Sec. 4. Agency legacy information technology systems modernization plans
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the head of an agency shall develop and include as part of the information resource management strategic plan of the agency submitted under section 3506(b)(2) of title 44, United States Code, a plan to modernize the legacy information technology systems of the agency. A modernization plan of an agency developed under subsection
(a)shall include— an inventory of the legacy information technology systems of the agency; an identification of legacy information technology systems that the agency has prioritized for updates, modernization, retirement, or disposal; steps the agency intends to make toward updating, modernizing, retiring, or disposing of the legacy information technology systems of the agency prioritized under paragraph
(2)during the 5-year period beginning on the date of submission of the plan; and any additional information that the Director determines necessary or useful for the agency to consider or include to effectively and efficiently execute the modernization plan, which may include— the capacity of the agency to operate and maintain an updated or modernized legacy information technology system; the cost and sources of funding required to execute the modernization plan; any security standards that an updated or modernized legacy information technology system must meet; any technology procurement principles by which the agency should abide; the degree to which updating or modernizing a legacy information technology system is anticipated to gain operational efficiencies, address technology constraints, meet customer experience expectation, and support adoption of and integration with other systems based on comparable up-to-date technology platforms; the ability of the agency to transfer and use data or intelligence held in an agency legacy information technology system to include such data or intelligence in the updated or modernized system, as necessary; and the ability of the agency to adapt an updated or modernized legacy information technology system to changes in policy, technology, or other user needs, as necessary. the estimated cost and sources of funding required to execute the modernization plan; and the ability of the agency to adapt an updated or modernized legacy information technology system to changes in policy, technology, or other user needs, as necessary. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the head of an agency submits the modernization plan developed under subsection
(a)as part of the information resource management strategic plan of the agency submitted under section 3506(b)(2) of title 44, United States Code, the head of the agency shall submit the modernization plan to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and each congressional oversight committee of the agency.