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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2144 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities tasked with 

improving program and project management in Federal agencies, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 30, 2015 

Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities 

tasked with improving program and project management 

in Federal 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 ‘‘Program Management 

5 Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT. 

7 (a) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—Section 503 of title 

8 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.—Sub2 ject to the direction and approval of the Director, the Dep3 uty Director for Management or designee shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, 

5 and guidelines for program and project management 

6 for executive agencies; 

7 ‘‘(2) oversee program and project management 

8 for the standards, policies, and guidelines estab9 lished under paragraph (1); 

10 ‘‘(3) chair the Program Management Policy 

11 Council established by section 1126(b); 

12 ‘‘(4) issue regulations and establish standards 

13 and policies for executive agencies in accordance 

14 with nationally accredited standards for program 

15 and project management planning and delivery 

16 issues; 

17 ‘‘(5) engage with the private sector; 

18 ‘‘(6) conduct portfolio reviews to address pro19 grams identified as high risk by the Government Ac20 countability Office; 

21 ‘‘(7) not less than annually, conduct portfolio 

22 reviews of agency programs in coordination with 

23 project management improvement officers; and 

24 ‘‘(8) establish a five-year strategic plan for pro25 gram and project management.’’. 


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1 (b) DEADLINE FOR STANDARDS, POLICIES, AND

2 GUIDELINES.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 

3 the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director for Man4 agement of the Office of Management and Budget shall 

5 issue the standards, policies, and guidelines required 

6 under section 503(c)(1) of title 31, United States Code, 

7 as added by subsection (a). 

8 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 150 days after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Director 

10 for Management of the Office of Management and Budget, 

11 in consultation with the Council and the Director of the 

12 Office of Management and Budget, shall issue any regula13 tions as are necessary to implement the requirements of 

14 section 503(c) of title 31, United States Code, as added 

15 by subsection (a). 

16 SEC. 3. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS 

17 AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT POLICY COUN18 CIL. 

19 (a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 11 of title 31, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘§ 1126. Program Management Improvement Officers 

23 and Program Management Policy Council 

24 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT OFFI25 CERS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The head of each agency 

2 described in section 901(b) shall designate a senior 

3 executive of the agency as the agency Program Man4 agement Improvement Officer. The Program Man5 agement Improvement Officer shall report directly to 

6 the head of the agency. 

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

8 Improvement Officer shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) implement agency program manage10 ment policies established under section 503(c); 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) develop a written strategy for en13 hancing the role of program managers within 

14 the agency that includes the following: 

15 ‘‘(i) Enhanced training and edu16 cational opportunities for program man17 agers. 

18 ‘‘(ii) Mentoring of current and future 

19 program managers by experienced senior 

20 executives and program managers within 

21 the agency. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Improved career paths and ca23 reer opportunities for program managers. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) Incentives for the recruitment 

2 and retention of highly qualified individ3 uals to serve as program managers. 

4 ‘‘(v) Improved resources and support, 

5 including relevant competencies encom6 passed with program and project manage7 ment within the private sector for program 

8 managers. 

9 ‘‘(vi) Improved means of collecting 

10 and disseminating best practices and les11 sons learned to enhance program manage12 ment across the agency. 

13 ‘‘(vii) Common templates and tools to 

14 support improved data gathering and anal15 ysis for program management and over16 sight purposes. 

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

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

19 the Office of Management and Budget a council to 

20 be known as the ‘Program Management Policy 

21 Council’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’). 

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

23 shall act as the principal interagency forum for im24 proving agency practices related to program and 

25 project management. The Council shall— 


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

2 for Management of the Office of Management 

3 and Budget; 

4 ‘‘(B) review programs identified as high 

5 risk by the General Accountability Office and 

6 make recommendations for actions to be taken 

7 by the Deputy Director for Management of the 

8 Office of Management and Budget or designee; 

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

10 workforce, including— 

11 ‘‘(i) career development and workforce 

12 development needs; 

13 ‘‘(ii) policy to support continuous im14 provement in program and project manage15 ment; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) major challenges across agencies 

17 in managing programs; 

18 ‘‘(D) advise on the development and appli19 cability of standards governmentwide for pro20 gram management transparency; and 

21 ‘‘(E) review the information published on 

22 the website pursuant to section 1122. 

23 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 

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

25 composed of the following members: 


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

2 Management and Budget as follows: 

3 ‘‘(I) The Deputy Director for 

4 Management. 

5 ‘‘(II) The Administrator of the 

6 Office of Electronic Government. 

7 ‘‘(III) The Administrator of the 

8 Office of Federal Procurement Policy. 

9 ‘‘(IV) The Controller of the Of10 fice of Federal Financial Manage11 ment. 

12 ‘‘(V) The Director of the Office 

13 of Performance and Personnel Man14 agement. 

15 ‘‘(ii) The Program Management Im16 provement Officer from each agency de17 scribed in section 901(b). 

18 ‘‘(iii) Other individuals as determined 

19 appropriate by the Chairperson. 

20 ‘‘(B) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR21 PERSON.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Di23 rector for Management of the Office of 

24 Management and Budget shall be the 

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1 person shall be elected by the members and 

2 shall serve a term of not more than one 

3 year. 

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

5 preside at the meetings of the Council, de6 termine the agenda of the Council, direct 

7 the work, of the Council and establish and 

8 direct subgroups of the Council as appro9 priate. 

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

11 less than twice per fiscal year and may meet at the 

12 call of the Chairperson or a majority of the members 

13 of the Council. 

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

15 a Project Management Improvement Officer serving 

16 on the Council shall provide administrative support 

17 to the Council, as appropriate, at the request of the 

18 Chairperson. 

19 ‘‘(6) COMMITTEE DURATION.—Section 14(a)(2) 

20 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

21 App.) shall not apply to the Council.’’. 

22 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 

24 each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United 

25 States Code, shall submit to Congress and the Office of 


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1 Management and Budget a report containing the strategy 

2 developed under section 1126(a)(2)(B) of such title, as 

3 added by subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 4. PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PER5 SONNEL STANDARDS. 

6 (a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 

7 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 

8 of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation 

9 with the Director of the Office of Management and Budg10 et, shall issue regulations that— 

11 (1) identify key skills and competencies needed 

12 for a program and project manager in an agency; 

13 (2) establish a new job series for program and 

14 project management within an agency; and 

15 (3) establish a new career path for program 

16 and project managers within an agency. 

17 (b) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

18 ‘‘agency’’ means each agency described in section 901(b) 

19 of title 31, United States Code. 

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