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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Border Services 
Contracts Review Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTS FOR COVERED SERV-
ICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary for Management of the Department 
of Homeland Security, in consultation with appro-
priate officials of the Department, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report 
regarding active contracts for covered services of the 
Department awarded on or before— 
(A) September 30, 2023, or 
(B) the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever occurs later. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The criteria used by the Department 
of Homeland Security to determine whether 
contractor personnel were necessary to assist 
the Department in carrying out its mission 
along the United States land border with Mex-
ico. 
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(B) An analysis of the purpose, quantity, 
and location of contractor personnel to perform 
covered services of the Department with respect 
to effectively— 
(i) addressing mission needs along 
such border; and 
(ii) enhancing the capability of De-
partment personnel to perform primary 
mission responsibilities, including the num-
ber of Department personnel not removed 
from their primary mission responsibilities 
by reason of the performance of covered 
services by contractor personnel. 
(C) An assessment with respect to the ben-
efits of contractor personnel performing covered 
services, including whether the performance of 
such services by contractor personnel is more 
efficient or effective than the performance of 
such services by Department employees. 
(D) An assessment of opportunities to in-
crease the efficiency of the Department with re-
spect to contracting, including whether Depart-
ment-wide contract vehicles for covered services 
would be the most cost effective option for the 
performance of covered services. 
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(E) A strategy to improve the procurement 
and delivery of covered services through con-
tracts during the five-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act to— 
(i) achieve the best value for the De-
partment through the use of full and open 
competition; and 
(ii) ensure no lapse in the perform-
ance of such services. 
(F) Recommendations based on findings 
resulting from the analysis and assessments re-
quired in subparagraphs (B) through (D). 
(G) Any other information relating to con-
tracts for covered services that the Under Sec-
retary for Management determines appropriate. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management shall submit with the report required 
under subsection (a) a plan to implement the rec-
ommendations and strategy contained in such report 
to enhance coordination, minimize overlap, and in-
crease cost effectiveness among contracts for covered 
services. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Under Secretary for Manage-
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ment submits the report required under subsection 
(a) and the plan required under paragraph (1) and 
every 180 days thereafter until such plan is fully im-
plemented, the Under Secretary, or the designee of 
the Under Secretary, shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing with re-
spect to the status of such implementation. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING.—No funds are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section. This 
section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise au-
thorized to be made available for such purposes. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) CONTRACT FOR COVERED SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘contract for covered services’’ means a con-
tract (with a total contract value of $50,000,000 or 
more in 2023 constant dollars, inclusive of contract 
options) relating to the procurement of covered serv-
ices for the Department of Homeland Security. 
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(3) COVERED
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘covered 
services’’ means, with respect to the United States 
land border with Mexico, any service, including re-
lated to border security, provided by a contractor to 
be used by the Department. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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