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(5) STREAMLINING ACCESS FOR INTERESTED VENDORS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall establish a streamlined process for an interested ven-
dor of a security-related technology to request and receive appropriate 
access to the baseline requirements and test and evaluation plans that 
are necessary for the vendor to participate in the acquisition process 
for that technology. 
(b) REVIEW OF BASELINE REQUIREMENTS AND DEVIATION; REPORT.— 
(1) REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate acquisition official of the 
Department shall review and assess each implemented acquisition 
to determine if the acquisition is meeting the baseline require-
ments established under subsection (a). 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The review shall include an assessment of 
whether— 
(i) the planned testing and evaluation activities have been 
completed; and 
(ii) the results of that testing and evaluation demonstrate 
that the performance milestones are technologically feasible. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after making a finding de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives that includes— 
(A) the results of any assessment that finds that— 
(i) the actual or planned costs exceed the baseline costs by 
more than 10 percent; 
(ii) the actual or planned schedule for delivery has been de-
layed by more than 180 days; or 
(iii) there is a failure to meet any performance milestone 
that directly impacts security effectiveness; 
(B) the cause for the excessive costs, delay, or failure; and 
(C) a plan for corrective action. 
§ 11335. Inventory utilization 
(a) USE OF EXISTING INVENTORY.—Before the procurement of addi-
tional quantities of equipment to fulfill a mission need, the Administrator, 
to the extent practicable, shall utilize any existing units in the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s inventory to meet that need. 
(b) TRACKING OF INVENTORY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish a process for 
tracking— 
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(A) the location of security-related technology in the inventory 
under subsection (a); 
(B) the utilization status of security-related technology in the 
inventory under subsection (a); and 
(C) the quality of security-related equipment in the inventory 
under subsection (a). 
(2) INTERNAL CONTROLS.—The Administrator shall implement in-
ternal controls to ensure up-to-date accurate data on security-related 
technology owned, deployed, and in use. 
(c) LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish logistics prin-
ciples for managing inventory in an effective and efficient manner. 
(2) LIMITATION ON JUST-IN-TIME LOGISTICS.—The Administrator 
may not use just-in-time logistics if doing so— 
(A) would inhibit necessary planning for large-scale delivery of 
equipment to airports or other facilities; or 
(B) would unduly diminish surge capacity for response to a ter-
rorist threat. 
§ 11336. Small business contracting goals 
Not later than March 18 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representative 
a report that includes— 
(1) the Transportation Security Administration’s performance record 
with respect to meeting its published small-business contracting goals 
during the preceding fiscal year; 
(2) if the goals described in paragraph (1) were not met or the 
Transportation Security Administration’s performance was below the 
published small-business contracting goals of the Department— 
(A) a list of challenges, including deviations from the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s subcontracting plans, and factors 
that contributed to the level of performance during the preceding 
fiscal year; 
(B) an action plan, with benchmarks, for addressing each of the 
challenges identified in subparagraph (A) that— 
(i) is prepared after consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the heads of Federal departments and agencies 
that achieved their published goals for prime contracting with 
small and minority-owned businesses, including small and dis-
advantaged businesses, in prior fiscal years; and 
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(ii) identifies policies and procedures that could be incor-
porated by the Transportation Security Administration in fur-
therance of achieving the Administration’s published goal for 
the contracting; and 
(3) a status report on the implementation of the action plan that was 
developed in the preceding fiscal year in accordance with paragraph 
(2)(B), if the plan was required. 
§ 11337. Consistency with Federal Acquisition Regulation 
and Department policies and directives 
The Administration shall execute the responsibilities set forth in this sub-
chapter in a manner consistent with, and not duplicative of, the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation and the Department’s polices and directives. 
Chapter 115—Management 
Sec. 
11501.
Under Secretary for Management. 
11502.
Chief Financial Officer. 
11503.
Chief Information Officer. 
11504.
Chief Human Capital Officer. 
11505.
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 
11506.
Quadrennial homeland security review. 
11507.
Interoperable communications. 
11508.
Joint Task Forces. 
11509.
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 
§ 11501. Under Secretary for Management 
(a) DEFINITION OF INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘interoperable communications’’ means the ability of emergency 
response providers and relevant Federal, State, and local government agen-
cies to communicate with each other as necessary, through a dedicated pub-
lic safety network utilizing information technology systems and radio com-
munications systems, and to exchange voice, data, and video with one an-
other on demand, in real time, as necessary. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Management serves as the 
Chief Management Officer and principal advisor to the Secretary on matters 
relating to the management of the Department, including management inte-
gration and transformation in support of homeland security operations and 
programs. The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment, is responsible for the management and administration of the Depart-
ment, including the following: 
(1) The budget, appropriations, expenditures of funds, accounting, 
and finance. 
(2) Procurement. 
(3) Human resources and personnel. 
(4) Information technology and communications systems, including 
policies and directives to achieve and maintain interoperable commu-
nications among the components of the Department. 
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(5) Facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources. 
(6) Security for personnel, information technology and communica-
tions systems, facilities, property, equipment, and other material re-
sources. 
(7) Strategic management planning and annual performance plan-
ning and identification and tracking of performance measures relating 
to the responsibilities of the Department. 
(8) Grants and other assistance for management programs. 
(9) The management integration and transformation in each func-
tional management discipline of the Department, including information 
technology, financial management, acquisition management, and human 
capital management, to ensure an efficient and orderly consolidation of 
functions and personnel in the Department, including— 
(A) the development of centralized data sources and connectivity 
of information systems to the greatest extent practicable to en-
hance program visibility, transparency, and operational effective-
ness and coordination; 
(B) the development of standardized and automated manage-
ment information to manage and oversee programs and make in-
formed decisions to improve the efficiency of the Department; 
(C) the development of effective program management and reg-
ular oversight mechanisms, including clear roles and processes for 
program governance, sharing of best practices, and access to time-
ly, reliable, and evaluated data on all acquisitions and investments; 
and 
(D) the overall supervision, including the conduct of internal au-
dits and management analyses, of the programs and activities of 
the Department, including establishment of oversight procedures 
to ensure a full and effective review of the efforts by components 
of the Department to implement policies and procedures of the 
Department for management integration and transformation. 
(10) The development of a transition and succession plan, before De-
cember 1 of each year in which a Presidential election is held, to guide 
the transition of Department functions to a new Presidential adminis-
tration, and making the plan available to the next Secretary and Under 
Secretary for Management and to the congressional homeland security 
committees. 
(11) Reporting to the Government Accountability Office every 6 
months to demonstrate measurable, sustainable progress made in im-
plementing the corrective action plans of the Department to address 
the designation of the management functions of the Department on the 
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