Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 27 July 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 July 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 August 2022

   Reported

   Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

   Source: Committee

4. 17 November 2022

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 562.

   Source: Calendars

5. 17 November 2022

   Reported

   Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-210.

   Source: Committee

6. 17 November 2022

   Reported

   Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-210.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 17 November 2022 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 27 July 2022 · Official file

Documents

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 17 November 2022

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 17 November 2022

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• Reported to Senate

  summary · EN · 17 November 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2022

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jacky Rosen · D · Sponsor
• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Sponsor
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