[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3824-S3825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1754. Mrs. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
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SEC. __. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) Deputy Director for Management.--
(1) Additional functions.--Section 503 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Program and Project Management.--
``(1) Requirement.--Subject to the direction and approval
of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management or
designee shall--
``(A) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, and
guidelines for program and project management for executive
agencies;
``(B) oversee program and project management for the
standards, policies, and guidelines established under
subparagraph (A);
``(C) chair the Program Management Policy Council
established under section 1126(b);
``(D) issue regulations and establish standards and
policies for executive agencies, in accordance with
nationally accredited standards for program and project
management planning and delivery issues;
``(E) engage with the private sector;
``(F) conduct portfolio reviews to address programs
identified as high risk by the Government Accountability
Office;
``(G) not less than annually, conduct portfolio reviews of
agency programs in coordination with Project Management
Improvement Officers designated under section 1126(a)(1); and
``(H) establish a 5-year strategic plan for program and
project management.
``(2) Application to department of defense.--Paragraph (1)
shall not apply to the Department of Defense to the extent
that the provisions of that paragraph are substantially
similar to or duplicative of the provisions under section 810
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2016.''.
(2) Deadline for standards, policies, and guidelines.--Not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of
Management and Budget shall issue the standards, policies,
and guidelines required under section 503(c) of title 31,
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
(3) Regulations.--Not later than 150 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director for Management
of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with
the Program Management Policy Council established under
section 1126(b) of title 31, United States Code, as added by
subsection (b)(1), and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, shall issue any regulations as are
necessary to implement the requirements of section 503(c) of
title 31, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
(b) Program Management Improvement Officers and Program
Management Policy Council.--
(1) Amendment.--Chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1126. Program Management Improvement Officers and
Program Management Policy Council
``(a) Program Management Improvement Officers.--
``(1) Designation.--The head of each agency described in
section 901(b) shall designate a senior executive of the
agency as the Program Management Improvement Officer of the
agency. The Program Management Improvement Officer shall
report directly to the head of the agency.
``(2) Functions.--The Program Management Improvement
Officer of an agency designated under paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) implement program management policies established by
the agency under section 503(c); and
``(B) develop a written strategy for enhancing the role of
program managers within the agency that includes the
following:
``(i) Enhanced training and educational opportunities for
program managers.
``(ii) Mentoring of current and future program managers by
experienced senior executives and program managers within the
agency.
``(iii) Improved career paths and career opportunities for
program managers.
``(iv) Incentives for the recruitment and retention of
highly qualified individuals to serve as program managers.
``(v) Improved resources and support, including relevant
competencies encompassed with program and project management
within the private sector for program managers.
``(vi) Improved means of collecting and disseminating best
practices and lessons learned to enhance program management
across the agency.
``(vii) Common templates and tools to support improved data
gathering and analysis for program management and oversight
purposes.
``(3) Application to department of defense.--This
subsection shall not apply to the Department of Defense to
the extent that the provisions of this subsection are
substantially similar to or duplicative of the provisions
under section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016.
``(b) Program Management Policy Council.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of
Management and Budget a council to be known as the `Program
Management Policy Council' (in this section referred to as
the `Council').
``(2) Purpose and functions.--The Council shall act as the
principal interagency forum for improving agency practices
related to program and project management. The Council
shall--
``(A) advise and assist the Deputy Director for Management
of the Office of Management and Budget;
``(B) review programs identified as high risk by the
General Accountability Office and make recommendations for
actions to be taken by the Deputy Director for Management of
the Office of Management and Budget or designee;
``(C) discuss topics of importance to the workforce,
including--
``(i) career development and workforce development needs;
``(ii) policy to support continuous improvement in program
and project management; and
``(iii) major challenges across agencies in managing
programs;
``(D) advise on the development and applicability of
standards governmentwide for program management transparency;
and
``(E) review the information published on the website of
the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to section 1122.
``(3) Membership.--
``(A) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of the
following members:
``(i) Five members from the Office of Management and Budget
as follows:
``(I) The Deputy Director for Management.
``(II) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic
Government.
``(III) The Administrator of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy.
``(IV) The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial
Management.
``(V) The Director of the Office of Performance and
Personnel Management.
``(ii) The Program Management Improvement Officer from each
agency described in section 901(b).
``(iii) Other individuals as determined appropriate by the
Chairperson.
``(B) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
``(i) In general.--The Deputy Director for Management of
the Office of Management and Budget shall be the Chairperson
of the Council. A Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the
members and shall serve a term of not more than 1 year.
``(ii) Duties.--The Chairperson shall preside at the
meetings of the Council, determine the agenda of the Council,
direct the work of the Council, and establish and direct
subgroups of the Council as appropriate.
``(4) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less than twice
per fiscal year and may meet at the call of the Chairperson
or a majority of the members of the Council.
``(5) Support.--The head of each agency with a Project
Management Improvement Officer serving on the Council shall
provide administrative support to the Council, as
appropriate, at the request of the Chairperson.
``(6) Committee duration.--Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Council.''.
(2) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each agency
described in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code,
shall submit to Congress and the Office of Management and
Budget a report containing the strategy developed under
section 1126(a)(2)(B) of such title, as added by paragraph
(1).
(c) Program and Project Management Personnel Standards.--
(1) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency'' means
each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United
States Code.
(2) Regulations required.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, shall issue regulations
that--
(A) identify key skills and competencies needed for a
program and project manager in an agency;
(B) establish a new job series for program and project
management within an agency; and
(C) establish a new career path for program and project
managers within an agency.
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