Program Management Improvement Accountability Act

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 22, 2016.  Program Management Improvement Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes as additional functions of the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements to:  adopt and oversee implementation of government-wide standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management for executive agencies;   chair the Program Management Policy Council (established by this Act);  establish standards and policies for executive agencies consistent with widely accepted standards for program and project management planning and delivery;   engage with the private sector to identify best practices in program and project management that would improve federal program and project management;   conduct portfolio reviews to address programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office (GAO);  conduct portfolio reviews of agency programs at least annually to assess the quality and effectiveness of program management; and   establish a five-year strategic plan for program and project management.  The bill exempts the Department of Defense (DOD) from such provisions to the extent that they are substantially similar to: (1) federal provisions governing the defense acquisition workforce; or (2) policy, guidance, or instruction of DOD related to program management. The head of each federal agency that is required to have a Chief Financial Officer shall designate a Program Management Improvement Officer to implement agency program management policies and develop a strategy for enhancing the role of program managers within the agency. The OMB must submit a report containing such strategy within one year after enactment of this bill. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall be considered the Program Management Improvement Officer for DOD. The Program Management Policy Council is established within OMB to act as the principal interagency forum for improving agency practices related to program and project management. The Office of Personnel Management must issue regulations that: (1) identify key skills and competencies needed for an agency program and project manager, (2) establish a new job series or update and improve an existing job series for program and project management within an agency, and (3) establish a new career path for program and project managers.  The GAO must issue a report within three years of enactment, in conjunction with its high risk list, examining the effectiveness of the following (as required or established under this Act) on improving federal program and project management:  the standards, policies, and guidelines for program and project management; the strategic plan; Program Management Improvement Officers; and the Program Management Policy Council. 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Program Management Improvement 
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
    (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 a designee 
    shall--
            ``(A) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, and 
        guidelines for program and project management for executive 
        agencies;
            ``(B) oversee implementation of 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) establish standards and policies for executive 
        agencies, consistent with widely accepted standards for program 
        and project management planning and delivery;
            ``(E) engage with the private sector to identify best 
        practices in program and project management that would improve 
        Federal program and project management;
            ``(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) to 
        assess the quality and effectiveness of program management; 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--
            ``(A) the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10; or
            ``(B) policy, guidance, or instruction of the Department 
        related to program management.''.
        (2) Deadline for standards, policies, and guidelines.--Not 
    later than 1 year after the date of 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 90 days after the date on 
    which the standards, policies, and guidelines are issued under 
    paragraph (2), 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.
        ``(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 strategy for enhancing the role of program 
        managers within the agency that includes the following:
                ``(i) Enhanced training and educational opportunities 
            for program managers that shall include--

                    ``(I) training in the relevant competencies 
                encompassed with program and project manager within the 
                private sector for program managers; and
                    ``(II) training that emphasizes cost containment 
                for large projects and programs.

                ``(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) A plan to encourage the recruitment and 
            retention of highly qualified individuals to serve as 
            program managers.
                ``(v) Improved means of collecting and disseminating 
            best practices and lessons learned to enhance program 
            management across the agency.
                ``(vi) 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 of chapter 87 of title 10. For 
    purposes of paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for 
    Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (or a designee of the Under 
    Secretary) shall be considered the Program Management Improvement 
    Officer.
    ``(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 subsection 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 a 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 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) Any other full-time or permanent part-time 
            officer or employee of the Federal Government or member of 
            the Armed Forces designated 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.''.
        (2) Report required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
    enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 
    Budget, in consultation with each Program Management Improvement 
    Officer designated under section 1126(a)(1) of title 31, United 
    States Code, shall submit to Congress 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 subsection, the term ``agency'' means 
    each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United States 
    Code, other than the Department of Defense.
        (2) Regulations required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
    date on which the standards, policies, and guidelines are issued 
    under section 503(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added by 
    subsection (a)(1), 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, or update and improve an 
        existing 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.
    (d) Gao Report on Effectiveness of Policies on Program and Project 
Management.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Government Accountability Office shall issue, in conjunction 
with the High Risk list of the Government Accountability Office, a 
report examining the effectiveness of the following on improving 
Federal program and project management:
        (1) The standards, policies, and guidelines for program and 
    project management issued under section 503(c) of title 31, United 
    States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1).
        (2) The 5-year strategic plan established under section 
    503(c)(1)(H) of title 31, United States Code, as added by 
    subsection (a)(1).
        (3) Program Management Improvement Officers designated under 
    section 1126(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as added by 
    subsection (b)(1).
        (4) The Program Management Policy Council established under 
    section 1126(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as added by 
    subsection (b)(1).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.