Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4629
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: 

Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies requirements relating to data centers of federal agencies and extends the sunset of provisions regarding the federal data center consolidation initiative.
 
Specifically, the General Services Administration (GSA) must establish minimum requirements for new data centers, including regarding
 
 
the availability and use of new data centers;
 
the use of sustainable energy sources;
 
uptime percentage;
 
protections against power failures, including on-site energy generation and access to multiple transmission paths;
 
protections against physical intrusions and natural disasters; and 
 
information security protections.
 
 
During the development and planning lifecycle of a new data center, an agency must report to the GSA and Congress upon determining it is likely to make a management or financial decision relating to such center.
 
An agency must (1) regularly assess the application portfolio of the covered agency and ensure that each legacy application is updated, replaced, or modernized, as appropriate, to take advantage of modern technologies; and (2) prioritize and, to the greatest extent possible, leverage commercial cloud environments rather than acquiring, overseeing, or managing custom data center infrastructure.
 
An agency must oversee and manage the data center portfolio and the information technology strategy of the agency in accordance with federal cybersecurity guidelines and directives.
 
 

action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 

Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies requirements relating to data centers of federal agencies and extends the sunset of provisions regarding the federal data center consolidation initiative.
 
Specifically, the General Services Administration (GSA) must establish minimum requirements for new data centers, including regarding
 
 
the availability and use of new data centers;
 
the use of sustainable energy sources;
 
uptime percentage;
 
protections against power failures, including on-site energy generation and access to multiple transmission paths;
 
protections against physical intrusions and natural disasters; and 
 
information security protections.
 
 
During the development and planning lifecycle of a new data center, an agency must report to the GSA and Congress upon determining it is likely to make a management or financial decision relating to such center.
 
An agency must (1) regularly assess the application portfolio of the covered agency and ensure that each legacy application is updated, replaced, or modernized, as appropriate, to take advantage of modern technologies; and (2) prioritize and, to the greatest extent possible, leverage commercial cloud environments rather than acquiring, overseeing, or managing custom data center infrastructure.
 
An agency must oversee and manage the data center portfolio and the information technology strategy of the agency in accordance with federal cybersecurity guidelines and directives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-210.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-210.
action_date: 2022-08-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate