; (ii) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations; and (iii) key milestones to be met. (C) Demonstration that each project and investment is— (i) consistent with the Information Technology Modernization Plan of the Department, or successor plan; (ii) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance; and (iii) subject to applicable planning and investment control requirements of the Department. (D) A statement as to whether the plan has been reviewed by the Comptroller General of the United States. (b) Definition of appropriate committees of Congress In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 4. Budget justification for Department of Veterans Affairs information technology programs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that whenever the budget justification materials are submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President for such fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), such budget justification materials include a specific accounting, including life cycle costs, of all funds requested for the information technology programs of the Department. 5. Department of Veterans Affairs compliance with Office of Management and Budget Data Center Optimization Initiative (a) Requirement The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with all applicable requirements of the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) of the Office of Management and Budget, including by— (1) fully identifying the data center inventory of the Department