SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RELATED 
TO 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
INTERESTS 
AC-
CORDING TO CERTAIN CRITERIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 836. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RE-
LATED TO NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that any procurement of a covered item for a frontline 
operational component meets the following criteria: 
‘‘(1) To the maximum extent possible, not less 
than one-third of funds obligated in a specific fiscal 
year for the procurement of such covered items shall 
be covered items that are manufactured in the 
United States by entities that qualify as small busi-
ness concerns, as such term is described under sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘(2) Each contractor and first-tier subcon-
tractor with respect to the procurement of such a 
covered item, including the end-item manufacturer 
of such a covered item— 
‘‘(A) is an entity registered with the Sys-
tem for Award Management (or successor sys-
tem) administered by the General Services Ad-
ministration; and 
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‘‘(B) is in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 
of the International Organization for Standard-
ization (or successor standard). 
‘‘(3) Each supplier of such a covered item with 
an insignia (such as any patch, badge, or emblem) 
and each supplier of such an insignia, if such cov-
ered item with such insignia or such insignia, as the 
case may be, is not produced, applied, or assembled 
in the United States, shall— 
‘‘(A) store such covered item with such in-
signia or such insignia in a locked area; 
‘‘(B) report any pilferage or theft of such 
covered item with such insignia or such insignia 
occurring at any stage before delivery of such 
covered item with such insignia or such insig-
nia; and 
‘‘(C) destroy any such defective or unus-
able covered item with insignia or insignia in a 
manner established by the Secretary, and main-
tain records, for three years after the creation 
of such records, of such destruction that include 
the date of such destruction, a description of 
the covered item with insignia or insignia de-
stroyed, the quantity of the covered item with 
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insignia or insignia destroyed, and the method 
of destruction. 
‘‘(b) PRICING.—The Secretary shall ensure that cov-
ered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, 
consistent with the procedures and guidelines specified in 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a report on instances in 
which vendors have failed to meet deadlines for delivery 
of covered items and corrective actions taken by the De-
partment in response to such instances. 
‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT FRONTLINE OPERATIONAL COM-
PONENT DESCRIBED.—In this section, the term ‘Depart-
ment frontline operational component’ refers to any of the 
following components of the Department: 
‘‘(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment. 
‘‘(3) The United States Secret Service. 
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‘‘(4) The Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(5) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency. 
‘‘(6) The Federal Protective Service. 
‘‘(7) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(8) The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers. 
‘‘(e) COVERED ITEM DESCRIBED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered item’ refers to any of the following with 
respect to a Department frontline operational component: 
‘‘(1) Body armor components intended to pro-
vide ballistic protection for an individual, consisting 
of one or more of the following: 
‘‘(A) Soft ballistic panels. 
‘‘(B) Hard ballistic plates. 
‘‘(C) Concealed armor carriers worn under 
a uniform. 
‘‘(D) External armor carriers worn over a 
uniform. 
‘‘(2) Helmets that provide ballistic protection 
and other head protection and components. 
‘‘(3) Protective eyewear. 
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‘‘(4) Rain gear, cold weather gear, other envi-
ronmental and flame-resistant clothing. 
‘‘(5) Footwear. 
‘‘(6) Uniforms. 
‘‘(7) Bags and packs. 
‘‘(8) Holsters and tactical pouches. 
‘‘(9) Patches, insignia, and embellishments. 
‘‘(10) Respiratory protective masks. 
‘‘(11) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nu-
clear protective gear. 
‘‘(12) Hearing protection equipment. 
‘‘(13) Any other critical safety item as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section applies with re-
spect to a contract entered into by the Department or any 
of its frontline operational components on or after October 
1, 2020.’’. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a study of the adequacy of allowances provided to 
employees of Department of Homeland Security frontline 
operational components. Such study shall be informed by 
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a Department-wide survey of employees from across the 
Department who receive uniform allowances that seeks to 
ascertain what, if any, improvements could be made to the 
current uniform allowances and what, if any, impacts cur-
rent allowances have had on employee morale and reten-
tion. Such study shall also consider increasing by 25 per-
cent, at minimum, the uniform allowance for first year em-
ployees and by 50 percent, at minimum, the annual allow-
ance for all other employees. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
835 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 836. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security inter-
ests.’’. 
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