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‘‘(A) improve the recruitment, hiring, 
training, and retention of Department acquisi-
tion workforce personnel, including contracting 
officer’s representatives, in order to retain high-
ly qualified individuals who have experience in 
the acquisition life cycle, complex procurements, 
and management of large programs; 
‘‘(B) empower program managers to have 
the authority to manage their programs in an 
accountable and transparent manner as such 
managers work with the acquisition workforce; 
‘‘(C) prevent duplication within Depart-
ment acquisition workforce training and certifi-
cation requirements through leveraging already- 
existing training within the Federal Govern-
ment, academic community, or private industry; 
‘‘(D) achieve integration and consistency 
with Government-wide training and accredita-
tion standards, acquisition training tools, and 
training facilities; 
‘‘(E) designate the acquisition positions 
that will be necessary to support the Depart-
ment acquisition requirements, including in the 
fields of— 
‘‘(i) program management; 
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‘‘(ii) systems engineering; 
‘‘(iii) procurement, including con-
tracting; 
‘‘(iv) test and evaluation; 
‘‘(v) life cycle logistics; 
‘‘(vi) cost estimating and program fi-
nancial management; and 
‘‘(vii) additional disciplines appro-
priate to Department mission needs; 
‘‘(F) strengthen the performance of con-
tracting officers’ representatives (as defined in 
subpart 1.602–2 and subpart 2.101 of the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation), including by— 
‘‘(i) assessing the extent to which 
such representatives are certified and re-
ceive training that is appropriate; 
‘‘(ii) assessing what training is most 
effective with respect to the type and com-
plexity of assignment; and 
‘‘(iii) implementing actions to improve 
training based on such assessments; and 
‘‘(G) identify ways to increase training for 
relevant investigators and auditors of the De-
partment to examine fraud in major acquisition 
programs, including identifying opportunities to 
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leverage existing Government and private sector 
resources in coordination with the Inspector 
General of the Department. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 131 of title 
41, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) BEST PRACTICES.—The term ‘best prac-
tices’, with respect to acquisition, means— 
‘‘(A) a knowledge-based approach to capa-
bility development that includes identifying and 
validating needs; 
‘‘(B) assessing alternatives to select the 
most appropriate solution; 
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‘‘(C) clearly establishing well-defined re-
quirements; 
‘‘(D) developing realistic cost assessments 
and schedules; 
‘‘(E) securing stable funding that matches 
resources to requirements; 
‘‘(F) demonstrating technology, design, 
and manufacturing maturity; 
‘‘(G) using milestones and exit criteria or 
specific 
accomplishments 
that 
demonstrate 
progress; 
‘‘(H) adopting and executing standardized 
processes with known success across programs; 
‘‘(I) establishing an adequate workforce 
that is qualified and sufficient to perform nec-
essary functions; and 
‘‘(J) integrating into the mission and busi-
ness operations of the Department of Homeland 
Security the capabilities described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (I). 
‘‘(4) COMPONENT ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.— 
The term ‘Component Acquisition Executive’ means 
the senior acquisition official within a component 
who is designated in writing by the Under Secretary 
for Management, in consultation with the component 
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head, with authority and responsibility for leading a 
process and staff to provide acquisition and program 
management oversight, policy, and guidance to en-
sure that statutory, regulatory, and higher level pol-
icy requirements are fulfilled, including compliance 
with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion, and Department acquisition management direc-
tives established by the Under Secretary for Man-
agement. 
‘‘(5) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major acquisition program’ means a Department 
acquisition program that is estimated by the Sec-
retary to require an eventual total expenditure of at 
least $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2017 con-
stant dollars) over its life cycle cost.’’. 
(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 
835 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 836. Multiyear acquisition strategy.’’. 
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 
OF MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY. 
(a) REVIEW.—After submission of the first multiyear 
acquisition strategy in accordance with section 836 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by section 2 
of this Act) after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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