In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 22, 2016. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1550) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities tasked with improving program and project management in certain Federal agencies, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Program Management 

3 Improvement Accountability Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT. 

5 (a) DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT.— 

6 (1) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—Section 503 of 

7 title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Subject to the direction 

11 and approval of the Director, the Deputy Director for 

12 Management or a designee shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) adopt governmentwide standards, poli2 cies, and guidelines for program and project 

3 management for executive agencies; 

4 ‘‘(B) oversee implementation of program 

5 and project management for the standards, poli6 cies, and guidelines established under subpara7 graph (A); 

8 ‘‘(C) chair the Program Management Policy 

9 Council established under section 1126(b); 

10 ‘‘(D) establish standards and policies for ex11 ecutive agencies, consistent with widely accepted 

12 standards for program and project management 

13 planning and delivery; 

14 ‘‘(E) engage with the private sector to iden15 tify best practices in program and project man16 agement that would improve Federal program 

17 and project management; 

18 ‘‘(F) conduct portfolio reviews to address 

19 programs identified as high risk by the Govern20 ment Accountability Office; 

21 ‘‘(G) not less than annually, conduct port22 folio reviews of agency programs in coordination 

23 with Project Management Improvement Officers 

24 designated under section 1126(a)(1) to assess the 
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1 quality and effectiveness of program manage2 ment; and 

3 ‘‘(H) establish a 5-year strategic plan for 

4 program and project management. 

5 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DE6 FENSE.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the De7 partment of Defense to the extent that the provisions 

8 of that paragraph are substantially similar to or du9 plicative of— 

10 ‘‘(A) the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10; 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(B) policy, guidance, or instruction of the 

13 Department related to program management.’’. 

14 (2) DEADLINE FOR STANDARDS, POLICIES, AND

15 GUIDELINES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

16 enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director for Man17 agement of the Office of Management and Budget 

18 shall issue the standards, policies, and guidelines re19 quired under section 503(c) of title 31, United States 

20 Code, as added by paragraph (1). 

21 (3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 

22 the date on which the standards, policies, and guide23 lines are issued under paragraph (2), the Deputy Di24 rector for Management of the Office of Management 

25 and Budget, in consultation with the Program Man-
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1 agement Policy Council established under section 

2 1126(b) of title 31, United States Code, as added by 

3 subsection (b)(1), and the Director of the Office of 

4 Management and Budget, shall issue any regulations 

5 as are necessary to implement the requirements of sec6 tion 503(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added 

7 by paragraph (1). 

8 (b) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS

9 AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT POLICY COUNCIL.— 

10 (1) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 11 of title 31, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘§ 1126. Program management improvement officers 

14 and program management policy council 

15 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT OFFI16 CERS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The head of each agency de18 scribed in section 901(b) shall designate a senior exec19 utive of the agency as the Program Management Im20 provement Officer of the agency. 

21 ‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Program Management 

22 Improvement Officer of an agency designated under 

23 paragraph (1) shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) implement program management poli2 cies established by the agency under section 

3 503(c); and 

4 ‘‘(B) develop a strategy for enhancing the 

5 role of program managers within the agency that 

6 includes the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) Enhanced training and edu8 cational opportunities for program man9 agers that shall include— 

10 ‘‘(I) training in the relevant com11 petencies encompassed with program 

12 and project manager within the pri13 vate sector for program managers; and 

14 ‘‘(II) training that emphasizes 

15 cost containment for large projects and 

16 programs. 

17 ‘‘(ii) Mentoring of current and future 

18 program managers by experienced senior 

19 executives and program managers within 

20 the agency. 

21 ‘‘(iii) Improved career paths and ca22 reer opportunities for program managers. 

23 ‘‘(iv) A plan to encourage the recruit24 ment and retention of highly qualified indi25 viduals to serve as program managers. 
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1 ‘‘(v) Improved means of collecting and 

2 disseminating best practices and lessons 

3 learned to enhance program management 

4 across the agency. 

5 ‘‘(vi) Common templates and tools to 

6 support improved data gathering and anal7 ysis for program management and oversight 

8 purposes. 

9 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DE10 FENSE.—This subsection shall not apply to the De11 partment of Defense to the extent that the provisions 

12 of this subsection are substantially similar to or du13 plicative of the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10. 

14 For purposes of paragraph (1), the Under Secretary 

15 of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 

16 (or a designee of the Under Secretary) shall be consid17 ered the Program Management Improvement Officer. 

18 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT POLICY COUNCIL.— 

19 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

20 the Office of Management and Budget a council to be 

21 known as the ‘Program Management Policy Council’ 

22 (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Council’). 

23 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS.—The Council 

24 shall act as the principal interagency forum for im-
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1 proving agency practices related to program and 

2 project management. The Council shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) advise and assist the Deputy Director 

4 for Management of the Office of Management 

5 and Budget; 

6 ‘‘(B) review programs identified as high 

7 risk by the General Accountability Office and 

8 make recommendations for actions to be taken by 

9 the Deputy Director for Management of the Of10 fice of Management and Budget or a designee; 

11 ‘‘(C) discuss topics of importance to the 

12 workforce, including— 

13 ‘‘(i) career development and workforce 

14 development needs; 

15 ‘‘(ii) policy to support continuous im16 provement in program and project manage17 ment; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) major challenges across agencies 

19 in managing programs; 

20 ‘‘(D) advise on the development and appli21 cability of standards governmentwide for pro22 gram management transparency; and 

23 ‘‘(E) review the information published on 

24 the website of the Office of Management and 

25 Budget pursuant to section 1122. 
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1 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 

2 ‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be 

3 composed of the following members: 

4 ‘‘(i) Five members from the Office of 

5 Management and Budget as follows: 

6 ‘‘(I) The Deputy Director for 

7 Management. 

8 ‘‘(II) The Administrator of the Of9 fice of Electronic Government. 

10 ‘‘(III) The Administrator of Fed11 eral Procurement Policy. 

12 ‘‘(IV) The Controller of the Office 

13 of Federal Financial Management. 

14 ‘‘(V) The Director of the Office of 

15 Performance and Personnel Manage16 ment. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The Program Management Im18 provement Officer from each agency de19 scribed in section 901(b). 

20 ‘‘(iii) Any other full-time or perma21 nent part-time officer or employee of the 

22 Federal Government or member of the 

23 Armed Forces designated by the Chair24 person. 
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1 ‘‘(B) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR2 PERSON.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Direc4 tor for Management of the Office of Manage5 ment and Budget shall be the Chairperson 

6 of the Council. A Vice Chairperson shall be 

7 elected by the members and shall serve a 

8 term of not more than 1 year. 

9 ‘‘(ii) DUTIES.—The Chairperson shall 

10 preside at the meetings of the Council, de11 termine the agenda of the Council, direct 

12 the work of the Council, and establish and 

13 direct subgroups of the Council as appro14 priate. 

15 ‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not less 

16 than twice per fiscal year and may meet at the call 

17 of the Chairperson or a majority of the members of 

18 the Council. 

19 ‘‘(5) SUPPORT.—The head of each agency with a 

20 Project Management Improvement Officer serving on 

21 the Council shall provide administrative support to 

22 the Council, as appropriate, at the request of the 

23 Chairperson.’’. 

24 (2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
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1 of the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta2 tion with each Program Management Improvement 

3 Officer designated under section 1126(a)(1) of title 

4 31, United States Code, shall submit to Congress a re5 port containing the strategy developed under section 

6 1126(a)(2)(B) of such title, as added by paragraph 

7 (1). 

8 (c) PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PER9 SONNEL STANDARDS.— 

10 (1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

11 ‘‘agency’’ means each agency described in section 

12 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, other than the 

13 Department of Defense. 

14 (2) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 

15 180 days after the date on which the standards, poli16 cies, and guidelines are issued under section 503(c) of 

17 title 31, United States Code, as added by subsection 

18 (a)(1), the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage19 ment, in consultation with the Director of the Office 

20 of Management and Budget, shall issue regulations 

21 that— 

22 (A) identify key skills and competencies 

23 needed for a program and project manager in an 

24 agency; 
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1 (B) establish a new job series, or update 

2 and improve an existing job series, for program 

3 and project management within an agency; and 

4 (C) establish a new career path for program 

5 and project managers within an agency. 

6 (d) GAO REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICIES ON

7 PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.—Not later than 3 

8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Govern9 ment Accountability Office shall issue, in conjunction with 

10 the High Risk list of the Government Accountability Office, 

11 a report examining the effectiveness of the following on im12 proving Federal program and project management: 

13 (1) The standards, policies, and guidelines for 

14 program and project management issued under sec15 tion 503(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added 

16 by subsection (a)(1). 

17 (2) The 5-year strategic plan established under 

18 section 503(c)(1)(H) of title 31, United States Code, 

19 as added by subsection (a)(1). 

20 (3) Program Management Improvement Officers 

21 designated under section 1126(a)(1) of title 31, 

22 United States Code, as added by subsection (b)(1). 
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1 (4) The Program Management Policy Council es2 tablished under section 1126(b)(1) of title 31, United 

3 States Code, as added by subsection (b)(1). 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1550 

AMENDMENT