,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebee ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #cj1 #bjad ,ms4 ,eshoo 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 and ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to enhance the procurement of information technology by establishing a ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office and ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,reforming ,federal ,procurement of ,information ,technology ,act or ,,rfp-,,it ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,increase in simplified acquisition threshold for information technology projects4 ,sec4 #c4 ,permanent authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for certain commercial items4 ,sec4 #d4 ,presidential ,innovation ,fellows ,program4 ,sec4 #e4 ,redesignation of ,office and ,administrator of ,electronic ,government as ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office and ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer4 ,sec4 #f4 ,digital ,service ,pilot ,program4 ,sec4 #g4 ,analysis and report on streamlining and strengthening ,,it ,schedule #gj4 ,sec4 #h4 ,report by ,government ,accountability ,office on information technology acquisition by the ,federal ,government4 ,sec4 #i4 ,improving the quality of information technology solicitations4 ,sec4 #aj4 ,,far ,council membership for ,administrator of ,small ,business ,administration4 #b4 ,increase in simplified acquisition threshold for information technology projects 7a7 ,increase ,section #acd of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking means #ajj1jjj4 and inserting the following3 means-- 7#a7 #ajj1jjj2 or 7#b7 in the case of a contract for the purchase of information technology 7as such term is defined in section #aaaja of title #dj7 services from a small business concern 7as such term is defined in section #c7;a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a771 #ejj1jjj4 4 7b7 ,construction ,nothing in the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall be construed as affecting adjustments made by1 or the authority of1 the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory ,council under section #aijh of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code 7relating to inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds74 #c4 ,permanent authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for certain commercial items ,section #dbjb of the ,clinger-,cohen ,act of #aiif 7division ,d of ,public ,law #ajd-ajf2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd note7 is amended by striking subsection 7e74 #d4 ,presidential ,innovation ,fellows ,program 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established within the ,general ,services ,administration a program to be known as the ,presidential ,innovation ,fellows ,program 7in this section referred to as the ,program74 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the ,program is to bridge the gap between the private sector and the public sector by bringing non-,government innovators into the ,government to work collaboratively for a period of time with ,government innovators in order to rapidly solve challenges of national importance4 7c7 ,administration ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall administer the ,program4 7d7 ,fellows 7#a7 ,selection of ,fellows ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall select ,presidential ,innovation ,fellows for participation in the ,program4 7#b7 ,length of ,fellowships ,each fellowship in the ,program shall last #f to #ac months1 at the discretion of the ,administrator of ,general ,services4 7#c7 ,qualifications ,in order to participate in the ,program1 a candidate for fellow shall be a citizen of the ,united ,states and able to fulfill the duties of the role for which the candidate applies4 #e4 ,redesignation of ,office and ,administrator of ,electronic ,government as ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office and ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer 7a7 ,redesignation of ,office as ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office ,section #cfjb7;a7 of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking ,office of ,electronic ,government and inserting an office to be known as the ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office or ,united ,states ,,dgo4 7b7 ,redesignation of head of ,office as ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer ,section #cfjb7;b7 of such title is amended to read as follows3 7b7 ,there shall be at the head of the office an officer who shall be known as the ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer 7referred to in this section as the ,united ,states ,,cio71 appointed by the ,president by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate4 ,the ,director shall delegate to the ,united ,states ,,cio the authority to administer all functions set forth in this section or any other applicable law1 except that any such delegation shall not relieve the ,director of responsibility for the administration of such functions4 ,the ,united ,states ,,cio shall serve as principal adviser to the ,director on ,federal information technology policy4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendments ,section #cfjb of such title is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by striking ,administrator and inserting ,united ,states ,,cio2 7#b7 in subsections 7d71 7e71 and 7f71 by striking ,administrator the first place it appears and inserting ,united ,states ,,cio2 and 7#c7 in subsections 7f77#af7 and 7g71 by striking ,office of ,electronic ,government and inserting ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office4 7d7 ,references ,as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 any reference in law or regulation to the ,office of ,electronic ,government and the ,administrator of the ,office of ,electronic ,government shall be deemed to refer to the ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office and the ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer1 respectively4 #f4 ,digital ,service ,pilot ,program 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established within the ,united ,states ,digital ,government ,office a pilot program to be known as the ,digital ,service ,pilot ,program 7in this section referred to as the ,pilot ,program74 7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the ,pilot ,program is to provide digital service experts to support executive agencies on high-priority ,federal information technology projects4 ,the ,pilot ,program shall be carried out in accordance with this section and may include the initiative in the ,office of ,management and ,budget to provide such digital service experts4 7c7 ,head of digital service pilot program ,the ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer shall administer the ,pilot ,program4 7d7 ,projects 7#a7 ,minimum number ,during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,pilot ,program shall initiate and complete no fewer than five high-priority ,federal information technology projects in partnership with executive agencies4 7#b7 ,specific agency projects ,of the projects required under this subsection1 at least one project shall be initiated in each of the following entities3 7,a7 ,the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7,b7 ,the ,general ,services ,administration4 7,c7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7,d7 ,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7,e7 ,the ,small ,business ,administration4 7e7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term executive agency has the meaning provided that term by section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #g4 ,analysis and report on streamlining and strengthening ,,it ,schedule #gj 7a7 ,analysis requirement ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall conduct an in-depth analysis of ,,it ,schedule #gj4 ,the analysis shall cover1 at a minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,methods to enhance the administration of ,,it ,schedule #gj4 7#b7 ,identification of the most onerous or burdensome requirements related to using ,,it ,schedule #gj4 7#c7 ,methods to lower barriers to entry to using ,,it ,schedule #gj1 to ensure that innovative information technology firms are not discouraged by superfluous or unnecessary barriers4 7#d7 ,ways to ensure that the ,federal ,government has direct access to the ,nation's most innovative technology firms1 which includes attracting companies that operate solely in the commercial marketplace4 7b7 ,report requirement ,the ,administrator shall submit to ,congress a report on the analysis conducted under subsection 7a71 not later than #cfe days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,the report shall include the results of the analysis and specific recommendations on potential administrative and statutory modifications that would eliminate or fix any problems identified in the report4 7c7 ,,it ,schedule #gj defined ,in this section1 the term ,,it ,schedule #gj means the multiple award supply schedule of the ,general ,services ,administration for the procurement of information technology4 #h4 ,report by ,government ,accountability ,office on information technology acquisition by the ,federal ,government 7a7 ,report requirement ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress one or more reports on the following3 7#a7 ,the effectiveness of the #ah;,f program of the ,general ,services ,administration4 7#b7 ,,it ,schedule #gj 7as defined in section #g71 including the manner in which the ,schedule does or does not enable agencies to have access to effective1 up-to-date technology at competitive prices from the best technology firms4 7#c7 ,challenges and barriers to entry for small business technology firms1 including the reasons why certain small business technology firms that are successful in the private sector decide not to enter the ,federal marketplace4 7b7 ,deadline ,the ,comptroller ,general shall submit a report or reports under subsection 7a7 not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #i4 ,improving the quality of information technology solicitations 7a7 ,enhanced communication between government and industry ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation shall be revised to clarify that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry1 so long as those exchanges are consistent with existing law and regulation and do not promote an unfair competitive advantage to particular firms4 7b7 ,priority goal for information technology management ,the ,united ,states ,chief ,information ,officer1 in consultation with the ,administrator for ,federal ,procurement ,policy1 shall advise the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget to ensure that the priority goal for the ,federal ,government relating to information technology management under section #aabj7;a77#a77;,b77iii7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 addresses improving the performance of ,federal agencies in development specifications for a contract for an information technology project4 #aj4 ,,far ,council membership for ,administrator of ,small ,business ,administration 7a7 ,addition of ,administrator of ,small ,business ,administration to ,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory ,council ,section #acjb7;b7 of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,c72 7#b7 by striking the period and inserting 2 and at the end of subparagraph 7,d72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #acjc7;a77#a7 of such title is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and the ,administrator of ,national ,aeronautics and ,space1 and inserting the ,administrator of ,national ,aeronautics and ,space1 and the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration12 and 7#b7 by striking and the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,act of #aieh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea et seq471 and inserting the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,act of #aieh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea et seq471 and the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq4714