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‘‘(1) the Administration’s performance record with respect 
to meeting its published small-business contracting goals during 
the preceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(2) if the goals described in paragraph (1) were not met 
or the Administration’s performance was below the published 
small-business contracting goals of the Department— 
‘‘(A) a list of challenges, including deviations from the 
Administration’s subcontracting plans, and factors that 
contributed to the level of performance during the preceding 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) an action plan, with benchmarks, for addressing 
each of the challenges identified in subparagraph (A) that— 
‘‘(i) is prepared after consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the heads of Federal departments 
and agencies that achieved their published goals for 
prime contracting with small and minority-owned 
businesses, 
including 
small 
and 
disadvantaged 
businesses, in prior fiscal years; and 
‘‘(ii) identifies policies and procedures that could 
be incorporated by the Administration in furtherance 
of achieving the Administration’s published goal for 
such contracting; and 
‘‘(3) a status report on the implementation of the action 
plan that was developed in the preceding fiscal year in accord-
ance with paragraph (2)(B), if such a plan was required. 
‘‘SEC. 1616. CONSISTENCY WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA-
TION AND DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES. 
‘‘The Administrator shall execute the responsibilities set forth 
in this subtitle in a manner consistent with, and not duplicative 
of, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Department’s policies 
and directives.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by striking 
the items relating to title XVI and inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE XVI—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 1601. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Transportation Security Administration Acquisition Improvements 
‘‘Sec. 1611. 5-year technology investment plan. 
‘‘Sec. 1612. Acquisition justification and reports. 
‘‘Sec. 1613. Acquisition baseline establishment and reports. 
‘‘Sec. 1614. Inventory utilization. 
‘‘Sec. 1615. Small business contracting goals. 
‘‘Sec. 1616. Consistency with the Federal acquisition regulation and departmental 
policies and directives.’’. 
(c) PRIOR AMENDMENTS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to affect any amendment made by title XVI 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as in effect before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION
OF PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report 
to Congress that contains an assessment of the Transportation 
Security Administration’s implementation of recommendations
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regarding the acquisition of security-related technology that were 
made by the Government Accountability Office before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBTITLE B OF TITLE XVI.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and 3 years 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit a report to Congress that contains an evaluation of the 
Transportation Security Administration’s progress in implementing 
subtitle B of title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
as amended by section 3, including any efficiencies, cost savings, 
or delays that have resulted from such implementation. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF INVENTORY TRACKING. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of tracking 
security-related technology, including software solutions, of the 
Administration through automated information and data capture 
technologies. 
SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF TSA’S 
TEST AND EVALUATION PROCESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
a report to Congress that includes— 
(1) an evaluation of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’s testing and evaluation activities related to security- 
related technology; 
(2) information on the extent to which— 
(A) the execution of such testing and evaluation activi-
ties is aligned, temporally and otherwise, with the Adminis-
tration’s annual budget request, acquisition needs, planned 
procurements, and acquisitions for technology programs 
and projects; and 
(B) security-related technology that has been tested, 
evaluated, and certified for use by the Administration but 
was not procured by the Administration, including the 
reasons the procurement did not occur; and 
(3) recommendations— 
(A) to improve the efficiency and efficacy of such testing 
and evaluation activities; and 
(B) to better align such testing and evaluation with 
the acquisitions process.
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SEC. 7. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.