SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTS FOR COVERED SERV-
ICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary for Management of the Department 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with appro-
priate officials of the Department, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on active contracts for covered services of the De-
partment awarded on or before September 30, 2021. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The criteria used by the Department 
to determine whether contractor personnel were 
necessary to assist the Department in carrying 
out its mission along the borders of the United 
States. 
(B) An analysis of the purpose, quantity, 
and location of contractor personnel to perform 
covered services of the Department with respect 
to effectively— 
(i) addressing mission needs along 
such borders; and 
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(ii) enhancing the capability of De-
partment personnel to perform primary 
mission responsibilities, including the num-
ber of Department personnel not removed 
from their primary mission responsibilities 
by reason of the performance of covered 
services by contractor personnel. 
(C) An assessment with respect to the ben-
efits of contractor personnel performing covered 
services, including whether the performance of 
such services by contractor personnel is more 
efficient or effective than the performance of 
such services by Department employees. 
(D) An assessment of opportunities to in-
crease the efficiency of the Department with re-
spect to contracting, including whether Depart-
ment-wide contract vehicles for covered services 
would be the most cost effective option for the 
performance of covered services. 
(E) A strategy to improve the procurement 
and delivery of covered services through con-
tracts during the five-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act to achieve 
the best value for the Department through the 
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use of full and open competition and to ensure 
no lapse in the performance of such services. 
(F) Recommendations based on findings 
resulting from the analysis and assessments re-
quired in subparagraphs (B) through (D). 
(G) Any other information relating to con-
tracts for covered services that the Under Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management shall transmit with the report required 
under subsection (a) a plan to implement the rec-
ommendations and strategy contained in such report 
to enhance coordination, minimize overlap, and in-
crease cost effectiveness among contracts for covered 
services. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment submits the report required under paragraph 
(1) of subsection (a) and the plan required under 
paragraph (1) and every 180 days thereafter until 
the plan is fully implemented, the Under Secretary, 
or the designee of the Under Secretary, shall provide 
a briefing to the appropriate congressional commit-
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tees with respect to the status of such implementa-
tion. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘contract for covered services’’ 
means a contract relating to the procurement of cov-
ered services for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered services’’ means with re-
spect to the borders of the United States, any serv-
ice related to border security provided by a con-
tractor to be used by the Department. 
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