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44 U.S.C. § 3616 — Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee
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**(a) Establishment, Purposes, and Duties.—**
(1) **Establishment.—** — There is established a Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the “Committee”) to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing products and services to enable agency mission and administrative priorities.
(2) **Purposes.—** — The purposes of the Committee are the following:
(A) To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including the following:
(i) Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.
(ii) Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud service providers.
(iii) Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 632(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section632/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(iv) Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.
(B) Collect information and feedback on agency compliance with and implementation of FedRAMP requirements.
(C) Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.
(3) **Duties.—** — The duties of the Committee include providing advice and recommendations to the Administrator, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding secure adoption of cloud computing products and services.
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**(a) Establishment, Purposes, and Duties.—**
(1) **Establishment.—** — There is established a Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the “Committee”) to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing products and services to enable agency mission and administrative priorities.
(2) **Purposes.—** — The purposes of the Committee are the following:
(A) To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including the following:
(i) Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.
(ii) Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud service providers.
(iii) Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 632(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section632/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(iv) Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.
(B) Collect information and feedback on agency compliance with and implementation of FedRAMP requirements.
(C) Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.
(3) **Duties.—** — The duties of the Committee include providing advice and recommendations to the Administrator, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding secure adoption of cloud computing products and services.
**(b) Members.—**
(1) **Composition.—** — The Committee shall be comprised of not more than 15 members who are qualified representatives from the public and private sectors, appointed by the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, as follows:
(A) The Administrator or the Administrator’s designee, who shall be the Chair of the Committee.
(B) At least 1 representative each from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(C) At least 2 officials who serve as the Chief Information Security Officer within an agency, who shall be required to maintain such a position throughout the duration of their service on the Committee.
(D) At least 1 official serving as Chief Procurement Officer (or equivalent) in an agency, who shall be required to maintain such a position throughout the duration of their service on the Committee.
(E) At least 1 individual representing an independent assessment service.
(F) At least 5 representatives from unique businesses that primarily provide cloud computing services or products, including at least 2 representatives from a small business concern (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ([15 U.S.C. 632(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section632/a&num=0&edition=prelim))).
(G) At least 2 other representatives of the Federal Government as the Administrator determines necessary to provide sufficient balance, insights, or expertise to the Committee.
(2) **Deadline for appointment.—** — Each member of the Committee shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section.
(3) **Period of appointment; vacancies.—**
(A) *In general.—* — Each non-Federal member of the Committee shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the initial terms for members may be staggered 1-, 2-, or 3-year terms to establish a rotation in which one-third of the members are selected each year. Any such member may be appointed for not more than 2 consecutive terms.
(B) *Vacancies.—* — Any vacancy in the Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.
**(c) Meetings and Rules of Procedures.—**
(1) **Meetings.—** — The Committee shall hold not fewer than 3 meetings in a calendar year, at such time and place as determined by the Chair.
(2) **Initial meeting.—** — Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall meet and begin the operations of the Committee.
(3) **Rules of procedure.—** — The Committee may establish rules for the conduct of the business of the Committee if such rules are not inconsistent with this section or other applicable law.
**(d) Employee Status.—**
(1) **In general.—** — A member of the Committee (other than a member who is appointed to the Committee in connection with another Federal appointment) shall not be considered an employee of the Federal Government by reason of any service as such a member, except for the purposes of [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to travel expenses.
(2) **Pay not permitted.—** — A member of the Committee covered by paragraph (1) may not receive pay by reason of service on the Committee.
**(e) Applicability to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.—** Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 11 See References in Text note below. shall not apply to the Committee.
**(f) Detail of Employees.—** Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement from the Committee, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.
**(g) Postal Services.—** The Committee may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as agencies.
**(h) Reports.—**
(1) **Interim reports.—** — The Committee may submit to the Administrator and Congress interim reports containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by the Committee.
(2) **Annual reports.—** — Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Administrator and Congress a report containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by the Committee.
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) **Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless—
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
(2) **Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless—
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
**(b) Charters.—**
(1) **Upon renewal.—** — Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1008/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—** — An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided under subsection (b), the definitions under sections 3502 and 3552 apply to this section through section 3616.
**(b) Additional Definitions.—** In this section through section 3616:
(1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Appropriate congressional committees.—** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives.
(3) **Authorization to operate; federal information.—** — The terms “authorization to operate” and “Federal information” have the meaning given those term 11 So in original. Probably should be “terms”. in Circular A–130 of the Office of Management and Budget entitled “Managing Information as a Strategic Resource”, or any successor document.
(4) **Cloud computing.—** — The term “cloud computing” has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or any successor document.
(5) **Cloud service provider.—** — The term “cloud service provider” means an entity offering cloud computing products or services to agencies.
(6) **FedRAMP.—** — The term “FedRAMP” means the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program established under section 3608.
(7) **FedRAMP authorization.—** — The term “FedRAMP authorization” means a certification that a cloud computing product or service has—
(A) completed a FedRAMP authorization process, as determined by the Administrator; or
(B) received a FedRAMP provisional authorization to operate, as determined by the FedRAMP Board.
(8) **Fedramp authorization package.—** — The term “FedRAMP authorization packa
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An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.
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**(a) Small business concerns**
(1) **In general** — For the purposes of this chapter, a small-business concern, including but not limited to enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries, shall be deemed to be one which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operation.
(2) **Establishment of size standards**
(A) *In general* — In addition to the criteria specified in paragraph (1) and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C), the Administrator may specify detailed definitions or standards by which a business concern may be determined to be a small business concern for the purposes of this chapter or any other Act.
(B) *Additional criteria* — The standards described in paragraph (1) may utilize number of employees, dollar volume of business, net worth, net income, a combination thereof, or other appropriate factors.
(C) *Requirements* — Unless specifically authorized by statute, no Federal department (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) or agency may prescribe a size standard for categorizing a business concern as a small business concern, unless such proposed size standard—
(i) is proposed after an opportunity for public notice and comment;
(ii) provides for determining—
(I) the size of a manufacturing concern as measured by the manufacturing concern’s average employment based upon employment during each of the manufacturing concern’s pay periods for the preceding 24 months;
(II) the size of a business concern providing services on the basis of the annual average gross receipts of the business concern over
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 632
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subtitle, referred to in subsec. (a), is subtitle D
(§§ 141–147) of title I of div. K of Pub. L. 108–447, Dec. 8,
2004, 118 Stat. 3453, which enacted this section, amended
sections 637, 648, 657b, and 657c of this title, enacted
provisions set out as note under section 637 of this title,
and amended provisions set out as a note under section
657b of this title. For complete classification of subtitle
D to the Code, see Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Small Business
Reauthorization and Manufacturing Assistance Act of
2004, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2005, and not as part of the Small Business
Act which comprises this chapter.
§ 632. Definitions
(a) Small business concerns
(1) In general
For the purposes of this chapter, a small-
business concern, including but not limited to
enterprises that are engaged in the business of
production of food and fiber, ranching and
raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other
farming and agricultural related industries,
shall be deemed to be one which is independ-
ently owned and operated and which is not
dominant in its field of operation.
(2) Establishment of size standards
(A) In general
In addition to the criteria specified in
paragraph (1) and subject to the require-
ments specified under subparagraph (C), the
Administrator may specify detailed defini-
tions or standards by which a business con-
cern may be determined to be a small busi-
ness concern for the purposes of this chapter
or any other Act.
(B) Additional criteria
The standards described in paragraph (1)
may utilize number of employees, dollar vol-
ume of business, net worth, net income, a
combinatio
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Page 215
TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
§ 3616
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5921(d)(1), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3458, provided that the repeal of this sec-
tion is effective on the date that is 5 years after Dec.
23, 2022.
CONSTRUCTION
For rule of construction regarding section 5921 of
Pub. L. 117–263, see section 5921(e) of Pub. L. 117–263, set
out as a note under section 3607 of this title.
§ 3615. Reports to Congress; GAO report
(a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section,
and annually thereafter, the Director shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report that includes the following:
(1) During the preceding year, the status, ef-
ficiency, and effectiveness of the General
Services Administration under section 3609
and agencies under section 3613 and in sup-
porting
the
speed,
effectiveness,
sharing,
reuse, and security of authorizations to oper-
ate for secure cloud computing products and
services.
(2) Progress towards meeting the metrics re-
quired under section 3609(d).
(3) Data on FedRAMP authorizations.
(4) The average length of time to issue
FedRAMP authorizations.
(5) The number of FedRAMP authorizations
submitted, issued, and denied for the pre-
ceding year.
(6) A review of progress made during the pre-
ceding year in advancing automation tech-
niques to securely automate FedRAMP proc-
esses and to accelerate reporting under this
section.
(7) The number and characteristics of au-
thorized cloud computing products and serv-
ices in use at each agency consistent with
guidance provided by the Director under sec-
tion 3614.
(8) A review of FedRAMP measures to ensure
the security
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