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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4398 
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 
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. 
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’’. 
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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; 
‘‘(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; 
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$28,450,000, of which $574,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which $4,950,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That
up to $1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g)
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as
offsetting receipts: Provided further, That there may be
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training, for reports publication and
dissemination, and for expenses incurred in performance of
hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the
pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a
pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107,
and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $33,000,000, of which
$3,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30,
2000; and of which $30,000,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $14,839,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of these
amounts, $1,500,000 shall be available for grants to States
‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 
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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. 
‘‘(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 
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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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IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4398 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
for requirements relating to documentation for major 
acquisition programs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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; 
‘‘(C) verification of the lifecycle cost esti-
mate against independent cost estimates, and 
reconciliation of any differences; 
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5338: Provided, That amounts made available under
section 6005 of Public Law 102–240 shall be subject
to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways
and highway safety construction programs under the
head ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ in this Act.
(c) During the period August 2 through September 30,
1998, the aggregate amount which may be obligated by all
States shall not exceed 2.5 percent of the aggregate amount
of funds apportioned or allocated to all States—
(1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, Unit-
ed States Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law
102–240, and
(2) for highway assistance projects under section
103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, which would
not be obligated in fiscal year 1998 if the total
amount of the obligation limitation provided for such
fiscal year in this Act were utilized.
(d) Paragraph (c) shall not apply to any State which
on or after August 1, 1998, has the amount distributed to
such State under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1998 reduced
under paragraph (c)(2).
SEC. 311. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(C) had a system configuration defined 
fully; or 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(d) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘major acquisition program’ means 
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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.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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SEC. 110. HAND-HELD GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM DE-
VICES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that each United States Border Patrol agent is issued a 
state-of-the-art hand-held global positioning system device 
for navigational purposes. 
SEC. 111. NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that sufficient quantities of state-of-the-art night vision 
equipment are procured and maintained to enable each 
United States Border Patrol agent working during the 
hours of darkness to be equipped with a portable night 
vision device. 
SEC. 112. BORDER ARMOR. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that every United States Border Patrol agent is issued 
high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate 
and risks faced by the individual officer. Each officer shall 
be allowed to select from among a variety of approved 
brands and styles. Officers shall be strongly encouraged, 
but not mandated, to wear such body armor whenever 
practicable. All body armor shall be replaced at least every 
five years. 
SEC. 113. WEAPONS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that United States Border Patrol agents are equipped 
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Union Calendar No. 324 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4398 
[Report No. 114–425] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
provide for requirements relating to documenta-
tion for major acquisition programs, and for 
other purposes. 
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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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4399 
To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide 
for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in 
civil proceedings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIMES, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MICHELLE 
LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 
SWALWELL
of California, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TSONGAS, and Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, 
and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of 
gun trace information in civil proceedings. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Access to Jus-
tice for Victims of Gun Violence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE PROTEC-
TION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT. 
Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful 
Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901–7903) are re-
pealed. 
SEC. 3. DISCOVERABILITY AND ADMISSIBILITY OF GUN 
TRACE 
INFORMATION 
IN 
CIVIL 
PRO-
CEEDINGS. 
The contents of the Firearms Trace System database 
maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall not be 
immune from legal process, shall be subject to subpoena 
or other discovery, shall be admissible as evidence, and 
may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and 
testimony or other evidence may be permitted based on 
the data, on the same basis as other information, in a civil 
action in any State (including the District of Columbia) 
or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 439 
To suspend foreign assistance to certain countries related to unlawful 
migration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2015 
Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, 
Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. RICE of 
South Carolina, and Mr. CLAWSON of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To suspend foreign assistance to certain countries related 
to unlawful migration. 
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 ‘‘Illegal Entry Account-
ability Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The border between the United States and 
Mexico is not secure on either side, thereby allowing 
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hundreds of thousands of individuals annually to 
enter the United States illegally. 
(2) The majority of the individuals illegally 
crossing the United States-Mexico border are from 
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. 
(3) Today, tens of thousands of unaccompanied 
alien children are crossing the United States-Mexico 
border sparking a humanitarian crisis and endan-
gering thousands of children. 
(4) The Department of Homeland Security is 
spending millions of Americans’ tax dollars to proc-
ess and provide housing and healthcare services to 
unaccompanied alien children. 
(5) The countries previously listed have failed 
to secure their borders and have failed to adopt and 
enforce policies that discourage illegal immigration 
into the United States. 
SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall immediately suspend all United 
States foreign assistance to the countries of Mexico, Hon-
duras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Such assistance may 
be reinstated only if Congress determines that Mexico, 
Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador have taken suffi-
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4400 
To expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to 
encourage treatments for Zika virus. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To expand the tropical disease product priority review 
voucher program to encourage treatments for Zika virus. 
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 ‘‘Adding Zika Virus to 
the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING TROPICAL DISEASE PRODUCT PRI-
ORITY REVIEW VOUCHER PROGRAM TO EN-
COURAGE TREATMENTS FOR ZIKA VIRUS. 
Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360n) is amended— 
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cient action to mitigate unlawful United States-Mexico 
border crossings by their respective citizens. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall annually 
submit to Congress a report documenting the measures 
taken by Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador 
to mitigate unlawful entry into the United States by its 
citizens. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Foreign assistance distributed 
under the International Narcotic Control Law Enforce-
ment program shall not be considered under subsection 
(a). 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (R) as sub-
paragraph (S); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (Q) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(R) Zika virus.’’. 
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the Federal Transit Administration’s formula grants ac-
count.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $2,000,000,000 in fiscal
year 1998 for grants under the contract authority in 49
U.S.C. 5338(b): Provided, That there shall be available
for fixed guideway modernization, $800,000,000; there
shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and
purchase of buses and related equipment and the con-
struction of bus-related facilities, $400,000,000; and there
shall
be
available
for
new
fixed
guideway
systems
$800,000,000, to be available as follows:
$44,600,000
for
the
Atlanta-North
Springs
project (subject to authorization);
$46,300,000
for
the
Boston
Piers
MOS–2
project (subject to authorization);
$2,300,000
for
the
Canton-Akron-Cleveland
commuter rail project (subject to authorization);
$1,000,000 for the Charlotte South corridor
transitway project (subject to authorization);
(A) develop a filing, coding, and cross-in-
dexing system to carry out the purposes of this
section (which shall include an index of all per-
sons identified in the reports, registrations, and
other information comprising the clearing-
house);
(B) notwithstanding any other provision of
law, make copies of registrations, reports, and
other information comprising the clearinghouse
available for public inspection and copying, be-
ginning not later than 30 days after the infor-
mation is first available to the public, and per-
mit copying of any such registration, report, or
other information by hand or by copying ma-
chine or, at the request of any person, furnish
a copy of any such registration, report, or other
information upon payment of the cost of mak-
ing and furnishing such copy, except that no in-
formation contained in such registration or re-
port and no such other information shall be
sold or used by any person for the purpose of
soliciting contributions or for any profit-making
purpose; and
(C) not later than 150 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act and at any time