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‘‘(f) BEST PRACTICES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘best practices’ has the meaning provided in sec-
tion 4(b) of the DHS Acquisition Accountability and Effi-
ciency Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 835 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 836. Acquisition Review Board.’’. 
SEC. 202. REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE DUPLICATION IN AC-
QUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 837. REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE DUPLICATION IN 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH POLICIES.—In 
an effort to reduce duplication and inefficiency for all De-
partment investments, including major acquisition pro-
grams, the Deputy Secretary, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Management, shall establish Depart-
ment-wide policies to integrate all phases of the invest-
ment life cycle and help the Department identify, validate, 
and prioritize standards for common Component require-
ments for major acquisition program requirements in 
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order to increase opportunities for effectiveness and effi-
ciencies. The policies shall also include strategic alter-
natives for developing and facilitating a Department Com-
ponent-driven requirements process that includes over-
sight of a development test and evaluation capability; iden-
tification of priority gaps and overlaps in Department ca-
pability needs; and provision of feasible technical alter-
natives, including innovative commercially available alter-
natives, to meet capability needs. 
‘‘(b) MECHANISMS TO CARRY OUT REQUIREMENT.— 
The Deputy Secretary, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary for Management, shall coordinate the actions 
necessary to carry out subsection (a), using such mecha-
nisms as considered necessary by the Secretary to help the 
Department reduce duplication and inefficiency for all De-
partment investments, including major acquisition pro-
grams. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In coordinating the actions 
necessary to carry out subsection (a), the Deputy Sec-
retary shall consult with the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment, Component Acquisition Executives, and any other 
Department officials, including the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology or his designee, with specific 
knowledge of Department or Component acquisition capa-
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bilities to prevent unnecessary duplication of require-
ments. 
‘‘(d) ADVISORS.—The Deputy Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary for Management, shall seek 
and consider input within legal and ethical boundaries 
from members of Federal, State, local, and tribal govern-
ments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, as 
appropriate, on matters within their authority and exper-
tise in carrying out the Department’s mission. 
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—The Deputy Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary for Management, shall meet 
at least quarterly and communicate with Components 
often to ensure that Components do not overlap or dupli-
cate spending or priorities on major investments and ac-
quisition programs within their areas of responsibility. 
‘‘(f) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the responsibilities of the Deputy Secretary are as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) To review and validate the requirements 
documents of major investments and acquisition pro-
grams prior to acquisition decision events of the in-
vestments or programs. 
‘‘(2) To ensure the requirements and scope of 
a major investment or acquisition program are sta-
ble, measurable, achievable, at an acceptable risk 
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level, and match the resources planned to be avail-
able. 
‘‘(3) Before any entity of the Department 
issues a solicitation for a new contract, coordinate 
with other Department entities as appropriate to 
prevent duplication and inefficiency and— 
‘‘(A) to implement portfolio reviews to 
identify common mission requirements and 
crosscutting opportunities among Components 
to harmonize investments and requirements and 
prevent overlap and duplication among Compo-
nents; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, to stand-
ardize equipment purchases, streamline the ac-
quisition process, improve efficiencies, and con-
duct best practices for strategic sourcing. 
‘‘(4) To ensure program managers of major in-
vestments and acquisition programs conduct anal-
yses, giving particular attention to factors such as 
cost, schedule, risk, performance, and operational ef-
ficiency in order to determine that programs work as 
intended within cost and budget expectations. 
‘‘(5) To propose schedules for delivery of the 
operational capability needed to meet each Depart-
ment investment and major acquisition program. 
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‘‘(g) BEST PRACTICES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘best practices’ has the meaning provided in sec-
tion 4(b) of the DHS Acquisition Accountability and Effi-
ciency Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 836 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 837. Requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs.’’. 
SEC. 203. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 
OF BOARD AND OF REQUIREMENTS TO RE-
DUCE DUPLICATION IN ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a review of the effec-
tiveness of the Acquisition Review Board established 
under section 836 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(as added by section 201) and the requirements to reduce 
duplication in acquisition programs established under sec-
tion 837 of such Act (as added by section 202) in improv-
ing the Department’s acquisition management process. 
(b) SCOPE OF REPORT.—The review shall include the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Department in increasing program management 
oversight, best practices and standards, and dis-
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