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(B) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘the 
Office of Electronic Government’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Office of the Federal Chief Information 
Officer’’; and 
(8) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘the Office of 
Electronic Government’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office of 
the Federal Chief Information Officer’’. 
(c) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL.—Sec-
tion 3603 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Electronic Government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Electronic Government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’. 
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(d) E-GOVERNMENT FUND.—Section 3604 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Electronic Government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Federal 
Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Administrator’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief Information Officer’’. 
(e) PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIVE SOLU-
TIONS TO ENHANCE ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERV-
ICES AND PROCESSES.—Section 3605 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, the Admin-
istrator,’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Federal Chief Infor-
mation Officer,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘proposals submitted 
to the Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
posals submitted to the Federal Chief In-
formation Officer’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
Administrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the Ad-
ministrator’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Chief 
Information Officer’’. 
(f) E-GOVERNMENT REPORT.—Section 3606 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended in the section heading 
by striking ‘‘E-Government’’ and inserting ‘‘An-
nual’’. 
(g) TREATMENT
OF INCUMBENT.—The individual 
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 enactment of this Act, may 
continue to serve as the Federal Chief Information Officer 
commencing as of that date, without need for a further 
or additional appointment under such section. 
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(h) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 3602 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘3602. Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.’’; 
and 
(2) in the item relating to section 3606, by 
striking ‘‘E-Government’’ and inserting ‘‘Annual’’. 
(i) REFERENCES.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—Any reference to the Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Electronic Government 
in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer. 
(2) OFFICE OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT.— 
Any reference to the Office of Electronic Govern-
ment in any law, regulation, map, document, record, 
or other paper of the United States shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the Office of the Federal Chief 
Information Officer. 
SEC. 21. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) AGENCY ACTIONS.—Nothing in this Act, or an 
amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to au-
thorize the head of an agency to take an action that is 
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not authorized by this Act, an amendment made by this 
Act, or existing law. 
(b) PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act, 
or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed 
to permit the violation of the rights of any individual pro-
tected by the Constitution of the United States, including 
through censorship of speech protected by the Constitu-
tion of the United States or unauthorized surveillance. 
Æ 
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