing hypertext links on a website directing users to other 
websites where such information may be found. To the extent that an 
agency provides hypertext links, the agency shall provide clear 
instructions to users on how to access the information sought within 
the external website to which the links direct users.
    (c) Submissions by Electronic Means.--To the extent practicable, 
agencies shall accept submissions under section 553(c) of title 5, 
United States Code, by electronic means, including e-mail and 
telefacsimile.
    (d) Electronic Docketing.--
            (1) In general.--To the extent practicable, agencies shall, 
        in consultation with the Federal Chief Information Officer, and 
        in connection with the forum established under section 
        3602(a)(10) of title 44, United States Code (as added by 
        section 103 of this Act), establish and maintain on their 
        websites electronic dockets for rulemakings under section 553 
        of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Information available.--Agency electronic dockets shall 
        make publicly available online--
                    (A) all agency notices, publications, or statements 
                in connection with each rulemaking; and
                    (B) to the extent practicable, all submissions 
                under section 553(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
                whether or not submitted electronically.
    (e) Opt Out.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Notification.--An agency may submit a 
                notification to the Federal Chief Information Officer 
                to elect to not comply with any requirement of 
                subsection (d).
                    (B) Contents.--A notification submitted under this 
                paragraph shall state--
                            (i) the reasons for the noncompliance; and
                            (ii) the online methods, if any, or any 
                        alternative methods, the agency is using to 
                        provide greater public access to regulatory 
                        proceedings.
            (2) Report.--Not later than October 1, of each year, the 
        Federal Chief Information Officer shall submit a report to the 
        Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives 
        that--
                    (A) contains all notifications submitted to the 
                Federal Chief Information Officer under this 
                subsection; and
                    (B) summarizes and evaluates all notifications.
    (f) Time Limitation.--To the extent practicable, agencies shall 
implement subsections (a) and (b) not later than 2 years after the 
effective date of this Act, and subsection (c) not later than 4 years 
after that effective date.

 SEC. 207. INTEGRATED REPORTING FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PILOT PROJECTS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
            (1) enhance the interoperability of Federal information 
        systems;
            (2) assist the public, including the regulated community, 
        in electronically submitting information to agencies under 
        Federal requirements, by reducing the burden of duplicate 
        collection and ensuring the accuracy of submitted information; 
        and
            (3) enable any person to integrate and obtain similar 
        information held by 1 or more agencies under 1 or more Federal 
        requirements without violating the privacy rights of an 
        individual.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``agency'' means an Executive agency as defined under 
        section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) ``person'' means any individual, trust, firm, joint 
        stock company, corporation (including a government 
        corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, 
        commission, political subdivision of a State, interstate body, 
        or agency or component of the Federal Government.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer 
        shall conduct a study and submit a report to the Committee on 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Government Reform of the House of Representatives on the 
        feasibility of integrating Federal information systems across 
        agencies.
            (2) Content.--The report under this section shall--
                    (A) address the feasibility of integrating data 
                elements used in the electronic collection of 
                information within databases established under Federal 
                statute without reducing the quality, accessibility, 
                scope, or utility of the information contained in each 
                database;
                    (B) address the feasibility of developing, or 
                enabling the development of, software, including 
                Internet-based tools, for use by reporting persons in 
                assembling, documenting, and validating the accuracy of 
                information electronically submitted to agencies under 
                nonvoluntary, statutory, and regulatory requirements; 
                and
                    (C) address the feasibility of developing a 
                distributed information system involving, on a 
                voluntary basis, at least 2 agencies, that--
                            (i) provides consistent, dependable, and 
                        timely public access to the information 
                        holdings of 1 or more agencies, or some portion 
                        of such holdings, including the underlying raw 
                        data, without requiring public users to know 
                        which agency holds the information;
                            (ii) provides methods for input on 
                        improving the quality and integrity of the 
                        data, including correcting errors in 
                        submission, consistent with the need to archive 
                        changes made to the data; and
                            (iii) allows any person to integrate public 
                        information held by the participating agencies;
                    (D) address the feasibility of incorporating other 
                elements related to the purposes of this section at the 
                discretion of the Federal Chief Information Officer; 
                and
                    (E) make recommendations that Congress or the 
                executive branch can implement, through the use of 
                integrated reporting and information systems, to reduce 
                the burden on reporting and strengthen public access to 
                databases within and across agencies.
    (d) Pilot Projects To Encourage Integrated Collection and 
Management of Data and Interoperability of Federal Information 
Systems.--
            (1) In general.--In order to provide input to the study 
        under subsection (c) the Federal Chief Information Officer 
        shall implement a series of no more than 5 pilot projects that 
        integrate data elements. The Federal Chief Information Officer 
        shall consult with agencies, the regulated community, public 
        interest organizations, and the public on the implementation.
            (2) Goals of pilot projects.--
                    (A) In general.--Each goal described under 
                subparagraph (B) shall be addressed by at least 1 pilot 
                project each.
                    (B) Goals.--The goals under this paragraph are to--
                            (i) reduce information collection burdens 
                        by eliminating duplicative data elements within 
                        2 or more reporting requirements;
                            (ii) create interoperability between or 
                        among public databases managed by 2 or more 
                        agencies using technologies and techniques that 
                        facilitate public access; and
                            (iii) develop, or enable the development, 
                        of software to reduce errors in electronically 
                        submitted information.
            (3) Input.--Each pilot project shall seek input from users 
        on the utility of the pilot project and areas for improvement.
    (e) Consultation in Preparing the Report and Pilot Project.--The 
Federal Chief Information Officer shall coordinate with the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, and to the extent practicable, 
shall work with relevant agencies, and State, tribal, and local 
governments in carrying out the report and pilot projects under this 
section.
    (f) Privacy Protections.--The activities authorized in this section 
shall afford protections for confidential business information 
consistent with section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code and 
personal privacy information under section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code and other relevant law.

SEC. 208. ONLINE ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``essential information'' shall include--
                    (A) information identifying any person performing 
                research and development under an agreement and the 
                agency providing the funding;
                    (B) an abstract describing the research;
                    (C) references to published results; and
                    (D) other information determined appropriate by the 
                interagency task force convened under this section; and
            (2) ``federally funded research and development''--
                    (A) shall be defined by the interagency task force, 
                with reference to applicable Office of Management and 
                Budget circulars and Department of Defense regulations; 
                and
                    (B) shall include funds provided to--
                            (i) institutions other than the Federal 
                        Government; and
                            (ii) Federal research and development 
                        centers.
    (b) Interagency Task Force.--The Federal Chief Information Officer 
shall--
            (1) convene an interagency task force to--
                    (A) review databases, owned by the Federal 
                Government and other entities, that collect and 
                maintain data on federally funded research and 
                development to--
                            (i) determine areas of duplication; and
                            (ii) identify data that is needed but is 
                        not being collected or efficiently disseminated 
                        to the public or throughout the Government;
                    (B) develop recommendations for the Federal Chief 
                Information Officer on standards for the collection and 
                electronic dissemination of essential information about 
                federally funded research and development that 
                addresses public availability and agency coordination 
                and collaboration; and
                    (C) make recommendations to the Federal Chief 
                Information Officer on--
                            (i) which agency or agencies should develop 
                        and maintain databases and a website containing 
                        data on federally funded research and 
                        development;
                            (ii) whether to continue using existing 
                        databases, to use modified versions of 
                        databases, or to develop another database;
                            (iii) the appropriate system architecture 
                        to minimize duplication and use emerging 
                        technologies;
                            (iv) criteria specifying what federally 
                        funded research and development projects should 
                        be included in the databases; and
                            (v) standards for security of and public 
                        access to the data; and
            (2) not later than 1 year of the date of enactment of this 
        Act, after offering an opportunity for public comment, 
        promulgate standards and regulations based on the 
        recommendations, including a determination as to which agency 
        or agencies should develop and maintain databases and a website 
        containing data on federally funded research and development.
    (c) Memberships.--The interagency task force shall consist of the 
Federal Chief Information Officer and representatives from--
            (1) the Department of Commerce;
            (2) the Department of Defense;
            (3) the Department of Energy;
            (4) the Department of Health and Human Services;
            (5) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
            (6) the National Archives and Records Administration;
            (7) the National Science Foundation;
            (8) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and
            (9) any other agency determined by the Federal Chief 
        Information Officer.
    (d) Consultation.--The task force shall consult with--
            (1) Federal agencies supporting research and development;
            (2) members of the scientific community;
            (3) scientific publishers; and
            (4) interested persons in the private and nonprofit 
        sectors.
    (e) Development and Maintenance of Database and Website.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Database and website.--The agency or agencies 
                determined under subsection (b)(2), with the assistance 
                of any other agency designated by the Federal Chief 
                Information Officer, shall develop--
                            (i) a database if determined to be 
                        necessary by the Federal Chief Information 
                        Officer; and
                            (ii) a centralized, searchable website for 
                        the electronic dissemination of information 
                        reported under this section, with respect to 
                        information made available to the public and 
                        for agency coordination and collaboration.
                    (B) Conformance to standards.--The website and any 
                necessary database shall conform to the standards 
                promulgated by the Federal Chief Information Officer.
            (2) Links.--Where the results of the federally funded 
        research have been published, the website shall contain links 
        to the servers of the publishers if possible. The website may 
        include links to other relevant websites containing information 
        about the research.
            (3) Other research.--The website may include information 
        about published research not funded by the Federal Government, 
        and links to the servers of the publishers.
            (4) Development and operation.--The Federal Chief 
        Information Officer shall oversee the development and operation 
        of the website. The website shall be operational not later than 
        2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Provision of Information.--Any agency that funds research and 
development meeting the criteria promulgated by the Federal Chief 
Information Officer shall provide the required information in the 
manner prescribed by the Federal Chief Information Officer. An agency 
may impose reporting requirements necessary for the implementation of 
this section on recipients of Federal funding as a condition of the 
funding.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for the development and maintenance of the centralized 
website and any necessary database under this section, $1,000,000 in 
fiscal year 2002, $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years 2004 through 2006.

SEC. 209. COMMON PROTOCOLS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and other 
agencies, private sector experts, commercial and international 
standards groups, and other interested parties, shall facilitate the 
development of common protocols for the development, acquisition, 
maintenance, distribution, and application of geographic information.
    (b) Federal Chief Information Officer.--The Federal Chief 
Information Officer shall--
            (1) oversee the interagency initiative to develop common 
        protocols;
            (2) coordinate with State, local, and tribal governments 
        and other interested persons on aligning geographic 
        information; and
            (3) promulgate the standards relating to the protocols.
    (c) Common Protocols.--The common protocols shall be designed to--
            (1) maximize the degree to which unclassified geographic 
        information from various sources can be made electronically 
        compatible; and
            (2) promote the development of interoperable geographic 
        information systems technologies that will allow widespread, 
        low-cost use and sharing of geographic data by Federal 
        agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, and the public.

SEC. 210. SHARE-IN-SAVINGS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.

    Section 5311 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D and E of 
Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 692; 40 U.S.C. 1491) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``the heads of two executive 
                agencies to carry out'' and inserting ``heads of 
                executive agencies to carry out a total of five 
                projects under'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (1);
                    (C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (2) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) encouraging the use of the contracting and sharing 
        approach described in paragraphs (1) and (2) by allowing the 
        head of the executive agency conducting a project under the 
        pilot program--
                    ``(A) to retain, out of the appropriation accounts 
                of the executive agency in which savings computed under 
                paragraph (2) are realized as a result of the project, 
                up to the amount equal to half of the excess of--
                            ``(i) the total amount of the savings; over
                            ``(ii) the total amount of the portion of 
                        the savings paid to the private sector source 
                        for such project under paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) to use the retained amount to acquire 
                additional information technology.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``a project under'' after 
                ``authorized to carry out''; and
                    (B) by striking ``carry out one project and''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Evolution Beyond Pilot Program.--(1) The Administrator may 
provide general authority to the heads of executive agencies to use a 
share-in-savings contracting approach to the acquisition of information 
technology solutions for improving mission-related or administrative 
processes of the Federal Government if--
            ``(A) after reviewing the experience under the five 
        projects carried out under the pilot program under subsection 
        (a), the Administrator finds that the approach offers the 
        Federal Government an opportunity to improve its use of 
        information technology and to reduce costs; and
            ``(B) issues guidance for the exercise of that authority.
    ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a share-in-savings 
contracting approach provides for contracting as described in paragraph 
(1) of subsection (a) together with the sharing and retention of 
amounts saved as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of that 
subsection.
    ``(3) In exercising the authority provided to the Administrator in 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consult with the Federal Chief 
Information Officer.
    ``(d) Availability of Retained Savings.--(1) Amounts retained by 
the head of an executive agency under subsection (a)(3) or (c) shall, 
without further appropriation, remain available until expended and may 
be used by the executive agency for any of the following purposes:
            ``(A) The acquisition of information technology.
            ``(B) Support for share-in-savings contracting approaches 
        throughout the agency including--
                    ``(i) education and training programs for share-in-
                savings contracting;
                    ``(ii) any administrative costs associated with the 
                share-in-savings contract from which the savings were 
                realized; or
                    ``(iii) the cost of employees who specialize in 
                share-in-savings contracts.
    ``(2) Amounts so retained from any appropriation of the executive 
agency not otherwise available for the acquisition of information 
technology shall be transferred to any appropriation of the executive 
agency that is available for such purpose.''.

SEC. 211. ENHANCING CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH ADVANCED INFORMATION 
              TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Study on enhancement of crisis response.--Not later 
        than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency shall enter into a contract 
        with the National Research Council of the National Academy of 
        Sciences to conduct a study on using information technology to 
        enhance crisis response and consequence management of natural 
        and manmade disasters.
            (2) Content.--The study under this subsection shall 
        address--
                    (A) a research and implementation strategy for 
                effective use of information technology in crisis 
                response and consequence management, including the more 
                effective use of technologies, management of 
                information technology research initiatives, and 
                incorporation of research advances into the information 
                and communications systems of--
                            (i) the Federal Emergency Management 
                        Agency; and
                            (ii) other Federal, State, and local 
                        agencies responsible for crisis response and 
                        consequence management; and
                    (B) opportunities for research and development on 
                enhanced technologies for--
                            (i) improving communications with citizens 
                        at risk before and during a crisis;
                            (ii) enhancing the use of remote sensor 
                        data and other information sources for 
                        planning, mitigation, response, and advance 
                        warning;
                            (iii) building more robust and trustworthy 
                        systems for communications in crises;
                            (iv) facilitating coordinated actions among 
                        responders through more interoperable 
                        communications and information systems; and
                            (v) other areas of potential improvement as 
                        determined during the course of the study.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
        a contract is entered into under paragraph (1), the National 
        Research Council shall submit a report on the study, including 
        findings and recommendations to--
                    (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (C) the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            (4) Interagency cooperation.--The Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency and other Federal departments and agencies 
        with responsibility for disaster relief and emergency 
        assistance shall fully cooperate with the National Research 
        Council in carrying out this section.
            (5) Expedited processing of security clearances.--For the 
        purpose of facilitating the commencement of the study under 
        this section, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other 
        relevant agencies shall expedite to the fullest extent possible 
the processing of security clearances that are necessary for the 
National Research Council.
            (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
        for research under this subsection, $800,000 for fiscal year 
        2002.
    (b) Pilot Projects.--Based on the results of the research conducted 
under subsection (a), the Federal Chief Information Officer shall 
initiate pilot projects with the goal of maximizing the utility of 
information technology in disaster management. The Federal Chief 
Information Officer shall cooperate with the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, other relevant agencies, and, if appropriate, State, 
local, and tribal governments, in initiating such pilot projects.

SEC. 212. FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTER.

    (a) In General.--In consultation with the Federal Chief Information 
Officer, the Chief Information Officers Council, and the Administrator 
of General Services, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
shall establish and operate a Federal Information Technology Training 
Center (in this section referred to as the ``Training Center'').
    (b) Functions.--The Training Center shall--
            (1) analyze, on an ongoing basis, the personnel needs of 
        the Federal Government related to information technology and 
        information resource management;
            (2) design curricula, training methods, and training 
        schedules that correspond to the projected personnel needs of 
        the Federal Government related to information technology and 
        information resource management; and
            (3) recruit and train Federal employees in information 
        technology disciplines, as necessary, at a rate that ensures 
        that the Federal Government's information resource management 
        needs are met.
    (c) Curricula.--The curricula of the Training Center--
            (1) shall cover a broad range of information technology 
        disciplines corresponding to the specific needs of Federal 
        agencies;
            (2) shall be adaptable to achieve varying levels of 
        expertise, ranging from basic nonoccupational computer training 
        to expert occupational proficiency in specific information 
        technology disciplines, depending on the specific information 
        resource management needs of Federal agencies;
            (3) shall be developed and applied according to rigorous 
        academic standards; and
            (4) shall be designed to maximize efficiency through the 
        use of self-paced courses, online courses, on-the-job training, 
        and the use of remote instructors, wherever such features can 
        be applied without reducing training effectiveness or 
        negatively impacting academic standards.
    (d) Employee Participation.--Subject to information resource 
management needs and the limitations imposed by resource needs in other 
occupational areas, agencies shall encourage their employees to 
participate in the occupational information technology curricula of the 
Training Center.
    (e) Agreements for Service.--Employees who participate in full-time 
training at the Training Center for a period of 6 months or longer 
shall be subject to an agreement for service after training under 
section 4108 of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for developing and 
operating the Training Center, $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 213. COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

    (a) Study and Report.--Not later than 2 years after the effective 
date of this Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, and the Federal Chief Information Officer, shall--
            (1) conduct a study to evaluate the best practices of 
        community technology centers that receive Federal funds; and
            (2) submit a report on the study to--
                    (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
                the House of Representatives.
    (b) Content.--The report shall include--
            (1) an evaluation of the best practices being used by 
        successful community technology centers;
            (2) a strategy for--
                    (A) continuing the evaluation of best practices 
                used by community technology centers; and
                    (B) establishing a network to share information and 
                resources as community technology centers evolve;
            (3) the identification of methods to expand the use of best 
        practices to assist community technology centers, public 
        libraries, and other institutions that provide computer and 
        Internet access to the public;
            (4) a database of all community technology centers 
        receiving Federal funds, including--
                    (A) each center's name, location, services 
                provided, director, other points of contact, number of 
                individuals served; and
                    (B) other relevant information;
            (5) an analysis of whether community technology centers 
        have been deployed effectively in urban and rural areas 
        throughout the Nation; and
            (6) recommendations of how to--
                    (A) enhance the development of community technology 
                centers; and
                    (B) establish a network to share information and 
                resources.
    (c) Cooperation.--All agencies that fund community technology 
centers shall provide to the Department of Education any information 
and assistance necessary for the completion of the study and the report 
under this section.
    (d) Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal Chief Information Officer 
        shall work with the Department of Education, other relevant 
        Federal agencies, and other interested persons in the private 
        and nonprofit sectors to--
                    (A) assist in the implementation of 
                recommendations; and
                    (B) identify other ways to assist community 
                technology centers, public libraries, and other 
                institutions that provide computer and Internet access 
                to the public.
            (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under this paragraph 
        may include--
                    (A) contribution of funds;
                    (B) donations of equipment, and training in the use 
                and maintenance of the equipment; and
                    (C) the provision of basic instruction or training 
                material in computer skills and Internet usage.
    (e) Training Center.--The Federal Information Technology Training 
Center established under section 212 of this Act shall make applicable 
information technology curricula available to members of the public 
through the community technology centers.
    (f) Online Tutorial.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education, in 
        consultation with the Federal Chief Information Officer, the 
        National Science Foundation, and other interested persons, 
        shall develop an online tutorial that--
                    (A) explains how to access information and services 
                on the Internet; and
                    (B) provides a guide to available online resources.
            (2) Distribution.--The Secretary of Education shall 
        distribute information on the tutorial to community technology 
        centers, public libraries, and other institutions that afford 
        Internet access to the public.
    (g) Promotion of Community Technology Centers.--In consultation 
with other agencies and organizations, the Department of Education 
shall promote the availability of community technology centers to raise 
awareness within each community where such a center is located.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Education for the study of best 
practices at community technology centers, for the development and 
dissemination of the online tutorial, and for the promotion of 
community technology centers under this section $2,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2002, $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, and such sums as are 
necessary in fiscal years 2004 through 2006.

SEC. 214. DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

    (a) Study and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the effective 
date of this Act--
            (1) the Federal Chief Information Officer shall enter into 
        an agreement with a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization to 
        conduct a study on disparities in Internet access across 
        various demographic distributions; and
            (2) the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization shall conduct 
        the study and submit a report to--
                    (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
                of Representatives.
    (b) Content.--The report shall include a study of--
            (1) how disparities in Internet access influence the 
        effectiveness of online Government services;
            (2) how the increase in online Government services is 
        influencing the disparities in Internet access; and
            (3) any related societal effects arising from the interplay 
        of disparities in Internet access and the increase in online 
        Government services.
    (c) Recommendations.--The report shall include recommendations on 
actions to ensure that online Government initiatives shall not have the 
unintended result of increasing any deficiency in public access to 
Government services.
    (d) Policy Considerations.--When promulgating policies and 
implementing programs regarding the provision of services over the 
Internet, the Federal Chief Information Officer and agency heads 
shall--
            (1) consider the impact on persons without access to the 
        Internet; and
            (2) ensure that the availability of Government services has 
        not been diminished for individuals who lack access to the 
        Internet.
    (e) Technology Considerations.--To the extent feasible, the Federal 
Chief Information Officer and agency heads shall pursue technologies 
that make Government services and information more accessible to 
individuals who do not own computers or have access to the Internet.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $950,000 in fiscal year 2002 to carry out this section.

SEC. 215. ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND PRESERVATION OF GOVERNMENT 
              INFORMATION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``agency'' has the meaning given under section 3502(1) 
        of title 44, United States Code;
            (2) ``Board'' means the Advisory Board on Government 
        Information established under subsection (b);
            (3) ``Government information'' means information created, 
        collected, processed, disseminated, or disposed of by or for 
        the Federal Government;
            (4) ``information'' means any communication or 
        representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, 
        in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, 
        cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual forms; and
            (5) ``permanent public access'' means the process by which 
        applicable Government information that has been disseminated on 
        the Internet is preserved for current, continuous, and future 
        public access.
    (b) Advisory Board.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established the Advisory Board 
        on Government Information. The Board shall be subject to the 
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
            (2) Members.--The Federal Chief Information Officer shall 
        appoint the members of the Board who shall include 
        representatives from appropriate agencies and interested 
        persons from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
            (3) Functions.--The Board shall conduct studies and submit 
        recommendations as provided by this section to the Federal 
        Chief Information Officer.
            (4) Termination.--The Board shall terminate 3 years after 
        the effective date of this Act.
    (c) Cataloguing and Indexing Standards.--
            (1) Agency functions.--
                    (A) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                effective date of this Act, each agency shall submit a 
                report to the Board on all cataloguing and indexing 
                standards used by that agency, including taxonomies 
                being used to classify information.
                    (B) Priorities and schedules.--Not later than 180 
                days after the issuance of a circular or the 
                promulgation of proposed regulations under paragraph 
                (3), each agency shall consult with interested persons 
                and develop priorities and schedules for making the 
                agency indexing and cataloguing standards fully 
                interoperable with other standards in use in the 
                Federal Government.
            (2) Board functions.--The Board shall--
                    (A) not later than 1 year after the effective date 
                of this Act--
                            (i) review cataloguing and indexing 
                        standards used by agencies; and
                            (ii) determine whether the systems using 
                        those standards are generally recognized, in 
                        the public domain, and interoperable; and
                    (B) not later than 18 months after the effective 
                date of this Act--
                            (i) consult interested persons;
                            (ii) analyze and determine agency public 
                        domain standards that are not fully 
                        interoperable with other standards; and
                            (iii) recommend priorities and schedules 
                        for making such standards fully interoperable.
            (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
                    (A) Prohibition of proprietary systems.--
                            (i) In general.--After the submission of 
                        recommendations by the Board under paragraph 
                        (2) and public notice and opportunity for 
                        comment, the Federal Chief Information Officer 
                        shall prohibit agencies from using any system 
                        the Federal Chief Information Officer 
                        determines to be proprietary.
                            (ii) Waiver.--The Federal Chief Information 
                        Officer may waive the application of clause 
                        (i), if the Federal Chief Information Officer 
                        determines there is a compelling reason to 
                        continue the use of the system.
                    (B) Interoperability standards.--Not later than 18 
                months after the effective date of this Act and after 
                public notice and opportunity for comment, the Office 
                of Management and Budget, acting through the Federal 
                Chief Information Officer, shall issue a circular or 
                promulgate proposed and final regulations requiring the 
                interoperability standards of cataloguing and indexing 
                standards used by agencies.
    (d) Permanent Public Access Standards.--
            (1) Agency functions.--
                    (A) Report to board.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the effective date of this Act, each agency shall 
                submit a report to the Board on any action taken by the 
                agency to--
                            (i) preserve public access to information 
                        disseminated by the Federal Government on the 
                        Internet; and
                            (ii) set standards and develop policies to 
                        ensure permanent public access to information 
                        disseminated by the Federal Government on the 
                        Internet.
                    (B) Compliance with regulations.--Not later than 1 
                year after the issuance of the circular or the 
                promulgation of final regulations under paragraph (3), 
                and on October 1, of each year thereafter, each agency 
                shall submit a report on compliance of that agency with 
                such regulations to--
                            (i) the Federal Chief Information Officer;
                            (ii) the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
                        of the Senate; and
                            (iii) the Committee on Government Reform of 
                        the House of Representatives.
            (2) Board functions.--
                    (A) Recommended standards.--Not later than 30 
                months after the effective date of this Act and after 
                consultation with interested persons, the Board shall 
                submit recommendations to the Federal Chief Information 
                Officer on standards for permanent public access to 
                information disseminated by the Federal Government on 
                the Internet.
                    (B) Contents.--The recommendations under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) a definition of the types of 
                        information to which the standards apply; and
                            (ii) the process by which an agency--
                                    (I) applies that definition to 
                                information disseminated by the agency 
                                on the Internet; and
                                    (II) implements permanent public 
                                access.
            (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
                    (A) In general.--After the submission of 
                recommendations by the Board under paragraph (2) and 
                public notice and opportunity for comment, the Office 
                of Management and Budget, acting through the Federal 
                Chief Information Officer, shall issue a circular or 
                promulgate proposed and final regulations establishing 
                permanent public access standards for agencies.
                    (B) Compliance.--The Federal Chief Information 
                Officer shall--
                            (i) work with agencies to ensure timely and 
                        ongoing compliance with this subsection; and
                            (ii) post agency reports on a centralized 
                        searchable database, with a link to the 
                        integrated Internet-based system established 
                        under section 3602(a)(13) of title 44, United 
                        States Code, as added by this Act.
    (e) Inventories.--
            (1) Agency functions.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Inventories.--Not later than 180 days 
                        after the effective date of this Act, each 
                        agency shall inventory agency websites, 
                        including all directories and subdirectories of 
                        such websites established by the agency or 
                        contractors of the agency.
                            (ii) Individual documents.--Nothing in this 
                        paragraph shall preclude an agency from 
                        inventorying individual documents on a website.
                            (iii) Assistance.--The Federal Chief 
                        Information Officer and the General Services 
                        Administration shall assist agencies with 
                        inventories under this subsection.
                    (B) Completion of inventory.--Each agency shall 
                complete inventories in accordance with the circular 
                issued or regulations promulgated under paragraph (3) 
                and post the inventories on the Internet.
            (2) Board functions.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        effective date of this Act, the Board shall--
                    (A) consult with interested parties;
                    (B) identify for inventory purposes all classes of 
                Government information, except classes of information--
                            (i) the existence of which is classified; 
                        or
                            (ii) is of such a sensitive nature, that 
                        disclosure would harm the public interest; and
                    (C) make recommendations on--
                            (i) the classes of information to be 
                        inventoried; and
                            (ii) how the information within those 
                        classes should be inventoried.
            (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
                    (A) Guidance.--After submission of recommendations 
                by the Board under paragraph (2) and public notice and 
                opportunity for comment, the Office of Management and 
                Budget, acting through the Chief Information Officer, 
                shall issue a circular or promulgate proposed and final 
                regulations to provide guidance and requirements for 
                inventorying under this subsection.
                    (B) Contents.--The circular or regulations under 
                this paragraph shall include--
                            (i) requirements for the completion of 
                        inventories of some portion of Government 
                        information identified by the Board;
                            (ii) the scope of required inventories;
                            (iii) a schedule for completion; and
                            (iv) the classes of information required to 
                        be inventoried by law.
                    (C) Linking of inventories.--The Federal Chief 
                Information Officer shall link inventories posted by 
                agencies under this subsection to the integrated 
                Internet-based system established under section 
                3602(a)(13) of title 44, United States Code, as added 
                by this Act.
    (f) Statutory and Regulatory Review.--Not later than 180 days after 
the effective date of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall--
            (1) conduct a review of all statutory and regulatory 
        requirements of agencies to list and describe Government 
        information;
            (2) analyze the inconsistencies, redundancies, and 
        inadequacies of such requirements; and
            (3) submit a report on the review and analysis to--
                    (A) the Federal Chief Information Officer;
                    (B) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
                Senate; and
                    (C) the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
                of Representatives.
    (g) Cataloguing and Indexing Determinations.--
            (1) Agency functions.--
                    (A) Priorities and schedules.--Not later than 180 
                days after the issuance of a circular or the 
                promulgation of proposed regulations under paragraph 
                (3), each agency shall consult with interested persons 
                and develop priorities and schedules for cataloguing 
                and indexing Government information. Agency priorities 
                and schedules shall be made available for public review 
                and comment and shall be linked on the Internet to an 
                agency's inventories.
                    (B) Compliance with regulations.--Not later than 1 
                year after the issuance of the circular or the 
                promulgation of final regulations under paragraph (3), 
                and on October 1, of each year thereafter, each agency 
                shall submit a report on compliance of that agency with 
                such circular or regulations to--
                            (i) the Federal Chief Information Officer;
                            (ii) the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
                        of the Senate; and
                            (iii) the Committee on Government Reform of 
                        the House of Representatives.
            (2) Board functions.--The Board shall--
                    (A) not later than 1 year after the effective date 
                of this Act--
                            (i) review the report submitted by the 
                        General Accounting Office under subsection (f); 
                        and
                            (ii) review the types of Government 
                        information not covered by cataloguing or 
                        indexing requirements; and
                    (B) not later than 18 months after receipt of 
                agency inventories--
                            (i) consult interested persons;
                            (ii) review agency inventories; and
                            (iii) make recommendations on--
                                    (I) which Government information 
                                should be catalogued and indexed; and
                                    (II) the priorities for the 
                                cataloguing and indexing of that 
                                Government information, including 
                                priorities required by statute or 
                                regulation.
            (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
                    (A) In general.--After the submission of 
                recommendations by the Board under paragraph (2) and 
                public notice and opportunity for comment, the Office 
                of Management and Budget, acting through the Federal 
                Chief Information Officer, shall issue a circular or 
                promulgate proposed and final regulations that--
                            (i) specify which Government information is 
                        required to be catalogued and indexed; and
                            (ii) establish priorities for the 
                        cataloguing and indexing of that information.
                    (B) Compliance.--The Federal Chief Information 
                Officer shall--
                            (i) work with agencies to ensure timely and 
                        ongoing compliance with this subsection; and
                            (ii) post agency reports and indexes and 
                        catalogues on a centralized searchable 
                        database, with a link to the integrated 
                        Internet-based system established under section 
                        3602(a)(13) of title 44, United States Code, as 
                        added by this Act.
    (h) Availability of Government Information on the Internet.--Not 
later than 1 year after the completion of the agency inventory referred 
to under subsection (e)(1)(B), each agency shall--
            (1) consult with the Board and interested persons;
            (2) determine which Government information the agency 
        intends to make available and accessible to the public on the 
        Internet and by other means;
            (3) develop priorities and schedules for making that 
        Government information available and accessible;
            (4) make such final determinations, priorities, and 
        schedules available for public comment; and
            (5) post such final determinations, priorities, and 
        schedules on an agency website with a link to the integrated 
        Internet-based system established under section 3602(a)(13) of 
        title 44, United States Code, as added by this Act.

SEC. 216. PUBLIC DOMAIN DIRECTORY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``agency'' has the meaning given under section 3502(1) 
        of title 44, United States Code; and
            (2) ``directory'' means a taxonomy of subjects linked to 
        websites that is created with the participation of human 
        editors.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the effective date 
of this Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer and each agency 
shall--
            (1) develop and establish a public domain directory of 
        Federal Government websites; and
            (2) post the directory on the Internet with a link to the 
        integrated Internet-based system established under section 
        3602(a)(13) of title 44, United States Code, as added by this 
        Act.
    (c) Development.--With the assistance of each agency, the Federal 
Chief Information Officer shall--
            (1) direct the development of the directory through a 
        collaborative effort, including input from--
                    (A) agency librarians;
                    (B) Federal depository librarians; and
                    (C) other interested parties; and
            (2) develop a public domain taxonomy of subjects used to 
        review and categorize Federal Government websites.
    (d) Update.--With the assistance of each agency, the Federal Chief 
Information Officer shall--
            (1) update the directory; and
            (2) solicit interested persons for improvements to the 
        directory.

SEC. 217. STANDARDS FOR AGENCY WEBSITES.

    Not later than 1 year after the effective date of this Act, the 
Federal Chief Information Officer shall promulgate standards and 
criteria for agency websites that include--
            (1) requirements that websites include direct links to--
                    (A) privacy statements;
                    (B) descriptions of the mission and statutory 
                authority of the agency;
                    (C) the electronic reading rooms of the agency 
                relating to the disclosure of information under section 
                552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
                to as the Freedom of Information Act);
                    (D) agency regulations, rules, and rulemakings;
                    (E) information about the organizational structure 
                of the agency, with an outline linked to the agency on-
                line staff directory; and
                    (F) the strategic plan of the agency developed 
                under section 306 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) minimum agency goals to assist public users to navigate 
        agency websites, including--
                    (A) speed of retrieval of search results;
                    (B) the relevance of the results; and
                    (C) tools to aggregate and disaggregate data.

SEC. 218. PRIVACY PROVISIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``agency'' has the meaning given under section 551(1) 
        of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) ``information system'' means a discrete set of 
        information resources organized for the collection, processing, 
        maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of information, in 
        accordance with defined procedures that--
                    (A) electronically collects or maintains personally 
                identifiable information on 10 or more individuals; or
                    (B) makes personally identifiable information 
                available to the public; and
            (3) ``personally identifiable information'' means 
        individually identifiable information about an individual, 
        including--
                    (A) a first and last name;
                    (B) a home or other physical address including 
                street name and name of a city or town;
                    (C) an e-mail address;
                    (D) a telephone number;
                    (E) a social security number;
                    (F) a credit card number;
                    (G) a birth date, birth certificate number, or a 
                place of birth; and
                    (H) any other identifier that the Federal Chief 
                Information Officer determines permits the 
                identification or physical or online contacting of a 
                specific individual.
    (b) Privacy Impact Assessments.--
            (1) Responsibilities of agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--Before developing or procuring an 
                information system, or initiating a new collection of 
                personally identifiable information that will be 
                collected, processed, maintained, or disseminated 
                electronically, an agency shall--
                            (i) conduct a privacy impact assessment;
                            (ii) submit the assessment to the Federal 
                        Chief Information Officer; and
                            (iii) after completion of any review 
                        conducted by the Federal Chief Information 
                        Officer, where practicable--
                                    (I) publish the assessment in the 
                                Federal Register; or
                                    (II) disseminate the assessment 
                                electronically.
                    (B) Sensitive information.--Subparagraph (A)(iii) 
                may be modified or waived to protect classified, 
                sensitive, or private information contained in an 
                assessment.
            (2) Contents of a privacy impact assessment.--A privacy 
        impact assessment shall include--
                    (A) a description of--
                            (i) the information to be collected;
                            (ii) the purpose for the collection of the 
                        information and the reason each item of 
                        information is necessary and relevant;
                            (iii)(I) any notice that will be provided 
                        to persons from whom information is collected; 
                        and
                            (II) any choice that an individual who is 
                        the subject of the collection of information 
                        shall have to decline to provide information;
                            (iv) the intended uses of the information 
                        and proposed limits on other uses of the 
                        information;
                            (v) the intended recipients or users of the 
                        information and any limitations on access to or 
                        reuse or redisclosure of the information;
                            (vi) the period for which the information 
                        will be retained;
                            (vii) whether and by what means the 
                        individual who is the subject of the collection 
                        of information--
                                    (I) shall have access to the 
                                information about that individual; or
                                    (II) may exercise other rights 
                                under section 552a of title 5, United 
                                States Code; and
                            (viii) security measures that will protect 
                        the information;
                    (B) an assessment of the potential impact on 
                privacy relating to risks and mitigation of risks; and
                    (C) other information and analysis required under 
                guidance issued by the Federal Chief Information 
                Officer.
            (3) Responsibilities of the federal chief information 
        officer.--The Federal Chief Information Officer shall--
                    (A)(i) develop policies and guidelines for agencies 
                on the conduct of privacy impact assessments; and
                    (ii) oversee the implementation of the privacy 
                impact assessment process throughout the Government;
                    (B) require agencies to conduct privacy impact 
                assessments in--
                            (i) developing or procuring an information 
                        system; or
                            (ii) planning for the initiation of a new 
                        collection of personally identifiable 
                        information;
                    (C) require agencies to conduct privacy impact 
                assessments of existing information systems or ongoing 
                collections of personally identifiable information as 
                the Federal Chief Information Officer determines 
                appropriate;
                    (D) assist agencies in developing privacy impact 
                assessment policies; and
                    (E) encourage officers and employees of an agency 
                to consult with privacy officers of that agency in 
                completing privacy impact assessments.
    (c) Privacy Protections on Agency Websites.--
            (1) Privacy policies on websites.--
                    (A) Guidelines for notices.--The Federal Chief 
                Information Officer shall develop guidelines for 
                privacy notices on agency websites.
                    (B) Contents.--The guidelines shall require that a 
                privacy notice include a description of--
                            (i) information collected about visitors to 
                        the agency's website;
                            (ii) the intended uses of the information 
                        collected;
                            (iii) the choices that an individual may 
                        have in controlling collection or disclosure of 
                        information relating to that individual;
                            (iv) the means by which an individual may 
                        be able to--
                                    (I) access personally identifiable 
                                information relating to that individual 
                                that is held by the agency; and
                                    (II) correct any inaccuracy in that 
                                information;
                            (v) security procedures to protect 
                        information collected online;
                            (vi) the period for which information will 
                        be retained; and
                            (vii) the rights of an individual under 
                        statutes and regulations relating to the 
                        protection of individual privacy, including 
                        section 552a of title 5, United States Code 
                        (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act of 
                        1974) and section 552 of that title (commonly 
                        referred to as the Freedom of Information Act).
            (2) Privacy policies in machine-readable formats.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal Chief Information 
                Officer shall promulgate guidelines and standards 
                requiring agencies to translate privacy policies into a 
                standardized machine-readable format.
                    (B) Waiver or modification.--The Federal Chief 
                Information Officer may waive or modify the application 
                of subparagraph (A), if the Federal Chief Information 
                Officer determines that--
                            (i) such application is impracticable; or
                            (ii) a more practicable alternative shall 
                        be implemented.
                    (C) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after 
                granting a waiver or modification under subparagraph 
                (B), the Federal Chief Information Officer shall notify 
                the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
                the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
                Representatives of the reasons for the waiver or 
                modification.

SEC. 219. ACCESSIBILITY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

    All actions taken by Federal departments and agencies under this 
Act shall be in compliance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).

SEC. 220. NOTIFICATION OF OBSOLETE OR COUNTERPRODUCTIVE PROVISIONS.

    If the Federal Chief Information Officer makes a determination that 
any provision of this Act (including any amendment made by this Act) is 
obsolete or counterproductive to the purposes of this Act, as a result 
of changes in technology or any other reason, the Federal Chief 
Information Officer shall submit notification of that determination 
to--
            (1) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
        and
            (2) the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives.

     TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except for those purposes for which an authorization of 
appropriations is specifically provided in this Act, including the 
amendments made by this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act for each of fiscal 
years 2002 through 2006.

SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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