measurable, achievable, at an acceptable risk level, 
and match the resources planned to be available. 
‘‘(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 iden-
tify common mission requirements and cross-
cutting opportunities among Components to har-
monize investments and requirements and pre-
vent 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 analyses, 
giving particular attention to factors such as cost, 
schedule, risk, performance, and operational efficiency 
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. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:40 May 06, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00031
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4228.RH
H4228
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(g) BEST PRACTICES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘best practices’ has the meaning provided in section 
4(b) of the DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency 
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 effectiveness 
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 section 837 of such 
Act (as added by section 202) in improving the Depart-
ment’s acquisition management process. 
(b) SCOPE OF REPORT.—The review shall include the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the De-
partment in increasing program management over-
sight, best practices and standards, and discipline 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:40 May 06, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00032
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4228.RH
H4228
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
among the Components of the Department, including 
in working together and in preventing overlap and 
duplication. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the De-
partment in instilling program management dis-
cipline. 
(3) A statement of how regularly each major ac-
quisition program is reviewed by the Board, how 
often the Board stops major acquisition programs 
from moving forward in the phases of the acquisition 
life cycle process, and the number of major acquisi-
tion programs that have been halted because of prob-
lems with operational effectiveness, schedule delays, or 
cost overruns. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees a report on the review required by this section not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 204. EXCLUDED PARTY LIST SYSTEM WAIVERS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide no-
tification to the congressional homeland security committees 
within five days after the issuance of a waiver by the Sec-
retary of Federal requirements that an agency not engage 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:40 May 06, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00033
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4228.RH
H4228
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
in business with a contractor in the Excluded Party List 
System (or successor system) as maintained by the General 
Services Administration and an explanation for a finding 
by the Secretary that a compelling reason exists for this 
action. 
SEC. 205. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF SUSPEN-
SION AND DEBARMENT. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security— 
(1) may audit decisions about grant and pro-
curement awards to identify instances where a con-
tract or grant was improperly awarded to a sus-
pended or debarred entity and whether corrective ac-
tions were taken to prevent recurrence; and 
(2) shall review the suspension and debarment 
program throughout the Department of Homeland Se-
curity to assess whether suspension and debarment 
criteria are consistently applied throughout the De-
partment and whether disparities exist in the appli-
cation of such criteria, particularly with respect to 
business size and categories. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:40 May 06, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00034
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4228.RH
H4228
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
TITLE 
III—ACQUISITION 
PRO-
GRAM 
MANAGEMENT 
AC-
COUNTABILITY AND TRANS-
PARENCY 
SEC. 301. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAM BREACH. 
(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. 838. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAM BREACH. 
‘‘(a) BREACH DEFINED.—The term ‘breach’, with re-
spect to a major acquisition program, means a failure to 
meet any cost, schedule, or performance parameter specified 
in the acquisition program baseline. 
‘‘(b) 
REQUIREMENTS
WITHIN
DEPARTMENT
IF 
BREACH OCCURS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
NOTIFICATION
OF
POTENTIAL 
BREACH.—If a major acquisition program has a 
potential for a future breach, as determined by 
the program manager for that program, the pro-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:40 May 06, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00035
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4228.RH
H4228
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS