SEC. 304. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 
OF MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—After submission to Congress 
of the first multiyear acquisition strategy (pursuant to sec-
tion 839 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002) after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a review of the plan with-
in 180 days to analyze the viability of the plan’s effective-
ness in the following: 
(1) Complying with the requirements in section 
839 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
by section 302 of this Act. 
(2) Establishing clear connections between De-
partment objectives and acquisition priorities. 
(3) Demonstrating that Department acquisition 
policy reflects program management best practices 
and standards. 
(4) Ensuring competition or the option of com-
petition for major acquisition programs. 
(5) Considering potential cost savings through 
using already-existing technologies when developing 
acquisition program requirements. 
(6) Preventing duplication within Department 
acquisition workforce training requirements through 
leveraging already-existing training within the Fed-
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eral Government, academic community, or private in-
dustry. 
(7) Providing incentives for program managers 
to reduce acquisition and procurement costs through 
the use of best practices and disciplined program 
management. 
(8) Assessing the feasibility of conducting a pilot 
program to establish a Homeland Security Acquisi-
tion Workforce Development Fund. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees a report on the review required by this section. The 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 305. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—No later than 2 years fol-
lowing the submission of the report submitted by the Comp-
troller General of the United States as required by section 
304, the Department’s Inspector General shall conduct a re-
view of whether the Department has complied with the 
multiyear acquisition strategy (pursuant to section 839 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002) and adhered to the 
strategies set forth in the plan. The review shall also con-
sider whether the Department has complied with the re-
quirements to provide the Acquisition Review Board with 
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a capability development plan for each major acquisition 
program. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Inspector General shall 
submit to the congressional homeland security committees 
a report of the review required by this section. The report 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
classified annex. 
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Union Calendar No. 324 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4228 
[Report No. 113–436] 
A BILL 
To require the Department of Homeland Security 
to improve discipline, accountability, and trans-
parency in acquisition program management. 
MAY 6, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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