115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

certain acquisition innovation, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home3 land Security Acquisition Innovation Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ACQUISITION INNOVATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu6 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 710. ACQUISITION INNOVATION. 

9 ‘‘The Under Secretary for Management may— 

10 ‘‘(1) designate an individual within the Depart11 ment to manage acquisition innovation efforts of the 

12 Department; 

13 ‘‘(2) test emerging acquisition best practices to 

14 carrying out acquisitions, consistent with the Fed15 eral Acquisition Regulation and Department acquisi16 tion management directives, as appropriate; 

17 ‘‘(3) develop and distribute best practices and 

18 lessons learned regarding acquisition innovation 

19 throughout the Department; 

20 ‘‘(4) establish metrics to measure the effective21 ness of acquisition innovation efforts with respect to 

22 cost, operational efficiency of the acquisition pro23 gram (including timeframe for executing contracts), 

24 and collaboration with the private sector, including 

25 small businesses; and 
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1 ‘‘(5) determine impacts of acquisition innova2 tion efforts on the private sector by— 

3 ‘‘(A) engaging with the private sector, in4 cluding small businesses, to provide information 

5 and obtain feedback on procurement practices 

6 and acquisition innovation efforts of the De7 partment; 

8 ‘‘(B) obtaining feedback from the private 

9 sector on the impact of acquisition innovation 

10 efforts of the Department; and 

11 ‘‘(C) incorporating such feedback, as ap12 propriate, into future acquisition innovation ef13 forts of the Department.’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

15 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

16 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

17 709 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 710. Acquisition innovation.’’. 

18 (c) INFORMATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 

19 date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security sub20 mits the annual budget justification for the Department 

21 of Homeland Security for each of fiscal years 2018 

22 through 2022, the Secretary shall, if appropriate, provide 

23 information to the Committee on Homeland Security of 

24 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

25 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
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1 ate on the activities undertaken in the previous fiscal year 

2 in furtherance of section 710 of the Homeland Security 

3 Act, as added by subsection (a) of this Act, on the fol4 lowing: 

5 (1) Emerging acquisition best practices that 

6 were tested within the Department during such year. 

7 (2) Efforts to distribute best practices and les8 sons learned within the Department, including 

9 through web-based seminars, training, and forums, 

10 during such year. 

11 (3) Utilization by components throughout the 

12 Department of best practices distributed by the 

13 Under Secretary of Management pursuant to para14 graph (3) of such section 710. 

15 (4) Performance as measured by the metrics es16 tablished under paragraph (4) of such section 710. 

17 (5) Outcomes of efforts to distribute best prac18 tices and lessons learned within the Department, in19 cluding through web-based seminars, training, and 

20 forums. 

21 (6) Any impacts of the utilization of innovative 

22 acquisition mechanisms by the Department on the 

23 private sector, including small businesses. 

24 (7) The criteria used to identify specific acquisi25 tion programs or activities to be included in acquisi-
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1 tion innovation efforts and the outcomes of such 

2 programs or activities. 

3 (8) Recommendations, as necessary, to enhance 

4 acquisition innovation in the Department. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 

2017. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

other purposes. require certain acquisition innovation, and for