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‘‘(7) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(8) The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers. 
‘‘(e) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary determines 
that compliance with paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is 
impractical, the Secretary shall, not later than 15 days 
after making such determination, submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate an explanation relating to 
such determination and specifics regarding what percent-
age of covered items will be procured by small business 
concerns. 
‘‘(f) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to the 
purchase of covered items by the Department to be used 
by the Department for training purposes. 
‘‘(g) COVERED ITEM DESCRIBED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered item’ refers to any of the following with 
respect to a Department frontline operational component: 
‘‘(1) Body armor components intended to pro-
vide ballistic protection for an individual, consisting 
of one or more of the following: 
‘‘(A) Soft ballistic panels. 
‘‘(B) Hard ballistic plates. 
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‘‘(C) Concealed armor carriers worn under 
a uniform. 
‘‘(D) External armor carriers worn over a 
uniform. 
‘‘(2) Helmets that provide ballistic protection 
and other head protection and components. 
‘‘(3) Protective eyewear. 
‘‘(4) Rain gear, cold weather gear, other envi-
ronmental and flame-resistant clothing. 
‘‘(5) Footwear. 
‘‘(6) Uniforms. 
‘‘(7) Bags and packs. 
‘‘(8) Holsters and tactical pouches. 
‘‘(9) Patches, insignia, and embellishments. 
‘‘(10) Respiratory protective masks. 
‘‘(11) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nu-
clear protective gear. 
‘‘(12) Hearing protection equipment. 
‘‘(13) Any other critical safety item as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section applies with 
respect to a contract entered into by the Department or 
any of its frontline operational components on or after Oc-
tober 1, 2020. 
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‘‘(i) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary should endeavor to ensure that 
the majority of covered items for a frontline operational 
component procured by the Department are manufactured 
in the United States by entities that qualify as small busi-
ness concerns.’’. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a study of the adequacy of allowances provided to 
employees of Department of Homeland Security frontline 
operational components (as such term is described in sec-
tion 836 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by subsection (a)). Such study shall be informed by a De-
partment-wide survey of employees from across the De-
partment who receive uniform allowances that seeks to as-
certain what, if any, improvements could be made to the 
current uniform allowances and what, if any, impacts cur-
rent allowances have had on employee morale and reten-
tion. Such study shall also consider increasing by 25 per-
cent, at minimum, the uniform allowance for first year em-
ployees and by 50 percent, at minimum, the annual allow-
ance for all other employees. 
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(c) 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. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security inter-
ests.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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