,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #chij ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbb ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to improve intergovernmental cooperation and reduce duplicative spending1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,intergovernmental ,cooperation and ,reducing ,duplication ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,it remains the policy of the ,united ,states ,government to rely on the private sector enterprise system to provide services reasonably and quickly through ordinary business channels4 7#b7 ,however1 over the past half century1 the substantial investment in unique1 scalable1 purposeful1 and well-functioning government products and services1 including those reliant on the private sector for support1 has grown substantially and contributed to the successful delivery of important benefits1 services1 and programs to taxpayers while reducing waste1 fraud1 and abuse4 7#c7 ,while the ,united ,states remains1 as it always shall1 a ,federal system1 when ,congress makes sustained and significant investments in inherently governmental functions1 ,congress must seek to ensure that arbitrary restrictions are not in place that encourage other instances of waste1 fraud1 and abuse by allowing government agencies at all levels to create bespoke1 independent systems1 studies1 and development projects in an independent and uncoordinated manner4 7#d7 ,in respecting the leadership and ingenuity of the private sector1 ,congress must not allow agencies at various levels of government to operate in completely independent silos1 especially when ,federal benefits and programs are being administered at the ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal levels1 which1 in doing so1 requires far greater taxpayer resources to be spent developing and maintaining systems1 programs1 projects1 and other services that can be better delivered and managed cooperatively between jurisdictions4 7#e7 ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal entities should have the option1 without being coerced or required1 to adopt and use important information1 infrastructure1 capabilities1 and services from the ,federal ,government if such offerings are made to benefit taxpayers and the constituents served by those offerings4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7#b7 ,executive agency ,the term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section #ajb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,territorial government ,the term territorial government has the meaning given the term in section #e of ,,promesa 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #bajd74 7#d7 ,tribal government ,the term ,tribal government means the recognized governing body of any ,indian or ,alaska ,native tribe1 band1 nation1 pueblo1 village1 community1 component band1 or component reservation1 individually identified 7including parenthetically7 in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this paragraph pursuant to section #ajd of the ,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe ,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74 #d4 ,specialized or technical services ,section #feje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting information technology products and platforms1 after documents12 7,b7 by inserting or supporting after similar2 and 7,c7 by striking the second sentence2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,state or local and inserting ,state1 local1 territorial1 or ,tribal2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 a request is made by a representative of the ,state1 local1 territorial or ,tribal government2 and 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,state or local and inserting ,state1 local1 territorial1 or ,tribal2 7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7f72 7#d7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,when providing services prescribed by the ,president under this section to a ,state1 local1 territorial1 or ,tribal government1 the head of an executive agency shall take all available necessary and appropriate steps to increase cooperation and reduce administrative burden between the ,state1 local1 territorial1 or ,tribal government requesting the service and the executive agency4 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term territorial government has the meaning given the term in section #e of ,,promesa 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #bajd72 and 7#b7 the term ,tribal government means the recognized governing body of any ,indian or ,alaska ,native tribe1 band1 nation1 pueblo1 village1 community1 component band1 or component reservation1 individually identified 7including parenthetically7 in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this paragraph pursuant to section #ajd of the ,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe ,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74 4 #e4 ,strategic plan 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #aej days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,intergovernmental ,affairs1 shall publish a strategic plan to improve cooperation between and support greater harmonization1 effectiveness1 and the reduction of burdens and costs between the ,federal ,government and ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments4 7b7 ,contents ,the plan required under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall include coordination with and input from ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments and other relevant stakeholders2 7#b7 shall include1 at a minimum1 actions and activities the ,federal ,government shall take to strengthen and improve the delivery of ,federal services1 benefits1 and programs administered by ,state and local governments1 including specific actions to increase harmonization between the ,federal ,government and ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments through increased availability and use of specialized or technical services provided by executive agencies pursuant to section #feje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by section #d of this ,act2 and 7#c7 may include additional elements1 data1 plans1 and actions1 and may be updated from time to time1 as the ,director and the ,director of the ,office of ,intergovernmental ,affairs determine necessary4 #f4 ,office of ,management and ,budget guidance 7a7 ,guidance required by the director 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall issue guidance implementing section #feje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by section #d of this ,act4 7#b7 ,contents ,the guidance issued under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 may not preclude any executive agency offering specialized services pursuant to section #feje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by section #d of this ,act1 from utilizing employees or hiring employees to support the development and offering of specialized or technical services identified by the executive agency under such section #feje2 7,b7 shall set requirements for executive agencies to routinely identify1 scope1 and1 where approved1 provide specialized or technical services to ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments2 7,c7 shall ensure that executive agencies are not unreasonably restricted from offering specialized or technical services to ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments1 especially when doing so would improve the efficiency1 effectiveness1 and successful delivery of ,federal programs or benefits to ,united ,states citizens2 and 7,d7 shall include any other measures identified by the ,director to implement section #feje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by section #d of this ,act4 7b7 ,rescission of current guidance by the director ,upon issuance of the guidance required by subsection 7a71 the ,director shall rescind ,office of ,management and ,budget ,circular ,a-#ig1 dated ,august #bi1 #aifi4 #g4 ,report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every year thereafter1 the ,director1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,intergovernmental ,affairs1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,government ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives a report on actions and activities taken by executive agencies pursuant to section #feje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by section #d of this ,act4 7b7 ,contents ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a detailed list of the types of specialized or technical services provided by each executive agency under section #feje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by section #d of this ,act1 including the costs of each service provided to each ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal government2 7#b7 measures of ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal government satisfaction1 including an assessment of any such measures1 with the specialized or technical services provided by executive agencies under such section #feje1 including any cost savings to taxpayers2 7#c7 in coordination with ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments1 recommendations for the continued improvement of cooperation between the ,federal ,government and ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments1 including legislative recommendations where appropriate1 to reduce unnecessary duplication and costs1 improve service delivery1 and strengthen accountability and oversight of ,federal programs1 services1 and benefits primarily delivered by ,state1 local1 territorial1 or ,tribal governments2 and 7#d7 other information1 assessments1 and matters that the ,director and the ,director of the ,office of ,intergovernmental ,affairs may determine necessary4 7c7 ,format ,the report required under subsection 7a7 may be published in a machine readable format on a website chosen by the ,director4 #h4 ,authorities of the ,administrator of ,general ,services 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii of chapter ,,iii of subtitle ,i of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cbd4 ,support for ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term local government and ,state have the meanings given those terms in section #feja of title #ca2 7#b7 the term territorial government has the meaning given the term in section #e of ,,promesa 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #bajd72 and 7#c7 the term ,tribal government means the recognized governing body of any ,indian or ,alaska ,native tribe1 band1 nation1 pueblo1 village1 community1 component band1 or component reservation1 individually identified 7including parenthetically7 in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of this paragraph pursuant to section #ajd of the ,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe ,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74 7b7 ,authority ,to provide services to ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal governments ,in addition to any authorities provided to the ,administrator in this title or any other title of the ,united ,states ,code1 the ,administrator may provide specialized or technical services described in section #feje of title #ca on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis to a ,state1 local1 territorial1 or ,tribal government4 7c7 ,use of funds ,the ,administrator is authorized to use monies deposited into or otherwise made available to funds authorized under this chapter to provide the services described in subsection 7b74 7d7 ,use of authority ,the authorities provided under this section shall be in addition to any other authorities provided to the ,administrator by law4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of sections for title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #cbc the following3 #cbd4 ,support for ,state1 local1 territorial and ,tribal governments4 4