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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10151 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to modernize data practices to 

improve government, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 

Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania (for herself and Ms. MACE) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To amend title 44, United States Code, to modernize data 

practices to improve government, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Modernizing Data 

5 Practices to Improve Government Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODERNIZING DATA PRACTICES TO IMPROVE GOV7 ERNMENT. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3502 of title 44, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

2 inserting a semicolon; 

3 (2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at 

4 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(24) the term ‘artificial intelligence’— 

7 ‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘arti8 ficial intelligence’ in section 5002 of the Na9 tional Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 

10 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401); and 

11 ‘‘(B) includes the artificial systems and 

12 techniques described in paragraphs (1) through 

13 (5) of section 238(g) of the John S. McCain 

14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

15 Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 

16 4061 note prec.); and 

17 ‘‘(25) the term ‘data governance’ means the 

18 policies and procedures of an agency to manage data 

19 throughout the lifecycle of such data, including ac20 quisition, collection, analysis, protection, use, dis21 semination, disposal, or archival, including— 

22 ‘‘(A) any data asset; and 

23 ‘‘(B) any action taken and any technology 

24 or process used by an agency to manage such 

25 data or data asset.’’. 


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1 (b) CHIEF DATA OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS.—Sub2 section (b) of section 3520 of title 44, United States Code, 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘data management, governance 

4 (including creation, application, and maintenance of data 

5 standards), collection, analysis, protection, use, and dis6 semination, including with respect to’’ and inserting ‘‘data 

7 management and data governance, including with respect 

8 to creation, application, and maintenance of data stand9 ards and’’. 

10 (c) REVIVAL OF LAW.—In the case of a termination 

11 and repeal under subsection (e)(2) of section 3520A of 

12 title 44, United States Code, such section 3520A shall be 

13 effective as in effect on December 14, 2024, as if such 

14 section had not been repealed, and such section shall apply 

15 retroactively to any period of repeal. 

16 (d) CHIEF DATA OFFICER COUNCIL.—Section 

17 3520A of title 44, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (5) 

19 and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(5) identify opportunities and procedures to 

21 improve data governance to— 

22 ‘‘(A) evaluate new technology solutions for 

23 improving the collection and use of data; 


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1 ‘‘(B) ensure the public data assets are 

2 transparent and of sufficient quality for the in3 tended use of the data asset; and 

4 ‘‘(C) support the head of each agency with 

5 the efforts by the agency to reliably and se6 curely use emerging technology and artificial in7 telligence to improve operational efficiency 

8 across agencies.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4) 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Director 

12 shall select a representative to serve as an ex-officio 

13 member of the Council for each of the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) Agency Chief Information Officers. 

15 ‘‘(B) Agency Evaluation Officers. 

16 ‘‘(C) Senior agency officials for privacy.’’; 

17 and 

18 (3) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and in19 serting the following: 

20 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—The Council shall submit to the Di21 rector, the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern22 mental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Over23 sight and Accountability of the House of Representatives 

24 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Not later than 2 years after the date of 

2 the enactment of this subsection, and every two 

3 years thereafter, a report on the work of the Council 

4 that includes— 

5 ‘‘(A) a description of any work of the 

6 Council to ensure progress on each purpose and 

7 function of the Council described under sub8 section (b); and 

9 ‘‘(B) any update to the recommendations 

10 provided in the report required under para11 graph (2). 

12 ‘‘(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 

13 enactment of this subsection, a report that includes 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Recommendations and best practices 

16 for agencies on developing data assets, data 

17 governance policies, and infrastructure to en18 able adoption, maintenance, use, and interoper19 ability of emerging technology and artificial in20 telligence, such as for use in training, testing, 

21 and operation of artificial intelligence within 

22 agencies, that includes the following: 

23 ‘‘(i) An assessment of ways to 

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1 sponsibilities of senior agency officials with 

2 respect to data governance. 

3 ‘‘(ii) An identification of data avail4 able to 1 or more agencies at the time of 

5 the submission of the report that would 

6 benefit other agencies if the data were 

7 shared or made accessible to such other 

8 agencies. 

9 ‘‘(iii) Criteria agencies should consider 

10 when using data to train any artificial in11 telligence used by agencies, including rec12 ommendations for— 

13 ‘‘(I) ways to make such data 

14 more transparent to the public and 

15 the employees of the agency using the 

16 trained artificial intelligence; and 

17 ‘‘(II) processes and procedures to 

18 analyze and test such data for poten19 tial risks. 

20 ‘‘(iv) Recommendations for defining, 

21 generating, using, and ensuring the privacy 

22 and security of synthetic data in the Fed23 eral Government. 

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1 tices into agency processes and statutory re2 quirements. 

3 ‘‘(e) DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

4 ‘‘(1) DATA GOVERNANCE GUIDANCE.—The Di5 rector, upon receipt of a report required under sub6 section (d), may issue or amend, as necessary, guid7 ance to agencies with respect to the implementation 

8 of any recommendation included in the report in ac9 cordance with this chapter. 

10 ‘‘(2) CHIEF DATA OFFICER INVENTORY.—Not 

11 later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 

12 of this subsection, the Director, in consultation with 

13 the Council, shall make available on a public 

14 website, and update not less frequently than annu15 ally, an inventory of Chief Data Officers, including, 

16 with respect to each agency— 

17 ‘‘(A) a list of each Chief Data Officer, in18 cluding, with respect to each Chief Data Offi19 cer— 

20 ‘‘(i) any additional role or title the 

21 Chief Data Officer holds at the agency; 

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23 ‘‘(ii) each responsibility and statutory 

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1 ing to data and artificial intelligence that 

2 are not described in section 3520(c); and 

3 ‘‘(B) an identification of resources needed 

4 by Chief Data Officers, including to support the 

5 adoption of artificial intelligence at agencies. 

6 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years after the 

7 date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less fre8 quently than every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller 

9 General shall submit to Congress a report on— 

10 ‘‘(1) whether the duties of the Council improved 

11 the use of evidence, data, and program evaluation in 

12 the Federal Government; and 

13 ‘‘(2) any barrier or challenge preventing the 

14 Council from accomplishing the requirements under 

15 this section. 

16 ‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec17 tion shall be construed to require an agency to implement 

18 any recommendation developed pursuant to subsection (d). 

19 ‘‘(h) SUNSET.—This section shall have no force or 

20 effect on and after December 14, 2031.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 

22 No additional funds are authorized to be appro23 priated for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 

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