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(2) DEFINITION.—Section 3601(1) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or ‘Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer’ ’’ before ‘‘means’’. 
SEC. 5103. REPORTS BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO EXAMINE EFFECTIVENESS.— 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall exam-
ine the effectiveness of the Chief Information Officers 
Council in meeting its responsibilities under section 
3603(d) of title 44, United States Code, as added by sec-
tion 5102, with particular focus on— 
(1) whether agencies are actively participating 
in the Council and heeding the Council’s advice and 
guidance; and 
(2) whether the Council is actively using and 
developing the capabilities of the Federal Infrastruc-
ture and Common Application Collaboration Center 
created under section 11501 of title 40, United 
States Code, as added by section 5401. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year, 3 years, and 
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the relevant congres-
sional committees a report containing the findings and 
recommendations of the Comptroller General from the ex-
amination required by subsection (a). 
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TITLE LII—DATA CENTER 
OPTIMIZATION 
SEC. 5201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to optimize Federal data 
center usage and efficiency. 
SEC. 5202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEDERAL DATA CENTER OPTIMIZATION INI-
TIATIVE.—The term ‘‘Federal Data Center Optimi-
zation Initiative’’ or the ‘‘Initiative’’ means the ini-
tiative developed and implemented by the Director, 
through the Federal Chief Information Officer, as 
required under section 5203. 
(2) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means any agency included in the Federal 
Data Center Optimization Initiative. 
(3) DATA CENTER.—The term ‘‘data center’’ 
means a closet, room, floor, or building for the stor-
age, management, and dissemination of data and in-
formation, as defined by the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer under guidance issued pursuant to this 
section. 
(4) FEDERAL DATA CENTER.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral data center’’ means any data center of a cov-
ered agency used or operated by a covered agency, 
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by a contractor of a covered agency, or by another 
organization on behalf of a covered agency. 
(5) SERVER UTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘server 
utilization’’ refers to the activity level of a server rel-
ative to its maximum activity level, expressed as a 
percentage. 
(6) POWER USAGE EFFECTIVENESS.—The term 
‘‘power usage effectiveness’’ means the ratio ob-
tained by dividing the total amount of electricity and 
other power consumed in running a data center by 
the power consumed by the information and commu-
nications technology in the data center. 
SEC. 5203. FEDERAL DATA CENTER OPTIMIZATION INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR INITIATIVE.—The Federal 
Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the chief 
information officers of covered agencies, shall develop and 
implement an initiative, to be known as the Federal Data 
Center Optimization Initiative, to optimize the usage and 
efficiency of Federal data centers by meeting the require-
ments of this division and taking additional measures, as 
appropriate. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR PLAN.—Within 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the chief 
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information officers of covered agencies, shall develop and 
submit to Congress a plan for implementation of the Ini-
tiative required by subsection (a) by each covered agency. 
In developing the plan, the Federal Chief Information Of-
ficer shall take into account the findings and recommenda-
tions of the Comptroller General review required by sec-
tion 5205(e). 
(c) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan shall include— 
(1) descriptions of how covered agencies will 
use reductions in floor space, energy use, infrastruc-
ture, equipment, applications, personnel, increases in 
multiorganizational use, server virtualization, cloud 
computing, and other appropriate methods to meet 
the requirements of the initiative; and 
(2) appropriate consideration of shifting Feder-
ally owned data centers to commercially owned data 
centers. 
SEC. 5204. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 
DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION. 
(a) SERVER UTILIZATION.—Each covered agency 
may use the following methods to achieve the maximum 
server utilization possible as determined by the Federal 
Chief Information Officer: 
(1) The closing of existing data centers that 
lack adequate server utilization, as determined by 
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the Federal Chief Information Officer. If the agency 
fails to close such data centers, the agency shall pro-
vide a detailed explanation as to why this data cen-
ter should remain in use as part of the submitted 
plan. The Federal Chief Information Officer shall in-
clude an assessment of the agency explanation in the 
annual report to Congress. 
(2) The consolidation of services within existing 
data centers to increase server utilization rates. 
(3) Any other method that the Federal Chief 
Information Officer, in consultation with the chief 
information officers of covered agencies, determines 
necessary to optimize server utilization. 
(b) POWER USAGE EFFECTIVENESS.—Each covered 
agency may use the following methods to achieve the max-
imum energy efficiency possible as determined by the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer: 
(1) The use of the measurement of power usage 
effectiveness to calculate data center energy effi-
ciency. 
(2) The use of power meters in data centers to 
frequently measure power consumption over time. 
(3) The establishment of power usage effective-
ness goals for each data center. 
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(4) The adoption of best practices for man-
aging— 
(A) temperature and airflow in data cen-
ters; and 
(B) power supply efficiency. 
(5) The implementation of any other method 
that the Federal Chief Information Officer, in con-
sultation with the Chief Information Officers of cov-
ered agencies, determines necessary to optimize data 
center energy efficiency. 
SEC. 5205. COST SAVINGS RELATED TO DATA CENTER OPTI-
MIZATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO TRACK COSTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each covered agency shall 
track costs resulting from implementation of the 
Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative within 
the agency and submit a report on those costs annu-
ally to the Federal Chief Information Officer. Cov-
ered agencies shall determine the net costs from 
data consolidation on an annual basis. 
(2) FACTORS.—In calculating net costs each 
year under paragraph (1), a covered agency shall 
use the following factors: 
(A) Energy costs. 
(B) Personnel costs. 
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(E) Maintenance and support savings such 
as operating subsystem, database, hardware, 
and software license expense savings. 
(F) Other appropriate savings, as deter-
mined by the agency in consultation with the 
Federal Chief Information Officer. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO USE COST-EFFECTIVE MEAS-
URES.—Covered agencies shall use the most cost-effective 
measures to implement the Federal Data Center Optimi-
zation Initiative. 
(d) USE OF SAVINGS.—Subject to appropriations, 
any savings resulting from implementation of the Federal 
Data Center Optimization Initiative within a covered 
agency shall be used for the following purposes: 
(1) To offset the costs of implementing the Ini-
tiative within the agency. 
(2) To further enhance information technology 
capabilities and services within the agency. 
(e) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEW.—Not later than 3 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall examine methods for calculating savings from 
the Initiative and using them for the purposes identified 
in subsection (d), including establishment and use of a 
special revolving fund that supports data centers and serv-
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er optimization, and shall submit to the Federal Chief In-
formation Officer and Congress a report on the Comp-
troller General’s findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 5206. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO CONGRESS AND 
THE FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFI-
CER. 
(a) AGENCY REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO CIO.— 
Each year, each covered agency shall submit to the Fed-
eral Chief Information Officer a report on the implementa-
tion of the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative, 
including savings resulting from such implementation. The 
report shall include an update of the agency’s plan for im-
plementing the Initiative. 
(b) FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER RE-
QUIREMENT TO REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Each year, the 
Federal Chief Information Officer shall submit to the rel-
evant congressional committees a report that assesses 
agency progress in carrying out the Federal Data Center 
Optimization Initiative and updates the plan under section 
5203. The report may be included as part of the annual 
report required under section 3606 of title 44, United 
States Code. 
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TITLE 
LIII—ELIMINATION 
OF 
DUPLICATION AND WASTE IN 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
ACQUISITION 
SEC. 5301. INVENTORY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS-
SETS. 
(a) PLAN.—The Director shall develop a plan for con-
ducting a Governmentwide inventory of information tech-
nology assets. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall cover the following: 
(1) The manner in which Federal agencies can 
achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and 
cost savings in the procurement of information tech-
nology assets, through measures such as reducing 
hardware or software products or services that are 
duplicative or overlapping and reducing the procure-
ment of new software licenses until such time as 
agency needs exceed the number of existing and un-
used licenses. 
(2) The capability to conduct ongoing Govern-
mentwide inventories of all existing software licenses 
on an application-by-application basis, including du-
plicative, unused, overused, and underused licenses, 
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and to assess the need of agencies for software li-
censes. 
(3) A Governmentwide spending analysis to 
provide knowledge about how much is being spent 
for software products or services to support deci-
sions for strategic sourcing under the Federal stra-
tegic sourcing program managed by the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy. 
(c) OTHER INVENTORIES.—In developing the plan re-
quired by subsection (a), the Director shall review the in-
ventory of information systems maintained by each agency 
under section 3505(c) of title 44, United States Code, and 
the inventory of information resources maintained by each 
agency under section 3506(b)(4) of such title. 
(d) AVAILABILITY.—The inventory of information 
technology assets shall be available to Chief Information 
Officers and such other Federal officials as the Chief In-
formation Officers may, in consultation with the Chief In-
formation Officers Council, designate. 
(e) DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director shall complete and submit to Con-
gress the plan required by subsection (a). 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
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shall complete implementation of the plan required by sub-
section (a). 
(g) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall review 
the plan required by subsection (a) and submit to the rel-
evant congressional committees a report on the review. 
SEC. 5302. WEBSITE CONSOLIDATION AND TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) 
WEBSITE
CONSOLIDATION.—The 
Director 
shall— 
(1) in consultation with Federal agencies, and 
after reviewing the directory of public Federal Gov-
ernment websites of each agency (as required to be 
established and updated under section 207(f)(3) of 
the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note)), assess all the publicly 
available websites of Federal agencies to determine 
whether 
there 
are 
duplicative 
or 
overlapping 
websites; and 
(2) require Federal agencies to eliminate or 
consolidate those websites that are duplicative or 
overlapping. 
(b) WEBSITE TRANSPARENCY.—The Director shall 
issue guidance to Federal agencies to ensure that the data 
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on publicly available websites of the agencies are open and 
accessible to the public. 
(c) MATTERS COVERED.—In preparing the guidance 
required by subsection (b), the Director shall— 
(1) develop guidelines, standards, and best 
practices for interoperability and transparency; 
(2) identify interfaces that provide for shared, 
open solutions on the publicly available websites of 
the agencies; and 
(3) ensure that Federal agency Internet home 
pages, web-based forms, and web-based applications 
are accessible to individuals with disabilities in con-
formance with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d). 
(d) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—The guidance re-
quired by subsection (b) shall be issued not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5303. TRANSITION TO THE CLOUD. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that transition to cloud computing offers significant 
potential benefits for the implementation of Federal infor-
mation technology projects in terms of flexibility, cost, and 
operational benefits. 
(b) GOVERNMENTWIDE APPLICATION.—In assessing 
cloud computing opportunities, the Chief Information Of-
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ficers Council shall define policies and guidelines for the 
adoption of Governmentwide programs providing for a 
standardized approach to security assessment and oper-
ational authorization for cloud products and services. 
(c) ADDITIONAL BUDGET AUTHORITIES FOR TRANSI-
TION.—In transitioning to the cloud, a Chief Information 
Officer of an agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, may establish such cloud service 
Working Capital Funds, in consultation with the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the agency, as may be necessary to tran-
sition to cloud-based solutions. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such cloud service Working Capital 
Funds may preserve funding for cloud service transitions 
for a period not to exceed 5 years per appropriation. Any 
establishment of a new Working Capital Fund under this 
subsection shall be reported to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
and relevant Congressional committees. 
SEC. 5304. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION 
OF CONTRACTS BY REQUIRING BUSINESS 
CASE ANALYSIS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to le-
verage the Government’s buying power and achieve admin-
istrative efficiencies and cost savings by eliminating un-
necessary duplication of contracts. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR
BUSINESS
CASE
AP-
PROVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on and after 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, an 
executive agency may not issue a solicitation for a 
covered contract vehicle unless the agency performs 
a business case analysis for the contract vehicle and 
obtains an approval of the business case analysis 
from the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
Policy. 
(2) REVIEW OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to any 
covered contract vehicle, the Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy shall review the 
business case analysis submitted for the con-
tract vehicle and provide an approval or dis-
approval within 60 days after the date of sub-
mission. Any business case analysis not dis-
approved within such 60-day period is deemed 
to be approved. 
(B) BASIS
FOR
APPROVAL
OF
BUSINESS 
CASE.—The Administrator for Federal Procure-
ment Policy shall approve or disapprove a busi-
ness case analysis based on the adequacy of the 
analysis submitted. The Administrator shall 
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give primary consideration to whether an agen-
cy has demonstrated a compelling need that 
cannot be satisfied by existing Governmentwide 
contract vehicles in a timely and cost-effective 
manner. 
(3) CONTENT OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.— 
The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
shall issue guidance specifying the content for a 
business case analysis submitted pursuant to this 
section. At a minimum, the business case analysis 
shall include details on the administrative resources 
needed for such contract vehicle, including an anal-
ysis of all direct and indirect costs to the Federal 
Government of awarding and administering such 
contract vehicle and the impact such contract vehicle 
will have on the ability of the Federal Government 
to leverage its purchasing power. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) COVERED CONTRACT VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘covered contract vehicle’’ has the meaning provided 
by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Pol-
icy in guidance issued pursuant to this section and 
includes, at a minimum, any Governmentwide con-
tract vehicle , whether for acquisition of information 
technology or other goods or services, in an amount 
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greater than $50,000,000 (or $10,000,000, deter-
mined on an average annual basis, in the case of 
such a contract vehicle performed over more than 
one year). The term does not include a multiple 
award schedule contract awarded by the General 
Services Administration, a Governmentwide acquisi-
tion contract for information technology awarded 
pursuant to sections 11302(e) and 11314(a)(2) of 
title 40, United States Code, or orders against exist-
ing Governmentwide contract vehicles. 
(2) GOVERNMENTWIDE
CONTRACT
VEHICLE 
AND
EXECUTIVE
AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘Govern-
mentwide contract vehicle’’ and ‘‘executive agency’’ 
have the meanings provided in section 11501 of title 
40, United States Code, as added by section 5401. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than June 1 in each of the 
next 6 years following the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a 
report on the implementation of this section, including a 
summary of the submissions, reviews, approvals, and dis-
approvals of business case analyses pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
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(e) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator for Federal Pro-
curement Policy shall issue guidance for implementing this 
section. 
(f) REVISION OF FAR.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation shall be amended to implement this sec-
tion. 
TITLE 
LIV—STRENGTHENING 
AND STREAMLINING INFOR-
MATION 
TECHNOLOGY 
AC-
QUISITION 
MANAGEMENT 
PRACTICES 
Subtitle 
A—Strengthening 
and 
Streamlining IT Program Man-
agement Practices 
SEC. 5401. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE AND COMMON APPLICATION COLLABO-
RATION CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 115 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 
115—INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT 
PRACTICES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘11501. Federal infrastructure and common application collaboration center. 
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