the chief information officer of each agency shall de-
velop and publish a strategic plan to consolidate and 
optimize data centers at the agency. The strategic 
plan shall include the following: 
(A) Metrics to consolidate and optimize 
data center locations or transition to the cloud. 
(B) An estimation of the annual costs re-
lated to the development and operation of data 
centers at the agency. 
(C) An estimation of the annual savings 
related to implementing the strategic plan. 
(2) TWO
YEAR
UPDATE.—Not later than 2 
years after the date on which the plan is published 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the chief information of-
ficer of each agency shall update such plan. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 2 
years thereafter, the inspector general of each agen-
cy shall submit to Congress a certification that de-
scribes whether the agency has taken action to 
achieve the annual metrics described in paragraph 
(1)(A). 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and 2 years there-
after, the head of each agency shall submit to Con-
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gress and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget a report that includes— 
(A) the certification described in para-
graph (3); 
(B) if applicable, the reason that an an-
nual metric under paragraph (1)(A) was not 
previously met; 
(C) the costs related to the development 
and operation of data centers at each agency, 
including any cost related to implementing the 
strategic plan described in paragraph (1); and 
(D) the savings related to implementing 
the strategic plan. 
(b) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including section 5318 of title 5, 
United States Code, any chief information officer of 
an agency that does not meet the requirements 
under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) may 
not receive any increase in the rate of pay until such 
requirements are met. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The head of the applica-
ble agency shall ensure that the chief information of-
ficer described in paragraph (1) meets the provisions 
under this subsection. 
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(c) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given to that term under sec-
tion 3502 of title 44, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF RECORDS.—Section 3103 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘When’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) IN 
GENERAL. When’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal 
agency, in coordination with the Archivist of the 
United States, shall, to the extent practicable and in 
accordance with this section— 
‘‘(A) create copies of all records controlled 
by the Federal agency; and 
‘‘(B) transfer such copies to a records cen-
ter maintained and operated by the Archivist. 
‘‘(2) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.—Not later 
than 3 months after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the Archivist shall— 
‘‘(A) develop standards for the heads of 
each Federal agency to create copies of records 
under paragraph (1)(A), including standards 
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with respect to determining whether the record 
from which the copy was created is inactive, 
temporary, or permanent; 
‘‘(B) develop guidelines for the heads of 
each Federal agency to— 
‘‘(i) store metadata with respect to 
copies of records under paragraph (1)(A); 
and 
‘‘(ii) transfer such copies pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(C) make exemptions to the standards de-
veloped pursuant to subparagraph (A), taking 
into consideration— 
‘‘(i) any burden to the public; 
‘‘(ii) costs; and 
‘‘(iii) statutory, regulatory, and policy 
barriers. 
‘‘(3) INITIAL PHASE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the head of each Federal agency shall 
begin to transfer electronic copies of records, 
including any metadata related to a record, 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B). 
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‘‘(B) ANALOG FORMAT DEADLINE.—After 
the date on which the records have begun to be 
transferred pursuant to subparagraph (A) the 
head of each Federal agency may not transfer 
a copy of a record that is in an analog format 
to a records center maintained and operated by 
the Archivist. 
‘‘(4) SECOND PHASE.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date on which the records have begun to 
be transferred pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
head of each Federal agency shall transfer— 
‘‘(A) all copies of records to a records cen-
ter maintained and operated by the Archivist; 
and 
‘‘(B) all copies of inactive and temporary 
records exempt under paragraph (2)(C) to a 
Federal records center or a commercial record 
storage facility. 
‘‘(c) PENALTY TO FEDERAL AGENCIES.—If, during 
any fiscal year, a Federal agency is not in compliance with 
the requirements of this section, during the corresponding 
period in the following fiscal year, the Federal agency may 
not obligate discretionary appropriations at a rate higher 
than the rate of obligation for the applicable appropria-
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tions accounts during the period of noncompliance in the 
previous fiscal year.’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF RECORD MANAGEMENT OFFI-
CIAL.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 3101 of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The head’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL. The head’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF RECORD MANAGEMENT OFFI-
CIAL.—To carry out subsection (a), the head of each Fed-
eral agency shall designate a senior official— 
‘‘(1) whose position is at the Assistant Sec-
retary-level or equivalent; 
‘‘(2) who shall carry out the duties under sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(3) who has training in records management 
certified by the Archivist to assist the official in car-
rying out the duties under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF RECORD MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL.— 
The duties of the senior official under subsection (b) shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) Train employees of the Federal agency on 
an annual basis on— 
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‘‘(A) the responsibilities of each such em-
ployee with respect to the management of a 
record; and 
‘‘(B) the laws, regulations, and policies of 
the agency with respect to the management of 
a record. 
‘‘(2) Ensure records under the control of such 
agency are covered by a general records schedule 
that is approved by the Archivist. 
‘‘(3) Ensure that each copy of a record trans-
ferred to a records center maintained and operated 
by the Archivist is transferred in accordance with 
any standard developed by the Archivist.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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