#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bccf  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve the      
management of information technology    
projects and investments of the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,information ,technology ,reform ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,management of ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs information       
technology projects  7a7 ,update of     
review process and ,information         
,technology ,dashboard ,chief           
,information ,officer ratings  7#a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall update the review process for     
information technology projects of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
ensure that active risks are factored   
into the ,information ,technology       
,dashboard ,chief ,information ,officer 
ratings4  7#b7 ,review by ,comptroller  

,general of the ,united ,states ,not    
later than one year after the date on   
which the ,secretary completes updating 
the review process under paragraph 7#a71
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states shall complete a review 
such process4  7b7 ,annual report on    
project budget discrepancies  7#a7 ,in  
general ,each fiscal year1 not later    
than #abj days after the end of the     
previous fiscal year1 the ,secretary    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives a report
 on covered information technology      
projects of the ,department with respect
 to which the amounts that were         
obligated and the amounts expended by   
the ,department in that fiscal year     
were1 in aggregate1 #aj percent or more 
greater or less than the amount budgeted
 for the project in that fiscal year4   
7#b7 ,covered information technology    
projects ,for purposes of this          

subsection1 a covered information       
technology project of the ,department is
 an information technology project of   
the ,department for which the ,secretary
 estimates the ,department will expend  
or obligate #be1jjj1jjj or more for     
development and sustainment over a      
three-year lifecycle4  7#c7 ,mitigation 
plans ,each report submitted under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 for each  
project described in the report1 a plan 
to rectify the budget discrepancy and   
improve the accuracy of the budget      
formulation process of the ,department4 
#c4 ,plan for expenditures relating to  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
information technology projects and     
investments  7a7 ,plan required  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs shall submit to the           
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
plan for expenditures of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs relating to large
 information technology projects and    
investments4  7#b7 ,contents ,the report

 submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall   
include the following3 7,a7             
,identification of each information     
technology project and investment       
planned by the ,secretary for which the 
,secretary estimates the ,department    
will expend or obligate #be1jjj1jjj or  
more for development and sustainment    
over a three-year lifecycle4  7,b7 ,for 
each such project and investment1 a     
description of-- 7i7 the functional and 
performance capabilities to be delivered
 and the mission benefits to be         
realized2  7ii7 the estimated lifecycle 
cost1 including estimates for           
development as well as maintenance and  
operations2 and  7iii7 key milestones to
 be met4  7,c7 ,demonstration that each 
project and investment is-- 7i7         
consistent with the ,information        
,technology ,modernization ,plan of the 
,department1 or successor plan2  7ii7   
being managed in accordance with        
applicable lifecycle management policies
 and guidance2 and  7iii7 subject to    

applicable planning and investment      
control requirements of the ,department4
  7,d7 ,a statement as to whether the   
plan has been reviewed by the           
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states4  7b7 ,definition of appropriate
 committees of ,congress ,in this       
section1 the term appropriate committees
 of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the          
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4  #d4 ,budget          
justification for ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs information          
technology programs ,the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that    
whenever the budget justification       
materials are submitted to ,congress in 
support of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs budget for a fiscal year 7as   
submitted with the budget of the        
,president for such fiscal year under   

section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code71 such budget             
justification materials include a       
specific accounting1 including life     
cycle costs1 of all funds requested for 
the information technology programs of  
the ,department4  #e4 ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs compliance with      
,office of ,management and ,budget ,data
 ,center ,optimization ,initiative  7a7 
,requirement ,the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
complies with all applicable            
requirements of the ,data ,center       
,optimization ,initiative 7,,dcoi7 of   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 
including by-- 7#a7 fully identifying   
the data center inventory of the        
,department2 and  7#b7 meeting any      
targets assigned by the ,director of the
 ,office of ,management and ,budget     
pursuant to such initiative regarding   
data center closures1 optimization      
savings1 and optimization metrics4  7b7 

,plan for compliance ,not later than #ij
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a plan to fully comply 
with the requirements described in      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,annual report ,not
 later than ,march #ca1 #bjbj1 and in   
,march of each year thereafter until the
 date on which the ,director of the     
,office of ,management and ,budget      
determines that the ,department is in   
full compliance with the requirements of
 the initiative referred to in          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to the ,committee on ,veterans'  
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report on 
the progress of the ,secretary in       
carrying out the plan submitted under   
subsection 7b74  #f4 ,annual list of    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       

information technology projects  7a7    
,annual list ,not less frequently than  
once each year1 the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the  
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
comprehensive1 prioritized list of all  
information technology projects being   
funded by the ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs1 disaggregated by business line
 or portfolio division4  7b7 ,definition
 of appropriate committees of ,congress 
,in this section1 the term appropriate  
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs and  
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4  #g4 ,assessment of   
suitability of ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs information technology         
investments for migration to cloud      
computing service  7a7 ,assessment      
required ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 

the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1   
acting through the ,chief ,information  
,officer of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs1 shall complete an assessment1
 in accordance with guidance from the   
,office of ,management and ,budget1 of  
all information technology investments  
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 to determine the suitability of the    
investments for migration to a cloud    
computing service4  7b7 ,mechanism ,to  
track savings ,the ,secretary shall     
create a consistent and repeatable      
mechanism to track savings and cost     
avoidances from-- 7#a7 migration of     
information technology investments to   
cloud computing services2 and  7#b7     
deployment of cloud computing services4 
7c7 ,report on spending ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
acting through the ,chief1 shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report on spending by the   
,department on information technology   

investments1 disaggregated by           
information technology investment4  7d7 
,definition of appropriate committees of
 ,congress ,in this section1 the term   
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7#b7 the ,committee on ,veterans'       
,affairs and the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  #h4 ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs information          
technology management policies with     
respect to role of ,chief ,information  
,officer ,the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs shall ensure that the          
information technology management       
policies of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs address the role of the ,chief
 ,information ,officer of the           
,department with respect to the         
following key responsibilities3 7#a7    
,information technology strategic       
planning4  7#b7 ,information technology 

workforce4  7#c7 ,information technology
 planning1 programming1 and budgeting4  
7#d7 ,information technology investment 
management4  7#e7 ,innovations and      
emerging technologies4  #i4 ,continuous 
monitoring strategy to improve          
information security programs of        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,in   
order to improve information security   
programs of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall develop a continuous     
monitoring strategy that addresses the  
following3 7#a7 ,organization-defined   
metrics4  7#b7 ,frequency of monitoring 
metrics4  7#c7 ,ongoing status          
monitoring of metrics4  7#d7 ,reporting 
of security status4  #aj4 ,revision of  
processes of ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs ,office of ,information and    
,technology relating to risk management 
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs1 acting through the ,chief     

,information ,officer of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall revise the
 processes of the ,office of            
,information and ,technology of the     
,department relating to risk management 
to include the following3 7#a7          
,determining costs and benefits of      
implementing the risk mitigation plan   
for each risk4  7#b7 ,collecting        
performance measures on risk handling   
activities4  7b7 ,review by ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall complete a review of the  
processes revised pursuant to subsection
 7a74  ,passed the ,senate ,july #cj1   
#bjbj4,secretary