44 U.S.C. § 3615 — Reports to Congress; GAO report

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 of data stored or processed by cloud service providers, which may include— (A) geolocation restrictions for provided products or services; (B) disclosures of foreign elements of sup- ply chains of acquired products or services; (C) continued disclosures of ownership of cloud service providers by foreign entities; and (D) encryption for data processed, stored, or transmitted by cloud service providers. (b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the appropriate congressional commit- tees an assessment of the following: (1) The costs incurred by agencies and cloud service providers relating to the issuance of FedRAMP authorizations. (2) The extent to which agencies have proc- esses in place to continuously monitor the im- plementation of cloud computing products and services operating as Federal information sys- tems. (3) How often and for which categories of products and services agencies use FedRAMP authorizations. (4) The unique costs and potential burdens incurred by cloud computing companies that are small business concerns (as defined in sec- tion 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) as a part of the FedRAMP authoriza- tion process. (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5921(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3455.) REPEAL OF SECTION For repeal of section by section 5921(d)(1) of Pub. L. 117–263, see Effective Date of Repeal note below. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of enactment of this section, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–263, which was approved Dec. 23, 2022. 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. § 3616. Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Com- mittee (a) ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSES, AND DUTIES.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (re- ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Committee’’) to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, authorization, moni- toring, acquisition, and security of cloud com- puting products and services to enable agency mission and administrative priorities. (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Com- mittee are the following: (A) To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways that author- ization processes can continuously be im- proved, 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 com- puting 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)). (iv) Proposed actions that can be adopt- ed 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 com- munication and collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.