[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4200 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4200

To establish a program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology 
             by executive agencies, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 2, 2020

Mr. Portman (for himself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology 
             by executive 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 ``Information Technology Modernization 
Centers of Excellence Program Act''.

SEC. 2. GSA MODERNIZATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Cloud computing.--The term ``cloud computing'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 1076 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (40 U.S.C. 11301 note).
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 
        of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Information 
        Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program 
        established under subsection (b).
    (b) Establishment.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
establish a program to be known as the Information Technology 
Modernization Centers of Excellence Program to facilitate the adoption 
of modern technology by executive agencies.
    (c) Responsibilities.--The Program shall have the following 
responsibilities:
            (1) To modernize information technology used by an 
        executive agency and how a customer interacts with an executive 
        agency.
            (2) To improve cooperation between commercial and executive 
        agency information technology sectors.
            (3) To the extent practicable, encourage the adoption of 
        commercial items in accordance with section 3307 of title 41, 
        United States Code.
            (4) On a reimbursable basis, assist executive agencies with 
        planning and adoption of technology in focus areas designated 
        by the Administrator, which may include the following:
                    (A) A commercial cloud computing system that 
                includes--
                            (i) end-to-end migration planning and an 
                        assessment of progress towards modernization; 
                        and
                            (ii) a security and governance framework 
                        based on industry and government best 
                        practices.
                    (B) Tools to help an individual receive support 
                from and communicate with an executive agency.
                    (C) Contact centers and other related customer 
                supports.
                    (D) Efficient use of data management, analysis, and 
                reporting.
                    (E) The optimization of infrastructure, including 
                for data centers, and the reduction of operating costs.
                    (F) Artificial intelligence.
            (5) To share best practices and expertise with executive 
        agencies.
            (6) Other responsibilities the Administrator may identify.
    (d) Program Reporting.--For each reimbursable agreement entered 
into in accordance with subsection (c)(4), the Administrator shall make 
the following information available on a public website within 30 days 
of the signing of the agreement and updated upon completion:
            (1) A description of such reimbursable agreement or 
        statement of work, and associated project schedules and 
        deliverables.
            (2) The total amount of the reimbursable agreement.
            (3) The actual or anticipated costs of any product or 
        service associated with a deliverable under the agreement.
            (4) Any additional information the Administrator determines 
        necessary.
    (e) Sunset.--This Act shall be repealed on the date that is 7 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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