,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjac,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,coburn1 and ,ms4 ,ayotte7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require certain
 agencies to conduct assessments of data
 centers and develop data center        
consolidation and optimization plans4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,federal ,data ,center          
,consolidation ,act of #bjac4  #b4      
,federal data center consolidation      
initiative  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term     
,administrator means the ,administrator 
for the ,office of ,e-,government and   
,information ,technology within the     
,office of ,management and ,budget4     
7#b7 ,,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 ,initiative1 dated       
,february #bf1 #bjaj1 or any successor  
thereto4  7b7 ,federal data center      
consolidation inventories and strategies
  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7 ,annual        
reporting ,each year1 beginning in the  
first fiscal year after the date of     
enactment of this ,act and for each of  
the #d fiscal years thereafter1 the head
 of each agency that is described in    
subparagraph 7,d71 assisted by the      
,chief ,information ,officer of the     
agency1 shall submit to the             
,administrator-- 7i7 a comprehensive    
asset inventory of the data centers     
owned1 operated1 or maintained by or on 
behalf of the agency1 even if the center
 is administered by a third party2 and  
7ii7 a multi-year strategy to achieve   
the optimization and consolidation of   
agency data center assets1 that         
includes-- 7,i7 performance metrics--   
7aa7 that are consistent with           

performance metrics established by the  
,administrator under subparagraphs 7,c7 
and 7,g7 of paragraph 7#b72 and  7bb7 by
 which the quantitative and qualitative 
progress of the agency toward data      
center consolidation goals can be       
measured2  7,,ii7 a timeline for agency 
activities completed under the ,,fdcci1 
with an emphasis on benchmarks the      
agency can achieve by specific dates2   
7,,iii7 an aggregation of year-by-year  
investment and cost savings calculations
 for the period beginning on the date of
 enactment of this ,act and ending on   
the date described in subsection 7e71   
broken down by each year1 including a   
description of any initial costs for    
data center consolidation and life cycle
 cost savings1 with an emphasis on--    
7aa7 meeting the ,government-wide       
performance metrics described in        
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,g7 of paragraph
 7#b72 and  7bb7 demonstrating          
agency-specific savings each fiscal year
 achieved through the ,,fdcci2 and      

7,,iv7 any additional information       
required by the ,administrator4  7,b7   
,use of existing reporting structures   
,the ,administrator may require agencies
 described in subparagraph 7,d7 to      
submit any information required to be   
submitted under this subsection through 
reporting structures in use as of the   
date of enactment of this ,act4  7,c7   
,certification ,each year1 beginning in 
the first fiscal year after the date of 
enactment of this ,act and for each of  
the #d fiscal years thereafter1 acting  
through the chief information officer of
 the agency1 shall submit a statement to
 the ,administrator certifying that the 
agency has complied with the            
requirements of this ,act4  7,d7        
,agencies described ,the agencies       
7including all associated components of 
the agency7 described in this paragraph 
are the-- 7i7 ,department of            
,agriculture2  7ii7 ,department of      
,commerce2  7iii7 ,department of        
,defense2  7iv7 ,department of          

,education2  7v7 ,department of ,energy2
  7vi7 ,department of ,health and ,human
 ,services2  7vii7 ,department of       
,homeland ,security2  7viii7 ,department
 of ,housing and ,urban ,development2   
7ix7 ,department of the ,interior2  7x7 
,department of ,justice2  7xi7          
,department of ,labor2  7xii7           
,department of ,state2  7xiii7          
,department of ,transportation2  7xiv7  
,department of the ,treasury2  7xv7     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs2      
7xvi7 ,environmental ,protection        
,agency2  7xvii7 ,general ,services     
,administration2  7xviii7 ,national     
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2
  7xix7 ,national ,science ,foundation2 
7xx7 ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission2  
7xxi7 ,office of ,personnel ,management2
  7xxii7 ,small ,business               
,administration2  7xxiii7 ,social       
,security ,administration2 and  7xxiv7  
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development4  7,e7      
,agency implementation of strategies    

,each agency described in subparagraph  
7,d71 under the direction of the ,chief 
,information ,officer of the agency     
shall-- 7i7 implement the consolidation 
strategy required under subparagraph    
7,a77ii72 and  7ii7 provide updates to  
the ,administrator1 on a quarterly      
basis1 of-- 7,i7 the completion of      
activities by the agency under the      
,,fdcci2  7,,ii7 any progress of the    
agency towards meeting the              
,government-wide data center performance
 metrics described in subparagraphs 7,c7
 and 7,g7 of paragraph 7#b72 and        
7,,iii7 the actual cost savings realized
 through the implementation of the      
,,fdcci4  7,f7 ,rule of construction    
,nothing in this paragraph shall be     
construed to limit the reporting of     
information by any agency described in  
subparagraph 7,f7 to the ,administrator1
 the ,director of the ,office of        
,management and ,budget1 or to          
,congress4  7#b7 ,administrator         
responsibilities ,the ,administrator    

shall-- 7,a7 establish the deadline1 on 
an annual basis1 for agencies to submit 
information under this section2  7,b7   
establish a list of requirements that   
the agencies must meet to be considered 
in compliance with paragraph 7#a72  7,c7
 ensure that each certification         
submitted under paragraph 7#a77;,c7 and 
information relating to agency progress 
towards meeting the ,government-wide    
total cost of ownership optimization and
 consolidation metrics is made available
 in a timely manner to the general      
public2  7,d7 review the plans submitted
 under paragraph 7#a7 to determine      
whether each plan is comprehensive and  
complete2  7,e7 monitor the             
implementation of the data center plan  
of each agency described in paragraph   
7#a77;,a77ii72  7,f7 update1 on an      
annual basis1 the cumulative cost       
savings realized through the            
implementation of the agency plans2 and 
7,g7 establish ,government-wide data    
center total cost of ownership          

optimization and consolidation metrics1 
which shall include server efficiency   
and other comprehensive metrics         
established at the discretion of the    
,administrator4  7#c7 ,cost saving goal 
and updates for ,congress  7,a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 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   
#e-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 which shall     
include a breakdown on a year-by-year   
basis of the projected savings4  7,b7   
,annual update  7i7 ,in general ,not    
later than #a year after the date on    
which the goal described in subparagraph
 7,a7 is determined and each year       
thereafter until the end of #bjah1 the  
,administrator shall aggregate the      
savings achieved to date1 by each       
relevant agency1 through the ,,fdcci as 

compared to the projected savings       
developed under subparagraph 7,a7 7based
 on data collected from each affected   
agency under paragraph 7#a774  7ii7     
,update for ,congress ,the goal required
 to be developed and published under    
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be submitted to 
,congress and shall include an update on
 the progress made by each agency       
described in subsection paragraph       
7#a77;,e7 on-- 7,i7 whether each agency 
has in fact submitted a comprehensive   
asset inventory1 including an assessment
 broken down by agency1 which shall     
include the specific numbers1           
utilization1 and efficiency level of    
data centers2 and  7,,ii7 whether each  
agency has submitted a comprehensive    
consolidation plan with the key elements
 described in paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii74  
7iii7 ,request for information ,upon    
request from the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of
 the ,senate or the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform of   

the ,house of ,representatives1 the head
 of an agency described in paragraph    
7#a77;,e7 or the ,director of the       
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 submit to the requesting committee any 
report or information submitted to the  
,office of ,management and ,budget for  
the purpose of preparing a report       
required under clause 7i7 or an updated 
progress report required under clause   
7ii74  7#d7 ,,gao ,review  7,a7 ,in     
general ,during the #e-;fiscal-year     
period following the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states shall review the 
quality and completeness1 and verify1   
each agency's asset inventory and plans 
required under paragraph 7#a77;,a74     
7,b7 ,report ,the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states shall1 on an     
annual basis during the #e-;fiscal-year 
period following the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 publish a report on each  
review conducted under subparagraph 7,a7
 of an agency during the fiscal year for

 which the report is published4  7c7    
,ensuring cybersecurity standards for   
data center consolidation and cloud     
computing ,an agency required to        
implement a data center consolidation   
plan under this ,act and migrate to     
cloud computing shall do so in a manner 
that is consistent with ,federal        
guidelines on cloud computing security1 
including-- 7#a7 applicable provisions  
found within the ,federal ,risk and     
,authorization ,management ,program     
7,fed,r,a,m,p72 and  7#b7 guidance      
published by the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology4  7d7       
,classified information ,the ,director  
of ,national ,intelligence may waive the
 requirements of this ,act for any      
element 7or component of an element7 of 
the intelligence community4  7e7 ,sunset
 ,this ,act is repealed effective on    
,october #a1 #bjah4