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HR-4867 — Data Centers and Government Records Oversight Act

Data Centers and Government Records Oversight Act This bill directs the chief information officer (CIO) of each federal agency to take specified steps with respect to the management of data centers. Specifically, each CIO shall (1) develop and publish a strategic plan to consolidate and optimize data centers at the agency, and (2) update the plan not later than two years after the plan was published. Each agency, in coordination with the Office of the Archivist of the United States, shall create copies of all reco…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2021-07-30Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Primary sourceCongressOriginal public record linked

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Tax incentive / clawback

Lowers the public cost of building a data center, and can attach conditions or clawbacks that recover the benefit if commitments are not met.

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Certification & Standards

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NJ-A5482New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeEstablishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.Tax incentive / clawbackIF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersTax incentive / clawback · Certification & StandardsPA-HB2359Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in computer data center equipment incentive program, further providing for definitions, for application for certification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax refund program, for notification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax exemption program and for notification and records.Tax incentive / clawback · Certification & StandardsPA-SB1384Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; in computer data center equipment incentive program, providing for certification prohibition; providing for Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development certification and standards; and imposing duties.Tax incentive / clawback · Certification & Standards
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Data Centers and Government Records Oversight Act

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Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 3Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summarysignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordreferred to: Committee named in the latest legislative actionmember of family: authoritative billPolicy recordHR-4867Data Centers and Government…HR-4867: Data Centers and Government Records Oversight ActPolicy themeCertification & Standa…Explicit record textCertification & Standards: Explicit record textPolicy mechanismTax incentive / clawba…Text-derived policy signalTax incentive / clawback: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceCongressOriginal public sourceCongress: Original public sourceDocumented actorDean PhillipspersonDean Phillips: personDocumented actorBen ClinepersonBen Cline: personDocumented actorOversight and ReformcommitteeOversight and Reform: committeePolicy familyData Centers and Gover…USData Centers and Government Records Oversight Act: US

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