(2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the completion of the review required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide the 
results of the review to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate. 
(3) ACTION
PLAN.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional homeland 
security committees an action plan, including correc-
tive steps and an estimated date of completion, to 
address areas of duplication, fragmentation, and 
overlap and opportunities for cost savings and rev-
enue enhancement, as identified by the Government 
Accountability Office based on the annual report of 
the Government Accountability Office entitled ‘‘Ad-
ditional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, 
Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Finan-
cial Benefits’’. 
SEC. 109. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. 
(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 new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 710. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department a 
Chief Procurement Officer, who shall serve as a senior 
business advisor to agency officials on procurement-re-
lated matters and report directly to the Under Secretary 
for Management. The Chief Procurement Officer is the 
senior procurement executive for purposes of subsection 
(c) of section 1702 of title 41, United States Code, and 
shall perform procurement functions as specified in such 
subsection. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Procurement 
Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) delegate or retain contracting authority, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(2) issue procurement policies and oversee the 
heads of contracting activity of the Department to 
ensure compliance with those policies; 
‘‘(3) serve as the main liaison of the Depart-
ment to industry on procurement-related issues; 
‘‘(4) account for the integrity, performance, and 
oversight of Department procurement and con-
tracting functions; 
‘‘(5) ensure that procurement contracting strat-
egies and plans are consistent with the intent and 
direction of the Acquisition Review Board; 
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‘‘(6) oversee a centralized acquisition workforce 
certification and training program using, as appro-
priate, existing best practices and acquisition train-
ing opportunities from the Federal Government, pri-
vate sector, or universities and colleges to include 
training on how best to identify actions that warrant 
referrals for suspension or debarment; 
‘‘(7) provide input on the periodic performance 
reviews of each head of contracting activity of the 
Department; 
‘‘(8) collect baseline data and use such data to 
establish performance measures on the impact of 
strategic sourcing initiatives on the private sector, 
including small businesses; 
‘‘(9) establish and implement policies and pro-
cedures 
to 
effectively 
monitor 
and 
manage 
vulnerabilities in the supply chain for all Depart-
ment purchases; 
‘‘(10) ensure that a fair proportion of the value 
of Federal contracts and subcontracts are awarded 
to small businesses (in accordance with the procure-
ment contract goals under section 15(g) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g))), maximize oppor-
tunities for small business participation in such con-
tracts, and ensure, to the extent practicable, small 
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businesses that achieve qualified vendor status for 
security-related technologies are provided an oppor-
tunity to compete for contracts for such technology; 
‘‘(11) conduct oversight of implementation of 
administrative agreements to resolve suspension or 
debarment proceedings and, upon request, provide 
information to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate about the effectiveness of such agree-
ments at improving contractor responsibility; and 
‘‘(12) carry out any other procurement duties 
that the Under Secretary for Management may des-
ignate. 
‘‘(c) HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY DEFINED.— 
In this section the term ‘head of contracting activity’ 
means an official responsible for the creation, manage-
ment, and oversight of a team of procurement profes-
sionals properly trained, certified, and warranted to ac-
complish the acquisition of products and services on behalf 
of the designated components, offices, and organizations 
of the Department, and as authorized, other government 
entities.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
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end of the items relating to title VII the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 710. Chief Procurement Officer.’’. 
SEC. 110. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 711. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department a 
Chief Security Officer, who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Security Officer 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement the security poli-
cies, programs, and standards of the Department; 
‘‘(2) identify training and provide education to 
Department personnel on security-related matters; 
and 
‘‘(3) provide support to Department compo-
nents on security-related matters.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to title VII the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 711. Chief Security Officer.’’. 
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SEC. 111. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—The heads of offices and compo-
nents of the Department of Homeland Security shall 
promptly advise the Inspector General of the Department 
of all allegations of misconduct with respect to which the 
Inspector General has investigative authority under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978. The Inspector General 
may waive the notification requirement under this sub-
section with respect to any category or subset of allega-
tions of misconduct. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as affecting the authority of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection (a) of 
section 8I of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App. 8I). 
SEC. 112. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ROTATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 414(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subsections (a) through (e), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for employees of the De-
partment’’ and inserting ‘‘for certain personnel 
within the Department’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re-
spectively, and adjusting the margins accord-
ingly; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 
so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) seek to foster greater departmental inte-
gration and unity of effort; 
‘‘(2) seek to help enhance the knowledge, skills, 
and abilities of participating personnel with respect 
to the programs, policies, and activities of the De-
partment;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘middle and senior level’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 
by inserting before ‘‘invigorate’’ the following: 
‘‘seek to improve morale and retention through-
out the Department and’’; 
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(5) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking clause (iii); and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iv) through (viii) as subparagraphs 
(A) through (G), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins accordingly; 
(6) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), as 
redesignated by paragraph (2), as subsections (e) 
and (f), respectively; 
(7) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—In carrying out 
the Rotation Program the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) before selecting employees for participation 
in the Rotation Program, disseminate information 
broadly within the Department about the availability 
of the Rotation Program, qualifications for partici-
pation in the Rotation Program, including full-time 
employment within the employing component or of-
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fice not less than one year, and the general provi-
sions of the Rotation Program; 
‘‘(2) require as a condition of participation in 
the Rotation Program that an employee— 
‘‘(A) is nominated by the head of the com-
ponent or office employing the employee; and 
‘‘(B) is selected by the Secretary, or the 
Secretary’s designee, solely on the basis of rel-
ative ability, knowledge, and skills, after fair 
and open competition that assures that all can-
didates receive equal opportunity; 
‘‘(3) ensure that each employee participating in 
the Rotation Program shall be entitled to return, 
within a reasonable period of time after the end of 
the period of participation, to the position held by 
the employee, or a corresponding or higher position, 
in the component or office that employed the em-
ployee prior to the participation of the employee in 
the Rotation Program; 
‘‘(4) require that the rights that would be avail-
able to the employee if the employee were detailed 
from the employing component or office to another 
Federal agency or office remain available to the em-
ployee during the employee participation in the Ro-
tation Program; and 
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‘‘(5) require that, during the period of partici-
pation by an employee in the Rotation Program, per-
formance evaluations for the employee— 
‘‘(A) shall be conducted by officials in the 
office or component employing the employee 
with input from the supervisors of the employee 
at the component or office in which the em-
ployee is placed during that period; and 
‘‘(B) shall be provided the same weight 
with respect to promotions and other rewards 
as performance evaluations for service in the of-
fice or component employing the employee.’’; 
and 
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) INTELLIGENCE ROTATIONAL ASSIGNMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an Intelligence Rotational Assignment Pro-
gram as part of the Rotation Program under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Chief Human 
Capital Officer, in conjunction with the Chief Intel-
ligence Officer, shall administer the Intelligence Ro-
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tational Assignment Program established pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—The Intelligence Rotational 
Assignment Program established pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall be open to employees serving in ex-
isting analyst positions within the Department’s In-
telligence Enterprise and other Department employ-
ees as determined appropriate by the Chief Human 
Capital Officer and the Chief Intelligence Officer. 
‘‘(4) 
COORDINATION.—The 
responsibilities 
specified in subsection (c)(2) that apply to the Rota-
tion Program under such subsection shall, as appli-
cable, also apply to the Intelligence Rotational As-
signment Program under this subsection.’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
AND
OVER-
SIGHT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate information about the status of the Homeland Security 
Rotation Program authorized by section 844 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section. 
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SEC. 113. FUTURE YEARS HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 874 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 454) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘YEAR’’ 
and inserting ‘‘YEARS’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the budget of the President is submitted 
to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives (referred to in this section as 
the ‘appropriate committees’) a Future Years Homeland 
Security Program that covers the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted and the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’; 
and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) PROJECTION OF ACQUISITION ESTIMATES.—On 
and after February 1, 2018, each Future Years Homeland 
Security Program shall project— 
‘‘(1) acquisition estimates for the fiscal year for 
which the budget is submitted and the four suc-
ceeding fiscal years, with specified estimates for each 
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fiscal year, for all major acquisitions by the Depart-
ment and each component of the Department; and 
‘‘(2) estimated annual deployment schedules for 
all physical asset major acquisitions over the five-fis-
cal-year period described in paragraph (1) and the 
full operating capability for all information tech-
nology major acquisitions. 
‘‘(d) SENSITIVE AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary may include with each Future Years Home-
land Security Program a classified or other appropriately 
controlled document containing any information required 
to be submitted under this section that is restricted from 
public disclosure in accordance with Federal law or any 
Executive order. 
‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUB-
LIC.—The Secretary shall make available to the public in 
electronic form the information required to be submitted 
to the appropriate committees under this section, other 
than information described in subsection (d).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by striking 
the item relating to section 874 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘874. Future Years Homeland Security Program.’’. 
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SEC. 114. FIELD EFFICIENCIES PLAN. 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a field efficiencies plan that— 
(A) examines the facilities and administra-
tive and logistics functions of components of the 
Department of Homeland Security located with-
in designated geographic areas; and 
(B) provides specific recommendations and 
an associated cost-benefit analysis for the con-
solidation of the facilities and administrative 
and logistics functions of components of the De-
partment within each designated geographic 
area. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The field efficiencies plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An accounting of leases held by the 
Department or its components that have ex-
pired in the current fiscal year or will be expir-
ing in the next fiscal year, that have begun or 
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been renewed in the current fiscal year, or that 
the Department or its components plan to sign 
or renew in the next fiscal year. 
(B) For each designated geographic area— 
(i) an evaluation of specific facilities 
at which components, or operational enti-
ties of components, of the Department may 
be closed or consolidated, including consid-
eration of when leases expire or facilities 
owned by the government become available; 
(ii) an evaluation of potential consoli-
dation with facilities of other Federal, 
State, or local entities, including— 
(I) offices; 
(II) warehouses; 
(III) training centers; 
(IV) housing; 
(V) ports, shore facilities, and 
airfields; 
(VI) laboratories; and 
(VII) other assets as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
(iii) an evaluation of the potential for 
the consolidation of administrative and lo-
gistics functions, including— 
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(I) facility maintenance; 
(II) fleet vehicle services; 
(III) mail handling and shipping 
and receiving; 
(IV) facility security; 
(V) procurement of goods and 
services; 
(VI) information technology and 
telecommunications services and sup-
port; and 
(VII) additional ways to improve 
unity of effort and cost savings for 
field operations and related support 
activities as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(C) An implementation plan, including— 
(i) near-term actions that can co-lo-
cate, consolidate, or dispose of property 
within 24 months; 
(ii) identifying long-term occupancy 
agreements or leases that cannot be 
changed without a significant cost to the 
Government; and 
(iii) how the Department can ensure 
it has the capacity, in both personnel and 
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funds, needed to cover up-front costs to 
achieve consolidation and efficiencies. 
(D) An accounting of any consolidation of 
the real estate footprint of the Department or 
any component of the Department, including 
the co-location of personnel from different com-
ponents, offices, and agencies within the De-
partment. 
SEC. 115. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION RE-
GARDING REPROGRAMMING OR TRANSFER 
OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO OPERATIONAL 
SURGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 712. ANNUAL SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF INFOR-
MATION ON REPROGRAMMING OR TRANS-
FERS OF FUNDS TO RESPOND TO OPER-
ATIONAL SURGES. 
‘‘For each fiscal year until fiscal year 2023, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
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ernmental Affairs of the Senate, together with the annual 
budget request for the Department, information on— 
‘‘(1) any circumstance during the year covered 
by the report in which the Secretary exercised the 
authority to reprogram or transfer funds to address 
unforeseen costs, including costs associated with 
operational surges; and 
‘‘(2) any circumstance in which any limitation 
on the transfer or reprogramming of funds affected 
the ability of the Secretary to address such unfore-
seen costs.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to title VII the following 
new item: 
‘‘712. Annual submittal to Congress of information on reprogramming or trans-
fers of funds to respond to operational surges.’’. 
SEC. 116. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON COST SAVINGS AND 
EFFICIENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, acting through the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Management, shall submit to the 
congressional homeland security committees a report that 
includes each of the following: 
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(1) A detailed accounting of the management 
and administrative expenditures and activities of 
each component of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity 
and 
identifies 
potential 
cost 
savings, 
avoidances, and efficiencies for those expenditures 
and activities. 
(2) An examination of major physical assets of 
the Department, as defined by the Secretary; 
(3) A review of the size, experience level, and 
geographic distribution of the operational personnel 
of the Department. 
(4) Recommendations for adjustments in the 
management and administration of the Department 
that would reduce deficiencies in the capabilities of 
the Department, reduce costs, and enhance effi-
ciencies. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 117. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND CBRNE OR-
GANIZATIONAL REVIEW. 
(a) DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall assess the organization and manage-
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ment of the Department of Homeland Security’s re-
search and development activities, and shall develop 
and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a pro-
posed organizational structure for the management 
of such research and development activities. 
(2) 
ORGANIZATIONAL
JUSTIFICATION.—The 
proposed organizational structure for the manage-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security’s re-
search and development activities included in the as-
sessment required under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
(A) A discussion of the methodology for 
determining such proposed organizational struc-
ture. 
(B) A comprehensive inventory of research 
and development activities of the Department, 
and the proposed location of each activity under 
such proposed organizational structure. 
(C) Information relating to how such pro-
posed organizational structure will facilitate and 
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promote enhanced coordination and better col-
laboration between the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology of the Department and 
the offices and components of the Department. 
(D) Information relating to how such pro-
posed organizational structure will support the 
development of research and development prior-
ities and capabilities across the Department. 
(E) A discussion of the resulting cost sav-
ings and efficiencies from such proposed organi-
zational structure. 
(F) Recommendations for any necessary 
statutory changes. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CHEM-
ICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND EX-
PLOSIVES ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall assess the organization and manage-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security’s 
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explo-
sives activities, and shall develop and submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
not later than six months after the date of the en-
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actment of this Act, a proposed organizational struc-
ture to ensure enhanced coordination and provide 
strengthened chemical, biological, radiological, nu-
clear, and explosives capabilities in support of home-
land security. 
(2) 
ORGANIZATIONAL
JUSTIFICATION.—The 
proposed organizational structure for the manage-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security’s 
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explo-
sives activities included in the assessment required 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A discussion of the methodology for 
determining such proposed organizational struc-
ture. 
(B) A comprehensive inventory of chem-
ical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explo-
sives activities of the Department, and the pro-
posed location of each activity under such pro-
posed organizational structure. 
(C) Information relating to how such pro-
posed organizational structure will enhance the 
development of chemical, biological, radiological, 
nuclear, and explosives priorities and capabili-
ties across the Department. 
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(D) A discussion of the resulting cost sav-
ings and efficiencies from such proposed organi-
zational structure. 
(E) Recommendations for any necessary 
statutory changes. 
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUI-
SITION 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
before section 831 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 830. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘acquisition’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 131 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘acquisition decision authority’ 
means the authority, held by the Secretary acting 
through the Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary 
for Management to— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with Federal law, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and De-
partment acquisition management directives; 
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‘‘(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program 
through the life cycle of such program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers have the resources necessary to success-
fully execute an approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) ensure good acquisition program 
management of cost, schedule, risk, and system 
performance of the acquisition program at 
issue, including assessing acquisition program 
baseline breaches and directing any corrective 
action for such breaches; and 
‘‘(E) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, sched-
ule, and performance against established base-
lines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisi-
tion program at all phases of the life cycle of 
such program to avoid and mitigate acquisition 
program baseline breaches. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘acquisition decision event’ 
means, with respect to an acquisition program, a 
predetermined point within each of the acquisition 
phases at which the acquisition decision authority 
determines whether such acquisition program shall 
proceed to the next acquisition phase. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘acquisition decision memo-
randum’ means, with respect to an acquisition, the 
official acquisition decision event record that in-
cludes a documented record of decisions, exit cri-
teria, and assigned actions for such acquisition, as 
determined by the person exercising acquisition deci-
sion authority for such acquisition. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘acquisition program’ means the 
process by which the Department acquires, with any 
appropriated amounts, by contract for purchase or 
lease, property or services (including construction) 
that support the missions and goals of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘acquisition program baseline’, 
with respect to an acquisition program, means a 
summary of the cost, schedule, and performance pa-
rameters, expressed in standard, measurable, quan-
titative terms, which must be met in order to accom-
plish the goals of such program. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘best practices’, with respect to 
acquisition, means a knowledge-based approach to 
capability development that includes— 
‘‘(A) 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 the capabilities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (I) into the De-
partment’s mission and business operations. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘breach’, with respect to a major 
acquisition program, means a failure to meet any 
cost, schedule, or performance threshold specified in 
the most recently approved acquisition program 
baseline. 
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‘‘(9) The term ‘congressional homeland security 
committees’ 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 of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(10) The term ‘Component Acquisition Execu-
tive’ means the senior acquisition official within a 
component who is designated in writing by the 
Under Secretary for Management, in consultation 
with the component head, with authority and re-
sponsibility for leading a process and staff to provide 
acquisition and program management oversight, pol-
icy, and guidance to ensure that statutory, regu-
latory, and higher level policy requirements are ful-
filled, including compliance with Federal law, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department ac-
quisition management directives established by the 
Under Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(11) The term ‘major acquisition program’ 
means a Department acquisition program that is es-
timated by the Secretary to require an eventual total 
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expenditure of at least $300,000,000 (based on fis-
cal year 2017 constant dollars) over its life cycle 
cost.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting 
before the item relating to section 831 the following new 
item: 
‘‘830. Definitions.’’. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Authorities 
SEC. 211. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR UNDER SEC-
RETARY FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and ac-
quisition management’’ after ‘‘procurement’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ACQUISITION
AND
RELATED
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a) of section 1702 of title 41, United States Code, 
the Under Secretary for Management is the Chief 
Acquisition Officer of the Department. As Chief Ac-
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quisition Officer, the Under Secretary shall have the 
authorities and perform the functions specified in 
subsection (b) of such section and shall perform all 
other functions and responsibilities delegated by the 
Secretary or described in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.—In 
addition to the authorities and functions specified in 
section 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the 
functions and responsibilities of the Under Secretary 
for Management related to acquisition include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Advising the Secretary regarding ac-
quisition management activities, taking into ac-
count risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, 
or performance parameters, to ensure that the 
Department achieves its mission through the 
adoption of widely accepted program manage-
ment best practices and standards and, where 
appropriate, acquisition innovation best prac-
tices. 
‘‘(B) Leading the acquisition oversight 
body of the Department, the Acquisition Review 
Board, and exercising the acquisition decision 
authority to approve, pause, modify (including 
the rescission of approvals of program mile-
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stones), or cancel major acquisition programs, 
unless the Under Secretary delegates such au-
thority to a Component Acquisition Executive 
pursuant to paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) Establishing policies for acquisition 
that implement an approach that takes into ac-
count risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, 
or performance parameters that all components 
of the Department shall comply with, including 
outlining relevant authorities for program man-
agers to effectively manage acquisition pro-
grams. 
‘‘(D) Ensuring that each major acquisition 
program has a Department-approved acquisi-
tion program baseline, pursuant to the Depart-
ment’s acquisition management policy. 
‘‘(E) Ensuring that the heads of compo-
nents and Component Acquisition Executives 
comply with Federal law, the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulation, and Department acquisition 
management directives. 
‘‘(F) Ensuring that grants and financial 
assistance are provided only to individuals and 
organizations that are not suspended or 
debarred. 
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‘‘(G) Distributing guidance throughout the 
Department to ensure that contractors involved 
in acquisitions, particularly contractors that ac-
cess the Department’s information systems and 
technologies, adhere to relevant Department 
policies related to physical and information se-
curity as identified by the Under Secretary for 
Management. 
‘‘(H) Overseeing the Component Acquisi-
tion Executive organizational structure to en-
sure Component Acquisition Executives have 
sufficient capabilities and comply with Depart-
ment acquisition policies. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION
OF
ACQUISITION
DECISION 
AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) LEVEL 3 ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 
Secretary for Management may delegate acqui-
sition decision authority in writing to the rel-
evant Component Acquisition Executive for an 
acquisition program that has a life cycle cost 
estimate of less than $300,000,000. 
‘‘(B) LEVEL 2 ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 
Secretary for Management may delegate acqui-
sition decision authority in writing to the rel-
evant Component Acquisition Executive for a 
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major acquisition program that has a life cycle 
cost estimate of at least $300,000,000 but not 
more than $1,000,000,000 if all of the following 
requirements are met: 
‘‘(i) The component concerned pos-
sesses working policies, processes, and pro-
cedures that are consistent with Depart-
ment-level acquisition policy. 
‘‘(ii) The Component Acquisition Ex-
ecutive concerned has adequate, experi-
enced, and dedicated professional employ-
ees with program management training, as 
applicable, commensurate with the size of 
the acquisition programs and related ac-
tivities delegated to such Component Ac-
quisition Executive by the Under Secretary 
for Management. 
‘‘(iii) Each major acquisition program 
concerned 
has 
written 
documentation 
showing that it has a Department-ap-
proved acquisition program baseline and it 
is meeting agreed-upon cost, schedule, and 
performance thresholds. 
‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP
TO
UNDER
SECRETARY 
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall diminish the authority granted to 
the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology under this Act. The Under Secretary for 
Management and the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall cooperate in mat-
ters related to the coordination of acquisitions 
across the Department so that investments of 
the Directorate of Science and Technology are 
able to support current and future requirements 
of the components of the Department. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION.—The Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure, in coordination with rel-
evant component heads, that major acqui-
sition programs— 
‘‘(I) complete operational testing 
and evaluation of technologies and 
systems; 
‘‘(II) use independent verification 
and validation of operational test and 
evaluation implementation and re-
sults; and 
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‘‘(III) document whether such 
programs meet all performance re-
quirements included in their acquisi-
tion program baselines; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that such operational 
testing and evaluation includes all system 
components and incorporates operators 
into the testing to ensure that systems per-
form as intended in the appropriate oper-
ational setting; and 
‘‘(iii) determine if testing conducted 
by other Federal agencies and private enti-
ties is relevant and sufficient in deter-
mining whether systems perform as in-
tended in the operational setting. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘acquisition’, ‘best practices’, ‘acquisition deci-
sion authority’, ‘major acquisition program’, ‘acqui-
sition program baseline’, and ‘Component Acquisi-
tion Executive’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 830.’’. 
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SEC. 212. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF FINAN-
CIAL OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
Paragraph (2) of section 702(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 342(b)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) Oversee the costs of acquisition pro-
grams and related activities to ensure that ac-
tual and planned costs are in accordance with 
budget estimates and are affordable, or can be 
adequately funded, over the life cycle of such 
programs and activities.’’. 
SEC. 213. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFORMA-
TION OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 343) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) 
ACQUISITION
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Notwith-
standing section 11315 of title 40, United States Code, 
the acquisition responsibilities of the Chief Information 
Officer, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Man-
agement, shall include the following: 
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‘‘(1) Oversee the management of the Homeland 
Security Enterprise Architecture and ensure that, 
before each acquisition decision event (as such term 
is defined in section 830), approved information 
technology acquisitions comply with departmental in-
formation technology management processes, tech-
nical requirements, and the Homeland Security En-
terprise Architecture, and in any case in which infor-
mation technology acquisitions do not comply with 
the Department’s management directives, make rec-
ommendations to the Acquisition Review Board re-
garding such noncompliance. 
‘‘(2) Be responsible for providing recommenda-
tions to the Acquisition Review Board regarding in-
formation technology programs, and be responsible 
for developing information technology acquisition 
strategic guidance.’’. 
SEC. 214. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR PROGRAM AC-
COUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 713. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR PROGRAM AC-
COUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is in the 
Management Directorate of the Department an office to 
be known as ‘Program Accountability and Risk Manage-
ment’. The purpose of the office is to— 
‘‘(1) provide consistent accountability, stand-
ardization, and transparency of major acquisition 
programs of the Department; and 
‘‘(2) serve as the central oversight function for 
all Department acquisition programs. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—The Program Accountability and Risk Management 
shall be led by an Executive Director to oversee the re-
quirement under subsection (a). The Executive Director 
shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment, and shall carry out the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitor regularly the performance of De-
partment acquisition programs between acquisition 
decision events to identify problems with cost, per-
formance, or schedule that components may need to 
address to prevent cost overruns, performance 
issues, or schedule delays. 
‘‘(2) Assist the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment in managing the acquisition programs and re-
lated activities of the Department. 
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‘‘(3) Conduct oversight of individual acquisition 
programs to implement Department acquisition pro-
gram policy, procedures, and guidance with a pri-
ority on ensuring the data the office collects and 
maintains from Department components is accurate 
and reliable. 
‘‘(4) Serve as the focal point and coordinator 
for the acquisition life cycle review process and as 
the executive secretariat for the Acquisition Review 
Board. 
‘‘(5) Advise the persons having acquisition deci-
sion authority in making acquisition decisions con-
sistent with all applicable laws and in establishing 
clear lines of authority, accountability, and responsi-
bility for acquisition decision making within the De-
partment. 
‘‘(6) Engage in the strategic planning and per-
formance evaluation process required under section 
306 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 
1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, and 9703 of title 31, 
United States Code, by supporting the Chief Pro-
curement Officer in developing strategies and spe-
cific plans for hiring, training, and professional de-
velopment in order to rectify any deficiency within 
the Department’s acquisition workforce. 
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‘‘(7) Develop standardized certification stand-
ards in consultation with the Component Acquisition 
Executives for all acquisition program managers. 
‘‘(8) In the event that a certification or action 
of an acquisition program manager needs review for 
purposes of promotion or removal, provide input, in 
consultation with the relevant Component Acquisi-
tion Executive, into the performance evaluation of 
the relevant acquisition program manager and report 
positive or negative experiences to the relevant certi-
fying authority. 
‘‘(9) Provide technical support and assistance 
to Department acquisitions and acquisition per-
sonnel in conjunction with the Chief Procurement 
Officer. 
‘‘(10) Prepare the Comprehensive Acquisition 
Status Report for the Department, as required by 
title I of division D of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113), and make 
such report available to the congressional homeland 
security committees. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
COMPONENTS.—Each 
head of a component shall comply with Federal law, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisi-
tion management directives established by the Under Sec-
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retary for Management. For each major acquisition pro-
gram, each head of a component shall— 
‘‘(1) define baseline requirements and document 
changes to such requirements, as appropriate; 
‘‘(2) establish a complete life cycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation, including an acquisi-
tion program baseline; 
‘‘(3) verify each life cycle cost estimate against 
independent cost estimates, and reconcile any dif-
ferences; 
‘‘(4) complete a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(5) develop and maintain a schedule that is 
consistent with scheduling best practices as identi-
fied by the Comptroller General of the United 
States, including, in appropriate cases, an integrated 
master schedule; and 
‘‘(6) ensure that all acquisition program infor-
mation provided by the component is complete, accu-
rate, timely, and valid. 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COM-
MITTEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘congres-
sional homeland security committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate. 
‘‘SEC. 714. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each major acquisition pro-
gram, the Executive Director responsible for the prepara-
tion of the Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report, pur-
suant to paragraph (11) of section 710(b), shall require 
certain acquisition documentation to be submitted by De-
partment components or offices. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment for submission under subsection (a) for a program 
for a fiscal year if either— 
‘‘(1) the program has not— 
‘‘(A) entered the full rate production phase 
in the acquisition life cycle; 
‘‘(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 defined by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget. 
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‘‘(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 submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate information on the exercise of authority under sub-
section (b) in the prior fiscal year that includes the fol-
lowing specific information regarding each program for 
which a waiver is issued 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 annual 
acquisition budget attributed to that program, as 
available. 
‘‘(4) Information on the significance of the pro-
gram with respect to the component’s operations and 
execution of its mission.’’. 
(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 
709 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 713. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk Man-
agement. 
‘‘Sec. 714. Acquisition documentation.’’. 
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