Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1611
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2013-10-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: 
Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013 - Requires the head of specified federal agencies and departments to submit annually to the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): (1) a comprehensive asset inventory of the data centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of such agencies and departments, even if any such centers are administered by a third party; and (2) a multi-year strategy to achieve the optimization and consolidation of agency data center assets that includes performance metrics, a timeline for agency activities completed under the OMB Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), and investment and cost savings calculations. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to review and report on the quality and completeness of, and verify, each agency's asset inventory and plans.
 
Requires the Administrator to develop and publish a goal for the total amount of planned cost savings through the FDCCI over a five-year period, with a breakdown on a year-by-year basis of projected savings and annual updates on agency progress in consolidating data center assets. 
 
Requires an agency or department that is required to implement a data center consolidation plan under this Act and migrate to cloud computing to do so in a manner consistent with federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including: (1) applicable provisions in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), and (2) guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
 
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, 2018. 

action_date: 2014-05-06
text: 
Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013 - Requires the heads of specified federal agencies, assisted by their chief information officers, to submit to the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) each fiscal year: (1) a comprehensive inventory of data centers owned, operated, or maintained by such agency; and (2) a multi-year strategy to achieve the consolidation and optimization of such data centers that includes performance metrics, a timeline for agency activities to be completed under the OMB Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), and year-by-year calculations of investments and cost savings.
 
Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish deadlines for annual reporting and requirements such agencies must meet to be considered in compliance with this Act; (2) develop and make publicly available a goal for the amount of planned cost savings and optimization improvements achieved through the FDCCI during a specified period; (3) aggregate the reported cost savings of each agency and optimization improvements achieved to date through the FDCCI and compare such savings to the projected cost savings and optimization improvements achieved through the FDCCI; and (4) report to Congress. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to review and verify the quality and completeness of the asset inventory and strategy of each agency and report to Congress. 
 
Requires such agencies to implement their data center consolidation and optimization strategies consistent with federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including: (1) applicable provisions in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), and (2) guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 
 
Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to waive the applicability of any provision of this Act to any element of the intelligence community if such waiver is in the interest of national security. 
 
Repeals this Act effective on October 1, 2018. 

action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013 - Requires the heads of specified federal agencies, assisted by their chief information officers, to submit to the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) each fiscal year: (1) a comprehensive inventory of data centers owned, operated, or maintained by each such agency; and (2) a multi-year strategy to achieve the consolidation and optimization of such data centers that includes performance metrics, a timeline for agency activities to be completed under the OMB Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), and year-by-year calculations of investments and cost savings.
 
Provides that for any year that the Department of Defense (DOD) is required to submit a performance plan for the reduction of resources required for data servers and centers, DOD: (1) may submit to the Administrator, in lieu of the multi-year strategy, the defense-wide plan and report on cost savings required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012; and (2) shall submit the comprehensive inventory required by this Act unless the defense-wide plan contains a comparable comprehensive inventory. 
 
Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish deadlines for annual reporting and requirements such agencies must meet to be considered in compliance with this Act, (2) develop and make publicly available a goal for the amount of planned cost savings and optimization improvements achieved through the FDCCI during a specified period, (3) aggregate the reported cost savings of each agency and optimization improvements achieved to date through the FDCCI and compare such savings to the projected cost savings and optimization improvements achieved through the FDCCI, and (4) report to Congress. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to review and verify the quality and completeness of the asset inventory and strategy of each agency and report to Congress. 
 
Requires such agencies to implement their data center consolidation and optimization strategies consistent with federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including: (1) applicable provisions in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), and (2) guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 
 
Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Secretary of Defense to waive the applicability of any provision of this Act to any national security system if such waiver is in the interest of national security. Requires the Director or the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a statement describing the waiver and the reasons for it. 
 
Repeals this Act effective on October 1, 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5864-5865)
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5864-5865)
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of committee substitute as amended: CR S5863-5864)
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5863-5865)
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-157.
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-157.
action_date: 2013-11-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Introduced in Senate