,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjah,mr4   
,khanna 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1    
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,russell1  
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris        
,rodg]s1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,co/ello
 ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1
 ,mr4 ,hunt]1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mrs4     
,com/ock1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 & ,mr4 ,curtis7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve executive 
ag5cy digital s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,integrat$ ,digital    
,exp]i5ce ,act or ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,,idea4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3
  7#a7 ,re/or+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,gov]nm5t's global lead]%ip position 9  
te*nology & electronic gov]nm5t requires
 a new approa*--"o t n>r[s ! gr[+ gap   
betwe5 ! digital dem&s ( citiz5s & !    
fa%ion 9 :i* ! ,gov]nm5t provides       

digital s]vices to ! ,am]ican p4  7#b7  
,legislation is ne$$ to accel]ate !     
transition f an analog & pap]-bas$      
,gov]nm5t to a #ba/ c5tury digital      
,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,! rec5t passage ( !   
,mod]niz+ ,gov]nm5t ,te*nology ,act & ! 
,connect$ ,gov]nm5t ,act has laid !     
f\ndation = ,gov]nm5t's trans=mation to 
mod]n1 digital plat=ms4  7#d7 ,enhanc$  
citiz5-fac+ & int]nal digital s]vice    
deliv]y w dramatically r$uce ! co/ (    
,gov]nm5t op]ations & improve cu/om]    
exp]i5ce4  #c4 ,website mod]nization    
7a7 ,requirem5ts = ,exi/+ ,executive    
,ag5cy ,websites & ,digital ,s]vices ,n 
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( an executive ag5cy
 t ma9ta9s a website or digital s]vice t
 is available to ! public %all ensure t 
su* website or s]vice meets ! foll[+    
requirem5ts3  7#a7 ,website             
,consolidation & ,consi/5t ,look        
,elim9ate or consolidate websites or web
 pages t are duplicative or ov]lapp+4   
,ensure a consi/5t look ( public-fac+   

websites & digital s]vices4  7#b7       
,accessibility = ,individuals )         
,disabilities ,ensure t ea* website1    
web-bas$ =m1 & web-bas$ application ( an
 executive ag5cy are accessible to      
individuals ) disabilities 9 accordance 
) section #ejh ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act 
( #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d74  7#c7   
,in=mation ,se>*able & ,discov]able     
,conta9 a se>* function t all[s us]s to 
easily se>* cont5t int5d$ = public use4 
7#d7 ,secure ,connection ,provision     
?r\gh an indu/ry /&>d secure connection4
  7#e7 ,data ,analytics ,design$ ar\nd  
us] ne$s ) data-driv5 analysis influ5c+ 
managem5t & developm5t decisions1 us+   
qualitative & quantitative data to      
det]m9e us] goals1 ne$s1 & behaviors1 & 
cont9ually te/+ websites & digital      
s]vices to ensure t us] ne$s are        
address$4 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 quantitative & qualitative rese>*1 
includ+ us] te/+1 relat$ to ! developm5t
 ( websites or o!r public fac+ digital  
s]vices %all n be consid]$ a collection 

( in=mation = ! purposes ( section #cejg
 ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#f7
 ,cont5t p]sonalization ,ensure us]s h !
 option = a m cu/omiz$ digital exp]i5ce1
 all[+ !m to complete digital           
transactions 9 an effici5t & accurate   
mann]4  7b7 ,requirem5ts = new websites 
& digital s]vices ,any website or       
digital s]vice ( an executive ag5cy t is
 made available to ! public aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all meet !     
m9imum requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection
 7a74  7c7 ,int]nal ,digital ,s]vices ,!
 head ( ea* executive ag5cy %all ensure 
to ! greate/ ext5t practicable t any new
 ,intranet con=ms to ! requirem5ts 9    
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,public report+ ,! 
head ( ea* executive ag5cy %all submit  
to ! ,director an annual report on !    
progress an executive ag5cy is mak+ 9   
implem5t+ ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is  
section = ! previ\s ye> & %all make !   
report available to ! public4  7e7      
,compliance ) ,unit$ ,/ates website     
/&>ds ,any new website ( an executive   

ag5cy %all be 9 compliance ) ! website  
/&>ds ( ! ,te*nology ,trans=mation      
,s]vices ( ! ,g5]al ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration4  #d4 ,digitization (     
,gov]nm5t s]vices & =ms  7a7 ,digital   
s]vice option requir$ ,n lat] ?an #b    
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! head ( ea* executive ag5cy %all 
make available to ! public an onl9e1    
mobile-fri5dly1 digital s]vice option = 
any 9-p]son ,gov]nm5t transaction or    
pap]-bas$ process 9 a mann] t decreases 
co/1 increases digital conv]sion rates1 
& improves cu/om] exp]i5ce4  7b7 ,=ms & 
s]vices requir$ ,to be digital ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* executive ag5cy  
%all ensure t any pap]-bas$ =m1         
application1 or s]vice t is relat$ to   
s]v+ ! public is made available to !    
public 9 a digital =mat4  #e4           
,electronic signatures  7a7 ,plan = use 
( electronic signatures ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! head ( ea* executive ag5cy %all 

submit to ! ,director & appropriate     
congressional committees a plan to      
accel]ate ! use ( electronic signatures 
/&>ds e/abli%$ 9 ! ,electronic          
,signatures 9 ,global & ,national       
,comm]ce ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gjja et   
seq474  7b7 ,executive ag5cy compliance 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea*       
executive ag5cy %all c]tify & report    
full compliance ) ! ,electronic         
,signatures 9 ,global & ,national       
,comm]ce ,act 7,public ,law #ajf-bbi7 & 
! ,,omb ,circul> ,a-#acj--,manag+       
,in=mation z a ,/rategic ,res\rce       
guidance1 to support ! use ( electronic 
signatures by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #f4  
,cu/om] exp]i5ce & digital s]vice       
deliv]y ,! ,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ea*
 executive ag5cy1 or a designee1 %all3  
7#a7 ,coord9ate & ensure alignm5t ( !   
executive ag5cy's int]nal & ext]nal     
cu/om] exp]i5ce programs & /rategy4     
7#b7 ,coord9ate ) ! executive ag5cy     
managem5t lead]s 7! head ( ! executive  

ag5cy1 ! ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic]1 & any  
program manag]7 to ensure prop] fund+ to
 support implem5tation ( ?is bill4  7#c7
 ,cont9ually exam9e ! digital s]vice    
deliv]y /rategy ( ! executive ag5cy to !
 public & submit recomm5dations to !    
head ( ! relevant executive ag5cy       
provid+ guidance & be/ practices        
suitable to ! mission ( ! executive     
ag5cy4  7#d7 ,us+ qualitative &         
quantitative data obta9$ f across !     
executive ag5cy relat+ to cu/om]s'      
exp]i5ce & satisfaction1 id5tify areas (
 conc]n t ne$ improvem5t & improve !    
cu/om] s]vice deliv]y4  7#e7 ,coord9ate 
& ensure1 ) ! approval ( ! head ( !     
executive ag5cy1 executive ag5cy        
compliance ) section #ceei ( title #dd1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #g4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,digital s]vice ,! t]m  
digital s]vice means ! deliv]y (        
electronic in=mation 7su* z data or     
cont5t7 & transactional s]vices 7su* z  
onl9e =ms or b5efits applications7      
across a v>iety ( plat=ms1 devices1 &   

deliv]y me*anisms 7su* z websites1      
mobile applications1 or social m$ia74   
7#b7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget4  7#c7 ,executive ag5cy ,! t]m  
executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m  
,executive ag5cy 9 section #aje ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,intranet
 ,! t]m ,intranet means a network       
belong+ to an organization or gr\p (    
organizations & any sub dep>tm5t ( !    
organization1 accessible only by !      
au?oriz$ memb]s & sy/ems ( !            
organization1 employees ( organizations1
 or o!rs ) secure au!ntication4