‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (referred 
to in this section as the ‘Committee’) to ensure ef-
fective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, 
use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and secu-
rity of cloud computing products and services to en-
able agency mission and administrative priorities. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Com-
mittee are the following: 
‘‘(A) 
To 
examine 
the 
operations 
of 
FedRAMP and determine ways that authoriza-
tion processes can continuously be improved, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(i) Measures to increase agency re- 
use of FedRAMP provisional authoriza-
tions. 
‘‘(ii) Proposed actions that can be 
adopted to reduce the cost of FedRAMP 
authorizations and FedRAMP provisional 
authorizations for cloud service providers. 
‘‘(iii) Measures to increase the num-
ber of FedRAMP authorizations and 
FedRAMP provisional authorizations for 
cloud computing services offered by small 
businesses (as defined by section 3(a) of 
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the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(a)). 
‘‘(B) Collect information and feedback on 
agency compliance with and implementation of 
FedRAMP requirements. 
‘‘(C) Serve as a forum that facilitates com-
munication 
and 
collaboration 
among 
the 
FedRAMP stakeholder community. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Committee 
are, at a minimum, to provide advice and rec-
ommendations to the Administrator, the Joint Au-
thorization Board, and to agencies on technical, fi-
nancial, programmatic, and operational matters re-
garding secure adoption of cloud computing products 
and services. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be 
comprised of not more than 15 members who are 
qualified representatives from the public and private 
sectors, appointed by the Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Office of Elec-
tronic Government, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Administrator or the Administra-
tor’s designee, who shall be the Chair of the 
Committee. 
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‘‘(B) At least one representative each from 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency and the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology. 
‘‘(C) At least two officials who serve as the 
Chief Information Security Officer within an 
agency, who shall be required to maintain such 
a position throughout the duration of their serv-
ice on the Committee. 
‘‘(D) At least one official serving as Chief 
Procurement Officer (or equivalent) in an agen-
cy, who shall be required to maintain such a po-
sition throughout the duration of their service 
on the Committee. 
‘‘(E) At least one individual representing 
an independent assessment organization. 
‘‘(F) No fewer than five representatives 
from unique businesses that primarily provide 
cloud computing services or products, including 
at least two representatives from a small busi-
ness (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))). 
‘‘(G) At least two other Government rep-
resentatives as the Administrator determines to 
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be necessary to provide sufficient balance, in-
sights, or expertise to the Committee. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE
FOR
APPOINTMENT.—Each 
member of the Committee shall be appointed not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each non-Federal 
member of the Committee shall be appointed 
for a term of 3 years, except that the initial 
terms for members may be staggered 1-, 2-, or 
3-year terms to establish a rotation in which 
one-third of the members are selected each 
year. Any such member may be appointed for 
not more than 2 consecutive terms. 
‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 
Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall 
be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
expiration of the term for which the member’s 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 
only for the remainder of that term. A member 
may serve after the expiration of that member’s 
term until a successor has taken office. 
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‘‘(c) MEETINGS AND RULES OF PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall hold 
not fewer than three meetings in a calendar year, at 
such time and place as determined by the Chair. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Committee shall meet and begin the operations 
of the Committee. 
‘‘(3) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Committee 
may establish rules for the conduct of the business 
of the Committee, if such rules are not inconsistent 
with this section or other applicable law. 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYEE STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A member of the Com-
mittee (other than a member who is appointed to the 
Committee in connection with another Federal ap-
pointment) shall not be considered an employee of 
the Federal Government by reason of any service as 
such a member, except for the purposes of section 
5703 of title 5, relating to travel expenses. 
‘‘(2) PAY NOT PERMITTED.—A member of the 
Committee covered by paragraph (1) may not receive 
pay by reason of service on the Committee. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
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