114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1638 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit 

to Congress information on the Department of Homeland 

Security headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region, 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 Headquarters Consolidation Accountability 

4 Act of 2015’’. 

5 SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE6 CURITY HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION 

7 PROJECT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordina10 tion with the Administrator, shall submit to the appro11 priate committees of Congress information on the imple12 mentation of the enhanced plan for the Department head13 quarters consolidation project within the National Capital 

14 Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budg15 et and included in the budget of the President for fiscal 

16 year 2016 (as submitted to Congress under section 

17 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), that includes the 

18 following: 

19 (1) A proposed occupancy plan for the consoli20 dation project that includes specific information 

21 about which Department-wide operations, component 

22 operations, and support offices will be located at the 

23 site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent 

24 employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to25 staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for mi26 grating operations to the site. 
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1 (2) A comprehensive assessment of the dif2 ference between the current real property and facili3 ties needed by the Department in the National Cap4 ital Region in order to carry out the mission of the 

5 Department and the future needs of the Depart6 ment. 

7 (3) A current plan for construction of the head8 quarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus 

9 that includes— 

10 (A) the estimated costs and schedule for 

11 the current plan, which shall conform to rel12 evant Federal guidance for cost and schedule 

13 estimates, consistent with the recommendation 

14 of the Government Accountability Office in the 

15 September 2014 report entitled ‘‘Federal Real 

16 Property: DHS and GSA Need to Strengthen 

17 the Management of DHS Headquarters Con18 solidation’’ (GAO–14–648); and 

19 (B) any estimated cost savings associated 

20 with reducing the scope of the consolidation 

21 project and increasing the use of existing capac22 ity developed under the project. 

23 (4) A current plan for the leased portfolio of 

24 the Department in the National Capital Region that 

25 includes— 
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1 (A) an end-state vision that identifies 

2 which Department-wide operations, component 

3 operations, and support offices do not migrate 

4 to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to 

5 operate at a property in the leased portfolio; 

6 (B) for each year until the consolidation 

7 project is completed, the number of full-time 

8 equivalent employees who are expected to oper9 ate at each property, component, or office; 

10 (C) the anticipated total rentable square 

11 feet leased per year during the period beginning 

12 on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 

13 on the date on which the consolidation project 

14 is completed; and 

15 (D) timing and anticipated lease terms for 

16 leased space under the plan referred to in para17 graph (3). 

18 (5) An analysis that identifies the costs and 

19 benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for 

20 the remainder of the consolidation project that in21 cludes— 

22 (A) a comparison of the long-term cost 

23 that would result from leasing as compared to 

24 consolidating functions on Government-owned 

25 space; and 
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1 (B) the identification of any cost impacts 

2 in terms of premiums for short-term lease ex3 tensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of 

4 funding for, or delays in, completing construc5 tion required for the consolidation. 

6 (b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 

7 (1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen8 eral of the United States shall review the cost and 

9 schedule estimates submitted under subsection (a) to 

10 evaluate the quality and reliability of the estimates. 

11 (2) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

12 after the submittal of the cost and schedule esti13 mates under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 

14 shall report to the appropriate committees of Con15 gress on the results of the review required under 

16 paragraph (1). 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad19 ministrator of General Services. 

20 (2) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con21 gress’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security 

22 and the Committee on Transportation and Infra23 structure of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

25 Affairs of the Senate. 
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1 (3) The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart2 ment of Homeland Security. 

3 (4) The term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has 

4 the meaning given the term under section 2674(f)(2) 

5 of title 10, United States Code. 

6 (5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

7 of Homeland Security. 

Passed the Senate April 6, 2016. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1638 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

and for other purposes. dation project in the National Capital Region, ment of Homeland Security headquarters consolisubmit to Congress information on the Depart-