I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2825 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements 
in the laws administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2017 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make 
certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 
2017’’ or the ‘‘DHS Authorization Act of 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Prohibition on additional authorization of appropriations. 
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Sec. 3. Definition of congressional homeland security committees. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
HEADQUARTERS 
Sec. 101. Homeland security enterprise defined. 
Sec. 102. Functions and components of Headquarters of Department of Home-
land Security. 
Sec. 103. Repeal of Director of Shared Services and Office of Counternarcotics 
Enforcement of Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 104. Responsibilities and functions of Chief Privacy Officer. 
Sec. 105. Responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer. 
Sec. 106. Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 107. Quadrennial Homeland Security review. 
Sec. 108. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 
Sec. 109. Chief Procurement Officer. 
Sec. 110. Chief Security Officer. 
Sec. 111. Office of Inspector General. 
Sec. 112. Department of Homeland Security Rotation Program. 
Sec. 113. Future Years Homeland Security Program. 
Sec. 114. Field efficiencies plan. 
Sec. 115. Submission to Congress of information regarding reprogramming or 
transfer of Department of Homeland Security resources to re-
spond to operational surges. 
Sec. 116. Report to Congress on cost savings and efficiency. 
Sec. 117. Research and development and CBRNE organizational review. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Authorities 
Sec. 211. Acquisition authorities for Under Secretary for Management of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 212. Acquisition authorities for Chief Financial Officer of the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 213. Acquisition authorities for Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 214. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk Manage-
ment. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Program Management Discipline 
Sec. 221. Acquisition Review Board. 
Sec. 222. Requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. 
Sec. 223. Government Accountability Office review of Board and of require-
ments to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. 
Sec. 224. Excluded party list system waivers. 
Sec. 225. Inspector General oversight of suspension and debarment. 
Subtitle C—Acquisition Program Management Accountability and 
Transparency 
Sec. 231. Congressional notification for major acquisition programs. 
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Sec. 232. Multiyear Acquisition Strategy. 
Sec. 233. Acquisition reports. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act. This Act and such amendments shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECU-
RITY COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional homeland secu-
rity committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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. 
TITLE 
I—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY HEAD-
QUARTERS 
SEC. 101. HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE DEFINED. 
Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(20) as paragraphs (10) through (21), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (9): 
‘‘(9) The term ‘homeland security enterprise’ 
means any relevant governmental or nongovern-
mental entity involved in homeland security, includ-
ing a Federal, State, or local government official, 
private sector representative, academic, or other pol-
icy expert.’’. 
SEC. 
102. 
FUNCTIONS 
AND 
COMPONENTS 
OF 
HEAD-
QUARTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘through the Office of State and 
Local Coordination (established under section 
801)’’ and inserting ‘‘through the Office of 
Partnership and Engagement’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
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(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) entering into agreements with governments 
of other countries, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, and international nongovernmental organi-
zations in order to achieve the missions of the De-
partment.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) HEADQUARTERS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPONENTS.—There is in the Depart-
ment a Headquarters. The Department Head-
quarters shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Office of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The Office of the Deputy Secretary. 
‘‘(C) The Executive Secretary. 
‘‘(D) The Management Directorate, includ-
ing the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. 
‘‘(E) The Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans. 
‘‘(F) The Office of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(G) The Office of the Chief Privacy Offi-
cer. 
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‘‘(H) The Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations Coordina-
tion. 
‘‘(J) The Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis. 
‘‘(K) The Office of Legislative Affairs. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(M) The Office of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(N) The Office of the Citizenship and Im-
migration Services Ombudsman. 
‘‘(2) 
FUNCTIONS.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the appropriate official of the Headquarters, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) establish an overall strategy to suc-
cessfully further the mission of the Department; 
‘‘(B) establish initiatives that improve De-
partment-wide operational performance; 
‘‘(C) establish mechanisms to— 
‘‘(i) ensure that components of the 
Department comply with Department poli-
cies and fully implement the strategies and 
initiatives of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) require the head of each compo-
nent of the Department and component 
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chief officers to comply with such policies 
and implement such strategies and initia-
tives; 
‘‘(D) establish annual operational and 
management objectives to evaluate the perform-
ance of the Department; 
‘‘(E) ensure that the Department success-
fully meets operational and management per-
formance objectives through conducting over-
sight of component agencies; 
‘‘(F) ensure that the strategies, priorities, 
investments, and workforce of Department com-
ponents align with Department objectives; 
‘‘(G) establish and implement policies re-
lated to Department ethics and compliance 
standards; 
‘‘(H) manage and encourage shared serv-
ices across Department components; 
‘‘(I) lead and coordinate interaction with 
Congress and other external organizations; and 
‘‘(J) carry out other such functions as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate.’’. 
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SEC. 103. REPEAL OF DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERVICES AND 
OFFICE OF COUNTERNARCOTICS ENFORCE-
MENT OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECU-
RITY. 
(a) ABOLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The position of Director of 
Shared Services of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity is abolished. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking 
section 475 (6 U.S.C. 295). 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 475. 
(b) ABOLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF COUNTER-
NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The Office of Counter-
narcotics Enforcement is abolished. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Home-
land Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) of section 
843(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 413(b)(1)), by striking 
‘‘by—’’ and all that follows through the end of 
that subparagraph and inserting ‘‘by the Sec-
retary; and’’; and 
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(B) by striking section 878 (6 U.S.C. 
112). 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 878. 
SEC. 104. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF CHIEF 
PRIVACY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘to be the Chief Pri-
vacy Officer of the Department,’’ after ‘‘in 
the Department,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to the Secretary, to 
assume’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Secretary. 
Such official shall have’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(6) developing guidance to assist components 
of the Department in developing privacy policies and 
practices; 
‘‘(7) establishing a mechanism to ensure such 
components are in compliance with Federal, regu-
latory, statutory, and Department privacy require-
ments, mandates, directives, and policies; 
‘‘(8) working with the Chief Information Officer 
of the Department to identify methods for managing 
and overseeing the records, management policies, 
and procedures of the Department; 
‘‘(9) working with components and offices of 
the Department to ensure that information sharing 
activities incorporate privacy protections; 
‘‘(10) serving as the Chief FOIA Officer of the 
Department for purposes of subsection (j) of section 
552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known 
as the Freedom of Information Act), to manage and 
process requests related to such section; 
‘‘(11) developing guidance on procedures to be 
followed by individuals making requests for informa-
tion under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(12) overseeing the management and proc-
essing of requests for information under section 552 
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of title 5, United States Code, within Department 
Headquarters and relevant Department component 
offices; 
‘‘(13) identifying and eliminating unnecessary 
and duplicative actions taken by the Department in 
the course of processing requests for information 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(14) preparing an annual report to Congress 
that includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of the activities of the 
Department that affect privacy during the fiscal 
year covered by the report, including complaints 
of privacy violations, implementation of section 
552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly 
known as the Privacy Act of 1974), internal 
controls, and other matters; and 
‘‘(B) the number of new technology pro-
grams implemented in the Department during 
the fiscal year covered by the report, the num-
ber of such programs that the Chief Privacy Of-
ficer has evaluated to ensure that privacy pro-
tections are considered and implemented, the 
number of such programs that effectively imple-
mented privacy protections into new technology 
programs, and an explanation of why any new 
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programs did not effectively implement privacy 
protections; and 
‘‘(15) carrying out such other responsibilities as 
the Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent 
with this section.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) REASSIGNMENT
OF
FUNCTIONS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (a)(10), the Secretary may reassign 
the functions related to managing and processing requests 
for information under section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code, to another officer within the Department, consistent 
with requirements of that section.’’. 
SEC. 105. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFI-
CER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 342) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Financial Offi-
cer, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment and the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis, as appropriate, shall— 
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‘‘(1) oversee Department budget formulation 
and execution; 
‘‘(2) lead and provide guidance on performance- 
based budgeting practices for the Department to en-
sure that the Department and its components are 
meeting missions and goals; 
‘‘(3) lead cost-estimating practices for the De-
partment, including the development of policies on 
cost estimating and approval of life cycle cost esti-
mates; 
‘‘(4) coordinate with the Office of Strategy, 
Policy, and Plans to ensure that the development of 
the budget for the Department is compatible with 
the long-term strategic plans, priorities, and policies 
of the Secretary; 
‘‘(5) develop financial management policy for 
the Department and oversee the implementation of 
such policy, including the establishment of effective 
internal controls over financial reporting systems 
and processes throughout the Department; 
‘‘(6) provide guidance for and over financial 
system modernization efforts throughout the Depart-
ment; 
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‘‘(7) lead the efforts of the Department related 
to financial oversight, including identifying ways to 
streamline and standardize business processes; 
‘‘(8) oversee the costs of acquisition programs 
and related activities to ensure that actual and 
planned costs are in accordance with budget esti-
mates and are affordable, or can be adequately fund-
ed, over the life cycle of such programs and activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(9) fully implement a common accounting 
structure to be used across the entire Department 
by fiscal year 2020.’’. 
SEC. 106. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 703 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 343) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In addition to the functions 
under section 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States 
Code, the Chief Information Officer shall perform 
the functions set forth in this section and such other 
functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to performing 
the functions under section 3506 of title 44, United States 
Code, the Chief Information Officer shall serve as the lead 
technical authority for information technology programs 
of the Department and Department components and, in 
consultation with the Under Secretary for Management, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) advise and assist the Secretary, heads of 
the components of the Department, and other senior 
officers in carrying out the responsibilities of the 
Department for all activities relating to the budgets, 
programs, security, and operations of the informa-
tion technology functions of the Department; 
‘‘(2) to the extent delegated by the Secretary, 
exercise leadership and authority over Department 
information technology management and establish 
the information technology priorities, policies, proc-
esses, standards, guidelines, and procedures of the 
Department to ensure interoperability and standard-
ization of information technology; 
‘‘(3) maintain a consolidated inventory of the 
mission critical and mission essential information 
systems of the Department, and develop and main-
tain contingency plans for responding to a disrup-
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tion in the operation of any of those information sys-
tems; 
‘‘(4) maintain the security, visibility, reliability, 
integrity, and availability of data and information 
technology of the Department; 
‘‘(5) establish and implement policies and pro-
cedures 
to 
effectively 
monitor 
and 
manage 
vulnerabilities in the supply chain for purchases of 
information technology, in consultation with the 
Chief Procurement Officer of the Department; 
‘‘(6) review contracts and interagency agree-
ments associated with major information technology 
investments and information technology investments 
that have had cost, schedule, or performance chal-
lenges in the past; 
‘‘(7) assess the risk of all major information 
technology investments and publically report the risk 
rating to the Office of Management and Budget; and 
‘‘(8) carry out any other responsibilities dele-
gated by the Secretary consistent with an effective 
information system management function. 
‘‘(c) STRATEGIC PLANS.—In coordination with the 
Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer 
shall develop an information technology strategic plan 
every five years and report to the Committee on Homeland 
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