A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans.

SECTION 1. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information 
        Technology within the Office of Management and Budget.
            (2) Data center.--
                    (A) Definition.--The term ``data center'' means a 
                closet, room, floor, or building for the storage, 
                management, and dissemination of data and information, 
                as defined by the Administrator in the ``Implementation 
                Guidance for the Federal Data Center Consolidation 
                Initiative'' memorandum, issued on March 19, 2012.
                    (B) Authority to modify definition.--The 
                Administrator may promulgate guidance or other 
                clarifications to modify the definition in subparagraph 
                (A) in a manner consistent with this Act, as the 
                Administrator determines necessary.
    (b) Federal Data Center Consolidation Inventories and Plans.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Annual reports.--Each year, beginning in fiscal 
                year 2015 through the end of fiscal year 2019, the head 
                of each agency that is described in subparagraph (E), 
                assisted by the chief information officer of the 
                agency, shall submit to the Administrator--
                            (i) a comprehensive asset inventory of the 
                        data centers owned, operated, or maintained by 
                        or on behalf of the agency, even if the center 
                        is administered by a third party; and
                            (ii) an updated consolidation plan that 
                        includes--
                                    (I) a technical roadmap and 
                                approach for achieving the agency's 
                                targets for infrastructure utilization, 
                                energy efficiency (including 
                                performance benchmarks such as Power 
                                Utilization Effectiveness and use of 
                                Energy Star-rated equipment), cost 
                                savings and efficiency;
                                    (II) a detailed timeline for 
                                implementation of the data center 
                                consolidation plan;
                                    (III) quantitative utilization and 
                                efficiency goals for reducing assets, 
                                improving energy and efficiency, and 
                                improving use of information technology 
                                infrastructure;
                                    (IV) performance metrics by which 
                                the progress of the agency toward data 
                                center consolidation goals can be 
                                measured, including metrics to track 
                                any gains in energy utilization as a 
                                result of this initiative;
                                    (V) an aggregation of year-by-year 
                                investment and cost savings 
                                calculations for 5 years past the date 
                                of submission of the cost saving 
                                assessment, including a description of 
                                any initial costs for data center 
                                consolidation and life cycle cost 
                                savings;
                                    (VI) quantitative progress towards 
                                previously stated goals including cost 
                                savings (including savings measured on 
                                a total cost of ownership basis) and 
                                increases in operational efficiencies 
                                and utilization; and
                                    (VII) any additional information 
                                required by the Administrator.
                    (B) Use of existing reporting structures.--The 
                Administrator may require agencies described in 
                subparagraph (E) to submit any information required to 
                be submitted under this subsection through reporting 
                structures in use as of the date of enactment of this 
                Act.
                    (C) Certification.--Each year, beginning in fiscal 
                year 2015 through the end of fiscal year 2019, the head 
                of an agency, acting through the chief information 
                officer of the agency, shall submit a statement to the 
                Administrator certifying that the agency has complied 
                with the requirements of this Act.
                    (D) Inspector general report.--
                            (i) In general.--The Inspector General for 
                        each agency described in subparagraph (E) shall 
                        release a public report not later than 6 months 
                        after the date on which the agency releases the 
                        first updated asset inventory in fiscal year 
                        2015 under subparagraph (A)(i), which shall 
                        evaluate the completeness of the inventory of 
                        the agency.
                            (ii) Agency response.--The head of each 
                        agency shall respond to the report completed by 
                        the Inspector General for the agency under 
                        clause (i), and complete any inventory 
                        identified by the Inspector General for the 
                        agency as incomplete, by the time the agency 
                        submits the required inventory update for 
                        fiscal year 2016.
                    (E) Agencies described.--The agencies (including 
                all associated components of the agency) described in 
                this paragraph are the--
                            (i) Department of Agriculture;
                            (ii) Department of Commerce;
                            (iii) Department of Defense;
                            (iv) Department of Education;
                            (v) Department of Energy;
                            (vi) Department of Health and Human 
                        Services;
                            (vii) Department of Homeland Security;
                            (viii) Department of Housing and Urban 
                        Development;
                            (ix) Department of the Interior;
                            (x) Department of Justice;
                            (xi) Department of Labor;
                            (xii) Department of State;
                            (xiii) Department of Transportation;
                            (xiv) Department of Treasury;
                            (xv) Department of Veterans Affairs;
                            (xvi) Environmental Protection Agency;
                            (xvii) General Services Administration;
                            (xviii) National Aeronautics and Space 
                        Administration;
                            (xix) National Science Foundation;
                            (xx) Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
                            (xxi) Office of Personnel Management;
                            (xxii) Small Business Administration;
                            (xxiii) Social Security Administration; and
                            (xxiv) United States Agency for 
                        International Development.
                    (F) Agency implementation of consolidation plans.--
                Each agency described in subparagraph (E), under the 
                direction of the chief information officer of the 
                agency shall--
                            (i) implement the consolidation plan 
                        required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and
                            (ii) provide to the Administrator annual 
                        updates on implementation and cost savings 
                        (including life cycle costs) and efficiency 
                        improvements realized through such 
                        consolidation plan.
            (2) Administrator responsibilities.--The Administrator 
        shall--
                    (A) establish the deadline, on an annual basis, for 
                agencies to submit information under this section;
                    (B) ensure that each certification submitted under 
                paragraph (1)(C) and each agency consolidation plan 
                submitted under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is made available 
                in a timely manner to the general public;
                    (C) review the plans submitted under paragraph (1) 
                to determine whether each plan is comprehensive and 
                complete;
                    (D) monitor the implementation of the data center 
                consolidation plan of each agency described in 
                paragraph (1)(A)(ii); and
                    (E) update the cumulative cost savings projection 
                on an annual basis as the savings are realized through 
                the implementation of the agency plans.
            (3) Cost saving goal and updates for congress.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, or by September 30th of 
                fiscal year 2015, whichever is later, the Administrator 
                shall develop and publish a goal for the total amount 
                of planned cost savings by the Federal Government 
                through the Federal Data Center Consolidation 
                Initiative during the 5-year period beginning on the 
                date of enactment of this Act, which shall include a 
                breakdown on a year-by-year basis of the projected 
                savings.
                    (B) Annual update.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 1 year 
                        after the date on which the goal described in 
                        subparagraph (A) is determined and each year 
                        thereafter until the end of 2019, the 
                        Administrator shall publish a report on the 
                        actual savings achieved through the Federal 
                        Data Center Consolidation Initiative as 
                        compared to the projected savings developed 
                        under subparagraph (A) (based on data collected 
                        from each affected agency under paragraph (1)).
                            (ii) Update for congress.--The report 
                        required under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                        submitted to Congress and shall include an 
                        update on the progress made by each agency 
                        described in subsection paragraph (1)(E) on--
                                    (I) whether each agency has in fact 
                                submitted a comprehensive asset 
                                inventory;
                                    (II) whether each agency has 
                                submitted a comprehensive consolidation 
                                plan with the key elements described in 
                                paragraph (1)(A)(ii); and
                                    (III) the progress, if any, of each 
                                agency on implementing the 
                                consolidation plan of the agency.
                            (iii) Request for reports.--Upon request 
                        from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                        Governmental Affairs of the Senate or the 
                        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
                        the House of Representatives, the head of an 
                        agency described in paragraph (1)(E) or the 
                        Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
                        shall submit to the requesting committee any 
                        report or information submitted to the Office 
                        of Management and Budget for the purpose of 
                        preparing a report required under clause (i) or 
                        an updated progress report required under 
                        clause (ii).
            (4) GAO review.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall, on an annual basis, publish a report on--
                    (A) the quality and completeness of each agency's 
                asset inventory and consolidation plans required under 
                paragraph (1)(A);
                    (B) each agency's progress on implementation of the 
                consolidation plans submitted under paragraph (1)(A);
                    (C) overall planned and actual cost savings 
                realized through implementation of the consolidation 
                plans submitted under paragraph (1)(A);
                    (D) any steps that the Administrator could take to 
                improve implementation of the data center consolidation 
                initiative; and
                    (E) any matters for Congressional consideration in 
                order to improve or accelerate the implementation of 
                the data center consolidation initiative.
            (5) Response to gao.--
                    (A) In general.--If a report required under 
                paragraph (4) identifies any deficiencies or delays in 
                any of the elements described in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (E) of paragraph (4) for an agency, the head of 
                the agency shall respond in writing to the Comptroller 
                General of the United States, not later than 90 days 
                after the date on which the report is published under 
                paragraph (4), with a detailed explanation of how the 
                agency will address the deficiency.
                    (B) Additional requirements.--If the Comptroller 
                General identifies an agency that has repeatedly lagged 
                in implementing the data center consolidation 
                initiative, the Comptroller General may require that 
                the head of the agency submit a statement explaining--
                            (i) why the agency is having difficulty 
                        implementing the initiative; and
                            (ii) what structural or personnel changes 
                        are needed within the agency to address the 
                        problem.
    (c) Ensuring Cybersecurity Standards for Data Center Consolidation 
and Cloud Computing.--An agency required to implement a data center 
consolidation plan under this Act and migrate to cloud computing shall 
do so in a manner that is consistent with Federal guidelines on cloud 
computing security, including--
            (1) applicable provisions found within the Federal Risk and 
        Authorization Management Program of the General Service 
        Administration; and
            (2) guidance published by the National Institute of 
        Standards and Technology.
    (d) Classified Information.--The Director of National Intelligence 
may waive the requirements of this Act for any element (or component of 
an element) of the intelligence community.
    (e) Sunset.--This Act is repealed effective on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Requires the heads of specified federal agencies, assisted by their chief information officers, to submit in FY2015-FY2019 to the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget: (1) a comprehensive asset inventory of the data centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of such agencies; and (2) an updated consolidation plan for such data centers. Requires the Inspector General of each specified agency to issue a public report evaluating the completeness of agency inventories.  Requires the Office of E-Government and Information Technology to: (1) establish the deadline each year for agencies to submit information required by this Act; (2) develop and publish a goal for the total amount of planned cost savings through the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative during a five-year period and report on the actual savings achieved through the Initiative; and (3) report to Congress on data center cost savings. Directs the Government Accountability Office to publish an annual report on agency asset inventory and consolidation plans and agency implementation of such plans. Requires agencies that are required to implement a data center consolidation plan and migrate to cloud computing to do so in a manner consistent with federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including applicable provisions in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program of the General Services Administration and guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence to waive requirements of this Act for any element of the intelligence community.  Repeals this Act effective on October 1, 2019.