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(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. 839. Multiyear acquisition strategy.’’. 
(c) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 
OF MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY.— 
(1) REVIEW.—After submission of the first 
multiyear acquisition strategy in accordance with 
section 839 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as added by subsection (a), after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of such plan 
within 180 days to analyze the viability of such 
plan’s effectiveness in the following: 
(A) Complying with the requirements of 
such section 839. 
(B) Establishing clear connections between 
Department of Homeland Security objectives 
and acquisition priorities. 
(C) Demonstrating that Department acqui-
sition policy reflects program management best 
practices and standards. 
(D) Ensuring competition or the option of 
competition for major acquisition programs. 
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(E) Considering potential cost savings 
through using already-existing technologies 
when developing acquisition program require-
ments. 
(F) Preventing duplication within Depart-
ment acquisition workforce training require-
ments through leveraging already-existing train-
ing within the Federal Government, academic 
community, or private industry. 
(G) Providing incentives for acquisition 
program managers to reduce acquisition and 
procurement costs through the use of best prac-
tices and disciplined program management. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘acquisition’’, 
‘‘best practices’’, and ‘‘major acquisition programs’’ 
have the meaning given such terms in section 830 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
section 201. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the completion of the review required by subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
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the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a re-
port on the review. Such report shall be submitted 
in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 233. ACQUISITION REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 840. ACQUISITION REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE ACQUISITION STATUS RE-
PORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the same time as the 
President’s budget is submitted for a fiscal year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Under Secretary for Management shall 
submit to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees an annual comprehensive acquisition status 
report. The report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The information required under the 
heading ‘Office of the Under Secretary for 
Management’ under title I of division D of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–74) (as required under the Depart-
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ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2013 (Public Law 113–6)). 
‘‘(B) A listing of programs that have been 
canceled, modified, paused, or referred to the 
Under Secretary for Management or Deputy 
Secretary for additional oversight or action by 
the Board, Department Office of Inspector 
General, or the Comptroller General. 
‘‘(C) A listing of established Executive 
Steering Committees, which provide governance 
of a program or related set of programs and 
lower-tiered oversight, and support between ac-
quisition decision events and component re-
views, including the mission and membership 
for each. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
FOR
MAJOR
ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS.—For each major acquisition program, 
the report shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A narrative description, including 
current gaps and shortfalls, the capabilities to 
be fielded, and the number of planned incre-
ments or units. 
‘‘(B) Acquisition Review Board (or other 
board designated to review the acquisition) sta-
tus of each acquisition, including the current 
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acquisition phase, the date of the last review, 
and a listing of the required documents that 
have been reviewed with the dates reviewed or 
approved. 
‘‘(C) The most current, approved acquisi-
tion program baseline (including project sched-
ules and events). 
‘‘(D) A comparison of the original acquisi-
tion program baseline, the current acquisition 
program baseline, and the current estimate. 
‘‘(E) Whether or not an independent 
verification and validation has been imple-
mented, with an explanation for the decision 
and a summary of any findings. 
‘‘(F) A rating of cost risk, schedule risk, 
and technical risk associated with the program 
(including narrative descriptions and mitigation 
actions). 
‘‘(G) Contract status (including earned 
value management data as applicable). 
‘‘(H) A life cycle cost of the acquisition, 
and time basis for the estimate. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—The Under Secretary shall 
submit quarterly updates to such report not later 
than 45 days after the completion of each quarter. 
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