mitted by agencies for funding authorized under the 
Fund. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
the Board are the following: 
(A) Provide input to the Director for the 
development of processes for agencies to submit 
modernization proposals to the Board and to 
establish the criteria by which such proposals 
are evaluated, which shall include addressing 
the greatest security and operational risks, hav-
ing the greatest Governmentwide impact, and 
having a high probability of success based on 
factors such as a strong business case, technical 
design, procurement strategy (including ade-
quate use of incremental software development 
practices), and program management. 
(B) Make recommendations to the Com-
missioner to assist agencies in the further devel-
opment and refinement of select submitted 
modernization proposals, based on an initial 
evaluation performed with the assistance of the 
Commissioner. 
(C) Review and prioritize, with the assist-
ance of the Commissioner and the Director,
modernization proposals based on criteria estab-
lished pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
(D) Identify, with the assistance of the 
Commissioner, opportunities to improve or re-
place multiple information technology systems 
with a smaller number of information tech-
nology systems common to multiple agencies. 
(E) Recommend the funding of moderniza-
tion projects, in accordance with the uses de-
scribed in subsection (a)(3), to the Commis-
sioner. 
(F) Monitor, in consultation with the Com-
missioner, progress and performance in exe-
cuting approved projects and, if necessary, rec-
ommend the suspension or termination of fund-
ing for projects based on factors such as failure 
to meet the terms of a written agreement de-
scribed in subsection (a)(6). 
(G) Monitor operating costs of the Fund. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist of 
eight voting members. 
(4) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be 
the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Gov-
ernment.
(5) PERMANENT
MEMBERS.—The permanent 
members of the Board shall be the following: 
(A) The Administrator of the Office of 
Electronic Government. 
(B) A senior official from the General 
Services Administration having technical exper-
tise in information technology development, ap-
pointed by the Administrator of General Serv-
ices, with the approval of the Director. 
(6) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The other members 
of the Board shall be appointed as follows: 
(i) One employee of the National Pro-
tection and Programs Directorate of the 
Department of Homeland Security, ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity. 
(ii) One employee of the Department 
of Defense, appointed by the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(iii) Four Federal employees primarily 
having technical expertise in information 
technology development, financial manage-
ment, cybersecurity and privacy, and ac-
quisition, appointed by the Director.
(B) TERM.—Each member of the Board 
described in paragraph (A) shall serve a term 
of 1 year, which shall be renewable up to three 
times, at the discretion of the appointing Sec-
retary or Director, as applicable. 
(7) PROHIBITION
ON
COMPENSATION.—Mem-
bers of the Board may not receive additional pay, al-
lowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
the Board. 
(8) STAFF.—Upon request of the Chair of the 
Board, the Director and the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
any of the personnel of the Office of Management 
and Budget or the General Services Administration 
(as the case may be) to the Board to assist the 
Board in carrying out its functions under this Act. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Commis-
sioner shall support the activities of the Board and 
provide technical support to, and, with the concur-
rence of the Director, oversight of, agencies that re-
ceive transfers from the Fund. 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of 
the Commissioner are the following:
(A) Provide direct technical support in the 
form of personnel services or otherwise to agen-
cies transferred amounts under subsection 
(a)(3)(A) and for products, services, and acqui-
sition 
vehicles 
funded 
under 
subsection 
(a)(3)(B). 
(B) Assist the Board with the evaluation, 
prioritization, and development of agency mod-
ernization proposals. 
(C) Perform regular project oversight and 
monitoring of approved agency modernization 
projects, in consultation with the Board and the 
Director, to increase the likelihood of successful 
implementation and reduce waste. 
(D) Provide the Director with information 
necessary to meet the requirements of sub-
section (a)(7). 
(d) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551 
of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLOUD
COMPUTING.—The term ‘‘cloud 
computing’’ has the meaning given that term by the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology in