S. 4629 · 117th Congress
Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022
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This bill modifies requirements relating to data centers of federal agencies and extends the sunset of provisions regarding the federal data center consolidation initiative.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Nov 17, 2022
Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022
This bill modifies requirements relating to data centers of federal agencies and extends the sunset of provisions regarding the federal data center consolidation initiative.
Specifically, the General Services Administration (GSA) must establish minimum requirements for new data centers, including regarding
- the availability and use of new data centers;
- the use of sustainable energy sources;
- uptime percentage;
- protections against power failures, including on-site energy generation and access to multiple transmission paths;
- protections against physical intrusions and natural disasters; and
- information security protections.
During the development and planning lifecycle of a new data center, an agency must report to the GSA and Congress upon determining it is likely to make a management or financial decision relating to such center.
An agency must (1) regularly assess the application portfolio of the covered agency and ensure that each legacy application is updated, replaced, or modernized, as appropriate, to take advantage of modern technologies; and (2) prioritize and, to the greatest extent possible, leverage commercial cloud environments rather than acquiring, overseeing, or managing custom data center infrastructure.
An agency must oversee and manage the data center portfolio and the information technology strategy of the agency in accordance with federal cybersecurity guidelines and directives.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022
Latest action (Nov 17, 2022): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 27, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.