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Union Calendar No. 495
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1550
[Report No. 114-637]
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 30, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
June 21, 2016
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
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. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT.
(a) 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 the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10.''.
(b) 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 subsection (a).
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which
the standards, policies, and guidelines are issued under subsection
(b), 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 section 3(a), 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 subsection (a).
SEC. 3. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
POLICY COUNCIL.
(a) 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.
``(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) Other individuals as determined
appropriate by the Chairperson.
``(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.
``(6) Committee duration.--Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Council.''.
(b) 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
subsection (a).
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1125 the following new item:
`` 1126. Program Management Improvement Officers and Program
Management Policy Council.''
SEC. 4. PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL STANDARDS.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' means each
agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code.
(b) 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 section
2(a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall issue regulations that--
(1) identify key skills and competencies needed for a
program and project manager in an agency;
(2) establish a new job series, or update and improve an
existing job series, for program and project management within
an agency; and
(3) establish a new career path for program and project
managers within an agency.
SEC. 5. 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 section 2(a).
(2) The 5-year strategic plan established under section
503(c)(1)(H) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
section 2(a).
(3) Program Management Improvement Officers designated
under section 1126(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as
added by section 3(a).
(4) The Program Management Policy Council established under
section 1126(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
section 3(a).
Union Calendar No. 495
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1550
[Report No. 114-637]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 21, 2016
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed