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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4200 

To establish a program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology by 

executive agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 2, 2020 

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish a program to facilitate the adoption of modern 

technology by executive agencies, 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 ‘‘Information Tech5 nology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. GSA MODERNIZATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 

8 PROGRAM. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) CLOUD COMPUTING.—The term ‘‘cloud 

2 computing’’ has the meaning given the term in sec3 tion 1076 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2018 (40 U.S.C. 11301 note). 

5 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

6 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 

7 agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 

8 Code. 

9 (3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

10 the Information Technology Modernization Centers 

11 of Excellence Program established under subsection 

12 (b). 

13 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of General 

14 Services shall establish a program to be known as the In15 formation Technology Modernization Centers of Excel16 lence Program to facilitate the adoption of modern tech17 nology by executive agencies. 

18 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Program shall have the 

19 following responsibilities: 

20 (1) To modernize information technology used 

21 by an executive agency and how a customer interacts 

22 with an executive agency. 

23 (2) To improve cooperation between commercial 

24 and executive agency information technology sectors. 


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1 (3) To the extent practicable, encourage the 

2 adoption of commercial items in accordance with 

3 section 3307 of title 41, United States Code. 

4 (4) On a reimbursable basis, assist executive 

5 agencies with planning and adoption of technology in 

6 focus areas designated by the Administrator, which 

7 may include the following: 

8 (A) A commercial cloud computing system 

9 that includes— 

10 (i) end-to-end migration planning and 

11 an assessment of progress towards mod12 ernization; and 

13 (ii) a security and governance frame14 work based on industry and government 

15 best practices. 

16 (B) Tools to help an individual receive sup17 port from and communicate with an executive 

18 agency. 

19 (C) Contact centers and other related cus20 tomer supports. 

21 (D) Efficient use of data management, 

22 analysis, and reporting. 

23 (E) The optimization of infrastructure, in24 cluding for data centers, and the reduction of 

25 operating costs. 


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1 (F) Artificial intelligence. 

2 (5) To share best practices and expertise with 

3 executive agencies. 

4 (6) Other responsibilities the Administrator 

5 may identify. 

6 (d) PROGRAM REPORTING.—For each reimbursable 

7 agreement entered into in accordance with subsection 

8 (c)(4), the Administrator shall make the following infor9 mation available on a public website within 30 days of the 

10 signing of the agreement and updated upon completion: 

11 (1) A description of such reimbursable agree12 ment or statement of work, and associated project 

13 schedules and deliverables. 

14 (2) The total amount of the reimbursable agree15 ment. 

16 (3) The actual or anticipated costs of any prod17 uct or service associated with a deliverable under the 

18 agreement. 

19 (4) Any additional information the Adminis20 trator determines necessary. 

21 (e) SUNSET.—This Act shall be repealed on the date 

22 that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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