IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6901 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to 
make certain changes relating to electronic Government 
services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal CIO Author-
ization Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CHANGES RELATING TO ELECTRONIC GOVERN-
MENT SERVICES. 
(a) CHANGE OF CERTAIN NAMES IN CHAPTER 36 OF 
TITLE 44.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3601 of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (7), re-
spectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘E–Government Fund’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal IT Fund’’. 
(2) OFFICE OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT.— 
Section 3602 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFICE 
OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL CHIEF IN-
FORMATION OFFICER’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Office 
of Electronic Government’’ and inserting ‘‘Of-
fice of the Federal Chief Information Officer’’; 
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(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘an Administrator’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a Federal Chief Information 
Officer’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘and who shall re-
port directly to the Director’’; 
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’; 
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’; 
(F) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’; 
(G) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘the Administrator’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief Information 
Officer’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘E– 
Government Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
IT Fund’’; 
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(iii) in paragraph (16), by striking 
‘‘the Office of Electronic Government’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Office of the Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) Oversee the Federal Chief Information 
Security Officer.’’; and 
(H) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘the Of-
fice of Electronic Government’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Office of the Federal Chief Information 
Officer’’. 
(3) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL.— 
Section 3603 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘The 
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Gov-
ernment’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief In-
formation Officer’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘The 
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Gov-
ernment’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief In-
formation Officer’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
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(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the 
Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Chief Information Officer’’. 
(4) E–GOVERNMENT FUND.—Section 3604 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘E–GOV-
ERNMENT FUND’’ and inserting ‘‘FEDERAL 
IT FUND’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘E– 
Government Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
IT Fund’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
Government’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Chief Information Officer’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Federal Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’. 
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(5) PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE SO-
LUTIONS TO ENHANCE ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT 
SERVICES AND PROCESSES.—Section 3605 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, the 
Administrator,’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Federal 
Chief Information Officer,’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal 
Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘proposals sub-
mitted to the Administrator’’ and in-
serting ‘‘proposals submitted to the 
Federal Chief Information Officer’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Federal Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘the Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘E–Government 
Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal IT 
Fund’’. 
(6) E–GOVERNMENT REPORT.—Section 3606 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘E–Gov-
ernment’’ and inserting ‘‘Annual’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘an E– 
Government status report to the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘a re-
port to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives’’. 
(7) TREATMENT
OF
INCUMBENT.—The indi-
vidual serving as the Administrator of the Office of 
Electronic Government under section 3602 of title 
44, United States Code, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, may continue to serve as the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer commencing as of 
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that date, without further appointment under such 
section. 
(8) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Electronic Government 
in any law, regulation, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the Federal Chief Information Officer. 
(9) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) TABLE OF SECTIONS FOR CHAPTER 36 
OF TITLE 44.—The table of sections for chapter 
36 of title 44, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 3602 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘3602. Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.’’; 
(ii) by striking the item relating to 
section 3604 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘3604. Federal IT Fund.’’; 
and 
(iii) in the item relating to section 
3606, by striking ‘‘E–Government’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Annual’’. 
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title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘Administrator of the Office of Elec-
tronic Government’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Federal Chief Information Officer’’. 
(J) E–GOVERNMENT ACT OF 2002.—Sec-
tion 207(f)(3)(C) of the E–Government Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Adminis-
trator of the Office of Electronic Government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief Information 
Officer’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CHIEF INFORMATION SECU-
RITY OFFICER AND REPORT ON IT EXPENDITURES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of title 44, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 3607. Federal Chief Information Security Officer 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Office of Management and Budget a Federal Chief Infor-
mation Security Officer, who shall— 
‘‘(1) be appointed by the President; 
‘‘(2) be within the Office of the Federal Chief 
Information Officer; and 
‘‘(3) report directly to the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer. 
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‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Federal Chief Information Secu-
rity Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) direct the cybersecurity efforts of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget; 
‘‘(2) carry out the duties of the Director related 
to the security of information and information sys-
tems for agencies, including the duties and respon-
sibilities assigned to the Director under subchapter 
II of chapter 35; and 
‘‘(3) carry out such other duties and powers as-
signed by the President, the Director, or the Federal 
Chief Information Officer. 
‘‘§ 3608. Technology investment planning and over-
sight process 
‘‘(a) REPORT ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EX-
PENDITURES.—The head of each agency shall submit to 
the Federal Chief Information Officer a report on any ex-
penditure on information technology by that agency. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director shall estab-
lish a process to implement subsection (a), and may up-
date such process, as necessary, that shall— 
‘‘(1) use a widely accepted industry standard 
taxonomy with common data elements and defini-
tions; and 
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‘‘(2) display, on a website accessible to the pub-
lic, timely, searchable, computer-readable data on 
the information technology expenditures, projects, 
and programs of agencies, if such information would 
otherwise be subject to public disclosure under sec-
tion 552 of title 5, commonly known as the Freedom 
of Information Act.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, 
is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘3607. Federal Chief Information Security Officer. 
‘‘3608. Technology investment planning and oversight process.’’. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall establish the process described in section 
3608(b) of title 44, United States Code, as added by 
paragraph (1). 
(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Chief Information Officer shall submit 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report on the status of estab-
lishing the process described in section 3608(b) of 
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title 44, United States Code, as added by paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 3. PROPOSAL RELATED TO SHARED SERVICES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Federal Chief Information Officer 
shall submit to Congress a proposal for consolidating in-
formation technology across the Federal Government, es-
pecially among Federal agencies not referred to under sec-
tion 901(b) of title 31, United States Code, and increasing 
the use of shared services, including any recommendations 
for legislative changes that may be necessary to effect the 
proposal. 
SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act. This Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise author-
ized. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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