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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2144 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities tasked with 
improving program and project management in Federal agencies, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 30, 2015 
Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities 
tasked with improving program and project management 
in Federal agencies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Program Management 
Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—Section 503 of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.—Sub-
ject to the direction and approval of the Director, the Dep-
uty Director for Management or designee shall— 
‘‘(1) adopt governmentwide standards, policies, 
and guidelines for program and project management 
for executive agencies; 
‘‘(2) oversee program and project management 
for the standards, policies, and guidelines estab-
lished under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) chair the Program Management Policy 
Council established by section 1126(b); 
‘‘(4) issue regulations and establish standards 
and policies for executive agencies in accordance 
with nationally accredited standards for program 
and project management planning and delivery 
issues; 
‘‘(5) engage with the private sector; 
‘‘(6) conduct portfolio reviews to address pro-
grams identified as high risk by the Government Ac-
countability Office; 
‘‘(7) not less than annually, conduct portfolio 
reviews of agency programs in coordination with 
project management improvement officers; and 
‘‘(8) establish a five-year strategic plan for pro-
gram and project management.’’. 
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‘‘(iv) Incentives for the recruitment 
and retention of highly qualified individ-
uals to serve as program managers. 
‘‘(v) Improved resources and support, 
including relevant competencies encom-
passed with program and project manage-
ment within the private sector for program 
managers. 
‘‘(vi) Improved means of collecting 
and disseminating best practices and les-
sons learned to enhance program manage-
ment across the agency. 
‘‘(vii) Common templates and tools to 
support improved data gathering and anal-
ysis for program management and over-
sight purposes. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT POLICY COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Office of Management and Budget a council to 
be known as the ‘Program Management Policy 
Council’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS.—The Council 
shall act as the principal interagency forum for im-
proving agency practices related to program and 
project management. The Council shall— 
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‘‘(A) advise and assist the Deputy Director 
for Management of the Office of Management 
and Budget; 
‘‘(B) review programs identified as high 
risk by the General Accountability Office and 
make recommendations for actions to be taken 
by the Deputy Director for Management of the 
Office of Management and Budget or designee; 
‘‘(C) discuss topics of importance to the 
workforce, including— 
‘‘(i) career development and workforce 
development needs; 
‘‘(ii) policy to support continuous im-
provement in program and project manage-
ment; and 
‘‘(iii) major challenges across agencies 
in managing programs; 
‘‘(D) advise on the development and appli-
cability of standards governmentwide for pro-
gram management transparency; and 
‘‘(E) review the information published on 
the website pursuant to section 1122. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be 
composed of the following members: 
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‘‘(i) Five members from the Office of 
Management and Budget as follows: 
‘‘(I) The Deputy Director for 
Management. 
‘‘(II) The Administrator of the 
Office of Electronic Government. 
‘‘(III) The Administrator of the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy. 
‘‘(IV) The Controller of the Of-
fice of Federal Financial Manage-
ment. 
‘‘(V) The Director of the Office 
of Performance and Personnel Man-
agement. 
‘‘(ii) The Program Management Im-
provement Officer from each agency de-
scribed in section 901(b). 
‘‘(iii) Other individuals as determined 
appropriate by the Chairperson. 
‘‘(B) CHAIRPERSON
AND
VICE
CHAIR-
PERSON.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Di-
rector for Management of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall be the 
Chairperson of the Council. A Vice Chair-
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person shall be elected by the members and 
shall serve a term of not more than one 
year. 
‘‘(ii) DUTIES.—The Chairperson shall 
preside at the meetings of the Council, de-
termine the agenda of the Council, direct 
the work, of the Council and establish and 
direct subgroups of the Council as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not 
less than twice per fiscal year and may meet at the 
call of the Chairperson or a majority of the members 
of the Council. 
‘‘(5) SUPPORT.—The head of each agency with 
a Project Management Improvement Officer serving 
on the Council shall provide administrative support 
to the Council, as appropriate, at the request of the 
Chairperson. 
‘‘(6) COMMITTEE DURATION.—Section 14(a)(2) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the Council.’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 
each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31, United 
States Code, shall submit to Congress and the Office of 
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Management and Budget a report containing the strategy 
developed under section 1126(a)(2)(B) of such title, as 
added by subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PER-
SONNEL STANDARDS. 
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et, shall issue regulations that— 
(1) identify key skills and competencies needed 
for a program and project manager in an agency; 
(2) establish a new job series for program and 
project management within an agency; and 
(3) establish a new career path for program 
and project managers within an agency. 
(b) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘agency’’ means each agency described in section 901(b) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
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