,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjah,mr4   
,portman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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+ ! global lead]%ip position 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 9 te*nology 
& electronic gov]nm5t requires a new    
approa* t n>r[s ! gr[+ gap betwe5 !     
digital dem&s ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
! mann] 9 :i* ! ,gov]nm5t provides      
digital s]vices to ! p ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  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 z subtitle ,g ( title ,x

 ( ! ,national ,def5se ,au?orization    
,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjah 7,public ,law 
#aae-ia2 #aca ,/at4 #abhc7 & ! ,connect$
 ,gov]nm5t ,act 7,public ,law #aae-aad2 
#aca ,/at4 #bbgh7 has laid ! f\ndation =
 ! trans=mation ( ! ,gov]nm5t to mod]n1 
digital plat=ms4  7#d7 ,enhanc$         
citiz5-fac+ & int]nal digital s]vice    
deliv]y w dramatically r$uce ! co/ (    
,gov]nm5t op]ations & improve cu/om]    
exp]i5ce4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,digital s]vice ,! t]m digital     
s]vice means ! deliv]y ( electronic     
in=mation 7su* z data or cont5t7 &      
transactional s]vices 7su* z onl9e =ms  
or b5efits applications7 across a v>iety
 ( plat=ms1 devices1 & deliv]y me*anisms
 7su* z websites1 mobile applications1  
or social m$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 subdep>tm5t (
 ! organization1 accessible only by !   
au?oriz$ memb]s & sy/ems ( !            
organization1 employees ( !             
organizations1 or o!rs ) secure         
au!ntication4  #d4 ,website mod]nization
  7a7 ,requirem5ts = exi/+ executive    
ag5cy websites & digital s]vices ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! head ( an executive ag5cy t    
ma9ta9s a website or digital s]vice t is
 made available to ! public %all--  7#a7
 elim9ate or consolidate websites or web
 pages t are duplicative or ov]lapp+2   
7#b7 ensure t ea* public-fac+ website & 
digital s]vice has a consi/5t appe>ance2
  7#c7 ensure t ea* website1 web-bas$   
=m1 & web-bas$ application ( ! executive
 ag5cy are accessible to individuals )  
disabilities 9 accordance ) section #ejh
 ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d72  7#d7 ensure t ea*   
website or digital s]vice conta9s a se>*
 function t all[s us]s to easily se>*   

cont5t int5d$ = public use2  7#e7       
provide ! website or digital s]vice     
?r\gh an indu/ry /&>d secure connection2
  7#f7 ensure t ea* website or digital  
s]vice is 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/ !  
website or digital s]vice to ensure t   
us] ne$s are address$2 &  7#g7 ensure t 
us]s ( ! website or digital s]vice h !  
option = a m cu/omiz$ digital exp]i5ce t
 all[s us]s to complete digital         
transactions 9 an effici5t & accurate   
mann]4  7b7 ,rese>* on developm5t (     
websites & digital s]vices ,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 ( an       
executive ag5cy %all n be consid]$ a    
collection ( in=mation = ! purposes (   
section #cejg ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7c7 ,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 !       
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  
7d7 ,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  7e7 ,public report+ ,! 
head ( ea* executive ag5cy %all submit  
to ! ,director an annual report on !    
progress ( ! executive ag5cy 9 implem5t+
 ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is section = 
! previ\s ye> & %all make ! report      
available to ! public4  7f7 ,compliance 
) ,unit$ ,/ates website /&>ds ,any      
website ( an executive ag5cy t is made  
available to ! public aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all be 9 compliance
 ) ! website /&>ds ( ! ,te*nology       
,trans=mation ,s]vices ( ! ,g5]al       
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  #e4            
,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 #a 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 
#f4 ,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#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gjja et   
seq47 & ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget   
,circul> ,a-#acj1 or any successor      
!reto1 to support ! use ( electronic    
signatures by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #g4  
,cu/om] exp]i5ce & digital s]vice       
deliv]y ,! ,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ea*
 executive ag5cy1 or a designee1 %all-- 
7#a7 coord9ate & ensure alignm5t ( !    
int]nal & ext]nal cu/om] exp]i5ce       
programs & /rategy ( ! executive ag5cy2 
7#b7 coord9ate ) ! managem5t lead]s ( ! 
executive ag5cy1 includ+ ! head ( !     
executive ag5cy1 ! ,*ief ,f9ancial      
,(fic]1 & any program manag]1 to ensure 
prop] fund+ to support ! implem5tation (
 ?is ,act2  7#c7 cont9ually exam9e !    
digital s]vice deliv]y /rategy ( !      
executive ag5cy to ! public & submit    

recomm5dations to ! head ( ! executive  
ag5cy provid+ guidance & be/ practices  
suitable to ! mission ( ! executive     
ag5cy2  7#d7 us+ qualitative &          
quantitative data obta9$ f across !     
executive ag5cy relat+ to ! exp]i5ce &  
satisfaction ( cu/om]s1 id5tify areas ( 
conc]n t ne$ improvem5t & improve !     
deliv]y ( cu/om] s]vice2 &  7#e7        
coord9ate & ensure1 ) ! approval ( !    
head ( ! executive ag5cy1 compliance by 
! executive ag5cy ) section #ceei (     
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4