‘‘(10) Prepare the Department’s Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report, as required by title I of 
division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 (Public Law 114–113), and make such report 
available to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPONENTS.—Each head 
of a component shall comply with Federal law, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition man-
agement directives established by the Under Secretary for 
Management. For each major acquisition program, each 
head of a component shall— 
‘‘(1) define baseline requirements and document 
changes to such 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 identified 
by the Comptroller General of the United States, in-
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cluding, 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. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning given such term 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 Dep-
uty Secretary or Under Secretary for Management 
to— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with Federal law, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Depart-
ment acquisition management directives; 
‘‘(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program 
through the life cycle of such program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers have the resources necessary to successfully 
execute an approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) ensure good acquisition program man-
agement of cost, schedule, risk, and system per-
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formance of the acquisition program at issue, in-
cluding assessing acquisition program baseline 
breaches and directing any corrective action for 
such breaches; and 
‘‘(E) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, sched-
ule, and performance against established base-
lines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisi-
tion program at all phases of the life cycle of 
such program to avoid and mitigate acquisition 
program baseline breaches. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an acqui-
sition program, means a predetermined point within 
each of the acquisition phases at which the acquisi-
tion decision authority determines whether such ac-
quisition program shall proceed to the next acquisi-
tion phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term ‘acquisi-
tion program’ means the process by which the Depart-
ment acquires, with any appropriated amounts, by 
contract for purchase or lease, property or services 
(including construction) that support the missions 
and goals of the Department. 
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‘‘(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, expressed 
in standard, measurable, quantitative terms, which 
must be met in order to accomplish the goals of such 
program. 
‘‘(6) BEST
PRACTICES.—The term ‘best prac-
tices’, with respect to acquisition, means a knowledge- 
based approach to capability development that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) identifying and validating needs; 
‘‘(B) assessing alternatives to select the most 
appropriate solution; 
‘‘(C) clearly establishing well-defined re-
quirements; 
‘‘(D) developing realistic cost assessments 
and schedules; 
‘‘(E) securing stable funding that matches 
resources to requirements; 
‘‘(F) demonstrating technology, design, and 
manufacturing maturity; 
‘‘(G) using milestones and exit criteria or 
specific 
accomplishments 
that 
demonstrate 
progress; 
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‘‘(H) adopting and executing standardized 
processes with known success across programs; 
‘‘(I) establishing an adequate workforce that 
is qualified and sufficient to perform necessary 
functions; and 
‘‘(J) integrating the capabilities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (I) into the De-
partment’s mission and business operations. 
‘‘(7) BREACH.—The term ‘breach’, with respect 
to a major acquisition program, means a failure to 
meet any cost, schedule, or performance threshold 
specified in the most recently approved acquisition 
program baseline. 
‘‘(8) CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COM-
MITTEES.—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 Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and of the Senate. 
‘‘(9) COMPONENT ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.—The 
term ‘Component Acquisition Executive’ means the 
senior acquisition official within a component who is 
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