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119-hr-2985119th CongressWALLET

Modernizing Government Technology Reform Act

Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

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Summary

modernization of federal IT is the bill's top aim. It would realign the Technology Modernization Fund to speed federal IT upgrades while adding stronger repayment and oversight rules to help preserve the fund through its sunset.

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  • Federal agencies would be able to receive TMF transfers to buy, run, or develop information technology and to improve cybersecurity, privacy, and mission delivery.
  • Projects would face stricter repayment and milestone rules. Transfers for modernization would be incremental and tied to metric-based, iterative development milestones. The Administrator must suspend or end funding if an agency head gives fraudulent or misleading statements about a project.
  • Agency Chief Information Officers would have to submit lists of high-risk legacy IT systems by the first September 30 after enactment and update them yearly. The Federal Chief Information Officer would compile a government-wide Legacy Federal IT Inventory and identify the ten legacy systems posing the greatest risk for Congress.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Annual lists of high-risk government IT

If enacted, this bill would require agency CIOs to give the Federal CIO a list of their high-risk legacy IT systems by the first September 30 after enactment and every September 30 after that. The Federal CIO would compile a governmentwide inventory by the first December 30 after enactment and each December 30 after that. Within 90 days of agency submissions, the Federal CIO would name the 10 legacy systems posing the greatest security, privacy, and operational risks and report that list to Congress and the GAO within 14 days. The TMF Director would issue guidance on formats and criteria within 180 days after enactment.

Stricter rules for modernization fund

If enacted, this bill would change how the Technology Modernization Fund can be used and how agencies must pay it back. The fund could transfer money to agencies for IT upgrades, cybersecurity, and replacing old systems. Transfers would need written repayment plans, would usually be paid in increments tied to metric-based milestones, and services provided must be fully repaid. The bill would let the Administrator stop funding projects if an agency gave fraudulent or misleading information, and it would set the Fund's sunset baseline to after December 31, 2032.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 4/24/2025

  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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