‘‘(2) information on employee development op-
portunities catalogued pursuant to paragraph (9) of 
subsection (b) and any available data on participa-
tion rates, attrition rates, and impacts on retention 
and employee satisfaction; 
‘‘(3) information on the progress of Depart-
ment-wide strategic workforce planning efforts as 
determined under paragraph (2) of subsection (b); 
‘‘(4) information on the activities of the em-
ployee engagement steering committee established 
pursuant to section 715, including the number of 
meeting, types of materials developed and distrib-
uted, and recommendations made to the Secretary; 
‘‘(5) information on the implementation status 
of any cybersecurity-focused personnel systems used 
to recruit, retain, and manage mission critical 
cybersecurity talent authorized pursuant to the Sec-
retary’s authority under section 2208;’’. 
SEC. 132. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE 
AND ACTION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 715. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) STEERING COMMITTEE.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall establish an employee engagement steering 
committee, including representatives from operational 
components, headquarters, and field personnel, including 
supervisory and non-supervisory personnel, and employee 
labor organizations that represent Department employees, 
and chaired by the Under Secretary for Management, to 
carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Identify factors that have a negative im-
pact on employee engagement, morale, and commu-
nications within the Department, such as percep-
tions about limitations on career progression, mobil-
ity, or development opportunities, collected through 
employee feedback platforms, including through an-
nual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other 
communications, as appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Identify, develop, and distribute initiatives 
and best practices to improve employee engagement, 
morale, and communications within the Department, 
including through annual employee surveys, ques-
tionnaires, and other communications, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) Monitor efforts of each component to ad-
dress employee engagement, morale, and commu-
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nications based on employee feedback provided 
through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, 
and other communications, as appropriate. 
‘‘(4) Advise the Secretary on efforts to improve 
employee engagement, morale, and communications 
within specific components and across the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(5) Conduct regular meetings and report, not 
less than once per quarter, to the Under Secretary 
for Management, the head of each component, and 
the Secretary on Department-wide efforts to improve 
employee engagement, morale, and communications. 
‘‘(b) ACTION PLAN; REPORTING.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Chief Human Capital Officer, shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 120 days after the date of 
the establishment of the employee engagement steer-
ing committee under subsection (a), issue a Depart-
ment-wide employee engagement action plan, reflect-
ing input from the steering committee and employee 
feedback provided through annual employee surveys, 
questionnaires, and other communications in accord-
ance with paragraph (1) of such subsection, to exe-
cute strategies to improve employee engagement, 
morale, and communications within the Department; 
and 
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‘‘(2) require the head of each component to— 
‘‘(A) develop and implement a component- 
specific employee engagement plan to advance 
the action plan required under paragraph (1) 
that includes performance measures and objec-
tives, is informed by employee feedback pro-
vided through annual employee surveys, ques-
tionnaires, and other communications, as appro-
priate, and sets forth how employees and, where 
applicable, their labor representatives, are to be 
integrated in developing programs and initia-
tives; 
‘‘(B) monitor progress on implementation 
of such action plan; and 
‘‘(C) provide to the Chief Human Capital 
Officer and the steering committee quarterly re-
ports on actions planned and progress made 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
the date that is five years after the date of the enactment 
of this section.’’. 
(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 related to section 714, 
as added by this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 715. Employee engagement.’’. 
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(c) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT-WIDE
EMPLOYEE
ENGAGE-
MENT ACTION PLAN.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Chief Human Capital 
Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate the Department of Homeland Se-
curity-wide employee engagement action plan re-
quired under subsection (b)(1) of section 715 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by sub-
section (a) of this section) not later than 30 days 
after the issuance of such plan. 
(2) COMPONENT-SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE ENGAGE-
MENT PLANS.—Each head of a component of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the 
component-specific employee engagement plan of 
each such component required under subsection 
(b)(2) of section 715 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) 
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not later than 30 days after the issuance of each 
such plan. 
SEC. 133. ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 716. ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish an 
annual employee award program to recognize Department 
employees or groups of employees for significant contribu-
tions to the achievement of the Department’s goals and 
missions. If such a program is established, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish within such program categories 
of awards, each with specific criteria, that empha-
sizes honoring employees who are at the non-super-
visory level; 
‘‘(2) publicize within the Department how any 
employee or group of employees may be nominated 
for an award; 
‘‘(3) establish an internal review board com-
prised of representatives from Department compo-
nents, headquarters, and field personnel to submit to 
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the Secretary award recommendations regarding 
specific employees or groups of employees; 
‘‘(4) select recipients from the pool of nominees 
submitted by the internal review board under para-
graph (3) and convene a ceremony at which employ-
ees or groups of employees receive such awards from 
the Secretary; and 
‘‘(5) publicize such program within the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(b) INTERNAL REVIEW BOARD.—The internal re-
view board described in subsection (a)(3) shall, when car-
rying out its function under such subsection, consult with 
representatives from operational components and head-
quarters, including supervisory and non-supervisory per-
sonnel, and employee labor organizations that represent 
Department employees. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to authorize additional funds to 
carry out the requirements of this section or to require 
the Secretary to provide monetary bonuses to recipients 
of an award under this section.’’. 
(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 
715, as added by this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 716. Annual employee award program.’’. 
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SEC. 134. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ROTATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 414) is amended— 
(1) By striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’ 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subsections (a) through (e), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, in the 
first sentence— 
(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’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re-
spectively, and adjusting the margins accord-
ingly; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 
so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) seek to foster greater departmental inte-
gration and unity of effort; 
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‘‘(2) seek to help enhance the knowledge, skills, 
and abilities of participating personnel with respect 
to the programs, policies, and activities of the De-
partment;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘middle and senior level employees’’ 
and inserting ‘‘personnel’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 
by inserting before ‘‘invigorate’’ the following: 
‘‘seek to improve morale and retention through-
out the Department and’’; 
(5) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking clause (iii); and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iv) through (viii) as subparagraphs 
(A) through (G), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins accordingly; 
(6) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), as 
redesignated by paragraph (2), as subsections (e) 
and (f), respectively; 
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(7) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—In carrying out 
the Rotation Program the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) before selecting employees for participation 
in the Rotation Program, disseminate information 
broadly within the Department about the availability 
of the Rotation Program, qualifications for partici-
pation in the Rotation Program, including a min-
imum length of full-time employment within the em-
ploying component or office not less than one year, 
and the general provisions of the Rotation Program; 
‘‘(2) require as a condition of participation in 
the Rotation Program that an employee— 
‘‘(A) is nominated by the head of the com-
ponent or office employing the employee; and 
‘‘(B) is selected by the Secretary, or the 
Secretary’s designee, solely on the basis of rel-
ative ability, knowledge, and skills, after fair 
and open competition that assures that all can-
didates receive equal opportunity; 
‘‘(3) ensure that each employee participating in 
the Rotation Program shall be entitled to return, 
within a reasonable period of time after the end of 
the period of participation, to the position held by 
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the employee, or a corresponding or higher position, 
in the component or office that employed the em-
ployee prior to the participation of the employee in 
the Rotation Program; 
‘‘(4) require that the rights that would be avail-
able to the employee if the employee were detailed 
from the employing component or office to another 
Federal agency or office remain available to the em-
ployee during the employee’s participation in the Ro-
tation Program; and 
‘‘(5) require that, during the period of partici-
pation by an employee in the Rotation Program, per-
formance evaluations for the employee shall be— 
‘‘(A) conducted by officials in the office or 
component employing the employee with input 
from the supervisors of the employee at the 
component or office in which the employee is 
placed during such period; and 
‘‘(B) provided the same weight with re-
spect to promotions and other rewards as per-
formance evaluations for service in the office or 
component employing the employee.’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(g) INTELLIGENCE ROTATIONAL ASSIGNMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an Intelligence Rotational Assignment Pro-
gram as part of the Rotation Program under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Chief Human 
Capital Officer, in conjunction with the Chief Intel-
ligence Officer, shall administer the Intelligence Ro-
tational Assignment Program established pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—The Intelligence Rotational 
Assignment Program established pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall be open to employees serving in ex-
isting analyst positions within the Department’s In-
telligence Enterprise and other Department employ-
ees as determined appropriate by the Chief Human 
Capital Officer and the Chief Intelligence Officer. 
‘‘(4) 
COORDINATION.—The 
responsibilities 
specified in subsection (c)(2) that apply to the Rota-
tion Program under such subsection shall, as appli-
cable, also apply to the Intelligence Rotational As-
signment Program under this subsection.’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
AND
OVER-
SIGHT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the en-
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actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate in-
formation about the status of the Homeland Security Ro-
tation Program authorized by section 844 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section. 
SEC. 
135. 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
ROTATIONAL 
CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM AT 
THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 846. ROTATIONAL CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘To enhance the Department’s cybersecurity capac-
ity, the Secretary may establish a rotational research, de-
velopment, and training program to— 
‘‘(1) detail to the Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency (including the national 
cybersecurity and communications integration center 
authorized by section 2209) Coast Guard Academy 
graduates and faculty; and 
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‘‘(2) detail to the Coast Guard Academy, as 
faculty, individuals with expertise and experience in 
cybersecurity who are employed by— 
‘‘(A) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency (including employees from the 
national cybersecurity and communications inte-
gration center); 
‘‘(B) the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology; or 
‘‘(C) an institution that has been des-
ignated by the Department as a Center of Ex-
cellence for Cyber Defense, or the equivalent.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 846. Rotational cybersecurity research program.’’. 
SEC. 136. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTEL-
LIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY DIVERSITY 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Subtitle D of title XIII of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 3301 note et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1333. INTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY DIVER-
SITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out an in-
telligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program 
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(in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) under which 
an eligible individual may— 
‘‘(1) participate in a paid internship at the De-
partment that relates to intelligence, cybersecurity, 
or some combination thereof; 
‘‘(2) receive tuition assistance from the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(3) upon graduation from an institution of 
higher education and successful completion of the 
Program, receive an offer of employment to work in 
an intelligence or cybersecurity position of the De-
partment that is in the excepted service. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in 
the Program, an individual shall— 
‘‘(1) be a citizen of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) as of the date of submitting the applica-
tion to participate in the Program— 
‘‘(A) have a cumulative grade point aver-
age of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale; and 
‘‘(B) be a sophomore, junior, or senior 
at— 
‘‘(i) a historically Black college or uni-
versity or a minority-serving institution; or 
‘‘(ii) an institution of higher education 
that is not a historically Black college or 
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university or a minority-serving institution 
and be an active participant in a minority 
serving organization of such institution. 
‘‘(c) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.—If an individual 
who receives an offer of employment under subsection 
(a)(3) accepts such offer, the Secretary shall appoint, 
without regard to provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
33 of title 5, United States Code (except for section 3328 
of such title), such individual to the position specified in 
such offer. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and on an an-
nual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the Program. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the most recent 
year, the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of outreach efforts by 
the Secretary to raise awareness of the Pro-
gram among institutions of higher education in 
which eligible individuals are enrolled. 
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‘‘(B) Information on specific recruiting ef-
forts conducted by the Secretary to increase 
participation in the Program. 
‘‘(C) The number of individuals partici-
pating in the Program, listed by the institution 
of higher education in which the individual is 
enrolled at the time of participation, and infor-
mation on the nature of such participation, in-
cluding on whether the duties of the individual 
under the Program relate primarily to intel-
ligence or to cybersecurity. 
‘‘(D) The number of individuals who ac-
cepted an offer of employment under the Pro-
gram and an identification of the element with-
in the Department to which each individual was 
appointed. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—The term ‘excepted 
service’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2103 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 
university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B 
institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(5) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu-
tion of higher education described in section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1332 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1333. Intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program.’’. 
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SEC. 137. CYBER TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REPORT-
ING. 
Section 2208 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 658) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘Act’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for 4 years’’. 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘and per-
formance against those measures compared to the 
prior year’’ after ‘‘progress’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (A), (B), 
(C), (D), (E), and (F) as paragraphs (B), (C), 
(D), (E), (F), and (G), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(A) the target number of qualified posi-
tions to be filled by occupation and grade and 
level or pay band;’’. 
SEC. 138. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 717. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
‘‘(a) POLICIES.—The Under Secretary for Manage-
ment shall establish policies and procedures for the effec-
tive management (including accession, education, training, 
and career development) of persons serving in the acquisi-
tion workforce within the Department and, to the extent 
practicable, shall ensure such policies and procedures are 
implemented uniformly throughout the Department. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
ACQUISITION
CAREER
FIELDS.—The 
Under Secretary for Management shall designate 
those career fields in the Department that are acqui-
sition related for the purposes of this section. Such 
career fields shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing areas: 
‘‘(A) Program management. 
‘‘(B) Systems planning, development, and 
engineering. 
‘‘(C) Test and evaluation. 
‘‘(D) Procurement, including contracting. 
‘‘(E) Life cycle logistics. 
‘‘(F) Information technology. 
‘‘(G) Cybersecurity. 
‘‘(H) Cost estimating and financial man-
agement. 
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‘‘(I) Production, quality assurance, and 
manufacturing. 
‘‘(J) Property management. 
‘‘(2) CRITICAL
POSITIONS.—The Under Sec-
retary for Management shall designate those posi-
tions within each career field specified in paragraph 
(1) that are considered critical. Such positions may 
only be filled by a properly qualified full-time Gov-
ernment employee and, for each major acquisition 
program (as such terms is defined in section 830), 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) Program Manager; 
‘‘(B) Deputy Program Manager; and 
‘‘(C) any other position of significant re-
sponsibility in an acquisition career field in 
which the primary duties are supervisory or 
management duties. 
‘‘(c) CAREER PATHS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.—For each acquisition ca-
reer field designated under subsection (b), the Under 
Secretary for Management shall establish: 
‘‘(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—Education, train-
ing, and experience requirements based on the 
level of complexity of duties carried out in the 
position. 
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‘‘(B) CERTIFICATIONS.—Identify course 
work and on-the-job training requirements that 
demonstrate qualifications at specified levels in 
each career field. 
‘‘(2) DELEGATION.—The Under Secretary for 
Management shall identify a lead office with subject 
matter expertise for each career field to— 
‘‘(A) determine the qualification and cer-
tification requirements required under para-
graph (1) for each specified level; 
‘‘(B) outline procedures and timeframes 
for maintaining and renewing certifications; 
‘‘(C) regularly review certification require-
ments to make updates, as needed, to keep pace 
with advancements in each career field; and 
‘‘(D) disseminate information on qualifica-
tion and certification requirements, including 
any updates pursuant to subparagraph (C), at 
least annually.’’. 
(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 
716, as added by this Act, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 717. Acquisition workforce.’’. 
(c) WORKFORCE PLAN.—Not later than one year 
after the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
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Management shall submit to the congressional homeland 
security committees and the Comptroller General of the 
United States an acquisition workforce plan. 
(d) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(c) shall include— 
(1) a comparison of the number of needed and 
actual positions in each career field of the Depart-
ment’s acquisition workforce, including that filled by 
contractors, by component and by certification level, 
as appropriate; 
(2) a strategy for addressing any gaps identi-
fied in the comparison pursuant to paragraph (1), 
including efforts to recruit and train qualified indi-
viduals and a cost-benefit analysis of filling positions 
with contractors or government employees; and 
(3) any risks or challenges the Department 
faces in recruiting, training, or maintaining a quali-
fied acquisition workforce and strategies for miti-
gating those risks or challenges. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan required 
under subsection (c), the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment may consult with headquarters, components, employ-
ees in the field, and individuals from industry and the aca-
demic community. 
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(f) REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the plan 
required under subsection (c) is submitted, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct a review 
of the plan and submit a report of its findings to the con-
gressional homeland security committees. The review shall 
include an assessment of the reliability of the workforce 
data reported in the plan; an evaluation of the Depart-
ment’s strategy for addressing any identified workforce 
gaps, risks, or challenges; and any other recommendations 
for improving the Department’s acquisition workforce. 
SEC. 139. ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL CAREER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 718. ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL CAREER PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department an acquisition professional career program to 
develop a cadre of acquisition professionals within the De-
partment. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Under Secretary for 
Management shall administer the acquisition professional 
career program established pursuant to subsection (a). 
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‘‘(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Under Sec-
retary for Management shall carry out the following with 
respect to the acquisition professional career program: 
‘‘(1) Designate the occupational series, grades, 
and number of acquisition positions throughout the 
Department to be included in the program and man-
age centrally such positions. 
‘‘(2) Establish and publish on the Department’s 
website eligibility criteria for candidates to partici-
pate in the program. 
‘‘(3) Carry out recruitment efforts to attract 
candidates— 
‘‘(A) from institutions of higher education, 
including such institutions with established ac-
quisition specialties and courses of study, his-
torically Black colleges and universities, and 
Hispanic-serving institutions; 
‘‘(B) with diverse work experience outside 
of the Federal Government; or 
‘‘(C) with military service. 
‘‘(4) Hire eligible candidates for designated po-
sitions under the program. 
‘‘(5) Develop a structured program comprised 
of acquisition training, on-the-job experience, De-
partment-wide rotations, mentorship, shadowing, 
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and other career development opportunities for pro-
gram participants. 
‘‘(6) Provide, beyond required training estab-
lished for program participants, additional special-
ized acquisition training, including small business 
contracting and innovative acquisition techniques 
training. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after enact-
ment of this section, and annually thereafter for five years, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report on the acquisition professional ca-
reer program. Each such report shall include the following 
information: 
‘‘(1) The number of candidates approved for 
the program. 
‘‘(2) The number of candidates who commenced 
participation in the program, including generalized 
information on such candidates’ backgrounds with 
respect to education and prior work experience, but 
not including personally identifiable information. 
‘‘(3) A breakdown of the number of partici-
pants hired under the program by type of acquisition 
position. 
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‘‘(4) A list of Department components and of-
fices that participated in the program and informa-
tion regarding length of time of each program par-
ticipant in each rotation at such components or of-
fices. 
‘‘(5) Program attrition rates and post-program 
graduation retention data, including information on 
how such data compare to the prior year’s data, as 
available. 
‘‘(6) The Department’s recruiting efforts for 
the program. 
‘‘(7) The Department’s efforts to promote re-
tention of program participants. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Hispanic-serving institution’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 502 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a). 
‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGES
AND 
UNIVERSITIES.—The term ‘historically Black col-
leges and universities’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘part B institution’ in section 322(2) of Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
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meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 
(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 
717 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 718. Acquisition professional career program.’’. 
SEC. 140. SECURITY CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT AND AD-
MINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 701 (6 U.S.C. 
341) the following: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters 
Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
title: ‘‘ 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘SEC. 731. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY SEN-
SITIVE AND PUBLIC TRUST POSITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require the 
designation of the sensitivity level of national security po-
sitions (pursuant to part 1400 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or similar successor regulation) be conducted 
in a manner consistent with respect to all components and 
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offices of the Department, and consistent with Federal 
guidelines. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall require the utilization of uniform 
designation tools throughout the Department and provide 
training to appropriate staff of the Department on such 
utilization. Such training shall include guidance on factors 
for determining eligibility for access to classified informa-
tion and eligibility to hold a national security position. 
‘‘SEC. 732. REVIEW OF POSITION DESIGNATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days of en-
actment of this section, and every five years thereafter, 
the Secretary shall review all sensitivity level designations 
of national security positions (pursuant to part 1400 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar successor 
regulation) at the Department. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—If during the course of a re-
view required under subsection (a), the Secretary deter-
mines that a change in the sensitivity level of a position 
that affects the need for an individual to obtain access 
to classified information is warranted, such access shall 
be administratively adjusted and an appropriate level peri-
odic reinvestigation completed, as necessary. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING.—Upon comple-
tion of each review required under subsection (a), the Sec-
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retary shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate on the findings of each such review, including the 
number of positions by classification level and by compo-
nent and office of the Department in which the Secretary 
made a determination in accordance with subsection (b) 
to— 
‘‘(1) require access to classified information; 
‘‘(2) no longer require access to classified infor-
mation; or 
‘‘(3) otherwise require a different level of access 
to classified information. 
‘‘SEC. 733. AUDITS. 
‘‘Beginning not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Inspector General of 
the Department shall conduct regular audits of compliance 
of the Department with part 1400 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, or similar successor regulation. 
‘‘SEC. 734. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually 
through fiscal year 2026 submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the following: 
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‘‘(1) The number of denials, suspensions, rev-
ocations, and appeals of the eligibility for access to 
classified information of an individual throughout 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) The date and status or disposition of each 
reported action under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) The identification of the sponsoring entity, 
whether by a component, office, or headquarters of 
the Department, of each action under paragraph (1), 
and description of the grounds for each such action. 
‘‘(4) Demographic data, including data relating 
to race, sex, national origin, and disability, of each 
individual for whom eligibility for access to classified 
information was denied, suspended, revoked, or ap-
pealed, and the number of years that each such indi-
vidual was eligible for access to such information. 
‘‘(5) In the case of a suspension in excess of 
180 days, an explanation for such duration. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—Each report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and be made 
publicly available, but may include a classified annex for 
any sensitive or classified information if necessary. 
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‘‘SEC. 735. UNIFORM ADJUDICATION, SUSPENSION, DENIAL, 
AND REVOCATION. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Homeland Security Advisory Committee, shall develop 
and 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 plan to achieve greater uniformity within the Depart-
ment with respect to the adjudication of eligibility of an 
individual for access to classified information that are con-
sistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining 
Access to Classified Information published on December 
29, 2005, or similar successor regulation. The plan shall 
consider the following: 
‘‘(1) Mechanisms to foster greater compliance 
with the uniform Department adjudication, suspen-
sion, denial, and revocation standards by the head of 
each component and office of the Department with 
the authority to adjudicate access to classified infor-
mation. 
‘‘(2) The establishment of an internal appeals 
panel responsible for final national security clear-
ance denial and revocation determinations that is 
comprised of designees who are career, supervisory 
employees from components and offices of the De-
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partment with the authority to adjudicate access to 
classified information and headquarters, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘SEC. 736. DATA PROTECTION. 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that all information re-
ceived for the adjudication of eligibility of an individual 
for access to classified information is consistent with the 
Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Access to Classi-
fied Information published on December 29, 2005, or 
similar successor regulation, and is protected against mis-
appropriation. 
‘‘SEC. 737. REFERENCE. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this 
subtitle, any reference to the ‘Department’ includes all 
components and offices of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to the 
items relating to title VII is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 701 the following new item: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘Sec. 731. Designation of national security sensitive and public trust positions. 
‘‘Sec. 732. Review of position designations. 
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‘‘Sec. 733. Audits. 
‘‘Sec. 734. Reporting. 
‘‘Sec. 735. Uniform adjudication, suspension, denial, and revocation. 
‘‘Sec. 736. Data protection. 
‘‘Sec. 737. Reference.’’. 
SEC. 141. FITNESS INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OF FITNESS STANDARDS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Chief Security Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security, shall— 
(1) coordinate with the heads of components of 
the Department to review and consolidate all Fed-
eral contractor fitness standards used by the De-
partment and its components in order to issue a uni-
form set of fitness standards that reflect public trust 
concerns which correspond to each position risk 
level; 
(2) require the Department and the heads of its 
components to use such uniform fitness standards 
that correspond to the relevant position risk level as 
the basis for fitness determinations for a contractor 
employee; and 
(3) publish such uniform fitness standards that 
correspond to each such position risk level on the 
public website of the Department and cause the 
same to be printed in the Federal Register. 
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(b) DEVIATION FROM UNIFORM FITNESS STAND-
ARDS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Chief Security Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security, may authorize the Department or a 
component of the Department to deviate from the uniform 
fitness standards issued pursuant to subsection (a) on a 
position-by-position basis if— 
(1) the Secretary publishes in writing on the 
public website of the Department and causes the 
same to be printed in the Federal Register a certifi-
cation that contains— 
(A) a determination that such uniform fit-
ness standards are not sufficient to protect in-
formation, systems, or facilities of the Depart-
ment the unauthorized disclosure of which or 
unauthorized access to which could reasonably 
be expected to cause substantial damage to the 
integrity and efficiency of the Department; and 
(B) a description of approved additional 
fitness standards and a list to which positions 
such deviation applies; or 
(2) exigent circumstances created by a presi-
dential declaration of a major disaster issued pursu-
ant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
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U.S.C. 5170) require such deviation to mitigate 
staffing shortages for the duration of such declara-
tion. 
(c) RECIPROCITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Security Officer 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall im-
plement a process to ensure fitness determinations 
made by the Department are uniformly accepted 
throughout the Department and its components. 
(2) SUFFICIENCY.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Chief Security Officer 
of the Department of Homeland Security, may, as 
appropriate, deem a favorably adjudicated personnel 
security investigation sufficient to satisfy a require-
ment to complete a contractor fitness determination 
under this section. 
(d) FITNESS ADJUDICATION STATUS UPDATES.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Chief Security Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security and in coordination with heads of the 
components of the Department, shall implement a uniform 
process to— 
(1) provide, not less frequently than monthly, 
contractor representatives certified pursuant to sub-
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section (e)(1) access to information regarding the 
status of fitness determinations for Department con-
tractor employees relevant to such contractor rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) collect each fiscal quarter data to allow the 
Department and its components and contractor rep-
resentatives to assess average fitness investigation, 
adjudication, and determination processing times for 
each component of the Department, including infor-
mation regarding the parameters used to calculate 
each such average. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—Before the implementation of 
the uniform process described in subsection (d), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief Se-
curity Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, 
shall— 
(1) certify that each contractor representative 
receiving information from such process has received 
information regarding practices relating to the ade-
quate protection of personally identifiable informa-
tion and has acknowledged in writing to adhere to 
such practices; and 
(2) consult with the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management to ensure that such process 
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is consistent with current best practices across the 
Federal Government. 
(f) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 44936 OF TITLE 49, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—No authority or policy created 
by or issued pursuant to this section shall apply to employ-
ees or contractors of an air carrier, foreign air carrier, 
or airport operator subject to employment investigations 
pursuant to section 44936 of title 49, United States Code. 
(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the publication of uniform fitness standards de-
scribed in subsection (a) and annually thereafter for four 
years, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con-
taining— 
(1) the number of deviation requests under sub-
section (b) made to the Chief Security Officer of the 
Department of Homeland Security, including— 
(A) the number of deviation requests ap-
proved and the corresponding justification for 
each such deviation from such fitness stand-
ards; and 
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(B) the number of deviation requests de-
nied and the corresponding justification for 
each such denial; 
(2) information regarding the number and aver-
age duration of Federal contractor fitness deter-
minations for each component of the Department; 
(3) information regarding the use of programs 
or policies that allow contractors to begin work prior 
to the completion of a fitness determination; 
(4) to the extent practicable, the number of in-
dividuals who, during the preceding calendar year, 
received an unfavorable fitness determination from 
the Department by reason of an affiliation with or 
membership in an organization dedicated to ter-
rorism; 
(5) to the extent practicable, the number of in-
dividuals who, during the preceding calendar year, 
received a favorable fitness determination from the 
Department despite an affiliation with or member-
ship in an organization dedicated to terrorism; 
(6) information regarding the degree to which 
fitness determinations made by the Department and 
its components or other Federal agencies are recog-
nized on a reciprocal basis by the Department and 
its components pursuant to subsection (c)(1); 
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(7) information regarding the degree to which 
suitability and fitness determinations for Federal ap-
plicants and appointees made by the Department 
and its components or other Federal agencies are 
recognized on a reciprocal basis by the Department 
and its components; and 
(8) information regarding the degree to which 
the Secretary, acting through the Chief Security Of-
ficer of the Department, uses the authority under 
subsection (c)(2). 
(h) SUITABILITY STATUS UPDATES.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Chief Security Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, in consultation with the Chief Human Capital Offi-
cer of the Department, shall develop a plan to provide 
Federal applicants and appointees with suitability and fit-
ness determination status updates similar to updates pro-
vided to contractor representatives under subsection (d). 
(i) EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES FITNESS DETERMINA-
TION REVIEW.—The Chief Security Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may conduct an immediate 
review of a contractor employee’s fitness determination 
when a contractor employee has engaged in violent acts 
against individuals, property, or public spaces based on 
the contractor employee’s association with persons or or-
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ganizations that advocate, threaten, or use force or vio-
lence, or any other illegal or unconstitutional means, in 
an effort to prevent others from exercising their rights 
under the Constitution or laws of the United States or 
of any State, based on factors including, at a minimum, 
race, religion, national origin, or disability. 
(j) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act. This Act shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise appropriated. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘contractor’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 7101 of title 
41, United States Code. 
(2) CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘con-
tractor employee’’ means an individual who performs 
work for or on behalf of any Federal agency under 
a contract and who, in order to perform the work 
specified under such contract, will require access to 
facilities, information, information technology sys-
tems, staff, or other assets of the Department of 
Homeland Security, and who could, by the nature of 
the access or duties of such individual, adversely af-
fect the integrity or efficiency of the Department. 
Such contracts include the following: 
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(A) Personal services contracts. 
(B) Contracts between any non-Federal 
entity and the Department. 
(C) Sub-contracts between any non-Fed-
eral entity and another non-Federal entity to 
perform work related to the primary contract 
with the Department. 
(3) CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE.—The term 
‘‘contractor representative’’ means a person em-
ployed by a contractor who is designated in writing 
by an authorized official of a contractor as respon-
sible for managing and communicating with the De-
partment of Homeland Security or its components 
on behalf of such contractor on matters relating to 
fitness determinations, and is certified pursuant to 
subsection (e)(1) regarding the adequate protection 
of personally identifiable information. 
(4) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘excepted 
service’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2103 of title 5, United States Code. 
(5) FITNESS.—The term ‘‘fitness’’ means the 
level of character and conduct necessary for an indi-
vidual to perform work for or on behalf of a Federal 
agency in the excepted service, other than a position 
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subject to a suitability determination or as a non-
appropriated fund instrumentality employee. 
(6) FITNESS DETERMINATION.—The term ‘‘fit-
ness determination’’ means a decision by a Federal 
agency that an individual does or does not have the 
required level of character and conduct necessary to 
perform work for or on behalf of a Federal agency 
in the excepted service, other than a position subject 
to a suitability determination, as a contractor em-
ployee, or as a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
employee. 
(7) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 11101 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(8) NONAPPROPRIATED
FUND
INSTRUMEN-
TALITY
EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘nonappropriated 
fund instrumentality employee’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 1587(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(9) PERSONNEL
SECURITY
INVESTIGATION.— 
The term ‘‘personnel security investigation’’ has the 
meaning given such term in subsection (a) of section 
3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Pre-
vention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341). 
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(10) SUITABILITY DETERMINATION.—The term 
‘‘suitability determination’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 731.101 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(11) 
TERRORISM.—The 
term 
‘‘terrorism’’ 
means any criminal acts that involve violence or are 
dangerous to human life and appear to be intended 
to intimidate or coerce a civilian population to influ-
ence the policy of a government by intimidation or 
coercion, or to affect the conduct of a government by 
mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping. 
SEC. 142. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF DISCIPLINARY 
OUTCOMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall investigate whether the applica-
tion in the Department of Homeland Security of discipline 
and adverse actions are administered in an equitable and 
consistent manner that results in the same or substantially 
similar disciplinary outcomes across the Department for 
misconduct by a non-supervisory or supervisor employee 
who engaged in the same or substantially similar mis-
conduct. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the investiga-
tion described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
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of the United States shall consult with the employee en-
gagement steering committee established pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) of section 713 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (as added by this Act). 
(c) ACTION BY UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGE-
MENT.—Upon completion of the investigation described in 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall review the 
findings and recommendations of such investigation and 
implement a plan, in consultation with the employee en-
gagement steering committee established pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1) of section 713 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, to correct any relevant deficiencies identified 
by the Comptroller General of the United States. The 
Under Secretary for Management shall direct the em-
ployee engagement steering committee to review such plan 
to inform committee activities and action plans authorized 
under such section 713. 
SEC. 143. RIGHTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFI-
CERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘adjusted basic pay’’ means— 
(A) the rate of pay fixed by law or admin-
istrative action for the position held by a cov-
ered employee before any deductions; and 
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(B) any regular, fixed supplemental pay-
ment for non-overtime hours of work creditable 
as basic pay for retirement purposes, including 
any applicable locality payment and any special 
rate supplement; 
(2) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration; 
(3) the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an em-
ployee who holds a covered position; 
(4) the term ‘‘covered position’’ means a posi-
tion within the Transportation Security Administra-
tion; 
(5) the term ‘‘conversion date’’ means the date 
as of which subparagraphs (A) through (D) of para-
graph (3) of subsection (b) take effect; 
(6) the term ‘‘2019 Determination’’ means the 
publication, entitled ‘‘Determination on Transpor-
tation Security Officers and Collective Bargaining’’, 
issued on July 13, 2019, by Administrator David P. 
Pekoske; 
(7) the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
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(8) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security; and 
(9) the term ‘‘TSA personnel management sys-
tem’’ means any personnel management system es-
tablished or modified under— 
(A) section 111(d) of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 
note); or 
(B) section 114(n) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(b) CONVERSION OF TSA PERSONNEL.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS
ON
CERTAIN
PERSONNEL 
AUTHORITIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, effective as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act— 
(A) any TSA personnel management sys-
tem in use for covered employees and covered 
positions on the day before such date of enact-
ment, and any TSA personnel management pol-
icy, letters, guideline, or directive in effect on 
such day may not be modified; 
(B) no TSA personnel management policy, 
letter, guideline, or directive that was not estab-
lished before such date issued pursuant to sec-
tion 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation 
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Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) or section 
114(n) of title 49, United States Code, may be 
established; and 
(C) any authority to establish or adjust a 
human resources management system under 
chapter 97 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
terminate with respect to covered employees 
and covered positions. 
(2) PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES DURING TRANSI-
TION
PERIOD.—Any TSA personnel management 
system in use for covered employees and covered po-
sitions on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act and any TSA personnel management policy, 
letter, guideline, or directive in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act shall remain 
in effect until the effective date under paragraph (3) 
of this subsection. 
(3) TRANSITION TO GENERAL PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO CIVIL SERVICE 
EMPLOYEES.—Effective as of the date determined by 
the Secretary, but in no event later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) each provision of law cited in para-
graph (9) of subsection (a) of this section is re-
pealed; 
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(B) any TSA personnel management pol-
icy, letter, guideline, and directive, including the 
2019 Determination, shall cease to be effective; 
(C) any human resources management sys-
tem established or adjusted under chapter 97 of 
title 5, United States Code, with respect to cov-
ered employees or covered positions shall cease 
to be effective; and 
(D) covered employees and covered posi-
tions shall be subject to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code. 
(4) SAFEGUARDS ON GRIEVANCES.—In carrying 
out this Act, the Secretary shall take such actions 
as are necessary to provide an opportunity to each 
covered employee with a grievance or disciplinary ac-
tion (including an adverse action) pending within 
TSA on the date of enactment of this Act or at any 
time during the transition period described in para-
graph (3) of this subsection to have such grievance 
removed to proceedings pursuant to title 5, United 
States Code, or continued within TSA. 
(c) TRANSITION RULES.— 
(1) NONREDUCTION
IN
PAY
AND
COMPENSA-
TION.—Under pay conversion rules as the Secretary 
may prescribe to carry out this Act, a covered em-
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ployee converted from a TSA personnel management 
system to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, pursuant to paragraph (D) of subsection 
(b)(3) of this section shall not be subject to any re-
duction in the rate of adjusted basic pay payable, or 
total compensation provided, to such covered em-
ployee. 
(2) PRESERVATION OF OTHER RIGHTS.—In the 
case of each covered employee as of the conversion 
date, the Secretary shall take any actions necessary 
to ensure that— 
(A) any annual leave, sick leave, or other 
paid leave accrued, accumulated, or otherwise 
available to a covered employee immediately be-
fore the conversion date shall remain available 
to the employee until used; and 
(B) the Government share of any pre-
miums or other periodic charges under chapter 
89 of title 5, United States Code, governing 
group health insurance shall remain at least the 
same as was the case immediately before the 
conversion date. 
(3) GAO STUDY ON TSA PAY RATES.—Not later 
than the date that is 9 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
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submit a report to Congress on the differences in 
rates of pay, classified by pay system, between 
Transportation Security Administration employees— 
(A) with duty stations in the contiguous 48 
States; and 
(B) with duty stations outside of such 
States, including those employees located in any 
territory or possession of the United States. 
(4) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—During the 
transition period and after the conversion date, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration continues to prevent the hiring 
of individuals who have been convicted of a sex 
crime, an offense involving a minor, a crime of vio-
lence, or terrorism. 
(d) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE.—The labor 
organization certified by the Federal Labor Rela-
tions Authority on June 29, 2011, or successor labor 
organization shall be treated as the exclusive rep-
resentative of full- and part-time non-supervisory 
TSA personnel carrying out screening functions 
under section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, 
and shall be the exclusive representative for such 
personnel under chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
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Code, with full rights under such chapter. Any col-
lective bargaining agreement covering such personnel 
on the date of enactment of this Act shall remain in 
effect, consistent with paragraph (4). 
(2) CONSULTATION RIGHTS.—Not later than 7 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall consult with the exclusive representa-
tive for the personnel described in subsection (a) 
under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, on 
the formulation of plans and deadlines to carry out 
the conversion of covered employees and covered po-
sitions under this Act. Prior to the conversion date, 
the Secretary shall provide (in writing) to such ex-
clusive representative the plans for how the Sec-
retary intends to carry out the conversion of covered 
employees and covered positions under this Act, in-
cluding with respect to such matters as— 
(A) the anticipated conversion date; and 
(B) measures to ensure compliance with 
subsections (b) and (c). 
(3) REQUIRED
AGENCY
RESPONSE.—If any 
views or recommendations are presented under para-
graph (2) by the exclusive representative, the Sec-
retary shall consider the views or recommendations 
before taking final action on any matter with respect 
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to which the views or recommendations are pre-
sented and provide the exclusive representative a 
written statement of the reasons for the final actions 
to be taken. 
(4) SUNSET PROVISION.—The provisions of this 
section shall cease to be effective as of the conver-
sion date. 
TITLE II—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY REFORMS 
Subtitle A—De-Escalation 
SEC. 201. DE-ESCALATION, USE OF FORCE, AND BODY- 
WORN CAMERA POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 719. DE-ESCALATION AND USE OF FORCE. 
‘‘(a) POLICY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management, in con-
sultation with Associate Secretary, shall update the De-
partment-wide policy issued on September 7, 2018, on the 
use of force by law enforcement officers of the Department 
to ensure that such officers use only the amount of force 
that is objectively reasonable in consideration of the facts 
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and circumstances at issue to bring incidents under con-
trol effectively, while also ensuring the safety of such offi-
cers and other individuals. Such updated policy shall set 
forth in a clear and consistent manner that de-escalation 
is preferred. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Department-wide policy 
updated pursuant to subsection (a) shall require— 
‘‘(1) law enforcement officers of the Depart-
ment to complete initial and recurrent training in 
the full range of use of force tactics, including the 
use of de-escalation; 
‘‘(2) the head of each component of the Depart-
ment with such officers to— 
‘‘(A) designate an individual or individuals, 
having subject matter expertise regarding use 
of force policy, training, and the application of 
use of force tactics, including de-escalation tac-
tics, to be responsible for ensuring compliance 
with such updated policy; and 
‘‘(B) maintain a use of force review council 
or committee, the members of which shall have 
subject matter expertise described in subpara-
graph (A) to perform internal analysis of use of 
force incidents to— 
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‘‘(i) inform training and tactics and 
develop recommendations for improvements 
to policies and procedures; and 
‘‘(ii) identify trends and lessons 
learned to be shared within the component 
and across the Department; 
‘‘(3) make recommendations with regard to, or 
report deficiencies in, training, policies, or proce-
dures; and 
‘‘(4) maintain data regarding use of force with-
in such component in accordance with subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Associate Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) issue requirements for the head of 
each component of the Department to collect 
and maintain data regarding the use of force 
within each such component necessary to pub-
lish the report required under subparagraph 
(B); and 
‘‘(B) publish, every six months, a report on 
the Department’s website containing, to the ex-
tent possible— 
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‘‘(i) data regarding each incident dur-
ing the previous six-month period in which 
lethal force was used by law enforcement 
officers of the Department that— 
‘‘(I) is disaggregated by compo-
nent; and 
‘‘(II) describes— 
‘‘(aa) specific information on 
the region or jurisdiction in 
which each such incident oc-
curred; and 
‘‘(bb) the circumstances sur-
rounding each such incident; and 
‘‘(ii) a specification of whether a De-
partment officer or other individual was in-
jured or killed in each such incident; and 
‘‘(C) in conjunction with the report re-
quired under subparagraph (B), publish a sum-
mary of any reviews with respect to which, dur-
ing the previous six-month period, final action 
was taken, including a summary of the findings 
resulting from any such reviews and any find-
ings relating to whether the uses of force con-
templated by any such reviews complied with 
Federal law and Department-wide policy. 
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‘‘(2) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any information 
published pursuant to this subsection shall be pre-
sented in a manner that protects individual privacy. 
‘‘(d) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department shall on an ongoing basis 
review compliance with subsections (a) and (c). 
‘‘(e) DE-ESCALATION AND USE OF FORCE COUN-
CIL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Associate Secretary, 
shall maintain an intradepartmental council, chaired 
by the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans, at which representatives from the following 
components and entities may share lessons learned, 
best practices, and trends regarding de-escalation 
and use of force policies, training, and oversight: 
‘‘(A) The Office of the Under Secretary for 
Management. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(C) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(D) The Secret Service. 
‘‘(E) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(F) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
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‘‘(G) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
‘‘(H) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency. 
‘‘(I) Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers. 
‘‘(J) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties. 
‘‘(L) The Privacy Office. 
‘‘(2) FEEDBACK.—The Secretary shall develop 
mechanisms for appropriate stakeholders, including 
labor organizations, to provide feedback, on an ongo-
ing basis, to the council regarding its sharing of les-
sons learned, best practices, and trends regarding 
de-escalation and use of force. 
‘‘SEC. 720. BODY-WORN CAMERA AND DASHBOARD CAM-
ERAS. 
‘‘(a) STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for 
Management, shall develop and disseminate a De-
partment-wide directive for requiring by December 
31, 2022, the use of body-worn cameras by all uni-
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formed law enforcement officers of the Department 
and dashboard cameras for all marked vehicles of 
the Department and associated recording protocols. 
‘‘(2) PRINCIPLES.—The Department-wide direc-
tive required under paragraph (1) shall consider 
principles published by major civil and human rights 
organizations regarding body-worn cameras and 
dashboard cameras and include the following: 
‘‘(A) Benchmarks for implementation of 
the use of body-worn cameras by uniformed law 
enforcement officers and dashboard cameras for 
marked vehicles of the Department. 
‘‘(B) Training requirements, procedures, 
and best practices for the use of body-worn 
cameras and dashboard cameras. 
‘‘(C) Plans to publicize the directive and 
the requirements set forth in this section so 
that the workforce and other impacted individ-
uals are notified of new policies, in particular, 
those regarding the retention and right to in-
spect body-worn camera footage. 
‘‘(3) LIMITED
EXCEPTION.—The directive re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall not apply— 
‘‘(A) to any personnel who operate in a lo-
cation where the Secretary carries out redun-
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dant video-monitoring or video-surveillance that 
is maintained in good working order and that 
provides video footage of a quality that is the 
same or better than that which would be cap-
tured by a body-worn camera or dashboard 
camera; 
‘‘(B) to any vehicle that serves as a mobile 
command vehicle, and to any personnel therein; 
‘‘(C) to any vehicle, including any Federal, 
State, local, or rented vehicle, that the Sec-
retary deploys in support of protective oper-
ations and to any law enforcement personnel 
therein while such personnel are engaged in 
such protective operations; and 
‘‘(D) in instances in which an immediate 
threat to the life or safety of a uniformed law 
enforcement officer of the Department makes 
activating a body-worn camera or dashboard 
camera impossible or dangerous, except that in 
such an instance such officer shall activate any 
such camera at the first reasonable opportunity 
to do so. 
‘‘(b) RETENTION OF FOOTAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Body camera and dash-
board camera video footage shall be retained by the 
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law enforcement agency that employs the officer 
whose camera captured the footage, or an authorized 
agent thereof, for 6 months after the date it was re-
corded, after which time such footage shall be per-
manently deleted. 
‘‘(2) 
ADDITIONAL
RETENTION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding the retention and deletion 
requirements in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) video footage shall be automatically 
retained for not less than 3 years if the video 
footage captures an interaction or event involv-
ing— 
‘‘(i) any use of force; or 
‘‘(ii) an encounter about which a com-
plaint has been registered by a subject of 
the video footage; and 
‘‘(B) body camera video footage shall also 
be retained for not less than 3 years if a longer 
retention period is voluntarily requested by— 
‘‘(i) the uniformed officer whose body 
camera recorded the video footage, if that 
officer reasonably asserts the video footage 
has evidentiary or exculpatory value in an 
ongoing investigation; 
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‘‘(ii) any uniformed officer who is a 
subject of the video footage, if that officer 
reasonably asserts the video footage has 
evidentiary or exculpatory value; 
‘‘(iii) any superior officer of a uni-
formed officer whose body camera recorded 
the video footage or who is a subject of the 
video footage, if that superior officer rea-
sonably asserts the video footage has evi-
dentiary or exculpatory value; 
‘‘(iv) any uniformed officer, if the 
video footage is being retained solely and 
exclusively for police training purposes; 
‘‘(v) any member of the public who is 
a subject of the video footage; 
‘‘(vi) any parent or legal guardian of 
a minor who is a subject of the video foot-
age; or 
‘‘(vii) a deceased subject’s spouse, 
next of kin, or legally authorized designee. 
‘‘(3) RIGHT TO INSPECT.—During the retention 
periods described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the fol-
lowing persons shall have the right to inspect, but 
not retain or in any matter alter, the body camera 
footage: 
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‘‘(A) Any person who is a subject of body 
camera video footage, and their designated legal 
counsel. 
‘‘(B) A parent of a minor subject of body 
camera video footage, and their designated legal 
counsel. 
‘‘(C) The spouse, next of kin, or legally au-
thorized designee of a deceased subject of body 
camera video footage, and their designated legal 
counsel. 
‘‘(D) A uniformed officer whose body cam-
era recorded the video footage, and their des-
ignated legal counsel, subject to the limitations 
and restrictions in this part. 
‘‘(E) The superior officer of a uniformed 
officer whose body camera recorded the video 
footage, subject to the limitations and restric-
tions in this part. 
‘‘(F) Any defense counsel who claims, pur-
suant to a written affidavit, to have a reason-
able basis for believing a video may contain evi-
dence that exculpates a client. 
‘‘(c) PERIODIC REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
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every 180 days thereafter until the Secretary sub-
mits the certification described in paragraph (2), the 
Under Secretary for Management shall report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate re-
garding progress on efforts to implement the De-
partment-wide directive described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described 
in this paragraph is a certification submitted by the 
Secretary to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate that the Department has fully imple-
mented the directive described in subsection (a). 
‘‘SEC. 721. PROHIBITED USE OF FORCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, a law 
enforcement officer of the Department who intentionally 
uses a chokehold or carotid hold shall be subject to dis-
ciplinary review. Such officer may be subject to discipli-
nary action, consistent with chapter 75 of title V, includ-
ing termination, except in instances in which the use of 
such force is determined by the Secretary Associate Sec-
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retary to be objectively reasonable under the cir-
cumstances. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms 
‘chokehold’ and ‘carotid hold’ mean the application of any 
pressure to the throat or windpipe, the use of maneuvers 
that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain, or carotid 
artery restraints that prevent or hinder breathing or re-
duce intake of air of an individual.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting at the end of the items relating to 
subtitle A of title VII the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 719. De-escalation and use of force. 
‘‘Sec. 720. Body-worn camera and dashboard cameras. 
‘‘Sec. 721. Prohibited use of force.’’. 
SEC. 202. DE-ESCALATION TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 890C. DE-ESCALATION TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) DEPARTMENT TRAINING.—Not later than 90 
days after the issuance of the updated Department-wide 
policy pursuant to section 719, the Associate Secretary 
shall ensure that use of force training provided to law en-
forcement officers of the Department appropriately em-
phasize de-escalation training to reflect such policy’s pref-
erence for de-escalation. 
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‘‘(b) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAIN-
ING.—The Associate Secretary, acting through the Direc-
tor of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, in 
consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for State 
and Local Law Enforcement, shall, to the greatest extent 
practicable, increase the availability of use of force train-
ing, including de-escalation training, in the training cur-
riculum made available to State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers.’’. 
(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 
890B the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890C. De-escalation training.’’. 
SEC. 203. LESS LETHAL TACTICS ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Associate Secretary 
shall commission an assessment of written policies, train-
ing, and instances of the utilization by the Department 
of Homeland Security of less lethal force tactics utilized 
by the Department within the past three years by a non-
profit research institution with expertise in homeland se-
curity, including border security, and law enforcement. 
Such assessment shall, if appropriate, include any rec-
ommendations for changes with respect to such policies 
or training to improve the use of less lethal force tactics. 
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Such assessment shall, at a minimum, consider the use 
of the following: 
(1) Oleoresin capsicum spray or any other fog 
or irritant dispensers for crowd control or disburse-
ment. 
(2) Electronic control weapons that discharge 
electrical energy. 
(3) Compressed air launchers, such as com-
pressed-air powered, shoulder-fired launchers that 
deliver less lethal projectiles. 
(4) Munition launchers that deliver an airburst 
flash bang effect. 
(5) Less-lethal specialty impact chemical muni-
tions. 
(6) Controlled tire deflation devices. 
(7) Long range acoustic devices. 
(8) Other crowd control and disbursement tac-
tics. 
(b) REPORT.—The assessment required under sub-
section (a) shall be submitted to the Secretary of Home-
land Security not later than one year after the commence-
ment of such assessment. Not later than 90 days after 
receipt of such assessment, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
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and Governmental Affairs of the Senate such assessment, 
together with the Secretary’s feedback on any rec-
ommendations contained therein. 
SEC. 204. REQUESTS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND 
SECURITY 
PERSONNEL 
OR 
EQUIP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this title, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 890D. REQUESTS RELATING TO PERSONNEL OR 
EQUIPMENT. 
‘‘The Secretary shall provide notification 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 of the Secretary’s accept-
ance of a request to augment local law enforcement capa-
bilities with the deployment of Department personnel, in-
cluding law enforcement personnel, unmanned aerial sys-
tem operations, or other equipment within 24 hours of 
such acceptance. The notification requirement under this 
section shall not apply to ongoing or routine joint oper-
ations or assignments authorized under law, including sec-
tion 1303 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1112).’’. 
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(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 
890C, as added by this title, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890D. Requests relating to personnel or equipment.’’. 
SEC. 205. BEST PRACTICES TO REDUCE INCIDENTS OF EX-
CESSIVE OR UNAUTHORIZED FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Associate Secretary of the 
Department of Homeland Security, acting through the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, shall research and rec-
ommend the adoption of evidence-based practices that, 
when utilized by law enforcement officers of the Depart-
ment, have the potential to reduce incidents of excessive 
or unauthorized force. Such practices shall be based on 
research that takes into account the degree to which the 
following factors potentially contribute to such incidents: 
(1) Gaps in training or staffing including those 
that may contribute to the delayed deployment of 
backup resources in the field. 
(2) Unconscious bias regarding race, gender, 
ethnicity, or national origin or other psychological 
triggers. 
(3) The level of racial, gender, and ethnic diver-
sity within the workforce in which such law enforce-
ment officer serves. 
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(4) Stress or fatigue, and related underlying 
causes. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after com-
mencing the research described in subsection (a), the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report containing findings regard-
ing evidence-based practices described in such subsection. 
(c) RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS.—To carry out sub-
section (a), the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology of the Department of Homeland Security shall seek 
research partnerships with historically Black colleges and 
minority-serving institutions and other university-based 
centers for homeland security pursuant to section 
308(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 188(b)(2)). 
SEC. 206. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COMPO-
NENT INSIGNIA REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 722. DEPARTMENT COMPONENT INSIGNIA REQUIRED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All uniformed law enforcement 
officers of the Department who are required to display or 
wear the official insignia or uniform (as such term is de-
fined in section 716(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code) 
of the Department or component, as the case may be, to 
perform the duties of such officer shall display or wear 
such official insignia or uniform in a manner that is visible 
to others when carrying out such duties, including when 
deployed to augment State or local law enforcement capa-
bilities. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall not apply in the case of a law enforcement 
officer of the Department or a component of the Depart-
ment who is engaged in undercover or covert operations.’’. 
(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 
721, as added by this title, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 722. Department component insignia required.’’. 
SEC. 207. FLETC ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 871 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451), the Asso-
ciate Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an 
advisory committee to the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers (FLETC) to advise and make rec-
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ommendations on matters relating to the selection, devel-
opment, content, and delivery of training by FLETC. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The committee established pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall be comprised of 19 members 
who possess diverse expertise, knowledge, and experience 
in law enforcement training, including at least one rep-
resentative from each of the following: 
(1) A national association representing major 
metropolitan police chiefs. 
(2) Rural police departments. 
(3) African-American police officers. 
(4) Hispanic police officers. 
(5) Tribal police officers. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The committee shall provide 
advice and recommendations to FLETC on the following: 
(1) Training policy formulation. 
(2) Training needs for State, local, and Tribal 
law enforcement officers, including de-escalation 
training. 
(3) Training curriculum, course content, and 
evaluation. 
(4) Student admission, performance, testing, 
and evaluation. 
(d) QUORUM; MEETINGS.—A quorum shall consist of 
a majority of members and the committee shall meet at 
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least twice annually. All committee meetings shall be open 
to the public and announced in advance in the Federal 
Register. 
(e) LESS THAN LETHAL FORCE REPORT.—The com-
mittee shall review the report required under section 
203(b) and issue, as appropriate, recommendations to 
FLETC regarding changes in training based on such re-
port. 
SEC. 208. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUP-
PORT FOR THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF FU-
SION CENTERS. 
Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124h) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing relating to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
training,’’ after ‘‘advice and assistance’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) PRIVACY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIB-
ERTIES ADVISORS.—The Chief Privacy Officer of the 
Department and the Officer for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties of the Department, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assign 
personnel to assist the fusion centers that partici-
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pate in the State, Local, and Regional Fusion Cen-
ter Initiative, including employees of such fusion 
centers who are responsible for privacy, civil rights, 
and civil liberties efforts within such fusion cen-
ters.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as 
subsections (n) and (o), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(k) SELF-ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall disseminate to each fusion center 
participating in the State, Local, and Regional Fu-
sion Center Initiative and receiving a grant from the 
Department guidance on conducting a self-assess-
ment with respect to adherence to privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties protections to privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties polices, including training. 
Not later than August 31, 2022, and annually there-
after, such fusion centers shall submit to the Sec-
retary such self-assessments. 
‘‘(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than September 30, 2022, and annually thereafter, 
the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis 
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shall submit to the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment the self-assessments submitted to the Under 
Secretary. Not later than 90 days after the receipt 
of the self-assessments, and annually thereafter, the 
Inspector General shall review a representative sam-
pling, as determined by the Inspector General, of the 
policies, practices, and performance with respect to 
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of the fusion 
centers participating in the State, Local, and Re-
gional Fusion Center Initiative to determine such 
centers’ adherence to privacy, civil rights, and civil 
liberties polices, including training. Each such review 
shall take into consideration the self-assessments of 
the fusion centers so sampled and reviewed. The In-
spector General shall annually rotate the fusion cen-
ters subject to such sampling and review, and shall 
endeavor to sample and review fusion centers that 
are diverse with respect to the metropolitan areas, 
States, or regions in which such fusion centers oper-
ate. 
‘‘(l) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Beginning on the 
date that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall triennially submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a review of the use of emerging tech-
nologies, including facial recognition, artificial intelligence, 
and machine learning, by fusion centers participating in 
the State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, 
and the effects of such technologies on the privacy, civil 
rights, and civil liberties of the American public. Each 
such review shall evaluate not fewer than— 
‘‘(1) three such fusion centers that serve high- 
risk urban areas (as such term is defined in section 
2003); and 
‘‘(2) two State fusion centers.’’. 
Subtitle B—Securing of Firearms 
and Other Sensitive Assets 
SEC. 221. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(2) LOST.—The term ‘‘lost’’ includes loss by 
theft. 
(3) SENSITIVE
ASSETS.—The term ‘‘sensitive 
assets’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
701, as amended by section 222 of this Act. 
(4) UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.— 
The term ‘‘Under Secretary for Management’’ 
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means the Under Secretary for Management of the 
Department. 
SEC. 222. INCLUSION OF SECURING FIREARMS AND OTHER 
SENSITIVE ASSETS IN RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing firearms and other sensitive assets)’’ after 
‘‘equipment’’; 
(2) by redesignating the second subsection (e) 
(relating to the definition of interoperable commu-
nications) as subsection (f); and 
(3) by amending such redesignated subsection 
(f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS.—The 
term ‘interoperable communications’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 7303(g) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (6 U.S.C. 194(g)). 
‘‘(2) SENSITIVE ASSETS.—The term ‘sensitive 
assets’ means any asset, regardless of value— 
‘‘(A) that the Department issues to a De-
partment employee; and 
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‘‘(B) that either the Under Secretary for 
Management or a component head determines 
requires special control and accounting.’’. 
SEC. 223. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE. 
(a) SAFEGUARDING FIREARMS AND SENSITIVE AS-
SETS DIRECTIVE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary for Management shall develop and 
disseminate a Department-wide directive for achiev-
ing adequate security over firearms and other sen-
sitive assets across the Department. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Department-wide direc-
tive required under subsection (a) shall, at a min-
imum, include the following: 
(A) Descriptions of what equipment, in ad-
dition to firearms, is classified as a sensitive 
asset for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 
(B) Requirements for securing Depart-
ment-issued firearms and other sensitive assets. 
(C) A classification system for all cat-
egories of Department-issued badges and cor-
responding requirements for safeguarding such 
assets. 
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(D) Reporting requirements for lost fire-
arms and other sensitive assets, including 
timelines for such reporting, to supervisors, 
local law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation’s National Crime Information 
Center, and Department headquarters. 
(E) Recordkeeping requirements for lost 
firearms and other sensitive assets in inventory 
systems, including a timeline for recording such 
losses. 
(3) REVIEW AND UPDATE OF DIRECTIVE.—Not 
later than one year after the issuance of the direc-
tive required under subsection (a), the Under Sec-
retary for Management shall review and update, as 
necessary, such directive, including adding a require-
ment relating to recording in the inventory systems 
maintained by each component of the Department 
the acceptance or transfer of a firearm or other sen-
sitive asset by such component. 
(b) PERSONAL
PROPERTY
ASSET
MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM MANUAL.—Together with the issuance of the 
directive required under subsection (a), the Under Sec-
retary for Management shall disseminate a revised version 
of the Personal Property Asset Management Program 
Manual that includes the following: 
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(1) Requirements for component heads to de-
velop procedures to safeguard firearms and other 
sensitive assets during on and off-duty time. 
(2) Requirements for the issuance of safety 
locking devices and policies on the use of such as-
sets, as applicable. 
(3) Requirements for initial, recurrent, and re-
medial training on safeguarding such assets. 
(4) Examples, with detail, of how to report and 
record lost sensitive assets across components of the 
Department, and an enforcement mechanism to en-
sure supervisors maintain such records. 
(5) A requirement that the file maintained on 
a lost firearm or other sensitive asset contains both 
the corresponding police report and the Department 
report detailing the circumstances surrounding such 
loss, including information on adherence to safe-
guarding procedures. 
SEC. 224. COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Department component heads shall— 
(1) comply with Federal law, Federal regula-
tions, executive branch guidance, and Department 
policy, including directives required by this Act, re-
lating to the management and oversight of securing 
firearms and other sensitive assets; 
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(2) review the need for non-law enforcement 
badges; 
(3) require component personnel to safeguard 
firearms and other sensitive assets in accordance 
with the directive issued by the Under Secretary for 
Management under section 223; 
(4) require that component personnel adhere to 
the procedures and timelines for properly reporting 
to supervisors lost firearms and other sensitive as-
sets; 
(5) require that lost firearms and other sen-
sitive assets are reported to local law enforcement, 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National 
Crime Information Center, and Department head-
quarters in the timeframe established in such direc-
tive; and 
(6) require that lost firearms and other sen-
sitive assets are recorded in inventory systems in the 
timeframe established by such directive. 
SEC. 225. PERSONAL PROPERTY ASSET MANAGEMENT IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW. 
The Inspector General of the Department shall, on 
an ongoing basis, review implementation of this Act and, 
not later than 180 days after issuance of the Department- 
wide directive required under section 223, submit to the 
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Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a review of the 
progress and effectiveness of such directive, including an 
assessment of the adequacy of such directive, as well as 
the level of compliance among the components of the De-
partment to achieve adequate security of sensitive assets 
across Department components. 
Subtitle C—Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers 
SEC. 231. FLETC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Centers (FLETC), in coordination with the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department 
of Homeland Security, shall conduct research and develop-
ment of a technology to enhance participation rates in 
training offered to State, local, and Tribal communities, 
with particular attention to rural or remote communities, 
for the purpose of enhancing domestic preparedness for 
and collective response to terrorism and other homeland 
security threats. 
SEC. 232. REPORTING ON BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, act-
ing through the Under Secretary for Management of 
the Department of Homeland Security, shall report 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate on the accreditation status for each basic 
training program of the Department, including in-
formation relating to the following: 
(A) The date on which each such program 
achieved initial accreditation, or in the case of 
a program that is not currently accredited, the 
reasons for not obtaining or maintaining ac-
creditation, the activities, if any, taken to 
achieve 
accreditation, 
and 
an 
anticipated 
timeline for accreditation of such program. 
(B) The date each such program most re-
cently received accreditation or reaccreditation, 
if applicable. 
(C) Each such program’s anticipated ac-
creditation or next reaccreditation date. 
(D) The name of the accreditation man-
ager for each such program. 
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(2) TERMINATION
OF
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Annual reports under paragraph (1) shall 
terminate when all basic training programs of the 
Department of Homeland Security are accredited. 
(b) LAPSE IN ACCREDITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a basic training program 
of the Department of Homeland Security loses ac-
creditation, the head of the relevant component of 
the Department shall notify the Under Secretary for 
Management of the Department not later than 30 
days after such loss. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 
days after receiving a notification pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Under Secretary for Management of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall notify 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of 
the lapse in accreditation, the reason for such lapse, 
and the activities underway and planned to regain 
accreditation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACCREDITATION.—The term ‘‘accredita-
tion’’ means the recognition by a board that a basic 
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training program is administered, developed, and de-
livered according to an applicable set of standards. 
(2) ACCREDITATION MANAGER.—The term ‘‘ac-
creditation manager’’ means the individual assigned 
by the component of the Department of Homeland 
Security to manage accreditation activities for a 
basic training program. 
(3) BASIC
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘basic training program’’ means an entry level pro-
gram that is transitional to law enforcement service, 
provides training on critical competencies and re-
sponsibilities, and is typically a requirement for ap-
pointment to a law enforcement service job or job se-
ries. 
(4) REACCREDITATION.—The term ‘‘reaccredi-
tation’’ means the assessment of a basic training 
program after initial accreditation to ensure the con-
tinued compliance with an applicable set of stand-
ards. 
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TITLE III—ACQUISITION 
REFORMS 
Subtitle A—Authorities 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
before section 831 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 830. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘acquisition’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 131 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘acquisition decision authority’ 
means the authority, held by the Secretary acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management to— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with Federal law, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and De-
partment 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 success-
fully execute an approved acquisition program; 
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‘‘(D) ensure appropriate acquisition pro-
gram management of cost, schedule, risk, and 
system performance of the acquisition program 
at issue, including assessing acquisition pro-
gram baseline breaches and directing any cor-
rective 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) The term ‘acquisition decision event’, with 
respect to an acquisition program, means a predeter-
mined point within the acquisition lifecycle at which 
the acquisition decision authority determines wheth-
er such acquisition program shall proceed to the 
next acquisition phase. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘acquisition decision memo-
randum’, with respect to an acquisition, means the 
official documented record of decisions, including the 
rationale for the decisions and any assigned actions 
for such acquisition, as determined by the person ex-
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ercising acquisition decision authority for such ac-
quisition. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘acquisition program’ means the 
process by which the Department acquires, with any 
appropriated amounts or fee funding, by contract for 
purchase or lease, property or services (including 
construction) that support the missions and goals of 
the Department. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘acquisition program baseline’, 
with respect to an acquisition program, means a 
summary of the cost, schedule, and performance pa-
rameters, expressed in standard, measurable, quan-
titative terms, which must be met in order to accom-
plish the goals of such program. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘best practices’, with respect to 
acquisition, means a knowledge-based approach to 
capability development that includes the following: 
‘‘(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 estimates 
and schedules that account for the entire life 
cycle of an acquisition. 
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‘‘(E) Securing stable funding that matches 
resources to requirements before initiating de-
velopment. 
‘‘(F) Demonstrating technology, design, 
and manufacturing maturity before initiating 
production. 
‘‘(G) Using milestones and exit criteria or 
specific accomplishments that demonstrate the 
attainment of knowledge to support progress. 
‘‘(H) Regularly assessing and managing 
risks to achieving requirements and cost and 
schedule goals. 
‘‘(I) Adopting and executing standardized 
processes with known success across programs. 
‘‘(J) Establishing an adequate workforce 
that is qualified and sufficient to perform nec-
essary functions. 
‘‘(K) Integrating the capabilities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (J) into the De-
partment’s mission and business operations. 
‘‘(8) 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. 
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‘‘(9) 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. 
‘‘(10) The term ‘Component Acquisition Execu-
tive’ 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. 
‘‘(11) The term ‘life cycle cost’ means the total 
ownership cost of an acquisition, including all rel-
evant costs related to acquiring, deploying, oper-
ating, maintaining, and disposing of the system, 
project, or product over a specified period of time. 
‘‘(12) The term ‘major acquisition program’ 
means a Department capital asset, services, or hy-
brid acquisition program that is estimated by the 
Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of 
at least $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2020 
constant dollars) over its life cycle or a program 
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identified by the Chief Acquisition Officer as a pro-
gram of special interest. 
‘‘(13) The term ‘non-major acquisition pro-
gram’ means a Department capital asset, services, or 
hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by the 
Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of 
less than $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2020 
constant dollars) over its life cycle.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting 
before the item relating to section 831 the following new 
item: 
‘‘830. Definitions.’’. 
SEC. 302. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICE OF PRO-
GRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the new section following: 
‘‘SEC. 723. OFFICE OF PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND 
RISK MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Within the Man-
agement Directorate, there shall be a Program Account-
ability and Risk Management office to— 
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‘‘(1) provide consistent accountability, stand-
ardization, and transparency of acquisition programs 
of the Department; 
‘‘(2) serve as the central oversight function for 
the Department’s acquisition portfolio; and 
‘‘(3) provide review and analysis of Department 
acquisition programs, as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—The Program Accountability and Risk Management 
office shall be led by an Executive Director to oversee the 
requirements specified in subsection (a). The Executive 
Director shall report directly to the Under Secretary for 
Management, and shall carry out the following responsibil-
ities: 
‘‘(1) Monitor regularly the progress of Depart-
ment major acquisition programs between acquisi-
tion decision events to identify problems with cost, 
performance, 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 pro-
grams, acquisition workforce, and related activities. 
‘‘(3) Conduct oversight of individual acquisition 
programs to implement Department acquisition pro-
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gram policy, procedures, and guidance with a pri-
ority on ensuring the data the office collects and 
maintains from Department components is accurate 
and reliable. 
‘‘(4) Serve as the focal point and coordinator 
for the acquisition life cycle review process and as 
the executive secretariat for the Department’s Ac-
quisition Review Board. 
‘‘(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 decision making within the De-
partment. 
‘‘(6) Assess the results of major acquisition pro-
grams’ post-implementation reviews and identify op-
portunities to improve performance throughout the 
acquisition process and across the Department’s ac-
quisition portfolio. 
‘‘(7) Provide technical support and assistance 
to Department acquisition programs and acquisition 
personnel. 
‘‘(8) Assist, as appropriate, with the prepara-
tion of the Future Years Homeland Security Pro-
gram. 
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‘‘(9) Prepare and submit the Congressional Ac-
quisition Progress Report for the Department, as re-
quired under section 840. 
‘‘(10) In coordination with the Component Ac-
quisition Executives, maintain the Master Acquisi-
tion Oversight List that shall serve as an inventory 
of all major and non-major acquisition programs 
within the Department. The inventory shall be up-
dated quarterly and include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing information for each program: 
‘‘(A) Component sponsoring the acquisi-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Name of the acquisition. 
‘‘(C) Acquisition level as determined by the 
program’s anticipated life cycle cost (as such 
term is defined in section 830) and other cri-
teria pursuant to the Department-level acquisi-
tion policy. 
‘‘(D) Acquisition decision authority for the 
acquisition. 
‘‘(E) Current acquisition phase. 
‘‘(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, and shall carry out the following 
responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Establish an organizational structure for 
conducting acquisitions within the component, to be 
managed by a Component Acquisition Executive, 
and obtain the resources necessary to operate such 
an organizational structure that are aligned with the 
number, type, size, and complexity of the acquisition 
programs of the component. 
‘‘(2) Oversee sustainment of capabilities de-
ployed by major and non-major acquisition programs 
once all planned deployments are completed until 
such capabilities are retired or replaced. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF COMPONENT ACQUISI-
TION EXECUTIVES.—The Component Acquisition Execu-
tive is responsible for overseeing all acquisition related ac-
tivities within the component and, as such, shall carry out 
the following functions: 
‘‘(1) Establish and implement policies and guid-
ance for managing and conducting oversight for 
major and non-major acquisition programs within 
the component that comply with Federal law, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department ac-
quisition management directives established by the 
Under Secretary for Management. 
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‘‘(2) Ensure acquisition documentation is com-
plete and demonstrates the critical thinking required 
for successful program execution prior to final ap-
proval. 
‘‘(3) Exercise the acquisition decision authority 
(as such term is defined in section 830) to approve, 
pause, modify (including the rescission of approvals 
of program milestones), or cancel non-major acquisi-
tion programs and major acquisition programs when 
delegated by the Under Secretary for Management 
pursuant to section 701(d)(3). 
‘‘(4) Review, oversee, and direct activities be-
tween acquisition decision events for major acquisi-
tion programs within the component for which the 
Under Secretary for Management is the acquisition 
decision authority.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 722, as added by this Act, the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 723. Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management.’’. 
SEC. 303. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR TECHNICAL SUP-
PORT OFFICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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(1) require that any referral made by a con-
tracting official for consideration of actions to pro-
tect the interests of the Federal Government be eval-
uated by the Suspension and Debarment Official in 
writing in accordance with applicable regulations; 
(2) develop and require training for all con-
tracting officials of the Department on the causes 
for suspension and debarment and complying with 
departmental and Government-wide policies and 
processes; and 
(3) include policies and processes for— 
(A) tracking, reviewing, and documenting 
suspension and debarment decisions, including 
those related to poor performance, fraud, na-
tional security considerations, and other criteria 
determined appropriate by the Secretary; 
(B) ensuring consideration of and referral 
for suspension, debarment, or other necessary 
actions that protect the interests of the Federal 
Government; 
(C) managing and sharing relevant docu-
ments and information on contractors for use 
across the Department; 
(D) requiring timely reporting into a cen-
tralized departmental and Government-wide 
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Management office, and the Under Secretary 
for Management in writing not later than 30 
days after such breach is identified. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION TO SECRETARY.—If a 
breach occurs, or is expected to occur, in a 
major acquisition program and such breach re-
sults in an increase greater than 15 percent of 
a cost threshold, a delay greater than 180 days 
of a schedule threshold, or a failure to meet any 
of the performance thresholds specified in the 
most recently approved acquisition program 
baseline for such program, the Component Ac-
quisition Executive for such program shall no-
tify the Secretary in writing not later than five 
days after the Component Acquisition Executive 
for such program is notified of the breach pur-
suant to subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—If a 
notification to the Secretary is made under sub-
section (B) relating to a breach in a major ac-
quisition program, the Under Secretary for 
Management shall notify the congressional 
homeland security committees (as such term is 
defined in section 830) of such breach in writ-
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