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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1634 
To strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology 
at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. HURD of Texas, 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. WALKER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, and Mr. 
RATCLIFFE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To strengthen accountability for deployment of border secu-
rity technology at the Department of Homeland Security, 
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 ‘‘Border Security Tech-
nology Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
BORDER 
SECURITY 
TECHNOLOGY 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 434. BORDER SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 
MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) PLANNING DOCUMENTATION.—Each border se-
curity technology acquisition program of the Department 
with a significant lifecycle cost estimate shall— 
‘‘(1) have written documentation demonstrating 
that each such program has an acquisition program 
baseline approved by the relevant acquisition deci-
sion authority; and 
‘‘(2) demonstrate that each such program is 
meeting agreed-upon cost, schedule, and perform-
ance thresholds, in compliance with the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation. 
‘‘(b) ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS.—The Under Sec-
retary for Management, in coordination with the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall en-
sure border security technology acquisition program man-
agers who are responsible for carrying out this section ad-
here to relevant internal control standards identified by 
the Comptroller General of the United States. The Com-
missioner shall provide information, as needed, to assist 
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the Under Secretary in monitoring proper program man-
agement of border security technology acquisition pro-
grams under this section. 
‘‘(c) PLAN.—The Under Secretary for Management, 
in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for testing and evalua-
tion, as well as the use of independent verification and 
validation resources, for border security technology so that 
new border security technologies are evaluated through a 
series of assessments, processes, and audits to ensure the 
effectiveness of taxpayer dollars.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 433 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 434. Border security technology program management.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act. This Act and such amendments shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
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