Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under clause 6 ever rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from South Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Mace i move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 5527. The speaker pro tempore does the gentlewoman move the bill as amended. Yes. The clerk h. R. 5527 a bill to amend section 1078 for fiscal year 2018 to increase the effectiveness of the Technology Modernization fund and for other purposes. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman the speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, ms. Mase and mr. Raskin each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from South Carolina. Ms. Mace madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Mace i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Mace thank you, madam speaker. I rise today in support of h. R. 5527. The Technology Modernization fund or the t. M. F. Was established by the bipartisan republicanled modernizing Government Technology act of 2017. The t. M. F. Was established because it could be difficult to plan and budget for federal legacy i. T. Upgrades law that the annual appropriations cycle. The t. M. F. Addresses this problem by acting as a selfsustaining funding mechanism to assist agency with legacy i. T. Modernization projects that span multiple fiscal years. The federal government depends on i. T. Systems for everything from National Defense to the administration to benefits programs. Over the course of this congress, the House Oversight subcommittee on cybersecurity, Information Technology and government innovation has heard from current and former government officials about the risks and costs associated with the federal legacy i. T. Systems. These risks include cyberattacks targeted toward highly vulnerable legacy systems that house sensitive public data. These half century old i. T. Systems are prime targets for malicious actors and enemy nation states. My bill, the modernizing Government Technology reform act, enhances the Technology Modernization fund by ensuring that as a sustainable financing tool for fixing costly and risky legacy i. T. Systems. The t. M. F. Has straight from the orange congressional intent established by the bipartisan law congress passed. It does not consistently require agencies to repay their awards and operational policy decision made by the administration which has put a strain on t. M. F. s resources and hindered the funds ability to help address future legacy i. T. Modernization projects. With this legislation well refows can refocus the t. M. F. On replacing i. T. Systems and address our cybersecurity risks. The reforms made to the t. M. F. By h. R. 5527 also prioritize fiscal responsibility and theyre common sense. Lets run through some of them quickly in the bill. This will require restorations. It requires the t. M. F. To recover all administrative costs that projects incur. Requires the t. M. F. To suspend or terminate project funding in fraudulent or miss leading statements misleading statements were used to obtain funds. It provides agencies more flexibility to repay the t. M. F. It increases the visibility into t. M. F. Awards by requiring written agreements governing each award to be made publicly available. This legislation also requires each agency conduct an inventory of its legacy i. T. Systems, creating a new oversight tool to ensure the federal government is addressing the problem of legacy i. T. Systems. Reforming the t. M. F. Is necessary to ensure it remains a sustainable, Revolving Fund that can be used to address the costly challenge of modernizing legacy i. T. Into the future. This is smart and this is timely reforms. This is a fair and balanced reauthorization. Grateful to my colleagues, representative connolly and khanna, for their support and collaboration on this effort and i urge my colleagues to support this Bipartisan Legislation. I now reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Raskin thank you, madam speaker. I yield my time myself such time as i may consume. I want to thank the distinguished gentlelady from South Carolina for her great leadership on this and mr. Connolly from virginia for his very hard work on it too. In this century Public Confidence in the federal government depends on ensuring that our federal Information Technology systems and websites are secure, safe and effective. We invest more than 100 billion every year in federal i. T. Needs. Outdated legacy i. T. Systems and infrastructure are costly to maintain and very challenging to secure against the onslaught of Cyber Attacks by adversaries and criminal organizations. The constantly changing landscape of Information Technology requires resources if federal agencies are going to be able to protect data privacy, complete their missions and effectively serve our people. The modernizing Government Technology reform act would ensure this important work continues smoothly by extending the Technology Modernization fund sunset from december, 2025, to december, 2031. It would also clarify the use of funds and maintain the repayment flexibility adopted by the Technology Modernization fund known as the t. M. F. In recent years while ensuring its solvency by setting minimum reimbursement requirements. Additionally, the bill sets requirements for regularly updating inventories and lists of i. T. Systems and highrisk federal i. T. Systems as well as the legacy systems that present the greatest security, privacy and operational risks. This timely and comprehensive picture of the federal governments most serious i. T. Modernization needs will inform the t. M. F. Inform the ability of the t. M. F. To make the best investments. The t. M. F. Provides a selfsustaining funding model thats become an essential tool for federal agencies to address these challenges. It supplies upfront funding for i. T. Projects in exchange for future reimbursement once a projects cost saves are realized, allowing agencies the flexibility they need to address modernization needs outside of the traditional budget cycle. T. M. F. Also instills accountability safeguards to ensure that taxpayers are getting strong returns on our investments. Projects are selected for funding after rigorous review by the t. M. F. Board of Technology Experts and written funding agreements outlined specific requirements and milestones that have to be met. Funds are distributed incrementally based on performance as assessed by quarterly review business the board and technical experts provide handson support towards successful execution of the projects. Committee democrats have supported robust oversight and funding for the t. M. F. Including an historic billiondollar investment through the American Rescue plan. With this infusion, high priority projects were also allowed reduced repayment requirements if warranted since the infusion of these moneys, the t. M. F. Has received more than 220 agency proposals requesting more than 3. 5 billion, far outpacing our funding availability. To date the t. M. F. Has provided over 900 million to 57i. T. Modernization projects across 32 agencies and the Bidenharris Administration has embraced it as an indispensable tool to better serve the American People. For example, t. M. F. Funding is helping to digitize veterans records, ensuring that more than one Million People and their family members who reach out to the National Archives and Records Administration every year get timely access to the documents they need to verify their qualification for important lifesaving benefits. T. M. F. Fund something also expediting the speed and safety of food inspection at the usda, leading to better meals for school kids and Service Members alike. T. M. F. Funding also better secures all of our personal data at the Social Security administration and at the department of education. Again, i want to thank representatives mace and connolly for their great work on this important project and i urge my colleagues to support the bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Mace madam speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. Langworthy. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Langworthy madam speaker, i thank you for the time to the gentlewoman from South Carolina. I rise today in support of the modernizing Government Technology reform act. Its no secret that americas Cyber Infrastructure is under constant attack by our adversaries, including china, russia, iran and north korea. F. B. I. Director Christopher Wray recently warned americans that the cyber threat that china poses, declairing that china declaring that chinas hackers are preparing to wreak havoc and cause realworld harm to american citizens and communities. Yet despite warning after warning of the rising threats to our nations Cyber Infrastructure, our federal agencies remain dangerously vulnerable to future potentially devastating Cyber Attacks. Every year the federal government spends over 100 billion on i. T. And Cyber Security but 80 of this spending goes to operating and maintaining outdated, obsolete legacy systems. These aging systems not only waste taxpayer money, but leave us exposed to our enemies. These i. T. Systems also require specific Technical Knowledge to operate and update, which creates enormous procurement and hiring challenges. Leaving agencies scrambling to find vendors and employees with the necessary skills. In addition to the upfront costs associated with the updating legacy i. T. , many of these systems continue to run with no known security vulnerabilities and this is a ticking time bomb. In order to bring the federal government up to speed, congress established the Technology Modernization fund to help eliminate these vulnerabilities and replace antiquated i. T. Systems and strengthening our cyber defense. Reauthorizing and reforming the Technology Modernization fund is essential to our future success. Under this legislation, federal agencies can continue the modernization process and adopt Safer Technology and adopt technology with congressional oversight to keep efforts on track. As my colleagues mentioned, this bill establishes a legacy i. T. Inventory to enable congress to evaluate agency and governmentwide efforts to modernize i. T. Tech and ensure that such critical modernization efforts are being done the right way. Our National Security is at stake. We cant afford to become complacent with our adversaries. I urge our colleagues to take cybersecurity and support 5527 and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. Ms. Mace i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. Mr. Raskin i have no further speakers. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. Ms. Mace i have no further speakers and am prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. Mr. Raskin we urge everybody to support this legislation and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the the gentleman yields back the balance of his time the gentlewoman from South Carolina is recognized. Ms. Mace h. R. 5527 ensures that will delay cyber risk. I want to thank my colleagues today across the aisle and encourage my colleagues to support this very necessary legislation and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields. Thoivment those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, no. 2 3 being in the affirmative the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from South Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Mace i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 5887 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to amend chapter 3 of title 5 United Statescode to improve Government Service delivery and bill related capacity for the federal government and for other purposes pursuant to the rule the gentlewoman from South Carolina, ms. Mace and the gentleman from maryland, mr. Raskin each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from South Carolina. Ms. Mace i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to include extraneous material on this measure. The speaker pro tempore without objection ms. Mace i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized. I rise in support of h. R. 5887, outdated bureaucratic government processes make it challenging to deliver Government Services. This creates opportunities for fraud and abuse. These processes do not change because federal agencies lack a designated official that congress can hold accountable for program Service Delivery and backlogs and process applications or improperly delivered benefits. Many Agency Officials, Program Managers, policy makers, Resource Managers are responsible for specific parts of the problem. The developing solutions to poor Government Service delivery will require someone to be available for governmentwide coordination. This addresses this problem by requiring the office of management and budget and designate a senior official for improving Government Service and facilitating process reforms. It will develop standards and performance metrics. Also under the bill, Senior Agency officials designated to be responsible for Service Delivery will be required to coordinate with other Agency Officials such as the chief Information Officer and Program Managers as they work to improve operation. And the expansion of the bipartisan 21st century integrated experience act of 2018 will improve congressional oversight over the Government Service delivery reform efforts. I am thankful of representative khanna and timmons for their work on this legislation and i encourage my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill and i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from South Carolina reserves. The gentlemanfrom maryland. Mr. Raskin i yield myself such time as i might consume. I thank the distinguished gentlelady from South Carolina and i want to thank my wonderful colleague mr. Khanna for his leadership the Government Service delivery improvement act and i am proud to declare our support for this Bipartisan Legislation. Federal Government Services should be accessible and responsive to the American People and this means ensuring agencies have the resourcing and staff they need to fulfill their missions as well as the infrastructure and technology they need to have effective interactions with the public. Democrats have fought for Adequate Funding so the government makes the necessary modernization investments that our agencies need to deliver for for the people and standardizing efforts to improve the delivery of Government Services. Mr. Khannas bill would create a lead position in the office of management and budget to coordinate governmentwide efforts to improve the delivery of services working with officials designated at each federal agency. The Service Delivery lead at o. M. B. Would develop and oversee the governmentwide standards, policies and guidelines to improve Government Service delivery and evaluate and collecting and improving data and metrics. This b