,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cgb #aacth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #afaa    
,report ,no4 #aac-aeg ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,october #cj1 #bjac,mr4 ,bennet 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 and
 ,mr4 ,carper7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,may #f1   
#bjad,reported by ,mr4 ,carper1 with an 
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,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  #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 ,covered 
agency ,the term covered agency means   
the following 7including all associated 
components of the agency73 7,a7         
,department of ,agriculture2  7,b7      
,department of ,commerce2  7,c7         
,department of ,defense2  7,d7          
,department of ,education2  7,e7        
,department of ,energy2  7,f7           
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services2  7,g7 ,department of         
,homeland ,security2  7,h7 ,department  
of ,housing and ,urban ,development2    
7,i7 ,department of the ,interior2  7,j7

 ,department of ,justice2  7,k7         
,department of ,labor2  7,l7 ,department
 of ,state2  7,m7 ,department of        
,transportation2  7,n7 ,department of   
,treasury2  7,o7 ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs2  7,p7 ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency2  7,q7 ,general    
,services ,administration2  7,r7        
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration2  7,s7 ,national        
,science ,foundation2  7,t7 ,nuclear    
,regulatory ,commission2  7,u7 ,office  
of ,personnel ,management2  7,v7 ,small 
,business ,administration2  7,w7 ,social
 ,security ,administration2 and  7,x7   
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development4  7#c7      
,,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  7#d7 ,government-wide data    

center consolidation and optimization   
metrics ,the term ,government-wide data 
center consolidation and optimization   
metrics means the metrics established by
 the ,administrator under subsection    
7b77#b77;,g74  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 each fiscal  
year thereafter1 the head of each       
covered agency1 assisted by the ,chief  
,information ,officer of the agency1    
shall submit to the ,administrator-- 7i7
 a comprehensive inventory of the data  
centers owned1 operated1 or maintained  
by or on behalf of the agency2 and  7ii7
 a multi-year strategy to achieve the   
consolidation and optimization of the   
data centers inventoried under clause   
7i71 that includes-- 7,i7 performance   
metrics-- 7aa7 that are consistent with 
the ,government-wide data center        
consolidation and optimization metrics2 

and  7bb7 by which the quantitative and 
qualitative progress of the agency      
toward the goals of the ,,fdcci can be  
measured2  7,,ii7 a timeline for agency 
activities to be completed under the    
,,fdcci1 with an emphasis on benchmarks 
the agency can achieve by specific      
dates2  7,,iii7 year-by-year            
calculations of investment and cost     
savings 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 optimization and life 
cycle cost savings and other            
improvements1 with an emphasis on-- 7aa7
 meeting the ,government-wide data      
center consolidation and optimization   
metrics2 and  7bb7 demonstrating the    
amount of agency-specific cost savings  
each fiscal year achieved through the   
,,fdcci2 and  7,,iv7 any additional     
information required by the             

,administrator4  7,b7 ,use of other     
reporting structures ,the ,administrator
 may require a covered agency to include
 the information required to be         
submitted under this subsection through 
reporting structures determined by the  
,administrator to be appropriate4  7,c7 
,statement ,each year1 beginning in the 
first fiscal year after the date of     
enactment of this ,act and each fiscal  
year thereafter1 the head of each       
covered agency1 acting through the      
,chief ,information ,officer of the     
agency1 shall-- 7i7 7,i7 submit a       
statement to the ,administrator stating 
whether the agency has complied with the
 requirements of this ,act2 and  7,,ii7 
make the statement submitted under      
subclause 7,i7 publically available2 and
  7ii7 if the agency has not complied   
with the requirements of this ,act1     
submit a statement to the ,administrator
 explaining the reasons for not         
complying with such requirements4  7,d7 
,agency implementation of strategies    

,each covered agency1 under the         
direction of the ,chief ,information    
,officer of the agency1 shall-- 7i7     
implement the 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            
consolidation and optimization metrics2 
and  7,,iii7 the actual cost savings and
 other improvements realized through the
 implementation of the strategy of the  
agency4  7,e7 ,rule of construction     
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to limit the reporting of information  
by a covered agency to the              
,administrator1 the ,director of the    
,office of ,management and ,budget1 or  
,congress4  7#b7 ,administrator         
responsibilities ,the ,administrator    
shall-- 7,a7 establish the deadline1 on 
an annual basis1 for covered agencies to

 submit information under this section2 
7,b7 establish a list of requirements   
that the covered agencies must meet to  
be considered in compliance with        
paragraph 7#a72  7,c7 ensure that       
information relating to agency progress 
towards meeting the ,government-wide    
data center consolidation and           
optimization metrics is made available  
in a timely manner to the general       
public2  7,d7 review the inventories and
 strategies submitted under paragraph   
7#a7 to determine whether they are      
comprehensive and complete2  7,e7       
monitor the implementation of the data  
center strategy of each covered agency  
that is required under paragraph        
7#a77;,a77ii72  7,f7 update1 on an      
annual basis1 the cumulative cost       
savings realized through the            
implementation of the ,,fdcci2 and  7,g7
 establish metrics applicable to the    
consolidation and optimization of data  
centers ,government-wide1 including     
metrics with respect to-- 7i7 costs2    

7ii7 efficiencies1 including at least   
server efficiency2 and  7iii7 any other 
metrics the ,administrator establishes  
under this subparagraph4  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 develop1 
and make publically available1 a goal1  
broken down by year1 for the amount of  
planned cost savings and optimization   
improvements achieved through the       
,,fdcci during the period beginning on  
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
ending on the date described in         
subsection 7e74  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 made  
publically available1 and each year     
thereafter1 the ,administrator shall    
aggregate the reported cost savings of  
each covered agency and optimization    
improvements achieved to date through   
the ,,fdcci and compare the savings to  

the projected cost savings and          
optimization improvements developed     
under subparagraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,update  
for ,congress ,the goal required to be  
developed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall 
be submitted to ,congress and shall be  
accompanied by a statement describing-- 
7,i7 whether each covered 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  
covered agency has submitted a          
comprehensive consolidation strategy    
with the key elements described in      
paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii74  7#d7 ,,gao    
,review  7,a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 and each year thereafter1
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states shall review and verify 
the quality and completeness of the     
asset inventory and strategy of each    

covered agency required under paragraph 
7#a77;,a74  7,b7 ,report ,the           
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall1 on an annual basis1      
publish a report on each review         
conducted under subparagraph 7,a74  7c7 
,ensuring cybersecurity standards for   
data center consolidation and cloud     
computing  7#a7 ,in general ,in         
implementing a data center consolidation
 and optimization strategy under this   
,act1 a covered agency 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  7#b7 ,rule
 of construction ,nothing in this ,act  
shall be construed to limit the ability 
of the ,director of the ,office of      
,management and ,budget to update or    
modify the ,federal guidelines on cloud 

computing security4  7d7 ,waiver of     
disclosure requirements ,the ,director  
of ,national ,intelligence may waive the
 applicability to any element 7or       
component of an element7 of the         
intelligence community of any provision 
of this ,act if the ,director of        
,national ,intelligence determines that 
such waiver is in the interest of       
national security4 ,not later than #cj  
days after making a waiver under this   
subsection1 the ,director of ,national  
,intelligence shall submit to the       
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the ,select  
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform and the        
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives a statement describing 
the waiver and the reasons for the      
waiver4  7e7 ,sunset ,this ,act is      
repealed effective on ,october #a1      
#bjah4  ,may #f1 #bjad,reported with an 

amendment