quarters and relevant Department component of-
fices; 
‘‘(8) identify and eliminate unnecessary and du-
plicative actions taken by the Department in the 
course of processing requests for information under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(9) carry out such other responsibilities as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent 
with this section.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) REASSIGNMENT
OF
FUNCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary 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 sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 104. OFFICE OF POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating section 601 as section 890B, 
and transferring that section to appear immediately 
after section 890A; and 
(2) striking the heading for title VI and insert-
ing the following: 
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‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY AND 
PLANNING 
‘‘SEC. 601. OFFICE OF POLICY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There shall be in 
the Department an Office of Policy. The Office of Policy 
shall be headed by an Under Secretary for Policy, who 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of Policy 
is to lead, conduct, and coordinate Departmentwide policy, 
strategic planning, and relationships with organizations or 
persons that are not part of the Department. 
‘‘(c) COMPONENTS OF OFFICE.—The Office of Policy 
shall include the following components: 
‘‘(1) The Office of Partnership and Engage-
ment under section 602. 
‘‘(2) The Office of International Affairs under 
section 603. 
‘‘(3) The Office of Policy Implementation under 
section 604. 
‘‘(4) The Office of Strategy and Planning under 
section 605. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE
UNDER
SEC-
RETARY.—Subject to the direction and control of the Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary for Policy shall— 
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‘‘(1) serve as the principal policy advisor to the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with the Under Secretary for 
Management and the General Counsel of the De-
partment to ensure that development of the Depart-
ment’s budget is compatible with the priorities, stra-
tegic plans, and policies established by the Sec-
retary, including those priorities identified through 
the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review required 
under section 707; 
‘‘(3) incorporate relevant feedback from, and 
oversee and coordinate relationships with, organiza-
tions and other persons that are not part of the De-
partment to ensure effective communication of out-
side stakeholders’ perspectives to components of the 
Department; 
‘‘(4) establish a process to ensure that organi-
zations and other persons that are not part of the 
Department can communicate with Department 
components without compromising adherence by the 
officials of such components to the Department’s 
ethics and policies; 
‘‘(5) manage and coordinate the Department’s 
international engagement activities; 
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‘‘(6) advise, inform, and assist the Secretary on 
the impact of the Department’s policy, processes, 
and actions on State, local, tribal, and territorial 
governments; 
‘‘(7) oversee the Department’s engagement and 
development of partnerships with nonprofit organiza-
tions and academic institutions; 
‘‘(8) administer the Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council and make studies available to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on an 
annual basis; and 
‘‘(9) carry out such other responsibilities as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent 
with this section. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION
BY
DEPARTMENT
COMPO-
NENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure consistency with 
the Secretary’s policy priorities, the head of each 
component of the Department shall coordinate with 
the Office of Policy, as appropriate, in establishing 
new policies or strategic planning guidance. 
‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(A) 
FOREIGN
NEGOTIATIONS.—Each 
component of the Department shall coordinate 
with the Under Secretary for Policy plans and 
efforts of the component before pursuing nego-
tiations with foreign governments, to ensure 
consistency with the Department’s policy prior-
ities. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL 
BY SENIOR OFFICERS.—Each component of the 
Department shall notify the Under Secretary 
for Policy of the international travel of senior 
officers of the Department. 
‘‘(f) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary 
shall assign to the Office of Policy permanent staff and, 
as appropriate and consistent with sections 506(c)(2), 
821, and 888(d), other appropriate personnel detailed 
from other components of the Department to carry out 
the responsibilities under this section. 
‘‘SEC. 602. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of 
Policy an Office of Partnership and Engagement. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
an Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement 
to serve as the head of the Office. 
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‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary 
for Partnership and Engagement shall— 
‘‘(1) lead the coordination of Departmentwide 
policies relating to the role of State and local law en-
forcement in preventing, preparing for, protecting 
against, and responding to natural disasters, acts of 
terrorism, and other man-made disasters within the 
United States; 
‘‘(2) serve as a liaison between State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies and the Department, 
including through consultation with such agencies 
regarding Department programs that may impact 
such agencies; 
‘‘(3) coordinate with the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis to certify the intelligence and informa-
tion sharing requirements of State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies are being addressed; 
‘‘(4) work with the Administrator to ensure 
that law enforcement and terrorism-focused grants 
to State, local, and tribal government agencies, in-
cluding grants under sections 2003 and 2004, the 
Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program, 
and other grants administered by the Department to 
support fusion centers and law enforcement-oriented 
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programs, are appropriately focused on terrorism 
prevention activities; 
‘‘(5) coordinate with the Science and Tech-
nology Directorate, the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, the Department of Justice, the Na-
tional Institute of Justice, law enforcement organiza-
tions, and other appropriate entities to support the 
development, promulgation, and updating, as nec-
essary, of national voluntary consensus standards 
for training and personal protective equipment to be 
used in a tactical environment by law enforcement 
officers; 
‘‘(6) create and foster strategic communications 
with the private sector to enhance the primary mis-
sion of the Department to protect the American 
homeland; 
‘‘(7) advise the Secretary on the impact of the 
Department’s policies, regulations, processes, and 
actions on the private sector; 
‘‘(8) interface with other relevant Federal agen-
cies with homeland security missions to assess the 
impact of these agencies’ actions on the private sec-
tor; 
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‘‘(9) create and manage private sector advisory 
councils composed of representatives of industries 
and associations designated by the Secretary to— 
‘‘(A) advise the Secretary on private sector 
products, applications, and solutions as they re-
late to homeland security challenges; 
‘‘(B) advise the Secretary on homeland se-
curity policies, regulations, processes, and ac-
tions that affect the participating industries 
and associations; and 
‘‘(C) advise the Secretary on private sector 
preparedness issues, including effective methods 
for— 
‘‘(i) promoting voluntary preparedness 
standards to the private sector; and 
‘‘(ii) assisting the private sector in 
adopting voluntary preparedness stand-
ards; 
‘‘(10) promote existing public-private partner-
ships and developing new public-private partnerships 
to provide for collaboration and mutual support to 
address homeland security challenges; 
‘‘(11) assist in the development and promotion 
of private sector best practices to secure critical in-
frastructure; 
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‘‘(12) provide information to the private sector 
regarding voluntary preparedness standards and the 
business justification for preparedness and pro-
moting to the private sector the adoption of vol-
untary preparedness standards; 
‘‘(13) coordinate industry efforts, with respect 
to functions of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, to identify private sector resources and capabili-
ties that could be effective in supplementing Federal, 
State, and local government agency efforts to pre-
vent or respond to a terrorist attack; 
‘‘(14) coordinate with the Commissioner of Cus-
toms and Border Protection and the appropriate 
senior official of the Department of Commerce on 
issues related to the travel and tourism industries; 
‘‘(15) coordinate the activities of the Depart-
ment relating to State and local government; 
‘‘(16) assess, and advocate for, the resources 
needed by State and local governments to implement 
the national strategy for combating terrorism; 
‘‘(17) provide State and local governments with 
regular information, research, and technical support 
to assist local efforts at securing the homeland; 
‘‘(18) develop a process for receiving meaning-
ful input from State and local governments to assist 
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the development of the national strategy for com-
bating terrorism and other homeland security activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(19) perform such other functions as are es-
tablished by law or delegated to such Assistant Sec-
retary by the Under Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘SEC. 603. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of 
Policy an Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs to serve 
as the head of the Office and as the chief diplomatic offi-
cer of the Department. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate international functions 
within the Department, including functions car-
ried out by the components of the Department, 
in consultation with other Federal officials with 
responsibility for counterterrorism and home-
land security matters; 
‘‘(B) advise, inform, and assist the Sec-
retary, in consultation with overseas Depart-
ment personnel, on strategies, foreign policy 
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matters, and the Department’s international 
programs; 
‘‘(C) develop, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Management, guidance for 
selecting, assigning, training, and monitoring 
overseas deployments of Department personnel, 
including 
minimum 
standards 
for 
predeployment training; 
‘‘(D) develop and update, in coordination 
with all components of the Department engaged 
in international activities, a strategic plan for 
the international activities of the Department, 
establish a process for managing its implemen-
tation, and monitor the ability of the Depart-
ment’s components to comply with such a proc-
ess; 
‘‘(E) develop and distribute guidance on 
Department policy priorities for overseas func-
tions to personnel deployed overseas, that, at a 
minimum, sets forth the regional and national 
priorities being advanced by their deployment; 
‘‘(F) maintain awareness regarding the 
international travel of senior officers of the De-
partment and their intent to pursue negotia-
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tions with foreign government officials, and re-
view resulting draft agreements; 
‘‘(G) develop, in consultation with the com-
ponents of the Department, including, as appro-
priate, with the Under Secretary for the Science 
and Technology Directorate, programs to sup-
port the overseas programs conducted by the 
Department, including training, technical as-
sistance, and equipment to ensure that Depart-
ment personnel deployed abroad have proper re-
sources and receive adequate and timely sup-
port; 
‘‘(H) conduct the exchange of homeland 
security information, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary of the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis, and best practices relating to 
homeland security with foreign nations that, in 
the determination of the Secretary, reciprocate 
the sharing of such information in a substan-
tially similar manner; 
‘‘(I) submit information to the Under Sec-
retary for Policy for oversight purposes, includ-
ing preparation of the quadrennial homeland se-
curity review and on the status of overseas ac-
tivities, including training and technical assist-
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ance and information exchange activities and 
the Department’s resources dedicated to these 
activities; 
‘‘(J) promote, when appropriate, and over-
see the exchange of education, training, and in-
formation with nations friendly to the United 
States in order to share best practices relating 
to homeland security; and 
‘‘(K) perform such other functions as are 
established by law or delegated by the Under 
Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) 
INVENTORY
OF
ASSETS
DEPLOYED 
ABROAD.—For each fiscal year, the Assistant Sec-
retary for International Affairs, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary for Management, shall provide 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate with the annual budget request for the De-
partment, an annual accounting of all assets of the 
Department, including personnel, deployed outside 
the United States on behalf of the Department. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.—This subsection does not 
apply to international activities related to the protec-
tive mission of the United States Secret Service, or 
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to the Coast Guard when operating under the direct 
authority of the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of the Navy. 
‘‘SEC. 604. OFFICE OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of 
Policy an Office of Policy Implementation. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
a Director of the Office of Policy Implementation to serve 
as the head of the Office. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office 
of Policy Implementation shall lead, conduct, coordinate, 
and provide overall direction and supervision of Depart-
mentwide policy development for the programs, offices, 
and activities of the Department, in consultation with rel-
evant officials of the Department, to ensure quality, con-
sistency, and integration across the Department, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘SEC. 605. OFFICE OF STRATEGY AND PLANNING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of 
Policy of the Department an Office of Strategy and Plan-
ning. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
a Director of the Office of Strategy and Planning who 
shall serve as the head of the Office. 
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‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office 
of Strategy and Planning shall— 
‘‘(1) lead and conduct long-term Department-
wide strategic planning, including the Quadrennial 
Homeland Security Review and planning guidance 
for the Department, and translate the Department’s 
statutory responsibilities, strategic plans, and long- 
term goals into risk-based policies and procedures 
that improve operational effectiveness; and 
‘‘(2) develop strategies to address unconven-
tional threats to the homeland.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking the items relating to title VI and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY AND PLANNING 
‘‘Sec. 601. Office of Policy. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Office of Partnership and Engagement. 
‘‘Sec. 603. Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘Sec. 604. Office of Policy Implementation. 
‘‘Sec. 605. Office of Strategy and Planning.’’. 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 889, and inserting after the item relating sec-
tion 890A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890B. Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces 
of the United States and other governmental organizations.’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR POL-
ICY; CONTINUATION
OF SERVICE
OF ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.— 
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(1) TIME
OF
APPOINTMENT.—The President 
may appoint an Under Secretary for Policy under 
section 601 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as amended by this Act, only on or after January 
20, 2017. 
(2) HEAD
OF
OFFICE
PENDING
APPOINT-
MENT.—The individual serving as the Assistant Sec-
retary for Policy of the Department of Homeland 
Security on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
or their successor, may continue to serve as an As-
sistant Secretary and as the head of the Office of 
Policy established by such section, until the date on 
which the Under Secretary for Policy is appointed 
under such section in accordance with paragraph 
(1). 
(d) APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; ABOLISHMENT OF EXISTING 
OFFICE.— 
(1) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may appoint an Assistant Sec-
retary for International Affairs under section 602 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
this Act, only on or after January 20, 2017. 
(2) HEAD
OF
OFFICE
PENDING
APPOINT-
MENT.—The individual serving as the Assistant Sec-
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retary for International Affairs of the Department of 
Homeland Security on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, or their successor, may continue to serve 
as a Deputy Assistant Secretary and as the head of 
the Office of International Affairs established by 
such section, until the date the Under Secretary for 
Policy is appointed under such section in accordance 
with paragraph (1). 
(3) ABOLISHMENT OF EXISTING OFFICE..— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Office of Inter-
national Affairs within the Office of the Sec-
retary is abolished. 
(B) TRANSFER
OF
ASSETS
AND
PER-
SONNEL.—The assets and personnel associated 
with such Office are transferred to the head of 
the Office of International Affairs provided for 
by section 603 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as amended by this Act. 
(C) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Sub-
section 879 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 459), and the item relating to 
such section in section 1(b) of such Act, are re-
pealed. 
(e) ABOLISHMENT
OF OFFICE
FOR STATE
AND 
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office for State and 
Local Law Enforcement of the Department of 
Homeland Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNCTIONS, ASSETS, AND 
PERSONNEL.—The functions authorized to be per-
formed by such office immediately before the enact-
ment of this Act, and the assets and personnel asso-
ciated with such functions, are transferred to the 
head of the Office of Partnership and Engagement 
provided for by section 602 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) 
of section 2006 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 607) is repealed. 
(f) ABOLISHMENT
OF OFFICE
FOR STATE
AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office for State and 
Local Government Coordination of the Department 
of Homeland Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by such 
office immediately before the enactment of this Act, 
and the assets and personnel associated with such 
functions, are transferred to the head of Office of 
Partnership and Engagement provided for by section 
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602 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 801 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
631), and the item relating to that section in the 
table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are re-
pealed. 
(g) ABOLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE 
SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Assistant to the 
Secretary authorized by section 102(f) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as in effect immediately 
before the enactment of this Act (6 U.S.C. 112(f)), 
is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.— 
The functions authorized to be performed by such 
Special Assistant to the Secretary immediately be-
fore the enactment of this Act, and the assets and 
personnel associated with such functions, are trans-
ferred to the head of the Office of Partnership and 
Engagement provided for by section 602 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this 
Act. 
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(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 102(f) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
112(f)) is repealed. 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AS-
SISTANT SECRETARIES.—Section 103(a) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(I) and redesignating subparagraph (J) as subpara-
graph (I); and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.— 
‘‘(A) ADVICE
AND
CONSENT
APPOINT-
MENTS.—The Department shall have the fol-
lowing Assistant Secretaries appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary, Trans-
portation Security Administration. 
‘‘(B) 
OTHER
PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINT-
MENTS.—The Department shall have the fol-
lowing Assistant Secretaries appointed by the 
President: 
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‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, Infra-
structure Protection. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary, Office 
of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(iii) The Assistant Secretary, Office 
of Legislative Affairs. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Department shall have the following Assistant 
Secretaries appointed by the Secretary: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Cybersecurity and Communications. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs under section 602. 
‘‘(iii) The Assistant Secretary for 
Partnership and Engagement under sec-
tion 603. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON CREATION OF POSI-
TIONS.—No Assistant Secretary position may 
be created in addition to the positions provided 
for by this section unless such position is au-
thorized by a statute enacted after the date of 
the enactment of the DHS Headquarters Re-
form and Improvement Act of 2015.’’. 
(i) HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Sec-
tion 102(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
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U.S.C. 112(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end of paragraph (2), striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) shall establish a Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council to provide advice and recommendations 
on homeland-security-related matters.’’. 
(j) PROHIBITION ON NEW OFFICES.—No new office 
may be created to perform functions transferred by this 
section, other than as provided in section 601 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section each of the terms 
‘‘functions’’, ‘‘assets’’, and ‘‘personnel’’ has the meaning 
that term has under section 2 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
(l) DUPLICATION REVIEW.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
(1) within 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, complete a review of the inter-
national affairs offices, functions, and responsibil-
ities of the components of the Department of Home-
land Security, to identify and eliminate areas of un-
necessary duplication; and 
(2) within 30 days after the completion of such 
review, provide the results of the review to the Com-
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mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 105. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW. 
Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—In fiscal year 2017, 
and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
conduct a review of the homeland security of the Na-
tion (in this section referred to as a ‘quadrennial 
homeland security review’). Such review shall be con-
ducted so that it is completed, and the report under 
subsection (c) is issued, by no later than December 
31, 2017, and by December 31 of every fourth year 
thereafter.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall conduct each quadrennial homeland 
security review under this subsection in con-
sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘In order to en-
sure that each quadrennial homeland security 
review conducted under this section is coordi-
nated with the quadrennial defense review con-
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ducted by the Secretary of Defense under sec-
tion 118 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other major strategic review relating to di-
plomacy, intelligence, or other national security 
issues, the Secretary shall conduct and obtain 
information and feedback from entities of the 
homeland security enterprise through’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) leverage analytical tools and resources de-
veloped as part of the quadrennial homeland security 
review to support the Department’s ongoing pro-
grams and missions.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of subparagraph (H); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (L); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
the following: 
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‘‘(I) a description of how the conclusions 
under the quadrennial homeland security review 
will inform efforts to develop capabilities and 
build capacity of States, local governments, In-
dian tribes, and private entities, and of individ-
uals, families, and communities; 
‘‘(J) as appropriate, proposed changes to 
the authorities, organization, governance struc-
ture, or business processes (including acquisi-
tion processes) of the Department in order to 
better fulfill responsibilities of the Department; 
and 
‘‘(K) where appropriate, a classified annex, 
including materials prepared pursuant to sec-
tion 306 of title 5, relating to the preparation 
of an agency strategic plan, to satisfy, in whole 
or in part, the reporting requirements of this 
paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 106. FUTURE YEARS HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM. 
Section 874 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 454) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the 30 days fol-
lowing the date of each fiscal year on which the budget 
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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 of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a Future Years Homeland Security Program that pro-
vides detailed estimates of the projected expenditures and 
corresponding requests for appropriations included in that 
budget. The Future Years Homeland Security Program 
shall cover the fiscal year for which the budget is sub-
mitted and the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) CONSISTENCY OF BUDGET REQUEST WITH ES-
TIMATES.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure 
that the projected amounts specified in program and 
budget information for the Department submitted to Con-
gress in support of the President’s budget request are con-
sistent with the estimated expenditures and proposed ap-
propriations necessary to support the programs, projects, 
and activities of the Department included in the budget 
pursuant to section 1105(a)(5) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(e) EXPLANATION OF ALIGNMENT WITH STRATE-
GIES AND PLANS.—Together with the detailed estimates 
of the projected expenditures and corresponding requests 
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for appropriations submitted for the Future Years Home-
land Security Program, the Secretary shall provide an ex-
planation of how those estimates and requests align with 
the homeland security strategies and plans developed and 
updated as appropriate by the Secretary. Such explanation 
shall include an evaluation of the organization, organiza-
tional structure, governance structure, and business proc-
esses (including acquisition processes) of the Department, 
to ensure that the Department is able to meet its respon-
sibilities. 
‘‘(f) PROJECTION
OF ACQUISITION ESTIMATES.— 
Each Future Years Homeland Security Program shall 
project— 
‘‘(1) acquisition estimates for a period of 5 fis-
cal years, with specified estimates for each fiscal 
year, for major acquisition programs by the Depart-
ment and each component therein, including mod-
ernization and sustainment expenses; and 
‘‘(2) estimated annual deployment schedules for 
major acquisition programs over the 5-fiscal-year pe-
riod. 
‘‘(g) CONTINGENCY AMOUNTS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as prohibiting the inclusion in the 
Future Years Homeland Security Program of amounts for 
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management contingencies, subject to the requirements of 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(h) CLASSIFIED OR SENSITIVE ANNEX.—The Sec-
retary may include with each submission under this sec-
tion a classified or sensitive annex containing any informa-
tion required to be submitted under this section that is 
restricted from public disclosure in accordance with Fed-
eral law, including information that is determined to be 
Sensitive Security Information under section 537 of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2006 (6 U.S.C. 114) to Congress in a classified or sen-
sitive annex. 
‘‘(i) 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 Congress under this section, other than information de-
scribed in subsection (h).’’. 
SEC. 107. MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341) is amended by redesignating subsections 
(c) and (d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and 
by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the direction and con-
trol of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment shall serve as the following: 
‘‘(1) The Chief Management Officer for all mat-
ters related to the management and administration 
of the Department in support of homeland security 
operations and programs. With regard to the man-
agement functions for which the Under Secretary 
has responsibility by law or by direction of the Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary for Management takes 
precedence in the Department after the Secretary 
and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(2) The senior official with the authority to 
administer, implement, and direct management inte-
gration and transformation across functional dis-
ciplines of the Department, including— 
‘‘(A) 
information 
technology, 
financial 
management, acquisition management, and 
human capital management of the Department 
to improve program efficiency and effectiveness; 
‘‘(B) ensure compliance with laws, rules, 
regulations, and the Department’s policies; 
‘‘(C) conduct regular oversight; and 
‘‘(D) prevent unnecessary duplication of 
programs in the Department. 
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to responsibil-
ities designated by the Secretary or otherwise established 
by law, the Under Secretary for Management shall be re-
sponsible for performing, or delegating responsibility for 
performing, the following activities of the Department: 
‘‘(1) Development of the budget, management 
of appropriations, expenditures of funds, accounting, 
and finance. 
‘‘(2) Acquisition and procurement activities 
under section 701(d). 
‘‘(3) Human resources and personnel. 
‘‘(4) Information technology and communica-
tion systems, in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary for Intelligence and Analysis, as appropriate. 
‘‘(5) Facilities, property, equipment, and other 
material resources. 
‘‘(6) Real property and personal property. 
‘‘(7) Security for personnel, information tech-
nology and communications systems, facilities, prop-
erty, equipment, and other material resources. 
‘‘(8) Strategic management planning, annual 
performance planning, and identification and track-
ing of performance measures relating to the respon-
sibilities of the Department, including such respon-
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sibilities under section 306 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(9) Oversight of grants and other assistance 
management programs to ensure proper administra-
tion. 
‘‘(10) Management integration and trans-
formation within each functional management dis-
cipline of the Department, including information 
technology, financial management, acquisition man-
agement, and human capital management, and the 
transition process, to ensure an efficient and orderly 
consolidation of functions and personnel in the De-
partment and transition, including the— 
‘‘(A) development of coordinated data 
sources and connectivity of information systems 
to the greatest extent practical to enhance pro-
gram visibility and transparency; 
‘‘(B) development of standardized, auto-
mated, and real-time management information 
to uniformly manage and oversee programs, 
and make informed decisions to improve the ef-
ficiency of the Department; 
‘‘(C) development of effective program 
management and regular oversight mechanisms, 
including clear roles and processes for program 
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governance, sharing of best practices, and ac-
cess to timely, reliable, and analyzed data on all 
acquisitions and investments; 
‘‘(D) implementation of mechanisms to 
promote accountability for management integra-
tion among Department and component chief 
officers; 
‘‘(E) integration of financial management 
systems within and across the Department to 
ensure financial transparency, support daily 
operational and financial decisionmaking, and 
maintain consecutive unqualified opinions for 
all financial statements, including the responsi-
bility to review, approve, and oversee the plan-
ning, design, acquisition, deployment, operation, 
maintenance, and modernization of business 
systems; 
‘‘(F) integration of human resource man-
agement systems within and across the Depart-
ment to track and record information (including 
attrition rates, knowledge, skills, and abilities 
critical for workforce planning, identifying cur-
rent and future human capital needs, including 
recruitment efforts and improving employee mo-
rale), including the responsibility to review, ap-
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prove, and oversee the planning, design, acquisi-
tion, deployment, operation, maintenance, and 
modernization of business systems; 
‘‘(G) development of a management inte-
gration strategy for the Department and its 
components to be submitted annually with the 
President’s budget to ensure that management 
of the Department is strengthened in the areas 
of human capital, acquisition, information tech-
nology, and financial management, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) short- and long-term objectives to 
effectively guide implementation of inter-
operable business systems solutions; 
‘‘(ii) issuance of guidance and action 
plans with dates, specific actions, and costs 
for implementing management integration 
and transformation of common functional 
disciplines across the Department and its 
components; 
‘‘(iii) specific operational and tactical 
goals, activities, and timelines needed to 
accomplish the integration effort; 
‘‘(iv) performance measures to mon-
itor and validate corrective measures; 
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‘‘(v) efforts to identify resources need-
ed to achieve key actions and outcomes; 
‘‘(vi) other issues impeding manage-
ment integration; 
‘‘(vii) reporting to the Government 
Accountability Office twice annually to 
demonstrate 
measurable, 
sustainable 
progress made in implementing the De-
partment’s corrective action plans and 
achieving key outcomes, including regard-
ing— 
‘‘(I) leadership commitment; 
‘‘(II) capacity building; and 
‘‘(III) continuous monitoring to 
address Government Accountability 
Office designations of programs at 
high risk for waste, fraud, and abuse, 
including with respect to strength-
ening management functions; 
‘‘(viii) review and approve any major 
update to the Department’s strategy re-
lated to management integration and 
transformation across functional disciplines 
and lines of business, including any busi-
ness systems modernization plans to maxi-
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mize benefits and minimize costs for the 
Department; and 
‘‘(ix) before December 1 of each year 
in which a Presidential election is held, the 
development of a transition and succession 
plan to guide the transition of Department 
functions to a new Presidential administra-
tion, and making such plan available to the 
next Secretary and Under Secretary for 
Management and to the homeland security 
congressional committees; 
‘‘(H) oversight, including the conduct of 
internal audits and management analyses, of 
the programs and activities of the Department. 
Such supervision includes establishing oversight 
procedures to ensure a full and effective review 
of the efforts by Department components to im-
plement policies and procedures of the Depart-
ment for management integration and trans-
formation; and 
‘‘(I) any other management duties that the 
Secretary may designate.’’. 
SEC. 108. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341) is amended by redesignating subsections 
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(b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively, and 
by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Notwithstanding sections 
901 and 1122 of title 31, United States Code, the Chief 
Financial Officer, in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary for Management and the Under Secretary for Intel-
ligence and Analysis, as appropriate, shall— 
‘‘(1) lead cost-estimating practices for the De-
partment, including the development of the Depart-
ment’s policy on cost estimating and approval of life 
cycle cost estimates; 
‘‘(2) oversee coordination with the Office of Pol-
icy on the Department’s long-term strategic plan-
ning to ensure that the development of the Depart-
ment’s budget is compatible with the priorities, stra-
tegic plans, and policies established by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(3) develop and oversee the Department’s fi-
nancial management policy; 
‘‘(4) provide guidance for and over financial 
system modernization efforts throughout the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(5) establish effective internal controls over fi-
nancial reporting systems and processes throughout 
the Department; 
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‘‘(6) lead assessments of internal controls re-
lated to the Department’s financial management sys-
tems and review financial processes to ensure that 
internal controls are designed properly and operate 
effectively; 
‘‘(7) lead the Department’s efforts related to fi-
nancial oversight, including identifying ways to 
streamline and standardize business processes; 
‘‘(8) 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; 
‘‘(9) ensure that Department components’ sen-
ior financial officers certify that their major acquisi-
tion programs have adequate resources to execute 
their programs through the 5-year future years 
homeland security program period, so that the De-
partment’s funding requirements for major acquisi-
tion programs match expected resources; 
‘‘(10) ensure that components identify and re-
port all expected costs of acquisition programs to the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department; 
‘‘(11) oversee Department budget formulation 
and execution; and 
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‘‘(12) fully implement a common accounting 
structure to be used across the entire Department 
by fiscal year 2019.’’. 
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 further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 708. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Chief Procurement 
Officer of the Department, who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Management. The Chief Procurement 
Officer is the senior procurement executive for purposes 
of section 1702(c) of title 41, United States Code, and 
shall perform procurement functions as specified in such 
section. The Chief Procurement Officer also shall perform 
other functions and responsibilities set forth in this section 
and as may be assigned by the Under Secretary for Man-
agement. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Procurement 
Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) exercise leadership and authority to the ex-
tent delegated by the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment over the Department procurement function; 
‘‘(2) issue procurement policies, and shall serve 
as a senior business advisor to agency officials on 
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acquisition-related matters, including policy and 
workforce matters, as determined by the Under Sec-
retary for Management; 
‘‘(3) account for the integrity, performance, and 
oversight of Department procurement and con-
tracting functions and be responsible for ensuring 
that a procurement’s contracting strategy and plans 
are consistent with the intent and direction of the 
Acquisition Review Board; 
‘‘(4) serve as the Department’s main liaison to 
industry on procurement-related issues; 
‘‘(5) oversee a centralized certification and 
training program, in consultation with the Under 
Secretary for Management, for the entire Depart-
ment acquisition workforce while using, to the great-
est extent practicable, best practices and acquisitions 
training opportunities already in existence within the 
Federal Government, the private sector, or univer-
sities and colleges, as appropriate, and including 
training on how best to identify actions that warrant 
referrals for suspension or debarment; 
‘‘(6) delegate or retain contracting authority, as 
appropriate; 
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‘‘(7) provide input on the periodic performance 
reviews of each head of contracting activity of the 
Department; 
‘‘(8) collect baseline data and establish perform-
ance measures on the impact of strategic sourcing 
initiatives on the private sector, including, in par-
ticular, small businesses; and 
‘‘(9) ensure that a fair proportion (as defined 
pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
et seq.)) of Federal contract and subcontract dollars 
are awarded to small businesses, maximize opportu-
nities for small business participation, and ensure, to 
the extent practicable, small businesses that achieve 
qualified vendor status for security-related tech-
nologies are provided an opportunity to compete for 
contracts for such technology. 
‘‘(c) HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY DEFINED.— 
In this section the term ‘head of contracting activity’ 
means each 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.’’. 
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(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 such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 708. Chief Procurement Officer.’’. 
SEC. 110. 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: ‘‘In addition to the functions under sec-
tion 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States Code, the 
Chief Information Officer shall perform the func-
tions set forth in this section and such other func-
tions as may be assigned by the Secretary.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the func-
tions under section 3506 of title 44, United States Code, 
the Chief Information Officer, 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, 
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programs, and operations of the information tech-
nology functions of the Department; 
‘‘(2) to the extent delegated by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) exercise leadership and authority over 
Department information technology manage-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) establish the information technology 
priorities, policies, processes, standards, guide-
lines, and procedures of the Department to en-
sure interoperability and standardization of in-
formation technology; 
‘‘(3) serve as the lead technical authority for in-
formation technology programs; 
‘‘(4) maintain a consolidated inventory of the 
Department’s mission critical and mission essential 
information systems, and develop and maintain con-
tingency plans for responding to a disruption in the 
operation of any of those information systems; 
‘‘(5) maintain the security, visibility, reliability, 
integrity, and availability of data and information 
technology of the Department including the security 
of the Homeland Security Data Network; 
‘‘(6) in coordination with relevant officials of 
the Department, ensure that the Department is in 
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compliance with subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code; 
‘‘(7) establish policies and procedures to effec-
tively monitor and manage vulnerabilities in the sup-
ply chain for purchases of information technology; 
‘‘(8) in coordination with relevant officials of 
the Department, ensure Department compliance 
with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12; 
‘‘(9) in coordination with relevant officials of 
the Department, ensure that information technology 
systems of the Department meet the standards es-
tablished under the information sharing environ-
ment, as defined in section 1016 of the Intelligence 
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 
U.S.C. 485); 
‘‘(10) develop measures to monitor the perform-
ance of Department components’ use and implemen-
tation of information technology systems and con-
sistently monitor such performance to ensure that 
such systems are used effectively; 
‘‘(11) ensure that Department components re-
port to the Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment a complete inventory of information systems 
and fully adhere to Department guidance related to 
information technology; 
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‘‘(12) carry out any other responsibilities dele-
gated by the Secretary consistent with an effective 
information system management function; and 
‘‘(13) carry out authorities over Department in-
formation technology consistent with section 113419 
of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) STRATEGIC PLANS.—In coordination with the 
Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer 
shall develop an information technology strategic plan 
every 5 years and report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate on— 
‘‘(1) how the information technology strategic 
plans developed under this subsection are used to 
help inform the Department’s budget process; 
‘‘(2) how the Department’s budget aligns with 
priorities specified in the information technology 
strategic plans; 
‘‘(3) in cases in which it is not possible to fund 
all information technology strategic plan activities 
for a given fiscal year, the rationale as to why cer-
tain activities are not being funded in lieu of higher 
priorities; 
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‘‘(4) what decisionmaking process was used to 
arrive at these priorities and the role of Department 
components in that process; and 
‘‘(5) examine the extent to which unnecessary 
duplicate information technology within and across 
the components of the Department has been elimi-
nated. 
‘‘(d) SOFTWARE LICENSING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the DHS Head-
quarters Reauthorization Act of 2015, and every 2 
years thereafter, the Chief Information Officer, in 
consultation with Department component chief infor-
mation officers, shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct a Departmentwide inventory 
of all existing software licenses held by the De-
partment, including utilized and unutilized li-
censes; 
‘‘(B) assess the needs of the Department 
and the components of the Department for soft-
ware licenses for the subsequent 2 fiscal years; 
‘‘(C) examine how the Department can 
achieve the greatest possible economies of scale 
and cost savings in the procurement of software 
licenses; 
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‘‘(D) determine how the use of shared 
cloud-computing services will impact the needs 
for software licenses for the subsequent 2 fiscal 
years; and 
‘‘(E) establish plans and estimated costs 
for eliminating unutilized software licenses for 
the subsequent 2 fiscal years. 
‘‘(2) EXCESS SOFTWARE LICENSING.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN
TO
REDUCE
SOFTWARE
LI-
CENSES.—If the Chief Information Officer de-
termines through the inventory conducted under 
paragraph (1) that the number of software li-
censes held by the Department and the compo-
nents of the Department exceed the needs of 
the Department as assessed under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary, not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the inventory is completed, 
shall establish a plan for bringing the number 
of such software licenses into balance with such 
needs of the Department. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF 
NEW SOFTWARE LICENSES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), upon completion of a 
plan established under paragraph (1), no 
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additional resources may be obligated for 
the procurement of new software licenses 
for the Department until such time as the 
need of the Department exceeds the num-
ber of used and unused licenses held by the 
Department. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Chief Infor-
mation Officer may authorize the purchase 
of additional licenses and amend the num-
ber of needed licenses as necessary. 
‘‘(3) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall review the inventory con-
ducted under paragraph (1)(A) and the plan estab-
lished under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—The Chief 
Information Officer shall submit a copy of each in-
ventory conducted under paragraph (1)(A) and each 
plan established under paragraph (2)(A) to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
(b) COMPLETION OF FIRST DEFINITION OF CAPA-
BILITIES.—The Chief Information Officer shall complete 
the first implementation of section 701(c) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section, 
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by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 111. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER. 
Section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 343) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 704. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Chief Human Capital 
Officer of the Department who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary of Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Human Capital 
Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement strategic workforce 
planning efforts that are consistent with Govern-
mentwide leading principles, and that are in line 
with Department strategic human capital goals and 
priorities; 
‘‘(2) develop performance measures to provide a 
basis for monitoring and evaluating Departmentwide 
strategic workforce planning efforts; 
‘‘(3) develop strategies to recruit, hire, and 
train the Department workforce; 
‘‘(4) work with the component heads to identify 
methods for managing and overseeing human capital 
programs and initiatives; 
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‘‘(5) develop a career path framework, and cre-
ate opportunities for leader development; 
‘‘(6) serve as the Department’s central office 
for managing employee resources, including training 
and development opportunities; 
‘‘(7) coordinate the Department’s human re-
source management system; 
‘‘(8) conduct efficiency reviews to determine if 
components are implementing human capital pro-
grams and initiatives; and 
‘‘(9) identify and eliminate unnecessary and du-
plicative human capital policies and guidance. 
‘‘(c) COMPONENT STRATEGIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each component of the De-
partment shall coordinate with the Chief Human 
Capital Officer of the Department to develop or 
maintain its own 5-year workforce strategy that will 
support the Department’s goals, objectives, perform-
ance measures, and determination of the proper bal-
ance of Federal employees and private labor re-
sources. 
‘‘(2) STRATEGY
REQUIREMENTS.—The Chief 
Human Capital Officer shall ensure that, in the de-
velopment of the strategy required by subsection (c), 
the head of the component reports to the Chief 
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Human Capital Officer on the human resources con-
siderations associated with creating additional Fed-
eral full-time equivalent positions, converting private 
contractors to Federal employees, or relying on the 
private sector for goods and services, including— 
‘‘(A) hiring projections, including occupa-
tion and grade level, as well as corresponding 
salaries, benefits, and hiring or retention bo-
nuses; 
‘‘(B) the identification of critical skills re-
quirements over the 5-year period, any current 
or anticipated need for critical skills required at 
the Department, and the training or other 
measures required to address such need; 
‘‘(C) recruitment of qualified candidates 
and retention of qualified employees; 
‘‘(D) supervisory and management require-
ments; 
‘‘(E) travel and related personnel support 
costs; 
‘‘(F) the anticipated cost and impact on 
mission performance associated with replacing 
Federal personnel due to their retirement or 
other attrition; and 
‘‘(G) other appropriate factors. 
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‘‘(d) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees, to-
gether with submission of the annual budget justification, 
information on the progress within the Department of ful-
filling the workforce strategies required under subsection 
(c).’’. 
SEC. 112. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
section 109(a) of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 709. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Chief Security Officer 
of the Department, who shall report directly to the Under 
Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Security Officer 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement the Department’s 
security policies, programs, and standards; 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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(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 such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 709. Chief Security Officer.’’. 
SEC. 113. COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCY REVIEWS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report that— 
(1) provides a detailed accounting of the man-
agement and administrative expenditures and activi-
ties of the components of the Department and iden-
tifies potential cost savings and efficiencies for those 
expenditures and activities of each such component; 
(2) examines the size, experience level, and geo-
graphic distribution of the operational personnel of 
the Department, including U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection officers, Border Patrol agents, U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection Air and Marine agents, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture 
specialists, Federal Protective Service law enforce-
ment security officers, U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement agents, Transportation Security 
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Administration officers, Federal air marshals, and 
members of the Coast Guard; and 
(3) makes recommendations for adjustments in 
the management and administration of the Depart-
ment that would reduce deficiencies in the Depart-
ment’s capabilities, reduce costs, and enhance effi-
ciencies. 
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 of the House of 
Representatives and Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 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. 
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(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 
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)(i) An evaluation for each designated 
geographic area of specific facilities at which 
components, or operational entities of compo-
nents, of the Department may be closed or con-
solidated, including consideration of when leases 
expire or facilities owned by the Government 
become available. 
(ii) The evaluation shall include consider-
ation of potential consolidation with facilities of 
other Federal, State, or local entities, includ-
ing— 
(I) offices; 
(II) warehouses; 
(III) training centers; 
(IV) housing; 
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(V) ports, shore facilities, and air-
fields; 
(VI) laboratories; and 
(VII) other assets as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(iii) The evaluation shall include the poten-
tial for the consolidation of administrative and 
logistics functions, including— 
(I) facility maintenance; 
(II) fleet vehicle services; 
(III) mail handling and shipping and 
receiving; 
(IV) facility security; 
(V) procurement of goods and serv-
ices; 
(VI) information technology and tele-
communications services and support; and 
(VII) additional ways to improve unity 
of effort and cost savings for field oper-
ations and related support activities as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(C) An implementation plan, including— 
(i) near-term actions that can co-lo-
cate, consolidate, or dispose of property 
within 24 months; 
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(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 
funds, needed to cover up-front costs to 
achieve consolidation and efficiencies. 
(D) An accounting of any consolidation in 
the Department or its component’s real estate 
footprint, including the colocation of personnel 
from different components, offices, and agencies 
within the Department. 
TITLE II—DHS ACQUISITION AC-
COUNTABILITY 
AND 
EFFI-
CIENCY 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this title: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL
HOMELAND
SECURITY 
COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘congressional homeland 
security committees’’ means— 
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(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. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘acquisition’’ has 
the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—The term ‘‘best prac-
tices’’, with respect to acquisition, means a knowl-
edge-based approach to capability development that 
includes identifying and validating needs; assessing 
alternatives to select the most appropriate solution; 
clearly establishing well-defined requirements; devel-
oping realistic cost assessments and schedules; se-
curing stable funding that matches resources to re-
quirements; demonstrating technology, design, and 
manufacturing maturity; using milestones and exit 
criteria or specific accomplishments that dem-
onstrate progress; adopting and executing standard-
ized processes with known success across programs; 
establishing an adequate workforce that is qualified 
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and sufficient to perform necessary functions; and 
integrating these capabilities into the Department’s 
mission and business operations. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS IN HOMELAND 
SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 2 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
IN GENERAL.—In this Act,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘congressional homeland security 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) 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 
‘‘(ii) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and of the Sen-
ate, where appropriate.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ACQUISITION-RELATED DEFINITIONS.—In this 
Act, the following definitions apply: 
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‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION DECISION AUTHORITY.—The 
term ‘acquisition decision authority’ means the au-
thority, held by the Secretary acting through the 
Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary for Manage-
ment— 
‘‘(A) to ensure compliance with Federal 
law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and 
Department acquisition management directives; 
‘‘(B) to review (including approving, halt-
ing, modifying, or cancelling) an acquisition 
program through the life cycle of the program; 
‘‘(C) to ensure that program managers 
have the resources necessary to successfully 
execute an approved acquisition program; and 
‘‘(D) to ensure good program management 
of cost, schedule, risk, and system performance 
of the acquisition, including assessing acquisi-
tion program baseline breaches and directing 
any corrective action for such breaches. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an in-
vestment or acquisition program, means a predeter-
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mined point within the acquisition phases of the in-
vestment or acquisition program at which the invest-
ment or acquisition program will undergo a review 
prior to commencement of the next phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION DECISION MEMORANDUM.— 
The term ‘acquisition decision memorandum’, with 
respect to an acquisition, means the official acquisi-
tion decision event record that includes a docu-
mented record of decisions, exit criteria, and as-
signed actions for the acquisition as determined by 
the person exercising acquisition decision authority 
for the acquisition. 
‘‘(5) ACQUISITION
PROGRAM
BASELINE.—The 
term ‘acquisition program baseline’, with respect to 
an acquisition program, means a summary of the 
cost, schedule, and performance parameters, ex-
pressed in standard, measurable, quantitative terms, 
which must be met in order to accomplish the goals 
of the program. 
‘‘(6) CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN.—The 
term ‘capability development plan’, with respect to a 
proposed acquisition, means the document that the 
Acquisition Review Board approves for the first ac-
quisition decision event related to validating the 
need of a proposed acquisition. 
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‘‘(7) COMPONENT ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.— 
The term ‘Component Acquisition Executive’ means 
the senior acquisition official within a Component 
who is designated in writing by the Under Secretary 
for Management, in consultation with the Compo-
nent head, with authority and responsibility for lead-
ing a process and staff to provide acquisition and 
program management oversight, policy, and guid-
ance to ensure that statutory, regulatory, and higher 
level policy requirements are fulfilled, including com-
pliance with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation, and Department acquisition manage-
ment directives established by the Under Secretary 
for Management. 
‘‘(8) LIFE CYCLE COST.—The term ‘life cycle 
cost’, with respect to an acquisition program, means 
all costs associated with research, development, pro-
curement, operation, integrated logistics support, 
and disposal under the program, including sup-
porting infrastructure that plans, manages, and exe-
cutes the program over its full life, and costs of com-
mon support items incurred as a result of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(9) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major acquisition program’ means a Department 
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acquisition program that is estimated by the Sec-
retary to require an eventual total expenditure of at 
least $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2015 con-
stant dollars) over its life cycle cost.’’. 
SEC. 202. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION 
OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title and the amendments made 
by this title. This title and such amendments shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Authorities 
SEC. 211. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR UNDER SEC-
RETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341), as amended by section 107 of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ACQUISITION
AND
RELATED
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the Under 
Secretary for Management is the Chief Acquisition 
Officer of the Department. As Chief Acquisition Of-
ficer, the Under Secretary shall have the authority 
and perform the functions as specified in section 
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1702(b) of such title, and perform all other func-
tions and responsibilities delegated by the Secretary 
or described in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addi-
tion to the authority and functions specified in sec-
tion 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the du-
ties and responsibilities of the Under Secretary for 
Management related to acquisition include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(B) Exercising the acquisition decision 
authority to approve, halt, modify (including 
the rescission of approvals of program mile-
stones), or cancel major acquisition programs, 
unless the Under Secretary delegates the au-
thority to a Component Acquisition Executive 
pursuant to paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) Establishing policies for acquisition 
that implement an approach that takes into ac-
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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. 
‘‘(G) Distributing guidance throughout the 
Department to ensure that contractors involved 
in acquisitions, particularly companies that ac-
cess the Department’s information systems and 
technologies, adhere to internal cybersecurity 
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policies established by the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
‘‘(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 
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 has adequate, experienced, dedi-
cated program management professional 
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staff commensurate with the size of the 
delegated portfolio. 
‘‘(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) EXCLUDED
PARTIES
LIST
SYSTEM
CON-
SULTATION.—The Under Secretary for Management 
shall require that all Department contracting and 
procurement officials consult the Excluded Parties 
List System (or successor system) as maintained by 
the General Services Administration prior to award-
ing a contract or grant or entering into other trans-
actions to ascertain whether the selected contractor 
is excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain 
subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial 
and nonfinancial assistance and benefits. 
‘‘(5) RELATIONSHIP
TO
UNDER
SECRETARY 
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall diminish the authority granted to 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
under this Act. The Under Secretary for Manage-
ment and the Under Secretary for Science and 
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Technology shall cooperate in matters related to the 
coordination of acquisitions across the Department 
so that investments of the Directorate of Science 
and Technology can support current and future re-
quirements of the Components.’’. 
SEC. 212. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF FINAN-
CIAL OFFICER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 342), as amended by section 108 of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end of subsection 
(c)(2) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) Notwithstanding section 902 of title 
31, United States Code, provide leadership over 
financial management policy and programs for 
the Department as they relate to the Depart-
ment’s acquisitions programs, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary for Management.’’. 
SEC. 213. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFORMA-
TION OFFICER. 
Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 343), as amended by section 110(a) of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) 
ACQUISITION
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Notwith-
standing section 11315 of title 40, United States Code, 
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the acquisition responsibilities of the Chief Information 
Officer, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Man-
agement, shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Oversee the management of the Homeland 
Security Enterprise Architecture and ensure that, 
before each acquisition decision event, approved in-
formation technology acquisitions comply with de-
partmental information technology management 
processes, technical requirements, and the Homeland 
Security Enterprise Architecture, and in any case in 
which information technology acquisitions do not 
comply with the Department’s management direc-
tives, make recommendations to the Acquisition Re-
view Board regarding such noncompliance. 
‘‘(2) Be responsible for providing recommenda-
tions to the Acquisition Review Board established in 
section 836 of this Act on information technology 
programs, and be responsible for developing infor-
mation technology acquisition strategic guidance.’’. 
SEC. 214. REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNT-
ABILITY FOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by 
sections 109(a) and 112(a) of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 710. REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE GREATER AC-
COUNTABILITY 
FOR 
ACQUISITION 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH MECHANISM.— 
Within the Management Directorate, the Under Secretary 
for Management shall establish a mechanism to prioritize 
improving the accountability, standardization, and trans-
parency of major acquisition programs of the Department 
in order to increase opportunities for effectiveness and ef-
ficiencies and to serve as the central oversight function 
of all Department acquisition programs. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
EXECUTIVE
DIREC-
TOR.—The Under Secretary for Management shall des-
ignate an Executive Director to oversee the requirement 
under subsection (a). The Executive Director shall report 
directly to the Under Secretary and shall carry out the 
following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitor the performance of Department 
acquisition programs regularly 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 Chief Acquisition Officer in 
managing the Department’s acquisition portfolio. 
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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 it collects and maintains 
from its 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 established under section 836 of this Act. 
‘‘(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 decisionmaking 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) Oversee the Component Acquisition Execu-
tive structure to ensure it has sufficient capabilities 
and complies with Department policies. 
‘‘(8) Develop standardized certification stand-
ards in consultation with the Component Acquisition 
Executives for all acquisition program managers. 
‘‘(9) In the event that a program manager’s 
certification or actions need review for purposes of 
promotion or removal, provide input, in consultation 
with the relevant Component Acquisition Executive, 
into the relevant program manager’s performance 
evaluation, and report positive or negative experi-
ences to the relevant certifying authority. 
‘‘(10) Provide technical support and assistance 
to Department acquisitions and acquisition per-
sonnel in conjunction with the Chief Procurement 
Officer. 
‘‘(11) Prepare the Department’s Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report, as required by the De-
partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 
2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 
343) and section 840 of this Act, and make such re-
port available to congressional homeland security 
committees. 
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‘‘(12) Prepare the Department’s Quarterly Pro-
gram Accountability Report as required by section 
840 of this Act, 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-
retary for Management. For each major acquisition pro-
gram, each head of a Component shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a complete life cycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation, including an acquisi-
tion program baseline; 
‘‘(2) verify each life cycle cost estimate against 
independent cost estimates, and reconcile any dif-
ferences; 
‘‘(3) complete a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(4) 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 
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‘‘(5) ensure that all acquisition program infor-
mation provided by the Component is complete, ac-
curate, timely, and valid.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 708 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 710. Requirements to ensure greater accountability for acquisition pro-
grams.’’. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Program 
Management Discipline 
SEC. 221. ACQUISITION REVIEW BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 836. ACQUISITION REVIEW BOARD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
Acquisition Review Board (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Board’) to strengthen accountability and uniformity 
within the Department acquisition review process, review 
major acquisition programs, and review the use of best 
practices. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Deputy Secretary or Under 
Secretary for Management shall serve as chair of the 
Board. The Secretary shall also ensure participation by 
other relevant Department officials, including at least 2 
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