An amendment to add a new section to the bill prohibiting the use of funds from being available to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board.

Add at the end (before the short title), the following new section:

Sec. . None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided further, That the report described in the second proviso under the heading “OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER” shall also be submitted to the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives.