S.Amdt. 2689

1. Adds TITLE VIII--FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE at the end of the bill

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   (21) Third party.--The term "third party" includes Federal entities and non-Federal entities.

   Inserted: TITLE VIII--FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE

   Inserted: SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS.

   Inserted: In this title:

   Inserted: (1) Administrator.--The term "Administrator" means the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology within the Office of Management and Budget.

   Inserted: (2) Chief information officers council.--The term "Chief Information Officers Council" means the Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United States Code.

   Inserted: (3) Data center.--

   Inserted: (A) Definition.--The term "data center" means a closet, room, floor, or building for the storage, management, and dissemination of data and information, as defined by the Administrator in the "Implementation Guidance for the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative" memorandum, issued on March 19, 2012.

   Inserted: (B) Authority to modify definition.--The Administrator may promulgate guidance or other clarifications to modify the definition in subparagraph (A) in a manner consistent with this Act, as the Administrator determines necessary.

   Inserted: SEC. 802. FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INVENTORIES AND PLANS.

   Inserted: (a) Required Submissions.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--

   Inserted: (A) Annual reports.--Each year, beginning in fiscal year 2013 through the end of fiscal year 2017, the head of each agency that is described in paragraph (2), assisted by the chief information officer of the agency, shall submit to the Administrator--

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   Inserted: (i) by June 30th of each year, a comprehensive asset inventory of the data centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of the agency, even if the center is administered by a third party; and

   Inserted: (ii) by September 30th of each year, an updated consolidation plan that includes--

   Inserted: (I) a technical roadmap and approach for achieving the agency's targets for infrastructure utilization, energy efficiency, cost savings and efficiency;

   Inserted: (II) a detailed timeline for implementation of the data center consolidation plan;

   Inserted: (III) quantitative utilization and efficiency goals for reducing assets and improving use of information technology infrastructure;

   Inserted: (IV) performance metrics by which the progress of the agency toward data center consolidation goals can be measured, including metrics to track any gains in energy utilization as a result of this initiative;

   Inserted: (V) an aggregation of year-by-year investment and cost savings calculations for 5 years past the date of submission of the cost saving assessment, including a description of any initial costs for data center consolidation;

   Inserted: (VI) quantitative progress towards previously stated goals including cost savings and increases in operational efficiencies and utilization; and

   Inserted: (VII) any additional information required by the Administrator.

   Inserted: (B) Certification.--Each year, beginning in fiscal year 2013 through the end of fiscal year 2017, the head of an agency, acting through the chief information officer of the agency, shall submit a statement to the Administrator certifying that the agency has complied with the requirements of this section.

   Inserted: (C) Inspector general report.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--The Inspector General for each agency described in paragraph (2) shall release a public report not later than 6 months after the date on which the agency releases the first updated asset inventory in fiscal year 2013 under subparagraph (A)(i), which shall evaluate the completeness of the inventory of the agency; and

   Inserted: (ii) Agency response.--The head of each agency shall respond to the report completed by the Inspector General for the agency under clause (i), and complete any inventory identified by the Inspector General for the agency as incomplete, by the time the agency submits the required inventory update for fiscal year 2014.

   Inserted: (D) Responsibility of the administrator.--The Administrator shall ensure that each certification submitted under subparagraph (B) and each agency consolidation plan submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii), is made available in a timely fashion to the general public.

   Inserted: (2) Agencies described.--The agencies (including all associated components of the agency) described in this paragraph are the--

   Inserted: (A) Department of Agriculture;

   Inserted: (B) Department of Commerce;

   Inserted: (C) Department of Defense;

   Inserted: (D) Department of Education;

   Inserted: (E) Department of Energy;

   Inserted: (F) Department of Health and Human Services;

   Inserted: (G) Department of Homeland Security;

   Inserted: (H) Department of Housing and Urban Development;

   Inserted: (I) Department of the Interior;

   Inserted: (J) Department of Justice;

   Inserted: (K) Department of Labor;

   Inserted: (L) Department of State;

   Inserted: (M) Department of Transportation;

   Inserted: (N) Department of Treasury;

   Inserted: (O) Department of Veterans Affairs;

   Inserted: (P) Environmental Protection Agency;

   Inserted: (Q) General Services Administration;

   Inserted: (R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

   Inserted: (S) National Science Foundation;

   Inserted: (T) Nuclear Regulatory Commission;

   Inserted: (U) Office of Personnel Management;

   Inserted: (V) Small Business Administration;

   Inserted: (W) Social Security Administration; and

   Inserted: (X) United States Agency for International Development.

   Inserted: (3) Agency implementation of consolidation plans.--Each agency described in paragraph (2), under the direction of the chief information officer of the agency, shall--

   Inserted: (A) implement the consolidation plan required under paragraph (1)(A)(ii); and

   Inserted: (B) provide to the Administrator annual updates on implementation and cost savings realized through such consolidation plan.

   Inserted: (b) Administrator Review.--The Administrator shall--

   Inserted: (1) review the plans submitted under subsection (a) to determine whether each plan is comprehensive and complete;

   Inserted: (2) monitor the implementation of the data center consolidation plan of each agency described in subsection (a)(2); and

   Inserted: (3) update the cumulative cost savings projection on an annual basis as the savings are realized through the implementation of the agency plans.

   Inserted: (c) Cost Saving Goal and Updates for Congress.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, or by September 30th of fiscal year 2013, whichever is later, the Administrator shall develop and publish a goal for the total amount of planned cost savings by the Federal Government through the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, which shall include a breakdown on a year-by-year basis of the projected savings.

   Inserted: (2) Annual update.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the goal described in paragraph (1) is determined and each year thereafter until the end of 2017, the Administrator shall publish a report on the actual savings achieved through the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative as compared to the projected savings developed under paragraph (1) (based on data collected from each affected agency under subsection (a)(1)).

   Inserted: (B) Update for congress.--The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted to Congress and shall include an update on the progress made by each agency described in subsection (a)(2) on--

   Inserted: (i) whether each agency has in fact submitted a comprehensive asset inventory;

   Inserted: (ii) whether each agency has submitted a comprehensive consolidation plan with the key elements described in (a)(1)(A)(ii); and

   Inserted: (iii) the progress, if any, of each agency on implementing the consolidation plan of the agency.

   Inserted: (d) GAO Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall, on an annual basis, publish a report on--

   Inserted: (1) the quality and completeness of each agency's asset inventory and consolidation plans required under subsection (a)(1)(A);

   Inserted: (2) each agency's progress on implementation of the consolidation plans submitted under subsection (a)(1)(A);

   Inserted: (3) overall planned and actual cost savings realized through implementation of the consolidation plans submitted under subsection (a)(1)(A);

   Inserted: (4) any steps that the Administrator could take to improve implementation of the data center consolidation initiative; and

   Inserted: (5) any matters for Congressional consideration in order to improve or accelerate the implementation of the data center consolidation initiative.

   Inserted: (e) Response to GAO.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--If a report required under subsection (d) identifies any deficiencies or delays in any of the elements described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (d) for an agency, the head of the agency shall respond in writing to the Comptroller General of the United State, not later than 90 days after the date on which the report is published under subsection (d), with a detailed explanation of how the agency will address the deficiency.

   Inserted: (2) Additional requirements.--If the Comptroller General identifies an agency that has repeatedly lagged in implementing the data center consolidation initiative, the Comptroller General may require that the head of the agency submit a statement explaining--

   Inserted: (A) why the agency is having difficulty implementing the initiative; and

   Inserted: (B) what structural or personnel changes are needed within the agency to address the problem.

   Inserted: SEC. 803. ENSURING CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION AND CLOUD COMPUTING.

   Inserted: An agency required to implement a data center consolidation plan under this title and migrate to cloud computing shall do so in a manner that is consistent with Federal guidelines on cloud computing security, including--

   Inserted: (1) applicable provisions found within the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program of the General Service Administration; and

   Inserted: (2) guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

   Inserted: SEC. 804. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

   Inserted: The Director of National Intelligence may waive the requirements of this title for any element (or component of an element) of the intelligence community.

   Inserted: SEC. 805. SUNSET.

   Inserted: This title is repealed effective on October 1, 2017.

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