Sec. 6. Implementation of data standards and minimum functional requirements
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The head of each Federal agency responsible for environmental reviews or authorizations shall— not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act— compare existing Federal agency systems for environmental reviews and authorizations with the data standards published under section 3 and the minimum functional requirements described in section 5(a)(2) and report findings from such comparison to the Council on Environmental Quality; assess whether existing Federal agency technological capabilities are consistent with the data standards published under section 3 and the minimum functional requirements described in section 5(a)(2); submit to the Council on Environmental Quality a report that estimates the completion dates for implementing the data standards published under section 3 and the minimum functional requirements described in section 5(a)(2); and submit to the Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality, an implementation plan that— describes how the Federal agency will implement the data standards published under section 3 and the minimum functional requirements described in section 5(a)(2); and describes how, to the extent the Federal agency determines necessary to meet relevant statutory requirements, the Federal agency will adopt or implement the prototype tools tested, designed, and built under section 4; and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, begin implementing the data standards published under section 3 and the minimum functional requirements described in section 5(a)(2).
Not less frequently than twice each year, the Chief Information Officer of each Federal agency, in consultation with the Chief Environmental Review and Permitting Officer of each Federal agency, shall submit to the Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a report on the progress of the Federal agency towards meeting the requirements of subsection (a).