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‘‘(9) COMPONENT ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.— 
The term ‘Component Acquisition Executive’ means 
the senior acquisition official within a component 
who is designated in writing by the Under Secretary 
for Management, in consultation with the component 
head, with authority and responsibility for leading a 
process and staff to provide acquisition and program 
management oversight, policy, and guidance to en-
sure that statutory, regulatory, and higher level pol-
icy requirements are fulfilled, including compliance 
with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion, and Department acquisition management direc-
tives established by the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(10) LIFE-CYCLE COST.—The term ‘life-cycle 
cost’ means the total cost to the Government of ac-
quiring, operating, supporting, and (if applicable) 
disposing of the items being acquired. 
‘‘(11) MAJOR
ACQUISITION
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘major acquisition program’ means a Depart-
ment capital asset, services, or hybrid acquisition 
program that is estimated by the Secretary to re-
quire an eventual total expenditure of at least 
$300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2022 constant 
dollars) over its life cycle or a program identified by 
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the Chief Acquisition Officer as a program of special 
interest.’’. 
(b) 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 
710 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 714. Program Accountability and Risk Management office.’’. 
SEC. 8. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 837. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
‘‘For each major acquisition program (as such term 
is defined in section 714), the Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Management, shall require the 
head of each relevant component or office of the Depart-
ment to— 
‘‘(1) maintain acquisition documentation that is 
complete, accurate, timely, and valid, and that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) operational requirements that are 
validated consistent with departmental policy; 
‘‘(B) a complete life-cycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation; 
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‘‘(C) verification of such life-cycle cost esti-
mate against independent cost estimates, and 
reconciliation of any differences; 
‘‘(D) a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(E) an integrated master schedule with 
supporting documentation; 
‘‘(F) plans for conducting systems engi-
neering reviews and test and evaluation activi-
ties throughout development to support produc-
tion and deployment decisions; 
‘‘(G) an acquisition plan that outlines the 
procurement approach, including planned con-
tracting vehicles; 
‘‘(H) a logistics and support plan for oper-
ating and maintaining deployed capabilities 
until such capabilities are disposed of or retired; 
and 
‘‘(I) an acquisition program baseline that 
is traceable to the operational requirements of 
the program required under subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (E); 
‘‘(2) prepare cost estimates and schedules for 
major acquisition programs pursuant to subpara-
graphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (1) in a manner 
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consistent with best practices as identified by the 
Comptroller General of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) ensure any revisions to the acquisition doc-
umentation maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) 
are reviewed and approved in accordance with de-
partmental policy.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 836, 
as added by section 3 of this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 837. Acquisition documentation.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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