[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 803 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 439
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 803

                          [Report No. 107-174]

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2001

 Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Fitzgerald, 
   Mr. Daschle, Mr. McCain, Mr. Carper, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
   Kerry, Mr. Leahy,  Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cleland, and Mr. 
    Dayton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

                             June 24, 2002

 Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

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

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

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

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

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Effective date.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The use of computers and the Internet is 
        rapidly transforming societal interactions and the 
        relationships among citizens, private businesses, and the 
        Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) To promote interagency collaboration in 
        providing electronic Government services, where this 
        collaboration would improve the service to citizens by 
        integrating related function.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE I--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                           SERVICES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--Section 502 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
        (f), as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Compensation.--Section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``Federal Chief Information Officer.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Office of Information Policy.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 31, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting after section 506 the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 507. Office of Information Policy</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``The Office of Information Policy, established under 
section 3503 of title 44, is an office in the Office of Management and 
Budget.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``507. Office of Information Policy.''.
<DELETED>    (e) Privacy Act Functions.--</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Section 552a(v) of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the Privacy Act) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(v) Office of Management and Budget Responsibilities.--
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) provide continuing assistance to and 
        oversight of the implementation of this section by agencies; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) delegate all of the functions to be 
        performed by the Director under this section to the Federal 
        Chief Information Officer.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Acquisitions of Information Technology.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Responsibilities and functions.--Section 5111 
        of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1411) is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' 
                before ``In fulfilling''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Federal Computer Systems Standards and Guidelines.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Promulgation.--Section 5131 of the Clinger-
        Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Federal Chief 
                Information Officer'' in each such place; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``Secretary'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``Federal Chief Information 
                Officer'' in each such place.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) promote the use of information 
                technology to agencies; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) are intended to facilitate the 
                efficient management, coordination, operation, or use 
                of those information technologies.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Electronic Government and Information Technologies.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 113. ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT AND INFORMATION 
              TECHNOLOGIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

                              <DELETED>``Sec. 113. Electronic 
                                        Government and information 
                                        technologies.''.

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 1709. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO FEDERAL CHIEF 
              INFORMATION OFFICER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. OFFICE OF INFORMATION POLICY AND OFFICE OF 
              INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 3503 of title 44, United 
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 3503. Office of Information Policy and Office of 
              Information and Regulatory Affairs</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a)(1) There is established in the Office of Management 
and Budget an office to be known as the Office of Information 
Policy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``3503. Office of Information Policy and Office of Information 
                            and Regulatory Affairs.''.
<DELETED>    (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)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Coordination of Information Collection Reviews.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Information collection review.--Section 3502 
        of title 44, United States Code is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
                through (14) as paragraphs (7) through (15), 
                respectively; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) the term `information collection review' 
        means those functions described under section 3504(c) and 
        related functions;''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Coordination.--Section 3504 of title 44, 
        United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                paragraph (3); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Additional Conforming Amendments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
              SERVICES.</DELETED>

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

     <DELETED>``CHAPTER 36--MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC 
                     GOVERNMENT SERVICES</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec.
<DELETED>``3601. Definitions.
<DELETED>``3602. Federal Chief Information Officer functions.
<DELETED>``3603. Chief Information Officers Council.
<DELETED>``3604. E-Government Fund.
<DELETED>``Sec. 3601. Definitions</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``In this chapter, the definitions under section 3502 
shall apply, and the term--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) `Council' means the Chief Information 
        Officers Council established under section 3603;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) `Cross-Sector Forum' means the Cross-Sector 
        Forum on Information Resources Management established under 
        section 3602(a)(10);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) `Fund' means the E-Government Fund 
        established under section 3604;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 3602. Federal Chief Information Officer 
              functions</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Perform all functions of the Director, 
        including all functions delegated by the President to the 
        Director, relating to information resources 
        management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Perform the following functions with respect 
        to information resources management:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Review legislative proposals related 
                to information technology capital planning and 
                investment.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Advise the Director on the resources 
                required to develop and effectively operate and 
                maintain Federal Government information 
                systems.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Recommend to the Director changes 
                relating to Governmentwide strategies and priorities 
                for information resources management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Administer the distribution of funds from 
        the E-Government Fund established under section 3604.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Chair the Chief Information Officers Council 
        established under section 3603.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Standards and guidelines for 
                interconnectivity and interoperability as described 
                under section 3504.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Standards and guidelines for 
                categorizing and electronically labeling Federal 
                Government electronic information, to enhance 
                electronic search capabilities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal 
                Government computer system efficiency and 
                security.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) To identify opportunities for 
                public-private collaboration in using Internet-based 
                technology to increase the efficiency of Government-to-
                business transactions.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) To identify mechanisms for providing 
                incentives to program managers and other Government 
                employees to develop and implement innovative uses of 
                information technologies.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) To identify opportunities for 
                public-private collaboration in addressing the 
                disparities in access to the Internet and information 
                technology.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) To develop guidance to advise 
                agencies and private companies on any relevant legal 
                and ethical restrictions.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The provision of Internet-based 
                Government information and services integrated 
                according to function rather than separated according 
                to the boundaries of agency jurisdiction.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) An ongoing effort to ensure that all 
                Internet-based Government services relevant to a given 
                citizen activity are available from a single 
                point.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Standardized methods for navigating 
                Internet-based Government information and 
                services.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) The consolidation of Federal 
                Government information and services with Internet-based 
                information and services provided by State, local, and 
                tribal governments.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) Coordinate with the Administrator of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy to ensure effective 
        implementation of electronic procurement initiatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(15) Assist Federal agencies, the United States 
        Access Board, the General Services Administration, and the 
        Attorney General in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) implementing accessibility standards 
                under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. section 794d); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) ensuring compliance with those 
                standards through the budget review process and other 
                means.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(16) Administer the Office of Information Policy 
        established under section 3503.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 3603. Chief Information Officers Council</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) There is established in the executive branch a Chief 
Information Officers Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) The members of the Council shall be as 
follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The chief information officer of each agency 
        described under section 901(b) of title 31.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The chief information officer of the Central 
        Intelligence Agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Any other officers or employees of the 
        United States designated by the Federal Chief Information 
        Officer.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c)(1) The Federal Chief Information Officer shall be 
the Chairman of the Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2)(A) The Deputy Chairman of the Council shall be 
selected by the Council from among its members.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) The Deputy Chairman shall serve a 1-year term, and 
may serve multiple terms.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Develop recommendations for the Federal 
        Chief Information Officer on Government information resources 
        management policies and requirements.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Assist the Federal Chief Information Officer 
        in developing and maintaining the Governmentwide strategic 
        information resources management plan required under section 
        3506.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Share experiences, ideas, best practices, 
        and innovative approaches related to information resources 
        management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Provide recommendations to the Federal Chief 
        Information Officer regarding the distribution of funds from 
        the E-Government Fund established under section 3604.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Standards and guidelines for 
                interconnectivity and interoperability as described 
                under section 3504.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Standards and guidelines for 
                categorizing and electronically labeling Government 
                electronic information, to enhance electronic search 
                capabilities.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal 
                Government computer system efficiency and 
                security.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 3604. E-Government Fund</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States an E-Government Fund, which shall be available without fiscal 
year limitation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Any member of the Council, including the 
        Federal Chief Information Officer, may propose a project to be 
        funded from the Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The relevance of this project in 
                supporting the missions of the affected agencies and 
                other statutory provisions.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) The usefulness of interagency 
                collaboration on this project in supporting integrated 
                service delivery.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) The usefulness of this project in 
                illustrating a particular use of information technology 
                that could have broader applicability within the 
                Government.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) The extent to which privacy and 
                information security will be provided in the 
                implementation of the project.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) The willingness of the agencies 
                affected by this project to provide matching 
                funds.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) The availability of funds from other 
                sources for this project.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) The Fund may be used to fund the integrated 
Internet-based system under section 3602(a)(13).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) all projects which the Federal Chief 
        Information Officer has approved for funding from the 
        Fund;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the results that have been achieved to date 
        for these funded projects; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

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

   <DELETED>TITLE II--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC 
                     GOVERNMENT SERVICES</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The head of each agency shall be 
responsible for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) participating in the functions of the Chief 
        Information Officers Council; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) E-Government Status Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Content.--Each report under this subsection 
        shall contain--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a list and brief description of the 
                agency services available online;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a summary of the type, volume, general 
                topical areas, and currency of agency information 
                available online.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Consolidation of reports.--Section 3516(a)(2) 
        of title 31, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
                the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Any E-Government Status Report under 
                section 201(c) of the E-Government Act of 
                2001.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. COMPATIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY METHODS FOR USE 
              AND ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. ONLINE FEDERAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Organization.--Information in the online 
        Federal telephone directory shall be organized and retrievable 
        both by function and by agency name.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Executive Agencies.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Content.--Each agency directory--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) shall include telephone numbers and 
                electronic mail addresses for principal departments and 
                principal employees, subject to security restrictions 
                and agency judgment; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) shall be electronically 
                searchable.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. ONLINE NATIONAL LIBRARY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the private sector;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) public, research, and academic 
        libraries;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) historical societies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) archival institutions; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) other cultural and academic 
        organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Functions.--The Online National Library--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purposes of 
developing, expanding, and maintaining this Online National Library, 
there are authorized to be appropriated--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. FEDERAL COURTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Local rules and standing or general orders of 
        the court.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Individual rules, if in existence, of each 
        justice or judge in that court.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Access to docket information for each 
        case.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Access to all documents filed with the 
        courthouse in electronic form, described under subsection 
        (c)(2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Any other information (including forms in a 
        format that can be downloaded) that the court determines useful 
        to the public.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Maintenance of Data Online.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Update of information.--The information and 
        rules on each website shall be updated regularly and kept 
        reasonably current.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Electronic Filings.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Exceptions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Limitation.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Redaction.--A redaction under 
                        this subparagraph shall be made only to--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the electronic form of 
                                the document made available online; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the extent necessary 
                                to protect important privacy 
                                concerns.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Privacy concerns.--The Judicial 
                Conference of the United States may promulgate rules 
                under this subsection to protect important privacy 
                concerns.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Opt Out.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Election.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Contents.--A notification 
                        submitted under this subparagraph shall state--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the reasons for the 
                                noncompliance; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the online methods, 
                                if any, or any alternative methods, 
                                such court or district is using to 
                                provide greater public access to 
                                information.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) contains all notifications submitted 
                to the Administrative Office of the United States 
                Courts under this subsection; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) summarizes and evaluates all 
                notifications.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. REGULATORY AGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Information Provided by Agencies Online.--To the 
extent practicable, each agency (as defined under section 551 of title 
5, United States Code) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) establish a website with information about 
        that agency; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) post on the website all information--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) required to be published in the 
                Federal Register under section 552(a)(1) of title 5, 
                United States Code; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Electronic Docketing.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Information available.--Agency electronic 
        dockets shall make publicly available online--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) all agency notices, publications, or 
                statements in connection with each rulemaking; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to the extent practicable, all 
                submissions under section 553(c) of title 5, United 
                States Code, whether or not submitted 
                electronically.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Opt Out.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Contents.--A notification submitted 
                under this paragraph shall state--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the reasons for the 
                        noncompliance; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the online methods, if any, 
                        or any alternative methods, the agency is using 
                        to provide greater public access to regulatory 
                        proceedings.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) contains all notifications submitted 
                to the Federal Chief Information Officer under this 
                subsection; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) summarizes and evaluates all 
                notifications.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED> SEC. 207. INTEGRATED REPORTING FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PILOT 
              PROJECTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) enhance the interoperability of Federal 
        information systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the term--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ``agency'' means an Executive agency as 
        defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Content.--The report under this section 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) address the feasibility of developing 
                a distributed information system involving, on a 
                voluntary basis, at least 2 agencies, that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) allows any person to 
                        integrate public information held by the 
                        participating agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Pilot Projects To Encourage Integrated Collection and 
Management of Data and Interoperability of Federal Information 
Systems.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Goals of pilot projects.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Each goal described under 
                subparagraph (B) shall be addressed by at least 1 pilot 
                project each.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Goals.--The goals under this paragraph 
                are to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) reduce information collection 
                        burdens by eliminating duplicative data 
                        elements within 2 or more reporting 
                        requirements;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) create interoperability 
                        between or among public databases managed by 2 
                        or more agencies using technologies and 
                        techniques that facilitate public access; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) develop, or enable the 
                        development, of software to reduce errors in 
                        electronically submitted information.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Input.--Each pilot project shall seek input 
        from users on the utility of the pilot project and areas for 
        improvement.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 208. ONLINE ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ``essential information'' shall include--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) information identifying any person 
                performing research and development under an agreement 
                and the agency providing the funding;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an abstract describing the 
                research;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) references to published results; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) other information determined 
                appropriate by the interagency task force convened 
                under this section; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ``federally funded research and 
        development''--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) shall include funds provided to--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) institutions other than the 
                        Federal Government; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Federal research and 
                        development centers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Interagency Task Force.--The Federal Chief Information 
Officer shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) convene an interagency task force to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) review databases, owned by the Federal 
                Government and other entities, that collect and 
                maintain data on federally funded research and 
                development to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) determine areas of 
                        duplication; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) identify data that is needed 
                        but is not being collected or efficiently 
                        disseminated to the public or throughout the 
                        Government;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) make recommendations to the Federal 
                Chief Information Officer on--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) which agency or agencies 
                        should develop and maintain databases and a 
                        website containing data on federally funded 
                        research and development;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) whether to continue using 
                        existing databases, to use modified versions of 
                        databases, or to develop another 
                        database;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the appropriate system 
                        architecture to minimize duplication and use 
                        emerging technologies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) criteria specifying what 
                        federally funded research and development 
                        projects should be included in the databases; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) standards for security of and 
                        public access to the data; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Memberships.--The interagency task force shall consist 
of the Federal Chief Information Officer and representatives from--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Department of Commerce;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Department of Defense;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Department of Energy;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Department of Health and Human 
        Services;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the National Archives and Records 
        Administration;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) the National Science Foundation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) any other agency determined by the Federal 
        Chief Information Officer.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Consultation.--The task force shall consult with--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Federal agencies supporting research and 
        development;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) members of the scientific community;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) scientific publishers; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) interested persons in the private and 
        nonprofit sectors.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Development and Maintenance of Database and Website.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a database if determined to be 
                        necessary by the Federal Chief Information 
                        Officer; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Conformance to standards.--The website 
                and any necessary database shall conform to the 
                standards promulgated by the Federal Chief Information 
                Officer.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 209. COMMON PROTOCOLS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 
              SYSTEMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Federal Chief Information Officer.--The Federal Chief 
Information Officer shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) oversee the interagency initiative to develop 
        common protocols;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) coordinate with State, local, and tribal 
        governments and other interested persons on aligning geographic 
        information; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) promulgate the standards relating to the 
        protocols.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Common Protocols.--The common protocols shall be 
designed to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) maximize the degree to which unclassified 
        geographic information from various sources can be made 
        electronically compatible; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 210. SHARE-IN-SAVINGS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                paragraph (1);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking the period at the end of 
                paragraph (2) and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the total amount of the 
                        savings; over</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the total amount of the 
                        portion of the savings paid to the private 
                        sector source for such project under paragraph 
                        (2); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) to use the retained amount to 
                acquire additional information technology.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``a project under'' after 
                ``authorized to carry out''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``carry out one project 
                and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) issues guidance for the exercise of that 
        authority.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) In exercising the authority provided to the 
Administrator in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consult with 
the Federal Chief Information Officer.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) The acquisition of information 
        technology.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) Support for share-in-savings contracting 
        approaches throughout the agency including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) education and training programs for 
                share-in-savings contracting;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) any administrative costs associated 
                with the share-in-savings contract from which the 
                savings were realized; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(iii) the cost of employees who 
                specialize in share-in-savings contracts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 211. ENHANCING CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH ADVANCED 
              INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Content.--The study under this subsection 
        shall address--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Federal Emergency 
                        Management Agency; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) other Federal, State, and 
                        local agencies responsible for crisis response 
                        and consequence management; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) opportunities for research and 
                development on enhanced technologies for--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) improving communications with 
                        citizens at risk before and during a 
                        crisis;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) enhancing the use of remote 
                        sensor data and other information sources for 
                        planning, mitigation, response, and advance 
                        warning;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) building more robust and 
                        trustworthy systems for communications in 
                        crises;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) facilitating coordinated 
                        actions among responders through more 
                        interoperable communications and information 
                        systems; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) other areas of potential 
                        improvement as determined during the course of 
                        the study.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
                of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Government Reform of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 212. FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING 
              CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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'').</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Functions.--The Training Center shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) analyze, on an ongoing basis, the personnel 
        needs of the Federal Government related to information 
        technology and information resource management;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Curricula.--The curricula of the Training Center--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) shall cover a broad range of information 
        technology disciplines corresponding to the specific needs of 
        Federal agencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) shall be developed and applied according to 
        rigorous academic standards; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 213. COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) conduct a study to evaluate the best practices 
        of community technology centers that receive Federal funds; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) submit a report on the study to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
                of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Health, Education, 
                Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Government Reform of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Content.--The report shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) an evaluation of the best practices being used 
        by successful community technology centers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a strategy for--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) continuing the evaluation of best 
                practices used by community technology centers; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) establishing a network to share 
                information and resources as community technology 
                centers evolve;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) a database of all community technology centers 
        receiving Federal funds, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) each center's name, location, services 
                provided, director, other points of contact, number of 
                individuals served; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) other relevant information;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) an analysis of whether community technology 
        centers have been deployed effectively in urban and rural areas 
        throughout the Nation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) recommendations of how to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) enhance the development of community 
                technology centers; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) establish a network to share 
                information and resources.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Assistance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) assist in the implementation of 
                recommendations; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) identify other ways to assist 
                community technology centers, public libraries, and 
                other institutions that provide computer and Internet 
                access to the public.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under this 
        paragraph may include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) contribution of funds;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) donations of equipment, and training 
                in the use and maintenance of the equipment; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the provision of basic instruction or 
                training material in computer skills and Internet 
                usage.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Online Tutorial.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) explains how to access information and 
                services on the Internet; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) provides a guide to available online 
                resources.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 214. DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Study and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
effective date of this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization shall 
        conduct the study and submit a report to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
                of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Government Reform of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Content.--The report shall include a study of--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) how disparities in Internet access influence 
        the effectiveness of online Government services;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) how the increase in online Government services 
        is influencing the disparities in Internet access; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) any related societal effects arising from the 
        interplay of disparities in Internet access and the increase in 
        online Government services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) consider the impact on persons without access 
        to the Internet; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ensure that the availability of Government 
        services has not been diminished for individuals who lack 
        access to the Internet.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated $950,000 in fiscal year 2002 to carry out this 
section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 215. ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND PRESERVATION OF 
              GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ``agency'' has the meaning given under section 
        3502(1) of title 44, United States Code;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) ``Board'' means the Advisory Board on 
        Government Information established under subsection 
        (b);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) ``Government information'' means information 
        created, collected, processed, disseminated, or disposed of by 
        or for the Federal Government;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Advisory Board.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Functions.--The Board shall conduct studies 
        and submit recommendations as provided by this section to the 
        Federal Chief Information Officer.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Termination.--The Board shall terminate 3 
        years after the effective date of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cataloguing and Indexing Standards.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agency functions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Board functions.--The Board shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) not later than 1 year after the 
                effective date of this Act--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) review cataloguing and 
                        indexing standards used by agencies; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) determine whether the systems 
                        using those standards are generally recognized, 
                        in the public domain, and interoperable; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) not later than 18 months after the 
                effective date of this Act--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) consult interested 
                        persons;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) analyze and determine agency 
                        public domain standards that are not fully 
                        interoperable with other standards; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) recommend priorities and 
                        schedules for making such standards fully 
                        interoperable.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Prohibition of proprietary systems.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Permanent Public Access Standards.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agency functions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) preserve public access to 
                        information disseminated by the Federal 
                        Government on the Internet; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) set standards and develop 
                        policies to ensure permanent public access to 
                        information disseminated by the Federal 
                        Government on the Internet.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Federal Chief Information 
                        Officer;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Committee on Governmental 
                        Affairs of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Committee on Government 
                        Reform of the House of 
                        Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Board functions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Contents.--The recommendations under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a definition of the types of 
                        information to which the standards apply; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the process by which an 
                        agency--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) applies that 
                                definition to information disseminated 
                                by the agency on the Internet; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) implements permanent 
                                public access.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Compliance.--The Federal Chief 
                Information Officer shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) work with agencies to ensure 
                        timely and ongoing compliance with this 
                        subsection; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Inventories.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agency functions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Individual documents.--
                        Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude an 
                        agency from inventorying individual documents 
                        on a website.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) Assistance.--The Federal 
                        Chief Information Officer and the General 
                        Services Administration shall assist agencies 
                        with inventories under this 
                        subsection.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Board functions.--Not later than 1 year after 
        the effective date of this Act, the Board shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) consult with interested 
                parties;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) identify for inventory purposes all 
                classes of Government information, except classes of 
                information--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the existence of which is 
                        classified; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) is of such a sensitive 
                        nature, that disclosure would harm the public 
                        interest; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) make recommendations on--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the classes of information to 
                        be inventoried; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) how the information within 
                        those classes should be inventoried.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Contents.--The circular or regulations 
                under this paragraph shall include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) requirements for the 
                        completion of inventories of some portion of 
                        Government information identified by the 
                        Board;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the scope of required 
                        inventories;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) a schedule for completion; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the classes of information 
                        required to be inventoried by law.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Statutory and Regulatory Review.--Not later than 180 
days after the effective date of this Act, the General Accounting 
Office shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) conduct a review of all statutory and 
        regulatory requirements of agencies to list and describe 
        Government information;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) analyze the inconsistencies, redundancies, and 
        inadequacies of such requirements; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) submit a report on the review and analysis 
        to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Federal Chief Information 
                Officer;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
                of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Government Reform of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Cataloguing and Indexing Determinations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agency functions.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Federal Chief Information 
                        Officer;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Committee on Governmental 
                        Affairs of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Committee on Government 
                        Reform of the House of 
                        Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Board functions.--The Board shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) not later than 1 year after the 
                effective date of this Act--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) review the report submitted by 
                        the General Accounting Office under subsection 
                        (f); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) review the types of 
                        Government information not covered by 
                        cataloguing or indexing requirements; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) not later than 18 months after receipt 
                of agency inventories--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) consult interested 
                        persons;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) review agency inventories; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) make recommendations on--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) which Government 
                                information should be catalogued and 
                                indexed; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the priorities for 
                                the cataloguing and indexing of that 
                                Government information, including 
                                priorities required by statute or 
                                regulation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Federal chief information officer functions.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) specify which Government 
                        information is required to be catalogued and 
                        indexed; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) establish priorities for the 
                        cataloguing and indexing of that 
                        information.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Compliance.--The Federal Chief 
                Information Officer shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) work with agencies to ensure 
                        timely and ongoing compliance with this 
                        subsection; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) consult with the Board and interested 
        persons;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) determine which Government information the 
        agency intends to make available and accessible to the public 
        on the Internet and by other means;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) develop priorities and schedules for making 
        that Government information available and accessible;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) make such final determinations, priorities, 
        and schedules available for public comment; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 216. PUBLIC DOMAIN DIRECTORY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
              WEBSITES.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 217. STANDARDS FOR AGENCY WEBSITES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) requirements that websites include direct 
        links to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) privacy statements;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) descriptions of the mission and 
                statutory authority of the agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) agency regulations, rules, and 
                rulemakings;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) information about the organizational 
                structure of the agency, with an outline linked to the 
                agency on-line staff directory; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the strategic plan of the agency 
                developed under section 306 of title 5, United States 
                Code; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) minimum agency goals to assist public users to 
        navigate agency websites, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) speed of retrieval of search 
                results;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the relevance of the results; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) tools to aggregate and disaggregate 
                data.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 218. PRIVACY PROVISIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ``agency'' has the meaning given under section 
        551(1) of title 5, United States Code;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) electronically collects or maintains 
                personally identifiable information on 10 or more 
                individuals; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) makes personally identifiable 
                information available to the public; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) ``personally identifiable information'' means 
        individually identifiable information about an individual, 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a first and last name;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a home or other physical address 
                including street name and name of a city or 
                town;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) an e-mail address;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) a telephone number;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) a social security number;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) a credit card number;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) a birth date, birth certificate 
                number, or a place of birth; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) any other identifier that the Federal 
                Chief Information Officer determines permits the 
                identification or physical or online contacting of a 
                specific individual.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Privacy Impact Assessments.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Responsibilities of agencies.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) conduct a privacy impact 
                        assessment;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) submit the assessment to the 
                        Federal Chief Information Officer; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) after completion of any 
                        review conducted by the Federal Chief 
                        Information Officer, where practicable--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) publish the assessment 
                                in the Federal Register; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) disseminate the 
                                assessment electronically.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Sensitive information.--Subparagraph 
                (A)(iii) may be modified or waived to protect 
                classified, sensitive, or private information contained 
                in an assessment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents of a privacy impact assessment.--A 
        privacy impact assessment shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a description of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the information to be 
                        collected;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the purpose for the 
                        collection of the information and the reason 
                        each item of information is necessary and 
                        relevant;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii)(I) any notice that will be 
                        provided to persons from whom information is 
                        collected; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (II) any choice that an individual 
                        who is the subject of the collection of 
                        information shall have to decline to provide 
                        information;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the intended uses of the 
                        information and proposed limits on other uses 
                        of the information;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) the intended recipients or 
                        users of the information and any limitations on 
                        access to or reuse or redisclosure of the 
                        information;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the period for which the 
                        information will be retained;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) whether and by what means 
                        the individual who is the subject of the 
                        collection of information--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) shall have access to 
                                the information about that individual; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) may exercise other 
                                rights under section 552a of title 5, 
                                United States Code; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) security measures that will 
                        protect the information;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an assessment of the potential impact 
                on privacy relating to risks and mitigation of risks; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) other information and analysis 
                required under guidance issued by the Federal Chief 
                Information Officer.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Responsibilities of the federal chief 
        information officer.--The Federal Chief Information Officer 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A)(i) develop policies and guidelines for 
                agencies on the conduct of privacy impact assessments; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) oversee the implementation of the 
                privacy impact assessment process throughout the 
                Government;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) require agencies to conduct privacy 
                impact assessments in--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) developing or procuring an 
                        information system; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) planning for the initiation 
                        of a new collection of personally identifiable 
                        information;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) assist agencies in developing privacy 
                impact assessment policies; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) encourage officers and employees of an 
                agency to consult with privacy officers of that agency 
                in completing privacy impact assessments.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Privacy Protections on Agency Websites.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Privacy policies on websites.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Guidelines for notices.--The Federal 
                Chief Information Officer shall develop guidelines for 
                privacy notices on agency websites.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Contents.--The guidelines shall 
                require that a privacy notice include a description 
                of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) information collected about 
                        visitors to the agency's website;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the intended uses of the 
                        information collected;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the choices that an 
                        individual may have in controlling collection 
                        or disclosure of information relating to that 
                        individual;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the means by which an 
                        individual may be able to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) access personally 
                                identifiable information relating to 
                                that individual that is held by the 
                                agency; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) correct any 
                                inaccuracy in that 
                                information;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) security procedures to protect 
                        information collected online;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the period for which 
                        information will be retained; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Privacy policies in machine-readable 
        formats.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) such application is 
                        impracticable; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a more practicable 
                        alternative shall be implemented.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 219. ACCESSIBILITY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 220. NOTIFICATION OF OBSOLETE OR COUNTERPRODUCTIVE 
              PROVISIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Government Reform of the 
        House of Representatives.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EFFECTIVE 
                             DATE</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``E-Government Act 
of 2002''.
    (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. Management and promotion of Electronic Government services.
Sec. 102. Conforming amendments.

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

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Federal agency responsibilities.
Sec. 203. Compatibility of Executive agency methods for use and 
                            acceptance of electronic signatures.
Sec. 204. Federal Internet portal.
Sec. 205. Federal courts.
Sec. 206. Regulatory agencies.
Sec. 207. Accessibility, usability, and preservation of Government 
                            information.
Sec. 208. Privacy provisions.
Sec. 209. Federal Information Technology workforce development.
Sec. 210. Common protocols for geographic information systems.
Sec. 211. Share-in-savings program improvements.
Sec. 212. Integrated reporting study and pilot projects.
Sec. 213. Community technology centers.
Sec. 214. Enhancing crisis management through advanced information 
                            technology.
Sec. 215. Disparities in access to the Internet.
Sec. 216. Notification of obsolete or counterproductive provisions.

               TITLE III--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY

Sec. 301. Information security.

     TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATES

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Effective dates.

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, 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 sufficient funding 
        mechanisms to support such interagency cooperation.
            (5) Electronic Government has its impact through improved 
        Government performance and outcomes within and across agencies.
            (6) Electronic Government is a critical element in the 
        management of Government, to be implemented as part of a 
        management framework that also addresses finance, procurement, 
        human capital, and other challenges to improve the performance 
        of Government.
            (7) 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 an Administrator of a new Office 
        of Electronic Government within the Office of Management and 
        Budget.
            (2) To promote use of the Internet and other information 
        technologies to provide increased 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 
        functions, and in the use of internal electronic Government 
        processes, where this collaboration would improve the 
        efficiency and effectiveness of the processes.
            (4) To improve the ability of the Government to achieve 
        agency missions and program performance goals.
            (5) To promote the use of the Internet and emerging 
        technologies within and across Government agencies to provide 
        citizen-centric services.
            (6) To reduce costs and burdens for businesses and other 
        Government entities.
            (7) To promote better informed decisionmaking by policy 
        makers.
            (8) To promote access to high quality information and 
        services across multiple channels, available to customers 
        through the channels which are preferred by the customer.
            (9) To make the Federal Government more transparent and 
        accountable.
            (10) To transform agency operations by utilizing, where 
        appropriate, best practices from public and private sector 
        organizations.

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

SEC. 101. 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. Office of Electronic Government.
``3603. Chief Information Officers Council.
``3604. E-Government Fund.
``3605. E-Government report.
``Sec. 3601. Definitions
    ``In this chapter, the definitions under section 3502 shall apply, 
and the term--
            ``(1) `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Office 
        of Electronic Government established under section 3602;
            ``(2) `Council' means the Chief Information Officers 
        Council established under section 3603;
            ``(3) `electronic Government' means the use by the 
        Government of web-based Internet applications and other digital 
        technologies, combined with processes that implement these 
        technologies, to--
                    ``(A) enhance the access to and delivery of 
                Government information and services to the public, 
                other agencies, and other Government entities; or
                    ``(B) bring about improvements in Government 
                operations that may include effectiveness, efficiency, 
                service quality, or transformation;
            ``(4) `enterprise architecture' means a framework for 
        incorporating business processes, information flows, 
        applications, and infrastructure to support agency and 
        interagency goals;
            ``(5) `Fund' means the E-Government Fund established under 
        section 3604;
            ``(6) `interoperability' means the ability of different 
        software systems, applications, and services to communicate and 
        exchange data in an accurate, effective, and consistent manner; 
        and
            ``(7) `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. Office of Electronic Government
    ``(a) There is established in the Office of Management and Budget 
an Office of Electronic Government.
    ``(b) 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.
    ``(c) The Administrator shall assist the Director in carrying out--
            ``(1) all functions under this chapter;
            ``(2) all of the functions assigned to the Director under 
        title II of the E-Government Act of 2002; and
            ``(3) other electronic government initiatives, consistent 
        with other statutes.
    ``(d) The Administrator shall assist the Director and the Deputy 
Director for Management and work with the Administrator of the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs in setting strategic direction 
for implementing electronic Government, under relevant statutes, 
including--
            ``(1) chapter 35;
            ``(2) division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (division 
        E of Public Law 104-106; 40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.);
            ``(3) section 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as the 
        Privacy Act);
            ``(4) the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (44 U.S.C. 
        3504 note);
            ``(5) the Government Information Security Reform Act; and
            ``(6) the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 
        note).
    ``(e) The Administrator shall work with the Administrator of the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and with other offices 
within the Office of Management and Budget to oversee implementation of 
electronic Government under this chapter, chapter 35, the E-Government 
Act of 2002, and other relevant statutes relating to--
            ``(1) capital planning and investment control for 
        information technology;
            ``(2) the development of enterprise architectures;
            ``(3) information security;
            ``(4) privacy;
            ``(5) access to, dissemination of, and preservation of 
        Government information; and
            ``(6) other areas of electronic Government.
    ``(f) Subject to requirements of this chapter, the Administrator 
shall assist the Director by performing electronic Government functions 
as follows:
            ``(1) Advise the Director on the resources required to 
        develop and effectively operate and maintain Federal Government 
        information systems.
            ``(2) Recommend to the Director changes relating to 
        Governmentwide strategies and priorities for electronic 
        Government.
            ``(3) Provide overall leadership and direction to the 
        executive branch on electronic Government by working with 
        authorized officials to establish information resources 
        management policies and requirements, and by reviewing 
        performance of each agency 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) Oversee the distribution of funds from, and ensure 
        appropriate administration of, the E-Government Fund 
        established under section 3604.
            ``(6) 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) Lead the activities of the Chief Information Officers 
        Council established under section 3603 on behalf of the Deputy 
        Director for Management, who shall chair the council.
            ``(8) Assist the Director in establishing policies which 
        shall set the framework for information technology standards 
        for the Federal Government under section 5131 of the Clinger-
        Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441), to be developed by the 
        National Institute of Standards and Technology and promulgated 
        by the Secretary of Commerce, 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, and 
        maximizing the use of commercial standards as appropriate, as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) Standards and guidelines for 
                interconnectivity and interoperability as described 
                under section 3504.
                    ``(B) Standards and guidelines for categorizing 
                Federal Government electronic information to enable 
                efficient use of technologies, such as through the use 
                of extensible markup language.
                    ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal 
                Government computer system efficiency and security.
            ``(9) Sponsor ongoing dialogue that--
                    ``(A) shall be conducted among Federal, State, 
                local, and tribal government leaders on electronic 
                Government in the executive, legislative, and judicial 
                branches to encourage collaboration and enhance 
                understanding of best practices and innovative 
                approaches in acquiring, using, and managing 
                information resources;
                    ``(B) is intended to improve the performance of 
                governments in collaborating on the use of information 
                technology to improve the delivery of information and 
                services; and
                    ``(C) may include--
                            ``(i) development of innovative models--
                                    ``(I) for electronic Government 
                                management and Government information 
                                technology contracts; and
                                    ``(II) that may be developed 
                                through focused discussions or using 
                                separately sponsored research;
                            ``(ii) identification of opportunities for 
                        public-private collaboration in using Internet-
                        based technology to increase the efficiency of 
                        Government-to-business transactions;
                            ``(iii) identification of mechanisms for 
                        providing incentives to program managers and 
                        other Government employees to develop and 
                        implement innovative uses of information 
                        technologies; and
                            ``(iv) identification of opportunities for 
                        public, private, and intergovernmental 
                        collaboration in addressing the disparities in 
                        access to the Internet and information 
                        technology.
            ``(10) Oversee the work of the General Services 
        Administration and other agencies in developing the integrated 
        Internet-based system under section 204 of the E-Government Act 
        of 2002.
            ``(11) Coordinate with the Administrator of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy to ensure effective implementation 
        of electronic procurement initiatives.
            ``(12) Assist Federal agencies, including the General 
        Services Administration and the Department of Justice, and the 
        Unites States Access Board in--
                    ``(A) implementing accessibility standards under 
                section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 794d); and
                    ``(B) ensuring compliance with those standards 
                through the budget review process and other means.
            ``(13) Oversee the development of enterprise architectures 
        within and across agencies.
            ``(14) Administer the Office of Electronic Government 
        established under section 3602.
            ``(15) Assist the Director in preparing the E-Government 
        report established under section 3605.
    ``(g) The Director shall ensure that the Office of Management and 
Budget, including the Office of Electronic Government, the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, and other relevant offices, have 
adequate staff and resources to properly fulfill all functions under 
the E-Government Act of 2002.
``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 Deputy Director for Management of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, who shall act as chairperson of the 
        Council.
            ``(2) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
        Government.
            ``(3) The Administrator of the Office of Information and 
        Regulatory Affairs.
            ``(4) The chief information officer of each agency 
        described under section 901(b) of title 31.
            ``(5) The chief information officer of the Central 
        Intelligence Agency.
            ``(6) 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 such departments under section 3506(a)(2)(B).
            ``(7) Any other officer or employee of the United States 
        designated by the chairperson.
    ``(c)(1) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government 
shall lead the activities of the Council on behalf of the Deputy 
Director for Management.
    ``(2)(A) The Vice Chairman of the Council shall be selected by the 
Council from among its members.
    ``(B) The Vice 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.
    ``(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.
    ``(e) The Council shall perform the following functions:
            ``(1) Develop recommendations for the Director on 
        Government information resources management policies and 
        requirements.
            ``(2) Share experiences, ideas, best practices, and 
        innovative approaches related to information resources 
        management.
            ``(3) Assist the Administrator in the identification, 
        development, and coordination of multiagency projects and other 
        innovative initiatives to improve Government performance 
        through the use of information technology.
            ``(4) Promote the development and use of common performance 
        measures for agency information resources management under this 
        chapter and title II of the E-Government Act of 2002.
            ``(5) Work as appropriate with the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology and the Administrator to develop 
        recommendations 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 
                Federal Government electronic information to enable 
                efficient use of technologies, such as through the use 
                of extensible markup language.
                    ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal 
                Government computer system efficiency and security.
            ``(6) 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)(1) There is established in the General Services 
Administration the E-Government Fund.
    ``(2) The Fund shall be administered by the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration to support projects approved by the 
Director, assisted by the Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
Government, that enable the Federal Government to expand its ability, 
through the development and implementation of innovative uses of the 
Internet or other electronic methods, to conduct activities 
electronically.
    ``(3) Projects under this subsection may include efforts to--
            ``(A) make Federal information and services more readily 
        available to members of the public (including individuals, 
        businesses, grantees, and State and local governments);
            ``(B) make it easier for the public to apply for benefits, 
        receive services, pursue business opportunities, submit 
        information, and otherwise conduct transactions with the 
        Federal Government; and
            ``(C) enable Federal agencies to take advantage of 
        information technology in sharing information and conducting 
        transactions with each other and with State and local 
        governments.
    ``(b)(1) The Administrator shall--
            ``(A) establish procedures for accepting and reviewing 
        proposals for funding; and
            ``(B) consult with interagency councils, including the 
        Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Financial 
        Officers Council, and other interagency management councils, in 
        establishing procedures and reviewing proposals.
    ``(2) When reviewing proposals and managing the Fund, the 
Administrator shall observe and incorporate the following procedures:
            ``(A) A project requiring substantial involvement or 
        funding from an agency shall be approved by a senior official 
        with agencywide authority on behalf of the head of the agency, 
        who shall report directly to the head of the agency.
            ``(B) Projects shall adhere to fundamental capital planning 
        and investment control processes.
            ``(C) Agencies shall assess the results of funded projects.
            ``(D) Agencies shall identify in their proposals resource 
        commitments from the agencies involved, and include plans for 
        potential continuation of projects after all funds made 
        available from the Fund are expended.
            ``(E) After considering the recommendations of the 
        interagency councils, the Director, assisted by the 
        Administrator, shall have final authority to determine which of 
        the candidate projects shall be funded from the Fund.
    ``(c) In determining which proposals to recommend for funding, the 
Administrator--
            ``(1) shall consider criteria that include whether a 
        proposal--
                    ``(A) identifies the customer group to be served, 
                including citizens, businesses, the Federal Government, 
                or other governments;
                    ``(B) indicates what service or information the 
                project will provide that meets needs of customers;
                    ``(C) directly delivers services to the public or 
                provides the infrastructure for delivery;
                    ``(D) ensures proper security and protects privacy;
                    ``(E) is interagency in scope, including projects 
                implemented by a primary or single agency that--
                            ``(i) could confer benefits on multiple 
                        agencies; and
                            ``(ii) have the support of other agencies;
                    ``(F) supports integrated service delivery;
                    ``(G) describes how business processes across 
                agencies will reflect appropriate transformation 
                simultaneous to technology implementation;
                    ``(H) has performance objectives that tie to agency 
                missions and strategic goals, and interim results that 
                relate to the objectives; and
                    ``(I) is new or innovative and does not supplant 
                existing funding streams within agencies; and
            ``(2) may also rank proposals based on criteria that 
        include whether a proposal--
                    ``(A) has Governmentwide application or 
                implications;
                    ``(B) has demonstrated support by the customers to 
                be served;
                    ``(C) integrates Federal with State, local, or 
                tribal approaches to service delivery;
                    ``(D) identifies resource commitments from 
                nongovernmental sectors;
                    ``(E) identifies resource commitments from the 
                agencies involved; and
                    ``(F) uses web-based technologies to achieve 
                objectives.
    ``(d) The Fund may be used to fund the integrated Internet-based 
system under section 204 of the E-Government Act of 2002.
    ``(e) None of the funds provided from the Fund may be transferred 
to any agency until 15 days after the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration 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.
    ``(f)(1) The Director shall report annually to Congress on the 
operation of the Fund, through the report established under section 
3605.
    ``(2) The report shall describe--
            ``(A) all projects which the Director has approved for 
        funding from the Fund; and
            ``(B) the results that have been achieved to date for these 
        funded projects.
    ``(g)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund--
            ``(A) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
            ``(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            ``(D) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            ``(E) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2007.
    ``(2) Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.
``Sec. 3605. E-Government report
    ``(a) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Director shall 
submit an E-Government status report to the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives.
    ``(b) The report shall contain--
            ``(1) a summary of the information reported by agencies 
        under section 202 (f) of the E-Government Act of 2002;
            ``(2) the information required to be reported by section 
        3604(f); and
            ``(3) a description of compliance by the Federal Government 
        with other goals and provisions of the E-Government Act of 
        2002.''.
    (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.

SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) 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 
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government 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.''.
    (b) Modification of Deputy Director for Management Functions.--
Section 503(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and 
        (9), as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Chair the Chief Information Officers Council 
        established under section 3603 of title 44.''.
    (c) Office of Electronic Government.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, 
        is amended by inserting after section 506 the following:
``Sec. 507. Office of Electronic Government
    ``The Office of Electronic Government, established under section 
3602 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 Electronic Government.''.

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

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    Except as otherwise provided, in this title the definitions under 
sections 3502 and 3601 of title 44, United States Code, shall apply.

 SEC. 202. 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), the related information 
        resource management policies and guidance established by the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the 
        related information technology standards promulgated by the 
        Secretary of Commerce;
            (2) ensuring that the information resource management 
        policies and guidance established under this Act by the 
        Director, and the information technology standards promulgated 
        under this Act by the Secretary of Commerce are communicated 
        promptly and effectively to all relevant officials within their 
        agency; and
            (3) supporting the efforts of the Director and the 
        Administrator of the General Services Administration to 
        develop, maintain, and promote an integrated Internet-based 
        system of delivering Federal Government information and 
        services to the public under section 204.
    (b) Performance Integration.--
            (1) Agencies shall develop performance measures that 
        demonstrate how electronic government enables progress toward 
        agency objectives and strategic goals.
            (2) In measuring performance under this section, agencies 
        shall rely on existing data collections to the extent 
        practicable.
            (3) Areas of performance measurement that agencies should 
        consider include--
                    (A) customer service;
                    (B) agency productivity; and
                    (C) adoption of innovative information technology, 
                including the appropriate use of commercial best 
                practices.
            (4) Agencies shall link their performance goals to key 
        customer segments, including citizens, businesses, and other 
        governments, and to internal Federal Government operations.
            (5) As appropriate, agencies shall work collectively in 
        linking their performance goals to key customer segments and 
        shall use information technology in delivering information and 
        services to common customer groups.
    (c) Avoiding Diminished Access.--When promulgating policies and 
implementing programs regarding the provision of information and 
services over the Internet, agency heads shall consider the impact on 
persons without access to the Internet, and shall, to the extent 
practicable--
            (1) ensure that the availability of Government services and 
        information has not been diminished for individuals who lack 
        access to the Internet; and
            (2) pursue alternate modes of delivery that make Government 
        services and information more accessible to individuals who do 
        not own computers or lack access to the Internet.
    (d) 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).
    (e) 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 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 promulgated under 
        this Act by the Secretary of Commerce, including common 
        standards for interconnectivity and interoperability, 
        categorization of Federal Government electronic information, 
        and computer system efficiency and security.
    (f) E-Government Status Report.--
            (1) In general.--Each agency shall compile and submit to 
        the Director an E-Government Status Report on--
                    (A) the status of the implementation by the agency 
                of electronic government initiatives;
                    (B) compliance by the agency with this Act; and
                    (C) how electronic Government initiatives of the 
                agency improve performance in delivering programs to 
                constituencies.
            (2) Submission.--Each agency shall submit a report under 
        this subsection--
                    (A) to the Director at such time and in such manner 
                as the Director requires; and
                    (B) consistent with related reporting requirements.
    (g) Use of Technology.--Nothing in this Act supersedes the 
responsibility of an agency to use information technology to deliver 
information and services that fulfill the statutory mission and 
programs of the agency.

 SEC. 203. COMPATIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY METHODS FOR USE AND 
              ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to achieve 
interoperable implementation of electronic signatures for secure 
electronic government.
    (b) 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.
    (c) Authority for Electronic Signatures.--The Administrator of 
General Services shall support the Director by establishing a framework 
to allow efficient interoperability among Executive agencies when using 
electronic signatures, including certification of digital signatures.
    (d) 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, or for other activities consistent 
with this section, $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, and such sums as are 
necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 204. FEDERAL INTERNET PORTAL.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Public access.--The Director shall work with the 
        Administrator of the General Services Administration and other 
        agencies to maintain and promote an integrated Internet-based 
        system of providing the public with access to Government 
        information and services.
            (2) Criteria.--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 directed to key customer 
                groups, including citizens, business, and other 
                governments, and integrated according to function 
                rather than separated according to the boundaries of 
                agency jurisdiction.
                    (B) An ongoing effort to ensure that Internet-based 
                Government services relevant to a given citizen 
                activity are available from a single point.
                    (C) Access to Federal Government information and 
                services consolidated, as appropriate, with Internet-
                based information and services provided by State, 
                local, and tribal governments.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the General Services Administration $15,000,000 for the 
maintenance, improvement, and promotion of the integrated Internet-
based system for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as are necessary for 
fiscal years 2004 through 2007.

SEC. 205. FEDERAL COURTS.

    (a) Individual Court Websites.--The Chief Justice of the United 
States, the chief judge of each circuit and district, and the chief 
bankruptcy judge of each district shall establish with respect to the 
Supreme Court or the respective court of appeals, district, or 
bankruptcy court of a 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).
            (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.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        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.
            (3) Privacy and security concerns.--The Judicial Conference 
        of the United States may promulgate rules under this subsection 
        to protect important privacy and security concerns.
    (d) Dockets With Links to Documents.--The Judicial Conference of 
the United States 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 
303(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 title, 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) Deferral.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Election.--
                            (i) Notification.--The Chief Justice of the 
                        United States, a chief judge, or chief 
                        bankruptcy judge may submit a notification to 
                        the Administrative Office of the United States 
                        Courts to defer compliance with any requirement 
                        of this section with respect to the Supreme 
                        Court, a court of appeals, district, or the 
                        bankruptcy court of a district.
                            (ii) Contents.--A notification submitted 
                        under this subparagraph shall state--
                                    (I) the reasons for the deferral; 
                                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, district, or bankruptcy 
                court of a 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 title, and every year thereafter, 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) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
            (1) improve performance in the development and issuance of 
        agency regulations by using information technology to increase 
        access, accountability, and transparency; and
            (2) enhance public participation in Government by 
        electronic means, consistent with requirements under subchapter 
        II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly 
        referred to as the Administrative Procedures Act).
    (b) Information Provided by Agencies Online.--To the extent 
practicable as determined by the agency in consultation with the 
Director, each agency (as defined under section 551 of title 5, United 
States Code) shall ensure that a publicly accessible Federal Government 
website includes all information about that agency required to be 
published in the Federal Register under section 552(a)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code.
    (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, as determined 
        by the agency in consultation with the Director, agencies shall 
        ensure that a publicly accessible Federal Government website 
        contains electronic dockets for rulemakings under section 553 
        of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Information available.--Agency electronic dockets shall 
        make publicly available online to the extent practicable, as 
        determined by the agency in consultation with the Director--
                    (A) all submissions under section 553(c) of title 
                5, United States Code; and
                    (B) other materials that by agency rule or practice 
                are included in the rulemaking docket under section 
                553(c) of title 5, United States Code, whether or not 
                submitted electronically.
    (e) Time Limitation.--Agencies shall implement the requirements of 
this section consistent with a timetable established by the Director 
and reported to Congress in the first annual report under section 3605 
of title 44 (as added by this Act).

SEC. 207. ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND PRESERVATION OF GOVERNMENT 
              INFORMATION.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve the methods 
by which Government information, including information on the Internet, 
is organized, preserved, and made accessible to the public.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``agency'' has the meaning given under section 3502(1) 
        of title 44, United States Code;
            (2) ``Committee'' means the Interagency Committee on 
        Government Information established under subsection (c);
            (3) ``directory'' means a taxonomy of subjects linked to 
        websites that--
                    (A) organizes Government information on the 
                Internet according to subject matter; and
                    (B) may be created with the participation of human 
                editors;
            (4) ``Government information'' means information created, 
        collected, processed, disseminated, or disposed of by or for 
        the Federal Government; and
            (5) ``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.
    (c) Interagency Committee.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this title, the Director shall establish the 
        Interagency Committee on Government Information.
            (2) Membership.--The Committee shall be chaired by the 
        Director or the designee of the Director and--
                    (A) shall include representatives from--
                            (i) the National Archives and Records 
                        Administration;
                            (ii) the offices of the Chief Information 
                        Officers from Federal agencies; and
                            (iii) other relevant officers from the 
                        executive branch; and
                    (B) may include representatives from the Federal 
                legislative and judicial branches.
            (3) Functions.--The Committee shall--
                    (A) engage in public consultation to the maximum 
                extent feasible, including consultation with interested 
                communities such as public advocacy organizations;
                    (B) conduct studies and submit recommendations, as 
                provided under this section, to the Director and 
                Congress;
                    (C) act as a resource to assist agencies in the 
                effective implementation of policies derived from this 
                Act; and
                    (D) share effective practices for access to, 
                dissemination of, and retention of Federal information.
            (4) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on a date 
        determined by the Director, except the Committee may not 
        terminate before the Committee submits all recommendations 
        required under this section.
    (d) Categorizing of Information.--
            (1) Committee functions.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Committee shall submit 
        recommendations to the Director on--
                    (A) the adoption of standards, which are open to 
                the maximum extent feasible, to enable the organization 
                and categorization of Government information--
                            (i) in a way that is searchable 
                        electronically, including by searchable 
                        identifiers; and
                            (iii) in ways that are interoperable across 
                        agencies;
                    (B) the definition of categories of Government 
                information which should be classified under the 
                standards; and
                    (C) determining priorities and developing schedules 
                for the initial implementation of the standards by 
                agencies.
            (2) Functions of the director.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the submission of recommendations under paragraph (1), 
        the Director shall issue policies--
                    (A) requiring the adoption of standards, which are 
                open to the maximum extent feasible, to enable the 
                organization and categorization of Government 
                information--
                            (i) in a way that is searchable 
                        electronically, including by searchable 
                        identifiers; and
                            (ii) in ways that are interoperable across 
                        agencies;
                    (B) defining categories of Government information 
                which shall be required to be classified under the 
                standards; and
                    (C) determining priorities and developing schedules 
                for the initial implementation of the standards by 
                agencies.
            (3) Compliance report.--After the submission of agency 
        reports under paragraph (4), the Director shall--
                    (A) annually report to Congress on compliance with 
                this subsection in the E-Government report under 
                section 3605 of title 44, United States Code (as added 
                by this Act); and
                    (B) modify the policies, as needed, in consultation 
                with the Committee and interested parties.
            (4) Agency functions.--Each agency shall report annually to 
        the Director, in the report established under section 202(f), 
        on compliance of that agency with the policies issued under 
        paragraph (2)(A).
    (e) Public Access to Electronic Information.--
            (1) Committee functions.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Committee shall submit 
        recommendations to the Director and the Archivist of the United 
        States on--
                    (A) the adoption by agencies of policies and 
                procedures to ensure that chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 
                31 of title 44, United States Code, are applied 
                effectively and comprehensively to Government 
                information on the Internet and to other electronic 
                records; and
                    (B) the imposition of timetables for the 
                implementation of the policies and procedures by 
                agencies.
            (2) Functions of the archivist.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the submission of recommendations by the Committee under 
        paragraph (1), the Archivist of the United States shall issue 
        policies--
                    (A) requiring the adoption by agencies of policies 
                and procedures to ensure that chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, 
                and 31 of title 44, United States Code, are applied 
                effectively and comprehensively to Government 
                information on the Internet and to other electronic 
                records; and
                    (B) imposing timetables for the implementation of 
                the policies, procedures, and technologies by agencies.
            (3) Modification of policies.--After the submission of 
        agency reports under paragraph (4), the Archivist of the United 
        States shall modify the policies, as needed, in consultation 
        with the Committee and interested parties.
            (4) Agency functions.--Each agency shall report annually to 
        the Director, in the report established under section 202(f), 
        on compliance of that agency with the policies issued under 
        paragraph (2)(A).
            (5) Functions of the director.--After the submission of 
        agency reports under paragraph (4), the Director shall annually 
        report to Congress on compliance with this subsection in the E-
        Government report under section 3605 of title 44 (as added by 
        this Act).
    (f) Educational Resource Materials.--
            (1) Committee functions.--
                    (A) Identification of agencies.--Not later than 90 
                days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                Committee shall identify agencies involved in 
                disseminating educational resources materials.
                    (B) Recommendations.--Not later than 15 months 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, working with 
                the Librarian of Congress, the Archivist of the United 
                States, the Director or the Institute of Museum and 
                Library Services, and the agencies previously 
                identified by the Committee, and after consultation 
                with interested parties, including libraries, 
                historical societies, archival institutions, and other 
                cultural and academic organizations, the Committee 
                shall submit recommendations to the Director on--
                            (i) policies to promote coordinated access 
                        to educational resources materials on the 
                        Internet; and
                            (ii) the imposition of timetables for the 
                        implementation of the policies by agencies, 
                        where appropriate.
            (2) Functions of the director.--
                    (A) Not later than 180 days after the submission of 
                recommendations by the Committee under paragraph 
                (1)(B), the Director shall issue policies--
                            (i) promoting coordinated access to 
                        educational resources materials on the 
                        Internet; and
                            (ii) imposing timetables for the 
                        implementation of the policies by agencies, as 
                        appropriate.
                    (B) After the submission of agency reports under 
                paragraph (3), the Director shall--
                            (i) annually report to Congress on 
                        compliance with this subsection in the E-
                        Government report under section 3605 of title 
                        44 (as added by this Act); and
                            (ii) refine the policies, as needed, in 
                        consultation with the Committee and interested 
                        parties.
            (3) Agency functions.--Each agency shall report annually to 
        the Director, in the report established in section 202(f), on 
        compliance of that agency with the policies issued under 
        paragraph (2)(A).
    (g) Availability of Government Information on the Internet.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, each agency shall--
                    (A) consult with the Committee and solicit public 
                comment;
                    (B) determine which Government information the 
                agency intends to make available and accessible to the 
                public on the Internet and by other means;
                    (C) develop priorities and schedules for making 
                that Government information available and accessible;
                    (D) make such final determinations, priorities, and 
                schedules available for public comment;
                    (E) post such final determinations, priorities, and 
                schedules on the Internet; and
                    (F) submit such final determinations, priorities, 
                and schedules to the Director, in the report 
                established under section 202(f).
            (2) Update.--Each agency shall update determinations, 
        priorities, and schedules of the agency, as needed, after 
        consulting with the Committee and soliciting public comment, if 
        appropriate.
    (h) Access to Federally Funded Research and Development.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term--
                    (A) ``essential information'' shall include--
                            (i) the name, mission, and annual budget 
                        authority for research and development of all 
                        Federal agencies, constituent bureaus of 
                        agencies, the constituent programs of such 
                        bureaus, and the constituent projects of such 
                        programs; and
                            (ii) details on every separable research 
                        and development task performed intramurally 
                        within the Federal entities described under 
                        clause (i) on every extramural research and 
                        development award made by the Federal entities 
                        described under clause (i), and on every 
                        individual research and development task or 
                        award, including field work proposals, made by 
                        a federally funded research and development 
                        center, including--
                                    (I) the unique identifying number 
                                of the task or award;
                                    (II) the dates upon which the 
                                research and development task or award 
                                is expected to start and end;
                                    (III) an abstract describing the 
                                objective and the scientific and 
                                technical focus of the research and 
                                development task or award;
                                    (IV) the name of the principal 
                                person or persons performing the 
                                research and development, their contact 
                                information and institutional 
                                affiliations, and the geographic 
                                location of the institution;
                                    (V) the total amount of Federal 
                                funds expected to be provided to the 
                                research and development task or award 
                                over its lifetime and the amount of 
                                funds expected to be provided in each 
                                fiscal year in which the work of the 
                                research and development task or award 
                                is ongoing;
                                    (VI) the type of legal instrument 
                                under which the research and 
                                development funds were transferred to 
                                the recipient;
                                    (VII) the name and location of any 
                                industrial partner formally involved in 
                                the performance of the research and 
                                development task or award;
                                    (VIII) any restrictions attached to 
                                the task or award that would prevent 
                                the sharing with the general public of 
                                any or all of the information 
                                determined to be essential information, 
                                and the reasons for such restrictions; 
                                and
                                    (IX) such other information as may 
                                be determined to be appropriate; and
                    (B) ``Federal research and development''--
                            (i) means those activities which constitute 
                        basic research, applied research, and 
                        development as defined by the Director; and
                            (ii) shall include all funds spent on 
                        Federal research and development that are 
                        provided to--
                                    (I) institutions and entities not a 
                                part of the Federal Government, 
                                including--
                                            (aa) State, local, and 
                                        foreign governments;
                                            (bb) industrial firms;
                                            (cc) educational 
                                        institutions;
                                            (dd) not-for-profit 
                                        organizations;
                                            (ee) federally funded 
                                        research and development 
                                        centers; and
                                            (ff) private individuals; 
                                        and
                                    (II) entities of the Federal 
                                Government, including research and 
                                development laboratories, centers, and 
                                offices.
            (2) Development and maintenance of governmentwide database 
        and website.--
                    (A) Database and website.--The Director of the 
                National Science Foundation, working with the Director 
                of the Office of Management and Budget and the Director 
                of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall 
                develop and maintain--
                            (i) a database that fully integrates, to 
                        the maximum extent feasible, all essential 
                        information on Federal research and development 
                        that is gathered and maintained by Federal 
                        agencies; and
                            (ii) 1 or more websites upon which all or 
                        part of the database of Federal research and 
                        development shall be made available to and 
                        searchable by Federal agencies and non-Federal 
                        entities, including the general public, to 
                        facilitate--
                                    (I) the coordination of Federal 
                                research and development activities;
                                    (II) collaboration among those 
                                conducting Federal research and 
                                development;
                                    (III) the transfer of technology 
                                among Federal agencies and between 
                                Federal agencies and non-Federal 
                                entities; and
                                    (IV) access by policymakers and the 
                                public to information concerning 
                                Federal research and development 
                                activities.
                    (B) Oversight.--The Director of the Office of 
                Management and Budget shall oversee the development and 
                operation of the database and website and issue any 
                guidance determined necessary to ensure that agencies 
                provide all essential information requested under this 
                subsection.
            (3) Agency functions.--
                    (A) In general.--Any agency that funds Federal 
                research and development of this subsection shall--
                            (i) provide the information required to 
                        populate the database in the manner prescribed 
                        by the Director of the Office of Management and 
                        Budget; and
                            (ii) report annually to the Director, in 
                        the report established under section 202(f), on 
                        compliance of that agency with the requirements 
                        established under this subsection.
                    (B) Requirements.--An agency may impose reporting 
                requirements necessary for the implementation of this 
                section on recipients of Federal research and 
                development funding as a condition of receiving the 
                funding.
            (4) Committee functions.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, working with the Director of the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy, and after consultation 
        with interested parties, the Committee shall submit 
        recommendations to the Director on--
                    (A) policies to improve agency reporting of 
                information for the database established under this 
                subsection; and
                    (B) policies to improve dissemination of the 
                results of research performed by Federal agencies and 
                federally funded research and development centers.
            (5) Functions of the director.--
                    (A) Recommendations.--After submission of 
                recommendations by the Committee under paragraph (4), 
                the Director shall report on the recommendations of the 
                Committee and Director to Congress, in the E-Government 
                report under section 3605 of title 44 (as added by this 
                Act).
                    (B) Compliance.--The Director shall annually report 
                to Congress on agency compliance with the requirements 
                established under paragraph (3).
            (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the 
        development, maintenance, and operation of the governmentwide 
        database and website under this subsection--
                    (A) $2,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2003 
                through 2005; and
                    (B) such sums as are necessary in each of the 
                fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
    (i) Public Domain Directory of Federal Government Websites.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        effective date of this title, the Director and each agency 
        shall--
                    (A) develop and establish a public domain directory 
                of Federal Government websites; and
                    (B) post the directory on the Internet with a link 
                to the integrated Internet-based system established 
                under section 204.
            (2) Development.--With the assistance of each agency, the 
        Director shall--
                    (A) direct the development of the directory through 
                a collaborative effort, including input from--
                            (i) agency librarians;
                            (ii) information technology managers;
                            (iii) program managers;
                            (iv) records managers;
                            (v) Federal depository librarians; and
                            (vi) other interested parties; and
                    (B) develop a public domain taxonomy of subjects 
                used to review and categorize Federal Government 
                websites.
            (3) Update.--With the assistance of each agency, the 
        Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government shall--
                    (A) update the directory as necessary, but not less 
                than every 6 months; and
                    (B) solicit interested persons for improvements to 
                the directory.
    (j) Standards for Agency Websites.--Not later than 1 year after the 
effective date of this title, the Director shall promulgate guidance 
for agency websites that include--
            (1) requirements that websites include direct links to--
                    (A) descriptions of the mission and statutory 
                authority of the agency;
                    (B) 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);
                    (C) information about the organizational structure 
                of the agency, with an outline linked to the agency 
                online staff directory; and
                    (D) 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. 208. PRIVACY PROVISIONS.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure sufficient 
protections for the privacy of personal information as agencies 
implement citizen-centered electronic Government.
    (b) Privacy Impact Assessments.--
            (1) Responsibilities of agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--An agency shall take actions 
                described under subparagraph (B) in subsection 
                (b)(1)(B), before--
                            (i) developing or procuring information 
                        technology that collects, maintains, or 
                        disseminates information that includes any 
                        identifier permitting the physical or online 
                        contacting of a specific individual; or
                            (ii) initiating a new collection of 
                        information that--
                                    (I) will be collected, maintained, 
                                or disseminated electronically; and
                                    (II) includes any identifier 
                                permitting the physical or online 
                                contacting of a specific individual, if 
                                the information concerns 10 or more 
                                persons.
                    (B) Agency activities.--To the extent required 
                under subparagraph (A), each agency shall--
                            (i) conduct a privacy impact assessment;
                            (ii) ensure the review of the privacy 
                        impact assessment by the Chief Information 
                        Officer, or equivalent official, as determined 
                        by the head of the agency; and
                            (iii) if practicable, after completion of 
                        the review under clause (ii), make the privacy 
                        impact assessment publicly available, through 
                        the website of the agency, publication in the 
                        Federal Register, or other means.
                    (C) Sensitive information.--Subparagraph (B)(iii) 
                may be modified or waived to protect classified, 
                sensitive, or private information contained in an 
                assessment.
                    (D) Copy to director.--Agencies shall provide the 
                Director with a copy of the privacy impact assessment 
                for each system for which funding is requested.
            (2) Contents of a privacy impact assessment.--
                    (A) In general.--The Director shall issue guidance 
                to agencies specifying the required contents of a 
                privacy impact assessment.
                    (B) Guidance.--The guidance shall--
                            (i) ensure that a privacy impact assessment 
                        is commensurate with the size of the 
                        information system being assessed, the 
                        sensitivity of personally identifiable 
                        information in that system, and the risk of 
                        harm from unauthorized release of that 
                        information; and
                            (ii) require that a privacy impact 
                        assessment address--
                                    (I) what information is to be 
                                collected;
                                    (II) why the information is being 
                                collected;
                                    (III) the intended use of the 
                                agency of the information;
                                    (IV) with whom the information will 
                                be shared;
                                    (V) what notice or opportunities 
                                for consent would be provided to 
                                individuals regarding what information 
                                is collected and how that information 
                                is shared;
                                    (VI) how the information will be 
                                secured; and
                                    (VII) whether a system of records 
                                is being created under section 552a of 
                                title 5, United States Code, (commonly 
                                referred to as the Privacy Act).
            (3) Responsibilities of the director.--The Director shall--
                    (A) develop policies and guidelines for agencies on 
                the conduct of privacy impact assessments;
                    (B) oversee the implementation of the privacy 
                impact assessment process throughout the Government; 
                and
                    (C) require agencies to conduct privacy impact 
                assessments of existing information systems or ongoing 
                collections of personally identifiable information as 
                the Director determines appropriate.
    (c) Privacy Protections on Agency Websites.--
            (1) Privacy policies on websites.--
                    (A) Guidelines for notices.--The Director shall 
                develop guidance for privacy notices on agency 
                websites.
                    (B) Contents.--The guidance shall require that a 
                privacy notice address--
                            (i) what information is to be collected;
                            (ii) why the information is being 
                        collected;
                            (iii) the intended use of the agency of the 
                        information;
                            (iv) with whom the information will be 
                        shared;
                            (v) what notice or opportunities for 
                        consent would be provided to individuals 
                        regarding what information is collected and how 
                        that information is shared;
                            (vi) how the information will be secured; 
                        and
                            (vii) a statement of the rights of the 
                        individual under section 552a of title 5, 
                        United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
                        Privacy Act), and other laws relevant to the 
                        protection of the privacy of an individual.
            (2) Privacy policies in machine-readable formats.--The 
        Director shall issue guidance requiring agencies to translate 
        privacy policies into a standardized machine-readable format.

SEC. 209. FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve the skills 
of the Federal workforce in using information technology to deliver 
information and services.
    (b) In General.--In consultation with the Director, the Chief 
Information Officers Council, and the Administrator of General 
Services, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
oversee the development and operation of a Federal Information 
Technology Training Center (in this section referred to as the 
``Training Center'').
    (c) 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) oversee the development of 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) oversee the training of Federal employees in 
        information technology disciplines, as necessary, at a rate 
        that ensures that the information resource management needs of 
        the Federal Government are met.
    (d) Employee Participation.--Subject to information resource 
management needs and the limitations imposed by resource needs in other 
occupational areas, and consistent with their overall workforce 
development strategies, agencies shall encourage employees to 
participate in the occupational information technology curricula of the 
Training Center.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for overseeing the 
development and operation of the Training Center, $7,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2003, and such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year 
thereafter.

SEC. 210. COMMON PROTOCOLS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
            (1) reduce redundant data collection and information; and
            (2) promote collaboration and use of standards for 
        government geographic information.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``geographic 
information'' means information systems that involve locational data, 
such as maps or other geospatial information resources.
    (c) In General.--
            (1) Common protocols.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
        working with the Director and through an interagency group, and 
        working with private sector experts, State, local, and tribal 
        governments, 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. If 
        practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall incorporate 
        intergovernmental and public private geographic information 
        partnerships into efforts under this subsection.
            (2) Interagency group.--The interagency group referred to 
        under paragraph (1) shall include representatives of the 
        National Institute of Standards and Technology and other 
        agencies.
    (d) Director.--The Director shall--
            (1) oversee the interagency initiative to develop common 
        protocols;
            (2) oversee the coordination with State, local, and tribal 
        governments, public private partnerships, and other interested 
        persons on effective and efficient ways to align geographic 
        information and develop common protocols; and
            (3) oversee the adoption of common standards relating to 
        the protocols.
    (e) 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 accessible; and
            (2) promote the development of interoperable geographic 
        information systems technologies that shall--
                    (A) allow widespread, low-cost use and sharing of 
                geographic data by Federal agencies, State, local, and 
                tribal governments, and the public; and
                    (B) enable the enhancement of services using 
                geographic data.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this section, for each of the fiscal years 2003 
through 2007.

SEC. 211. 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 5 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) in subsection (c), by inserting before the period ``and 
        the Administrator for the Office of Electronic Government''; 
        and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--After 5 pilot projects have been 
        completed, but no later than 3 years after the effective date 
        of this subsection, the Director shall submit a report on the 
        results of the projects to the Committee on Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of 
        the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of the reduced costs and other 
                measurable benefits of the pilot projects;
                    ``(B) a description of the ability of agencies to 
                determine the baseline costs of a project against which 
                savings would be measured; and
                    ``(C) recommendations of the Director relating to 
                whether Congress should 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.''.

 SEC. 212. INTEGRATED REPORTING 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 Director 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 progress toward integrating Federal 
        information systems across agencies.
            (2) Contents.--The report under this section shall--
                    (A) address the integration of 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; and
                            (ii) allows the integration of 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 Director; 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 Director shall designate a series of 
        no more than 5 pilot projects that integrate data elements. The 
        Director 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. 
        To the extent practicable, the Director shall consult with 
        relevant agencies and State, tribal, and local governments in 
        carrying out the report and pilot projects under this section.
    (e) Privacy Protections.--The activities authorized under this 
section shall afford protections for--
            (1) confidential business information consistent with 
        section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, and other 
        relevant law; and
            (2) personal privacy information under section 552a of 
        title 5, United States Code, and other relevant law.

SEC. 213. COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
            (1) study and enhance the effectiveness of community 
        technology centers, public libraries, and other institutions 
        that provide computer and Internet access to the public; and
            (2) promote awareness of the availability of on-line 
        government information and services, to users of community 
        technology centers, public libraries, and other public 
        facilities that provide access to computer technology and 
        Internet access to the public.
    (b) Study and Report.--Not later than 2 years after the effective 
date of this title, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 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.
    (c) Contents.--The report may consider--
            (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.
    (d) 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.
    (e) Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall work with the Secretary of 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.
    (f) Online Tutorial.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education, in 
        consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and 
        Budget, the Director of the National Science Foundation, other 
        relevant agencies, and the public, shall develop an online 
        tutorial that--
                    (A) explains how to access Government 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--
            (1) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2003;
            (2) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2004; and
            (3) such sums as are necessary in fiscal years 2005 through 
        2007.

SEC. 214. ENHANCING CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH ADVANCED INFORMATION 
              TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve how 
information technology is used in coordinating and facilitating 
information on disaster preparedness and response while ensuring the 
availability of such information across multiple access channels.
    (b) 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 
        to conduct a study on using information technology to enhance 
        crisis response and consequence management of natural and 
        manmade disasters.
            (2) Contents.--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 into 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 Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency shall submit a report on the study, 
        including findings and recommendations to--
                    (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (4) Interagency cooperation.--Other Federal departments and 
        agencies with responsibility for disaster relief and emergency 
        assistance shall fully cooperate with the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency in carrying out this section.
            (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
        for research under this subsection, such sums as are necessary 
        for fiscal year 2003.
    (c) Pilot Projects.--Based on the results of the research conducted 
under subsection (a), the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
initiate pilot projects or report to Congress on other activities that 
further the goal of maximizing the utility of information technology in 
disaster management. The Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
cooperate with other relevant agencies, and, if appropriate, State, 
local, and tribal governments, in initiating such pilot projects.

SEC. 215. DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

    (a) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science 
        Foundation shall request that the National Academy of Sciences, 
        acting through the National Research Council, enter into a 
        contract to conduct a study on disparities in Internet access 
        for online Government services.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science 
        Foundation shall submit to the Committee on Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of 
        the House of Representatives a final report of the study under 
        this section, which shall set forth the findings, conclusions, 
        and recommendations of the Council.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall include a study of--
            (1) how disparities in Internet access influence the 
        effectiveness of online Government services, including a review 
        of--
                    (A) the nature of disparities in Internet access;
                    (B) the affordability of Internet service;
                    (C) the incidence of disparities among different 
                groups within the population; and
                    (D) changes in the nature of personal and public 
                Internet access that may alleviate or aggravate 
                effective access to online Government services;
            (2) how the increase in online Government services is 
        influencing the disparities in Internet access and how 
        technology development or diffusion trends may offset such 
        adverse influences; and
            (3) 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) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation $950,000 in fiscal year 
2003 to carry out this section.

SEC. 216. NOTIFICATION OF OBSOLETE OR COUNTERPRODUCTIVE PROVISIONS.

    If the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 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 
Director 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--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY

SEC. 301. INFORMATION SECURITY.

    (a) Addition of Short Title.--Subtitle G of title X of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as 
enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-266) is amended 
by inserting after the heading for the subtitle the following new 
section:

``SEC. 1060. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Government Information 
Security Reform Act'.''.
    (b) Continuation of Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3536 of title 44, United States 
        Code, is repealed.
            (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 3536.

     TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATES

SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except for those purposes for which an authorization of 
appropriations is specifically provided in title I or II, including the 
amendments made by such titles, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as are necessary to carry out titles I and II for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007.

SEC. 402. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) Titles I and II.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        titles I and II and the amendments made by such titles shall 
        take effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Immediate enactment.--Sections 207, 214, 215, and 216 
        shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Titles III and IV.--Title III and this title shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to enhance the 
        management and promotion of electronic Government services and 
        processes by establishing an Office of Electronic Government 
        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.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 439

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 803

                          [Report No. 107-174]

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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.

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                             June 24, 2002

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title