[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 88 (Thursday, June 27, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6265-S6274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4166. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2514, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, 
as follows:

       Strike the matter proposed to be inserted and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Fiscal Year 2003.--The Armed Forces are authorized 
     strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2003, 
     as follows:
       (1) The Army, 480,000.
       (2) The Navy, 375,700.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 175,000.
       (4) The Air Force, 359,000.
       (b) Authority To Exceed.--Upon a determination of the 
     Secretary of Defense that it is necessary in the national 
     security interests of the United States, the active duty 
     personnel strengths of the Armed Forces may exceed the 
     authorized strengths provided under paragraphs (1), (2), and 
     (4) of subsection (a) as follows:
       (1) For the Army, by not more than 5,000.
       (2) For the Navy, by not more than 3,500.
       (3) For the Air Force, by not more than 3,500.
                                  ____

  SA 4167. Mr. HOLLINGS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2514, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, 
as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1046. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY COUNCIL.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The President received no specific information or 
     warning of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
       (2) Every effort should be taken immediately to prevent a 
     similar failure of intelligence in the future.
       (3) In light of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
     2001, it is clear that the United States should have a 
     domestic intelligence service as well as a foreign 
     intelligence service.
       (4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation moved immediately 
     after September 11, 2001, to organize a domestic intelligence 
     service and coordinate and communicate with the Central 
     Intelligence Agency.
       (5) The National Security Council is responsible for 
     providing both domestic and foreign intelligence for the 
     President.
       (6) The National Security Council is comprised of the Vice 
     President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the National Security Council focuses on 
     international threats and foreign policy.
       (7) The National Security Council either failed to receive, 
     or failed to analyze in a timely manner, intelligence that 
     could have facilitated the interdiction of the terrorist 
     attacks on September 11, 2001.
       (8) The National Security Council must give equal treatment 
     to homeland security, requiring a flow of timely reports not 
     only from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency, but also from the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, the Customs Services, the Coast Guard, the 
     Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     and other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
     as well as domestic law enforcement agencies.
       (9) The reorganization and strengthening of the National 
     Security Council should occur immediately and cannot and 
     should not await the establishment of a Department of 
     Homeland Security.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should issue immediately an Executive Order 
     enhancing the National Security Council in order to provide 
     for the more timely delivery of intelligence to, and analysis 
     of intelligence for, the President.
                                  ____

  SA 4168. Mr. HOLLINGS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the Bill S. 2514, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

            TITLE   --HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING

     SEC.  1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security 
     Information Sharing Act''.

     SEC.  2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The President received no specific information or 
     warning of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
       (2) Every effort should be taken immediately to prevent a 
     similar failure of intelligence in the future.
       (3) In light of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
     2001, it is clear that the United States should have a 
     domestic intelligence service as well as a foreign 
     intelligence service.
       (4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation moved immediately 
     after September 11, 2001, to organize a domestic intelligence 
     service an coordinate and communicate with the Central 
     Intelligence Agency.
       (5) The National Security Council is responsible for 
     providing both domestic and foreign intelligence for the 
     President.
       (6) The National Security Council is comprised of the Vice 
     President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the National Security Council focuses on 
     international threats and foreign policy.
       (7) The National Security Council either failed to receive, 
     or failed to analyze in a timely manner, intelligence that 
     could have facilitated the interdiction of the terrorist 
     attacks on September 11, 2001.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Federal State, and local entities should share homeland 
     security information to the maximum extent practicable, with 
     special emphasis on hard-to-reach urban and rural 
     communities.
                                  ____

  SA 4169. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2514, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal yer for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 130, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 604. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR HIGHER RATES OF PARTIAL 
                   BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
                   ASSIGNED TO HOUSING UNDER ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY 
                   FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY 
                   HOUSING.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may prescribe and, 
     under section 403(n) of title 37, United States Code, pay for 
     members of the Armed Forces (without dependents) in 
     privatized housing higher rates of partial basic allowance 
     for housing than those that are authorized under paragraph 
     (2) of such section 403(n).
       (b) Members in Privatized Housing.--For the purposes of 
     this section, a member of the Armed Forces (without 
     dependents) is a member of the Armed Forces (without 
     dependents) in privatized housing while the member is 
     assigned to housing that is acquired or constructed under the 
     authority of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Treatment of Housing as Government Quarters.--For 
     purposes of section 403 of title 37, United States Code, a 
     member of the Armed Forces (without dependents) in privatized 
     housing shall be treated as residing in quarters of the 
     United States or a housing facility under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary of a military department while a higher rate of 
     partial allowance for housing is paid for the member under 
     this section.
       (d) Payment to Private Source.--The partial basic allowance 
     for housing paid for a member at a higher rate under this 
     section may be paid directly to the private sector source of 
     the housing to whom the member is obligated to pay rent or 
     other charge for residing in such housing if the private 
     sector source credits the amount so paid against the amount 
     owed by the member for the rent or other charge.
       (e) Termination of Authority.--Rates prescribed under 
     subsection (a) may not be paid under the authority of this 
     section in connection with contracts that are entered into 
     after December 31, 2007, for the construction or acquisition 
     of housing under the authority of subchapter IV of chapter 
     169 of title 10, United States Code.
                                  ____

  SA 4170. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2514, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 305. DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE VESSELS OF THE NATIONAL 
                   DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(a)(2) for operation and maintenance for the Navy, 
     $20,000,000 may be available, without fiscal year limitation 
     if so provided in appropriations Acts, for expenses

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     related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the Maritime 
     Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet.
                                  ____

  SA 4171. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4060 proposed by Mr. Wyden (for 
himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon) to the bill (S. 2514) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 3, strike lines 1 through 5, and insert the 
     following:
       (e) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 2601(1)(A), and, within that amount, the amount that 
     is available for a military construction project for a 
     Reserve Center in Lane County, Oregon, are hereby reduced by 
     $4,800,000.
                                  ____

  SA 4172. Mr. REID (for Mr. Lieberman (for himself and Mr. Thompson)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 803, to enhance the management and 
promotion of electronic Government services and processes by 
establishing an Office of Electronic Government within the Office of 
Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad framework of 
measures that require using internet-based information technology to 
enhance citizen access to Government information and services, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``E-
     Government Act of 2002''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.

TITLE I--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Sec. 101. Management and promotion of electronic Government services.
Sec. 102. Conforming amendments.

  TITLE II--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                                SERVICES

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Federal agency responsibilities.
Sec. 203. Compatibility of Executive agency methods for use and 
              acceptance of electronic signatures.
Sec. 204. Federal Internet portal.
Sec. 205. Federal courts.
Sec. 206. Regulatory agencies.
Sec. 207. Accessibility, usability, and preservation of Government 
              information.
Sec. 208. Privacy provisions.
Sec. 209. Federal Information Technology workforce development.
Sec. 210. Common protocols for geographic information systems.
Sec. 211. Share-in-savings program improvements.
Sec. 212. Integrated reporting study and pilot projects.
Sec. 213. Community technology centers.
Sec. 214. Enhancing crisis management through advanced information 
              technology.
Sec. 215. Disparities in access to the Internet.
Sec. 216. Notification of obsolete or counterproductive provisions.

               TITLE III--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY

Sec. 301. Information security.

     TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATES

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 402. Effective dates.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The use of computers and the Internet is rapidly 
     transforming societal interactions and the relationships 
     among citizens, private businesses, and the Government.
       (2) The Federal Government has had uneven success in 
     applying advances in information technology to enhance 
     governmental functions and services, achieve more efficient 
     performance, increase access to Government information, and 
     increase citizen participation in Government.
       (3) Most Internet-based services of the Federal Government 
     are developed and presented separately, according to the 
     jurisdictional boundaries of an individual department or 
     agency, rather than being integrated cooperatively according 
     to function or topic.
       (4) Internet-based Government services involving 
     interagency cooperation are especially difficult to develop 
     and promote, in part because of a lack of sufficient funding 
     mechanisms to support such interagency cooperation.
       (5) Electronic Government has its impact through improved 
     Government performance and outcomes within and across 
     agencies.
       (6) Electronic Government is a critical element in the 
     management of Government, to be implemented as part of a 
     management framework that also addresses finance, 
     procurement, human capital, and other challenges to improve 
     the performance of Government.
       (7) To take full advantage of the improved Government 
     performance that can be achieved through the use of Internet-
     based technology requires strong leadership, better 
     organization, improved interagency collaboration, and more 
     focused oversight of agency compliance with statutes related 
     to information resource management.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
       (1) To provide effective leadership of Federal Government 
     efforts to develop and promote electronic Government services 
     and processes by establishing an Administrator of a new 
     Office of Electronic Government within the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       (2) To promote use of the Internet and other information 
     technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen 
     participation in Government.
       (3) To promote interagency collaboration in providing 
     electronic Government services, where this collaboration 
     would improve the service to citizens by integrating related 
     functions, and in the use of internal electronic Government 
     processes, where this collaboration would improve the 
     efficiency and effectiveness of the processes.
       (4) To improve the ability of the Government to achieve 
     agency missions and program performance goals.
       (5) To promote the use of the Internet and emerging 
     technologies within and across Government agencies to provide 
     citizen-centric Government information and services.
       (6) To reduce costs and burdens for businesses and other 
     Government entities.
       (7) To promote better informed decisionmaking by policy 
     makers.
       (8) To promote access to high quality Government 
     information and services across multiple channels.
       (9) To make the Federal Government more transparent and 
     accountable.
       (10) To transform agency operations by utilizing, where 
     appropriate, best practices from public and private sector 
     organizations.
       (11) To provide enhanced access to Government information 
     and services in a manner consistent with laws regarding 
     protection of personal privacy, national security, records 
     retention, access for persons with disabilities, and other 
     relevant laws.

TITLE I--OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES

     SEC. 101. MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Title 44, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 35 the following:

    ``CHAPTER 36--MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                                SERVICES

``Sec.
``3601. Definitions.
``3602. Office of Electronic Government.
``3603. Chief Information Officers Council.
``3604. E-Government Fund.
``3605. E-Government report.

     ``Sec. 3601. Definitions

       ``In this chapter, the definitions under section 3502 shall 
     apply, and the term--
       ``(1) `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Office 
     of Electronic Government established under section 3602;
       ``(2) `Council' means the Chief Information Officers 
     Council established under section 3603;
       ``(3) `electronic Government' means the use by the 
     Government of web-based Internet applications and other 
     information technologies, combined with processes that 
     implement these technologies, to--
       ``(A) enhance the access to and delivery of Government 
     information and services to the public, other agencies, and 
     other Government entities; or
       ``(B) bring about improvements in Government operations 
     that may include effectiveness, efficiency, service quality, 
     or transformation;
       ``(4) `enterprise architecture'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) a strategic information asset base, which defines the 
     mission;
       ``(ii) the information necessary to perform the mission;
       ``(iii) the technologies necessary to perform the mission; 
     and
       ``(iv) the transitional processes for implementing new 
     technologies in response to changing mission needs; and
       ``(B) includes--
       ``(i) a baseline architecture;
       ``(ii) a target architecture; and
       ``(iii) a sequencing plan;
       ``(5) `Fund' means the E-Government Fund established under 
     section 3604;
       ``(6) `interoperability' means the ability of different 
     operating and software systems, applications, and services to 
     communicate and exchange data in an accurate, effective, and 
     consistent manner;
       ``(7) `integrated service delivery' means the provision of 
     Internet-based Federal Government information or services 
     integrated according to function or topic rather than 
     separated according to the boundaries of agency jurisdiction; 
     and

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       ``(8) `tribal government' means the governing body of any 
     Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or 
     community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or 
     village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.), which is recognized as eligible for the special 
     programs and services provided by the United States to 
     Indians because of their status as Indians.

     ``Sec. 3602. Office of Electronic Government

       ``(a) There is established in the Office of Management and 
     Budget an Office of Electronic Government.
       ``(b) There shall be at the head of the Office an 
     Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(c) The Administrator shall assist the Director in 
     carrying out--
       ``(1) all functions under this chapter;
       ``(2) all of the functions assigned to the Director under 
     title II of the E-Government Act of 2002; and
       ``(3) other electronic government initiatives, consistent 
     with other statutes.
       ``(d) The Administrator shall assist the Director and the 
     Deputy Director for Management and work with the 
     Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs in setting strategic direction for implementing 
     electronic Government, under relevant statutes, including--
       ``(1) chapter 35;
       ``(2) division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (division 
     E of Public Law 104-106; 40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.);
       ``(3) section 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as the 
     Privacy Act);
       ``(4) the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (44 U.S.C. 
     3504 note);
       ``(5) the Government Information Security Reform Act; and
       ``(6) the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 
     note).
       ``(e) The Administrator shall work with the Administrator 
     of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and with 
     other offices within the Office of Management and Budget to 
     oversee implementation of electronic Government under this 
     chapter, chapter 35, the E-Government Act of 2002, and other 
     relevant statutes, in a manner consistent with law, relating 
     to--
       ``(1) capital planning and investment control for 
     information technology;
       ``(2) the development of enterprise architectures;
       ``(3) information security;
       ``(4) privacy;
       ``(5) access to, dissemination of, and preservation of 
     Government information;
       ``(6) accessibility of information technology for persons 
     with disabilities; and
       ``(7) other areas of electronic Government.
       ``(f) Subject to requirements of this chapter, the 
     Administrator shall assist the Director by performing 
     electronic Government functions as follows:
       ``(1) Advise the Director on the resources required to 
     develop and effectively operate and maintain Federal 
     Government information systems.
       ``(2) Recommend to the Director changes relating to 
     Governmentwide strategies and priorities for electronic 
     Government.
       ``(3) Provide overall leadership and direction to the 
     executive branch on electronic Government by working with 
     authorized officials to establish information resources 
     management policies and requirements, and by reviewing 
     performance of each agency in acquiring, using, and managing 
     information resources.
       ``(4) Promote innovative uses of information technology by 
     agencies, particularly initiatives involving multiagency 
     collaboration, through support of pilot projects, research, 
     experimentation, and the use of innovative technologies.
       ``(5) Oversee the distribution of funds from, and ensure 
     appropriate administration and coordination of, the E-
     Government Fund established under section 3604.
       ``(6) Coordinate with the Administrator of General Services 
     regarding programs undertaken by the General Services 
     Administration to promote electronic government and the 
     efficient use of information technologies by agencies.
       ``(7) Lead the activities of the Chief Information Officers 
     Council established under section 3603 on behalf of the 
     Deputy Director for Management, who shall chair the council.
       ``(8) Assist the Director in establishing policies which 
     shall set the framework for information technology standards 
     for the Federal Government under section 5131 of the Clinger-
     Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441), to be developed by the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology and 
     promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce, taking into 
     account, if appropriate, recommendations of the Chief 
     Information Officers Council, experts, and interested parties 
     from the private and nonprofit sectors and State, local, and 
     tribal governments, and maximizing the use of commercial 
     standards as appropriate, as follows:
       ``(A) Standards and guidelines for interconnectivity and 
     interoperability as described under section 3504.
       ``(B) Consistent with the process under section 207(d) of 
     the E-Government Act of 2002, standards and guidelines for 
     categorizing Federal Government electronic information to 
     enable efficient use of technologies, such as through the use 
     of extensible markup language.
       ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal Government 
     computer system efficiency and security.
       ``(9) Sponsor ongoing dialogue that--
       ``(A) shall be conducted among Federal, State, local, and 
     tribal government leaders on electronic Government in the 
     executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as 
     leaders in the private and nonprofit sectors, to encourage 
     collaboration and enhance understanding of best practices and 
     innovative approaches in acquiring, using, and managing 
     information resources;
       ``(B) is intended to improve the performance of governments 
     in collaborating on the use of information technology to 
     improve the delivery of Government information and services; 
     and
       ``(C) may include--
       ``(i) development of innovative models--

       ``(I) for electronic Government management and Government 
     information technology contracts; and
       ``(II) that may be developed through focused discussions or 
     using separately sponsored research;

       ``(ii) identification of opportunities for public-private 
     collaboration in using Internet-based technology to increase 
     the efficiency of Government-to-business transactions;
       ``(iii) identification of mechanisms for providing 
     incentives to program managers and other Government employees 
     to develop and implement innovative uses of information 
     technologies; and
       ``(iv) identification of opportunities for public, private, 
     and intergovernmental collaboration in addressing the 
     disparities in access to the Internet and information 
     technology.
       ``(10) Sponsor activities to engage the general public in 
     the development and implementation of policies and programs, 
     particularly activities aimed at fulfilling the goal of using 
     the most effective citizen-centered strategies and those 
     activities which engage multiple agencies providing similar 
     or related information and services.
       ``(11) Oversee the work of the General Services 
     Administration and other agencies in developing the 
     integrated Internet-based system under section 204 of the E-
     Government Act of 2002.
       ``(12) Coordinate with the Administrator of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy to ensure effective implementation 
     of electronic procurement initiatives.
       ``(13) Assist Federal agencies, including the General 
     Services Administration, the Department of Justice, and the 
     United States Access Board in--
       ``(A) implementing accessibility standards under section 
     508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d); and
       ``(B) ensuring compliance with those standards through the 
     budget review process and other means.
       ``(14) Oversee the development of enterprise architectures 
     within and across agencies.
       ``(15) Assist the Director and the Deputy Director for 
     Management in overseeing agency efforts to ensure that 
     electronic Government activities incorporate adequate, risk-
     based, and cost-effective security compatible with business 
     processes.
       ``(16) Administer the Office of Electronic Government 
     established under section 3602.
       ``(17) Assist the Director in preparing the E-Government 
     report established under section 3605.
       ``(g) The Director shall ensure that the Office of 
     Management and Budget, including the Office of Electronic 
     Government, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
     and other relevant offices, have adequate staff and resources 
     to properly fulfill all functions under the E-Government Act 
     of 2002.

     ``Sec. 3603. Chief Information Officers Council

       ``(a) There is established in the executive branch a Chief 
     Information Officers Council.
       ``(b) The members of the Council shall be as follows:
       ``(1) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, who shall act as chairperson of the 
     Council.
       ``(2) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
     Government.
       ``(3) The Administrator of the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs.
       ``(4) The chief information officer of each agency 
     described under section 901(b) of title 31.
       ``(5) The chief information officer of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency.
       ``(6) The chief information officer of the Department of 
     the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of 
     the Air Force, if chief information officers have been 
     designated for such departments under section 3506(a)(2)(B).
       ``(7) Any other officer or employee of the United States 
     designated by the chairperson.
       ``(c)(1) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
     Government shall lead the activities of the Council on behalf 
     of the Deputy Director for Management.
       ``(2)(A) The Vice Chairman of the Council shall be selected 
     by the Council from among its members.
       ``(B) The Vice Chairman shall serve a 1-year term, and may 
     serve multiple terms.
       ``(3) The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
     administrative and other support for the Council.
       ``(d) The Council is designated the principal interagency 
     forum for improving agency practices related to the design, 
     acquisition, development, modernization, use, operation, 
     sharing, and performance of Federal Government information 
     resources.

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       ``(e) In performing its duties, the Council shall consult 
     regularly with representatives of State, local, and tribal 
     governments.
       ``(f) The Council shall perform functions that include the 
     following:
       ``(1) Develop recommendations for the Director on 
     Government information resources management policies and 
     requirements.
       ``(2) Share experiences, ideas, best practices, and 
     innovative approaches related to information resources 
     management.
       ``(3) Assist the Administrator in the identification, 
     development, and coordination of multiagency projects and 
     other innovative initiatives to improve Government 
     performance through the use of information technology.
       ``(4) Promote the development and use of common performance 
     measures for agency information resources management under 
     this chapter and title II of the E-Government Act of 2002.
       ``(5) Work as appropriate with the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology and the Administrator to develop 
     recommendations on information technology standards developed 
     under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) and promulgated under 
     section 5131 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 
     1441), as follows:
       ``(A) Standards and guidelines for interconnectivity and 
     interoperability as described under section 3504.
       ``(B) Consistent with the process under section 207(d) of 
     the E-Government Act of 2002, standards and guidelines for 
     categorizing Federal Government electronic information to 
     enable efficient use of technologies, such as through the use 
     of extensible markup language.
       ``(C) Standards and guidelines for Federal Government 
     computer system efficiency and security.
       ``(6) Work with the Office of Personnel Management to 
     assess and address the hiring, training, classification, and 
     professional development needs of the Government related to 
     information resources management.
       ``(7) Work with the Archivist of the United States to 
     assess how the Federal Records Act can be addressed 
     effectively by Federal information resources management 
     activities.

     ``Sec. 3604. E-Government Fund

       ``(a)(1) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
     States the E-Government Fund.
       ``(2) The Fund shall be administered by the Administrator 
     of the General Services Administration to support projects 
     approved by the Director, assisted by the Administrator of 
     the Office of Electronic Government, that enable the Federal 
     Government to expand its ability, through the development and 
     implementation of innovative uses of the Internet or other 
     electronic methods, to conduct activities electronically.
       ``(3) Projects under this subsection may include efforts 
     to--
       ``(A) make Federal Government information and services more 
     readily available to members of the public (including 
     individuals, businesses, grantees, and State and local 
     governments);
       ``(B) make it easier for the public to apply for benefits, 
     receive services, pursue business opportunities, submit 
     information, and otherwise conduct transactions with the 
     Federal Government; and
       ``(C) enable Federal agencies to take advantage of 
     information technology in sharing information and conducting 
     transactions with each other and with State and local 
     governments.
       ``(b)(1) The Administrator shall--
       ``(A) establish procedures for accepting and reviewing 
     proposals for funding;
       ``(B) consult with interagency councils, including the 
     Chief Information Officers Council, the Chief Financial 
     Officers Council, and other interagency management councils, 
     in establishing procedures and reviewing proposals; and
       ``(C) assist the Director in coordinating resources that 
     agencies receive from the Fund with other resources available 
     to agencies for similar purposes.
       ``(2) When reviewing proposals and managing the Fund, the 
     Administrator shall observe and incorporate the following 
     procedures:
       ``(A) A project requiring substantial involvement or 
     funding from an agency shall be approved by a senior official 
     with agencywide authority on behalf of the head of the 
     agency, who shall report directly to the head of the agency.
       ``(B) Projects shall adhere to fundamental capital planning 
     and investment control processes.
       ``(C) Agencies shall identify in their proposals resource 
     commitments from the agencies involved and how these 
     resources would be coordinated with support from the Fund, 
     and include plans for potential continuation of projects 
     after all funds made available from the Fund are expended.
       ``(D) After considering the recommendations of the 
     interagency councils, the Director, assisted by the 
     Administrator, shall have final authority to determine which 
     of the candidate projects shall be funded from the Fund.
       ``(E) Agencies shall assess the results of funded projects.
       ``(c) In determining which proposals to recommend for 
     funding, the Administrator--
       ``(1) shall consider criteria that include whether a 
     proposal--
       ``(A) identifies the group to be served, including 
     citizens, businesses, the Federal Government, or other 
     governments;
       ``(B) indicates what service or information the project 
     will provide that meets needs of groups identified under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) ensures proper security and protects privacy;
       ``(D) is interagency in scope, including projects 
     implemented by a primary or single agency that--
       ``(i) could confer benefits on multiple agencies; and
       ``(ii) have the support of other agencies; and
       ``(E) has performance objectives that tie to agency 
     missions and strategic goals, and interim results that relate 
     to the objectives; and
       ``(2) may also rank proposals based on criteria that 
     include whether a proposal--
       ``(A) has Governmentwide application or implications;
       ``(B) has demonstrated support by the public to be served;
       ``(C) integrates Federal with State, local, or tribal 
     approaches to service delivery;
       ``(D) identifies resource commitments from nongovernmental 
     sectors;
       ``(E) identifies resource commitments from the agencies 
     involved;
       ``(F) uses web-based technologies to achieve objectives;
       ``(G) identifies records management and records access 
     strategies;
       ``(H) supports more effective citizen participation in and 
     interaction with agency activities that further progress 
     toward a more citizen-centered Government;
       ``(I) directly delivers Government information and services 
     to the public or provides the infrastructure for delivery;
       ``(J) supports integrated service delivery;
       ``(K) describes how business processes across agencies will 
     reflect appropriate transformation simultaneous to technology 
     implementation; and
       ``(L) is new or innovative and does not supplant existing 
     funding streams within agencies.
       ``(d) The Fund may be used to fund the integrated Internet-
     based system under section 204 of the E-Government Act of 
     2002.
       ``(e) None of the funds provided from the Fund may be 
     transferred to any agency until 15 days after the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration has 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the 
     appropriate authorizing committees of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, a notification and description of 
     how the funds are to be allocated and how the expenditure 
     will further the purposes of this chapter.
       ``(f)(1) The Director shall report annually to Congress on 
     the operation of the Fund, through the report established 
     under section 3605.
       ``(2) The report under paragraph (1) shall describe--
       ``(A) all projects which the Director has approved for 
     funding from the Fund; and
       ``(B) the results that have been achieved to date for these 
     funded projects.
       ``(g)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Fund--
       ``(A) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(D) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
       ``(E) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2007.
       ``(2) Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain 
     available until expended.

     ``Sec. 3605. E-Government report

       ``(a) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Director 
     shall submit an E-Government status report to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
       ``(b) The report under subsection (a) shall contain--
       ``(1) a summary of the information reported by agencies 
     under section 202(f) of the E-Government Act of 2002;
       ``(2) the information required to be reported by section 
     3604(f); and
       ``(3) a description of compliance by the Federal Government 
     with other goals and provisions of the E-Government Act of 
     2002.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     chapters for title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to chapter 35 the 
     following:

``36. Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Serv3601''.....

     SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Electronic Government and Information Technologies.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 112 the following:

     ``SEC. 113. ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT AND INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       ``The Administrator of General Services shall consult with 
     the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government on 
     programs undertaken by the General Services Administration to 
     promote electronic Government and the efficient use of 
     information technologies by Federal agencies.''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     sections for the Federal

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     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended 
     by inserting after the item relating to section 112 the 
     following:

``Sec. 113. Electronic Government and information technologies.''.

       (b) Modification of Deputy Director for Management 
     Functions.--Section 503(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), and 
     (9), as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), 
     respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) Chair the Chief Information Officers Council 
     established under section 3603 of title 44.''.
       (c) Office of Electronic Government.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 506 the following:

     ``Sec. 507. Office of Electronic Government

       ``The Office of Electronic Government, established under 
     section 3602 of title 44, is an office in the Office of 
     Management and Budget.''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 5 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 506 
     the following:

``507. Office of Electronic Government.''.

  TITLE II--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
                                SERVICES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       Except as otherwise provided, in this title the definitions 
     under sections 3502 and 3601 of title 44, United States Code, 
     shall apply.

      SEC. 202. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The head of each agency shall be 
     responsible for--
       (1) complying with the requirements of this Act (including 
     the amendments made by this Act), the related information 
     resource management policies and guidance established by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the 
     related information technology standards promulgated by the 
     Secretary of Commerce;
       (2) ensuring that the information resource management 
     policies and guidance established under this Act by the 
     Director, and the information technology standards 
     promulgated under this Act by the Secretary of Commerce are 
     communicated promptly and effectively to all relevant 
     officials within their agency; and
       (3) supporting the efforts of the Director and the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration to 
     develop, maintain, and promote an integrated Internet-based 
     system of delivering Federal Government information and 
     services to the public under section 204.
       (b) Performance Integration.--
       (1) Agencies shall develop performance measures that 
     demonstrate how electronic government enables progress toward 
     agency objectives, strategic goals, and statutory mandates.
       (2) In measuring performance under this section, agencies 
     shall rely on existing data collections to the extent 
     practicable.
       (3) Areas of performance measurement that agencies should 
     consider include--
       (A) customer service;
       (B) agency productivity; and
       (C) adoption of innovative information technology, 
     including the appropriate use of commercial best practices.
       (4) Agencies shall link their performance goals to key 
     groups, including citizens, businesses, and other 
     governments, and to internal Federal Government operations.
       (5) As appropriate, agencies shall work collectively in 
     linking their performance goals to groups identified under 
     paragraph (4) and shall use information technology in 
     delivering Government information and services to those 
     groups.
       (c) Avoiding Diminished Access.--When promulgating policies 
     and implementing programs regarding the provision of 
     Government information and services over the Internet, agency 
     heads shall consider the impact on persons without access to 
     the Internet, and shall, to the extent practicable--
       (1) ensure that the availability of Government information 
     and services has not been diminished for individuals who lack 
     access to the Internet; and
       (2) pursue alternate modes of delivery that make Government 
     information and services more accessible to individuals who 
     do not own computers or lack access to the Internet.
       (d) Accessibility to People With Disabilities.--All actions 
     taken by Federal departments and agencies under this Act 
     shall be in compliance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).
       (e) Sponsored Activities.--Agencies shall sponsor 
     activities that use information technology to engage the 
     public in the development and implementation of policies and 
     programs.
       (f) Chief Information Officers.--The Chief Information 
     Officer of each of the agencies designated under chapter 36 
     of title 44, United States Code (as added by this Act) shall 
     be responsible for--
       (1) participating in the functions of the Chief Information 
     Officers Council; and
       (2) monitoring the implementation, within their respective 
     agencies, of information technology standards promulgated 
     under this Act by the Secretary of Commerce, including common 
     standards for interconnectivity and interoperability, 
     categorization of Federal Government electronic information, 
     and computer system efficiency and security.
       (g) E-Government Status Report.--
       (1) In general.--Each agency shall compile and submit to 
     the Director an annual E-Government Status Report on--
       (A) the status of the implementation by the agency of 
     electronic government initiatives;
       (B) compliance by the agency with this Act; and
       (C) how electronic Government initiatives of the agency 
     improve performance in delivering programs to constituencies.
       (2) Submission.--Each agency shall submit an annual report 
     under this subsection--
       (A) to the Director at such time and in such manner as the 
     Director requires;
       (B) consistent with related reporting requirements; and
       (C) which addresses any section in this title relevant to 
     that agency.
       (h) Use of Technology.--Nothing in this Act supersedes the 
     responsibility of an agency to use or manage information 
     technology to deliver Government information and services 
     that fulfill the statutory mission and programs of the 
     agency.
       (i) National Security Systems.--
       (1) Inapplicability.--Except as provided under paragraph 
     (2), this title does not apply to national security systems 
     as defined in section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (40 U.S.C. 1452).
       (2) Applicability.--Sections 202, 203, 210, and 214 of this 
     title do apply to national security systems to the extent 
     practicable and consistent with law.

      SEC. 203. COMPATIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY METHODS FOR USE 
                   AND ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to achieve 
     interoperable implementation of electronic signatures for 
     appropriately secure electronic transactions with Government.
       (b) Electronic Signatures.--In order to fulfill the 
     objectives of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act 
     (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-749 through 2681-751), 
     each Executive agency (as defined under section 105 of title 
     5, United States Code) shall ensure that its methods for use 
     and acceptance of electronic signatures are compatible with 
     the relevant policies and procedures issued by the Director.
       (c) Authority for Electronic Signatures.--The Administrator 
     of General Services shall support the Director by 
     establishing a framework to allow efficient interoperability 
     among Executive agencies when using electronic signatures, 
     including processing of digital signatures.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the General Services Administration, to 
     ensure the development and operation of a Federal bridge 
     certification authority for digital signature compatibility, 
     or for other activities consistent with this section, 
     $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, and such sums as are 
     necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.

     SEC. 204. FEDERAL INTERNET PORTAL.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Public access.--The Director shall work with the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration and 
     other agencies to maintain and promote an integrated 
     Internet-based system of providing the public with access to 
     Government information and services.
       (2) Criteria.--To the extent practicable, the integrated 
     system shall be designed and operated according to the 
     following criteria:
       (A) The provision of Internet-based Government information 
     and services directed to key groups, including citizens, 
     business, and other governments, and integrated according to 
     function or topic rather than separated according to the 
     boundaries of agency jurisdiction.
       (B) An ongoing effort to ensure that Internet-based 
     Government services relevant to a given citizen activity are 
     available from a single point.
       (C) Access to Federal Government information and services 
     consolidated, as appropriate, with Internet-based information 
     and services provided by State, local, and tribal 
     governments.
       (D) Access to Federal Government information held by 1 or 
     more agencies shall be made available in a manner that 
     protects privacy, consistent with law.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the General Services Administration 
     $15,000,000 for the maintenance, improvement, and promotion 
     of the integrated Internet-based system for fiscal year 2003, 
     and such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2004 through 
     2007.

     SEC. 205. FEDERAL COURTS.

       (a) Individual Court Websites.--The Chief Justice of the 
     United States, the chief judge of each circuit and district, 
     and the chief bankruptcy judge of each district shall 
     establish with respect to the Supreme Court or the respective 
     court of appeals, district, or bankruptcy court of a 
     district, a website that contains the following information 
     or links to websites with the following information:
       (1) Location and contact information for the courthouse, 
     including the telephone numbers and contact names for the 
     clerk's office and justices' or judges' chambers.
       (2) Local rules and standing or general orders of the 
     court.
       (3) Individual rules, if in existence, of each justice or 
     judge in that court.

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       (4) Access to docket information for each case.
       (5) Access to the substance of all written opinions issued 
     by the court, regardless of whether such opinions are to be 
     published in the official court reporter, in a text 
     searchable format.
       (6) Access to all documents filed with the courthouse in 
     electronic form, described under subsection (c).
       (7) Any other information (including forms in a format that 
     can be downloaded) that the court determines useful to the 
     public.
       (b) Maintenance of Data Online.--
       (1) Update of information.--The information and rules on 
     each website shall be updated regularly and kept reasonably 
     current.
       (2) Closed cases.--Electronic files and docket information 
     for cases closed for more than 1 year are not required to be 
     made available online, except all written opinions with a 
     date of issuance after the effective date of this section 
     shall remain available online.
       (c) Electronic Filings.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
     each court shall make any document that is filed 
     electronically publicly available online. A court may convert 
     any document that is filed in paper form to electronic form. 
     To the extent such conversions are made, all such electronic 
     versions of the document shall be made available online.
       (2) Exceptions.--Documents that are filed that are not 
     otherwise available to the public, such as documents filed 
     under seal, shall not be made available online.
       (3) Privacy and security concerns.--The Judicial Conference 
     of the United States may promulgate rules under this 
     subsection to protect important privacy and security 
     concerns.
       (d) Dockets With Links to Documents.--The Judicial 
     Conference of the United States shall explore the feasibility 
     of technology to post online dockets with links allowing all 
     filings, decisions, and rulings in each case to be obtained 
     from the docket sheet of that case.
       (e) Cost of Providing Electronic Docketing Information.--
     Section 303(a) of the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1992 (28 
     U.S.C. 1913 note) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``shall hereafter'' and inserting ``may, only to the 
     extent necessary,''.
       (f) Time Requirements.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     effective date of this title, the websites under subsection 
     (a) shall be established, except that access to documents 
     filed in electronic form shall be established not later than 
     4 years after that effective date.
       (g) Deferral.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Election.--
       (i) Notification.--The Chief Justice of the United States, 
     a chief judge, or chief bankruptcy judge may submit a 
     notification to the Administrative Office of the United 
     States Courts to defer compliance with any requirement of 
     this section with respect to the Supreme Court, a court of 
     appeals, district, or the bankruptcy court of a district.
       (ii) Contents.--A notification submitted under this 
     subparagraph shall state--

       (I) the reasons for the deferral; and
       (II) the online methods, if any, or any alternative 
     methods, such court or district is using to provide greater 
     public access to information.

       (B) Exception.--To the extent that the Supreme Court, a 
     court of appeals, district, or bankruptcy court of a district 
     maintains a website under subsection (a), the Supreme Court 
     or that court of appeals or district shall comply with 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the effective date 
     of this title, and every year thereafter, the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Government Reform and the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives that--
       (A) contains all notifications submitted to the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts under this 
     subsection; and
       (B) summarizes and evaluates all notifications.

      SEC. 206. REGULATORY AGENCIES.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       (1) improve performance in the development and issuance of 
     agency regulations by using information technology to 
     increase access, accountability, and transparency; and
       (2) enhance public participation in Government by 
     electronic means, consistent with requirements under 
     subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, 
     (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedures Act).
       (b) Information Provided by Agencies Online.--To the extent 
     practicable as determined by the agency in consultation with 
     the Director, each agency (as defined under section 551 of 
     title 5, United States Code) shall ensure that a publicly 
     accessible Federal Government website includes all 
     information about that agency required to be published in the 
     Federal Register under section 552(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Submissions by Electronic Means.--To the extent 
     practicable, agencies shall accept submissions under section 
     553(c) of title 5, United States Code, by electronic means.
       (d) Electronic Docketing.--
       (1) In general.--To the extent practicable, as determined 
     by the agency in consultation with the Director, agencies 
     shall ensure that a publicly accessible Federal Government 
     website contains electronic dockets for rulemakings under 
     section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Information available.--Agency electronic dockets shall 
     make publicly available online to the extent practicable, as 
     determined by the agency in consultation with the Director--
       (A) all submissions under section 553(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code; and
       (B) other materials that by agency rule or practice are 
     included in the rulemaking docket under section 553(c) of 
     title 5, United States Code, whether or not submitted 
     electronically.
       (e) Time Limitation.--Agencies shall implement the 
     requirements of this section consistent with a timetable 
     established by the Director and reported to Congress in the 
     first annual report under section 3605 of title 44 (as added 
     by this Act).

     SEC. 207. ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, AND PRESERVATION OF 
                   GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve the 
     methods by which Government information, including 
     information on the Internet, is organized, preserved, and 
     made accessible to the public.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
       (1) ``Committee'' means the Interagency Committee on 
     Government Information established under subsection (c); and
       (2) ``directory'' means a taxonomy of subjects linked to 
     websites that--
       (A) organizes Government information on the Internet 
     according to subject matter; and
       (B) may be created with the participation of human editors.
       (c) Interagency Committee.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this title, the Director shall establish the 
     Interagency Committee on Government Information.
       (2) Membership.--The Committee shall be chaired by the 
     Director or the designee of the Director and--
       (A) shall include representatives from--
       (i) the National Archives and Records Administration;
       (ii) the offices of the Chief Information Officers from 
     Federal agencies; and
       (iii) other relevant officers from the executive branch; 
     and
       (B) may include representatives from the Federal 
     legislative and judicial branches.
       (3) Functions.--The Committee shall--
       (A) engage in public consultation to the maximum extent 
     feasible, including consultation with interested communities 
     such as public advocacy organizations;
       (B) conduct studies and submit recommendations, as provided 
     under this section, to the Director and Congress; and
       (C) share effective practices for access to, dissemination 
     of, and retention of Federal information.
       (4) Termination.--The Committee may be terminated on a date 
     determined by the Director, except the Committee may not 
     terminate before the Committee submits all recommendations 
     required under this section.
       (d) Categorizing of Information.--
       (1) Committee functions.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Committee shall submit 
     recommendations to the Director on--
       (A) the adoption of standards, which are open to the 
     maximum extent feasible, to enable the organization and 
     categorization of Government information--
       (i) in a way that is searchable electronically, including 
     by searchable identifiers; and
       (ii) in ways that are interoperable across agencies;
       (B) the definition of categories of Government information 
     which should be classified under the standards; and
       (C) determining priorities and developing schedules for the 
     initial implementation of the standards by agencies.
       (2) Functions of the director.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the submission of recommendations under paragraph (1), 
     the Director shall issue policies--
       (A) requiring that agencies use standards, which are open 
     to the maximum extent feasible, to enable the organization 
     and categorization of Government information--
       (i) in a way that is searchable electronically, including 
     by searchable identifiers;
       (ii) in ways that are interoperable across agencies; and
       (iii) that are, as appropriate, consistent with the 
     standards promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce under 
     section 3602(f)(8) of title 44, United States Code;
       (B) defining categories of Government information which 
     shall be required to be classified under the standards; and
       (C) determining priorities and developing schedules for the 
     initial implementation of the standards by agencies.
       (3) Modification of policies.--After the submission of 
     agency reports under paragraph (4), the Director shall modify 
     the policies, as needed, in consultation with the Committee 
     and interested parties.
       (4) Agency functions.--Each agency shall report annually to 
     the Director, in the report established under section 202(g), 
     on compliance of that agency with the policies issued under 
     paragraph (2)(A).
       (e) Public Access to Electronic Information.--
       (1) Committee functions.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act,

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     the Committee shall submit recommendations to the Director 
     and the Archivist of the United States on--
       (A) the adoption by agencies of policies and procedures to 
     ensure that chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of title 44, 
     United States Code, are applied effectively and 
     comprehensively to Government information on the Internet and 
     to other electronic records; and
       (B) the imposition of timetables for the implementation of 
     the policies and procedures by agencies.
       (2) Functions of the archivist.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the submission of recommendations by the Committee 
     under paragraph (1), the Archivist of the United States shall 
     issue policies--
       (A) requiring the adoption by agencies of policies and 
     procedures to ensure that chapters 21, 25, 27, 29, and 31 of 
     title 44, United States Code, are applied effectively and 
     comprehensively to Government information on the Internet and 
     to other electronic records; and
       (B) imposing timetables for the implementation of the 
     policies, procedures, and technologies by agencies.
       (3) Modification of policies.--After the submission of 
     agency reports under paragraph (4), the Archivist of the 
     United States shall modify the policies, as needed, in 
     consultation with the Committee and interested parties.
       (4) Agency functions.--Each agency shall report annually to 
     the Director, in the report established under section 202(g), 
     on compliance of that agency with the policies issued under 
     paragraph (2)(A).
       (f) Availability of Government Information on the 
     Internet.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each agency shall--
       (A) consult with the Committee and solicit public comment;
       (B) determine which Government information the agency 
     intends to make available and accessible to the public on the 
     Internet and by other means;
       (C) develop priorities and schedules for making that 
     Government information available and accessible;
       (D) make such final determinations, priorities, and 
     schedules available for public comment;
       (E) post such final determinations, priorities, and 
     schedules on the Internet; and
       (F) submit such final determinations, priorities, and 
     schedules to the Director, in the report established under 
     section 202(g).
       (2) Update.--Each agency shall update determinations, 
     priorities, and schedules of the agency, as needed, after 
     consulting with the Committee and soliciting public comment, 
     if appropriate.
       (g) Access to Federally Funded Research and Development.--
       (1) Development and maintenance of governmentwide 
     repository and website.--
       (A) Repository and website.--The Director of the National 
     Science Foundation, working with the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy and other relevant agencies, 
     shall ensure the development and maintenance of--
       (i) a repository that fully integrates, to the maximum 
     extent feasible, information about research and development 
     funded by the Federal Government, and the repository shall--

       (I) include information about research and development 
     funded by the Federal Government and performed by--

       (aa) institutions not a part of the Federal Government, 
     including State, local, and foreign governments; industrial 
     firms; educational institutions; not-for-profit 
     organizations; federally funded research and development 
     center; and private individuals; and
       (bb) entities of the Federal Government, including research 
     and development laboratories, centers, and offices; and
       (II) integrate information about each separate research and 
     development task or award, including--
       (aa) the dates upon which the task or award is expected to 
     start and end;
       (bb) a brief summary describing the objective and the 
     scientific and technical focus of the task or award;
       (cc) the entity or institution performing the task or award 
     and its contact information;
       (dd) the total amount of Federal funds expected to be 
     provided to the task or award over its lifetime and the 
     amount of funds expected to be provided in each fiscal year 
     in which the work of the task or award is ongoing;
       (ee) any restrictions attached to the task or award that 
     would prevent the sharing with the general public of any or 
     all of the information required by this subsection, and the 
     reasons for such restrictions; and
       (ff) such other information as may be determined to be 
     appropriate; and
       (ii) 1 or more websites upon which all or part of the 
     repository of Federal research and development shall be made 
     available to and searchable by Federal agencies and non-
     Federal entities, including the general public, to 
     facilitate--

       (I) the coordination of Federal research and development 
     activities;
       (II) collaboration among those conducting Federal research 
     and development;
       (III) the transfer of technology among Federal agencies and 
     between Federal agencies and non-Federal entities; and
       (IV) access by policymakers and the public to information 
     concerning Federal research and development activities.

       (B) Oversight.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall issue any guidance determined necessary to 
     ensure that agencies provide all information requested under 
     this subsection.
       (2) Agency functions.--Any agency that funds Federal 
     research and development under this subsection shall provide 
     the information required to populate the repository in the 
     manner prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget.
       (3) Committee functions.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, working with the Director 
     of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and after 
     consultation with interested parties, the Committee shall 
     submit recommendations to the Director on--
       (A) policies to improve agency reporting of information for 
     the repository established under this subsection; and
       (B) policies to improve dissemination of the results of 
     research performed by Federal agencies and federally funded 
     research and development centers.
       (4) Functions of the director.--After submission of 
     recommendations by the Committee under paragraph (3), the 
     Director shall report on the recommendations of the Committee 
     and Director to Congress, in the E-Government report under 
     section 3605 of title 44 (as added by this Act).
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the 
     development, maintenance, and operation of the Governmentwide 
     repository and website under this subsection--
       (A) $2,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2003 through 
     2005; and
       (B) such sums as are necessary in each of the fiscal years 
     2006 and 2007.
       (h) Public Domain Directory of Public Federal Government 
     Websites.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     effective date of this title, the Director and each agency 
     shall--
       (A) develop and establish a public domain directory of 
     public Federal Government websites; and
       (B) post the directory on the Internet with a link to the 
     integrated Internet-based system established under section 
     204.
       (2) Development.--With the assistance of each agency, the 
     Director shall--
       (A) direct the development of the directory through a 
     collaborative effort, including input from--
       (i) agency librarians;
       (ii) information technology managers;
       (iii) program managers;
       (iv) records managers;
       (v) Federal depository librarians; and
       (vi) other interested parties; and
       (B) develop a public domain taxonomy of subjects used to 
     review and categorize public Federal Government websites.
       (3) Update.--With the assistance of each agency, the 
     Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government shall--
       (A) update the directory as necessary, but not less than 
     every 6 months; and
       (B) solicit interested persons for improvements to the 
     directory.
       (i) Standards for Agency Websites.--Not later than 18 
     months after the effective date of this title, the Director 
     shall promulgate guidance for agency websites that include--
       (1) requirements that websites include direct links to--
       (A) descriptions of the mission and statutory authority of 
     the agency;
       (B) the electronic reading rooms of the agency relating to 
     the disclosure of information under section 552 of title 5, 
     United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of 
     Information Act);
       (C) information about the organizational structure of the 
     agency; and
       (D) the strategic plan of the agency developed under 
     section 306 of title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) minimum agency goals to assist public users to navigate 
     agency websites, including--
       (A) speed of retrieval of search results;
       (B) the relevance of the results;
       (C) tools to aggregate and disaggregate data; and
       (D) security protocols to protect information.

     SEC. 208. PRIVACY PROVISIONS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure 
     sufficient protections for the privacy of personal 
     information as agencies implement citizen-centered electronic 
     Government.
       (b) Privacy Impact Assessments.--
       (1) Responsibilities of agencies.--
       (A) In general.--An agency shall take actions described 
     under subparagraph (B) before--
       (i) developing or procuring information technology that 
     collects, maintains, or disseminates information that 
     includes any identifier permitting the physical or online 
     contacting of a specific individual; or
       (ii) initiating a new collection of information that--

       (I) will be collected, maintained, or disseminated using 
     information technology; and
       (II) includes any identifier permitting the physical or 
     online contacting of a specific individual, if the 
     information concerns 10 or more persons.

       (B) Agency activities.--To the extent required under 
     subparagraph (A), each agency shall--
       (i) conduct a privacy impact assessment;
       (ii) ensure the review of the privacy impact assessment by 
     the Chief Information Officer,

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     or equivalent official, as determined by the head of the 
     agency; and
       (iii) if practicable, after completion of the review under 
     clause (ii), make the privacy impact assessment publicly 
     available through the website of the agency, publication in 
     the Federal Register, or other means.
       (C) Sensitive information.--Subparagraph (B)(iii) may be 
     modified or waived for security reasons, or to protect 
     classified, sensitive, or private information contained in an 
     assessment.
       (D) Copy to director.--Agencies shall provide the Director 
     with a copy of the privacy impact assessment for each system 
     for which funding is requested.
       (2) Contents of a privacy impact assessment.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall issue guidance to 
     agencies specifying the required contents of a privacy impact 
     assessment.
       (B) Guidance.--The guidance shall--
       (i) ensure that a privacy impact assessment is commensurate 
     with the size of the information system being assessed, the 
     sensitivity of personally identifiable information in that 
     system, and the risk of harm from unauthorized release of 
     that information; and
       (ii) require that a privacy impact assessment address--

       (I) what information is to be collected;
       (II) why the information is being collected;
       (III) the intended use of the agency of the information;
       (IV) with whom the information will be shared;
       (V) what notice or opportunities for consent would be 
     provided to individuals regarding what information is 
     collected and how that information is shared;
       (VI) how the information will be secured; and
       (VII) whether a system of records is being created under 
     section 552a of title 5, United States Code, (commonly 
     referred to as the Privacy Act).

       (3) Responsibilities of the director.--The Director shall--
       (A) develop policies and guidelines for agencies on the 
     conduct of privacy impact assessments;
       (B) oversee the implementation of the privacy impact 
     assessment process throughout the Government; and
       (C) require agencies to conduct privacy impact assessments 
     of existing information systems or ongoing collections of 
     personally identifiable information as the Director 
     determines appropriate.
       (c) Privacy Protections on Agency Websites.--
       (1) Privacy policies on websites.--
       (A) Guidelines for notices.--The Director shall develop 
     guidance for privacy notices on agency websites used by the 
     public.
       (B) Contents.--The guidance shall require that a privacy 
     notice address, consistent with section 552a of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (i) what information is to be collected;
       (ii) why the information is being collected;
       (iii) the intended use of the agency of the information;
       (iv) with whom the information will be shared;
       (v) what notice or opportunities for consent would be 
     provided to individuals regarding what information is 
     collected and how that information is shared;
       (vi) how the information will be secured; and
       (vii) the rights of the individual under section 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Privacy Act), and other laws relevant to the protection of 
     the privacy of an individual.
       (2) Privacy policies in machine-readable formats.--The 
     Director shall issue guidance requiring agencies to translate 
     privacy policies into a standardized machine-readable format.

     SEC. 209. FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve the 
     skills of the Federal workforce in using information 
     technology to deliver Government information and services.
       (b) In General.--In consultation with the Director, the 
     Chief Information Officers Council, and the Administrator of 
     General Services, the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall--
       (1) analyze, on an ongoing basis, the personnel needs of 
     the Federal Government related to information technology and 
     information resource management;
       (2) oversee the development of curricula, training methods, 
     and training priorities that correspond to the projected 
     personnel needs of the Federal Government related to 
     information technology and information resource management; 
     and
       (3) assess the training of Federal employees in information 
     technology disciplines, as necessary, in order to ensure that 
     the information resource management needs of the Federal 
     Government are addressed.
       (c) Employee Participation.--Subject to information 
     resource management needs and the limitations imposed by 
     resource needs in other occupational areas, and consistent 
     with their overall workforce development strategies, agencies 
     shall encourage employees to participate in occupational 
     information technology training.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for 
     the implementation of this section, $7,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2003, and such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year 
     thereafter.

     SEC. 210. COMMON PROTOCOLS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       (1) reduce redundant data collection and information; and
       (2) promote collaboration and use of standards for 
     government geographic information.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``geographic 
     information'' means information systems that involve 
     locational data, such as maps or other geospatial information 
     resources.
       (c) In General.--
       (1) Common protocols.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
     working with the Director and through an interagency group, 
     and working with private sector experts, State, local, and 
     tribal governments, commercial and international standards 
     groups, and other interested parties, shall facilitate the 
     development of common protocols for the development, 
     acquisition, maintenance, distribution, and application of 
     geographic information. If practicable, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall incorporate intergovernmental and public 
     private geographic information partnerships into efforts 
     under this subsection.
       (2) Interagency group.--The interagency group referred to 
     under paragraph (1) shall include representatives of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology and other 
     agencies.
       (d) Director.--The Director shall oversee--
       (1) the interagency initiative to develop common protocols;
       (2) the coordination with State, local, and tribal 
     governments, public private partnerships, and other 
     interested persons on effective and efficient ways to align 
     geographic information and develop common protocols; and
       (3) the adoption of common standards relating to the 
     protocols.
       (e) Common Protocols.--The common protocols shall be 
     designed to--
       (1) maximize the degree to which unclassified geographic 
     information from various sources can be made electronically 
     compatible and accessible; and
       (2) promote the development of interoperable geographic 
     information systems technologies that shall--
       (A) allow widespread, low-cost use and sharing of 
     geographic data by Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal 
     governments, and the public; and
       (B) enable the enhancement of services using geographic 
     data.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior such 
     sums as are necessary to carry out this section, for each of 
     the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.

     SEC. 211. SHARE-IN-SAVINGS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.

       Section 5311 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (divisions D 
     and E of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 692; 40 U.S.C. 1491) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``the heads of two executive agencies to 
     carry out'' and inserting ``heads of executive agencies to 
     carry out a total of 5 projects under'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) encouraging the use of the contracting and sharing 
     approach described in paragraphs (1) and (2) by allowing the 
     head of the executive agency conducting a project under the 
     pilot program--
       ``(A) to retain, until expended, out of the appropriation 
     accounts of the executive agency in which savings computed 
     under paragraph (2) are realized as a result of the project, 
     up to the amount equal to half of the excess of--
       ``(i) the total amount of the savings; over
       ``(ii) the total amount of the portion of the savings paid 
     to the private sector source for such project under paragraph 
     (2); and
       ``(B) to use the retained amount to acquire additional 
     information technology.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``a project under'' after ``authorized to 
     carry out''; and
       (B) by striking ``carry out one project and''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting before the period ``and 
     the Administrator for the Office of Electronic Government''; 
     and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--After 5 pilot projects have been 
     completed, but no later than 3 years after the effective date 
     of this subsection, the Director shall submit a report on the 
     results of the projects to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform 
     of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a description of the reduced costs and other 
     measurable benefits of the pilot projects;
       ``(B) a description of the ability of agencies to determine 
     the baseline costs of a project against which savings would 
     be measured; and
       ``(C) recommendations of the Director relating to whether 
     Congress should provide general authority to the heads of 
     executive agencies to use a share-in-savings contracting 
     approach to the acquisition of information technology 
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     mission-related or administrative processes of the Federal 
     Government.''.

      SEC. 212. INTEGRATED REPORTING STUDY AND PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       (1) enhance the interoperability of Federal information 
     systems;
       (2) assist the public, including the regulated community, 
     in electronically submitting information to agencies under 
     Federal requirements, by reducing the burden of duplicate 
     collection and ensuring the accuracy of submitted 
     information; and
       (3) enable any person to integrate and obtain similar 
     information held by 1 or more agencies under 1 or more 
     Federal requirements without violating the privacy rights of 
     an individual.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
       (1) ``agency'' means an Executive agency as defined under 
     section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) ``person'' means any individual, trust, firm, joint 
     stock company, corporation (including a government 
     corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, 
     commission, political subdivision of a State, interstate 
     body, or agency or component of the Federal Government.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall oversee a study, in 
     consultation with agencies, the regulated community, public 
     interest organizations, and the public, and submit a report 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives on progress toward integrating Federal 
     information systems across agencies.
       (2) Contents.--The report under this section shall--
       (A) address the integration of data elements used in the 
     electronic collection of information within databases 
     established under Federal statute without reducing the 
     quality, accessibility, scope, or utility of the information 
     contained in each database;
       (B) address the feasibility of developing, or enabling the 
     development of, software, including Internet-based tools, for 
     use by reporting persons in assembling, documenting, and 
     validating the accuracy of information electronically 
     submitted to agencies under nonvoluntary, statutory, and 
     regulatory requirements;
       (C) address the feasibility of developing a distributed 
     information system involving, on a voluntary basis, at least 
     2 agencies, that--
       (i) provides consistent, dependable, and timely public 
     access to the information holdings of 1 or more agencies, or 
     some portion of such holdings, including the underlying raw 
     data, without requiring public users to know which agency 
     holds the information; and
       (ii) allows the integration of public information held by 
     the participating agencies;
       (D) address the feasibility of incorporating other elements 
     related to the purposes of this section at the discretion of 
     the Director; and
       (E) make recommendations that Congress or the executive 
     branch can implement, through the use of integrated reporting 
     and information systems, to reduce the burden on reporting 
     and strengthen public access to databases within and across 
     agencies.
       (d) Pilot Projects To Encourage Integrated Collection and 
     Management of Data and Interoperability of Federal 
     Information Systems.--
       (1) In general.--In order to provide input to the study 
     under subsection (c), the Director shall designate, in 
     consultation with agencies, a series of no more than 5 pilot 
     projects that integrate data elements. The Director shall 
     consult with agencies, the regulated community, public 
     interest organizations, and the public on the implementation 
     of the pilot projects.
       (2) Goals of pilot projects.--
       (A) In general.--Each goal described under subparagraph (B) 
     shall be addressed by at least 1 pilot project each.
       (B) Goals.--The goals under this paragraph are to--
       (i) reduce information collection burdens by eliminating 
     duplicative data elements within 2 or more reporting 
     requirements;
       (ii) create interoperability between or among public 
     databases managed by 2 or more agencies using technologies 
     and techniques that facilitate public access; and
       (iii) develop, or enable the development of, software to 
     reduce errors in electronically submitted information.
       (3) Input.--Each pilot project shall seek input from users 
     on the utility of the pilot project and areas for 
     improvement. To the extent practicable, the Director shall 
     consult with relevant agencies and State, tribal, and local 
     governments in carrying out the report and pilot projects 
     under this section.
       (e) Privacy Protections.--The activities authorized under 
     this section shall afford protections for--
       (1) confidential business information consistent with 
     section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, and other 
     relevant law;
       (2) personal privacy information under sections 552(b) (6) 
     and (7)(C) and 552a of title 5, United States Code, and other 
     relevant law; and
       (3) other information consistent with section 552(b)(3) of 
     title 5, United States Code, and other relevant law.

     SEC. 213. COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       (1) study and enhance the effectiveness of community 
     technology centers, public libraries, and other institutions 
     that provide computer and Internet access to the public; and
       (2) promote awareness of the availability of on-line 
     government information and services, to users of community 
     technology centers, public libraries, and other public 
     facilities that provide access to computer technology and 
     Internet access to the public.
       (b) Study and Report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     effective date of this title, the Secretary of Education, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the 
     National Science Foundation, and the Director of the 
     Institute of Museum and Library Services, shall--
       (1) conduct a study to evaluate the best practices of 
     community technology centers that have received Federal 
     funds; and
       (2) submit a report on the study to--
       (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (c) Contents.--The report under subsection (b) may 
     consider--
       (1) an evaluation of the best practices being used by 
     successful community technology centers;
       (2) a strategy for--
       (A) continuing the evaluation of best practices used by 
     community technology centers; and
       (B) establishing a network to share information and 
     resources as community technology centers evolve;
       (3) the identification of methods to expand the use of best 
     practices to assist community technology centers, public 
     libraries, and other institutions that provide computer and 
     Internet access to the public;
       (4) a database of all community technology centers that 
     have received Federal funds, including--
       (A) each center's name, location, services provided, 
     director, other points of contact, number of individuals 
     served; and
       (B) other relevant information;
       (5) an analysis of whether community technology centers 
     have been deployed effectively in urban and rural areas 
     throughout the Nation; and
       (6) recommendations of how to--
       (A) enhance the development of community technology 
     centers; and
       (B) establish a network to share information and resources.
       (d) Cooperation.--All agencies that fund community 
     technology centers shall provide to the Department of 
     Education any information and assistance necessary for the 
     completion of the study and the report under this section.
       (e) Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Department of 
     Education shall work with other relevant Federal agencies, 
     and other interested persons in the private and nonprofit 
     sectors to--
       (A) assist in the implementation of recommendations; and
       (B) identify other ways to assist community technology 
     centers, public libraries, and other institutions that 
     provide computer and Internet access to the public.
       (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under this subsection 
     may include--
       (A) contribution of funds;
       (B) donations of equipment, and training in the use and 
     maintenance of the equipment; and
       (C) the provision of basic instruction or training material 
     in computer skills and Internet usage.
       (f) Online Tutorial.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Institute of Museum and 
     Library Services, the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation, other relevant agencies, and the public, shall 
     develop an online tutorial that--
       (A) explains how to access Government information and 
     services on the Internet; and
       (B) provides a guide to available online resources.
       (2) Distribution.--The Secretary of Education shall 
     distribute information on the tutorial to community 
     technology centers, public libraries, and other institutions 
     that afford Internet access to the public.
       (g) Promotion of Community Technology Centers.--In 
     consultation with other agencies and organizations, the 
     Department of Education shall promote the availability of 
     community technology centers to raise awareness within each 
     community where such a center is located.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Education for the 
     study of best practices at community technology centers, for 
     the development and dissemination of the online tutorial, and 
     for the promotion of community technology centers under this 
     section--
       (1) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2003;
       (2) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2004; and
       (3) such sums as are necessary in fiscal years 2005 through 
     2007.

     SEC. 214. ENHANCING CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH ADVANCED 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

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     used in coordinating and facilitating information on disaster 
     preparedness, response, and recovery, while ensuring the 
     availability of such information across multiple access 
     channels.
       (b) In General.--
       (1) Study on enhancement of crisis response.--Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency shall enter into a 
     contract to conduct a study on using information technology 
     to enhance crisis preparedness, response, and consequence 
     management of natural and manmade disasters.
       (2) Contents.--The study under this subsection shall 
     address--
       (A) a research and implementation strategy for effective 
     use of information technology in crisis response and 
     consequence management, including the more effective use of 
     technologies, management of information technology research 
     initiatives, and incorporation of research advances into the 
     information and communications systems of--
       (i) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
       (ii) other Federal, State, and local agencies responsible 
     for crisis preparedness, response, and consequence 
     management; and
       (B) opportunities for research and development on enhanced 
     technologies into areas of potential improvement as 
     determined during the course of the study.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
     a contract is entered into under paragraph (1), the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency shall submit a report on the 
     study, including findings and recommendations to--
       (A) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (4) Interagency cooperation.--Other Federal departments and 
     agencies with responsibility for disaster relief and 
     emergency assistance shall fully cooperate with the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency in carrying out this section.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     for research under this subsection, such sums as are 
     necessary for fiscal year 2003.
       (c) Pilot Projects.--Based on the results of the research 
     conducted under subsection (b), the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall initiate pilot projects or report to 
     Congress on other activities that further the goal of 
     maximizing the utility of information technology in disaster 
     management. The Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
     cooperate with other relevant agencies, and, if appropriate, 
     State, local, and tribal governments, in initiating such 
     pilot projects.

     SEC. 215. DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

       (a) Study and Report.--
       (1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation shall request that the National Academy of 
     Sciences, acting through the National Research Council, enter 
     into a contract to conduct a study on disparities in Internet 
     access for online Government services.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation shall submit to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform 
     of the House of Representatives a final report of the study 
     under this section, which shall set forth the findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations of the National Research 
     Council.
       (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include a study of--
       (1) how disparities in Internet access influence the 
     effectiveness of online Government services, including a 
     review of--
       (A) the nature of disparities in Internet access;
       (B) the affordability of Internet service;
       (C) the incidence of disparities among different groups 
     within the population; and
       (D) changes in the nature of personal and public Internet 
     access that may alleviate or aggravate effective access to 
     online Government services;
       (2) how the increase in online Government services is 
     influencing the disparities in Internet access and how 
     technology development or diffusion trends may offset such 
     adverse influences; and
       (3) related societal effects arising from the interplay of 
     disparities in Internet access and the increase in online 
     Government services.
       (c) Recommendations.--The report shall include 
     recommendations on actions to ensure that online Government 
     initiatives shall not have the unintended result of 
     increasing any deficiency in public access to Government 
     services.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation 
     $950,000 in fiscal year 2003 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 216. NOTIFICATION OF OBSOLETE OR COUNTERPRODUCTIVE 
                   PROVISIONS.

       If the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     makes a determination that any provision of this Act 
     (including any amendment made by this Act) is obsolete or 
     counterproductive to the purposes of this Act, as a result of 
     changes in technology or any other reason, the Director shall 
     submit notification of that determination to--
       (1) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives.

               TITLE III--GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY

     SEC. 301. INFORMATION SECURITY.

       (a) Addition of Short Title.--Subtitle G of title X of the 
     Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 
     Stat. 1654A-266) is amended by inserting after the heading 
     for the subtitle the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1060. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Government Information 
     Security Reform Act'.''.
       (b) Continuation of Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3536 of title 44, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 3536.

     TITLE IV--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATES

     SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Except for those purposes for which an authorization of 
     appropriations is specifically provided in title I or II, 
     including the amendments made by such titles, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out titles I and II for each of fiscal years 2003 
     through 2007.

     SEC. 402. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) Titles I and II.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
     titles I and II and the amendments made by such titles shall 
     take effect 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Immediate enactment.--Sections 207, 214, 215, and 216 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Titles III and IV.--Title III and this title shall take 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

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