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Union Calendar No. 86 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4363 
[Report No. 117–121] 
To establish a daily public reporting requirement for covered contract awards 
of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2021 
Mrs. HARSHBARGER (for herself and Mrs. LURIA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KATKO and Ms. SLOTKIN 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 6, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To establish a daily public reporting requirement for covered 
contract awards of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Contract Report-
ing Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DAILY PUBLIC REPORT OF COVERED CONTRACT 
AWARDS. 
(a) DAILY REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall post, 
maintain, and update in accordance with paragraph 
(2), on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment, a daily report of all covered contract awards. 
Each reported covered contract award shall include 
information relating to— 
(A) the contract number, modification num-
ber, or delivery order number; 
(B) the contract type; 
(C) the amount obligated for such award; 
(D) the total contract value for such award, 
including all options; 
(E) the description of the purpose for such 
award; 
(F) the number of proposals or bids re-
ceived; 
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(G) the name and address of the vendor, 
and whether such vendor is considered a small 
business; 
(H) the period and each place of perform-
ance for such award; 
(I) whether such award is multiyear; 
(J) whether such award requires a small 
business subcontracting plan; and 
(K) the contracting office and the point of 
contact for such office. 
(2) UPDATE.—Updates referred to in paragraph 
(1) shall occur not later than two business days after 
the date on which the covered contract is authorized 
or modified. 
(3) SUBSCRIBING TO ALERTS.—The website re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall provide the option to 
subscribe to an automatic notification of the publica-
tion of each report required under such paragraph. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section. 
(b) UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION OR DEFINI-
TIZED AMOUNT.—If a covered contract award reported pur-
suant to subsection (a) includes an undefinitized contract 
action, the Secretary shall— 
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(1) report the estimated total contract value for 
such award and the amount obligated upon award; 
and 
(2) once such award is definitized, update the 
total contract value and amount obligated. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall not include covered contract awards relat-
ing to classified products, programs, or services. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
CONTRACT
AWARD.—The term 
‘‘covered contract award’’— 
(A) means a contract action of the Depart-
ment with the total authorized dollar amount of 
$4,000,000 or greater, including unexercised op-
tions; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) contract awards governed by the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
(ii) modifications to a contract award 
that increase the total value, expand the 
scope of work, or extend the period of per-
formance; 
(iii) orders placed on a multiple award 
or multiple-agency contract that includes 
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delivery or quantity terms that are indefi-
nite; 
(iv) other transaction authority agree-
ments; and 
(v) contract awards made with other 
than full and open competition. 
(2) DEFINITIZED AMOUNT.—The term ‘‘defini-
tized amount’’ means the final amount of a covered 
contract award after agreement between the Depart-
ment and the contractor at issue. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(5) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ means an entity that qualifies as a small busi-
ness concern, as such term is described under section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
(6) TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE.—The term ‘‘total 
contract value’’ means the total amount of funds ex-
pected to be provided to the contractor at issue under 
the terms of the contract through the full period of 
performance. 
(7) UNDEFINITIZED
CONTRACT
ACTION.—The 
term ‘‘undefinitized contract action’’ means any con-
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tract action for which the contract terms, specifica-
tions, or price is not established prior to the start of 
the performance of a covered contract award. 
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Union Calendar No. 86 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4363 
[Report No. 117–121] 
A BILL 
To establish a daily public reporting requirement 
for covered contract awards of the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
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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