2017 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle III - Information Technology Management
Chapter 113 - Responsibility for Acquisitions of Information Technology
Subchapter II - Executive Agencies
Sec. 11312 - Capital planning and investment control

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Citation 40 U.S.C. § 11312 (2017)
Section Name §11312. Capital planning and investment control
Section Text

(a) Design of Process.—In fulfilling the responsibilities assigned under section 3506(h) of title 44, the head of each executive agency shall design and implement in the executive agency a process for maximizing the value, and assessing and managing the risks, of the information technology acquisitions of the executive agency.

(b) Content of Process.—The process of an executive agency shall—

(1) provide for the selection of investments in information technology (including information security needs) to be made by the executive agency, the management of those investments, and the evaluation of the results of those investments;

(2) be integrated with the processes for making budget, financial, and program management decisions in the executive agency;

(3) include minimum criteria to be applied in considering whether to undertake a particular investment in information systems, including criteria related to the quantitatively expressed projected net, risk-adjusted return on investment and specific quantitative and qualitative criteria for comparing and prioritizing alternative information systems investment projects;

(4) identify information systems investments that would result in shared benefits or costs for other federal agencies or state or local governments;

(5) identify quantifiable measurements for determining the net benefits and risks of a proposed investment; and

(6) provide the means for senior management personnel of the executive agency to obtain timely information regarding the progress of an investment in an information system, including a system of milestones for measuring progress, on an independently verifiable basis, in terms of cost, capability of the system to meet specified requirements, timeliness, and quality.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 108–458, title VIII, §8401(3), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3869.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
11312 40:1422. Pub. L. 104–106, div. E, title LI, §5122, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 683.
AMENDMENTS

2004—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–458 substituted "investments in information technology (including information security needs)" for "information technology investments".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
SUBTITLE III - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 113 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SUBCHAPTER II - EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Sec. 11312 - Capital planning and investment control
Contains section 11312
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 110 Stat. 683
116 Stat. 1239
118 Stat. 3869
Public Law References Public Law 104-106, Public Law 107-217, Public Law 108-458
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