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Human Capital Officer on the human resources con-
siderations associated with creating additional Fed-
eral full-time equivalent positions, converting private 
contractor positions to Federal employee positions, 
or relying on the private sector for goods and serv-
ices, including— 
‘‘(A) hiring projections, including occupa-
tion and grade level, as well as corresponding 
salaries, benefits, and hiring or retention bo-
nuses; 
‘‘(B) the identification of critical skills re-
quirements over the 5-year period, any current 
or anticipated need for critical skills required at 
the Department, and the training or other 
measures required to address such need; 
‘‘(C) recruitment of qualified candidates 
and retention of qualified employees; 
‘‘(D) supervisory and management require-
ments; 
‘‘(E) travel and related personnel support 
costs; 
‘‘(F) the anticipated cost and impact on 
mission performance associated with replacing 
Federal personnel due to their retirement or 
other attrition; and 
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‘‘(G) other appropriate factors. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees, to-
gether with submission of the annual budget justification, 
information on the progress within the Department of ful-
filling the workforce strategies required under subsection 
(c).’’. 
SEC. 1422. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
section 1619(a) of this title, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 709. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Chief Security Officer 
of the Department, who shall report directly to the Under 
Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Security Officer 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement the Department’s 
security policies, programs, and standards; 
‘‘(2) identify training and provide education to 
Department personnel on security-related matters; 
and 
‘‘(3) provide support to Department compo-
nents on security-related matters.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 709. Chief Security Officer.’’. 
SEC. 1423. COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCY REVIEWS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report that— 
(1) provides a detailed inventory of the manage-
ment and administrative expenditures and activities 
of the components of the Department and identifies 
potential cost savings and efficiencies for those ex-
penditures and activities of each such component; 
(2) examines the size, experience level, and geo-
graphic distribution of the operational personnel of 
the Department, including Customs and Border Pro-
tection officers, Border Patrol agents, Customs and 
Border Protection Air and Marine agents, Customs 
and Border Protection agriculture specialists, Fed-
eral Protective Service law enforcement security offi-
cers, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, 
Transportation Security Administration officers, 
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Federal air marshals, and members of the Coast 
Guard; and 
(3) makes recommendations for adjustments in 
the management and administration of the Depart-
ment that would reduce deficiencies in the Depart-
ment’s capabilities, reduce costs, and enhance effi-
ciencies. 
SEC. 1424. FIELD EFFICIENCIES PLAN. 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a field 
efficiencies plan that— 
(A) examines the facilities and administra-
tive and logistics functions of components of the 
Department of Homeland Security located with-
in designated geographic areas; and 
(B) provides specific recommendations and 
an associated cost-benefit analysis for the con-
solidation of the facilities and administrative 
and logistics functions of components of the De-
partment within each designated geographic 
area. 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The field efficiencies plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An accounting of leases held by the 
Department or its components that have ex-
pired in the current fiscal year or will be expir-
ing in the next fiscal year, that have begun or 
been renewed in the current fiscal year, or that 
the Department or its components plan to sign 
or renew in the next fiscal year. 
(B)(i) An evaluation for each designated 
geographic area of specific facilities at which 
components, or operational entities of compo-
nents, of the Department may be closed or con-
solidated, including consideration of when leases 
expire or facilities owned by the Government 
become available. 
(ii) The evaluation shall include consider-
ation of potential consolidation with facilities of 
other Federal, State, or local entities, includ-
ing— 
(I) offices; 
(II) warehouses; 
(III) training centers; 
(IV) housing; 
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(V) ports, shore facilities, and air-
fields; 
(VI) laboratories; and 
(VII) other assets as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(iii) The evaluation shall include the poten-
tial for the consolidation of administrative and 
logistics functions, including— 
(I) facility maintenance; 
(II) fleet vehicle services; 
(III) mail handling and shipping and 
receiving; 
(IV) facility security; 
(V) procurement of goods and serv-
ices; 
(VI) information technology and tele-
communications services and support; and 
(VII) additional ways to improve unity 
of effort and cost savings for field oper-
ations and related support activities as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(C) An implementation plan, including— 
(i) near-term actions that can co-lo-
cate, consolidate, or dispose of property 
within 24 months; 
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(ii) identifying long-term occupancy 
agreements or leases that cannot be 
changed without a significant cost to the 
Government; and 
(iii) how the Department can ensure 
it has the capacity, in both personnel and 
funds, needed to cover up-front costs to 
achieve consolidation and efficiencies. 
(D) An accounting of any consolidation in 
the Department or its component’s real estate 
footprint, including the co-location of personnel 
from different components, offices, and agencies 
within the Department. 
SEC. 1425. RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO OPERATIONAL 
SURGES. 
On an annual basis, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate information on the circumstances in which the Sec-
retary exercised the authority during the preceding year 
to reprogram or transfer funds to address unforeseen 
costs, including the costs associated with operational 
surges, and information on any circumstances in which 
limitations on the transfer or reprogramming of funds im-
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pacted the Secretary’s ability to address such unforeseen 
costs. 
SEC. 1426. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ROTATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 844(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 414(a)) is amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for employees of the De-
partment’’ and inserting ‘‘for certain personnel 
within the Department’’. 
(2) In paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (I), 
and inserting before subparagraph (C), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) seek to foster greater Departmental 
integration and unity of effort; 
‘‘(B) seek to help enhance the knowledge, 
skills, and abilities of participating personnel 
with respect to the Department’s programs, 
policies, and activities;’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘middle and senior level’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (G), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting before ‘‘invigorate’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘seek to improve morale and retention 
throughout the Department and’’. 
(3) In paragraph (3)(B), by striking clause (iii) 
and redesignating clauses (iv) through (viii) as 
clauses (iii) through (vii). 
(4) By redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), and inserting after para-
graph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—In carrying 
out any program established pursuant to this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) before selecting employees for partici-
pation in such program, disseminate informa-
tion broadly within the Department about the 
availability of the program, qualifications for 
participation in the program, including full-time 
employment within the employing component or 
office not less than one year, and the general 
provisions of the program; 
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‘‘(B) require each candidate for participa-
tion in the program to be nominated by the 
head of the candidate’s employing component or 
office and that the Secretary, or the Secretary’s 
designee, select each employee for the program 
solely on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, 
and skills, after fair and open competition that 
assures that all candidates receive equal oppor-
tunity; 
‘‘(C) ensure that each employee partici-
pating in the program shall be entitled to re-
turn, within a reasonable period of time after 
the end of the period of participation, to the po-
sition held by the employee, or a corresponding 
or higher position, in the employee’s employing 
component or office; 
‘‘(D) require that the rights that would be 
available to the employee if the employee were 
detailed from the employing component or office 
to another Federal agency or office remain 
available to the employee during the employee 
participation in the program; and 
‘‘(E) require that, during the period of 
participation by an employee in the program, 
performance evaluations for the employee— 
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‘‘(i) shall be conducted by officials in 
the employee’s office or component with 
input from the supervisors of the employee 
at the component or office in which the 
employee is placed during that period; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be provided the same 
weight with respect to promotions and 
other rewards as performance evaluations 
for service in the employee’s office or com-
ponent.’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
AND
OVER-
SIGHT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall provide information to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate about the status of the homeland security 
rotation program authorized by section 844 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section. 
Subtitle B—Department of Home-
land Security Acquisition Ac-
countability and Efficiency 
SEC. 1431. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this subtitle: 
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
HOMELAND
SECURITY 
COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘congressional homeland 
security committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and of the Sen-
ate. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘acquisition’’ has 
the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—The term ‘‘best prac-
tices’’, with respect to acquisition, means a knowl-
edge-based approach to capability development that 
includes identifying and validating needs; assessing 
alternatives to select the most appropriate solution; 
clearly establishing well-defined requirements; devel-
oping realistic cost assessments and schedules; se-
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curing stable funding that matches resources to re-
quirements; demonstrating technology, design, and 
manufacturing maturity; using milestones and exit 
criteria or specific accomplishments that dem-
onstrate progress; adopting and executing standard-
ized processes with known success across programs; 
establishing an adequate workforce that is qualified 
and sufficient to perform necessary functions; and 
integrating these capabilities into the Department’s 
mission and business operations. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS IN HOMELAND 
SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 2 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
IN GENERAL.—In this Act,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘congressional homeland security 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
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‘‘(ii) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and of the Sen-
ate, where appropriate.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ACQUISITION-RELATED DEFINITIONS.—In this 
Act, the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION DECISION AUTHORITY.—The 
term ‘acquisition decision authority’ means the au-
thority, held by the Secretary acting through the 
Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary for Manage-
ment— 
‘‘(A) to ensure compliance with Federal 
law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and 
Department acquisition management directives; 
‘‘(B) to review (including approving, halt-
ing, modifying, or cancelling) an acquisition 
program through the life cycle of the program; 
‘‘(C) to ensure that program managers 
have the resources necessary to successfully 
execute an approved acquisition program; 
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‘‘(D) to ensure good program management 
of cost, schedule, risk, and system performance 
of the acquisition, including assessing acquisi-
tion program baseline breaches and directing 
any corrective action for such breaches; and 
‘‘(E) to ensure that program managers, on 
an ongoing basis, monitor cost, schedule, and 
performance against established baselines and 
use tools to assess risks to a program at all 
phases of the life cycle of the program to avoid 
and mitigate acquisition program baseline 
breaches. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an in-
vestment or acquisition program, means a predeter-
mined point within the acquisition phases of the in-
vestment or acquisition program at which the invest-
ment or acquisition program will undergo a review 
prior to commencement of the next phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION DECISION MEMORANDUM.— 
The term ‘acquisition decision memorandum’, with 
respect to an acquisition, means the official acquisi-
tion decision event record that includes a docu-
mented record of decisions, exit criteria, and as-
signed actions for the acquisition as determined by 
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the person exercising acquisition decision authority 
for the acquisition. 
‘‘(5) ACQUISITION
PROGRAM
BASELINE.—The 
term ‘acquisition program baseline’, with respect to 
an acquisition program, means a summary of the 
cost, schedule, and performance parameters, ex-
pressed in standard, measurable, quantitative terms, 
which must be met in order to accomplish the goals 
of the program. 
‘‘(6) CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN.—The 
term ‘capability development plan’, with respect to a 
proposed acquisition, means the document that the 
Acquisition Review Board approves for the first ac-
quisition decision event related to validating the 
need of a proposed acquisition. 
‘‘(7) 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 
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with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion, and Department acquisition management direc-
tives established by the Under Secretary for Man-
agement. 
‘‘(8) LIFE CYCLE COST.—The term ‘life cycle 
cost’, with respect to an acquisition program, means 
all costs associated with research, development, pro-
curement, operation, integrated logistics support, 
and disposal under the program, including sup-
porting infrastructure that plans, manages, and exe-
cutes the program over its full life, and costs of com-
mon support items incurred as a result of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(9) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major acquisition program’ means a Department 
acquisition program that is estimated by the Sec-
retary to require an eventual total expenditure of at 
least $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2015 con-
stant dollars) over its life cycle cost.’’. 
PART 1—ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 1441. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR UNDER SEC-
RETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341), as amended by section 1417 of this title, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(e) ACQUISITION
AND
RELATED
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the Under 
Secretary for Management is the Chief Acquisition 
Officer of the Department. As Chief Acquisition Of-
ficer, the Under Secretary shall have the authority 
and perform the functions as specified in section 
1702(b) of such title, and perform all other func-
tions and responsibilities delegated by the Secretary 
or described in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addi-
tion to the authority and functions specified in sec-
tion 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the du-
ties and responsibilities of the Under Secretary for 
Management related to acquisition include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Advising the Secretary regarding ac-
quisition management activities, taking into ac-
count risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, 
or performance parameters, to ensure that the 
Department achieves its mission through the 
adoption of widely accepted program manage-
ment best practices and standards. 
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‘‘(B) Exercising the acquisition decision 
authority to approve, halt, modify (including 
the rescission of approvals of program mile-
stones), or cancel major acquisition programs, 
unless the Under Secretary delegates the au-
thority to a Component Acquisition Executive 
pursuant to paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) Establishing policies for acquisition 
that implement an approach that takes into ac-
count risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, 
or performance parameters that all components 
of the Department shall comply with, including 
outlining relevant authorities for program man-
agers to effectively manage acquisition pro-
grams. 
‘‘(D) Ensuring that each major acquisition 
program has a Department-approved acquisi-
tion program baseline, pursuant to the Depart-
ment’s acquisition management policy. 
‘‘(E) Ensuring that the heads of compo-
nents and Component Acquisition Executives 
comply with Federal law, the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation, and Department acquisition 
management directives. 
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‘‘(F) Ensuring that grants and financial 
assistance are provided only to individuals and 
organizations that are not suspended or 
debarred. 
‘‘(G) Distributing guidance throughout the 
Department to ensure that contractors involved 
in acquisitions, particularly companies that ac-
cess the Department’s information systems and 
technologies, adhere to internal cybersecurity 
policies established by the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION
OF
ACQUISITION
DECISION 
AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) LEVEL 3 ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 
Secretary for Management may delegate acqui-
sition decision authority in writing to the rel-
evant Component Acquisition Executive for an 
acquisition program that has a life cycle cost 
estimate of less than $300,000,000. 
‘‘(B) LEVEL 2 ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 
Secretary for Management may delegate acqui-
sition decision authority in writing to the rel-
evant Component Acquisition Executive for a 
major acquisition program that has a life cycle 
cost estimate of at least $300,000,000 but not 
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more than $1,000,000,000 if all of the following 
requirements are met: 
‘‘(i) The component concerned pos-
sesses working policies, processes, and pro-
cedures that are consistent with Depart-
ment-level acquisition policy. 
‘‘(ii) The Component Acquisition Ex-
ecutive has adequate, experienced, dedi-
cated program management professional 
staff commensurate with the size of the 
delegated portfolio. 
‘‘(iii) Each major acquisition program 
concerned 
has 
written 
documentation 
showing that it has a Department-ap-
proved acquisition program baseline and it 
is meeting agreed-upon cost, schedule, and 
performance thresholds. 
‘‘(4) EXCLUDED
PARTIES
LIST
SYSTEM
CON-
SULTATION.—The Under Secretary for Management 
shall require that all Department contracting and 
procurement officials consult the Excluded Parties 
List System (or successor system) as maintained by 
the General Services Administration prior to award-
ing a contract or grant or entering into other trans-
actions to ascertain whether the selected contractor 
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is excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain 
subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial 
and nonfinancial assistance and benefits. 
‘‘(5) RELATIONSHIP
TO
UNDER
SECRETARY 
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall diminish the authority granted to 
the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology under this Act. The Under Secretary for 
Management and the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall cooperate in mat-
ters related to the coordination of acquisitions 
across the Department so that investments of 
the Directorate of Science and Technology can 
support current and future requirements of the 
components. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION.—The Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure, in coordination with rel-
evant component heads, that major acqui-
sition programs— 
‘‘(I) complete operational testing 
and evaluation of technologies and 
systems; 
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‘‘(II) use independent verification 
and validation of operational test and 
evaluation implementation and re-
sults; and 
‘‘(III) document whether such 
programs meet all performance re-
quirements included in their acquisi-
tion program baselines; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that such operational 
testing and evaluation includes all system 
components and incorporates operators 
into the testing to ensure that systems per-
form as intended in the appropriate oper-
ational setting; and 
‘‘(iii) determine if testing conducted 
by other Federal agencies and private enti-
ties is relevant and sufficient in deter-
mining whether systems perform as in-
tended in the operational setting.’’. 
SEC. 1442. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF FINAN-
CIAL OFFICER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 342), as amended by section 1618 of this title, 
is further amended by adding at the end of subsection 
(c)(2) the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(J) Notwithstanding section 902 of title 
31, United States Code, provide leadership over 
financial management policy and programs for 
the Department as they relate to the Depart-
ment’s acquisitions programs, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary for Management.’’. 
SEC. 1443. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFOR-
MATION OFFICER. 
Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 343), as amended by section 1620(a) of this 
title, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) 
ACQUISITION
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Notwith-
standing section 11315 of title 40, United States Code, 
the acquisition responsibilities of the Chief Information 
Officer, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Man-
agement, shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Oversee the management of the Homeland 
Security Enterprise Architecture and ensure that, 
before each acquisition decision event, approved in-
formation technology acquisitions comply with de-
partmental information technology management 
processes, technical requirements, and the Homeland 
Security Enterprise Architecture, and in any case in 
which information technology acquisitions do not 
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comply with the Department’s management direc-
tives, make recommendations to the Acquisition Re-
view Board regarding such noncompliance. 
‘‘(2) Be responsible for providing recommenda-
tions to the Acquisition Review Board established in 
section 836 of this Act on information technology 
programs, and be responsible for developing infor-
mation technology acquisition strategic guidance.’’. 
SEC. 1444. REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE GREATER AC-
COUNTABILITY 
FOR 
ACQUISITION 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
sections 1419(a) and 1422(a) of this title, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 710. REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE GREATER AC-
COUNTABILITY 
FOR 
ACQUISITION 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH MECHANISM.— 
Within the Management Directorate, the Under Secretary 
for Management shall establish a mechanism to prioritize 
improving the accountability, standardization, and trans-
parency of major acquisition programs of the Department 
in order to increase opportunities for effectiveness and ef-
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ficiencies and to serve as the central oversight function 
of all Department acquisition programs. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—The Under Secretary for Management shall des-
ignate an Executive Director to oversee the requirement 
under subsection (a). The Executive Director shall report 
directly to the Under Secretary and shall carry out the 
following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitor the performance of Department 
acquisition programs regularly between acquisition 
decision events to identify problems with cost, per-
formance, or schedule that components may need to 
address to prevent cost overruns, performance 
issues, or schedule delays. 
‘‘(2) Assist the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment in managing the Department’s acquisition 
portfolio. 
‘‘(3) Conduct oversight of individual acquisition 
programs to implement Department acquisition pro-
gram policy, procedures, and guidance with a pri-
ority on ensuring the data it collects and maintains 
from its components is accurate and reliable. 
‘‘(4) Serve as the focal point and coordinator 
for the acquisition life cycle review process and as 
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the executive secretariat for the Acquisition Review 
Board established under section 836 of this Act. 
‘‘(5) Advise the persons having acquisition deci-
sion authority in making acquisition decisions con-
sistent with all applicable laws and in establishing 
clear lines of authority, accountability, and responsi-
bility for acquisition decisionmaking within the De-
partment. 
‘‘(6) Engage in the strategic planning and per-
formance evaluation process required under section 
306 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 
1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, and 9703 of title 31, 
United States Code, by supporting the Chief Pro-
curement Officer in developing strategies and spe-
cific plans for hiring, training, and professional de-
velopment in order to rectify any deficiency within 
the Department’s acquisition workforce. 
‘‘(7) Oversee the Component Acquisition Execu-
tive structure to ensure it has sufficient capabilities 
and complies with Department policies. 
‘‘(8) Develop standardized certification stand-
ards in consultation with the Component Acquisition 
Executives for all acquisition program managers. 
‘‘(9) In the event that a program manager’s 
certification or actions need review for purposes of 
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promotion or removal, provide input, in consultation 
with the relevant Component Acquisition Executive, 
into the relevant program manager’s performance 
evaluation, and report positive or negative experi-
ences to the relevant certifying authority. 
‘‘(10) Provide technical support and assistance 
to Department acquisitions and acquisition per-
sonnel in conjunction with the Chief Procurement 
Officer. 
‘‘(11) Prepare the Department’s Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report, as required by the De-
partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 
343) and section 840 of this Act, and make such re-
port available to congressional homeland security 
committees. 
‘‘(12) Prepare the Department’s Quarterly Pro-
gram Accountability Report as required by section 
840 of this Act, and make such report available to 
the congressional homeland security committees. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
COMPONENTS.—Each 
head of a component shall comply with Federal law, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisi-
tion management directives established by the Under Sec-
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retary for Management. For each major acquisition pro-
gram, each head of a component shall— 
‘‘(1) define baseline requirements and document 
changes to those requirements, as appropriate; 
‘‘(2) establish a complete life cycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation, including an acquisi-
tion program baseline; 
‘‘(3) verify each life cycle cost estimate against 
independent cost estimates, and reconcile any dif-
ferences; 
‘‘(4) complete a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(5) develop and maintain a schedule that is 
consistent with scheduling best practices as identi-
fied by the Comptroller General of the United 
States, including, in appropriate cases, an integrated 
master schedule; and 
‘‘(6) ensure that all acquisition program infor-
mation provided by the component is complete, accu-
rate, timely, and valid. 
‘‘SEC. 711. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each major acquisition pro-
gram, the Executive Director responsible for the prepara-
tion of the Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report, pur-
suant to paragraph (11) of section 710(b), shall require 
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certain acquisition documentation to be submitted by De-
partment components or offices. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment for submission under subsection (a) for a program 
for a fiscal year if either— 
‘‘(1) the program has not— 
‘‘(A) entered the full rate production phase 
in the acquisition life cycle; 
‘‘(B) had a reasonable cost estimate estab-
lished; and 
‘‘(C) had a system configuration defined 
fully; or 
‘‘(2) the program does not meet the definition 
of ‘capital asset’, as defined by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—At the same 
time the President’s budget is submitted for a fiscal year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate information on the exercise of authority under sub-
section (b) in the prior fiscal year that includes the fol-
lowing specific information regarding each program for 
which a waiver is issued under subsection (b): 
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‘‘(1) The grounds for granting a waiver for that 
program. 
‘‘(2) The projected cost of that program. 
‘‘(3) The proportion of a component’s annual 
acquisition budget attributed to that program, as 
available. 
‘‘(4) Information on the significance of the pro-
gram with respect to the component’s operations and 
execution of its mission.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 1419 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 710. Requirements to ensure greater accountability for acquisition pro-
grams. 
‘‘Sec. 711. Acquisition documentation.’’. 
PART 2—ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
DISCIPLINE 
SEC. 1451. ACQUISITION REVIEW BOARD. 
(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. ACQUISITION REVIEW BOARD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
Acquisition Review Board (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Board’) to strengthen accountability and uniformity 
within the Department acquisition review process, review 
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major acquisition programs, and review the use of best 
practices. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Deputy Secretary or Under 
Secretary for Management shall serve as chair of the 
Board. The Secretary shall also ensure participation by 
other relevant Department officials, including at least 2 
component heads or their designees, as permanent mem-
bers of the Board. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet every time 
a major acquisition program needs authorization to pro-
ceed from acquisition decision events through the acquisi-
tion life cycle and to consider any major acquisition pro-
gram in breach as necessary. The Board may also be con-
vened for non-major acquisitions that are deemed high- 
risk by the Executive Director referred to in section 
710(b) of this Act. The Board shall also meet regularly 
for purposes of ensuring all acquisitions processes proceed 
in a timely fashion to achieve mission readiness. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 
Board are as follows: 
‘‘(1) Determine whether a proposed acquisition 
has met the requirements of key phases of the acqui-
sition life cycle framework and is able to proceed to 
the next phase and eventual full production and de-
ployment. 
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‘‘(2) Oversee executable business strategy, re-
sources, management, accountability, and alignment 
to strategic initiatives. 
‘‘(3) Support the person with acquisition deci-
sion authority for an acquisition in determining the 
appropriate direction for the acquisition at key ac-
quisition decision events. 
‘‘(4) Conduct systematic reviews of acquisitions 
to ensure that they are progressing in compliance 
with the approved documents for their current acqui-
sition phase. 
‘‘(5) Review the acquisition documents of each 
major acquisition program, including the acquisition 
program baseline and documentation reflecting con-
sideration of tradeoffs among cost, schedule, and 
performance objectives, to ensure the reliability of 
underlying data. 
‘‘(6) Ensure that practices are adopted and im-
plemented to require consideration of trade-offs 
among cost, schedule, and performance objectives as 
part of the process for developing requirements for 
major acquisition programs prior to the initiation of 
the second acquisition decision event, including, at a 
minimum, the following practices: 
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‘‘(A) Department officials responsible for 
acquisition, budget, and cost estimating func-
tions are provided with the appropriate oppor-
tunity to develop estimates and raise cost and 
schedule matters before performance objectives 
are established for capabilities when feasible. 
‘‘(B) Full consideration of possible trade- 
offs among cost, schedule, and performance ob-
jectives for each alternative is considered. 
‘‘(e) ACQUISITION PROGRAM BASELINE REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT.—If the person exercising acquisition decision 
authority over a major acquisition program approves the 
program to proceed into the planning phase before it has 
a Department-approved acquisition program baseline, 
then the Under Secretary for Management shall create 
and approve an acquisition program baseline report on the 
decision, and the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) within 7 days after an acquisition decision 
memorandum is signed, notify in writing the con-
gressional homeland security committees of such de-
cision; and 
‘‘(2) within 60 days after the acquisition deci-
sion memorandum is signed, submit a report to such 
committees stating the rationale for the decision and 
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a plan of action to require an acquisition program 
baseline for the program. 
‘‘(f) BEST PRACTICES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘best practices’ has the meaning provided in sec-
tion 4(b) of the DHS Headquarters Reform and Improve-
ment Act of 2015.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 835 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 836. Acquisition Review Board.’’. 
SEC. 1452. REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE DUPLICATION IN 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 837. REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE DUPLICATION IN 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH POLICIES.—In 
an effort to reduce unnecessary duplication and ineffi-
ciency for all Department investments, including major ac-
quisition programs, the Deputy Secretary, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary for Management, shall establish 
Department-wide policies to integrate all phases of the in-
vestment life cycle and help the Department identify, vali-
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date, and prioritize common component requirements for 
major acquisition programs in order to increase opportuni-
ties for effectiveness and efficiencies. The policies shall 
also include strategic alternatives for developing and facili-
tating a Department component-driven requirements proc-
ess that includes oversight of a development test and eval-
uation capability; identification of priority gaps and over-
laps in Department capability needs; and provision of fea-
sible technical alternatives, including innovative commer-
cially available alternatives, to meet capability needs. 
‘‘(b) MECHANISMS TO CARRY OUT REQUIREMENT.— 
The Under Secretary for Management shall coordinate the 
actions necessary to carry out subsection (a), using such 
mechanisms as considered necessary by the Secretary to 
help the Department reduce unnecessary duplication and 
inefficiency for all Department investments, including 
major acquisition programs. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In coordinating the actions 
necessary to carry out subsection (a), the Deputy Sec-
retary shall consult with the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment, Component Acquisition Executives, and any other 
Department officials, including the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology or his designee, with specific 
knowledge of Department or component acquisition capa-
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bilities to prevent unnecessary duplication of require-
ments. 
‘‘(d) ADVISORS.—The Deputy Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary for Management, shall seek 
and consider input within legal and ethical boundaries 
from members of Federal, State, local, and tribal govern-
ments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, as 
appropriate, on matters within their authority and exper-
tise in carrying out the Department’s mission. 
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—The Deputy Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary for Management, shall meet 
at least quarterly and communicate with components often 
to ensure that components do not overlap or duplicate 
spending or activities on major investments and acquisi-
tion programs within their areas of responsibility. 
‘‘(f) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the responsibilities of the Deputy Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Under Secretary for Management, are 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) To review and validate the requirements 
documents of major investments and acquisition pro-
grams prior to acquisition decision events of the in-
vestments or programs. 
‘‘(2) To ensure the requirements and scope of 
a major investment or acquisition program are sta-
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ble, measurable, achievable, at an acceptable risk 
level, and match the resources planned to be avail-
able. 
‘‘(3) Before any entity of the Department 
issues a solicitation for a new contract, coordinate 
with other Department entities as appropriate to 
prevent unnecessary duplication and inefficiency 
and— 
‘‘(A) to implement portfolio reviews to 
identify common mission requirements and 
crosscutting opportunities among components 
to harmonize investments and requirements and 
prevent unnecessary overlap and duplication 
among components; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, to stand-
ardize equipment purchases, streamline the ac-
quisition process, improve efficiencies, and con-
duct best practices for strategic sourcing. 
‘‘(4) To ensure program managers of major in-
vestments and acquisition programs conduct anal-
yses, giving particular attention to factors such as 
cost, schedule, risk, performance, and operational ef-
ficiency in order to determine that programs work as 
intended within cost and budget expectations. 
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‘‘(5) To propose schedules for delivery of the 
operational capability needed to meet each Depart-
ment investment and major acquisition program. 
‘‘(g) BEST PRACTICES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘best practices’ has the meaning provided in sec-
tion 4(b) of the DHS Headquarters Reform and Improve-
ment Act of 2015.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 836 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 837. Requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs.’’. 
SEC. 1453. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEW OF BOARD AND OF REQUIREMENTS TO 
REDUCE DUPLICATION IN ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a review of the effec-
tiveness of the Acquisition Review Board established 
under section 836 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(as added by section 1451) and the requirements to reduce 
unnecessary duplication in acquisition programs estab-
lished under section 837 of such Act (as added by section 
1452) in improving the Department’s acquisition manage-
ment process. 
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(b) SCOPE OF REPORT.—The review shall include the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Board in increasing program management oversight, 
best practices and standards, and discipline among 
the components of the Department, including in 
working together and in preventing overlap and un-
necessary duplication. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Board in instilling program management discipline. 
(3) A statement of how regularly each major 
acquisition program is reviewed by the Board, how 
often the Board stops major acquisition programs 
from moving forward in the phases of the acquisition 
life cycle process, and the number of major acquisi-
tion programs that have been halted because of 
problems with operational effectiveness, schedule 
delays, or cost overruns. 
(4) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Board in impacting acquisition decisionmaking with-
in the Department, including the degree to which 
the Board impacts decisionmaking within other 
headquarters mechanisms and bodies involved in the 
administration of acquisition activities. 
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(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees a report on the review required by this section not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1454. EXCLUDED PARTY LIST SYSTEM WAIVERS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide no-
tification to the congressional homeland security commit-
tees within 5 days after the issuance of a waiver by the 
Secretary of Federal requirements that an agency not en-
gage in business with a contractor in the Excluded Party 
List System (or successor system) as maintained by the 
General Services Administration and an explanation for 
a finding by the Secretary that a compelling reason exists 
for this action. 
SEC. 1455. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF SUSPEN-
SION AND DEBARMENT. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Home-
land Security— 
(1) may audit decisions about grant and pro-
curement awards to identify instances where a con-
tract or grant was improperly awarded to a sus-
pended or debarred entity and whether corrective ac-
tions were taken to prevent recurrence; and 
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(2) shall review the suspension and debarment 
program throughout the Department of Homeland 
Security to assess whether suspension and debar-
ment criteria are consistently applied throughout the 
Department and whether disparities exist in the ap-
plication of such criteria, particularly with respect to 
business size and categories. 
PART 3—ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 1461. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAM BREACH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 838. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAM BREACH. 
‘‘(a) BREACH DEFINED.—The term ‘breach’, with re-
spect to a major acquisition program, means a failure to 
meet any cost, schedule, or performance parameter speci-
fied in the acquisition program baseline. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
WITHIN
DEPARTMENT
IF 
BREACH OCCURS.— 
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‘‘(1) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION
OF
BREACH.—If a 
breach occurs in a major acquisition program, 
the program manager for that program shall 
notify the Component Acquisition Executive for 
the program, the head of the component con-
cerned, the Executive Director referred to in 
section 710(b) of this Act, the Under Secretary 
for Management, and the Deputy Secretary. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION TO SECRETARY.—If a 
major acquisition program has a breach with a 
cost overrun greater than 15 percent or a 
schedule delay greater than 180 days from the 
costs or schedule set forth in the acquisition 
program baseline for the program, the Sec-
retary and the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment shall be notified not later than 5 business 
days after the breach is identified. 
‘‘(2) REMEDIATION
PLAN
AND
ROOT
CAUSE 
ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of a 
breach with a cost overrun greater than 15 per-
cent or a schedule delay greater than 180 days 
from the costs or schedule set forth in the ac-
quisition program baseline, a remediation plan 
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and root cause analysis is required, and the 
Under Secretary for Management or his des-
ignee shall establish a date for submission with-
in the Department of a breach remediation plan 
and root cause analysis in accordance with this 
subsection. 
‘‘(B) REMEDIATION
PLAN.—The remedi-
ation plan required under this subsection shall 
be submitted in writing to the head of the com-
ponent concerned, the Executive Director re-
ferred to in section 710(b) of this Act, and the 
Under Secretary for Management. The plan 
shall— 
‘‘(i) explain the circumstances of the 
breach; 
‘‘(ii) provide prior cost estimating in-
formation; 
‘‘(iii) propose corrective action to con-
trol cost growth, schedule delays, or per-
formance issues; 
‘‘(iv) in coordination with Component 
Acquisition Executive, discuss all options 
considered, including the estimated impact 
on cost, schedule, or performance of the 
program if no changes are made to current 
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requirements, the estimated cost of the 
program if requirements are modified, and 
the extent to which funding from other 
programs will need to be reduced to cover 
the cost growth of the program; and 
‘‘(v) explain the rationale for why the 
proposed corrective action is recommended. 
‘‘(C) ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS.—The root 
cause analysis required under this subsection 
shall determine the underlying cause or causes 
of shortcomings in cost, schedule, or perform-
ance of the program, including the role, if any, 
of the following: 
‘‘(i) Unrealistic performance expecta-
tions. 
‘‘(ii) Unrealistic baseline estimates for 
cost or schedule or changes in program re-
quirements. 
‘‘(iii) Immature technologies or exces-
sive manufacturing or integration risk. 
‘‘(iv) Unanticipated design, engineer-
ing, manufacturing, or technology integra-
tion issues arising during program per-
formance. 
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‘‘(v) Changes in procurement quan-
tities. 
‘‘(vi) Inadequate program funding or 
changes in planned out-year funding from 
one 5-year funding plan to the next 5-year 
funding plan as outlined in the Future 
Years Homeland Security Program re-
quired under section 874 of this Act. 
‘‘(vii) Legislative, legal, or regulatory 
changes. 
‘‘(viii) Inadequate program manage-
ment personnel, including lack of training, 
credentials, certifications, or use of best 
practices. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTION
OF
BREACH.—The Under 
Secretary for Management or his designee shall es-
tablish a date for submission within the Department 
of a program of corrective action that ensures that 
one of the following actions has occurred: 
‘‘(A) The breach has been corrected and 
the program is again in compliance with the 
original acquisition program baseline param-
eters. 
‘‘(B) A revised acquisition program base-
line has been approved. 
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‘‘(C) The program has been halted or can-
celled. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL 
NOTIFICATION IF BREACH OCCURS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—If a notifi-
cation is made under subsection (b)(1)(B) for a 
breach in a major acquisition program with a cost 
overrun greater than 15 percent or a schedule delay 
greater than 180 days from the costs or schedule set 
forth in the acquisition program baseline, or with an 
anticipated failure for any key performance thresh-
old or parameter specified in the acquisition pro-
gram baseline, the Under Secretary for Management 
shall notify the congressional homeland security 
committees of the breach in the next quarterly Com-
prehensive Acquisition Status Report after the 
Under Secretary for Management receives the notifi-
cation from the program manager under subsection 
(b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) SUBSTANTIAL
VARIANCES
IN
COSTS
OR 
SCHEDULE.—If a likely cost overrun is greater than 
20 percent or a likely delay is greater than 12 
months from the costs and schedule set forth in the 
acquisition program baseline for a major acquisition 
program, the Under Secretary for Management shall 
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include in the notification required in (c)(1) a writ-
ten certification, with supporting explanation, that— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition is essential to the ac-
complishment of the Department’s mission; 
‘‘(B) there are no alternatives to such ca-
pability or asset that will provide equal or 
greater capability in both a more cost-effective 
and timely manner; 
‘‘(C) the new acquisition schedule and esti-
mates for total acquisition cost are reasonable; 
and 
‘‘(D) the management structure for the ac-
quisition program is adequate to manage and 
control performance, cost, and schedule. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSIONS
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 calendar days after submission to such com-
mittees of a breach notification under paragraph (1) 
of this section for a major acquisition program, the 
Under Secretary for Management shall submit to 
such committees the following: 
‘‘(A) A copy of the remediation plan and 
the root cause analysis prepared under sub-
section (b)(2) for the program. 
‘‘(B) A statement describing the corrective 
action or actions that have occurred pursuant 
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to subsection (b)(3) for the program, with a 
justification for the action or actions. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS IF BREACH OCCURS.— 
‘‘(1) 
PROHIBITION
ON
OBLIGATION
OF 
FUNDS.—During the 90-day period following sub-
mission under subsection (c)(3) of a remediation 
plan, root cause analysis, and statement of corrective 
actions with respect to a major acquisition program, 
the Under Secretary for Management shall submit a 
certification described in paragraph (2) of this sub-
section to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees. If the Under Secretary for Management 
does not submit such certification by the end of such 
90-day period, then funds appropriated to the major 
acquisition program shall not be obligated until the 
Under Secretary for Management submits such cer-
tification. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the certification described in this para-
graph is a certification that— 
‘‘(A) the Department has adjusted or re-
structured the program in a manner that ad-
dresses the root cause or causes of the cost 
growth in the program; and 
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‘‘(B) the Department has conducted a 
thorough review of the breached program’s ac-
quisition decision event approvals and the cur-
rent acquisition decision event approval for the 
breached program has been adjusted as nec-
essary to account for the restructured pro-
gram.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 837 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 838. Congressional notification and other requirements for major acquisi-
tion program breach.’’. 
SEC. 1462. MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle D of title VIII of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 
et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 839. MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) MULTIYEAR
ACQUISITION
STRATEGY
RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate homeland security committees a multiyear ac-
quisition strategy to guide the overall direction of the ac-
quisitions of the Department while allowing flexibility to 
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deal with ever-changing threats and risks and to help in-
dustry better understand, plan, and align resources to 
meet the future acquisition needs of the Department. The 
strategy shall be updated and included in each Future 
Years Homeland Security Program required under section 
874 of this Act. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategy, 
the Secretary shall consult with others as the Secretary 
deems appropriate, including headquarters, components, 
employees in the field, and when appropriate, individuals 
from industry and the academic community. 
‘‘(c) FORM OF STRATEGY.—The report shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex for any sensitive or classified information if nec-
essary. The Department also shall publish the plan in an 
unclassified format that is publicly available. 
‘‘(d) CONTENTS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) PRIORITIZED LIST.—A systematic and in-
tegrated prioritized list developed by the Under Sec-
retary for Management or his designee in coordina-
tion with all of the Component Acquisition Execu-
tives of Department major acquisition programs that 
Department and component acquisition investments 
seek to address, that includes the expected security 
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and economic benefit of the program or system and 
an analysis of how the security and economic benefit 
derived from the program or system will be meas-
ured. 
‘‘(2) INVENTORY.—A plan to develop a reliable 
Department-wide inventory of investments and real 
property assets to help the Department plan, budg-
et, schedule, and acquire upgrades of its systems 
and equipment and plan for the acquisition and 
management of future systems and equipment. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING GAPS.—A plan to address fund-
ing gaps between funding requirements for major ac-
quisition programs and known available resources in-
cluding, to the maximum extent practicable, ways of 
leveraging best practices to identify and eliminate 
overpayment for items to prevent wasteful pur-
chasing, achieve the greatest level of efficiency and 
cost savings by rationalizing purchases, aligning 
pricing for similar items, and utilizing purchase tim-
ing and economies of scale. 
‘‘(4) IDENTIFICATION
OF
CAPABILITIES.—An 
identification of test, evaluation, modeling, and sim-
ulation capabilities that will be required to support 
the acquisition of the technologies to meet the needs 
of the plan and ways to leverage to the greatest ex-
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tent possible the emerging technology trends and re-
search and development trends within the public and 
private sectors and an identification of ways to en-
sure that the appropriate technology is acquired and 
integrated into the Department’s operating doctrine 
and procured in ways that improve mission perform-
ance. 
‘‘(5) FOCUS ON FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS.—An as-
sessment of ways the Department can improve its 
ability to test and acquire innovative solutions to 
allow needed incentives and protections for appro-
priate risk-taking in order to meet its acquisition 
needs with resiliency, agility, and responsiveness to 
assure the Nation’s homeland security and facilitate 
trade. 
‘‘(6) FOCUS
ON
INCENTIVES
TO
SAVE
TAX-
PAYER DOLLARS.—An assessment of ways the De-
partment can develop incentives for program man-
agers and senior Department acquisition officials to 
prevent cost overruns, avoid schedule delays, and 
achieve cost savings in major acquisition programs. 
‘‘(7) FOCUS ON ADDRESSING DELAYS AND BID 
PROTESTS.—An assessment of ways the Department 
can improve the acquisition process to minimize cost 
overruns in requirements development, procurement 
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announcements, requests for proposals, evaluation of 
proposals, protests of decisions and awards and 
through the use of best practices as defined in sec-
tion 4(b) of the DHS Headquarters Reform and Im-
provement Act of 2015 and lessons learned by the 
Department and other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(8) FOCUS
ON
IMPROVING
OUTREACH.—An 
identification and assessment of ways to increase op-
portunities for communication and collaboration with 
industry, small and disadvantaged businesses, intra- 
government entities, university centers of excellence, 
accredited certification and standards development 
organizations, and national laboratories to ensure 
that the Department understands the market for 
technologies, products, and innovation that is avail-
able to meet its mission needs to inform the require-
ments-setting process and before engaging in an ac-
quisition, including— 
‘‘(A) methods designed especially to engage 
small and disadvantaged businesses and a cost- 
benefit analysis of the tradeoffs that small and 
disadvantaged businesses provide, barriers to 
entry for small and disadvantaged businesses, 
and unique requirements for small and dis-
advantaged businesses; and 
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‘‘(B) within the Department Vendor Com-
munication Plan and Market Research Guide, 
instructions for interaction by program man-
agers with such entities to prevent misinter-
pretation of acquisition regulations and to per-
mit freedom within legal and ethical boundaries 
for program managers to interact with such 
businesses with transparency. 
‘‘(9) COMPETITION.—A plan regarding competi-
tion as described in subsection (e). 
‘‘(10) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.—A plan re-
garding the Department acquisition workforce as de-
scribed in subsection (f). 
‘‘(11) FEASIBILITY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOP-
MENT
FUND
PILOT
PROGRAM.—An assessment of 
the feasibility of conducting a pilot program to es-
tablish an acquisition workforce development fund as 
described in subsection (g). 
‘‘(e) COMPETITION PLAN.—The strategy shall also 
include a plan (referred to in subsection (d)(9)) that shall 
address actions to ensure competition, or the option of 
competition, for major acquisition programs. The plan 
may include assessments of the following measures in ap-
propriate cases if such measures are cost effective: 
‘‘(1) Competitive prototyping. 
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‘‘(2) Dual-sourcing. 
‘‘(3) Unbundling of contracts. 
‘‘(4) Funding of next-generation prototype sys-
tems or subsystems. 
‘‘(5) Use of modular, open architectures to en-
able competition for upgrades. 
‘‘(6) Acquisition of complete technical data 
packages. 
‘‘(7) Periodic competitions for subsystem up-
grades. 
‘‘(8) Licensing of additional suppliers, including 
small businesses. 
‘‘(9) Periodic system or program reviews to ad-
dress long-term competitive effects of program deci-
sions. 
‘‘(f) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.—The strategy 
shall also include a plan (referred to in subsection 
(d)(10)) to address Department acquisition work-
force accountability and talent management that 
identifies the acquisition workforce needs of each 
component performing acquisition functions and de-
velops options for filling those needs with qualified 
individuals, including a cost-benefit analysis of con-
tracting for acquisition assistance. 
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‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
MATTERS
COVERED.—The 
acquisition workforce plan shall address ways to— 
‘‘(A) improve the recruitment, hiring, 
training, and retention of Department acquisi-
tion workforce personnel, including contracting 
officer’s representatives, in order to retain high-
ly qualified individuals that have experience in 
the acquisition life cycle, complex procurements, 
and management of large programs; 
‘‘(B) empower program managers to have 
the authority to manage their programs in an 
accountable and transparent manner as they 
work with the acquisition workforce; 
‘‘(C) prevent duplication within Depart-
ment acquisition workforce training and certifi-
cation requirements through leveraging already- 
existing training within the Federal Govern-
ment, academic community, or private industry; 
‘‘(D) achieve integration and consistency 
with Government-wide training and accredita-
tion standards, acquisition training tools, and 
training facilities; 
‘‘(E) designate the acquisition positions 
that will be necessary to support the Depart-
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ment acquisition requirements, including in the 
fields of— 
‘‘(i) program management; 
‘‘(ii) systems engineering; 
‘‘(iii) procurement, including con-
tracting; 
‘‘(iv) test and evaluation; 
‘‘(v) life cycle logistics; 
‘‘(vi) cost estimating and program fi-
nancial management; and 
‘‘(vii) additional disciplines appro-
priate to Department mission needs; 
‘‘(F) strengthen the performance of con-
tracting officer’s representatives (as defined in 
subpart 1.602–2 and subpart 2.101 of the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation), including by— 
‘‘(i) assessing the extent to which con-
tracting officer’s representatives are cer-
tified and receive training that is appro-
priate; 
‘‘(ii) determining what training is 
most effective with respect to the type and 
complexity of assignment; and 
‘‘(iii) implementing actions to improve 
training based on such assessment; and 
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‘‘(G) identify ways to increase training for 
relevant investigators and auditors to examine 
fraud in major acquisition programs, including 
identifying opportunities to leverage existing 
Government and private sector resources in co-
ordination with the Inspector General of the 
Department. 
‘‘(g) FEASIBILITY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
FUND PILOT PROGRAM.—The strategy shall also include 
an assessment (referred to in subsection (d)(11)) of the 
feasibility of conducting a pilot program to establish a 
Homeland Security Acquisition Workforce Development 
Fund (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Fund’) to en-
sure the Department acquisition workforce has the capac-
ity, in both personnel and skills, needed to properly per-
form its mission and ensure that the Department receives 
the best value for the expenditure of public resources. The 
assessment shall address the following: 
‘‘(1) Ways to fund the Fund, including the use 
of direct appropriations, or the credit, transfer, or 
deposit of unobligated or unused funds from Depart-
ment components into the Fund to remain available 
for obligation in the fiscal year for which credited, 
transferred, or deposited and to remain available for 
successive fiscal years. 
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‘‘(2) Ways to reward the Department acquisi-
tion workforce and program managers for good pro-
gram management in controlling cost growth, lim-
iting schedule delays, and ensuring operational effec-
tiveness through providing a percentage of the sav-
ings or general acquisition bonuses. 
‘‘(3) Guidance for the administration of the 
Fund that includes provisions to do the following: 
‘‘(A) Describe the costs and benefits asso-
ciated with the use of direct appropriations or 
credit, transfer, or deposit of unobligated or un-
used funds to finance the Fund. 
‘‘(B) Describe the manner and timing for 
applications for amounts in the Fund to be sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(C) Explain the evaluation criteria to be 
used for approving or prioritizing applications 
for amounts in the Fund in any fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) Explain the mechanism to report to 
Congress on the implementation of the Fund on 
an ongoing basis. 
‘‘(E) 
Detail 
measurable 
performance 
metrics to determine if the Fund is meeting the 
objective to improve the acquisition workforce 
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and to achieve cost savings in acquisition man-
agement.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 838 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 839. Multiyear acquisition strategy.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO FUTURE YEARS 
HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM.—Section 874(b) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 454(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) include the multiyear acquisition strategy 
required under section 839 of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 1463. ACQUISITION REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 840. ACQUISITION REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE ACQUISITION STATUS RE-
PORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management each year shall submit to the congres-
sional homeland security committees, at the same 
time as the President’s budget is submitted for a fis-
cal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, a comprehensive acquisition status re-
port. The report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The information required under the 
heading ‘Office of the Under Secretary for 
Management’ under title I of division D of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–74) (as required under the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Public Law 113–6)). 
‘‘(B) A listing of programs that have been 
cancelled, modified, paused, or referred to the 
Under Secretary for Management or Deputy 
Secretary for additional oversight or action by 
the Board, Department Office of Inspector 
General, or the Comptroller General. 
‘‘(C) A listing of established Executive 
Steering Committees, which provide governance 
of a program or related set of programs and 
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lower-tiered oversight, and support between ac-
quisition decision events and component re-
views, including the mission and membership 
for each. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
FOR
MAJOR
ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS.—For each major acquisition program, 
the report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A narrative description, including 
current gaps and shortfalls, the capabilities to 
be fielded, and the number of planned incre-
ments or units. 
‘‘(B) Acquisition Review Board (or other 
board designated to review the acquisition) sta-
tus of each acquisition, including the current 
acquisition phase, the date of the last review, 
and a listing of the required documents that 
have been reviewed with the dates reviewed or 
approved. 
‘‘(C) The most current, approved acquisi-
tion program baseline (including project sched-
ules and events). 
‘‘(D) A comparison of the original acquisi-
tion program baseline, the current acquisition 
program baseline, and the current estimate. 
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‘‘(E) Whether or not an independent 
verification and validation has been imple-
mented, with an explanation for the decision 
and a summary of any findings. 
‘‘(F) A rating of cost risk, schedule risk, 
and technical risk associated with the program 
(including narrative descriptions and mitigation 
actions). 
‘‘(G) Contract status (including earned 
value management data as applicable). 
‘‘(H) A lifecycle cost of the acquisition, 
and time basis for the estimate. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—The Under Secretary shall 
submit quarterly updates to such report not later 
than 45 days after the completion of each quarter. 
‘‘(b) QUARTERLY PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY RE-
PORT.—The Under Secretary for Management shall pre-
pare a quarterly program accountability report to meet the 
Department’s mandate to perform program health assess-
ments and improve program execution and governance. 
The report shall be submitted to the congressional home-
land security committees.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
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U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 839 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 840. Acquisition reports.’’. 
SEC. 1464. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
VIEW OF MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRAT-
EGY. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—After submission to Con-
gress of the first multiyear acquisition strategy (pursuant 
to section 839 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002) 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct a review 
of the plan within 180 days to analyze the viability of the 
plan’s effectiveness in the following: 
(1) Complying with the requirements in section 
839 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by section 1462 of this title. 
(2) Establishing clear connections between De-
partment objectives and acquisition priorities. 
(3) Demonstrating that Department acquisition 
policy reflects program management best practices 
and standards. 
(4) Ensuring competition or the option of com-
petition for major acquisition programs. 
(5) Considering potential cost savings through 
using already-existing technologies when developing 
acquisition program requirements. 
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(6) Preventing duplication within Department 
acquisition workforce training requirements through 
leveraging already-existing training within the Fed-
eral Government, academic community, or private 
industry. 
(7) Providing incentives for program managers 
to reduce acquisition and procurement costs through 
the use of best practices and disciplined program 
management. 
(8) Maximizing small business utilization in ac-
quisitions by, to the maximum extent practicable, 
ensuring strategic sourcing vehicles seek to increase 
participation by small businesses, including small 
and disadvantaged business. 
(9) Assessing the feasibility of conducting a 
pilot program to establish a Homeland Security Ac-
quisition Workforce Development Fund. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees a report on the review required by this section. 
The report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1465. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—No later than 2 years fol-
lowing the submission of the report submitted by the 
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Comptroller General of the United States as required by 
section 1464, the Department’s Inspector General shall 
conduct a review of whether the Department has complied 
with the multiyear acquisition strategy (pursuant to sec-
tion 839 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002) and ad-
hered to the strategies set forth in the plan. The review 
shall also consider whether the Department has complied 
with the requirements to provide the Acquisition Review 
Board with a capability development plan for each major 
acquisition program. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Inspector General 
shall submit to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees a report of the review required by this section. The 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
TITLE 
XV—QUADRENNIAL 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
RE-
VIEW 
TECHNICAL 
CORREC-
TION 
SEC. 1501. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO QUADRENNIAL 
HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) representatives from appropriate ad-
visory committees established pursuant to sec-
tion 871 of this Act, including the Homeland 
Security Advisory Council and the Homeland 
Security Science and Technology Advisory Com-
mittee, or otherwise established, including the 
Aviation Security Advisory Committee estab-
lished pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, 
United States Code; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘based 
on the risk assessment required pursuant to 
subsection (c)(2)(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘describe’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘resources required’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘identify’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan required 
to provide sufficient resources to success-
fully’’ and inserting ‘‘resources required 
to’’; and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon after 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including 
any resources identified from redundant, 
wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities and 
capacities that can be redirected to better 
support other existing capabilities and ca-
pacities; and’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (6); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘December 31 of the 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days after the 
date of the submittal of the President’s 
budget for the fiscal year after the fiscal 
year’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘conducted’’ and in-
serting ‘‘required under subsection (a)(1)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘description of the threats to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘risk assessment of’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, as required under subsection (b)(2)’’ be-
fore the semicolon at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘to the extent practicable,’’ before ‘‘a de-
scription’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and risks’’ be-
fore ‘‘to national homeland’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
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(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); 
and 
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(I) as subparagraph (H); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the 
following documentation regarding the quadrennial 
homeland security review: 
‘‘(A) Records regarding the consultation 
carried out the pursuant to subsection (a)(3), 
including— 
‘‘(i) all written communications, in-
cluding communications sent out by the 
Secretary and feedback submitted to the 
Secretary through technology, online com-
munications tools, in-person discussions, 
and the interagency process; and 
‘‘(ii) information on how feedback re-
ceived by the Secretary informed the quad-
rennial homeland security review. 
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‘‘(B) Information regarding the risk as-
sessment, 
as 
required 
under 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B), including— 
‘‘(i) the risk model utilized to generate 
the risk assessment; 
‘‘(ii) information, including data used 
in the risk model, utilized to generate the 
risk assessment; 
‘‘(iii) sources of information, including 
other risk assessments, utilized to generate 
the risk assessment; and 
‘‘(iv) information on assumptions, 
weighing factors, and subjective judgments 
utilized to generate the risk assessment, 
together with information on the rationale 
or basis thereof.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the sub-
mission of the report pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate information on the degree to which the findings 
and recommendations developed in the review were inte-
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grated into the acquisition strategy and expenditure plans 
for the Department.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this title shall apply with respect to a quadrennial home-
land security review required to be submitted after Decem-
ber 31, 2017. 
TITLE 
XVI—TERRORIST 
AND 
FOREIGN FIGHTER TRAVEL 
EXERCISE 
SEC. 1601. EXERCISE ON TERRORIST AND FOREIGN FIGHT-
ER TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to, or as part of exer-
cise programs currently carried out by the Department of 
Homeland Security, to enhance domestic preparedness for 
and collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemi-
nation of homeland security information, and test the se-
curity posture of the United States, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, through appropriate offices and com-
ponents of the Department and in coordination with the 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall, not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist 
and foreign fighter threat. 
(b) EXERCISE REQUIREMENTS.—The exercise re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include— 
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(1) a scenario involving— 
(A) persons traveling from the United 
States to join or provide material support or re-
sources to a terrorist organization abroad; and 
(B) terrorist infiltration into the United 
States, including United States citizens and for-
eign nationals; and 
(2) coordination with appropriate Federal de-
partments and agencies, foreign governments, and 
State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector 
stakeholders. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion of the exercise required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, consistent with the 
protection of classified information, submit an after-action 
report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate pre-
senting the initial findings of such exercise, including any 
identified or potential vulnerabilities in United States de-
fenses and any legislative changes requested in light of 
the findings. The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
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(d) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 
additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘material 
support or resources’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2339A of title 18, United States Code. 
SEC. 1602. EMERGING THREATS IN THE NATIONAL EXER-
CISE PROGRAM. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 648(b)(2) of the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 748(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(2) by adding after clause (vi) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) designed, to the extent prac-
ticable, to include exercises addressing 
emerging terrorist threats, such as sce-
narios involving United States citizens de-
parting the United States to enlist with or 
provide material support or resources to 
terrorist organizations abroad or terrorist 
infiltration into the United States, includ-
ing United States citizens and foreign na-
tionals; and’’. 
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TITLE 
XVII—AIRPORT 
PERIM-
ETER AND ACCESS CONTROL 
SECURITY 
SEC. 1701. RISK ASSESSMENTS OF AIRPORT SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration (TSA) shall— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, update the Transportation 
Sector Security Risk Assessment (TSSRA) for the 
aviation sector; and 
(2) not later than 90 days after such date— 
(A) update with the latest and most cur-
rently available intelligence information the 
Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Perimeter 
and Access Control Security (in this title re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Risk Assessment of Airport 
Security’’) and determine a regular timeframe 
and schedule for further updates to such Risk 
Assessment of Airport Security; and 
(B) conduct a system-wide assessment of 
airport access control points and airport perim-
eter security. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The security risk assessments re-
quired under subsection (a)(2) shall— 
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(1) include updates reflected in the TSSRA and 
Joint Vulnerability Assessment (JVA) findings; 
(2) reflect changes to the risk environment re-
lating to airport access control points and airport 
perimeters; 
(3) use security event data for specific analysis 
of system-wide trends related to airport access con-
trol points and airport perimeter security to better 
inform risk management decisions; and 
(4) take into consideration the unique geog-
raphy of and current best practices used by airports 
to mitigate potential vulnerabilities. 
(c) REPORT.—The Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies, and airport operators on 
the results of the security risk assessments required under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 1702. AIRPORT SECURITY STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall update 
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the 2012 National Strategy for Airport Perimeter and Ac-
cess Control Security (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘National Strategy’’). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The update to the National Strat-
egy required under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) information from the Risk Assessment of 
Airport Security; and 
(2) information on— 
(A) airport security-related activities; 
(B) the status of TSA efforts to address 
the goals and objectives referred to in sub-
section (a); 
(C) finalized outcome-based performance 
measures and performance levels for each rel-
evant activity and goal and objective under sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B); and 
(D) input from airport operators. 
(c) UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days after the up-
date is completed under subsection (a), the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall imple-
ment a process for determining when additional updates 
to the strategy referred to in such subsection are needed. 
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TITLE 
XVIII—COMMUNITY 
COUNTERTERRORISM 
PRE-
PAREDNESS 
SEC. 1801. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTER-
RORISM TRAINING AND EXERCISE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2009. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTER-
RORISM TRAINING AND EXERCISE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator and the heads of other 
relevant components of the Department, shall carry 
out a program for emergency response providers to 
prevent, prepare for, and respond to the most likely 
terrorist attack scenarios, including active shooters, 
as determined by the Secretary, against major met-
ropolitan areas. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—In establishing the pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pro-
vide to eligible applicants— 
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‘‘(A) information, in an unclassified for-
mat, on the most likely terrorist attack sce-
narios, including active shooters, which such 
grants are intended to address; and 
‘‘(B) information on training and exercises 
best practices. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Emergency response pro-
viders in jurisdictions that are currently receiving, or 
that previously received, funding under section 2003 
may apply for a grant under the program estab-
lished in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL JURISDICTIONS.—Eligible ap-
plicants receiving funding under the program estab-
lished in subsection (a) may include in activities 
funded by such program neighboring jurisdictions 
that would be likely to provide mutual aid in re-
sponse to the most likely terrorist attack scenarios, 
including active shooters. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Eligible applicants de-
scribed in subsection (b) may apply for a grant 
under this section, and shall submit such informa-
tion in support of an application as the Adminis-
trator may require. 
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‘‘(2) MINIMUM CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.— 
The Administrator shall require that each applicant 
include in its application at a minimum, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The purpose for which the applicant 
seeks grant funds, including a description of 
how the applicant plans to use such funds. 
‘‘(B) A description of how the activity for 
which the funding is sought will prepare the ap-
plicant to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
complex, coordinated attacks. 
‘‘(C) A description of how the applicant 
will work with community partners located 
within the applicant’s jurisdiction, such as 
schools, places of worship, and businesses, as 
appropriate, when conducting activities per-
mitted under subsection (d). 
‘‘(D) Such other information as deter-
mined necessary by the Administrator. 
‘‘(d) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant to conduct training 
and exercises consistent with preventing, preparing for, 
and responding to the most likely terrorist attack sce-
narios, including active shooters. 
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‘‘(e) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not fewer 
than 24 months. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this 
section $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2022.’’. 
(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 
2008 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2009. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise 
grant program.’’. 
TITLE XIX—CYBER 
PREPAREDNESS 
SEC. 1901. INFORMATION SHARING. 
Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 210A (6 U.S.C. 124h)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (10), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘, including, in coordination with the na-
tional cybersecurity and communications 
integration center under section 227, ac-
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cessing timely technical assistance, risk 
management support, and incident re-
sponse capabilities with respect to cyber 
threat indicators, defensive measures, cy-
bersecurity risks, and incidents (as such 
terms are defined in such section), which 
may include attribution, mitigation, and 
remediation, and the provision of informa-
tion and recommendations on security and 
resilience, including implications of cyber-
security risks to equipment and technology 
related to the electoral process’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (11), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (12) 
as paragraph (14); and 
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (11) 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(12) review information relating to cybersecu-
rity risks that is gathered by State, local, and re-
gional fusion centers, and incorporate such informa-
tion, as appropriate, into the Department’s own in-
formation relating to cybersecurity risks; 
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‘‘(13) ensure the dissemination to State, local, 
and regional fusion centers of information relating 
to cybersecurity risks; and’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) through (G) as subparagraphs (D) 
through (H), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The national cybersecurity and com-
munications integration center under section 
227.’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) assist, in coordination with the national 
cybersecurity and communications integration center 
under section 227, fusion centers in using informa-
tion relating to cybersecurity risks to develop a com-
prehensive and accurate threat picture; and’’; and 
(D) in subsection (j)— 
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(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), 
as so redesignated, the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(1) the term ‘cybersecurity risk’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 227;’’; and 
(2) in section 227 (6 U.S.C. 148)— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting 
‘‘, including State and major urban area 
fusion centers, as appropriate’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (7), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘information and recommendations’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘informa-
tion, recommendations, and best prac-
tices’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (9), by inserting 
‘‘and best practices’’ after ‘‘defensive 
measures’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘and State and major urban area fusion 
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centers, as appropriate’’ before the semicolon at 
the end. 
SEC. 1902. HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS. 
Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(14) as paragraphs (5) through (15), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) enhancing cybersecurity, including pre-
paring for and responding to cybersecurity risks and 
incidents and developing State-wide cyber threat in-
formation analysis and dissemination activities;’’. 
SEC. 1903. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that to facilitate the timely 
dissemination to appropriate State, local, and private sec-
tor stakeholders of homeland security information related 
to cyber threats, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
should, to the greatest extent practicable, work to share 
actionable information related to cyber threats in an un-
classified form. 
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TITLE XX—TRANSIT SECURITY 
GRANT PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY 
SEC. 2001. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 1406(b)(2) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(2); Public Law 110–53) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and associated backfill’’ after ‘‘se-
curity training’’. 
SEC. 2002. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE FOR PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS. 
Section 1406 of the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135; Pub-
lic Law 110–53) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub-
section (n); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (l) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(m) PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), funds provided pursuant to a grant 
awarded under this section for a use specified in 
subsection (b) shall remain available for use by a 
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grant recipient for a period of not fewer than 36 
months. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Funds provided pursuant to 
a grant awarded under this section for a use speci-
fied in subparagraph (M) or (N) of subsection (b)(1) 
shall remain available for use by a grant recipient 
for a period of not fewer than 55 months.’’. 
SEC. 2003. GAO REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of the transit security 
grant program under section 1406 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1135; Public Law 110–53). 
(b) SCOPE.—The review required under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the type of projects fund-
ed under the transit security grant program. 
(2) An assessment of the manner in which such 
projects address threats to transportation infrastruc-
ture. 
(3) An assessment of the impact, if any, of this 
title (including the amendments made by this title) 
on types of projects funded under the transit secu-
rity grant program. 
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(4) An assessment of the management and ad-
ministration of transit security grant program funds 
by grantees. 
(5) Recommendations to improve the manner in 
which transit security grant program funds address 
vulnerabilities in transportation infrastructure. 
(6) Recommendations to improve the manage-
ment and administration of the transit security 
grant program. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and again not later than five 
years after such date of enactment, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report on the review required under this section. 
TITLE XXI—SUPPORT FOR RAPID 
INNOVATION 
SEC. 2101. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT PROJECTS. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 319. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall support the research, development, 
testing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity tech-
nologies, including fundamental research to improve the 
sharing of information, analytics, and methodologies re-
lated to cybersecurity risks and incidents, consistent with 
current law. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The research and development 
supported under subsection (a) shall serve the components 
of the Department and shall— 
‘‘(1) advance the development and accelerate 
the deployment of more secure information systems; 
‘‘(2) improve and create technologies for detect-
ing attacks or intrusions, including real-time contin-
uous diagnostics and real-time analytic technologies; 
‘‘(3) improve and create mitigation and recov-
ery methodologies, including techniques and policies 
for real-time containment of attacks, and develop-
ment of resilient networks and information systems; 
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‘‘(4) support, in coordination with non-Federal 
entities, the review of source code that underpins 
critical infrastructure information systems; 
‘‘(5) develop and support infrastructure and 
tools to support cybersecurity research and develop-
ment efforts, including modeling, testbeds, and data 
sets for assessment of new cybersecurity tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(6) assist the development and support of 
technologies to reduce vulnerabilities in industrial 
control systems; and 
‘‘(7) develop and support cyber forensics and 
attack attribution capabilities. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall co-
ordinate activities with— 
‘‘(1) the Under Secretary appointed pursuant to 
section 103(a)(1)(H); 
‘‘(2) the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(3) industry and academia. 
‘‘(d) TRANSITION TO PRACTICE.—The Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology shall support projects 
carried out under this title through the full life cycle of 
such projects, including research, development, testing, 
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evaluation, pilots, and transitions. The Under Secretary 
shall identify mature technologies that address existing or 
imminent cybersecurity gaps in public or private informa-
tion systems and networks of information systems, iden-
tify and support necessary improvements identified during 
pilot programs and testing and evaluation activities, and 
introduce new cybersecurity technologies throughout the 
homeland security enterprise through partnerships and 
commercialization. The Under Secretary shall target fed-
erally funded cybersecurity research that demonstrates a 
high probability of successful transition to the commercial 
market within 2 years and that is expected to have a nota-
ble impact on the public or private information systems 
and networks of information systems. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cyber-
security risk’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 227. 
‘‘(2) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘homeland security enterprise’ means relevant 
governmental and nongovernmental entities involved 
in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, 
and tribal government officials, private sector rep-
resentatives, academics, and other policy experts. 
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(1) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; 
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations; and 
(2) in the Senate— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence; 
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
(E) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 
and 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations. 
TITLE XXIX—STATE AND HIGH- 
RISK URBAN AREA WORKING 
GROUP 
SEC. 2901. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF CER-
TAIN DHS GRANTS. 
Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(v) describe funding provided by the 
Secretary for each center under clause (iv) 
for that year; and 
‘‘(vi) describe plans for utilization of 
each center or centers in the forthcoming 
year.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) TEST, EVALUATION, AND STANDARDS DIVI-
SION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Directorate of Science and Technology a Test, 
Evaluation, and Standards Division. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Test, Evaluation, and 
Standards Division shall be headed by a Director of 
Test, Evaluation, and Standards, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary and report to the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES, 
AUTHORITIES, 
AND 
FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Test, Evaluation, and 
Standards— 
‘‘(A) through the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology, serve as an adviser to 
the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Man-
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