,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aiii ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,appropriations1 ,agriculture1 ,energy and ,commerce1 and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement for the ,federal ,government4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,savings1 ,accountability1 ,value1 and ,efficiency ,act or the ,,save ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,title ,i--,provisions ,relating to ,federal ,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and ,information ,technology ,subtitle ,a--,amendments relating to ,federal ,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and ,information ,technology ,sec4 #aja4 ,management of ,federal excess and underutilized real property4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,promotion of competition in ,federal contracting4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,promotion of strategic sourcing in ,federal contracting4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,avoiding duplicative information technology investments4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,strengthening oversight of information technology operations4 ,subtitle ,b--,data ,center ,consolidation ,sec4 #aaa4 ,purpose4 ,sec4 #aab4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #aac4 ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative4 ,sec4 #aad4 ,performance requirements related to data center consolidation4 ,sec4 #aae4 ,cost savings related to data center optimization4 ,sec4 #aaf4 ,reporting requirements to ,congress and the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,sec4 #aag4 ,reduction and consolidation of data centers4 ,title ,,ii--,other ,matters ,sec4 #bja4 ,rescission of unobligated budget authority for ,department of ,energy ,,atvm loan program4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,report on implementation of certain ,medicare and ,medicaid fraud detection and program integrity provisions4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,enhancement of agricultural quarantine and inspection fees4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,authorization of depleted uranium sales4 ,sec4 #bje4 ,coordination of diesel emissions controls4 ,sec4 #bjf4 ,repeal of duplicative catfish inspection program4 ,i ,provisions ,relating to ,federal ,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and ,information ,technology ,a ,amendments relating to ,federal ,property1 ,federal ,contracts1 and ,information ,technology #aja4 ,management of ,federal excess and underutilized real property 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #e of subtitle ,i of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter3 ,,vii ,managing ,federal ,excess and ,underutilized ,real ,property #fba4 ,national strategy and plan to manage ,federal excess and underutilized real property 7a7 ,national strategy ,not less than #f months after the date of the enactment of this subchapter1 and every two years thereafter1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the head of each designated agency1 shall develop and publish a national strategy for managing excess property and underutilized ,federal real property4 ,the national strategy shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a statement of purpose1 scope1 and methodology4 7#b7 ,a definition of excess and underutilized ,federal real property1 along with a list of risk factors that lead to such property becoming excess or underutilized4 7#c7 ,goals1 subordinate objectives1 activities1 and performance measures1 including the milestones and time frames for achieving objectives4 7#d7 ,resources1 investments1 and risk management4 7#e7 ,organizational roles1 responsibilities1 and coordination4 7#f7 ,integration and implementation plans4 7#g7 ,for each national strategy after the first1 a description of how the previous national strategy has been implemented4 7b7 ,data ,not less than #f months after the date of the enactment of this subchapter1 and every two years thereafter1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 in consultation with the head of each designated agency1 shall develop and implement a plan to improve the ,federal ,real ,property ,profile established in accordance with ,executive ,order #accbg 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aba note2 relating to ,federal real property asset management71 that ensures the data collected is complete1 accurate1 and consistent4 ,the plan shall include the following3 7#a7 ,clearly defined data collection requirements and consistent data reporting to the database across ,federal agencies4 7#b7 ,designation of performance measures that are linked to performance goals and that are consistent with the requirements in ,executive ,order #accbg1 or any amendment to or replacement of such ,executive order4 7#c7 ,recommendations for how ,federal agencies can collaborate effectively to provide data when determining data collection requirements and limiting the number of measures collected to those determined to be essential1 taking into account the cost and effort involved in collecting the data when determining data collection requirements4 7#d7 ,for each plan after the first1 a description of how the previous plan has been implemented4 7c7 ,submission and publication 7#a7 ,submission ,the national strategy required by subsection 7a7 and the plan required by subsection 7b7 shall be submitted to each committee of jurisdiction in the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate4 7#b7 ,,omb publication ,the national strategy required by subsection 7a7 shall be published on the ,web site of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7#c7 ,,gsa publication ,the plan required by subsection 7b7 shall be published on the ,web site of the ,general ,services ,administration4 7d7 ,designated agency defined ,in this section1 the term designated agency means each agency listed in section #ija7;b7 of title #ca4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #e of subtitle ,i of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,subchapter ,,vii--,managing ,federal ,excess and ,underutilized ,real ,property ,sec4 #fba4 ,national strategy and plan to manage ,federal excess and underutilized real property4 4 #ajb4 ,promotion of competition in ,federal contracting 7a7 ,office of ,federal procurement policy ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator for ,federal ,procurement ,policy shall issue guidance to ,federal agencies to reinvigorate the role of the competition advocate1 consistent with the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in its report ,,gao-#aj-hcc 7,july #bf1 #bjaj74 7b7 ,elements of guidance ,the guidance issued pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall include key factors agencies should consider in appointing and utilizing competition advocates1 such as placement within the organization1 skill set1 and potential methods to effectively carry out their duties1 and shall direct agencies to require their competition advocates to actively involve program offices in highlighting opportunities to increase competition4 #ajc4 ,promotion of strategic sourcing in ,federal contracting 7a7 ,savings goals ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and for #d years annually thereafter1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall issue ,government-wide savings goals for the strategic sourcing of goods and services by executive agencies required to designate or appoint a ,chief ,financial ,officer as set forth in section #ija of title #ca4 ,the ,director may issue goals required by this section that are customized to individual agencies or sourcing efforts4 7b7 ,matters covered ,in complying with subsection 7a71 the ,director shall provide at a minimum-- 7#a7 guidance to executive agencies on calculating savings generated from strategic sourcing efforts2 and 7#b7 standards to measure progress towards meeting savings goals established by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,report ,not later than #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall submit to ,congress a report on the extent of savings realized through the strategic sourcing of goods and services by executive agencies during the period ,government-wide savings goals are required to be issued pursuant to subsection 7a74 #ajd4 ,avoiding duplicative information technology investments 7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this section is to improve transparency in order to ensure that agencies avoid making duplicative information technology investments4 7b7 ,reporting potential duplication 7#a7 ,responsibility of agency chief information officers ,each agency chief information officer shall utilize existing or newly developed transparency mechanisms to report to the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act and at least annually thereafter1 on the results of the agency's efforts to identify and eliminate1 where appropriate1 each potentially duplicative information technology investment4 7#b7 ,functions of the director ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall issue a policy requiring consistency among all agencies in identifying information technology investments in any required reporting1 and such investments shall include applicable research and development projects and mission-essential systems4 #aje4 ,strengthening oversight of information technology operations ,section #aacjc7;b7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following new paragraph 7#e73 7#e7 ,analyses of investments in operations and maintenance ,the ,director shall require each executive agency to develop a policy consistent with ,,omb guidance for performing analysis on each operational_/steady state information technology investment to measure how well the investment is achieving expected cost1 schedule1 performance1 and other goals1 and to determine whether the investment provides the most cost effective way of delivering business value4 ,the agencies shall conduct these operational analyses on a yearly basis and shall report the results to the ,director and through existing or newly developed transparency mechanisms4 4 ,b ,data ,center ,consolidation #aaa4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this subtitle is to optimize ,federal data center usage and efficiency4 #aab4 ,definitions ,in this subtitle3 7#a7 ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative ,the term ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative or the ,initiative means the initiative developed and implemented by the ,director1 through the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 as required under section #aac4 7#b7 ,covered agency ,the term covered agency means any agency included in the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative4 7#c7 ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer ,the term ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer means the ,administrator of the ,office of ,electronic ,government established under section #cfjb of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,data ,center ,the term data center means a closet1 room1 floor1 or building for the storage1 management1 and dissemination of data and information1 as defined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer under guidance issued pursuant to this section4 7#e7 ,federal ,data ,center ,the term ,federal data center means any data center of a covered agency used or operated by a covered agency1 by a contractor of a covered agency1 or by another organization on behalf of a covered agency4 7#f7 ,server ,utilization ,the term server utilization refers to the activity level of a server relative to its maximum activity level1 expressed as a percentage4 7#g7 ,power usage effectiveness ,the term power usage effectiveness means the ratio obtained by dividing the total amount of electricity and other power consumed in running a data center by the power consumed by the information and communications technology in the data center4 #aac4 ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative 7a7 ,requirement for initiative ,the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the chief information officers of covered agencies1 shall develop and implement an initiative1 to be known as the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative1 to optimize the usage and efficiency of ,federal data centers by meeting the requirements of this ,act and taking additional measures1 as appropriate4 7b7 ,requirement for plan ,within #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the chief information officers of covered agencies1 shall develop and submit to ,congress a plan for implementation of the ,initiative required by subsection 7a7 by each covered agency4 ,in developing the plan1 the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer shall take into account the findings and recommendations of the ,comptroller ,general review required by section #aae7;e74 7c7 ,matters covered ,the plan shall include-- 7#a7 descriptions of how covered agencies will use reductions in floor space1 energy use1 infrastructure1 equipment1 applications1 personnel1 increases in multiorganizational use1 and other appropriate methods to meet the requirements of the initiative2 and 7#b7 appropriate consideration of shifting federally owned data centers to commercially owned data centers4 #aad4 ,performance requirements related to data center consolidation 7a7 ,server utilization ,each covered agency may use the following methods to achieve the maximum server utilization possible as determined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer3 7#a7 ,the closing of existing data centers that lack adequate server utilization1 as determined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,if the agency fails to close such data centers1 the agency shall provide a detailed explanation as to why this data center should remain in use as part of the submitted plan4 ,the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer shall include an assessment of the agency explanation in the annual report to ,congress4 7#b7 ,the consolidation of services within existing data centers to increase server utilization rates4 7#c7 ,any other method that the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the chief information officers of covered agencies1 determines necessary to optimize server utilization4 7b7 ,power usage effectiveness ,each covered agency may use the following methods to achieve the maximum energy efficiency possible as determined by the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer3 7#a7 ,the use of the measurement of power usage effectiveness to calculate data center energy efficiency4 7#b7 ,the use of power meters in data centers to frequently measure power consumption over time4 7#c7 ,the establishment of power usage effectiveness goals for each data center4 7#d7 ,the adoption of best practices for managing-- 7,a7 temperature and airflow in data centers2 and 7,b7 power supply efficiency4 7#e7 ,the implementation of any other method that the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the ,chief ,information ,officers of covered agencies1 determines necessary to optimize data center energy efficiency4 #aae4 ,cost savings related to data center optimization 7a7 ,requirement ,to track costs ,each covered agency shall track costs resulting from implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative within the agency and submit a report on those costs annually to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,covered agencies shall determine the net costs from data consolidation on an annual basis4 7#a7 ,factors ,in calculating net costs each year under subsection 7a71 a covered agency shall use the following factors3 7,a7 ,energy costs4 7,b7 ,personnel costs4 7,c7 ,real estate costs4 7,d7 ,capital expense costs4 7,e7 ,operating system1 database1 and other software license expense costs4 7,f7 ,other appropriate costs1 as determined by the agency in consultation with the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 7b7 ,requirement ,to track savings ,each covered agency shall track savings resulting from implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative within the agency and submit a report on those savings annually to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,covered agencies shall determine the net savings from data consolidation on an annual basis4 7#a7 ,factors ,in calculating net savings each year under subsection 7b71 a covered agency shall use the following factors3 7,a7 ,energy savings4 7,b7 ,personnel savings4 7,c7 ,real estate savings4 7,d7 ,capital expense savings4 7,e7 ,operating system1 database1 and other software license expense savings4 7,f7 ,other appropriate savings1 as determined by the agency in consultation with the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer4 7c7 ,requirement ,to use cost-,effective measures ,covered agencies shall use the most cost-effective measures to implement the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative4 7d7 ,use of savings ,any savings resulting from implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative within a covered agency shall be used for the following purposes3 7#a7 ,to offset the costs of implementing the ,initiative within the agency4 7#b7 ,to further enhance information technology capabilities and services within the agency4 7e7 ,government accountability office review ,not later than #c months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall examine methods for calculating savings from the ,initiative and using them for the purposes identified in subsection 7d71 including establishment and use of a special revolving fund that supports data centers and server optimization1 and shall submit to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer and ,congress a report on the ,comptroller ,general's findings and recommendations4 #aaf4 ,reporting requirements to ,congress and the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer 7a7 ,agency ,requirement ,to report to ,,cio ,each year1 each covered agency shall submit to the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer a report on the implementation of the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative1 including savings resulting from such implementation4 ,the report shall include an update of the agency's plan for implementing the ,initiative4 7b7 ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer requirement ,to report to ,congress ,each year1 the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report that assesses agency progress in carrying out the ,federal ,data ,center ,optimization ,initiative and updates the plan under section #aac4 ,the report may be included as part of the annual report required under section #cfjf of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code4 #aag4 ,reduction and consolidation of data centers 7a7 ,,omb recommendation ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,administrator of ,general ,services and the heads of other executive agencies1 shall issue recommendations for reducing or consolidating the number of ,federal data centers in existence as of the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 by at least #dj percent not later than ,september #cj1 #bjah2 and 7#b7 by at least #hj percent not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbc4 7b7 ,reduction of data centers ,not later than #f months after the issuance of recommendations by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget under subsection 7a71 the head of each executive agency shall implement the recommendations by reducing the number of ,federal data centers in accordance with such recommendations4 ,,ii ,other ,matters #bja4 ,rescission of unobligated budget authority for ,department of ,energy ,,atvm loan program ,of the funds made available by section #abi of the ,consolidated ,security1 ,disaster ,assistance1 and ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjji1 ,public ,law #aaj-cbi1 the unobligated balance is hereby rescinded4 #bjb4 ,report on implementation of certain ,medicare and ,medicaid fraud detection and program integrity provisions ,section #aabh;,j7a77#a77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;a-#gk7a77#a77;,a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iii7 ,report on ,integrated ,data ,repository and ,one ,program ,integrity ,system ,not later than six months after the date of enactment of this clause1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following3 7,i7 ,integrated ,data ,repository ,efforts to finalize plans and schedules for fully implementing and expanding the use of the ,integrated ,data ,repository1 including actions taken to finalize1 implement1 and manage plans for incorporating data into the ,integrated ,data ,repository and actions taken to define measurable financial benefits expected from the implementation of the ,integrated ,data ,repository4 7,,ii7 ,one ,program ,integrity ,system ,actions taken to plan1 schedule1 and conduct training on the ,one ,program ,integrity ,system1 a ,web-based portal and suite of software tools used to analyze and extract data from the ,integrated ,data ,repository1 and actions taken to define measurable financial benefits expected from the use of the ,one ,program ,integrity ,system4 4 #bjc4 ,enhancement of agricultural quarantine and inspection fees ,section #beji7;a7 of the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #acf;a7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by inserting striking commercial aircraft1 commercial truck1 or railroad car and inserting private vessel1 commercial aircraft1 private aircraft1 commercial truck1 commercial bus1 or railroad car2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,limitation ,in setting the fees under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall ensure that the amount of the fees is commensurate with the aggregate costs of agricultural quarantine and inspection services4 ,the costs of the services conducted under subparagraph 7,a7 of such paragraph1 with respect to commercial aircraft or other vehicles1 includes the costs of any related inspections of passengers arriving on the commercial aircraft or other vehicles4 4 #bjd4 ,authorization of depleted uranium sales 7a7 ,section #caab7;a7 of the ,,usec ,privatization ,act1 ,public ,law #ajd-acd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbig;h-#aj71 is amended to read as follows3 7a7 ,transfers and sales by the secretary ,the ,secretary shall not provide enrichment services or transfer or sell any uranium to any person except as consistent with this section4 ,for purposes of this section1 with the exception of subsection 7b71 uranium shall include but not be limited to natural uranium concentrates1 natural uranium hexafluoride1 high enriched uranium1 low enriched uranium1 depleted uranium1 and any byproduct of uranium processing4 4 7b7 ,section #caab7;d7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking sell natural and low-enriched uranium 7including low-enriched uranium derived from highly enriched uranium7 and inserting transfer or sell any uranium2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking natural or low-enriched uranium and inserting any uranium4 7c7 ,section #caab7;f7 is renumbered as #caab7;h74 7d7 ,after section #caab7;e71 insert new subsections 7f7 and 7g7 as follows3 7f7 ,reporting ,not less than #cj days nor more than two years prior to the transfer or sale of any uranium for any purpose1 the ,secretary shall notify the ,house and ,senate ,committees on ,appropriations1 the ,house ,energy and ,commerce ,committee1 and the ,senate ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the following3 7#a7 ,the amount of uranium to be transferred or sold4 7#b7 ,an estimate by the ,secretary of the gross market value of the uranium on the expected date of the transfer or sale of the uranium4 7#c7 ,the expected date of transfer or sale of the uranium4 7#d7 ,the recipient of the uranium4 7#e7 ,the funds1 if any1 the ,secretary expects to receive in exchange for the uranium1 and the ,secretary's plans for the funds1 and1 if the ,secretary plans to retain the funds1 a citation of the legal authority for doing so4 7#f7 ,the value of the services and materials the ,secretary expects to receive in exchange for the uranium1 including any changes to the gross value of the uranium by the recipient for uranium to be provided to the ,department of ,energy4 7#g7 ,the purpose of the transfer or sale4 7g7 ,list of transfers and sales ,the ,secretary shall maintain a list identifying all notifications required by subsection 7f7 of this section and for each notification identifying the expected date of the notification1 the actual date of the transaction and any information pertaining to the actual transaction that differs from the information provided in the notification4 ,for each notification1 the list shall identify the date of the relevant ,secretarial determination1 if any1 pursuant to subsection 7d77#b77;,b7 of this section4 4 #bje4 ,coordination of diesel emissions controls ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall1 not later than six months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 develop a strategy-- 7#a7 to assess the collective results of ,federal funding of activities that have the effect of reducing mobile source diesel emissions2 and 7#b7 to identify and eliminate any unnecessary duplication1 overlap1 and fragmentation of such activities4 #bjf4 ,repeal of duplicative catfish inspection program 7a7 ,in general ,effective on the date of the enactment of the ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgja et seq471 subsection 7b7 of section #aajaf of such ,act 7,public ,law #aaj-bdf2 #abb ,stat4 #bacj7 and the amendments made by such subsection are repealed4 7b7 ,application ,the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 shall be applied and administered as if subsection 7b7 of section #aajaf 7,public ,law #aaj-bdf2 #abb ,stat4 #bacj7 of the ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgja et seq47 and the amendments made by such subsection had not been enacted4