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pursuant to this section to national security systems only
to the maximum extent practicable. This subsection does not
apply to subparagraphs (4)(A) or (4)(B) (i), (ii), or (iii).
SEC. 4124. INTEGRATION WITH INFORMATION RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
In undertaking activities and issuing guidance in ac-
cordance with this subtitle, the Director shall promote the
integration of information technology management with the
broader information resource management processes in the
agencies.
Subtitle C—Executive Agencies
SEC. 4131. RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) In fulfilling the responsibilities assigned under
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, the head of each
executive agency shall comply with this subtitle with respect
to the specific matters covered by this subtitle.
(b) This subtitle shall sunset on September 30, 2001,
after which the head of each executive agency may continue
to comply with this subtitle.
(c) Guidance issued by the Director in accordance with
subtitle B of this title shall sunset on September 30, 2001,
unless the Director determines it should continue in effect
pursuant to section 4121(b) of this division, and notifies
the Congress and the agencies of that intent by March 31,
2001.
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SEC. 4132. CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL.
(a) In fulfilling the responsibilities assigned under sec-
tion 3506(h) of title 44, United States Code, the head of
each executive agency shall design and apply in the execu-
tive agency a process for maximizing the value and assess-
ing and managing the risks of the information technology
acquisitions of the agency.
(b) The process shall—
(1) provide for the selection, control, and evalua-
tion of the results of information technology invest-
ments of the agency;
(2) be integrated with budget, financial, and
program management decisions of the agency;
(3) include minimum criteria for considering an
information systems investment—to include a quan-
titative assessment of projected net, risk-adjusted re-
turn on investment—as well as explicit criteria, both
quantitative and qualitative, for comparing and
prioritizing alternative information systems invest-
ment projects;
(4) identify information systems investments
with share benefit to or impact on other Federal agen-
cies and State or local governments that require en-
forcement of operational standards or elimination of
redundancies;
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(5) provide for clearly identifying in advance of
the proposed investment of quantifiable measurements
for determining the net benefits and risks; and
(6) provide senior management with timely in-
formation regarding the progress of information sys-
tems initiatives against measurable, independently-
verifiable milestones, including cost, ability to meet
specified requirements, timeliness, and quality.
(c) This section applies to national security systems
except for subsection (b).
SEC. 4133. PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS-BASED MANAGE-
MENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In fulfilling the responsibilities
under section 3506(h) of title 44, United States Code, the
head of an executive agency shall—
(1) establish goals for improving the efficiency
and effectiveness of agency operations and, as appro-
priate, the delivery of services to the public through
the effective use of information technology;
(2) prepare an annual report, to be included in
the budget submission for the executive agency, on the
progress in achieving the goals;
(3) ensure that—
(A) the agency determines—
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(i) whether the function should be per-
formed in the private sector rather than by
an agency of the Federal Government and,
if so, whether the component of the agency
performing that function should be con-
verted from a governmental organization to
a private sector organization; or
(ii) whether the function should be per-
formed by the executive agency and, if so,
whether the function should be performed by
a private sector source under a contract en-
tered into by head of the executive agency or
executive agency personnel;
(B) the agency—
(i) provides adequately for the integra-
tion of the agency’s information resources
management plans, strategic plans prepared
pursuant to section 306 of title 5, United
States Code, and performance plans pre-
pared pursuant to section 1115 of title 31,
United States Code; and
(ii) budgets for the acquisition and use
of information technology;
(4) ensure that performance measurements are
prescribed for information technology used by or to be
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acquired for the executive agency and that the per-
formance measurements measure how well the infor-
mation technology supports agency programs;
(5) where comparable processes and organiza-
tions in the public or private sectors exist, quan-
titatively benchmark agency process performance
against such processes in terms of cost, speed, produc-
tivity, and quality of outputs and outcomes;
(6) analyze its missions and, based on the analy-
sis, revises its mission-related processes and adminis-
trative processes as appropriate before making signifi-
cant investments in information technology to be used
in support of agency missions;
(7) ensure that the agency’s information re-
sources management plan is current and adequate
and, to the maximum extent practicable, specifically
identifies how information technology to be acquired
is expected to improve agency operations and other-
wise expected to benefit the agency;
(8) ensure that efficient and effective interagency
and Governmentwide information technology invest-
ments are undertaken to improve the accomplishment
of common agency missions; and
(9) ensure that an agency’s information security
is adequate.
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(b) APPLICATION.—This section applies to national se-
curity systems except for subparagraph (3)(A).
SEC. 4134. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the head of an ex-
ecutive agency under section 4101 and the authorities re-
ferred to in such section includes but is not limited to the
following authorities:
(1) To acquire information technology as author-
ized by law.
(2) To enter into a contract that provides for
multi-agency acquisitions of information technology
subject to the approval and guidance of the Director.
(3) If the Director, based on advice from the
Chief Information Officers Council or interagency
functional groups, finds that it would be advan-
tageous for the Federal Government to do so, to enter
into a multi-agency contract for procurement of com-
mercial items that requires each agency covered by the
contract, when procuring such items, either to procure
the items under that contract or to justify an alter-
native procurement of the items.
(4) To establish and support one or more inde-
pendent technical review committees, composed of di-
verse agency personnel (including users) and outside
experts selected by the head of the executive agency, to