[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 1550 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.1550
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
An Act
To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities tasked with
improving program and project management in certain Federal agencies,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Program Management Improvement
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
(a) Deputy Director for Management.--
(1) Additional functions.--Section 503 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Program and Project Management.--
``(1) Requirement.--Subject to the direction and approval of
the Director, the Deputy Director for Management or a designee
shall--
``(A) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, and
guidelines for program and project management for executive
agencies;
``(B) oversee implementation of program and project
management for the standards, policies, and guidelines
established under subparagraph (A);
``(C) chair the Program Management Policy Council
established under section 1126(b);
``(D) establish standards and policies for executive
agencies, consistent with widely accepted standards for program
and project management planning and delivery;
``(E) engage with the private sector to identify best
practices in program and project management that would improve
Federal program and project management;
``(F) conduct portfolio reviews to address programs
identified as high risk by the Government Accountability
Office;
``(G) not less than annually, conduct portfolio reviews of
agency programs in coordination with Project Management
Improvement Officers designated under section 1126(a)(1) to
assess the quality and effectiveness of program management; and
``(H) establish a 5-year strategic plan for program and
project management.
``(2) Application to department of defense.--Paragraph (1)
shall not apply to the Department of Defense to the extent that the
provisions of that paragraph are substantially similar to or
duplicative of--
``(A) the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10; or
``(B) policy, guidance, or instruction of the Department
related to program management.''.
(2) Deadline for standards, policies, and guidelines.--Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and
Budget shall issue the standards, policies, and guidelines required
under section 503(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
paragraph (1).
(3) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the standards, policies, and guidelines are issued under
paragraph (2), the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Program Management
Policy Council established under section 1126(b) of title 31,
United States Code, as added by subsection (b)(1), and the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, shall issue any regulations
as are necessary to implement the requirements of section 503(c) of
title 31, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
(b) Program Management Improvement Officers and Program Management
Policy Council.--
(1) Amendment.--Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1126. Program management improvement officers and program
management policy council
``(a) Program Management Improvement Officers.--
``(1) Designation.--The head of each agency described in
section 901(b) shall designate a senior executive of the agency as
the Program Management Improvement Officer of the agency.
``(2) Functions.--The Program Management Improvement Officer of
an agency designated under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) implement program management policies established by
the agency under section 503(c); and
``(B) develop a strategy for enhancing the role of program
managers within the agency that includes the following:
``(i) Enhanced training and educational opportunities
for program managers that shall include--
``(I) training in the relevant competencies
encompassed with program and project manager within the
private sector for program managers; and
``(II) training that emphasizes cost containment
for large projects and programs.
``(ii) Mentoring of current and future program managers
by experienced senior executives and program managers
within the agency.
``(iii) Improved career paths and career opportunities
for program managers.
``(iv) A plan to encourage the recruitment and
retention of highly qualified individuals to serve as
program managers.
``(v) Improved means of collecting and disseminating
best practices and lessons learned to enhance program
management across the agency.
``(vi) Common templates and tools to support improved
data gathering and analysis for program management and
oversight purposes.
``(3) Application to department of defense.--This subsection
shall not apply to the Department of Defense to the extent that the
provisions of this subsection are substantially similar to or
duplicative of the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10. For
purposes of paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (or a designee of the Under
Secretary) shall be considered the Program Management Improvement
Officer.
``(b) Program Management Policy Council.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of
Management and Budget a council to be known as the `Program
Management Policy Council' (in this subsection referred to as the
`Council').
``(2) Purpose and functions.--The Council shall act as the
principal interagency forum for improving agency practices related
to program and project management. The Council shall--
``(A) advise and assist the Deputy Director for Management
of the Office of Management and Budget;
``(B) review programs identified as high risk by the
General Accountability Office and make recommendations for
actions to be taken by the Deputy Director for Management of
the Office of Management and Budget or a designee;
``(C) discuss topics of importance to the workforce,
including--
``(i) career development and workforce development
needs;
``(ii) policy to support continuous improvement in
program and project management; and
``(iii) major challenges across agencies in managing
programs;
``(D) advise on the development and applicability of
standards governmentwide for program management transparency;
and
``(E) review the information published on the website of
the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to section 1122.
``(3) Membership.--
``(A) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of the
following members:
``(i) Five members from the Office of Management and
Budget as follows:
``(I) The Deputy Director for Management.
``(II) The Administrator of the Office of
Electronic Government.
``(III) The Administrator of Federal Procurement
Policy.
``(IV) The Controller of the Office of Federal
Financial Management.
``(V) The Director of the Office of Performance and
Personnel Management.
``(ii) The Program Management Improvement Officer from
each agency described in section 901(b).
``(iii) Any other full-time or permanent part-time
officer or employee of the Federal Government or member of
the Armed Forces designated by the Chairperson.
``(B) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
``(i) In general.--The Deputy Director for Management
of the Office of Management and Budget shall be the
Chairperson of the Council. A Vice Chairperson shall be
elected by the members and shall serve a term of not more
than 1 year.
``(ii) Duties.--The Chairperson shall preside at the
meetings of the Council, determine the agenda of the
Council, direct the work of the Council, and establish and
direct subgroups of the Council as appropriate.
``(4) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less than twice per
fiscal year and may meet at the call of the Chairperson or a
majority of the members of the Council.
``(5) Support.--The head of each agency with a Project
Management Improvement Officer serving on the Council shall provide
administrative support to the Council, as appropriate, at the
request of the Chairperson.''.
(2) Report required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, in consultation with each Program Management Improvement
Officer designated under section 1126(a)(1) of title 31, United
States Code, shall submit to Congress a report containing the
strategy developed under section 1126(a)(2)(B) of such title, as
added by paragraph (1).
(c) Program and Project Management Personnel Standards.--
(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``agency'' means
each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United States
Code, other than the Department of Defense.
(2) Regulations required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the standards, policies, and guidelines are issued
under section 503(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a)(1), the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, shall issue regulations that--
(A) identify key skills and competencies needed for a
program and project manager in an agency;
(B) establish a new job series, or update and improve an
existing job series, for program and project management within
an agency; and
(C) establish a new career path for program and project
managers within an agency.
(d) Gao Report on Effectiveness of Policies on Program and Project
Management.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Government Accountability Office shall issue, in conjunction
with the High Risk list of the Government Accountability Office, a
report examining the effectiveness of the following on improving
Federal program and project management:
(1) The standards, policies, and guidelines for program and
project management issued under section 503(c) of title 31, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1).
(2) The 5-year strategic plan established under section
503(c)(1)(H) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a)(1).
(3) Program Management Improvement Officers designated under
section 1126(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
subsection (b)(1).
(4) The Program Management Policy Council established under
section 1126(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
subsection (b)(1).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.