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Union Calendar No. 28 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 

[Report No. 115–48] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain acquisition 

innovation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2017 

Mr. CORREA (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

MARCH 20, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 6, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

certain acquisition innovation, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home5 land Security Acquisition Innovation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ACQUISITION INNOVATION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Security 

8 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following new section: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 710. ACQUISITION INNOVATION. 

11 ‘‘The Under Secretary for Management may— 

12 ‘‘(1) designate an individual within the Depart13 ment to manage acquisition innovation efforts of the 

14 Department; 

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

16 carrying out acquisitions, consistent with the Federal 

17 Acquisition Regulation and Department acquisition 

18 management directives, as appropriate; 

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

20 lessons learned regarding acquisition innovation 

21 throughout the Department; 

22 ‘‘(4) establish metrics to measure the effectiveness 

23 of acquisition innovation efforts with respect to cost, 

24 operational efficiency of the acquisition program (in25 cluding timeframe for executing contracts), and colVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Mar 20, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1365.RH H1365

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1 laboration with the private sector, including small 

2 businesses; and 

3 ‘‘(5) determine impacts of acquisition innovation 

4 efforts on the private sector by— 

5 ‘‘(A) engaging with the private sector, in6 cluding small businesses, to provide information 

7 and obtain feedback on procurement practices 

8 and acquisition innovation efforts of the Depart9 ment; 

10 ‘‘(B) obtaining feedback from the private 

11 sector on the impact of acquisition innovation ef12 forts of the Department; and 

13 ‘‘(C) incorporating such feedback, as appro14 priate, into future acquisition innovation efforts 

15 of the Department.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

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

18 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 709 

19 the following new item: 

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

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

21 date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits 

22 the annual budget justification for the Department of 

23 Homeland Security for each of fiscal years 2018 through 

24 2022, the Secretary shall, if appropriate, provide informa25 tion to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 


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1 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu2 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the activi3 ties undertaken in the previous fiscal year in furtherance 

4 of section 710 of the Homeland Security Act, as added by 

5 subsection (a) of this Act, on the following: 

6 (1) Emerging acquisition best practices that were 

7 tested within the Department during such year. 

8 (2) Efforts to distribute best practices and lessons 

9 learned within the Department, including through 

10 web-based seminars, training, and forums, during 

11 such year. 

12 (3) Utilization by components throughout the 

13 Department of best practices distributed by the Under 

14 Secretary of Management pursuant to paragraph (3) 

15 of such section 710. 

16 (4) Performance as measured by the metrics es17 tablished under paragraph (4) of such section 710. 

18 (5) Outcomes of efforts to distribute best prac19 tices and lessons learned within the Department, in20 cluding through web-based seminars, training, and fo21 rums. 

22 (6) Any impacts of the utilization of innovative 

23 acquisition mechanisms by the Department on the 

24 private sector, including small businesses. 


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1 (7) The criteria used to identify specific acquisi2 tion programs or activities to be included in acquisi3 tion innovation efforts and the outcomes of such pro4 grams or activities. 

5 (8) Recommendations, as necessary, to enhance 

6 acquisition innovation in the Department. 


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Union Calendar No. 28 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 

[Report No. 115–48] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

other purposes. require certain acquisition innovation, and for 

MARCH 20, 2017 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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