H. R. 5901 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To establish a program to facilitate the adoption of modern technology by executive 
agencies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Information Technology Mod-
ernization Centers of Excellence Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GSA MODERNIZATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLOUD COMPUTING.—The term ‘‘cloud computing’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 1076 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (40 U.S.C. 
11301 note). 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the Information 
Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of General Services 
shall establish a program to be known as the Information Tech-
nology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program to facilitate 
the adoption of modern technology by executive agencies on a 
reimbursable basis. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Program shall have the following 
responsibilities: 
(1) To encourage the modernization of information tech-
nology used by an executive agency and how a customer inter-
acts with an executive agency. 
(2) To improve cooperation between commercial and execu-
tive agency information technology sectors. 
(3) To the extent practicable, encourage the adoption of 
commercial items in accordance with section 3307 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
(4) Upon request by the executive agency, to assist execu-
tive agencies with planning and adoption of technology in focus 
areas designated by the Administrator, which may include the 
following: 
(A) A commercial cloud computing system that 
includes— 
(i) end-to-end migration planning and an assess-
ment of progress towards modernization; and
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(ii) a cybersecurity and governance framework that 
promotes industry and government risk management 
best practice approaches, prioritizing efforts based on 
risk, impact, and consequences. 
(B) Tools to help an individual receive support from 
and communicate with an executive agency. 
(C) Contact centers and other related customer sup-
ports. 
(D) Efficient use of data management, analysis, and 
reporting. 
(E) The optimization of infrastructure, including for 
data centers, and the reduction of operating costs. 
(F) Artificial intelligence. 
(5) To share best practices and expertise with executive 
agencies. 
(6) Other responsibilities the Administrator may identify. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordinate with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security in establishing the Program 
to ensure that the technology, tools, and frameworks facilitated 
for executive agencies by the Program provide sufficient cybersecu-
rity and maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability 
of Federal information. 
(e) PROGRAM REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the Pro-
gram, which shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the reimbursable agreements, state-
ments 
of 
work, 
and 
associated 
project 
schedules 
and 
deliverables for the Program. 
(2) Details on the total amount of the reimbursable agree-
ments. 
(3) Any additional information the Administrator deter-
mines necessary. 
(f) SUNSET.—This Act shall cease to have effect on the date 
that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to impair or otherwise affect the authority delegated by 
law to an executive agency or the head of an executive agency. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the
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Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.