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ents of education and training provided pursuant to 
subsection (a) of this section during such year and 
information relating to the costs associated with 
such education and training. 
‘‘(2) Any information regarding projected fu-
ture demand for such education and training. 
‘‘(3) Impacts of the Institute’s activities on ju-
risdictions’ capability to investigate and prevent cy-
bersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related 
cybersecurity threats. 
‘‘(4) A description of the nomination process 
for State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, judges, participants in 
the United States Secret Service’s network of cyber 
fraud task forces, and other appropriate individuals 
to receive the education and training provided pursu-
ant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(5) Any other issues determined relevant by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term ‘cy-
bersecurity threat’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (en-
acted as division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
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tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 
1501)). 
‘‘(2) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2209(a). 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (en-
acted as division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 
1501(9))).’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE FROM THE PRIVACY OFFICER AND 
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OFFICER.—The Pri-
vacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security shall pro-
vide guidance, upon the request of the Director of the 
United States Secret Service, regarding the functions 
specified in subsection (b) of section 822 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383), as amended by sub-
section (a). 
(c) TEMPLATE
FOR
INFORMATION
COLLECTION 
FROM PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the United States Secret Service shall develop 
and disseminate to jurisdictions that are recipients of edu-
cation and training provided by the National Computer 
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Forensics Institute pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
822 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
383), as amended by subsection (a), a template to permit 
each such jurisdiction to submit to the Director reports 
on the impacts on such jurisdiction of such education and 
training, including information on the number of digital 
forensics exams conducted annually. The Director shall, 
as appropriate, revise such template and disseminate to 
jurisdictions described in this subsection any such revised 
templates. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the United States Secret Service shall carry 
out a requirements analysis of approaches to expand 
capacity of the National Computer Forensics Insti-
tute to carry out the Institute’s mission as set forth 
in subsection (a) of section 822 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383), as amended by 
subsection (a). 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 
completing the requirements analysis under para-
graph (1), the Director of the United States Secret 
Service shall submit to Congress such analysis, to-
gether with a plan to expand the capacity of the Na-
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tional Computer Forensics Institute to provide edu-
cation and training described in such subsection. 
Such analysis and plan shall consider the following: 
(A) Expanding the physical operations of 
the Institute. 
(B) Expanding the availability of virtual 
education and training to all or a subset of po-
tential recipients of education and training from 
the Institute. 
(C) Some combination of the consider-
ations set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(e) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Director 
of the United States Secret Service may coordinate with 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
Department of Homeland Security to carry out research 
and development of systems and procedures to enhance 
the National Computer Forensics Institute’s capabilities 
and capacity to carry out the Institute’s mission as set 
forth in subsection (a) of section 822 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383), as amended by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 6703. HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILITIES PRESERVA-
TION. 
(a) PLAN.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a plan, informed by the survey 
information collected pursuant to subsection (b), to 
make Federal assistance available for at least three 
consecutive fiscal years to certain urban areas that 
in the current fiscal year did not receive grant fund-
ing under the Urban Area Security Initiative under 
section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 604) and require continued Federal assist-
ance for the purpose of preserving a homeland secu-
rity capability related to preventing, preparing for, 
protecting against, and responding to acts of ter-
rorism that had been developed or otherwise sup-
ported through prior grant funding under such Ini-
tiative and allow for such urban areas to transition 
to such urban areas costs of preserving such home-
land security capabilities. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall also contain a pro-
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hibition on an urban area that in a fiscal year is eli-
gible to receive Federal assistance described in such 
paragraph from also receiving grant funding under 
the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 
2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. In such 
a case, such plan shall require such an urban area 
to promptly notify the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency regarding the pref-
erence of such urban area to retain either— 
(A) such eligibility for such Federal assist-
ance; or 
(B) such receipt of such grant funding. 
(b) SURVEY.—In developing the plan required under 
subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, shall, to ascertain the scope 
of Federal assistance required, survey urban areas that— 
(1) did not receive grant funding under the 
Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 in the current 
fiscal year concerning homeland security capabilities 
related to preventing, preparing for, protecting 
against, and responding to acts of terrorism that 
had been developed or otherwise supported through 
funding under such Initiative that are at risk of 
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being reduced or eliminated without such Federal 
assistance; 
(2) received such funding in the current fiscal 
year, but did not receive such funding in at least one 
fiscal year in the six fiscal years immediately pre-
ceding the current fiscal year; and 
(3) any other urban areas the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may exempt the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency from the requirements of subchapter I of chapter 
35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), for purposes of car-
rying out subsection (b) if the Secretary determines that 
complying with such requirements would delay the devel-
opment of the plan required under subsection (a). 
(d) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) establish eligibility criteria for urban areas 
to receive Federal assistance pursuant to such plan 
to provide assistance for the purpose described in 
such subsection; 
(2) identify annual funding levels for such Fed-
eral assistance in accordance with the survey re-
quired under subsection (b); and 
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(3) consider a range of approaches to make 
such Federal assistance available to such urban 
areas, including— 
(A) modifications to the Urban Area Secu-
rity Initiative under section 2003 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 in a manner that 
would not affect the availability of funding to 
urban areas under such Initiative; 
(B) the establishment of a competitive 
grant program; 
(C) the establishment of a formula grant 
program; and 
(D) a timeline for the implementation of 
any such approach and, if necessary, a legisla-
tive proposal to authorize any such approach. 
SEC. 6704. SCHOOL AND DAYCARE PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 714. SCHOOL SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a coordinating council to ensure that, to the 
maximum extent practicable, activities, plans, and policies 
to enhance the security of early childhood education pro-
grams, elementary schools, high schools, and secondary 
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schools against acts of terrorism and other homeland secu-
rity threats are coordinated. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The members of the council es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, 
and Plans. 
‘‘(2) The Director of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security. 
‘‘(3) The Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
‘‘(4) The Director of the Secret Service. 
‘‘(5) The Executive Director of the Office of 
Academic Engagement. 
‘‘(6) The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 
‘‘(7) Any other official of the Department the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall designate a 
member of the council to serve as chair of the council. 
‘‘(d) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall participate in 
Federal efforts to maintain and publicize a clearinghouse 
of resources available to early childhood education pro-
grams, elementary schools, high schools, and secondary 
schools to enhance security against acts of terrorism and 
other homeland security threats. 
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‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than January 30, 2023, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regard-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) The Department’s activities, plans, and 
policies aimed at enhancing the security of early 
childhood education programs, elementary schools, 
high schools, and secondary schools against acts of 
terrorism and other homeland security threats. 
‘‘(2) With respect to the immediately preceding 
year, information on the following: 
‘‘(A) The council’s activities during such 
year. 
‘‘(B) The Department’s contributions to 
Federal efforts to maintain and publicize the 
clearinghouse of resources referred to in sub-
section (d) during such year. 
‘‘(3) Any metrics regarding the efficacy of such 
activities and contributions, and any engagement 
with stakeholders outside of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘early 
childhood education program’, ‘elementary school’, ‘high 
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school’, and ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
713 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 714. School security coordinating council.’’. 
SEC. 6705. REPORTING EFFICIENTLY TO PROPER OFFI-
CIALS IN RESPONSE TO TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever an act of terrorism oc-
curs in the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, and, as appropriate, the head of 
the National Counterterrorism Center, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees, by not later than 
one year after the completion of the investigation con-
cerning such act by the primary Government agency con-
ducting such investigation, an unclassified report (which 
may be accompanied by a classified annex) concerning 
such act. 
(b) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—A report under this sec-
tion shall— 
(1) include a statement of the facts of the act 
of terrorism referred to in subsection (a), as known 
at the time of the report; 
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(2) identify any gaps in homeland or national 
security that could be addressed to prevent future 
acts of terrorism; and 
(3) include any recommendations for additional 
measures that could be taken to improve homeland 
or national security, including recommendations re-
lating to potential changes in law enforcement prac-
tices or changes in law, with particular attention to 
changes that could help prevent future acts of ter-
rorism. 
(c) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Attorney General, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or, as appro-
priate, the head of the National Counterterrorism 
Center determines any information described in sub-
section (b) required to be reported in accordance 
with subsection (a) could jeopardize an ongoing in-
vestigation or prosecution, the Secretary, Attorney 
General, Director, or head, as the case may be— 
(A) may withhold from reporting such in-
formation; and 
(B) shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees of such determination. 
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(2) SAVING PROVISION.—Withholding of infor-
mation pursuant to a determination under para-
graph (1) shall not affect in any manner the respon-
sibility to submit a report required under subsection 
(a) containing other information described in sub-
section (b) not subject to such determination. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACT OF TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘act of ter-
rorism’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3077 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) in the House of Representatives— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity; 
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
and 
(iii) the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence; and 
(B) in the Senate— 
(i) the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs; 
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
and 
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(iii) the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence. 
SEC. 6706. CYBERSECURITY GRANTS FOR SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2220 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665f) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) GRANTS
AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
The Director may award financial assistance in the form 
of grants or cooperative agreements to States, local gov-
ernments, institutions of higher education (as such term 
is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), nonprofit organizations, and 
other non-Federal entities as determined appropriate by 
the Director for the purpose of funding cybersecurity and 
infrastructure security education and training programs 
and initiatives to— 
‘‘(1) carry out the purposes of CETAP; and 
‘‘(2) enhance CETAP to address the national 
shortfall of cybersecurity professionals.’’. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of 
section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 665f) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) information on any grants or coopera-
tive agreements made pursuant to subsection 
(e), including how any such grants or coopera-
tive agreements are being used to enhance cy-
bersecurity education for underserved popu-
lations or communities;’’. 
Subtitle B—Enhancing DHS 
Acquisitions and Supply Chain 
SEC. 6721. HOMELAND PROCUREMENT REFORM. 
(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. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RE-
LATED TO NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED ITEM.—The term ‘covered item’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Footwear provided as part of a uni-
form. 
‘‘(B) Uniforms. 
‘‘(C) Holsters and tactical pouches. 
‘‘(D) Patches, insignia, and embellish-
ments. 
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‘‘(E) Chemical, biological, radiological, and 
nuclear protective gear. 
‘‘(F) Body armor components intended to 
provide ballistic protection for an individual, 
consisting of 1 or more of the following: 
‘‘(i) Soft ballistic panels. 
‘‘(ii) Hard ballistic plates. 
‘‘(iii) Concealed armor carriers worn 
under a uniform. 
‘‘(iv) External armor carriers worn 
over a uniform. 
‘‘(G) Any other item of clothing or protec-
tive equipment as determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) FRONTLINE OPERATIONAL COMPONENT.— 
The term ‘frontline operational component’ means 
any of the following organizations of the Depart-
ment: 
‘‘(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(B) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
‘‘(C) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(D) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
‘‘(E) The Coast Guard. 
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‘‘(F) The Federal Protective Service. 
‘‘(G) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(H) The Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers. 
‘‘(I) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that any procurement of a covered item for a front-
line operational component meets the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(A)(i) To the maximum extent possible, 
not less than one-third of funds obligated in a 
specific fiscal year for the procurement of such 
covered items shall be covered items that are 
manufactured or supplied in the United States 
by entities that qualify as small business con-
cerns, as such term is described under section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘(ii) Covered items may only be supplied 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the extent 
that United States entities that qualify as small 
business concerns— 
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‘‘(I) are unable to manufacture cov-
ered items in the United States; and 
‘‘(II) meet the criteria identified in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) Each contractor with respect to the 
procurement of such a covered item, including 
the end-item manufacturer of such a covered 
item— 
‘‘(i) is an entity registered with the 
System for Award Management (or suc-
cessor system) administered by the General 
Services Administration; and 
‘‘(ii) is in compliance with ISO 
9001:2015 of the International Organiza-
tion for Standardization (or successor 
standard) or a standard determined appro-
priate by the Secretary to ensure the qual-
ity of products and adherence to applicable 
statutory and regulatory requirements. 
‘‘(C) Each supplier of such a covered item 
with an insignia (such as any patch, badge, or 
emblem) and each supplier of such an insignia, 
if such covered item with such insignia or such 
insignia, as the case may be, is not produced, 
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applied, or assembled in the United States, 
shall— 
‘‘(i) store such covered item with such 
insignia or such insignia in a locked area; 
‘‘(ii) report any pilferage or theft of 
such covered item with such insignia or 
such insignia occurring at any stage before 
delivery of such covered item with such in-
signia or such insignia; and 
‘‘(iii) destroy any such defective or 
unusable covered item with insignia or in-
signia in a manner established by the Sec-
retary, and maintain records, for three 
years after the creation of such records, of 
such destruction that include the date of 
such destruction, a description of the cov-
ered item with insignia or insignia de-
stroyed, the quantity of the covered item 
with insignia or insignia destroyed, and the 
method of destruction. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a na-
tional emergency declared by the President 
under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.) or a major disaster declared by 
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the President under section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), the Secretary 
may waive a requirement in subparagraph (A), 
(B) or (C) of paragraph (1) if the Secretary de-
termines there is an insufficient supply of a 
covered item that meets the requirement. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Secretary deter-
mines a waiver under subparagraph (A) is nec-
essary, the Secretary shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives 
notice of such determination, which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) identification of the national 
emergency or major disaster declared by 
the President; 
‘‘(ii) identification of the covered item 
for which the Secretary intends to issue 
the waiver; and 
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‘‘(iii) a description of the demand for 
the covered item and corresponding lack of 
supply from contractors able to meet the 
criteria described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) PRICING.—The Secretary shall ensure that cov-
ered items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, 
consistent with the procedures and guidelines specified in 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate a briefing on instances in which vendors 
have failed to meet deadlines for delivery of covered items 
and corrective actions taken by the Department in re-
sponse to such instances. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section applies with 
respect to a contract entered into by the Department or 
any frontline operational component on or after the date 
that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.’’. 
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(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives a 
study of the adequacy of uniform allowances pro-
vided to employees of frontline operational compo-
nents (as defined in section 836 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a)). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be informed by a Department-wide 
survey of employees from across the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security who receive uni-
form allowances that seeks to ascertain what, if 
any, improvements could be made to the cur-
rent uniform allowances and what, if any, im-
pacts current allowances have had on employee 
morale and retention; 
(B) assess the adequacy of the most recent 
increase made to the uniform allowance for first 
year employees; and 
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(C) consider increasing by 50 percent, at 
minimum, the annual allowance for all other 
employees. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide a report 
with recommendations on how the Department of 
Homeland Security could procure additional items 
from domestic sources and bolster the domestic sup-
ply chain for items related to national security to— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A review of the compliance of the De-
partment of Homeland Security with the re-
quirements under section 604 of title VI of divi-
sion A of the American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment Act of 2009 (6 U.S.C. 453b) to buy cer-
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tain items related to national security interests 
from sources in the United States. 
(B) An assessment of the capacity of the 
Department of Homeland Security to procure 
the following items from domestic sources: 
(i) Personal protective equipment and 
other items necessary to respond to a pan-
demic such as that caused by COVID–19. 
(ii) Helmets that provide ballistic pro-
tection and other head protection and com-
ponents. 
(iii) Rain gear, cold weather gear, and 
other environmental and flame resistant 
clothing. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 835 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 836. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security inter-
ests.’’. 
SEC. 6722. DHS SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Under Secretary, shall issue guid-
ance with respect to new and existing covered contracts. 
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(b) NEW
COVERED
CONTRACTS.—In developing 
guidance under subsection (a), with respect to each new 
covered contract, as a condition on the award of such a 
contract, each contractor responding to a solicitation for 
such a contract shall submit to the covered officer— 
(1) a planned bill of materials when submitting 
a bid proposal; and 
(2) the certification and notifications described 
in subsection (e). 
(c) EXISTING COVERED CONTRACTS.—In developing 
guidance under subsection (a), with respect to each exist-
ing covered contract, each contractor with an existing cov-
ered contract shall submit to the covered officer— 
(1) the bill of materials used for such contract, 
upon the request of such officer; and 
(2) the certification and notifications described 
in subsection (e). 
(d) UPDATING BILL OF MATERIALS.—With respect 
to a covered contract, in the case of a change to the infor-
mation included in a bill of materials submitted pursuant 
to subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1), each contractor shall sub-
mit to the covered officer the update to such bill of mate-
rials, in a timely manner. 
(e) CERTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—The cer-
tification and notifications referred to in subsections 
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(b)(2) and (c)(2), with respect to a covered contract, are 
the following: 
(1) A certification that each item listed on the 
submitted bill of materials is free from all known 
vulnerabilities or defects affecting the security of the 
end product or service identified in— 
(A) the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology National Vulnerability Data-
base; and 
(B) any database designated by the Under 
Secretary, in coordination with the Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency, that tracks security vulnerabilities and 
defects in open source or third-party developed 
software. 
(2) A notification of each vulnerability or defect 
affecting the security of the end product or service, 
if identified, through— 
(A) the certification of such submitted bill 
of materials required under paragraph (1); or 
(B) any other manner of identification. 
(3) A notification relating to the plan to miti-
gate, repair, or resolve each security vulnerability or 
defect listed in the notification required under para-
graph (2). 
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(f) ENFORCEMENT.—In developing guidance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall instruct covered officers 
with respect to— 
(1) the processes available to such officers en-
forcing subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) when such processes should be used. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The guidance required under 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section. 
(h) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Secretary, the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a review of the implementation of this sec-
tion; 
(2) information relating to the engagement of 
the Department of Homeland Security with indus-
try; 
(3) an assessment of how the guidance issued 
pursuant to subsection (a) complies with Executive 
Order 14208 (86 Fed. Reg. 26633; relating to im-
proving the nation’s cybersecurity); and 
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(4) any recommendations relating to improving 
the supply chain with respect to covered contracts. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BILL OF MATERIALS.—The term ‘‘bill of 
materials’’ means a list of the parts and components 
(whether new or reused) of an end product or serv-
ice, including, with respect to each part and compo-
nent, information relating to the origin, composition, 
integrity, and any other information as determined 
appropriate by the Under Secretary. 
(2) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered 
contract’’ means a contract relating to the procure-
ment of covered information and communications 
technology or services for the Department of Home-
land Security. 
(3) COVERED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS TECHNOLOGY OR SERVICES.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered information and communications technology or 
services’’ means the terms— 
(A) ‘‘information technology’’ (as such 
term is defined in section 11101(6) of title 40, 
United States Code); 
(B) ‘‘information system’’ (as such term is 
defined in section 3502(8) of title 44, United 
States Code); 
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(C) ‘‘telecommunications equipment’’ (as 
such term is defined in section 3(52) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
153(52))); and 
(D) ‘‘telecommunications service’’ (as such 
term is defined in section 3(53) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153(53))). 
(4) COVERED OFFICER.—The term ‘‘covered of-
ficer’’ means— 
(A) a contracting officer of the Depart-
ment; and 
(B) any other official of the Department as 
determined appropriate by the Under Secretary. 
(5) SOFTWARE.—The term ‘‘software’’ means 
computer programs and associated data that may be 
dynamically written or modified during execution. 
(6) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 6723. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MEN-
TOR-PROTE´ GE´ PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 890C. MENTOR-PROTE´ GE´ PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a mentor-prote´ge´ program (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Program’) under which a mentor firm 
enters into an agreement with a prote´ge´ firm for the pur-
pose of assisting the prote´ge´ firm to compete for prime 
contracts and subcontracts of the Department. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall establish cri-
teria for mentor firms and prote´ge´ firms to be eligible to 
participate in the Program, including a requirement that 
a firm is not included on any list maintained by the Fed-
eral Government of contractors that have been suspended 
or debarred. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization of the Department, shall estab-
lish a process for submission of an application joint-
ly by a mentor firm and the prote´ge´ firm selected by 
the mentor firm. The application shall include each 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the assistance to be 
provided by the mentor firm, including, to the 
extent available, the number and a brief de-
scription of each anticipated subcontract to be 
awarded to the prote´ge´ firm. 
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‘‘(B) A schedule with milestones for 
achieving the assistance to be provided over the 
period of participation in the Program. 
‘‘(C) An estimate of the costs to be in-
curred by the mentor firm for providing assist-
ance under the Program. 
‘‘(D) Attestations that Program partici-
pants will submit to the Secretary reports at 
times specified by the Secretary to assist the 
Secretary in evaluating the prote´ge´ firm’s devel-
opmental progress. 
‘‘(E) Attestations that Program partici-
pants will inform the Secretary in the event of 
a change in eligibility or voluntary withdrawal 
from the Program. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receipt of an application pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization shall notify applicants of ap-
proval or, in the case of disapproval, the process for 
resubmitting an application for reconsideration. 
‘‘(3) RESCISSION.—The head of the Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization may 
rescind the approval of an application under this 
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subsection if it determines that such action is in the 
best interest of the Department. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM DURATION.—A mentor firm and 
prote´ge´ firm approved under subsection (c) shall enter into 
an agreement to participate in the Program for a period 
of not less than 36 months. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM BENEFITS.—A mentor firm and 
prote´ge´ firm that enter into an agreement under sub-
section (d) may receive the following Program benefits: 
‘‘(1) With respect to an award of a contract 
that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm 
may receive evaluation credit for participating in the 
Program. 
‘‘(2) With respect to an award of a contract 
that requires a subcontracting plan, a mentor firm 
may receive credit for a prote´ge´ firm performing as 
a first tier subcontractor or a subcontractor at any 
tier in an amount equal to the total dollar value of 
any subcontracts awarded to such prote´ge´ firm. 
‘‘(3) A prote´ge´ firm may receive technical, man-
agerial, financial, or any other mutually agreed upon 
benefit from a mentor firm, including a subcontract 
award. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
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the head of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representa-
tives a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies each agreement between a men-
tor firm and a prote´ge´ firm entered into under this 
section, including the number of prote´ge´ firm par-
ticipants that are— 
‘‘(A) small business concerns; 
‘‘(B) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans; 
‘‘(C) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by service-disabled veterans; 
‘‘(D) qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns; 
‘‘(E) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals; 
‘‘(F) small business concerns owned and 
controlled by women; 
‘‘(G) historically Black colleges and univer-
sities; and 
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‘‘(H) minority-serving institutions; 
‘‘(2) describes the type of assistance provided 
by mentor firms to prote´ge´ firms; 
‘‘(3) identifies contracts within the Department 
in which a mentor firm serving as the prime con-
tractor provided subcontracts to a prote´ge´ firm 
under the Program; and 
‘‘(4) assesses the degree to which there has 
been— 
‘‘(A) an increase in the technical capabili-
ties of prote´ge´ firms; and 
‘‘(B) an increase in the quantity and esti-
mated value of prime contract and subcontract 
awards to prote´ge´ firms for the period covered 
by the report. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to limit, diminish, impair, or other-
wise affect the authority of the Department to participate 
in any program carried out by or requiring approval of 
the Small Business Administration or adopt or follow any 
regulation or policy that the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration may promulgate, except that, to 
the extent that any provision of this section (including 
subsection (h)) conflicts with any other provision of law, 
regulation, or policy, this section shall control. 
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‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘historically Black college or 
university’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B 
institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(2) MENTOR FIRM.—The term ‘mentor firm’ 
means a for-profit business concern that is not a 
small business concern that— 
‘‘(A) has the ability to assist and commits 
to assisting a prote´ge´ to compete for Federal 
prime contracts and subcontracts; and 
‘‘(B) satisfies any other requirements im-
posed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu-
tion of higher education described in section 317 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)). 
‘‘(4) PROTE´GE´ FIRM.—The term ‘prote´ge´ firm’ 
means a small business concern, a historically Black 
college or university, or a minority-serving institu-
tion that— 
‘‘(A) is eligible to enter into a prime con-
tract or subcontract with the Department; and 
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‘‘(B) satisfies any other requirements im-
posed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms ‘small business concern’, ‘small business con-
cern owned and controlled by veterans’, ‘small busi-
ness concern owned and controlled by service-dis-
abled veterans’, ‘qualified HUBZone small business 
concern’, ‘and small business concern owned and 
controlled by women’ have the meanings given such 
terms, respectively, under section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). The term ‘small busi-
ness concern owned and controlled by socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 8(d)(3)(C) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
890B the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890C. Mentor-prote´ge´ program.’’. 
SEC. 6724. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL. 
(a) DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUN-
CIL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 
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et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 890D. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUN-
CIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department the DHS Trade and Economic Security 
Council (referred to in this section as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council shall 
provide to the Secretary advice and recommendations on 
matters of trade and economic security, including— 
‘‘(1) identifying concentrated risks for trade 
and economic security; 
‘‘(2) setting priorities for securing the Nation’s 
trade and economic security; 
‘‘(3) coordinating Department-wide activity on 
trade and economic security matters; 
‘‘(4) with respect to the President’s continuity 
of the economy plan under section 9603 of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
ization Act of Fiscal Year 2021; 
‘‘(5) 
proposing 
statutory 
and 
regulatory 
changes impacting trade and economic security; and 
‘‘(6) any other matters the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary for Trade 
and Economic Security of the Office of Strat-
egy, Policy, and Plans of the Department. 
‘‘(B) An officer or an employee, selected by 
the Secretary, from each of the following com-
ponents and offices of the Department: 
‘‘(i) The Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency. 
‘‘(ii) The Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency. 
‘‘(iii) The Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis. 
‘‘(iv) The Science and Technology Di-
rectorate. 
‘‘(v) United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services. 
‘‘(vi) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(vii) U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection. 
‘‘(viii) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. 
‘‘(ix) The Transportation Security Ad-
ministration. 
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‘‘(2) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Assistant 
Secretary for Trade and Economic Security shall 
serve as Chair of the Council. The Assistant Sec-
retary for Trade and Economic Security may des-
ignate a Council member as a Vice Chair. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not less 
frequently than quarterly, as well as— 
‘‘(1) at the call of the Chair; or 
‘‘(2) at the direction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section and every six months 
thereafter for four years, the Council shall brief 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 on the actions and activi-
ties of the Council. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eco-
nomic security’ means the condition of having secure and 
resilient domestic production capacity combined with reli-
able access to the global resources necessary to maintain 
an acceptable standard of living and protect core national 
values.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
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of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 890C the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890D. DHS Trade and Economic Security Council.’’. 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND ECO-
NOMIC SECURITY.—Section 709 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND ECO-
NOMIC SECURITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is within the Office 
of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Sec-
retary for Trade and Economic Security. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Trade and Economic Security shall be responsible 
for policy formulation regarding matters relating to 
economic security and trade, as such matters relate 
to the mission and the operations of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addi-
tion to the duties specified in paragraph (2), the As-
sistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security 
shall— 
‘‘(A) oversee— 
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‘‘(i) the activities and enhancements 
of requirements for supply chain mapping 
not otherwise assigned by law or by the 
Secretary to another officer; and 
‘‘(ii) assessments and reports to Con-
gress related to critical economic security 
domains; 
‘‘(B) serve as the executive for the Depart-
ment on the Committee on Foreign Investment 
in the United States (CFIUS), the Committee 
for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in 
the United States Telecommunications Services 
Sector, and the Federal Acquisition Security 
Council (in addition to any position on such 
Council occupied by a representative of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
of the Department); 
‘‘(C) coordinate with stakeholders in other 
Federal departments and agencies and non-gov-
ernmental entities with trade and economic se-
curity interests, authorities, and responsibilities; 
and 
‘‘(D) perform such additional duties as the 
Secretary or the Under Secretary of Strategy, 
Policy, and Plans may prescribe. 
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‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CRITICAL ECONOMIC SECURITY DO-
MAIN.—The term ‘critical economic security do-
main’ means any infrastructure, industry, tech-
nology, or intellectual property (or combination 
thereof) that is essential for the economic secu-
rity of the United States. 
‘‘(B) ECONOMIC
SECURITY.—The term 
‘economic security’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 890B.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027 to carry out section 890B and sub-
section (g) of section 709 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added and inserted, respectively, by sub-
sections (a) and (b) of this Act. 
SEC. 6725. DHS ACQUISITION REFORM. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES
FOR
THE UNDER 
SECRETARY OF MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY.—Section 701 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and ac-
quisition management’’ after ‘‘Procurement’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding firearms and other sensitive assets)’’ 
after ‘‘equipment’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), the first 
subsection (e) (relating to the system for award 
management consultation), and the second sub-
section (e) (relating to the definition of interoperable 
communications) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), re-
spectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ACQUISITION
AND
RELATED
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1702(a) 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 authorities 
and perform the functions specified in section 
1702(b) of such title, and perform all other func-
tions and responsibilities delegated by the Secretary 
or described in this subsection. 
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‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.—In 
addition to the authorities and functions specified in 
section 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the 
functions and responsibilities of the Under Secretary 
for Management related to acquisition (as such term 
is defined in section 131 of such title) include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Advising the Secretary regarding ac-
quisition management activities, considering 
risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or per-
formance parameters, to ensure that the De-
partment achieves its mission through the adop-
tion of widely accepted program management 
best practices (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 837) and standards and, where appro-
priate, acquisition innovation best practices. 
‘‘(B) Leading the Department’s acquisition 
oversight body, the Acquisition Review Board. 
‘‘(C) Synchronizing interagency coordina-
tion relating to acquisition programs and acqui-
sition management efforts of the Department. 
‘‘(D) Exercising the acquisition decision 
authority (as such term is defined in section 
837) to approve, pause, modify (including the 
rescission of approvals of program milestones), 
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or cancel major acquisition programs (as such 
term is defined in section 837), unless the 
Under Secretary delegates such authority to a 
Component Acquisition Executive (as such term 
is defined in section 837) pursuant to para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(E) Providing additional scrutiny and 
oversight for an acquisition that is not a major 
acquisition if— 
‘‘(i) the acquisition is for a program 
that is important to the strategic and per-
formance plans of the Department; 
‘‘(ii) the acquisition is for a program 
with significant program or policy implica-
tions; and 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines that 
such scrutiny and oversight for the acquisi-
tion is proper and necessary. 
‘‘(F) Establishing policies for managing 
acquisitions across the Department that pro-
mote best practices (as such term is defined in 
section 837). 
‘‘(G) Establishing policies for acquisition 
that implement an approach that considers 
risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or per-
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formance parameters that all components of the 
Department shall comply with, including out-
lining relevant authorities for program man-
agers to effectively manage acquisition pro-
grams (as such term is defined in section 837). 
‘‘(H) Ensuring that each major acquisition 
program has a Department-approved acquisi-
tion program baseline (as such term is defined 
in section 837), pursuant to the Department’s 
acquisition management policy that is traceable 
to the life-cycle cost estimate of the program, 
integrated master schedule, and operational re-
quirements. 
‘‘(I) Assisting the heads of components 
and Component Acquisition Executives in ef-
forts to comply with Federal law, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, and Department acqui-
sition management directives. 
‘‘(J) Ensuring that grants and financial 
assistance are provided only to individuals and 
organizations that are not suspended or 
debarred. 
‘‘(K) Distributing guidance throughout the 
Department to ensure that contractors involved 
in acquisitions, particularly contractors that ac-
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cess the Department’s information systems and 
technologies, adhere to relevant Department 
policies related to physical and information se-
curity as identified by the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(L) Overseeing the Component Acquisi-
tion Executive organizational structure to en-
sure Component Acquisition Executives have 
sufficient capabilities and comply with Depart-
ment acquisition policies. 
‘‘(M) Developing and managing a profes-
sional acquisition workforce to ensure the goods 
and services acquired by the Department meet 
the needs of the mission and are at the best 
value for the expenditure of public resources. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION
OF
CERTAIN
ACQUISITION 
DECISION
AUTHORITY.—The Under Secretary for 
Management may delegate acquisition decision au-
thority, in writing, to the relevant Component Acqui-
sition Executive for a major capital asset, service, or 
hybrid acquisition program that has a life-cycle cost 
estimate of at least $300,000,000 but not more than 
$1,000,000,000, based on fiscal year 2022 constant 
dollars, if— 
‘‘(A) the component concerned possesses 
working policies, processes, and procedures that 
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are consistent with Department acquisition pol-
icy; 
‘‘(B) the Component Acquisition Executive 
concerned has adequate, experienced, and dedi-
cated professional employees with program 
management training; and 
‘‘(C) each major acquisition program has a 
Department-approved acquisition program base-
line, and it is meeting agreed-upon cost, sched-
ule, and performance thresholds.’’. 
(b) OFFICE OF TEST AND EVALUATION OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 323. OFFICE OF TEST AND EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished in the Directorate of Science and Technology of the 
Department an Office of Test and Evaluation (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Office’). The Office shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the principal advisory office for 
test and evaluation support across the Department; 
and 
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‘‘(2) serve as the test and evaluation liaison 
with— 
‘‘(A) Federal agencies and foreign, State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial governments; 
‘‘(B) the private sector; 
‘‘(C) institutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(D) other relevant entities. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be led by a Direc-
tor. The Director shall oversee the duties specified in sub-
section (a) and carry out the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Serve as a member of the Department’s 
Acquisition Review Board. 
‘‘(2) Establish and update, as necessary, test 
and evaluation policies, procedures, and guidance for 
the Department. 
‘‘(3) Ensure, in coordination with the Chief Ac-
quisition Officer, the Joint Requirements Council, 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
and relevant component heads, that acquisition pro-
grams (as such term is defined in section 837)— 
‘‘(A) complete reviews of operational re-
quirements to ensure such requirements— 
‘‘(i) are informed by threats, including 
physical and cybersecurity threats; 
‘‘(ii) are operationally relevant; and 
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‘‘(iii) are measurable, testable, and 
achievable within the constraints of cost 
and schedule; 
‘‘(B) complete independent testing and 
evaluation of a system or service throughout de-
velopment of such system or service; 
‘‘(C) complete operational testing and eval-
uation that includes all system components and 
incorporates operators into such testing and 
evaluation to ensure that a system or service 
satisfies the mission requirements in the oper-
ational environment of such system or service 
as intended in the acquisition program baseline; 
‘‘(D) use independent verification and vali-
dation of test and evaluation implementation 
and results, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(E) document whether such programs 
meet all operational requirements. 
‘‘(4) Provide oversight of test and evaluation 
activities for major acquisition programs throughout 
the acquisition life cycle by— 
‘‘(A) approving program test and evalua-
tion master plans, plans for individual test and 
evaluation events, and other related documenta-
tion, determined appropriate by the Director; 
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‘‘(B) approving which independent test and 
evaluation agent or third-party tester is selected 
for each program; and 
‘‘(C) providing an independent assessment 
to the acquisition decision authority (as such 
term is defined in section 837) that assesses a 
program’s progress in meeting operational re-
quirements and operational effectiveness, suit-
ability, and resilience to inform production and 
deployment decisions. 
‘‘(5) Determine if testing of a system or service 
conducted by other Federal agencies, entities, or in-
stitutions of higher education are relevant and suffi-
cient in determining whether such system or service 
performs as intended. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter, the Director of the Office shall 
submit to the Secretary, the Under Secretary for 
Management, component heads, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs a report relating to the test 
and evaluation activities of the major acquisition 
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programs of the Department for the previous fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) test and evaluation activities con-
ducted for each major acquisition program 
with respect to demonstrating operational 
requirements and operational effectiveness, 
suitability, and resilience for each such 
program; 
‘‘(ii) any waivers of, or deviations 
from, approved program test and evalua-
tion master plans referred to in subsection 
(b)(3)(A); 
‘‘(iii) any concerns raised by the inde-
pendent test and evaluation agent or third- 
party tester selected and approved under 
subsection (b)(3)(B) relating to such waiv-
ers or deviations; and 
‘‘(iv) any actions that have been taken 
or are planned to be taken to address such 
concerns. 
‘‘(B) Recommendations with respect to re-
sources, facilities, and levels of funding made 
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available for test and evaluation activities re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) FORM.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP
TO UNDER SECRETARY
FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management and the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall coordinate in matters related 
to Department-wide acquisitions so that investments 
of the Directorate of Science and Technology are 
able to support current and future requirements of 
the components of the Department. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as affecting or di-
minishing the authority of the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 322 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Office of Test and Evaluation.’’. 
(c) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF FINAN-
CIAL OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE-
CURITY.—Paragraph (2) of section 702(b) of the Home-
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land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 342(b)) is amended 
by— 
(1) redesignating subparagraph (I) as subpara-
graph (J); and 
(2) inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) Oversee the costs of acquisition pro-
grams (as such term is defined in section 837) 
and related activities to ensure that actual and 
planned costs are in accordance with budget es-
timates and are affordable, or can be ade-
quately funded, over the life cycle of such pro-
grams and activities.’’. 
(d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFOR-
MATION OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.—Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 343) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition 
to the responsibilities specified in section 11315 of title 
40, United States Code, the acquisition responsibilities of 
the Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the 
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Under Secretary for Management, shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Overseeing the management of the Home-
land Security Enterprise Architecture and ensuring 
that, before each acquisition decision event (as such 
term is defined in section 837), approved informa-
tion technology acquisitions comply with any depart-
mental information technology management require-
ments, security protocols, and the Homeland Secu-
rity Enterprise Architecture, and in any case in 
which information technology acquisitions do not so 
comply, making recommendations to the Depart-
ment’s Acquisition Review Board regarding such 
noncompliance. 
‘‘(2) Providing recommendations to the Acquisi-
tion Review Board regarding information technology 
programs and developing information technology ac-
quisition strategic guidance.’’. 
(e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES
FOR UNDER SEC-
RETARY OF STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—Subsection (c) of 
section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 349) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
(5) through (8), respectively; and 
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(2) inserting after paragraph (3) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ensure acquisition programs (as such term 
is defined in section 837) support the DHS Quad-
rennial Homeland Security Review Report, the DHS 
Strategic Plan, the DHS Strategic Priorities, and 
other appropriate successor documents;’’. 
(f) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR PROGRAM AC-
COUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT (PARM) OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 715. PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGE-
MENT OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished in the Management Directorate of the Department 
a Program Accountability and Risk Management office. 
Such office shall— 
‘‘(1) provide consistent accountability, stand-
ardization, and transparency of major acquisition 
programs of the Department; 
‘‘(2) serve as the central oversight function for 
all Department major acquisition programs; and 
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‘‘(3) provide review and analysis of Department 
acquisition programs, as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.—The Program Ac-
countability and Risk Management office shall be led by 
an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall over-
see the duties specified in subsection (a), report directly 
to the Under Secretary for Management, and carry out 
the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Regularly monitor the performance of De-
partment major acquisition programs between acqui-
sition decision events to identify problems with cost, 
performance, or schedule that components may need 
to address to prevent cost overruns, performance 
issues, or schedule delays. 
‘‘(2) Assist the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment in managing the Department’s acquisition pro-
grams, acquisition workforce, and related activities 
of the Department. 
‘‘(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 the office collects and 
maintains from Department components is accurate 
and reliable. 
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‘‘(4) Serve as the focal point and coordinator 
for the acquisition life-cycle review process and as 
the executive secretariat for the Department’s Ac-
quisition Review Board. 
‘‘(5) Advise the persons having acquisition deci-
sion authority to— 
‘‘(A) make acquisition decisions consistent 
with all applicable laws; and 
‘‘(B) establish clear lines of authority, ac-
countability, and responsibility for acquisition 
decision-making within the Department. 
‘‘(6) Develop standardized certification stand-
ards, in consultation with the Component Acquisi-
tion Executives, for all acquisition program man-
agers. 
‘‘(7) Assess the results of major acquisition pro-
grams’ post-implementation reviews, and identify op-
portunities to improve performance throughout the 
acquisition process. 
‘‘(8) Provide technical support and assistance 
to Department acquisition programs and acquisition 
personnel, and coordinate with the Chief Procure-
ment Officer regarding workforce training and devel-
opment activities. 
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‘‘(9) Assist, as appropriate, with the prepara-
tion of the Future Years Homeland Security Pro-
gram, and make such information available to the 
congressional homeland security committees. 
‘‘(10) In coordination with the Component Ac-
quisition Executives, maintain the Master Acquisi-
tion Oversight List, updated quarterly, that shall 
serve as an inventory of all major acquisition pro-
grams and non-major acquisition programs within 
the Department, including for each such program— 
‘‘(A) the component sponsoring the acqui-
sition; 
‘‘(B) the name of the acquisition; 
‘‘(C) the acquisition level as determined by 
the anticipated life-cycle cost of the program 
and other criteria pursuant to the Department- 
level acquisition policy; 
‘‘(D) the acquisition decision authority for 
the acquisition; and 
‘‘(E) the current acquisition phase. 
‘‘(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-
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retary for Management. For each major acquisition pro-
gram, each head of a component shall— 
‘‘(1) establish an organizational structure for 
conducting acquisitions within the component, to be 
managed by a Component Acquisition Executive; 
‘‘(2) obtain the resources necessary to operate 
such an organizational structure that are aligned 
with the number, type, size, and complexity of the 
acquisition programs of the component; and 
‘‘(3) oversee sustainment of capabilities de-
ployed by major acquisition programs and non-major 
acquisition programs after all planned deployments 
are completed until such capabilities are retired or 
replaced. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF COMPONENT ACQUISI-
TION EXECUTIVES.—Each Component Acquisition Execu-
tive shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and implement policies and guid-
ance for managing and conducting oversight for 
major acquisition programs and non-major acquisi-
tion programs within the component at issue that 
comply with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation, and Department acquisition manage-
ment directives established by the Under Secretary 
for Management; 
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‘‘(2) for each major acquisition program— 
‘‘(A) define baseline requirements and doc-
ument changes to such requirements, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(B) establish a complete life cycle cost es-
timate with supporting documentation that is 
consistent with cost estimating best practices as 
identified by the Comptroller General of the 
United States; 
‘‘(C) verify each life cycle cost estimate 
against independent cost estimates or assess-
ments, as appropriate, and reconcile any dif-
ferences; 
‘‘(D) complete a cost-benefit analysis with 
supporting documentation; and 
‘‘(E) develop and maintain a schedule that 
is consistent with scheduling best practices as 
identified by the Comptroller General of the 
United States, including, in appropriate cases, 
an integrated master schedule; 
‘‘(3) ensure that all acquisition program docu-
mentation provided by the component demonstrates 
the knowledge required for successful program exe-
cution prior to final approval and is complete, accu-
rate, timely, and valid; 
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‘‘(4) in such cases where it is appropriate, exer-
cise the acquisition decision authority to approve, 
pause, modify (including the rescission of approvals 
of program milestones), or cancel major acquisition 
programs or non-major acquisition programs when 
delegated by the Under Secretary for Management 
pursuant to section 701(d)(3); and 
‘‘(5) review, oversee, and direct activities be-
tween acquisition decision events for major acquisi-
tion programs within the component for which the 
Under Secretary for Management is the acquisition 
decision authority. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 131 of title 
41, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION DECISION AUTHORITY.—The 
term ‘acquisition decision authority’ means the au-
thority, in addition to the authorities and functions 
specified in subsection (b) of section 1702 of title 
41, United States Code, held by the Secretary acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management to— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with Federal law, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and De-
partment acquisition management directives; 
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‘‘(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program 
throughout the life cycle of such program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers have the resources necessary to success-
fully execute an approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) ensure appropriate acquisition pro-
gram management of cost, schedule, risk, and 
system or service performance of the acquisition 
program at issue, including assessing acquisi-
tion program baseline breaches and directing 
any corrective action for such breaches; 
‘‘(E) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, sched-
ule, and performance against established base-
lines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisi-
tion program at all phases of the life-cycle of 
such program; and 
‘‘(F) establish policies and procedures for 
major acquisition programs of the Department. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an acqui-
sition program, means a predetermined point within 
the acquisition life-cycle at which the acquisition de-
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cision authority determines whether such acquisition 
program shall proceed to the next acquisition phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term ‘acqui-
sition program’ means the conceptualization, initi-
ation, design, development, test, contracting, produc-
tion, deployment, logistics support, modification, or 
disposal of systems, supplies, or services (including 
construction) to satisfy the Department’s needs. 
‘‘(5) ACQUISITION
PROGRAM
BASELINE.—The 
term ‘acquisition program baseline’, with respect to 
an acquisition program, means the cost, schedule, 
and performance parameters, expressed in standard, 
measurable, quantitative terms, which must be met 
to accomplish the goals of such program. 
‘‘(6) BEST PRACTICES.—The term ‘best prac-
tices’, with respect to acquisition, means a knowl-
edge-based approach to capability development, pro-
curement, and support that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) Identifying and validating needs. 
‘‘(B) Assessing alternatives to select the 
most appropriate solution. 
‘‘(C) Establishing well-defined require-
ments. 
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‘‘(D) Developing realistic cost assessments 
and schedules that account for the entire life- 
cycle of an acquisition. 
‘‘(E) Demonstrating technology, design, 
and manufacturing maturity before initiating 
production. 
‘‘(F) Using milestones and exit criteria or 
specific accomplishments that demonstrate the 
attainment of knowledge to support progress 
throughout the acquisition phases. 
‘‘(G) Regularly assessing and managing 
risks to achieve requirements and cost and 
schedule goals. 
‘‘(H) To the maximum extent possible, 
adopting and executing standardized processes. 
‘‘(I) Establishing a workforce that is quali-
fied to perform necessary acquisition roles. 
‘‘(J) Integrating into the Department’s 
mission and business operations the capabilities 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (I). 
‘‘(7) BREACH.—The term ‘breach’, with respect 
to a major acquisition program, means a failure to 
meet any cost, schedule, or performance threshold 
specified in the most recently approved acquisition 
program baseline. 
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‘‘(8) CONGRESSIONAL
HOMELAND
SECURITY 
COMMITTEES.—The term ‘congressional homeland 
security committees’ means— 
‘‘(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 the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
‘‘(9) 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 component 
head, with authority and responsibility for leading a 
process and staff to provide acquisition and program 
management oversight, policy, and guidance to en-
sure that statutory, regulatory, and higher level pol-
icy requirements are fulfilled, including compliance 
with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion, and Department acquisition management direc-
tives established by the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(10) LIFE-CYCLE COST.—The term ‘life-cycle 
cost’ means the total cost to the Government of ac-
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quiring, operating, supporting, and (if applicable) 
disposing of the items being acquired. 
‘‘(11) MAJOR
ACQUISITION
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘major acquisition program’ means a Depart-
ment capital asset, services, or hybrid acquisition 
program that is estimated by the Secretary to re-
quire an eventual total expenditure of at least 
$300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2022 constant 
dollars) over its life cycle or a program identified by 
the Chief Acquisition Officer as a program of special 
interest.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 714 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 715. Program Accountability and Risk Management office.’’. 
(g) ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 
et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 837. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
‘‘For each major acquisition program (as such term 
is defined in section 714), the Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Management, shall require the 
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head of each relevant component or office of the Depart-
ment to— 
‘‘(1) maintain acquisition documentation that is 
complete, accurate, timely, and valid, and that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) operational requirements that are 
validated consistent with departmental policy; 
‘‘(B) a complete life-cycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation; 
‘‘(C) verification of such life-cycle cost esti-
mate against independent cost estimates, and 
reconciliation of any differences; 
‘‘(D) a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(E) an integrated master schedule with 
supporting documentation; 
‘‘(F) plans for conducting systems engi-
neering reviews and test and evaluation activi-
ties throughout development to support produc-
tion and deployment decisions; 
‘‘(G) an acquisition plan that outlines the 
procurement approach, including planned con-
tracting vehicles; 
‘‘(H) a logistics and support plan for oper-
ating and maintaining deployed capabilities 
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until such capabilities are disposed of or retired; 
and 
‘‘(I) an acquisition program baseline that 
is traceable to the operational requirements of 
the program required under subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (E); 
‘‘(2) prepare cost estimates and schedules for 
major acquisition programs pursuant to subpara-
graphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (1) in a manner 
consistent with best practices as identified by the 
Comptroller General of the United States; and 
‘‘(3) ensure any revisions to the acquisition doc-
umentation maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) 
are reviewed and approved in accordance with de-
partmental policy.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by adding after the item relat-
ing to section 836 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 837. Acquisition documentation.’’. 
SEC. 6726. DHS 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 further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 838. ACQUISITION REVIEW BOARD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De-
partment an Acquisition Review Board (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Board’) to support the Under Secretary 
for Management in managing the Department’s acquisi-
tions. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Under Secretary for Man-
agement shall serve as chair of the Board. 
‘‘(2) OVERSIGHT.—The Under Secretary for 
Management may designate an employee of the De-
partment to oversee the operations of the Board. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION.— The Under Secretary 
for Management shall ensure participation by other 
relevant Department officials with responsibilities re-
lated to acquisitions as permanent members of the 
Board, including the following: 
‘‘(A) The Chair of the Joint Requirements 
Council. 
‘‘(B) The Chief Financial Officer. 
‘‘(C) The Chief Human Capital Officer. 
‘‘(D) The Chief Information Officer. 
‘‘(E) The Chief Procurement Officer. 
‘‘(F) The Chief Readiness Support Officer. 
‘‘(G) The Chief Security Officer. 
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‘‘(1) Determine the appropriate acquisition level 
and acquisition decision authority for new acquisi-
tion programs based on the estimated eventual total 
expenditure of each such program to satisfy the mis-
sion need of the Department over the life-cycle of 
such acquisition regardless of funding source. 
‘‘(2) Determine whether a proposed acquisition 
has met the requirements of key phases of the acqui-
sition life-cycle framework and is able to proceed to 
the next phase and eventual full production and de-
ployment. 
‘‘(3) Oversee whether a proposed acquisition’s 
business strategy, resources, management, and ac-
countability is executable and is aligned with the 
mission and strategic goals of the Department. 
‘‘(4) Support the person with acquisition deci-
sion authority for an acquisition in determining the 
appropriate direction for such acquisition at key ac-
quisition decision events. 
‘‘(5) Conduct systematic reviews of acquisitions 
to ensure that such acquisitions are progressing in 
accordance with best practices and in compliance 
with the most recently approved documents for such 
acquisitions’ current acquisition phases. 
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‘‘(6) Review the acquisition documents of each 
major acquisition program, including the acquisition 
program baseline and documentation reflecting con-
sideration of tradeoffs among cost, schedule, and 
performance objectives, to ensure the reliability of 
underlying data. 
‘‘(7) Ensure that practices are adopted and im-
plemented to require consideration of trade-offs 
among cost, schedule, and performance objectives as 
part of the process for developing requirements for 
major acquisition programs prior to the initiation of 
the second acquisition decision event, including, at a 
minimum, the following practices: 
‘‘(A) Department officials responsible for 
acquisition, budget, and cost estimating func-
tions are provided with the appropriate oppor-
tunity to develop estimates and raise cost and 
schedule concerns before performance objectives 
are established for capabilities when feasible. 
‘‘(B) Full consideration is given to possible 
trade-offs among cost, schedule, and perform-
ance objectives for each alternative. 
‘‘(e) DOCUMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The chair of the Board 
shall ensure that all actions and decisions made pur-
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suant to the responsibilities of the Board under sub-
section (d) are documented in an acquisition decision 
memorandum that includes— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the action at issue or 
purpose for convening a meeting under sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(B) the decision with respect to actions 
discussed during such meeting; 
‘‘(C) the rationale for such a decision, in-
cluding justifications for any such decision 
made to allow acquisition programs to deviate 
from the acquisition management policy of the 
Department; 
‘‘(D) any assigned items for further action; 
and 
‘‘(E) the signature of the chair verifying 
the contents of such memorandum. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF MEMORANDUM.—Not later 
than seven days after the date on which the acquisi-
tion decision memorandum is signed by the chair 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(E), the chair shall submit 
to the Secretary, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a copy of such memorandum. 
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‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning given such term 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 to— 
‘‘(A) ensure acquisition programs are in 
compliance with Federal law, the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation, and Department acquisi-
tion management directives; 
‘‘(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
modifying, or cancelling) an acquisition pro-
gram through the life-cycle of such program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers have the resources necessary to success-
fully execute an approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) ensure appropriate acquisition pro-
gram management of cost, schedule, risk, and 
system performance of the acquisition program 
at issue, including assessing acquisition pro-
gram baseline breaches and directing any cor-
rective action for such breaches; and 
‘‘(E) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, sched-
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ule, and performance against established base-
lines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisi-
tion program at all phases of the life-cycle of 
such program to avoid and mitigate acquisition 
program baseline breaches. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an acqui-
sition program, means a predetermined point within 
each of the acquisition phases at which the acquisi-
tion decision authority determines whether such ac-
quisition program shall proceed to the next acquisi-
tion phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION DECISION MEMORANDUM.— 
The term ‘acquisition decision memorandum’ means 
the official documented record of decisions, including 
the rationale for such decisions and any assigned ac-
tions, for the acquisition at issue, as determined by 
the person exercising acquisition decision authority 
for such 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, 
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which must be satisfied to accomplish the goals of 
such program. 
‘‘(6) BEST PRACTICES.—The term ‘best prac-
tices’, with respect to acquisition, means a knowl-
edge-based approach to capability development that 
includes— 
‘‘(A) identifying and validating needs; 
‘‘(B) assessing alternatives to select the 
most appropriate solution; 
‘‘(C) clearly establishing well-defined re-
quirements; 
‘‘(D) developing realistic cost estimates 
and schedules that account for the entire life- 
cycle of such an acquisition; 
‘‘(E) securing stable funding that matches 
resources to requirements before initiating such 
development; 
‘‘(F) demonstrating technology, design, 
and manufacturing maturity before initiating 
production of the item that is the subject of 
such acquisition; 
‘‘(G) using milestones and exit criteria or 
specific accomplishments that demonstrate the 
attainment of knowledge to support progress; 
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‘‘(H) regularly assessing and managing 
risks to achieving requirements and cost and 
schedule goals; 
‘‘(I) adopting and executing standardized 
processes with known success across programs; 
‘‘(J) establishing an adequate workforce 
that is qualified and sufficient to perform nec-
essary functions; and 
‘‘(K) integrating the capabilities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (J). 
‘‘(7) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major acquisition program’ means— 
‘‘(A) a Department capital asset, service, 
or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated 
by the Secretary to require an eventual total ex-
penditure of at least $300 million (based on fis-
cal year 2022 constant dollars) over its life- 
cycle cost; or 
‘‘(B) a program identified by the Under 
Secretary for Management as a program of spe-
cial interest. 
‘‘(8) NON-MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘non-major acquisition program’ means a De-
partment capital asset, service, or hybrid acquisition 
program that is estimated by the Secretary to re-
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quire an eventual total expenditure of less than 
$300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2022 constant 
dollars) over its life-cycle.’’. 
(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 amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 837 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 838. Acquisition Review Board.’’. 
SEC. 6727. DHS CONTRACT REPORTING. 
(a) DAILY PUBLIC REPORT OF COVERED CONTRACT 
AWARDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall post, 
maintain, and update in accordance with paragraph 
(2), on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment, a daily report of all covered contract awards. 
Each reported covered contract award shall include 
information relating to— 
(A) the contract number, modification 
number, or delivery order number; 
(B) the contract type; 
(C) the amount obligated for such award; 
(D) the total contract value for such 
award, including all options; 
(E) the description of the purpose for such 
award; 
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(F) the number of proposals or bids re-
ceived; 
(G) the name and address of the vendor, 
and whether such vendor is considered a small 
business; 
(H) the period and each place of perform-
ance for such award; 
(I) whether such award is multiyear; 
(J) whether such award requires a small 
business subcontracting plan; and 
(K) the contracting office and the point of 
contact for such office. 
(2) UPDATE.—Updates referred to in para-
graph (1) shall occur not later than two business 
days after the date on which the covered contract is 
authorized or modified. 
(3) SUBSCRIBING TO ALERTS.—The website re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall provide the option 
to subscribe to an automatic notification of the pub-
lication of each report required under such para-
graph. 
(4) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section. 
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(b) UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION OR DEFINI-
TIZED AMOUNT.—If a covered contract award reported 
pursuant to subsection (a) includes an undefinitized con-
tract action, the Secretary shall— 
(1) report the estimated total contract value for 
such award and the amount obligated upon award; 
and 
(2) once such award is definitized, update the 
total contract value and amount obligated. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall not include covered contract awards relat-
ing to classified products, programs, or services. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
CONTRACT
AWARD.—The term 
‘‘covered contract award’’— 
(A) means a contract action of the Depart-
ment with the total authorized dollar amount of 
$4,000,000 or greater, including unexercised 
options; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) contract awards governed by the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
(ii) modifications to a contract award 
that increase the total value, expand the 
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scope of work, or extend the period of per-
formance; 
(iii) orders placed on a multiple award 
or multiple-agency contract that includes 
delivery or quantity terms that are indefi-
nite; 
(iv) other transaction authority agree-
ments; and 
(v) contract awards made with other 
than full and open competition. 
(2) DEFINITIZED AMOUNT.—The term ‘‘defini-
tized amount’’ means the final amount of a covered 
contract award after agreement between the Depart-
ment and the contractor at issue. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(5) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ means an entity that qualifies as a small busi-
ness concern, as such term is described under sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
(6) TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE.—The term ‘‘total 
contract value’’ means the total amount of funds ex-
pected to be provided to the contractor at issue 
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under the terms of the contract through the full pe-
riod of performance. 
(7) UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION.—The 
term ‘‘undefinitized contract action’’ means any con-
tract action for which the contract terms, specifica-
tions, or price is not established prior to the start 
of the performance of a covered contract award. 
SEC. 6728. UNMANNED AERIAL SECURITY. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO-
CUREMENT.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and 
subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may not operate, provide financial assistance for, or enter 
into or renew a contract for the procurement of— 
(1) an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that— 
(A) is manufactured in a covered foreign 
country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov-
ered foreign country; 
(B) uses flight controllers, radios, data 
transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals man-
ufactured in a covered foreign country or by a 
corporation domiciled in a covered foreign coun-
try; 
(C) uses a ground control system or oper-
ating software developed in a covered foreign 
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graphs (A) through (C) of such subsection that is 
the subject of such a waiver is required— 
(A) in the national interest of the United 
States; 
(B) for counter-UAS surrogate research, 
testing, development, evaluation, or training; or 
(C) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or 
information warfare operations, testing, anal-
ysis, and or training. 
(2) NOTICE.—The certification described in 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Committees 
specified in such paragraph by not later than the 
date that is 14 days after the date on which a waiv-
er is issued under such paragraph. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) WAIVER PROCESS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish a proc-
ess by which the head of an office or component of 
the Department of Homeland Security may request 
a waiver under subsection (b). 
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(3) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a), the head of an office or 
component of the Department of Homeland Security 
may continue to operate a UAS, a software oper-
ating system associated with a UAS, or a system for 
the detection or identification of a UAS described in 
any of subparagraphs (1) through (3) of such sub-
section that was in the inventory of such office or 
component on the day before the effective date of 
this Act until— 
(A) such time as the Secretary of Home-
land Security has— 
(i) granted a waiver relating thereto 
under subsection (b); or 
(ii) declined to grant such a waiver; or 
(B) one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, 
whichever is later. 
(d) DRONE ORIGIN SECURITY REPORT
TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
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-
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ate a terrorism threat assessment and report that contains 
information relating to the following: 
(1) The extent to which the Department of 
Homeland Security has previously analyzed the 
threat that a UAS, a software operating system as-
sociated with a UAS, or a system for the detection 
or identification of a UAS from a covered foreign 
country operating in the United States poses, and 
the results of such analysis. 
(2) The number of UAS, software operating 
systems associated with a UAS, or systems for the 
detection or identification of a UAS from a covered 
foreign country in operation by the Department, in-
cluding an identification of the component or office 
of the Department at issue, as of such date. 
(3) The extent to which information gathered 
by such a UAS, a software operating system associ-
ated with a UAS, or a system for the detection or 
identification of a UAS from a covered foreign coun-
try could be employed to harm the national or eco-
nomic security of the United States. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country that— 
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(A) the intelligence community has identi-
fied as a foreign adversary in its most recent 
Annual Threat Assessment; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, has identified as a foreign adver-
sary that is not included in such Annual Threat 
Assessment. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(3) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; UAS.—The 
terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ and ‘‘UAS’’ have 
the meaning given the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft sys-
tem’’ in section 44801 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
Subtitle C—Enhancing DHS 
Operations 
SEC. 6731. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW 
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) representatives from appropriate ad-
visory committees established pursuant to sec-
tion 871, including the Homeland Security Ad-
visory Council and the Homeland Security 
Science and Technology Advisory Committee, or 
otherwise established, including the Aviation 
Security Advisory Committee established pursu-
ant to section 44946 of title 49, United States 
Code; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘based 
on the risk assessment required pursuant to 
subsection (c)(2)(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘describe’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘resources required’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to the extent prac-
ticable,’’ after ‘‘identify’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘budget plan required 
to provide sufficient resources to success-
fully’’ and inserting ‘‘resources required 
to’’; and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, includ-
ing any resources identified from redun-
dant, wasteful, or unnecessary capabilities 
or capacities that may be redirected to bet-
ter support other existing capabilities or 
capacities, as the case may be; and’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (6); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31 of the year’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days 
after the date of the submission of the Presi-
dent’s budget for the fiscal year after the fiscal 
year’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘description of the threats to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘risk assessment of’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, as required under subsection (b)(2)’’ be-
fore the semicolon at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a description’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘budget plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘resources required’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (G)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘to the extent 
practicable,’’ before ‘‘a discussion’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the status of’’; 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and risks’’ be-
fore ‘‘to national homeland’’; and 
(IV) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
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(vi) by striking subparagraph (H); 
and 
(vii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(I) as subparagraph (H); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
retain and, upon request, provide to Congress the 
following documentation regarding each quadrennial 
homeland security review: 
‘‘(A) Records regarding the consultation 
carried out pursuant to subsection (a)(3), in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(i) All written communications, in-
cluding communications sent out by the 
Secretary and feedback submitted to the 
Secretary through technology, online com-
munications tools, in-person discussions, 
and the interagency process. 
‘‘(ii) Information on how feedback re-
ceived by the Secretary informed each such 
quadrennial homeland security review. 
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‘‘(B) Information regarding the risk as-
sessment required pursuant to subsection 
(c)(2)(B), including the following: 
‘‘(i) The risk model utilized to gen-
erate such risk assessment. 
‘‘(ii) Information, including data used 
in the risk model, utilized to generate such 
risk assessment. 
‘‘(iii) Sources of information, includ-
ing other risk assessments, utilized to gen-
erate such risk assessment. 
‘‘(iv) Information on assumptions, 
weighing factors, and subjective judgments 
utilized to generate such risk assessment, 
together with information on the rationale 
or basis thereof.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW.—Not later than 90 days after the sub-
mission of each report required under subsection (c)(1), 
the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
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of the Senate information on the degree to which the find-
ings and recommendations developed in the quadrennial 
homeland security review that is the subject of such report 
were integrated into the acquisition strategy and expendi-
ture plans for the Department.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall apply with respect to a quadrennial home-
land security review conducted after December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 6732. BOMBING PREVENTION. 
(a) OFFICE FOR BOMBING PREVENTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XXII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Bombing Prevention 
‘‘SEC. 2251. OFFICE FOR BOMBING PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an Office for Bombing Prevention (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Office shall have the primary 
responsibility within the Department for enhancing the 
ability and coordinating the efforts of the United States 
to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, mitigate, and re-
spond to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States, including by carrying out the following: 
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‘‘(1) Advising the Secretary on matters related 
to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) Coordinating the efforts of the Depart-
ment to counter terrorist explosive threats and at-
tacks in the United States, including by carrying out 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Developing, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans, the Department’s strategy against ter-
rorist explosives threats and attacks, including 
efforts to support the security and preparedness 
of critical infrastructure and the public sector 
and private sector. 
‘‘(B) Leading the prioritization of the De-
partment’s efforts against terrorist explosive 
threats and attacks, including preparedness and 
operational requirements. 
‘‘(C) Ensuring, in coordination with the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
and the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, the identification, 
evaluation, and availability of effective tech-
nology applications through field pilot testing 
and acquisition of such technology applications 
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by the public sector to deter, detect, prevent, 
protect against, mitigate, and respond to ter-
rorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States. 
‘‘(D) Providing advice and recommenda-
tions to the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency regarding the effec-
tive use of grants authorized under section 
2002. 
‘‘(E) In coordination with the Assistant 
Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass De-
struction, aligning Department efforts related 
to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States and weapons of mass destruction. 
‘‘(3) Engaging other Federal departments and 
agencies, including Sector Risk Management Agen-
cies, regarding terrorist explosive threats and at-
tacks in the United States. 
‘‘(4) Facilitating information sharing and deci-
sion support of the public and private sector involved 
in deterrence, detection, prevention, protection 
against, mitigation of, and response to terrorist ex-
plosive threats and attacks in the United States. 
Such sharing and support may include the following: 
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‘‘(A) Operating and maintaining a secure 
information sharing system that allows the 
sharing of critical information and data relating 
to terrorist explosive attack tactics, techniques, 
procedures, and security capabilities, including 
information and data described in paragraph 
(6) and section 2242. 
‘‘(B) Working with international partners, 
in coordination with the Office for International 
Affairs of the Department, to develop and share 
effective practices to deter, prevent, detect, pro-
tect against, mitigate, and respond to terrorist 
explosive threats and attacks in the United 
States. 
‘‘(5) Promoting security awareness among the 
public and private sector and the general public re-
garding the risks posed by the misuse of explosive 
precursor chemicals and other bomb-making mate-
rials. 
‘‘(6) Providing training, guidance, assessments, 
and planning assistance to the public and private 
sector, as appropriate, to help counter the risk of 
terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the United 
States. 
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‘‘(7) Conducting analysis and planning for the 
capabilities and requirements necessary for the pub-
lic and private sector, as appropriate, to deter, de-
tect, prevent, protect against, mitigate, and respond 
to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States by carrying out the following: 
‘‘(A) Maintaining a database on capabili-
ties and requirements, including capabilities 
and requirements of public safety bomb squads, 
explosive detection canine teams, special tactics 
teams, public safety dive teams, and recipients 
of services described in section 2242. 
‘‘(B) Applying the analysis derived from 
the database described in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to the following: 
‘‘(i) Evaluating progress toward clos-
ing identified gaps relating to national 
strategic goals and standards related to de-
terring, detecting, preventing, protecting 
against, mitigating, and responding to ter-
rorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States. 
‘‘(ii) Informing decisions relating to 
homeland security policy, assistance, train-
ing, research, development efforts, testing 
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and evaluation, and related requirements 
regarding deterring, detecting, preventing, 
protecting against, mitigating, and re-
sponding to terrorist explosive threats and 
attacks in the United States. 
‘‘(8) Promoting secure information sharing of 
sensitive material and promoting security awareness, 
including by carrying out the following: 
‘‘(A) Operating and maintaining a secure 
information sharing system that allows the 
sharing among and between the public and pri-
vate sector of critical information relating to ex-
plosive attack tactics, techniques, and proce-
dures. 
‘‘(B) Educating the public and private sec-
tors about explosive precursor chemicals. 
‘‘(C) Working with international partners, 
in coordination with the Office for International 
Affairs of the Department, to develop and share 
effective practices to deter, detect, prevent, pro-
tect against, mitigate, and respond to terrorist 
explosive threats and attacks in the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) Executing national public awareness 
and vigilance campaigns relating to terrorist ex-
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plosive threats and attacks in the United 
States, preventing explosive attacks, and activi-
ties and measures underway to safeguard the 
United States. 
‘‘(E) Working with relevant stakeholder or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(9) Providing any other assistance the Sec-
retary determines necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 2252. COUNTERING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Upon request, the Secretary 
shall, to the extent practicable, provide to the public and 
private sector technical assistance services to support the 
security and preparedness of such sectors, as appropriate, 
to counter terrorist explosive threats and attacks that pose 
a risk in certain jurisdictions, including vulnerable and 
disadvantaged communities, to critical infrastructure fa-
cilities, or to special events, as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Technical assistance services pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) support the planning and implementation 
of effective measures to deter, detect, prevent, pro-
tect against, mitigate, and respond to terrorist ex-
plosive threats and attacks in the United States, in-
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cluding effective strategic risk management and 
emergency operations plans; 
‘‘(2) support the security of explosive precursor 
chemicals and other bomb-making materials outside 
of regulatory control; 
‘‘(3) support efforts to prepare for and respond 
to bomb threats or other acts involving the malicious 
conveyance of false information concerning terrorist 
explosive threats and attacks in the United States; 
‘‘(4) make available resources to enhance deter-
rence, prevention, detection, protection, mitigation, 
and response capabilities for terrorist explosive 
threats and attacks in the United States, including 
coordination and communication, to better integrate 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial and private sector 
capabilities and assets, as appropriate, with Federal 
operations; 
‘‘(5) make available augmenting resources, as 
appropriate, to enable State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial governments to sustain and refresh their capa-
bilities; 
‘‘(6) track performance in meeting the goals 
and associated plans of the provision of such tech-
nical assistance; and 
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‘‘(7) include any other assistance the Secretary 
determines necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 2253. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DEPARTMENT COM-
PONENTS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary 
under this subtitle shall not affect or diminish the author-
ity or the responsibility of any officer of any other Federal 
agency with respect to the command, control, or direction 
of the functions, personnel, funds, assets, or liabilities of 
any other such Federal agency. 
‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT COMPONENTS.—Nothing in this 
subtitle or any other provision of law may be construed 
to affect or reduce the responsibilities of— 
‘‘(1) the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruc-
tion Office or the Assistant Secretary of the Office, 
including with respect to any asset, function, or mis-
sion of the Office or the Assistant Secretary, as the 
case may be; 
‘‘(2) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or the Administrator of the Agency, includ-
ing the diversion of any asset, function, or mission 
of the Agency or the Administrator as the case may 
be; or 
‘‘(3) the Transportation Security Administra-
tion or the Administrator of the Administration, in-
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cluding the diversion of any asset, function, or mis-
sion of the Administration or the Administrator, as 
the case may be.’’. 
(2) STRATEGY AND REPORTS.— 
(A) STRATEGY.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the head of the Office for Bombing Prevention 
of the Department of Homeland Security (es-
tablished pursuant to section 2241 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
paragraph (1)), in consultation with the heads 
of other components of the Department and the 
heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
shall develop a strategy to align the Office’s ac-
tivities with the threat environment and stake-
holder needs, and make the public and private 
sector aware of the Office’s capabilities. Such 
strategy shall include the following elements: 
(i) Information on terrorist explosive 
threats, tactics, and attacks in the United 
States. 
(ii) Information, by region of the 
United States, regarding public and pri-
vate sector entities likely to be targeted by 
terrorist explosive threats and attacks in 
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the United States, including historically 
black colleges and universities and minor-
ity serving institutions, places of worship, 
health care facilities, transportation sys-
tems, commercial facilities, and govern-
ment facilities. 
(iii) Guidance on how outreach to 
owners and operators of critical infrastruc-
ture (as such term is defined in section 
1016(e) of Public Law 107–56 (42 U.S.C. 
5195c(e))) 
in 
a 
region 
should 
be 
prioritized. 
(iv) A catalogue of the services and 
training currently offered by the Office, 
and a description of how such services and 
trainings assist the public and private sec-
tor to deter, detect, prevent, protect 
against, mitigate, and respond to terrorist 
explosive threats and attacks in the United 
States. 
(v) Long-term objectives of the Office, 
including future service and training offer-
ings. 
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(vi) Metrics for measuring the effec-
tiveness of services and trainings offered 
by the Office. 
(vii) An assessment of resource re-
quirements necessary to implement such 
strategy. 
(viii) A description of how the Office 
partners with other components of the De-
partment and other Federal agencies to 
carry out its mission. 
(B) REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report describing the activities of the 
Office for Bombing Prevention of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security (established pursu-
ant to section 2241 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, as added by paragraph (1)). Each 
such report shall include information on the fol-
lowing: 
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(i) Changes to terrorist explosive 
threats, tactics, and attacks in the United 
States. 
(ii) Changes to the types of public and 
private sector entities likely to be targeted 
by terrorist explosive threats and attacks 
in the United States. 
(iii) The number of trainings, assess-
ments, and other engagements carried out 
by the Office within each region of the 
United States, including a description of 
the critical infrastructure sector or stake-
holder served. 
(iv) The number of trainings, assess-
ments, or other engagements the Office 
was asked to conduct but did not, and an 
explanation relating thereto. 
(v) The effectiveness of the trainings, 
assessments, or other engagements pro-
vided by the Office based on the metrics 
described in subparagraph (A)(vi). 
(vi) 
Any 
changes 
or 
anticipated 
changes in the trainings, assessments, and 
other engagements, or any other services, 
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offered by the Office, and an explanation 
relating thereto. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 2246 the following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Bombing Prevention 
‘‘Sec. 2251. Office for Bombing Prevention. 
‘‘Sec. 2252. Countering explosive devices technical assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 2253. Relationship to other Department components and Federal agen-
cies.’’. 
(b) EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 324. EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in 
coordination with the head of the Office for Bombing Pre-
vention and the Assistant Secretary for the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and in consultation 
with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the head of any other relevant Federal department or 
agency, including Sector Risk Management Agencies, shall 
ensure coordination and information sharing regarding 
nonmilitary research, development, testing, and evaluation 
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activities of the Federal Government relating to the deter-
rence, detection, prevention, protection against, mitigation 
of, and response to terrorist explosive threats and attacks 
in the United States. 
‘‘(b) LEVERAGING MILITARY RESEARCH.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, and in coordination with the head of the 
Office for Bombing Prevention and the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Countering of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Office, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and the 
head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, 
including Sector Risk Management Agencies, to ensure 
that, to the maximum extent possible, military policies and 
procedures, and research, development, testing, and eval-
uation activities relating to the deterrence, detection, pre-
vention, protection against, mitigation of, and response to 
terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the United 
States are adapted to nonmilitary uses.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 323 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 324. Explosives research and development.’’. 
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SEC. 6733. DHS BASIC TRAINING ACCREDITATION IM-
PROVEMENT. 
(a) REPORTING ON BASIC TRAINING PROGRAMS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORTING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall report to the relevant congres-
sional committees on the accreditation status 
for each basic training program within the De-
partment of Homeland Security, including in-
formation relating to the following: 
(i) The date on which each such pro-
gram achieved initial accreditation, or in 
the case of a program that is not currently 
accredited, the reasons for not obtaining or 
maintaining accreditation, the activities, if 
any, taken to achieve accreditation, and an 
anticipated timeline for accreditation of 
such program. 
(ii) The date each such program most 
recently received accreditation or reaccredi-
tation, if applicable. 
(iii) Each such program’s anticipated 
accreditation or next reaccreditation date. 
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(iv) The name of the accreditation 
manager for each such program. 
(B) TERMINATION
OF
REPORTING
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Annual reports under subpara-
graph (A) shall terminate when all basic train-
ing programs of the Department of Homeland 
Security are accredited. 
(2) LAPSE IN ACCREDITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a basic training pro-
gram of the Department of Homeland Security 
loses accreditation, the head of the relevant 
component of the Department shall notify the 
Secretary of Homeland Security not later than 
30 days after such loss. 
(B) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after receiving a notification pur-
suant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall notify the relevant 
congressional committees of the lapse in accred-
itation at issue, the reason for such lapse, and 
the activities underway and planned to regain 
accreditation. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) ACCREDITATION.—The term ‘‘accredi-
tation’’ means the recognition by a board that 
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a basic training program is administered, devel-
oped, and delivered according to an applicable 
set of standards. 
(B) ACCREDITATION MANAGER.—The term 
‘‘accreditation manager’’ means the individual 
assigned by the component of the Department 
of Homeland Security to manage accreditation 
activities for a basic training program. 
(C) BASIC TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘basic training program’’ means an entry level 
program of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity that is transitional to law enforcement serv-
ice, provides training on critical competencies 
and responsibilities, and is typically a require-
ment for appointment to a law enforcement 
service job or job series. 
(D) REACCREDITATION.—The term ‘‘re-
accreditation’’ means the assessment of a basic 
training program after initial accreditation to 
ensure the continued compliance with an appli-
cable set of standards. 
(E) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
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the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee of the Judi-
ciary of the Senate. 
(b) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department 
of Homeland Security shall carry out research and devel-
opment of systems and technologies to enhance access to 
training offered by the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Centers to State, local, Tribal, and territorial law en-
forcement, with particular attention to law enforcement in 
rural and remote communities, for the purpose of enhanc-
ing domestic preparedness for and collective response to 
terrorism and other homeland security threats. 
SEC. 6734. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
before section 812 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 811. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
‘‘(a) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Inspector General of the Department shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
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any report finalized on and after such date that sub-
stantiates— 
‘‘(A) a violation of paragraph (8) or (9) of 
section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, or 
Presidential Personnel Directive-19; or 
‘‘(B) an allegation of misconduct, waste, 
fraud, abuse, or violation of policy within the 
Department involving a member of the Senior 
Executive Service or politically appointed offi-
cial of the Department. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the 
submission to the appropriate congressional 
committees of reports pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Inspector General shall, consistent with 
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protec-
tions, publish on a publicly available website of 
the Inspector General each such report. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The requirement pur-
suant to subparagraph (A) to publish reports 
does not apply if section (5)(e)(1) of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978 applies to any such re-
port. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General 
of the Department may not redact any portion 
of a report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 
to the name or any other identifying informa-
tion, including any contextual details not rel-
evant to the audit, inspection, or evaluation at 
issue that may be used by other employees or 
officers of the Department to determine the 
identity of a whistleblower complainant, of a 
whistleblower complainant who does not consent 
to the inclusion of such in a report of the In-
spector General. 
‘‘(b) SEMIANNUAL REPORTING.—Beginning with the 
first semiannual report transmitted to the appropriate 
committees or subcommittees of the Congress pursuant to 
section 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 that 
is transmitted after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, each such report shall be accompanied by a list of 
ongoing audits, inspections, and evaluations of the De-
partment, together with a narrative description relating 
to each such audit, inspection, or evaluation that identifies 
the scope of such audit, inspection, or evaluation, as the 
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be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees and published on the website of the 
Inspector General in accordance with para-
graphs (1) and (2), respectively, of subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(5) An explanation for— 
‘‘(A) any significant changes to the nar-
rative description of each such audit, inspection, 
or evaluation, including the identification of the 
subject office, component, or directorate of the 
Department; or 
‘‘(B) a delay of more than 30 days in the 
scheduled date for submitting to the Secretary 
a draft report for review or publishing on the 
website of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment the final report relating to each such 
audit, inspection, or evaluation. 
‘‘(6) Data regarding tips and complaints made 
to the Inspector General Hotline of the Department 
or otherwise referred to the Department, including— 
‘‘(A) the number and type of tips and com-
plaints regarding fraud, waste, abuse, corrup-
tion, financial crimes, civil rights and civil lib-
erty abuse, or other complaints regarding crimi-
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nal or non-criminal activity associated with 
fraud, waste, or abuse; 
‘‘(B) actions taken by the Department to 
address or resolve each substantiated tip or 
complaint; 
‘‘(C) the total amount of time it took the 
Department to so address or resolve each such 
substantiated tip or complaint; 
‘‘(D) the total number of tips and com-
plaints that are substantiated compared with 
the number of tips and complaints that are un-
substantiated; and 
‘‘(E) the percentage of audits, inspections, 
and evaluations that are initiated as a result of 
tips and complaints made to the Inspector Gen-
eral Hotline. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—The Inspector 
General of the Department shall notify the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate if the head of an office or component 
of the Department does not provide in a timely manner 
to the Inspector General information or assistance that 
is requested by the Inspector General to conduct an audit, 
inspection, or evaluation. 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘appro-
priate congressional committees’ means the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, and any committee of the House of 
Representatives or the Senate, respectively, having legisla-
tive or oversight jurisdiction under the Rules of the House 
of Representatives or the Senate, respectively, over the 
matter concerned.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by amending the item relating to section 811 to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 811. Office of Inspector General.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DHS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Comp-
troller General of the United States a report on the 
policies, procedures, and internal controls established 
that ensure compliance with the Quality Standards 
for Federal Offices of Inspector General from the 
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Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Effi-
ciency. 
(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 
one year after receipt of the report required under 
paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate an evaluation of 
such report. 
SEC. 6735. PRESIDENT’S CUP CYBERSECURITY COMPETI-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Director’’) of the Department of Home-
land Security is authorized to hold an annual cybersecu-
rity competition to be known as the ‘‘Department of 
Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Se-
curity Agency’s President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competi-
tion’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘competition’’) for 
the purpose of identifying, challenging, and competitively 
awarding prizes, including cash prizes, to the United 
States Government’s best cybersecurity practitioners and 
teams across offensive and defensive cybersecurity dis-
ciplines. 
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(b) COMPETITION DESIGN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Director, 
in carrying out the competition, may consult with, 
and consider advice from, any person who has expe-
rience or expertise in the development, design, or 
execution of cybersecurity competitions. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to con-
sultations pursuant to this section. 
(3) PROHIBITION.—A person with whom the 
Director consults under paragraph (1) may not— 
(A) receive pay by reason of being so con-
sulted; or 
(B) be considered an employee of the Fed-
eral Government by reason of so consulting. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the 
competition, an individual shall be a Federal civilian em-
ployee or member of the uniformed services (as such term 
is defined in section 2101(3) of title 5, United States 
Code) and shall comply with any rules promulgated by the 
Director regarding the competition. 
(d) COMPETITION ADMINISTRATION.—The Director 
may enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, 
or other agreement with a private sector for-profit or non-
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profit entity or State or local government agency to ad-
minister the competition. 
(e) COMPETITION PARAMETERS.—Each competition 
shall incorporate the following elements: 
(1) Cybersecurity skills outlined in the National 
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Framework, 
or any successor framework. 
(2) Individual and team events. 
(3) Categories demonstrating offensive and de-
fensive cyber operations, such as software reverse 
engineering and exploitation, network operations, 
forensics, big data analysis, cyber analysis, cyber de-
fense, cyber exploitation, secure programming, ob-
fuscated coding, or cyber-physical systems. 
(4) Any other elements related to paragraphs 
(1), (2), or (3) as determined necessary by the Di-
rector. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Director may use amounts 
made available to the Director for the competition 
for the following: 
(A) Advertising, marketing, and promoting 
the competition. 
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(B) Meals for participants and organizers 
of the competition if attendance at the meal 
during the competition is necessary to maintain 
the integrity of the competition. 
(C) Promotional items, including merchan-
dise and apparel. 
(D) Monetary and nonmonetary awards for 
competition participants, including members of 
the uniformed services. 
(E) Necessary expenses for the honorary 
recognition of competition participants, includ-
ing members of the uniformed services. 
(F) Any other appropriate activity nec-
essary to carry out the competition, as deter-
mined by the Director. 
(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply 
to amounts appropriated on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(g) PRIZE LIMITATION.—The Director may make one 
or more awards per competition, except that the amount 
or value of each shall not exceed $10,000. The Secretary 
of Homeland Security may make one or more awards per 
competition, except the amount or the value of each shall 
not to exceed $25,000. A monetary award under this sec-
tion shall be in addition to the regular pay of the recipient. 
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(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall 
annually provide 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 report that includes the following: 
(1) A description of available funds under sub-
section (f) for each competition conducted in the 
preceding year. 
(2) A description of expenditures authorized in 
subsection (g) for each competition. 
(3) Information relating to the participation of 
each competition. 
(4) Information relating to lessons learned from 
each competition and how such lessons may be ap-
plied to improve cybersecurity operations and re-
cruitment of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity. 
SEC. 6736. INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECU-
RITY TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 2220E. INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS CYBERSECU-
RITY TRAINING INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Industrial Control Sys-
tems Cybersecurity Training Initiative (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Initiative’) is established 
within the Agency. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Initiative 
is to develop and strengthen the skills of the cyber-
security workforce related to securing industrial con-
trol systems. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the Initiative, 
the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure the Initiative includes— 
‘‘(A) virtual and in-person trainings and 
courses provided at no cost to participants; 
‘‘(B) trainings and courses available at dif-
ferent skill levels, including introductory level 
courses; 
‘‘(C) trainings and courses that cover 
cyber defense strategies for industrial control 
systems, including an understanding of the 
unique cyber threats facing industrial control 
systems 
and 
the 
mitigation 
of 
security 
vulnerabilities in industrial control systems 
technology; and 
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‘‘(D) appropriate consideration regarding 
the availability of trainings and courses in dif-
ferent regions of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) engage in— 
‘‘(A) collaboration with the National Lab-
oratories of the Department of Energy in ac-
cordance with section 309; 
‘‘(B) consultation with Sector Risk Man-
agement Agencies; and 
‘‘(C) as appropriate, consultation with pri-
vate sector entities with relevant expertise, such 
as vendors of industrial control systems tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the Initiative. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the courses provided 
under the Initiative. 
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‘‘(B) A description of outreach efforts to 
raise awareness of the availability of such 
courses. 
‘‘(C) Information on the number and de-
mographics of participants in such courses, in-
cluding by gender, race, and place of residence. 
‘‘(D) Information on the participation in 
such courses of workers from each critical in-
frastructure sector. 
‘‘(E) Plans for expanding access to indus-
trial control systems education and training, in-
cluding expanding access to women and under-
represented populations, and expanding access 
to different regions of the United States. 
‘‘(F) 
Recommendations 
on 
how 
to 
strengthen the state of industrial control sys-
tems cybersecurity education and training.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2220D the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2220E. Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative.’’. 
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SEC. 6737. TSA REACHING ACROSS NATIONALITIES, SOCI-
ETIES, AND LANGUAGES TO ADVANCE TRAV-
ELER EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan 
to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major air-
ports can be better understood by more people accessing 
such airports. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of the most common lan-
guages other than English that are the primary lan-
guages of individuals that travel through or work in 
each major airport. 
(2) A plan to improve— 
(A) TSA materials to communicate infor-
mation in languages identified pursuant to 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) the communication of TSA material to 
individuals with vision or hearing impairments 
or other possible barriers to understanding such 
material. 
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(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 
TSA, acting through the Office of Civil Rights and Lib-
erties, Ombudsman, and Traveler Engagement of the 
TSA, shall take into consideration data regarding the fol-
lowing: 
(1) International enplanements. 
(2) Local populations surrounding major air-
ports. 
(3) Languages spoken by members of Indian 
Tribes within each service area population in which 
a major airport is located. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the submission of the plan required under subsection 
(a), the Administrator of the TSA, in consultation with 
the owner or operator of each major airport, shall imple-
ment such plan. 
(e) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than one year after the 
implementation pursuant to subsection (d) of the plan re-
quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a review of such implementation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘airport’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means an Indian Tribe, as such term is defined in 
section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130), individ-
ually identified (including parenthetically) in the list 
published most recently as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of that Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(3) MAJOR AIRPORTS.—The term ‘‘major air-
ports’’ means Category X and Category I airports. 
(4) NON-TRAVELING
INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘‘non-traveling individual’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 1560.3 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(5) TSA MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘TSA mate-
rial’’ means signs, videos, audio messages, websites, 
press releases, social media postings, and other com-
munications published and disseminated by the Ad-
ministrator of the TSA in Category X and Category 
I airports for use by both traveling and non-trav-
eling individuals. 
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SEC. 6738. BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION COLLECTED BY RENTAL COMPANIES 
AND DEALERS (DARREN DRAKE). 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall develop and dis-
seminate best practices for rental companies and 
dealers to report suspicious behavior to law enforce-
ment agencies at the point of sale of a covered rental 
vehicle. 
(2) CONSULTATION; UPDATES.—The Secretary 
shall develop and, as necessary, update the best 
practices described in paragraph (1) after consulta-
tion with Federal, State, local, and Tribal law en-
forcement agencies and relevant transportation secu-
rity stakeholders. 
(3) GUIDANCE ON SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR.—The 
Secretary shall include, in the best practices devel-
oped under paragraph (1), guidance on defining and 
identifying suspicious behavior in a manner that pro-
tects civil rights and civil liberties. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report 
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on the implementation of this section, including an assess-
ment of— 
(1) the impact of the best practices described in 
subsection (a) on efforts to protect the United 
States against terrorist attacks; and 
(2) ways to improve and expand cooperation 
and engagement between— 
(A) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(B) Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement agencies; and 
(C) rental companies, dealers, and other 
relevant rental industry stakeholders. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘dealer’’ and ‘‘rental company’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 
30102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered rental vehicle’’ means a 
motor vehicle that— 
(A) is rented without a driver for an initial 
term of less than 4 months; and 
(B) is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 35 
or more motor vehicles that are used for rental 
purposes by a rental company. 
SEC. 6739. ONE-STOP PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
(3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans-
portation Security Administration of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding 44901(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection, may establish a pilot program at not more 
than six foreign last point of departure airports to permit 
passengers and their accessible property arriving on direct 
flights or flight segments originating at such participating 
foreign airports to continue on additional flights or flight 
segments originating in the United States without addi-
tional security re-screening if— 
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(1) the initial screening was conducted in ac-
cordance with an aviation security screening agree-
ment described in subsection (e); 
(2) passengers arriving from participating for-
eign airports are unable to access their checked bag-
gage until the arrival at their final destination; and 
(3) upon arrival in the United States, pas-
sengers arriving from participating foreign airports 
do not come into contact with other arriving inter-
national passengers, those passengers’ property, or 
other persons who have not been screened or sub-
jected to other appropriate security controls required 
for entry into the airport’s sterile area. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—In car-
rying out this section, the Administrator shall ensure that 
there is no reduction in the level of security or specific 
TSA aviation security standards or requirements for 
screening passengers and their property prior to boarding 
an international flight bound for the United States, in-
cluding specific aviation security standards and require-
ments regarding— 
(1) high risk passengers and their property; 
(2) weapons, explosives, and incendiaries; 
(3) screening passengers and property transfer-
ring at a foreign last point of departure airport from 
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another airport and bound for the United States, 
and addressing any commingling of such passengers 
and property with passengers and property screened 
under the pilot program described in subsection (b); 
and 
(4) insider risk at foreign last point of depar-
ture airports. 
(d) RE-SCREENING OF CHECKED BAGGAGE.—Sub-
ject to subsection (f), the Administrator may determine 
whether checked baggage arriving from participating for-
eign airports referenced in subsection (b) that screen 
using an explosives detection system must be re-screened 
in the United States by an explosives detection system be-
fore such baggage continues on any additional flight or 
flight segment. 
(e) AVIATION SECURITY SCREENING AGREEMENT.— 
An aviation security screening agreement described in this 
subsection is a treaty, executive agreement, or other inter-
national arrangement that— 
(1)(A) in the case of a treaty or executive 
agreement, is signed by the President; and 
(B) in the case of an international agreement, 
is signed by only the President, Secretary of Home-
land Security, or Administrator, without delegating 
such authority; and 
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(2) is entered into with a foreign country that 
delineates and implements security standards and 
protocols utilized at a foreign last point of departure 
airport that are determined by the Administrator— 
(A) to be comparable to those of the 
United States; and 
(B) sufficiently effective to enable pas-
sengers and their accessible property to deplane 
into sterile areas of airports in the United 
States without the need for re-screening. 
(f) RE-SCREENING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator deter-
mines that a foreign country participating in the 
aviation security screening agreement has not main-
tained and implemented security standards and pro-
tocols comparable to those of the United States at 
foreign last point of departure airports at which a 
pilot program has been established in accordance 
with this section, the Administrator shall ensure that 
passengers and their property arriving from such 
airports are re-screened in the United States, includ-
ing by using explosives detection systems in accord-
ance with section 44901(d)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, and implementing regulations and di-
rectives, before such passengers and their property 
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are permitted into sterile areas of airports in the 
United States. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—If the Administrator has 
reasonable grounds to believe that the other party to 
an aviation security screening agreement has not 
complied with such agreement, the Administrator 
shall request immediate consultation with such 
party. 
(3) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF AGREE-
MENT.—If a satisfactory resolution between TSA 
and a foreign country is not reached within 45 days 
after a consultation request under paragraph (2) or 
in the case of the foreign country’s continued or 
egregious failure to maintain the security standards 
and protocols described in paragraph (1), the Presi-
dent, Secretary of Homeland Security, or Adminis-
trator, as appropriate, shall suspend or terminate 
the aviation security screening agreement with such 
country, as determined appropriate by the President, 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or Administrator. 
The Administrator shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees of such consultation and sus-
pension or termination, as the case may be, not later 
than seven days after such consultation and suspen-
sion or termination. 
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(g) BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 
days before an aviation security screening agreement de-
scribed in subsection (e) enters into force, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees— 
(1) an aviation security threat assessment for 
the country in which such foreign last point of de-
parture airport is located; 
(2) information regarding any corresponding 
mitigation efforts to address any security issues 
identified in such threat assessment, including any 
plans for joint covert testing; 
(3) 
information 
on 
potential 
security 
vulnerabilities associated with commencing a pilot 
program at such foreign last point of departure air-
port pursuant to subsection (b) and mitigation plans 
to address such potential security vulnerabilities; 
(4) an assessment of the impacts such pilot pro-
gram will have on aviation security; 
(5) an assessment of the screening performed 
at such foreign last point of departure airport, in-
cluding the feasibility of TSA personnel monitoring 
screening, security protocols, and standards; 
(6) information regarding identifying the entity 
or entities responsible for screening passengers and 
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property at such foreign last point of departure air-
port; 
(7) the name of the entity or local authority 
and any contractor or subcontractor; 
(8) information regarding the screening require-
ments relating to such aviation security screening 
agreement; 
(9) details regarding information sharing mech-
anisms between the TSA and such foreign last point 
of departure airport, screening authority, or entity 
responsible for screening provided for under such 
aviation security screening agreement; and 
(10) a copy of the aviation security screening 
agreement, which shall identify the foreign last point 
of departure airport or airports at which a pilot pro-
gram under this section is to be established. 
(h) CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE PILOT PRO-
GRAM FOR ONE-STOP SECURITY.—For each aviation secu-
rity screening agreement described in subsection (e), the 
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees— 
(1)(A) a certification that such agreement satis-
fies all of the requirements specified in subsection 
(c); or 
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(B) in the event that one or more of such re-
quirements are not so satisfied, a description of the 
unsatisfied requirement and information on what ac-
tions the Administrator will take to ensure that such 
remaining requirements are satisfied before such 
agreement enters into force; 
(2) a certification that TSA and U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection have ensured that any nec-
essary physical modifications or appropriate mitiga-
tions exist in the domestic one-stop security pilot 
program airport prior to receiving international pas-
sengers from a last point of departure airport under 
the aviation security screening agreement; 
(3) a certification that a foreign last point of 
departure airport covered by an aviation security 
screening agreement has an operation to screen all 
checked bags as required by law, regulation, or 
international agreement, including the full utilization 
of explosives detection systems to the extent applica-
ble; and 
(4) a certification that the Administrator con-
sulted with stakeholders, including air carriers, avia-
tion nonprofit labor organizations, airport operators, 
relevant interagency partners, and other stake-
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holders that the Administrator determines appro-
priate. 
(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator, shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding the implementation of the 
pilot program authorized under this section, including in-
formation relating to— 
(1) the impact of such program on homeland 
security and international aviation security, includ-
ing any benefits and challenges of such program; 
(2) the impact of such program on passengers, 
airports, and air carriers, including any benefits and 
challenges of such program; and 
(3) the impact and feasibility of continuing 
such program or expanding it into a more perma-
nent program, including any benefits and challenges 
of such continuation or expansion. 
(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as limiting the authority of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to inspect persons and 
baggage arriving in the United States in accordance with 
applicable law. 
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(k) SUNSET.—The pilot program authorized under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is six years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6740. DHS ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL DEFENSE. 
(a) COUNTER ILLICIT CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL OP-
ERATIONS STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, in coordination with the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology, and, as appropriate, other 
officials of the Department of Homeland Security, 
shall develop a counter illicit cross-border tunnel op-
erations strategic plan (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘strategic plan’’) to address the following: 
(A) Risk-based criteria to be used to 
prioritize the identification, breach, assessment, 
and remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels. 
(B) Promote the use of innovative tech-
nologies to identify, breach, assess, and reme-
diate illicit cross-border tunnels in a manner 
that, among other considerations, reduces the 
impact of such activities on surrounding com-
munities. 
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(C) Processes to share relevant illicit cross- 
border tunnel location, operations, and technical 
information. 
(D) Indicators of specific types of illicit 
cross-border tunnels found in each U.S. Border 
Patrol sector identified through operations to be 
periodically disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol 
sector chiefs to educate field personnel. 
(E) A counter illicit cross-border tunnel 
operations resource needs assessment that in-
cludes consideration of the following: 
(i) Technology needs. 
(ii) Staffing needs, including the fol-
lowing: 
(I) A position description for 
counter illicit cross-border tunnel op-
erations personnel. 
(II) Any specialized skills re-
quired of such personnel. 
(III) The number of such full 
time personnel, disaggregated by U.S. 
Border Patrol sector. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
ON
STRATEGIC 
PLAN.—Not later than one year after the develop-
ment of the strategic plan, the Commissioner of U.S. 
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Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the implementation of the strategic plan. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection $1,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to carry out— 
(1) the development of the strategic plan; and 
(2) remediation operations of illicit cross-border 
tunnels in accordance with the strategic plan to the 
maximum extent practicable. 
SEC. 6741. PREVENT EXPOSURE TO NARCOTICS AND 
TOXICS. 
(a) TRAINING FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION PERSONNEL ON THE USE OF CONTAINMENT 
DEVICES
TO
PREVENT
SECONDARY
EXPOSURE
TO 
FENTANYL
AND OTHER POTENTIALLY LETHAL SUB-
STANCES.—Paragraph (1) of section 416(b) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) How to use containment devices to 
prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and 
other potentially lethal substances.’’. 
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(b) AVAILABILITY OF CONTAINMENT DEVICES.—Sec-
tion 416(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘equipment’’ and 
inserting a comma; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and containment devices’’ 
after ‘‘naloxone,’’. 
Subtitle D—Technical, Conforming, 
and Clerical Amendments 
SEC. 6751. TECHNICAL, CONFORMING, AND CLERICAL 
AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended by— 
(1) amending the items relating to sections 435 
and 436 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 435. Maritime operations coordination plan. 
‘‘Sec. 436. Maritime security capabilities assessments.’’; 
(2) amending the item relating to section 1617 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1617. Diversified security technology industry marketplace.’’; 
(3) amending the item relating to section 1621 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1621. Maintenance validation and oversight.’’; and 
(4) amending the item relating to section 2103 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 2103. Protection and sharing of information.’’. 
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TITLE LXVIII—FEDERAL EMER-
GENCY 
MANAGEMENT 
AD-
VANCEMENT OF EQUITY 
SEC. 6801. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(3) 
EMERGENCY.—The 
term 
‘‘emergency’’ 
means an emergency declared by the President 
under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5191). 
(4) EQUITY.—The term ‘‘equity’’ means the 
guarantee of fair treatment, advancement, equal op-
portunity, and access for underserved communities 
and others, the elimination of barriers that have pre-
vented full participation for underserved commu-
nities, and the reduction of disparate outcomes. 
(5) EQUITABLE.—The term ‘‘equitable’’ means 
having or exhibiting equity. 
(6) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘Federal 
assistance’’ means assistance provided pursuant to— 
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(A) a declaration of a major disaster or 
emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; 
(B) sections 203 and 205 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act; and 
(C) section 1366 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c). 
(7) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘‘major dis-
aster’’ means a major disaster declared by the Presi-
dent under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170). 
(8) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘underserved community’’ means— 
(A) the Native-American and Alaskan-Na-
tive community; 
(B) the African-American community; 
(C) the Asian community; 
(D) the Hispanic community (including in-
dividuals of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and 
Central or South American origin); 
(E) the Pacific Islander community; 
(F) the Middle Eastern and North African 
community; 
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(G) a rural community; 
(H) a low-income community; 
(I) individuals with disabilities; 
(J) a limited English proficiency commu-
nity; 
(K) other individuals or communities oth-
erwise adversely affected by persistent poverty 
or inequality; and 
(L) any other disadvantaged community, 
as determined by the Administrator. 
Subtitle A—Ensuring Equity in 
Federal Disaster Management 
SEC. 6811. DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND CRITERIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment and the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, develop and implement a process to en-
sure equity in the provision of Federal assistance and 
throughout all programs and policies of the Agency. 
(b) SPECIFIC AREAS FOR CONSULTATION.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall identify 
requirements for ensuring the quality, consistency, acces-
sibility, and availability of information needed to identify 
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programs and policies of the Agency that may not support 
the provision of equitable Federal assistance, including— 
(1) information requirements; 
(2) data sources and collection methods; and 
(3) strategies for overcoming data or other in-
formation challenges. 
(c) MODIFICATION
OF
DATA
COLLECTION
SYS-
TEMS.—The Administrator shall modify the data collec-
tion systems of the Agency based on the process developed 
under subsection (a) to ensure the quality, consistency, ac-
cessibility, and availability of information needed to iden-
tify any programs and policies of the Agency that may 
not support the provision of equitable Federal assistance. 
SEC. 6812. CRITERIA FOR ENSURING EQUITY IN POLICIES 
AND PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall de-
velop, disseminate, and update, as appropriate, criteria to 
apply to policies and programs of the Agency to ensure 
equity in the provision of Federal assistance and through-
out all programs and policies of the Agency. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing and dissemi-
nating the criteria required under subsection (a), the Ad-
ministrator shall consult with— 
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(1) the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security; 
(2) the United States Department of Housing 
and Urban Development; and 
(3) the Small Business Administration. 
(c) INTEGRATION OF CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, to 
the maximum extent possible, integrate the criteria 
developed under subsection (a) into existing and fu-
ture processes related to the provision of Federal as-
sistance. 
(2) 
PRIORITY.—The 
Administrator 
shall 
prioritize integrating the criteria under paragraph 
(1) into processes related to the provision of— 
(A) assistance under sections 402, 403, 
406, 407, 428, and 502 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170a et seq.); 
(B) Federal assistance to individuals and 
households under section 408 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 5174); 
(C) hazard mitigation assistance under 
section 404 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c); and 
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(D) predisaster hazard mitigation assist-
ance under section 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5133). 
SEC. 6813. METRICS; REPORT. 
(a) METRICS.—In carrying out this subtitle, the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
(1) establish metrics to measure the efficacy of 
the process developed under section 6811 and the 
criteria developed under section 6812; and 
(2) seek input from relevant representatives of 
State, regional, local, territorial, and Tribal govern-
ments, representatives of community-based organiza-
tions, subject matter experts, and individuals from 
underserved communities impacted by disasters. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the dis-
semination of the criteria under section 6812(a), and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Con-
gress a report describing how the criteria and processes 
developed under this subtitle have impacted efforts to en-
sure equity in the provision of Federal assistance and 
throughout all programs and policies of the Agency, in-
cluding— 
(1) any obstacles identified or areas for im-
provement with respect to implementation of such 
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criteria and processes, including any recommended 
legislative changes; 
(2) the effectiveness of such criteria and proc-
esses, as measured by the metrics established under 
subsection (a); and 
(3) any impacts of such criteria and processes 
on the provision of Federal assistance, with specific 
attention to impacts related to efforts within the 
Agency to address barriers to access and reducing 
disparate outcomes. 
Subtitle B—Operational Enhance-
ment to Improve Equity in Fed-
eral Disaster Management 
SEC. 6821. EQUITY ADVISOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall designate 
a senior official within the Agency as an equity advisor 
to the Administrator to be responsible for advising the Ad-
ministrator on Agency efforts to ensure equity in the pro-
vision of Federal assistance and throughout all programs 
and policies of the Agency. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—In designating an equity advi-
sor under subsection (a), the Administrator shall select an 
individual who is a qualified expert with significant experi-
ence with respect to equity policy, civil rights policy, or 
programmatic reforms. 
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(c) DUTIES.—In addition to advising the Adminis-
trator, the equity advisor designated under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) participate in the implementation of sec-
tions 6811 and 6812; 
(2) monitor equity the implementation of equity 
efforts within the Agency and within Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency Regions to ensure con-
sistency in the implementation of policy or pro-
grammatic changes intended to ensure equity in the 
provision of Federal assistance and throughout all 
programs and policies of the Agency; 
(3) identify ways to improve the policies and 
programs of the Agency to ensure that such policies 
and programs are equitable, including enhancing op-
portunities to support underserved populations in 
preparedness, mitigation, protection, response, and 
recovery; and 
(4) any other activities the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties 
under this section, the equity advisor shall, on an ongoing 
basis, consult with representatives of underserved commu-
nities, including communities directly impacted by disas-
ters, to evaluate opportunities and develop approaches to 
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advancing equity within the Agency, including by increas-
ing coordination, communication, and engagement with— 
(1) community-based organizations; 
(2) civil rights organizations; 
(3) institutions of higher education; 
(4) research institutions; 
(5) academic organizations specializing in diver-
sity, equity, and inclusion issues; and 
(6) religious and faith-based organizations. 
SEC. 6822. EQUITY ENTERPRISE STEERING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Agency a steering group to advise the Administrator on 
how to ensure equity in the provision of Federal assistance 
and throughout all programs and policies of the Agency. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the steering group established under this section 
shall— 
(1) review and, as appropriate, recommend 
changes to Agency-wide policies, procedures, plans, 
and guidance; 
(2) support the development and implementa-
tion of the processes and criteria developed under 
subtitle A; and 
(3) monitor the integration and establishment 
of metrics developed under section 6813. 
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(c) COMPOSITION.—The Administrator shall appoint 
the following individuals as members of the steering group 
established under subsection (a): 
(1) Representatives from each of the following 
offices of the Agency: 
(A) The Office of Equal Rights. 
(B) The Office of Response and Recovery. 
(C) FEMA Resilience. 
(D) The Office of Disability Integration 
and Coordination. 
(E) The United States Fire Administra-
tion. 
(F) The mission support office of the 
Agency. 
(G) The Office of Chief Counsel. 
(H) The Office of the Chief Financial Offi-
cer. 
(I) The Office of Policy and Program 
Analysis. 
(J) The Office of External Affairs. 
(2) The administrator of each Regional Office, 
or his or her designee. 
(3) The equity advisor, as designated by the 
Administrator under section 6821. 
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(4) A representative from the Office for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(5) The Superintendent of the Emergency Man-
agement Institute. 
(6) The National Tribal Affairs Advisor of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(7) Any other official of the Agency the Admin-
istrator determines appropriate. 
(d) LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator shall des-
ignate one or more members of the steering group estab-
lished under subsection (a) to serve as chair of the steering 
group. 
SEC. 6823. GAO REVIEW OF EQUITY REFORMS. 
Not later than three years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall issue a report to evaluate the implementation 
of this subtitle and subtitle A. 
Subtitle C—GAO Review of Factors 
to Determine Assistance 
SEC. 6831. GAO REVIEW OF FACTORS TO DETERMINE AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall issue a report describing the 
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factors the Agency considers when evaluating a request 
from a Governor to declare that a major disaster or emer-
gency exists and to authorize assistance under sections 
402, 403, 406, 407, 408, 428, and 502 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170a et seq.). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report issued under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the degree to which the factors the 
Agency considers when evaluating a request for 
a major disaster or emergency declaration— 
(i) affect equity for underserved com-
munities, particularly with respect to 
major disaster and emergency declaration 
requests, approvals of such requests, and 
the authorization of assistance described in 
subsection (a); and 
(ii) are designed to deliver equitable 
outcomes; 
(B) how the Agency utilizes such factors or 
monitors whether such factors result in equi-
table outcomes; 
(C) the extent to which major disaster and 
emergency declaration requests, approvals of 
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such requests, and the authorization of assist-
ance described in subsection (a), are more high-
ly correlated with high-income counties com-
pared to lower-income counties; 
(D) whether the process and administra-
tive steps for conducting preliminary damage 
assessments are equitable; and 
(E) to the extent practicable, whether such 
factors may deter a Governor from seeking a 
major disaster or emergency declaration for po-
tentially eligible counties; and 
(2) a consideration of the extent to which such 
factors affect underserved communities— 
(A) of varying size; 
(B) with varying population density and 
demographic characteristics; 
(C) with limited emergency management 
staff and resources; and 
(D) located in urban or rural areas. 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Comptroller General 
shall include in the report issued under subsection (a) any 
recommendations for changes to the factors the Agency 
considers when evaluating a request for a major disaster 
or emergency declaration to account for underserved com-
munities. 
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TITLE LXIX—GLOBAL HEALTH 
SECURITY ACT OF 2022 
SEC. 6901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Global Health Security 
Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 6902. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In December 2009, President Obama re-
leased the National Strategy for Countering Biologi-
cal Threats, which listed as one of seven objectives 
‘‘Promote global health security: Increase the avail-
ability of and access to knowledge and products of 
the life sciences that can help reduce the impact 
from outbreaks of infectious disease whether of nat-
ural, accidental, or deliberate origin’’. 
(2) In February 2014, the United States and 
nearly 30 other nations launched the Global Health 
Security Agenda (GHSA) to address several high- 
priority, global infectious disease threats. The 
GHSA is a multi-faceted, multi-country initiative in-
tended to accelerate partner countries’ measurable 
capabilities to achieve specific targets to prevent, de-
tect, and respond to infectious disease threats, 
whether naturally occurring, deliberate, or acci-
dental. 
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(3) In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which in-
clude specific reference to the importance of global 
health security as part of SDG 3 ‘‘ensure healthy 
lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’’ as 
follows: ‘‘strengthen the capacity of all countries, in 
particular developing countries, for early warning, 
risk reduction and management of national and 
global health risks’’. 
(4) On November 4, 2016, President Obama 
signed Executive Order No. 13747, ‘‘Advancing the 
Global Health Security Agenda to Achieve a World 
Safe and Secure from Infectious Disease Threats’’. 
(5) In October 2017 at the GHSA Ministerial 
Meeting in Uganda, the United States and more 
than 40 GHSA member countries supported the 
‘‘Kampala Declaration’’ to extend the GHSA for an 
additional 5 years to 2024. 
(6) In December 2017, President Trump re-
leased the National Security Strategy, which in-
cludes the priority action: ‘‘Detect and contain bio-
threats at their source: We will work with other 
countries to detect and mitigate outbreaks early to 
prevent the spread of disease. We will encourage 
other countries to invest in basic health care systems 
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and to strengthen global health security across the 
intersection of human and animal health to prevent 
infectious disease outbreaks’’. 
(7) In September 2018, President Trump re-
leased the National Biodefense Strategy, which in-
cludes objectives to ‘‘strengthen global health secu-
rity capacities to prevent local bioincidents from be-
coming epidemics’’, and ‘‘strengthen international 
preparedness to support international response and 
recovery capabilities’’. 
(8) In January 2021, President Biden issued 
Executive Order 13987 (86 Fed. Reg. 7019; relating 
to Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Gov-
ernment to Provide a Unified and Effective Re-
sponse to Combat COVID–19 and to Provide United 
States Leadership on Global Health and Security), 
as well as National Security Memorandum on 
United States Global Leadership to Strengthen the 
International COVID–19 Response and to Advance 
Global Health Security and Biological Preparedness, 
which include objectives to strengthen and reform 
the World Health Organization, increase United 
States leadership in the global response to COVID– 
19, and to finance and advance global health secu-
rity and pandemic preparedness. 
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SEC. 6903. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) promote and invest in global health security 
and pandemic preparedness as a core national secu-
rity interest; 
(2) advance the aims of the Global Health Se-
curity Agenda; 
(3) collaborate with other countries to detect 
and mitigate outbreaks early to prevent the spread 
of disease; 
(4) encourage and support other countries to 
advance pandemic preparedness by investing in basic 
resilient and sustainable health care systems; and 
(5) strengthen global health security across the 
intersection of human and animal health to prepare 
for and prevent infectious disease outbreaks and 
combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resist-
ance. 
SEC. 6904. GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AGENDA INTER-
AGENCY REVIEW COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
a Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review 
Council (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Council’’) to 
perform the general responsibilities described in sub-
section (c) and the specific roles and responsibilities de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
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(b) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not less than 
four times per year to advance its mission and fulfill its 
responsibilities. 
(c) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Council shall 
be responsible for the following activities: 
(1) Provide policy-level recommendations to 
participating agencies on Global Health Security 
Agenda (GHSA) goals, objectives, and implementa-
tion, and other international efforts to strengthen 
pandemic preparedness and response. 
(2) Facilitate interagency, multi-sectoral en-
gagement to carry out GHSA implementation. 
(3) Provide a forum for raising and working to 
resolve interagency disagreements concerning the 
GHSA, and other international efforts to strengthen 
pandemic preparedness and response. 
(4)(A) Review the progress toward and work to 
resolve challenges in achieving United States com-
mitments under the GHSA, including commitments 
to assist other countries in achieving the GHSA tar-
gets. 
(B) The Council shall consider, among other 
issues, the following: 
(i) The status of United States financial 
commitments to the GHSA in the context of 
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commitments by other donors, and the con-
tributions of partner countries to achieve the 
GHSA targets. 
(ii) The progress toward the milestones 
outlined in GHSA national plans for those 
countries where the United States Government 
has committed to assist in implementing the 
GHSA and in annual work-plans outlining 
agency priorities for implementing the GHSA. 
(iii) The external evaluations of United 
States and partner country capabilities to ad-
dress infectious disease threats, including the 
ability to achieve the targets outlined within the 
WHO Joint External Evaluation tool, as well as 
gaps identified by such external evaluations. 
(d) PARTICIPATION.—The Council shall be headed by 
the Assistant to the President for National Security Af-
fairs, in coordination with the heads of relevant Federal 
agencies. The Council shall consist of representatives from 
the following agencies: 
(1) The Department of State. 
(2) The Department of Defense. 
(3) The Department of Justice. 
(4) The Department of Agriculture. 
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(5) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(6) The Department of the Treasury. 
(7) The Department of Labor. 
(8) The Department of Homeland Security. 
(9) The Office of Management and Budget. 
(10) The Office of the Director of National In-
telligence. 
(11) The United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(12) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(13) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(14) The Office of Science and Technology Pol-
icy. 
(15) The National Institutes of Health. 
(16) The National Institute of Allergy and In-
fectious Diseases. 
(17) Such other agencies as the Council deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(e) SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of agencies de-
scribed in subsection (d) shall— 
(A) make the GHSA and its implementa-
tion and global pandemic preparedness a high 
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