IIB 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1232 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend titles 40, 41, and 44, United States Code, to 
eliminate duplication and waste in information tech-
nology acquisition and management. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Information 
Technology Acquisition Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WITHIN 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
Sec. 101. Increased authority of agency Chief Information Officers over infor-
mation technology. 
Sec. 102. Lead coordination role of Chief Information Officers Council. 
Sec. 103. Reports by Government Accountability Office. 
TITLE II—DATA CENTER OPTIMIZATION 
Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Federal data center optimization initiative. 
Sec. 204. Performance requirements related to data center consolidation. 
Sec. 205. Cost savings related to data center optimization. 
Sec. 206. Reporting requirements to Congress and the Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer. 
TITLE III—ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATION AND WASTE IN 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION 
Sec. 301. Inventory of information technology software assets. 
Sec. 302. Website consolidation and transparency. 
Sec. 303. Transition to the cloud. 
Sec. 304. Elimination of unnecessary duplication of contracts by requiring busi-
ness case analysis. 
TITLE IV—STRENGTHENING AND STREAMLINING INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 
Subtitle A—Strengthening and Streamlining IT Program Management 
Practices 
Sec. 401. Pilot program on interagency collaboration. 
Sec. 402. Designation of assisted acquisition centers of excellence. 
Subtitle B—Strengthening IT Acquisition Workforce 
Sec. 411. Expansion of training and use of information technology acquisition 
cadres. 
Sec. 412. Plan on strengthening program and project management perform-
ance. 
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Sec. 413. Personnel awards for excellence in the acquisition of information sys-
tems and information technology. 
TITLE V—ADDITIONAL REFORMS 
Sec. 501. Maximizing the benefit of the Federal strategic sourcing initiative. 
Sec. 502. Governmentwide software purchasing program. 
Sec. 503. Promoting transparency of blanket purchase agreements. 
Sec. 504. Additional source selection technique in solicitations. 
Sec. 505. Enhanced transparency in information technology investments. 
Sec. 506. Enhanced communication between government and industry. 
Sec. 507. Clarification of current law with respect to technology neutrality in 
acquisition of software. 
Sec. 508. No additional funds authorized. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS COUNCIL.— 
The term ‘‘Chief Acquisition Officers Council’’ 
means the Chief Acquisition Officers Council estab-
lished by section 1311(a) of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(2) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘Chief Information Officer’’ means a Chief Informa-
tion Officer (as designated under section 3506(a)(2) 
of title 44, United States Code) of an agency listed 
in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code. 
(3) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL.— 
The term ‘‘Chief Information Officers Council’’ or 
‘‘CIO Council’’ means the Chief Information Officers 
Council established by section 3603(a) of title 44, 
United States Code. 
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(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(5) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means each agency listed in section 901(b) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(6) FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.— 
The term ‘‘Federal Chief Information Officer’’ 
means the Administrator of the Office of Electronic 
Government established under section 3602 of title 
44, United States Code. 
(7) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
OR
IT.—The 
term ‘‘information technology’’ or ‘‘IT’’ has the 
meaning provided in section 11101(6) of title 40, 
United States Code. 
(8) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means each of the following: 
(A) The Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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TITLE I—MANAGEMENT OF IN-
FORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY 
WITHIN 
FEDERAL 
GOVERN-
MENT 
SEC. 101. INCREASED AUTHORITY OF AGENCY CHIEF IN-
FORMATION OFFICERS OVER INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF CIOS OF CER-
TAIN AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11315 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (a) as sub-
section (e) and moving such subsection to the 
end of the section; and 
(B) by inserting before subsection (b) the 
following new subsection (a): 
‘‘(a) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OR DESIGNATION 
OF CERTAIN CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within each 
agency listed in section 901(b)(1) of title 31 an 
agency Chief Information Officer. Each agency Chief 
Information Officer shall— 
‘‘(A)(i) be appointed by the President; or 
‘‘(ii) be designated by the President, in 
consultation with the head of the agency; and 
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‘‘(B) be appointed or designated, as appli-
cable, from among individuals who possess dem-
onstrated ability in general management of, and 
knowledge of and extensive practical experience 
in, information technology management prac-
tices in large governmental or business entities. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—An agency Chief In-
formation Officer appointed or designated under this 
section shall report directly to the head of the agen-
cy and carry out, on a full-time basis, responsibilities 
as set forth in this section and in section 3506(a) 
of title 44 for Chief Information Officers designated 
under paragraph (2) of such section.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), the head of each 
agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The head of each agen-
cy, other than an agency with a Presidentially 
appointed or designated Chief Information Offi-
cer as provided in section 11315(a)(1) of title 
40,’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B). 
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(b) AUTHORITY RELATING TO BUDGET AND PER-
SONNEL.—Section 11315 of title 40, United States Code, 
is further amended by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITIES
FOR
CERTAIN 
CIOS.— 
‘‘(1) BUDGET-RELATED AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) 
PLANNING.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, the head of each agency 
listed in section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title 
31 and in section 102 of title 5 shall ensure 
that the Chief Information Officer of the agen-
cy has the authority to participate in decisions 
regarding the budget planning process related 
to information technology or programs that in-
clude significant information technology compo-
nents. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, amounts appropriated 
for any agency listed in section 901(b)(1) or 
901(b)(2) of title 31 and in section 102 of title 
5 for any fiscal year that are available for infor-
mation technology shall be allocated within the 
agency, consistent with the provisions of appro-
priations Acts and budget guidelines and rec-
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ommendations from the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, in such manner as 
specified by, or approved by, the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the agency in consultation with 
the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and 
budget officials. 
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL-RELATED AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the head of 
each agency listed in section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) 
of title 31 shall ensure that the Chief Information 
Officer of the agency has the authority necessary to 
approve the hiring of personnel who will have infor-
mation technology responsibilities within the agency 
and to require that such personnel have the obliga-
tion to report to the Chief Information Officer in a 
manner considered sufficient by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer.’’. 
(c) SINGLE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER IN EACH 
AGENCY.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Section 3506(a)(3) of title 
44, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
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‘‘(B) Each agency shall have only one indi-
vidual with the title and designation of ‘Chief 
Information Officer’. Any bureau, office, or sub-
ordinate organization within the agency may 
designate one individual with the title ‘Deputy 
Chief Information Officer’, ‘Associate Chief In-
formation Officer’, or ‘Assistant Chief Informa-
tion Officer’.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3506(a)(3)(B) 
of title 44, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1), shall take effect as of October 1, 2014. 
Any individual serving in a position affected by such 
section before such date may continue in that posi-
tion if the requirements of such section are fulfilled 
with respect to that individual. 
SEC. 102. LEAD COORDINATION ROLE OF CHIEF INFORMA-
TION OFFICERS COUNCIL. 
(a) LEAD COORDINATION ROLE.—Subsection (d) of 
section 3603 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) LEAD INTERAGENCY FORUM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council is designated 
the lead interagency forum for improving agency co-
ordination of practices related to the design, develop-
ment, modernization, use, operation, sharing, per-
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formance, and review of Federal Government infor-
mation resources investment. As the lead inter-
agency forum, the Council shall develop cross-agency 
portfolio management practices to allow and encour-
age the development of cross-agency shared services 
and shared platforms. The Council shall also issue 
guidelines and practices for infrastructure and com-
mon information technology applications, including 
expansion of the Federal Enterprise Architecture 
process if appropriate. The guidelines and practices 
may address broader transparency, common inputs, 
common outputs, and outcomes achieved. The guide-
lines and practices shall be used as a basis for com-
paring performance across diverse missions and op-
erations in various agencies. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 1 in 
each of the 6 years following the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Council shall submit to 
the relevant congressional committees a report (to be 
known as the ‘CIO Council Report’) summarizing 
the Council’s activities in the preceding fiscal year 
and containing such recommendations for further 
congressional action to fulfill its mission as the 
Council considers appropriate. 
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‘‘(3) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—For purposes of the report required by para-
graph (2), the relevant congressional committees are 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNCTION.—Subsection (f) of sec-
tion 3603 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) Assist the Administrator in developing and 
providing guidance for effective operations of the 
Federal Infrastructure and Common Application 
Collaboration Center authorized under section 11501 
of title 40.’’. 
(c) REFERENCES TO ADMINISTRATOR OF E-GOVERN-
MENT AS FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.— 
(1) REFERENCES.—Section 3602(b) of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The Administrator may also be 
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referred to as the Federal Chief Information Offi-
cer.’’. 
(2) DEFINITION.—Section 3601(1) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or Federal Chief Informa-
tion Officer’’ before ‘‘means’’. 
SEC. 103. REPORTS BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE. 
(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 102, 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 
authorized under section 11501 of title 40, United 
States Code, as added by section 401. 
(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 
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recommendations of the Comptroller General from the ex-
amination required by subsection (a). 
TITLE II—DATA CENTER 
OPTIMIZATION 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to optimize Federal data 
center usage and efficiency. 
SEC. 202. 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 203. 
(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. 
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