#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #eija  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish a  
program to facilitate the adoption of   
modern technology by executive agencies1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,information ,technology ,modernization 
,centers of ,excellence ,program ,act4  
#b4 ,,gsa modernization centers of      
excellence program  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3  7#a7 ,cloud computing   
,the term cloud computing has the       
meaning given the term in section #ajgf 
of the ,national ,defense ,authorization
 ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7#dj      
,u4,s4,c4 #aacja note74  7#b7 ,executive
 agency ,the term executive agency has  
the meaning given the term ,executive   
agency in section #aje of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,program   
,the term ,program means the            
,information ,technology ,modernization 
,centers of ,excellence ,program        
established under subsection 7b74  7b7  
,establishment ,the ,administrator of   

,general ,services shall establish a    
program to be known as the ,information 
,technology ,modernization ,centers of  
,excellence ,program to facilitate the  
adoption of modern technology by        
executive agencies on a reimbursable    
basis4  7c7 ,responsibilities ,the      
,program shall have the following       
responsibilities3 7#a7 ,to encourage the
 modernization of information technology
 used by an executive agency and how a  
customer interacts with an executive    
agency4  7#b7 ,to improve cooperation   
between commercial and executive agency 
information technology sectors4  7#c7   
,to the extent practicable1 encourage   
the adoption of commercial items in     
accordance with section #ccjg of title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,upon 
request by the executive agency1 to     
assist executive agencies with planning 
and adoption of technology in focus     
areas designated by the ,administrator1 
which may include the following3 7,a7 ,a
 commercial cloud computing system that 

includes--  7i7 end-to-end migration    
planning and an assessment of progress  
towards modernization2 and  7ii7 a      
cybersecurity and governance framework  
that promotes industry and government   
risk management best practice           
approaches1 prioritizing efforts based  
on risk1 impact1 and consequences4  7,b7
 ,tools to help an individual receive   
support from and communicate with an    
executive agency4  7,c7 ,contact centers
 and other related customer supports4   
7,d7 ,efficient use of data management1 
analysis1 and reporting4  7,e7 ,the     
optimization of infrastructure1         
including for data centers1 and the     
reduction of operating costs4  7,f7     
,artificial intelligence4  7#e7 ,to     
share best practices and expertise with 
executive agencies4  7#f7 ,other        
responsibilities the ,administrator may 
identify4  7d7 ,coordination ,the       
,administrator shall coordinate with the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security in   
establishing the ,program to ensure that

 the technology1 tools1 and frameworks  
facilitated for executive agencies by   
the ,program provide sufficient         
cybersecurity and maintain the          
integrity1 confidentiality1 and         
availability of ,federal information4   
7e7 ,program reporting ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 and every year thereafter1   
the ,administrator shall submit to the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform of the ,house of                
,representatives a report on the        
,program1 which shall include the       
following3 7#a7 ,a description of the   
reimbursable agreements1 statements of  
work1 and associated project schedules  
and deliverables for the ,program4  7#b7
 ,details on the total amount of the    
reimbursable agreements4  7#c7 ,any     
additional information the              
,administrator determines necessary4    
7f7 ,sunset ,this ,act shall cease to   

have effect on the date that is #g years
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4  7g7 ,rule of construction        
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to impair or otherwise affect the      
authority delegated by law to an        
executive agency or the head of an      
executive agency4  #c4 ,determination of
 ,budgetary ,effects ,the budgetary     
effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of
 complying with the ,statutory          
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,september #cj1 #bjbj4;,clerk4