[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H9723-H9725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
FEDERAL CIO AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill
(H.R. 6901) to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to
make certain changes relating to electronic Government services, and
for other purposes, as amended.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows
H.R. 6901
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal CIO Authorization
Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. CHANGES RELATING TO ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
(a) Change of Certain Names in Chapter 36 of Title 44.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 3601 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended--
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(A) by striking paragraph (1);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as
paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``E-
Government Fund'' and inserting ``Federal IT Fund''.
(2) Office of electronic government.--Section 3602 of title
44, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``office of electronic
government'' and inserting ``office of the federal chief
information officer'';
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ``Office of Electronic
Government'' and inserting ``Office of the Federal Chief
Information Officer'';
(C) in subsection (b)--
(i) by striking ``an Administrator'' and inserting ``a
Federal Chief Information Officer''; and
(ii) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``and who shall report directly to the Director'';
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ``The Administrator''
and inserting ``The Federal Chief Information Officer'';
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ``The Administrator''
and inserting ``The Federal Chief Information Officer'';
(F) in subsection (e), by striking ``The Administrator''
and inserting ``The Federal Chief Information Officer'';
(G) in subsection (f)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``the Administrator'' and inserting ``the Federal Chief
Information Officer'';
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``E-Government Fund''
and inserting ``Federal IT Fund'';
(iii) in paragraph (16), by striking ``the Office of
Electronic Government'' and inserting ``the Office of the
Federal Chief Information Officer''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(18) Oversee the Federal Chief Information Security
Officer.''; and
(H) in subsection (g), by striking ``the Office of
Electronic Government'' and inserting ``the Office of the
Federal Chief Information Officer''.
(3) Chief information officers council.--Section 3603 of
title 44, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``The Administrator
of the Office of Electronic Government'' and inserting ``The
Federal Chief Information Officer'';
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``The Administrator
of the Office of Electronic Government'' and inserting ``The
Federal Chief Information Officer''; and
(C) in subsection (f)--
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Administrator'' and
inserting ``the Federal Chief Information Officer''; and
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the Administrator''
and inserting ``the Federal Chief Information Officer''.
(4) E-Government fund.--Section 3604 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``e-government fund'' and
inserting ``federal it fund'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``E-Government Fund'' and
inserting ``Federal IT Fund''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Administrator of
the Office of Electronic Government'' and inserting ``the
Federal Chief Information Officer'';
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ``Administrator'' each
place it appears and inserting ``Federal Chief Information
Officer''; and
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Administrator''
and inserting ``the Federal Chief Information Officer''.
(5) Program to encourage innovative solutions to enhance
electronic government services and processes.--Section 3605
of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Administrator''
and inserting ``The Federal Chief Information Officer'';
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``, the Administrator,''
and inserting ``, the Federal Chief Information Officer,'';
and
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting ``The
Federal Chief Information Officer''; and
(II) by striking ``proposals submitted to the
Administrator'' and inserting ``proposals submitted to the
Federal Chief Information Officer'';
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``the Administrator''
and inserting ``the Federal Chief Information Officer''; and
(iii) in paragraph (4)--
(I) by striking ``the Administrator'' and inserting ``the
Federal Chief Information Officer''; and
(II) by striking ``E-Government Fund'' and inserting
``Federal IT Fund''.
(6) E-Government report.--Section 3606 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``E-Government'' and
inserting ``Annual'' ; and
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ``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'' and inserting ``a report to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives''.
(7) Treatment of incumbent.--The individual serving as the
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government under
section 3602 of title 44, United States Code, as of the date
of the enactment of this Act, may continue to serve as the
Federal Chief Information Officer commencing as of that date,
without further appointment under such section.
(8) References.--Any reference to the Administrator of the
Office of Electronic Government in any law, regulation,
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Federal Chief Information
Officer.
(9) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Table of sections for chapter 36 of title 44.--The
table of sections for chapter 36 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended--
(i) by striking the item relating to section 3602 and
inserting the following new item:
``3602. Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.'';
(ii) by striking the item relating to section 3604 and
inserting the following new item:
``3604. Federal IT Fund.'';
and
(iii) in the item relating to section 3606, by striking
``E-Government'' and inserting ``Annual''.
(B) Presidential innovation fellows program advisory
board.--Section 3172(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``the Administrator of the Office of
Electronic Government of the Office of Management and
Budget'' and inserting ``the Federal Chief Information
Officer''.
(C) Positions at level iii.--Section 5314 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Administrator of
the Office of Electronic Government'' and inserting ``Federal
Chief Information Officer''.
(D) Table of sections for chapter 5 of title 31.--The table
of sections for chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 507 and inserting the following new item:
``507. Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.''.
(E) Office of electronic government.--Section 507 of title
31, United States Code, is amended--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``office of electronic
government'' and inserting ``office of the federal chief
information officer''; and
(ii) by striking ``The Office of Electronic Government''
and inserting ``The Office of the Federal Chief Information
Officer''.
(F) Program management improvement officers and program
management policy council.--Section 1126(b)(3)(A)(i)(II) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government'' and
inserting ``The Federal Chief Information Officer''.
(G) Electronic government and information technologies.--
Section 305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``the Administrator of the Office of Electronic
Government'' and inserting ``the Federal Chief Information
Officer''.
(H) Capital planning and investment control.--Section
11302(c)(4) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``the Administrator of the Office of Electronic
Government'' each place it appears and inserting ``the
Federal Chief Information Officer''.
(I) Resources, planning, and portfolio management.--Section
11319(d) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Administrator of the Office of Electronic
Government'' each place it appears and inserting ``Federal
Chief Information Officer''.
(J) E-Government act of 2002.--Section 207(f)(3)(C) of the
E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347; 44 U.S.C. 3501
note) is amended by striking ``the Administrator of the
Office of Electronic Government'' and inserting ``the Federal
Chief Information Officer''.
(b) Establishment of Chief Information Security Officer and
Report on IT Expenditures.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 36 of title 44, United States
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new sections:
``Sec. 3607. Federal Chief Information Security Officer
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of
Management and Budget a Federal Chief Information Security
Officer, who shall--
``(1) be appointed by the President;
``(2) be within the Office of the Federal Chief Information
Officer; and
``(3) report directly to the Federal Chief Information
Officer.
``(b) Duties.--The Federal Chief Information Security
Officer shall--
``(1) direct the cybersecurity efforts of the Office of
Management and Budget;
``(2) carry out the duties of the Director related to the
security of information and information systems for agencies,
including the duties and responsibilities assigned to the
Director under subchapter II of chapter 35; and
``(3) carry out such other duties and powers assigned by
the President, the Director, or the Federal Chief Information
Officer.
``Sec. 3608. Technology investment planning and oversight
process
``(a) Report on Information Technology Expenditures.--The
head of each agency
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shall submit to the Federal Chief Information Officer a
report on any expenditure on information technology by that
agency.
``(b) Implementation.--The Director shall establish a
process to implement subsection (a), and may update such
process, as necessary, that shall--
``(1) use a widely accepted industry standard taxonomy with
common data elements and definitions; and
``(2) display, on a website accessible to the public,
timely, searchable, computer-readable data on the information
technology expenditures, projects, and programs of agencies,
if such information would otherwise be subject to public
disclosure under section 552 of title 5, commonly known as
the Freedom of Information Act.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
36 of title 44, United States Code, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
``3607. Federal Chief Information Security Officer.
``3608. Technology investment planning and oversight process.''.
(3) Deadline.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish the
process described in section 3608(b) of title 44, United
States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
(4) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Chief
Information Officer shall submit to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the status of
establishing the process described in section 3608(b) of
title 44, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1).
SEC. 3. PROPOSAL RELATED TO SHARED SERVICES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer shall submit
to Congress a proposal for consolidating information
technology across the Federal Government, especially among
Federal agencies not referred to under section 901(b) of
title 31, United States Code, and increasing the use of
shared services, including any recommendations for
legislative changes that may be necessary to effect the
proposal.
SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. This
Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be carried out
using amounts otherwise authorized.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Comer) and the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.
General Leave
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Kentucky?
There was no objection.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6901, introduced by
Congressman Will Hurd of Texas.
The Federal CIO Authorization Act is a bipartisan measure to
modernize legacy Federal technology policy.
The Office of Electronic Government was established by the E-
Government Act of 2002. The head of this office is commonly referred to
as the Federal Chief Information Officer, or Federal CIO.
This bill authorizes and renames the Office of Electronic Government
as the Office of the Federal CIO. Codifying the position of the Federal
CIO emphasizes the importance of the role to the formation of
government-wide technology policy.
Under this bill, the Federal CIO will report to the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
The bill also codifies the position of Federal Chief Information
Security Officer, under the direction of the Federal CIO.
The bill promotes cost-efficient and secure technology use throughout
the Federal Government.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I
reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such
time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, the Federal CIO Authorization Act would make several
commonsense changes to existing law.
First, it would update the name of the Administrator for E-Government
to the Federal Chief Information Officer and require that individual to
report directly to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Second, it would establish the position of Federal Chief Information
Security Officer, who would report to the Federal CIO and assist OMB in
its cybersecurity efforts.
Finally, the bill would require the Federal CIO to submit a proposal
on consolidating IT across Federal agencies, especially smaller
agencies, through the use of shared services.
Mr. Speaker, I urge every Member in this Congress to support this
bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas
(Mr. Hurd), the sponsor of this bill.
Mr. HURD. Mr. Speaker, it should come as no surprise to anyone in
this Chamber that technology is integrated into every facet of our
daily lives. We have come a long way since the bill that established
the role of the Federal Chief Information Officer, the E-Government
Act, when it was originally passed.
Less than 50 percent of the U.S. population had access to the
internet in 2001. Nearly every American now has access to the internet.
Just 62 percent of Americans had cell phones when the original bill
passed. Now 95 percent of Americans own cell phones and 77 percent own
smartphones.
Mobile apps were non-existent in 2002. Today, over 2.2 million apps
are available to consumers.
This bill recognizes how far technology has come. It codifies the
position of the Federal CIO and elevates the office to report directly
to the head of the Office of Management and Budget.
This bill establishes the role of the Federal CISO, the Chief
Information Security Officer, who reports to the CIO and leads OMB's
cybersecurity efforts.
Empowering CIOs at the Federal agencies is consistent with the
principles of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act and the Federal CIO
should not be treated differently.
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$90 billion is spent on purchasing IT goods and services. Eighty
percent of that is on old, outdated technology. We need a strong
Federal CIO to make sure American taxpayer dollars are being spent
wisely.
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friends, my colleagues--Mark Meadows
from North Carolina; Gerry Connolly from Virginia; my partner in crime
on the Information Technology Subcommittee, my good friend, Robin Kelly
from Illinois; and also Brenda Lawrence from Michigan--for showing the
American people that bipartisanship actually happens up here in
Washington, D.C., in order to make sure we are keeping Americans safe.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to support this bill.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I have no further
speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 6901, as amended.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not
present.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further
proceedings on this question will be postponed.
The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.
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