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[S. 1550 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 288
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1550

                          [Report No. 114-162]

  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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2015

 Mrs. Ernst (for herself, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. Casey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                            November 3, 2015

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Program Management 
Improvement Accountability Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Additional Functions.--Section 503 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Program and Project Management.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Requirement.--Subject to the direction and 
        approval of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management or 
        designee shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) adopt governmentwide standards, 
                policies, and guidelines for program and project 
                management for executive agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) oversee program and project 
                management for the standards, policies, and guidelines 
                established under subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) chair the Program Management Policy 
                Council established under section 1126(b);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) issue regulations and establish 
                standards and policies for executive agencies, in 
                accordance with nationally accredited standards for 
                program and project management planning and delivery 
                issues;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) engage with the private 
                sector;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) conduct portfolio reviews to address 
                programs identified as high risk by the Government 
                Accountability Office;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) not less than annually, conduct 
                portfolio reviews of agency programs in coordination 
                with Project Management Improvement Officers designated 
                under section 1126(a)(1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) establish a 5-year strategic plan 
                for program and project management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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 
        section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2016.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Deadline for Standards, Policies, and Guidelines.--Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the 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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 150 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, 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).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS AND PROGRAM 
              MANAGEMENT POLICY COUNCIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 11 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1126. Program Management Improvement Officers and 
              Program Management Policy Council</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Program Management Improvement Officers.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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. The Program Management Improvement Officer shall 
        report directly to the head of the agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Functions.--The Program Management 
        Improvement Officer of an agency designated under paragraph (1) 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) implement program management 
                policies established by the agency under section 
                503(c); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) develop a written strategy for 
                enhancing the role of program managers within the 
                agency that includes the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Enhanced training and 
                        educational opportunities for program 
                        managers.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Mentoring of current and 
                        future program managers by experienced senior 
                        executives and program managers within the 
                        agency.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Improved career paths and 
                        career opportunities for program 
                        managers.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Incentives for the 
                        recruitment and retention of highly qualified 
                        individuals to serve as program 
                        managers.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) Improved resources and 
                        support, including relevant competencies 
                        encompassed with program and project management 
                        within the private sector for program 
                        managers.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) Improved means of 
                        collecting and disseminating best practices and 
                        lessons learned to enhance program management 
                        across the agency.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) Common templates and tools 
                        to support improved data gathering and analysis 
                        for program management and oversight 
                        purposes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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 section 810 of 
        the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2016.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Program Management Policy Council.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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').</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) advise and assist the Deputy 
                Director for Management of the Office of Management and 
                Budget;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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 designee;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) discuss topics of importance to the 
                workforce, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) career development and 
                        workforce development needs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) policy to support 
                        continuous improvement in program and project 
                        management; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) major challenges across 
                        agencies in managing programs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) advise on the development and 
                applicability of standards governmentwide for program 
                management transparency; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) review the information published on 
                the website of the Office of Management and Budget 
                pursuant to section 1122.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Membership.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Composition.--The Council shall be 
                composed of the following members:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Five members from the Office 
                        of Management and Budget as follows:</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) The Deputy Director 
                                for Management.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) The Administrator 
                                of the Office of Electronic 
                                Government.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) The Administrator 
                                of the Office of Federal Procurement 
                                Policy.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) The Controller of 
                                the Office of Federal Financial 
                                Management.</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) The Director of the 
                                Office of Performance and Personnel 
                                Management.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) The Program Management 
                        Improvement Officer from each agency described 
                        in section 901(b).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Other individuals as 
                        determined appropriate by the 
                        Chairperson.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Committee duration.--Section 14(a)(2) of the 
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
        to the Council.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency described in 
section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall submit to 
Congress and the Office of Management and Budget a report containing 
the strategy developed under section 1126(a)(2)(B) of such title, as 
added by subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL 
              STANDARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' 
means each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United 
States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Regulations Required.--Not later than 270 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, shall issue regulations that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) identify key skills and competencies needed 
        for a program and project manager in an agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) establish a new job series for program and 
        project management within an agency; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) establish a new career path for program and 
        project managers within an agency.</DELETED>

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, in accordance 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 the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.''.
    (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 the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
    ``(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.
                    ``(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).

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).
                                                       Calendar No. 288

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1550

                          [Report No. 114-162]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 3, 2015

                       Reported with an amendment