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44 U.S.C. § 3603 — Chief Information Officers Council

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44 U.S.C. § 3603 — Chief Information Officers Council

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**(a)** There is established in the executive branch a Chief Information Officers Council. **(b)** The members of the Council shall be as follows: (1) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget, who shall act as chairperson of the Council. (2) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government. (3) The Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. (4) The chief information officer of each agency described under [section 901(b) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section901/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) The chief information officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. (6) The chief information officer of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, if chief information officers have been designated for such departments under section 3506(a)(2)(B). (7) Any other officer or employee of the United States designated by the chairperson. **(c)** (1) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government shall lead the activities of the Council on behalf of the Deputy Director for Management. (2) (A) The Vice Chairman of the Council shall be selected by the Council from among its members. (B) The Vice Chairman shall serve a 1-year term, and may serve multiple terms. (3) The Administrator of General Services shall provide administrative and other support for the Council. **(d)** The Council is designated the principal interagency forum for improving agency practices related to the design, acquisition, development, modernization, use, operation, sharing, and performance of Federal Government information resources. **(e)** In performing its duties, the Council shall consult regularly with representatives of State, local, and tribal governments. **(f)** The Council shall perform functions that include the following: (1) Develop recommendations for the Director on Government information resources management policies and requirements. (2) Share experiences, ideas, best practices, and innovative approaches related to information resources management. (3) Assist the Administrator in the identification, development, and coordination of multiagency projects and other innovative initiatives to improve Government performance through the use of information technology. (4) Promote the development and use of common performance measures for agency information resources management under this chapter and title II of the E-Government Act of 2002. (5) Work as appropriate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator to develop recommendations on information technology standards developed under section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ([15 U.S.C. 278g–3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3&num=0&edition=prelim)) and promulgated under [section 11331 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section11331&num=0&edition=prelim), and maximize the use of commercial standards as appropriate, including the following: (A) Standards and guidelines for interconnectivity and interoperability as described under section 3504. (B) Consistent with the process under section 207(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002, standards and guidelines for categorizing Federal Government electronic information to enable efficient use of technologies, such as through the use of extensible markup language. (C) Standards and guidelines for Federal Government computer system efficiency and security. (6) Work with the Office of Personnel Management to assess and address the hiring, training, classification, and professional development needs of the Government related to information resources management. (7) Work with the Archivist of the United States to assess how the Federal Records Act can be addressed effectively by Federal information resources management activities.

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44 U.S.C. § 3501 — Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are to— (1) minimize the paperwork burden for individuals, small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State, local and tribal governments, and other persons resulting from the collection of information by or for the Federal Government; (2) ensure the greatest possible public benefit from and maximize the utility of information created, collected, maintained, used, shared and disseminated by or for the Federal Government; (3) coordinate, integrate, and to the extent practicable and appropriate, make uniform Federal information resources management policies and practices as a means to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Government programs, including the reduction of information collection burdens on the public and the improvement of service delivery to the public; (4) improve the quality and use of Federal information to strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in Government and society; (5) minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information; (6) strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments by minimizing the burden and maximizing the utility of information created, collected, maintained, used, disseminated, and retained by or for the Federal Government; (7) provide for the dissemination of public information on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and in a manner that promotes the utility of the information to the public and makes effective use of information technology; (8) ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information by or for the Federal Government is consistent w

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40 U.S.C. § 11331 — Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards

**(a) Standards and Guidelines.—** (1) **Authority to prescribe.—** — Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce shall, on the basis of standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ([15 U.S.C. 278g–3(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), prescribe standards and guidelines pertaining to Federal information systems. (2) **National security systems.—** — Standards and guidelines for national security systems shall be developed, prescribed, enforced, and overseen as otherwise authorized by law and as directed by the President. **(b) Mandatory Requirements.—** (1) **Authority to make mandatory.—** — Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce shall make standards prescribed under subsection (a)(1) compulsory and binding to the extent determined necessary by the Secretary to improve the efficiency of operation or security of Federal information systems. (2) **Required mandatory standards.—** (A) *In general.—* — Standards prescribed under subsection (a)(1) shall include information security standards that— (i) provide minimum information security requirements as determined under section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ([15 U.S.C. 278g–3(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3/b&num=0&edition=prelim)); and (ii) are otherwise necessary to improve the security of Federal information and information systems. (B) *Requirement.—* — Information security standards described in subparagraph (A) shall be compulsory and

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44 U.S.C. § 3601 — Definitions

In this chapter, the definitions under section 3502 shall apply, and the term— (1) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government established under section 3602; (2) “Council” means the Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603; (3) “electronic Government” means the use by the Government of web-based Internet applications and other information technologies, combined with processes that implement these technologies, to— (A) enhance the access to and delivery of Government information and services to the public, other agencies, and other Government entities; or (B) bring about improvements in Government operations that may include effectiveness, efficiency, service quality, or transformation; (4) “enterprise architecture”— (A) means— (i) a strategic information asset base, which defines the mission; (ii) the information necessary to perform the mission; (iii) the technologies necessary to perform the mission; and (iv) the transitional processes for implementing new technologies in response to changing mission needs; and (B) includes— (i) a baseline architecture; (ii) a target architecture; and (iii) a sequencing plan; (5) “Fund” means the E-Government Fund established under section 3604; (6) “interoperability” means the ability of different operating and software systems, applications, and services to communicate and exchange data in an accurate, effective, and consistent manner; (7) “integrated service delivery” means the provision of Internet-based Federal Government information or services integrated according to function or topic rather than separated according to the boundaries of agency jurisdiction; and (8) “tribal government” means— (A) the governing b

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15 U.S.C. § 278g–3 — Computer standards program

**(a) In general** The Institute shall— (1) have the mission of developing standards, guidelines, and associated methods and techniques for information systems; (2) develop standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for information systems used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization on behalf of an agency, other than national security systems (as defined in [section 3552(b)(6) of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3552/b/6&num=0&edition=prelim)); (3) develop standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for providing adequate information security for all agency operations and assets, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems; (4) carry out the responsibilities described in paragraph (3) through the Computer Security Division; and (5) identify and develop standards and guidelines for improving the cybersecurity workforce for an agency as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or successor framework. **(b) Minimum requirements for standards and guidelines** The standards and guidelines required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum— (1) (A) standards to be used by all agencies to categorize all information and information systems collected or maintained by or on behalf of each agency based on the objectives of providing appropriate levels of information security according to a range of risk levels; (B) guidelines recommending the types of information and information systems to be included in each such category; and (C) minimum information security requirements for information and information systems

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31 U.S.C. § 503 — Functions of Deputy Director for Management

**(a)** Subject to the direction and approval of the Director, the Deputy Director for Management shall establish governmentwide financial management policies for executive agencies and shall perform the following financial management functions: (1) Perform all functions of the Director, including all functions delegated by the President to the Director, relating to financial management. (2) Provide overall direction and leadership to the executive branch on financial management matters by establishing financial management policies and requirements, and by monitoring the establishment and operation of Federal Government financial management systems. (3) Review agency budget requests for financial management systems and operations, and advise the Director on the resources required to develop and effectively operate and maintain Federal Government financial management systems and to correct major deficiencies in such systems. (4) Review and, where appropriate, recommend to the Director changes to the budget and legislative proposals of agencies to ensure that they are in accordance with financial management plans of the Office of Management and Budget. (5) Monitor the financial execution of the budget in relation to actual expenditures, including timely performance reports. (6) Oversee, periodically review, and make recommendations to heads of agencies on the administrative structure of agencies with respect to their financial management activities. (7) Develop and maintain qualification standards for agency Chief Financial Officers and for agency Deputy Chief Financial Officers appointed under sections 901 and 903, respectively (excluding any officer designated or appointed under section 901(c)). (8) Provide advice to agency heads with respect to the selection of

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42 U.S.C. § 8253 — Energy and water management requirements

**(a) Energy performance requirement for Federal buildings** (1) Subject to paragraph (2), each agency shall apply energy conservation measures to, and shall improve the design for the construction of, the Federal buildings of the agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal years 2006 through 2015 is reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal year 2003, by the percentage specified in the following table: Fiscal YearPercentage Reduction 20062 20074 20089 200912 201015 201118 201221 201324 201427 201530. (2) An agency may exclude from the requirements of paragraph (1) any building, and the associated energy consumption and gross square footage, in which energy intensive activities are carried out. Each agency shall identify and list in each report made under [section 8258(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8258/a&num=0&edition=prelim) the buildings designated by it for such exclusion. (3) Not later than December 31, 2014, the Secretary shall review the results of the implementation of the energy performance requirement established under paragraph (1) and submit to Congress recommendations concerning energy performance requirements for fiscal years 2016 through 2025. **(b) Energy and water management requirement for Federal agencies** (1) **In general.—** — Each agency shall— (A) not later than October 1, 2022, to the maximum extent practicable, begin installing in Federal buildings owned by the United States all energy and water conservation measures determined by the Secretary to be life cycle cost-effective (as def

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15 U.S.C. § 278g — International activities

**(a) Financial assistance to foreign nationals** The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to expend such sums, within the limit of appropriated funds, as the Secretary may determine desirable through direct support for activities of international organizations and foreign national metrology institutes with which the Institute cooperates to advance measurement methods, technical standards, and related basic technologies, for official representation, to host official receptions, dinners, and similar events, and to otherwise extend official courtesies, including transportation of foreign dignitaries and representatives of foreign national metrology institutes to and from the Institute, for the purpose of maintaining the standing and prestige of the Department of Commerce and the Institute, through the grant of fellowships or other appropriate form of financial or logistical assistance or support to foreign nationals not in service to the Government of the United States while they are performing scientific or engineering work at the Institute or participating in the exchange of scientific or technical information at the Institute. **(b) Foreign assistance and compensation to Institute employees** The Congress consents to the acceptance by employees of the Institute of fellowships, lectureships, or other positions for the performance of scientific or engineering activities or for the exchange of scientific or technical information, offered by a foreign government, and to the acceptance and retention by an employee of the Institute of any form of financial or other assistance provided by a foreign government as compensation for or as a means of defraying expenses associated with the performance of scientific or engineering activities or the e

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15 U.S.C. § 278g — International activities

Page 666 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 278g Executive Documents EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11654 Ex. Ord. No. 11654, Mar. 13, 1972, 37 F.R. 5361, which es- tablished in the Department of Commerce the Federal Fire Council and provided for its membership, func- tions, etc., was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12379, § 19, Aug. 17, 1982, 47 F.R. 36100, formerly set out as a note under section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 278g. International activities (a) Financial assistance to foreign nationals The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to expend such sums, within the limit of appropriated funds, as the Secretary may determine desirable through di- rect support for activities of international orga- nizations and foreign national metrology insti- tutes with which the Institute cooperates to ad- vance measurement methods, technical stand- ards, and related basic technologies, for official representation, to host official receptions, din- ners, and similar events, and to otherwise ex- tend official courtesies, including transpor- tation of foreign dignitaries and representatives of foreign national metrology institutes to and from the Institute, for the purpose of maintain- ing the standing and prestige of the Department of Commerce and the Institute, through the grant of fellowships or other appropriate form of financial or logistical assistance or support to foreign nationals not in service to the Govern- ment of the United States while they are per- forming scientific or engineering work at the In- stitute or participating in the exchange of sci- entific or technical information at the Institute. (b) Foreign assistance and compensation to Insti- tute employees The Congress consents to the acceptance by emp

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44 U.S.C. § 3603 — Chief Information Officers Council

Page 207 TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS § 3603 to enable efficient use of technologies, such as through the use of extensible markup lan- guage. (C) Standards and guidelines for Federal Government computer system efficiency and security. (9) Sponsor ongoing dialogue that— (A) shall be conducted among Federal, State, local, and tribal government leaders on electronic Government in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as leaders in the private and nonprofit sectors, to encourage collaboration and enhance un- derstanding of best practices and innovative approaches in acquiring, using, and man- aging information resources; (B) is intended to improve the performance of governments in collaborating on the use of information technology to improve the delivery of Government information and services; and (C) may include— (i) development of innovative models— (I) for electronic Government manage- ment and Government information tech- nology contracts; and (II) that may be developed through fo- cused discussions or using separately sponsored research; (ii) identification of opportunities for public-private collaboration in using Inter- net-based technology to increase the effi- ciency of Government-to-business trans- actions; (iii) identification of mechanisms for providing incentives to program managers and other Government employees to de- velop and implement innovative uses of in- formation technologies; and (iv) identification of opportunities for public, private, and intergovernmental col- laboration in addressing the disparities in access to the Internet and information technology. (10) Sponsor activities to engage the general public in the development and implementation of policies and programs, particularly activi-

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