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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Tracking Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. TRACEABILITY OF FOOD.

    The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 301, by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(jj) The failure to comply with any requirement of section 414A 
(relating to the traceability of food).''; and
            (2) in chapter IV, by inserting after section 414 the 
        following:

``SEC. 414A. TRACEABILITY OF FOOD.

    ``(a) Establishment of System.--Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
traceability system described in subsection (b) for all stages of 
manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food.
    ``(b) Description of System.--The traceability system required by 
subsection (a) shall require each article of food shipped in interstate 
commerce to be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to 
retrieve the history, use, and location of the article through a 
recordkeeping and audit system, a secure, online database, or 
registered identification.
    ``(c) Records.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may require that each 
        person required to identify an article of food pursuant to 
        subsection (b) maintain accurate records, as prescribed by the 
        Secretary, regarding the purchase, sale, and identification of 
        the article.
            ``(2) Access.--Each person described in paragraph (1) 
        shall, at all reasonable times, on notice by a duly authorized 
        representative of the Secretary, allow the representative to 
        access to each place of business of the person to examine and 
        copy the records described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Duration.--Each person described in paragraph (1) 
        shall maintain records as required under this subsection for 
        such period of time as the Secretary prescribes.
    ``(d) False Information.--No person shall falsify or misrepresent 
to any other person or to the Secretary, any information as to any 
location at which any article of food was held.
    ``(e) Alteration or Destruction of Records.--No person shall, 
without authorization from the Secretary, alter, detach, or destroy any 
records or other means of identification prescribed by the Secretary 
for use in determining the location at which any article of food was 
held.
    ``(f) Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to assist the Secretary in 
        implementing the traceability system under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall convene an advisory committee (referred to in 
        this subsection as the `Committee').
            ``(2) Membership.--The Committee shall consist of 13 
        members appointed by the Secretary which shall include--
                    ``(A) an equitable number of food safety and 
                tracking technology experts, representatives of the 
                food industry, and consumer advocates; and
                    ``(B) officials from the Center for Food Safety and 
                Applied Nutrition and the Office of Regulatory Affairs 
                of the Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture 
                Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture.
            ``(3) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
        Chairperson of the Committee.
            ``(4) Meeting.--The Committee shall convene not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this section and 
        periodically thereafter at the call of the Chairperson.
            ``(5) Report of committee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall 
                submit to the Secretary and the Office of the 
                Commissioner a report that describes the 
                recommendations regarding the most practicable approach 
                to providing for the traceability of food, including 
                the most efficient means of implementing the traceback 
                of contaminated foods.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In developing the report 
                under subparagraph (A), the Committee shall consider 
                the following approaches to providing for the 
                traceability of food:
                            ``(i) A national database or registry 
                        operated by the Food and Drug Administration.
                            ``(ii) Electronic records identifying each 
                        prior sale, purchase, or trade of the food and 
                        its ingredients, and establishing that the food 
                        and its ingredients were grown, prepared, 
                        handled, manufactured, processed, distributed, 
                        shipped, warehoused, imported, and conveyed 
                        under conditions to ensure the safety of the 
                        food. The records would include an electronic 
                        statement with the date of, and the names and 
                        addresses of all parties to, each prior sale, 
                        purchase, or trade, and any other information 
                        as appropriate.
                            ``(iii) Standardized tracking numbers on 
                        all shipments. These numbers would identify the 
                        country of origin, the unique facility 
                        registration number, date of production, and 
                        lot number (if applicable).
                            ``(iv) Recall performance standards for 
                        each food or commodity type.
                            ``(v) Safeguards for the combining, 
                        repacking, or otherwise mixing of items of 
                        food, particularly fresh produce.
                            ``(vi) Other approaches that enable the 
                        reliable tracking of food and food products.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2011.''.

Answer: Food Tracking Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit failing to comply with any requirement of this Act.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food; and (2) convene an advisory committee to assist in implementing the system. Requires the system to identify each article of food shipped in interstate commerce in a manner that enables the Secretary to retrieve the history, use, and location of the article through a recordkeeping and audit system, a secure, online database, or registered identification.

Authorizes the Secretary to direct each person required to identify an article of food to maintain accurate records regarding the purchase, sale, and identification of the article. Requires each such person to allow authorized representatives of the Secretary to examine and copy records. Prohibits any person from: (1) falsifying or misrepresenting information as to the location at which any article of food was held; or (2) altering, detaching, or destroying any records or other means of identification for use in determining such a location.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Mortgage Capital 
Availability Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              TRANSFERS OF MORTGAGE LOANS.

    (a) Accounting Principles.--The accounting principles applicable to 
the transfer of a mortgage loan with recourse contained in reports or 
statements required to be filed with Federal banking agencies by a 
qualified insured depository institution shall be consistent with 
generally accepted accounting principles.
    (b) Capital and Reserve Requirements.--With respect to the transfer 
of a mortgage loan with recourse that is a sale under generally 
accepted accounting principles, each qualified insured depository 
institution shall--
            (1) establish and maintain a reserve equal to an amount 
        sufficient to meet the reasonable estimated liability of the 
        institution under the recourse arrangement; and
            (2) treat as an asset (for purposes of applicable capital 
        standards and other capital measures, including risk-based 
        capital requirements) only the maximum amount at risk under the 
        recourse arrangement.
    (c) Qualified Institutions Defined.--An insured depository 
institution is a qualified insured depository institution for purposes 
of this section if, without regard to the accounting principles or 
capital requirements referred to in subsections (a) and (b), the 
institution is--
            (1) well capitalized; or
            (2) with the approval, by regulation or order, of the 
        appropriate Federal banking agency, adequately capitalized.
    (d) Aggregate Amount of Recourse.--The total outstanding amount at 
risk with respect to transfers of mortgage loans under subsections (a) 
and (b) (together with the amount at risk under any provisions of law 
substantially similar to subsections (a) and (b)) shall not exceed--
            (1) the amount which is equal to 15 percent of the risk-
        based capital of the institution; or
            (2) such greater amount, as established by the appropriate 
        Federal banking agency by regulation or order.
    (e) Institutions That Cease To Be Qualified or Exceed Aggregate 
Limits.--If an insured depository institution ceases to be a qualified 
insured depository institution or exceeds the limits under subsection 
(d), this section shall remain applicable to any transfer of mortgage 
loans that occurred at a time when the institution was qualified and 
had not exceeded such limit.
    (f) Prompt Corrective Action not Affected.--The capital of an 
insured depository institution shall be computed without regard to this 
section in determining whether the institution is less than well 
capitalized.
    (g) Regulations Required.--Before the end of the 180-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each appropriate 
Federal banking agency shall prescribe final regulations implementing 
this section.
    (h) Alternative System Permitted.--
            (1) In general.--At the discretion of the appropriate 
        Federal banking agency, this section shall not apply if the 
        regulations of the agency provide that the aggregate amount of 
        capital and reserves required with respect to the transfer of 
        mortgage loans with recourse does not exceed the aggregate 
        amount of capital and reserves that would be required under 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Existing transactions not affected.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), this section shall remain in effect with respect 
        to transfers of mortgage loans with recourse by qualified 
        insured depository institutions occurring before the effective 
        date of regulations referred to in paragraph (1).
    (i) Definitions.--The following definitions apply for purposes of 
this section:
            (1) Adequately capitalized.--The term ``adequately 
        capitalized'' has the same meaning as in section 38(b) of the 
        Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (2) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term 
        ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the same meaning as 
        in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (3) Capital standards.--The term ``capital standards'' has 
        the same meaning as in section 38(c) of the Federal Deposit 
        Insurance Act.
            (4) Federal banking agencies.--The term ``Federal banking 
        agencies'' has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal 
        Deposit Insurance Act.
            (5) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
        depository institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3 
        of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (6) Other capital measures.--The term ``other capital 
        measures'' has the same meaning as in section 38(c) of the 
        Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (7) Recourse.--The term ``recourse'' has the meaning given 
        to such term under generally accepted accounting principles.
            (8) Mortgage loan.--The term ``mortgage loan'' means any--
                    (A) note or certificate of interest or 
                participation in a note (including any rights designed 
                to assure servicing of, or the timeliness of receipt by 
                the holders of such notes, certificates, or 
                participation of amounts payable under such notes, 
                certificates or participation) that is principally 
                secured by an interest in real property; or
                    (B) any security (within the meaning of section 8 
                of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is secured 
                by one or more notes described in subparagraph (A) or 
                certificates of interest or participation in such notes 
                (with or without recourse to issuers thereof) and that, 
                by its terms, provides for payments of principal in 
                relation to payments, or reasonable projections of 
                payments, on notes described in subparagraph (A) or 
                certificates of interest or participation in such 
                notes.
            (9) Well capitalized.--The term ``well capitalized'' has 
        the same meaning as in section 38(b) of the Federal Deposit 
        Insurance Act.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF MORTGAGE RELATED SECURITY.

    Section 3(a)(41)(A)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78c(a)(41)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
``, or on 1 or more parcels of real estate upon which is located one or 
more commercial structures''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE RELATED SECURITIES 
              TRANSACTIONS FROM PROHIBITED TRANSACTION RULES.

    The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall exempt, either unconditionally or on stated terms and 
conditions, transactions involving commercial mortgage related 
securities (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(41) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by section 3 of this Act) 
from--
            (1) the restrictions of sections 406(a) and 407(a) of the 
        Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; and
            (2) the taxes imposed under section 4975 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 5. PROVISIONS TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF THE SECURITIZATION 
              PROCESS, AND THE SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS OF FEDERALLY 
              INSURED INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Compliance With Securities Regulations.--Any security relying 
on the provisions of this Act shall comply with all rules and 
regulations of Federal securities laws applicable thereto, as 
determined taking into account the provisions of this Act, including 
all provisions relating to required disclosure to investors, 
registrations, reporting and compliance, and all anti-fraud provisions.
    (b) Treatment of Bank Issued or Purchased Mortgage Backed 
Securities for Purposes of Minimum Capital Requirements.--
            (1) Mortgages held by bank to back securities.--If an issue 
        of securities backed by mortgage loans represents a liability 
        on the balance sheet of an insured depository institution and 
        the assets backing such obligation represent assets on the 
        balance sheet of such institution, the institution shall 
        maintain minimum adequate capital with regard to such assets as 
        prescribed by all applicable rules and regulations of the 
        banking agencies with supervisory and examination authority 
        over such institution, as determined taking into account the 
        provisions of this Act.
            (2) Securities held by bank.--If an insured depository 
        institution purchases a mortgage-related security to which the 
        provisions of this Act apply, the institution shall maintain 
        minimum adequate capital with respect to such security and all 
        other assets as prescribed by all applicable rules and 
        regulations of the banking agencies with supervisory and 
        examination authority over such institution, as determined 
        taking into account the provisions of this Act.

Answer: Commercial Mortgage Capital Availability Act of 1993 - Sets forth a regulatory scheme under which qualified insured depository institutions meeting prescribed reserve and capital requirements may execute mortgage loan transfers with a recourse arrangement. 
Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to modify the definition of "mortgage related security" to include notes directly secured by a first lien on real estate with commercial structures located upon it (thus bringing such securities within the purview of the Act). 
Directs the Secretary of Labor to exempt commercial mortgage related securities transactions from:  (1) certain restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; and (2) certain taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. 
Mandates that securities relying on the provisions of this Act comply with all Federal securities laws relating to disclosure to investors, registrations, reporting and anti-fraud provisions. 
Requires insured depository institutions to maintain the minimum adequate capital prescribed by regulatory banking agencies when executing mortgage backed securities transactions.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Data Center Consolidation 
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (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) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means the 
        following (including all associated components of the agency):
                    (A) Department of Agriculture;
                    (B) Department of Commerce;
                    (C) Department of Defense;
                    (D) Department of Education;
                    (E) Department of Energy;
                    (F) Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (G) Department of Homeland Security;
                    (H) Department of Housing and Urban Development;
                    (I) Department of the Interior;
                    (J) Department of Justice;
                    (K) Department of Labor;
                    (L) Department of State;
                    (M) Department of Transportation;
                    (N) Department of Treasury;
                    (O) Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (P) Environmental Protection Agency;
                    (Q) General Services Administration;
                    (R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
                    (S) National Science Foundation;
                    (T) Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
                    (U) Office of Personnel Management;
                    (V) Small Business Administration;
                    (W) Social Security Administration; and
                    (X) United States Agency for International 
                Development.
            (3) FDCCI.--The term ``FDCCI'' means the Federal Data 
        Center Consolidation Initiative described in the Office of 
        Management and Budget Memorandum on the Federal Data Center 
        Consolidation Initiative, dated February 26, 2010, or any 
        successor thereto.
            (4) Government-wide data center consolidation and 
        optimization metrics.--The term ``Government-wide data center 
        consolidation and optimization metrics'' means the metrics 
        established by the Administrator under subsection (b)(2)(G).
    (b) Federal Data Center Consolidation Inventories and Strategies.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Annual reporting.--Each year, beginning in the 
                first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this 
                Act and each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each 
                covered agency, assisted by the Chief Information 
                Officer of the agency, shall submit to the 
                Administrator--
                            (i) a comprehensive inventory of the data 
                        centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on 
                        behalf of the agency; and
                            (ii) a multi-year strategy to achieve the 
                        consolidation and optimization of the data 
                        centers inventoried under clause (i), that 
                        includes--
                                    (I) performance metrics--
                                            (aa) that are consistent 
                                        with the Government-wide data 
                                        center consolidation and 
                                        optimization metrics; and
                                            (bb) by which the 
                                        quantitative and qualitative 
                                        progress of the agency toward 
                                        the goals of the FDCCI can be 
                                        measured;
                                    (II) a timeline for agency 
                                activities to be completed under the 
                                FDCCI, with an emphasis on benchmarks 
                                the agency can achieve by specific 
                                dates;
                                    (III) year-by-year calculations of 
                                investment and cost savings for the 
                                period beginning on the date of 
                                enactment of this Act and ending on the 
                                date described in subsection (e), 
                                broken down by each year, including a 
                                description of any initial costs for 
                                data center consolidation and 
                                optimization and life cycle cost 
                                savings and other improvements, with an 
                                emphasis on--
                                            (aa) meeting the 
                                        Government-wide data center 
                                        consolidation and optimization 
                                        metrics; and
                                            (bb) demonstrating the 
                                        amount of agency-specific cost 
                                        savings each fiscal year 
                                        achieved through the FDCCI; and
                                    (IV) any additional information 
                                required by the Administrator.
                    (B) Use of other reporting structures.--The 
                Administrator may require a covered agency to include 
                the information required to be submitted under this 
                subsection through reporting structures determined by 
                the Administrator to be appropriate.
                    (C) Department of defense reporting.--For any year 
                that the Department of Defense is required to submit a 
                performance plan for reduction of resources required 
                for data servers and centers, as required under section 
                2867(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note), the Department 
                of Defense--
                            (i) may submit to the Administrator, in 
                        lieu of the multi-year strategy required under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                                    (I) the defense-wide plan required 
                                under section 2867(b)(2) of the 
                                National Defense Authorization Act for 
                                Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a 
                                note); and
                                    (II) the report on cost savings 
                                required under section 2867(d) of the 
                                National Defense Authorization Act for 
                                Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a 
                                note); and
                            (ii) shall submit the comprehensive 
                        inventory required under subparagraph (A)(i), 
                        unless the defense-wide plan required under 
                        section 2867(b)(2) of the National Defense 
                        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 
                        U.S.C. 2223a note)--
                                    (I) contains a comparable 
                                comprehensive inventory; and
                                    (II) is submitted under clause (i).
                    (D) Statement.--Each year, beginning in the first 
                fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act and 
                each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each covered 
                agency, acting through the Chief Information Officer of 
                the agency, shall--
                            (i)(I) submit a statement to the 
                        Administrator stating whether the agency has 
                        complied with the requirements of this Act; and
                            (II) make the statement submitted under 
                        subclause (I) publically available; and
                            (ii) if the agency has not complied with 
                        the requirements of this Act, submit a 
                        statement to the Administrator explaining the 
                        reasons for not complying with such 
                        requirements.
                    (E) Agency implementation of strategies.--Each 
                covered agency, under the direction of the Chief 
                Information Officer of the agency, shall--
                            (i) implement the strategy required under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii); and
                            (ii) provide updates to the Administrator, 
                        on a quarterly basis, of--
                                    (I) the completion of activities by 
                                the agency under the FDCCI;
                                    (II) any progress of the agency 
                                towards meeting the Government-wide 
                                data center consolidation and 
                                optimization metrics; and
                                    (III) the actual cost savings and 
                                other improvements realized through the 
                                implementation of the strategy of the 
                                agency.
                    (F) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act 
                shall be construed to limit the reporting of 
                information by a covered agency to the Administrator, 
                the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or 
                Congress.
            (2) Administrator responsibilities.--The Administrator 
        shall--
                    (A) establish the deadline, on an annual basis, for 
                covered agencies to submit information under this 
                section;
                    (B) establish a list of requirements that the 
                covered agencies must meet to be considered in 
                compliance with paragraph (1);
                    (C) ensure that information relating to agency 
                progress towards meeting the Government-wide data 
                center consolidation and optimization metrics is made 
                available in a timely manner to the general public;
                    (D) review the inventories and strategies submitted 
                under paragraph (1) to determine whether they are 
                comprehensive and complete;
                    (E) monitor the implementation of the data center 
                strategy of each covered agency that is required under 
                paragraph (1)(A)(ii);
                    (F) update, on an annual basis, the cumulative cost 
                savings realized through the implementation of the 
                FDCCI; and
                    (G) establish metrics applicable to the 
                consolidation and optimization of data centers 
                Government-wide, including metrics with respect to--
                            (i) costs;
                            (ii) efficiencies, including at least 
                        server efficiency; and
                            (iii) any other metrics the Administrator 
                        establishes under this subparagraph.
            (3) Cost saving goal and updates for congress.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
                develop, and make publically available, a goal, broken 
                down by year, for the amount of planned cost savings 
                and optimization improvements achieved through the 
                FDCCI during the period beginning on the date of 
                enactment of this Act and ending on the date described 
                in subsection (e).
                    (B) Annual update.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 1 year 
                        after the date on which the goal described in 
                        subparagraph (A) is made publically available, 
                        and each year thereafter, the Administrator 
                        shall aggregate the reported cost savings of 
                        each covered agency and optimization 
                        improvements achieved to date through the FDCCI 
                        and compare the savings to the projected cost 
                        savings and optimization improvements developed 
                        under subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) Update for congress.--The goal 
                        required to be developed under subparagraph (A) 
                        shall be submitted to Congress and shall be 
                        accompanied by a statement describing--
                                    (I) whether each covered agency has 
                                in fact submitted a comprehensive asset 
                                inventory, including an assessment 
                                broken down by agency, which shall 
                                include the specific numbers, 
                                utilization, and efficiency level of 
                                data centers; and
                                    (II) whether each covered agency 
                                has submitted a comprehensive 
                                consolidation strategy with the key 
                                elements described in paragraph 
                                (1)(A)(ii).
            (4) GAO review.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, and each year 
                thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall review and verify the quality and 
                completeness of the asset inventory and strategy of 
                each covered agency required under paragraph (1)(A).
                    (B) Report.--The Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall, on an annual basis, publish a report on 
                each review conducted under subparagraph (A).
    (c) Ensuring Cybersecurity Standards for Data Center Consolidation 
and Cloud Computing.--
            (1) In general.--In implementing a data center 
        consolidation and optimization strategy under this Act, a 
        covered agency shall do so in a manner that is consistent with 
        Federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including--
                    (A) applicable provisions found within the Federal 
                Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); 
                and
                    (B) guidance published by the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to limit the ability of the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget to update or modify the Federal 
        guidelines on cloud computing security.
    (d) Waiver of Requirements.--The Director of National Intelligence 
and the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, may waive 
the applicability to any national security system, as defined in 
section 3542 of title 44, United States Code, of any provision of this 
Act if the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of 
Defense, or their respective designee, determines that such waiver is 
in the interest of national security. Not later than 30 days after 
making a waiver under this subsection, the Director of National 
Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a statement 
describing the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.
    (e) Sunset.--This Act is repealed effective on October 1, 2018.

            Passed the Senate September 18, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.

Answer:
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)&nbsp;establish deadlines for annual reporting and requirements such agencies must meet to be considered in compliance with this Act, (2)&nbsp;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&nbsp;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).&nbsp; 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.