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Union Calendar No. 324 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4398 
[Report No. 114–425] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for requirements 
relating to documentation for major acquisition programs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security 
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and Mr. MCCAUL 
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
for requirements relating to documentation for major 
acquisition programs, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Acquisition Doc-
umentation Integrity Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISI-
TION DOCUMENTATION. 
(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: 
‘‘SEC. 708. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each major acquisition pro-
gram, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary 
for Management, shall require the head of a relevant com-
ponent or office to— 
‘‘(1) maintain acquisition documentation that is 
complete, accurate, timely, and valid and that in-
cludes, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) operational requirements that are 
validated consistent with Departmental policy 
and changes to those requirements, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(B) a complete lifecycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation; 
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‘‘(C) verification of the lifecycle cost esti-
mate against independent cost estimates, and 
reconciliation of any differences; 
‘‘(D) a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; and 
‘‘(E) a schedule, including, as appropriate, 
an integrated master schedule; 
‘‘(2) prepare cost estimates and schedules for 
major acquisition programs, as required under sub-
paragraphs (B) and (E), in a manner consistent 
with best practices as identified by the Comptroller 
General of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) submit certain acquisition documentation 
to the Secretary to produce an annual comprehen-
sive report on the status of departmental acquisi-
tions for submission to Congress. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—On a case-by-case basis, the Sec-
retary may waive the requirement under paragraph (3) of 
subsection (a) for a fiscal year if either— 
‘‘(1) the program has not— 
‘‘(A) entered the full rate production phase 
in the acquisition lifecycle; 
‘‘(B) had a reasonable cost estimate estab-
lished; and 
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‘‘(C) had a system configuration defined 
fully; or 
‘‘(2) the program does not meet the definition 
of capital asset, as such term is defined by the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—At the same 
time the President’s budget is submitted for a fiscal year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
Secretary shall make information available, as applicable, 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information on 
the requirement under subsection (a) in the prior fiscal 
year that includes the following specific information re-
garding each program for which the Secretary has issued 
a waiver under subsection (b): 
‘‘(1) The grounds for granting a waiver for that 
program. 
‘‘(2) The projected cost of that program. 
‘‘(3) The proportion of a component’s or office’s 
annual acquisition budget attributed to that pro-
gram, as available. 
‘‘(4) Information on the significance of the pro-
gram with respect to the component’s operations and 
execution of its mission. 
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‘‘(d) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘major acquisition program’ means 
a Department acquisition program that is estimated by 
the Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of 
at least $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2016 constant 
dollars) over its lifecycle cost.’’. 
(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 amended by adding after the item 
related to section 707 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 708. Acquisition documentation.’’. 
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