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Union Calendar No. 28 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 
[Report No. 115–48] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain acquisition 
innovation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mr. CORREA (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
MARCH 20, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 6, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
certain acquisition innovation, 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 ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Acquisition Innovation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII 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: 
‘‘SEC. 710. ACQUISITION INNOVATION. 
‘‘The Under Secretary for Management may— 
‘‘(1) designate an individual within the Depart-
ment to manage acquisition innovation efforts of the 
Department; 
‘‘(2) test emerging acquisition best practices to 
carrying out acquisitions, consistent with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation and Department acquisition 
management directives, as appropriate; 
‘‘(3) develop and distribute best practices and 
lessons learned regarding acquisition innovation 
throughout the Department; 
‘‘(4) establish metrics to measure the effectiveness 
of acquisition innovation efforts with respect to cost, 
operational efficiency of the acquisition program (in-
cluding timeframe for executing contracts), and col-
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laboration with the private sector, including small 
businesses; and 
‘‘(5) determine impacts of acquisition innovation 
efforts on the private sector by— 
‘‘(A) engaging with the private sector, in-
cluding small businesses, to provide information 
and obtain feedback on procurement practices 
and acquisition innovation efforts of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(B) obtaining feedback from the private 
sector on the impact of acquisition innovation ef-
forts of the Department; and 
‘‘(C) incorporating such feedback, as appro-
priate, into future acquisition innovation efforts 
of the Department.’’. 
(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 709 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 710. Acquisition innovation.’’. 
(c) INFORMATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits 
the annual budget justification for the Department of 
Homeland Security for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022, the Secretary shall, if appropriate, provide informa-
tion to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
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of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the activi-
ties undertaken in the previous fiscal year in furtherance 
of section 710 of the Homeland Security Act, as added by 
subsection (a) of this Act, on the following: 
(1) Emerging acquisition best practices that were 
tested within the Department during such year. 
(2) Efforts to distribute best practices and lessons 
learned within the Department, including through 
web-based seminars, training, and forums, during 
such year. 
(3) Utilization by components throughout the 
Department of best practices distributed by the Under 
Secretary of Management pursuant to paragraph (3) 
of such section 710. 
(4) Performance as measured by the metrics es-
tablished under paragraph (4) of such section 710. 
(5) Outcomes of efforts to distribute best prac-
tices and lessons learned within the Department, in-
cluding through web-based seminars, training, and fo-
rums. 
(6) Any impacts of the utilization of innovative 
acquisition mechanisms by the Department on the 
private sector, including small businesses. 
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(7) The criteria used to identify specific acquisi-
tion programs or activities to be included in acquisi-
tion innovation efforts and the outcomes of such pro-
grams or activities. 
(8) Recommendations, as necessary, to enhance 
acquisition innovation in the Department. 
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Union Calendar No. 28 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1365 
[Report No. 115–48] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
require certain acquisition innovation, and for 
other purposes. 
MARCH 20, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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