Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 17, 2015.  Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit a report on the DHS headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, including:  a proposed occupancy plan that includes specific information about which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site; a comprehensive assessment of the real property needed by DHS in the Region to carry out its mission to secure the homeland and defend against terrorism; an analysis of the difference between the current and needed capital assets and facilities of DHS; a current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeth's campus that includes the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan and any estimated costs savings associated with reducing the scope of the project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project; a current plan for the leased portfolio of DHS in the Region that includes the total rentable square feet, number of personnel, and proposed utilization rates, the replacement and consolidation plan, including an end-state vision that identifies which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio, the number of full time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office, and timing and anticipated leased terms for leased space, and the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives; and a detailed list of alternatives considered by DHS during the plan's development, including their costs and benefits.   Directs DHS, in coordination with GSA, to complete the update of the cost and schedule estimates for the portions of the project that are not yet complete based on the information contained in the report. Directs the Comptroller General to review the update, evaluate the quality and reliability of such estimates, and report on the results.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS 
              CONSOLIDATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Department of 
Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project within the 
National Capital Region. Such report shall include each of the 
following:
            (1) A proposed occupancy plan for the consolidation project 
        that includes specific information about which Department-wide 
        operations, component operations, and support offices will be 
        located at the site, the aggregate number of full-time 
        equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, and schedule 
        estimates for migrating operations to the site.
            (2) A comprehensive assessment of the current and future 
        real property needed by the Department in the National Capital 
        Region in order to carry out the mission of the Department to 
        secure the homeland and defend the Nation against future acts 
        of terrorism.
            (3) An analysis of the difference between the current and 
        needed capital assets and facilities of the Department.
            (4) A current plan for construction of the headquarters 
        consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes--
                    (A) the estimated costs and schedule for the 
                current plan; and
                    (B) any estimated costs savings associated with 
                reducing the scope of the consolidation project and 
                increasing the use of existing capacity developed under 
                the project.
            (5) A current plan for the leased portfolio of the 
        Department in the National Capital Region that includes--
                    (A) the total rentable square feet, number of 
                personnel, and proposed utilization rates;
                    (B) the replacement and consolidation plan, 
                including--
                            (i) an end-state vision that identifies 
                        which Department-wide operations, component 
                        operations, and support offices do not migrate 
                        to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to 
                        operate at a property in the leased portfolio;
                            (ii) the number of full-time equivalent 
                        employees who are expected to operate at each 
                        property, component, or office; and
                            (iii) timing and anticipated leased terms, 
                        for leased space under the plan referred to in 
                        paragraph (4); and
                    (C) the costs and benefits of leasing and 
                construction alternatives for the headquarters 
                consolidation project.
            (6) A detailed list of alternatives considered by the 
        Department during the development of the plan referred to in 
        paragraph (4), including the costs and benefits of alternatives 
        to such plan.
    (b) Update of Cost and Schedule Estimates.--Not later than 180 days 
after date of the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall complete the update of the cost and schedule estimates 
for the portions of the consolidation project that are not yet complete 
as of such date based on the information contained in the report. 
Consistent with the recommendation of the Government Accountability 
Office in GAO-14-648, such estimates shall conform to relevant Federal 
guidance for cost and schedule estimates.
    (c) Comptroller General Review.--
            (1) Review required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall review the update of the cost and schedule 
        estimates under subsection (b) to evaluate the quality and 
        reliability of such estimates.
            (2) Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        completion of the update of the cost and schedule estimates 
        under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall report to 
        the appropriate congressional committees on the results of the 
        review required by paragraph (1).
    (d) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``National Capital Region'' has the meaning 
        given such term under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means 
        the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.