,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #badd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,young of ,indiana 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,connolly7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish entities tasked with       
improving program and project management
 in ,federal agencies1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,program ,management
 ,improvement and ,accountability ,act  
of #bjae4  #b4 ,deputy ,director for    
,management  7a7 ,additional functions  
,section #ejc of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7c7 ,program and project management     
,subject to the direction and approval  
of the ,director1 the ,deputy ,director 
for ,management or designee shall-- 7#a7
 adopt governmentwide standards1        

policies1 and guidelines for program and
 project management for executive       
agencies2  7#b7 oversee program and     
project management for the standards1   
policies1 and guidelines established    
under paragraph 7#a72  7#c7 chair the   
,program ,management ,policy ,council   
established by section #aabf7;b72  7#d7 
issue regulations and establish         
standards and policies for executive    
agencies in accordance with nationally  
accredited standards for program and    
project management planning and delivery
 issues2  7#e7 engage with the private  
sector2  7#f7 conduct portfolio reviews 
to address programs identified as high  
risk by the ,government ,accountability 
,office2  7#g7 not less than annually1  
conduct portfolio reviews of agency     
programs in coordination with project   
management improvement officers2 and    
7#h7 establish a five-year strategic    
plan for program and project management4
  4  7b7 ,deadline for standards1       
policies1 and guidelines ,not later than

 #abj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,deputy     
,director for ,management of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget shall issue 
the standards1 policies1 and guidelines 
required under section #ejc7;c77#a7 of  
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a74  7c7           
,regulations ,not later than #aej days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,deputy ,director for         
,management of the ,office of           
,management and ,budget1 in consultation
 with the ,council and the ,director of 
the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 
shall issue any regulations as are      
necessary to implement the requirements 
of section #ejc7;c7 of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,program           
,management ,improvement ,officers and  
,program ,management ,policy ,council   
7a7 ,amendment ,chapter #aa of title    
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     

#aabf4 ,program ,management ,improvement
 ,officers and ,program ,management     
,policy ,council  7a7 ,program          
,management ,improvement ,officers  7#a7
 ,designation ,the head of each agency  
described in section #ija7;b7 shall     
designate a senior executive of the     
agency as the agency ,program           
,management ,improvement ,officer4 ,the 
,program ,management ,improvement       
,officer shall report directly to the   
head of the agency4  7#b7 ,functions    
,the ,program ,management ,improvement  
,officer shall--  7,a7 implement agency 
program management policies established 
under section #ejc7;c72 and  7,b7       
develop a written strategy for enhancing
 the role of program managers within the
 agency that includes the following3    
7i7 ,enhanced training and educational  
opportunities for program managers4     
7ii7 ,mentoring of current and future   
program managers by experienced senior  
executives and program managers within  
the agency4  7iii7 ,improved career     

paths and career opportunities for      
program managers4  7iv7 ,incentives for 
the recruitment and retention of highly 
qualified individuals to serve as       
program managers4  7v7 ,improved        
resources and support1 including        
relevant competencies encompassed with  
program and project management within   
the private sector for program managers4
  7vi7 ,improved means of collecting and
 disseminating best practices and       
lessons learned to enhance program      
management across the agency4  7vii7    
,common templates and tools to support  
improved data gathering and analysis for
 program management and oversight       
purposes4  7b7 ,program ,management     
,policy ,council  7#a7 ,establishment   
,there is established in the ,office of 
,management and ,budget a council to be 
known as the ,program ,management       
,policy ,council 7in this section       
referred to as the ,council74  7#b7     
,purpose and ,functions ,the ,council   
shall act as the principal interagency  

forum for improving agency practices    
related to program and project          
management4 ,the ,council shall-- 7,a7  
advise and assist the ,deputy ,director 
for ,management of the ,office of       
,management and ,budget2  7,b7 review   
programs identified as high risk by the 
,general ,accountability ,office and    
make recommendations for actions to be  
taken by the ,deputy ,director for      
,management of the ,office of           
,management and ,budget or designee2    
7,c7 discuss topics of importance to the
 workforce1 including--  7i7 career     
development and workforce development   
needs2  7ii7 policy to support          
continuous improvement in program and   
project management2 and  7iii7 major    
challenges across agencies in managing  
programs2  7,d7 advise on the           
development and applicability of        
standards governmentwide for program    
management transparency2 and  7,e7      
review the information published on the 
website pursuant to section #aabb4  7#c7

 ,membership  7,a7 ,composition ,the    
,council shall be composed of the       
following members3  7i7 ,five members   
from the ,office of ,management and     
,budget as follows3 7,i7 ,the ,deputy   
,director for ,management4  7,,ii7 ,the 
,administrator of the ,office of        
,electronic ,government4  7,,iii7 ,the  
,administrator of the ,office of        
,federal ,procurement ,policy4  7,,iv7  
,the ,controller of the ,office of      
,federal ,financial ,management4  7,v7  
,the ,director of the ,office of        
,performance and ,personnel ,management4
  7ii7 ,the ,program ,management        
,improvement ,officer from each agency  
described in section #ija7;b74  7iii7   
,other individuals as determined        
appropriate by the ,chairperson4  7,b7  
,chairperson and ,vice ,chairperson  7i7
 ,in ,general ,the ,deputy ,director for
 ,management of the ,office of          
,management and ,budget shall be the    
,chairperson of the ,council4 ,a ,vice  
,chairperson shall be elected by the    

members and shall serve a term of not   
more than one year4  7ii7 ,duties ,the  
,chairperson shall preside at the       
meetings of the ,council1 determine the 
agenda of the ,council1 direct the work1
 of the ,council and establish and      
direct subgroups of the ,council as     
appropriate4  7#d7 ,meetings ,the       
,council shall meet not less than twice 
per fiscal year and may meet at the call
 of the ,chairperson or a majority of   
the members of the ,council4  7#e7      
,support ,the head of each agency with a
 ,project ,management ,improvement      
,officer serving on the ,council shall  
provide administrative support to the   
,council1 as appropriate1 at the request
 of the ,chairperson4  7#f7 ,committee  
duration ,section #ad7;a77#b7 of the    
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the 
,council4  4  7b7 ,report required ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the head of 
each agency described in section        

#ija7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states  
,code1 shall submit to ,congress and the
 ,office of ,management and ,budget a   
report containing the strategy developed
 under section #aabf7;a77#b77;,b7 of    
such title1 as added by subsection 7a74 
#d4 ,program and project management     
personnel standards  7a7 ,regulations   
required ,not later than #bgj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,director of the ,office of ,personnel 
,management1 in consultation with the   
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 shall issue regulations    
that-- 7#a7 identify key skills and     
competencies needed for a program and   
project manager in an agency2  7#b7     
establish a new job series for program  
and project management within an agency2
 and  7#c7 establish a new career path  
for program and project managers within 
an agency4  7b7 ,agency defined ,in this
 section1 the term agency means each    
agency described in section #ija7;b7 of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4