[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4793 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4793

To require executive agencies to use the latest available technology to 
        improve website search function, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2023

 Mr. Khanna (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
To require executive agencies to use the latest available technology to 
        improve website search function, 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 ``Streamlining Effective Access and 
Retrieval of Content to Help Act of 2023'' or the ``SEARCH Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE AGENCY REQUIREMENT TO USE LATEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY 
              FOR WEBSITE SEARCH FUNCTION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) efficient and effective website search functionality is 
        crucial for American citizens, businesses, and other 
        stakeholders to access information and services provided by 
        executive agencies;
            (2) the use of the latest available technology can 
        significantly enhance website search capabilities, enabling 
        faster and more accurate retrieval of information; and
            (3) the adoption of the latest available technology in 
        website search function can improve transparency, 
        accessibility, and usability of government websites, thereby 
        enhancing public engagement and improving the delivery of 
        services.
    (b) Guidance for Executive Agency Use of the Latest Available 
Technology for Website Search Function.--
            (1) OMB guidance.--Not later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance 
        to executive agencies to encourage the adoption of the latest 
        available technology available to improve the website search 
        function of the agencies.
            (2) Plan for implementation.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date on which the guidance is issued pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), the chief information officer of each executive agency 
        shall submit to the Director a plan to meet the requirement 
        described in subsection (a) that includes a timeline for 
        implementation of the requirement, estimated costs, and 
        expected outcomes.
            (3) Reporting requirement.--Not later than one year after 
        the date on which the guidance is issued pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), the head of each executive agency shall submit to the 
        Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that describes the 
        progress made in meeting the guidance described in paragraph 
        (1), including any challenges encountered and the measures 
        taken to overcome them.
    (c) Exemption of National Security Systems.--This section shall not 
apply to any national security system.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (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) National security system.--The term ``national security 
        system'' has the meaning given that term in section 3552 of 
        title 44, United States Code.
    (e) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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