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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 2596 (Introduced in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United S... · Sec. 310

Sec. 310. Intelligence community business system transformation

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Section 506D of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3100 ) is amended to read as follows: Subject to paragraph (3), no funds appropriated to any element of the intelligence community may be obligated for an intelligence community business system transformation that will have a total cost in excess of $3,000,000 unless the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community makes a certification described in paragraph
(2)with respect to such intelligence community business system transformation. The certification described in this paragraph for an intelligence community business system transformation is a certification made by the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community that the intelligence community business system transformation— complies with the enterprise architecture under subsection
(b)and such other policies and standards that the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community considers appropriate; or is necessary— to achieve a critical national security capability or address a critical requirement; or to prevent a significant adverse effect on a project that is needed to achieve an essential capability, taking into consideration any alternative solutions for preventing such adverse effect. With respect to a fiscal year after fiscal year 2010, the amount referred to in paragraph
(1)in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)shall be equal to the sum of— the amount in effect under such paragraph
(1)for the preceding fiscal year (determined after application of this paragraph), plus such amount multiplied by the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (all items; U.S. city average) as of September of the previous fiscal year. The Director of National Intelligence shall develop and implement an enterprise architecture to cover all intelligence community business systems, and the functions and activities supported by such business systems. The enterprise architecture shall be sufficiently defined to effectively guide, constrain, and permit implementation of interoperable intelligence community business system solutions, consistent with applicable policies and procedures established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The enterprise architecture under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: An information infrastructure that will enable the intelligence community to— comply with all Federal accounting, financial management, and reporting requirements; routinely produce timely, accurate, and reliable financial information for management purposes; integrate budget, accounting, and program information and systems; and provide for the measurement of performance, including the ability to produce timely, relevant, and reliable cost information. Policies, procedures, data standards, and system interface requirements that apply uniformly throughout the intelligence community. The Director of National Intelligence shall be responsible for the entire life cycle of an intelligence community business system transformation, including review, approval, and oversight of the planning, design, acquisition, deployment, operation, and maintenance of the business system transformation. The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall establish and implement, not later than 60 days after October 7, 2010, an investment review process for the intelligence community business systems for which the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community is responsible. The investment review process under paragraph
(1)shall— meet the requirements of section 11312 of title 40, United States Code; and specifically set forth the responsibilities of the Chief Information Office of the Intelligence Community under such review process. The investment review process under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: Review and approval by an investment review board (consisting of appropriate representatives of the intelligence community) of each intelligence community business system as an investment before the obligation of funds for such system. Periodic review, but not less often than annually, of every intelligence community business system investment. Thresholds for levels of review to ensure appropriate review of intelligence community business system investments depending on the scope, complexity, and cost of the system involved. Procedures for making certifications in accordance with the requirements of subsection (a)(2). Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the requirements of section 8083 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–287 ; 118 Stat. 989), with regard to information technology systems (as defined in subsection
(d)of such section). Intelligence community business system transformations certified under this section shall be deemed to be in compliance with section 2222 of title 10, United States Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for activities other than an intelligence community business system transformation from the requirements of such section 2222, to the extent that such requirements are otherwise applicable. Executive agency responsibilities in chapter 113 of title 40, United States Code, for any intelligence community business system transformation shall be exercised jointly by— the Director of National Intelligence and the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community; and the head of the executive agency that contains the element of the intelligence community involved and the chief information officer of that executive agency. The Director of National Intelligence and the head of the executive agency referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to carry out the requirements of this section in a manner that best meets the needs of the intelligence community and the executive agency. In this section: The term enterprise architecture has the meaning given that term in section 3601(4) of title 44, United States Code. The terms information system and information technology have the meanings given those terms in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. The term intelligence community business system means an information system, including a national security system, that is operated by, for, or on behalf of an element of the intelligence community, including a financial system, mixed system, financial data feeder system, and the business infrastructure capabilities shared by the systems of the business enterprise architecture, including people, process, and technology, that build upon the core infrastructure used to support business activities, such as acquisition, financial management, logistics, strategic planning and budgeting, installations and environment, and human resource management. The term intelligence community business system transformation means— the acquisition or development of a new intelligence community business system; or any significant modification or enhancement of an existing intelligence community business system (other than necessary to maintain current services). The term national security system has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b) of title 44, United States Code. .
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Intelligence community business system transformation
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