,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjag,mr4  
,emm] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,de,fazio7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a website 
= ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t apps1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,advanc+ & ,promot+        
,programm+ or ! ,,app ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2
 s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 #hd p]c5t ( lead+  
app mak]s are outside ,silicon ,valley1 
& #hc p]c5t are small bus9esses4  7#b7  
,millions h p>ticipat$ 9 ! ,h\r ( ,code1
 :i* tea*es ! fundam5tal compon5ts (    
comput] programm+4  7#c7 ,!             
,congressional ,app ,*all5ge is an      
(ficially sanction$ competition to      
promote comput] sci5ce education &      
demon/rate ! value ( cod+ to ! next     
g5]ation4  7#d7 ,comput] ,sci5ce majors 
e>n #dj p]c5t m ?an ! av]age college    
graduates4  7#e7 ,9 #bjaf1 ,*9a surpass$

 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 app /ore rev5ue4     
7#f7 ,! curr5t ext5t ( a ,f$]al mobile  
app directory exi/s z a text li/ on a   
,g5]al ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration website4  
7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 comput] sci5ce skills
 are critical to a burgeon+ te*nology   
indu/ry1 & w provide high-quality jobs =
 ,am]ica's future work=ce2  7#b7 !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has an obligation to   
provide in=mation & s]vices ?r\gh a     
means t meets ! te*nology dem&s ( our   
*ang+ society2 &  7#c7 among o!r fields1
 comput] programm+ jobs are a way to    
ensure ,am]ica keeps ! highe/-quality   
jobs & rema9s a _w economic lead]4  #c4 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t website = apps  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ( website ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices  
%all e/abli% a publicly available       
website t includes a database ( ,f$]al  
fund+ opportunities = ! creation ( apps1
 all[s ! public to d[nload a ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t app t has be5 made available  

to ! public1 & includes ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,a li/ ( ea* fund+ s\rce 7includ+ grants
 & prizes7 = ! creation & ma9t5ance (   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t apps & h[ an applicant 
may apply = su* fund+1 includ+ res\rces 
su* z grants4gov1 *all5ge4gov1 & !      
,small ,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>*     
program4  7#b7 ,! ability = ! public to 
rate & review any su* ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
app4  7#c7 ,a page t prom95tly displays 
apps t h be5 rec5tly updat$ or t receive
 a high us] review av]age "u p>agraph   
7#b74  7#d7 ,a page t features ,gov]nm5t
 projects t provide application         
develop]s ) tools to improve private    
apps1 su* z data4gov & develop]4epa4gov4
  7#e7 ,res\rces = education & tra9+    
relat$ to ! creation ( apps4  7#f7 ,a   
page t features out/&+1 educational1    
comput] sci5ce programs1 det]m9$ by !   
,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices & !      
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 & res\rces to replicate su* 
programs4  7b7 ,review & removal (      
outdat$ apps ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al   

,s]vices %all review any app = :i* an   
update has n be5 releas$ 9 m ?an #b ye>s
 & %all remove any app f ! website      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 t is no long] 
functional or compatible4  7c7 ,app     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m app means a 
s(tw>e application t enables ! p]=mance 
( a specific task t may be run on a     
comput]1 a mobile device1 ! ,int]net1 or
 any o!r electronic device4  #d4 ,no    
additional funds au?oriz$ ,no additional
 funds are au?oriz$ to c>ry out !       
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts
 %all be c>ri$ out us+ am\nts o!rwise   
au?oriz$4