Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3897
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-22
text: 

Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses the problem of legacy information technology (IT) used by the federal government.
 
Specifically, each federal agency must
 
 
compile an inventory that lists each legacy IT system used, operated, or maintained by the agency; and 
 
within two years of this bill's enactment, and every five years thereafter, develop and include a plan to modernize the legacy IT systems as part of the agency's information resource management strategic plan.
 
 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must issue guidance on this bill's implementation, including criteria to determine whether IT qualifies as a legacy IT system.
 
Each agency must transfer to schools or nonprofit organizations any educationally useful federal equipment that the agency no longer uses.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on this bill's implementation and how this bill functions alongside other IT modernization offices, policies, and programs.

action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses the problem of legacy information technology (IT) used by the federal government.
 
Specifically, each federal agency must
 
 
compile an inventory that lists each legacy IT system used, operated, or maintained by the agency; and 
 
within two years of this bill's enactment, and every five years thereafter, develop and include a plan to modernize the legacy IT systems as part of the agency's information resource management strategic plan.
 
 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must issue guidance on this bill's implementation, including criteria to determine whether IT qualifies as a legacy IT system.
 
Each agency must transfer to schools or nonprofit organizations any educationally useful federal equipment that the agency no longer uses.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on this bill's implementation and how this bill functions alongside other IT modernization offices, policies, and programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-262.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-262.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate