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Union Calendar No. 226 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3572 
[Report No. 114–297] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform, streamline, and 
make improvements to the Department of Homeland Security and sup-
port the Department’s efforts to implement better policy, planning, man-
agement, and performance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
OCTOBER 20, 2015 
Additional sponsor: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN 
OCTOBER 20, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 18, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform, 
streamline, and make improvements to the Department 
of Homeland Security and support the Department’s ef-
forts to implement better policy, planning, management, 
and performance, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 
2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is the following: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS 
REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Headquarters components. 
Sec. 103. Chief Privacy Officer. 
Sec. 104. Office of Policy. 
Sec. 105. Quadrennial homeland security review. 
Sec. 106. Future years homeland security program. 
Sec. 107. Management and execution. 
Sec. 108. Chief Financial Officer. 
Sec. 109. Chief Procurement Officer. 
Sec. 110. Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 111. Chief Human Capital Officer. 
Sec. 112. Chief Security Officer. 
Sec. 113. Cost savings and efficiency reviews. 
Sec. 114. Field efficiencies plan. 
Sec. 115. Resources to respond to operational surges. 
Sec. 116. Department of Homeland Security rotation program. 
TITLE II—DHS ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Prohibition on additional authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Authorities 
Sec. 211. Acquisition authorities for Under Secretary for Management. 
Sec. 212. Acquisition authorities for Chief Financial Officer. 
Sec. 213. Acquisition authorities for Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 214. Requirements to ensure greater accountability for acquisition programs. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Program Management Discipline 
Sec. 221. Acquisition Review Board. 
Sec. 222. Requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. 
Sec. 223. Government Accountability Office review of Board and of requirements 
to reduce duplication in acquisition programs. 
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Sec. 224. Excluded Party List System waivers. 
Sec. 225. Inspector General oversight of suspension and debarment. 
Subtitle C—Acquisition Program Management Accountability and 
Transparency 
Sec. 231. Congressional notification and other requirements for major acquisition 
program breach. 
Sec. 232. Multiyear acquisition strategy. 
Sec. 233. Acquisition reports. 
Sec. 234. Government Accountability Office review of multiyear acquisition strat-
egy. 
Sec. 235. Office of Inspector General report. 
TITLE 
I—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY HEAD-
QUARTERS 
REAUTHORIZA-
TION 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 
(18) as paragraphs (15) through (20); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (12) 
as paragraphs (10) through (13); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) The term ‘homeland security enterprise’ 
means relevant governmental and nongovernmental 
entities involved in homeland security, including Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal government officials, pri-
vate sector representatives, academics, and other pol-
icy experts.’’; and 
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(14) The term ‘management integration and 
transformation’— 
‘‘(A) means the development of consistent 
and consolidated functions for information tech-
nology, financial management, acquisition man-
agement, and human capital management; and 
‘‘(B) includes governing processes and pro-
cedures, management systems, personnel activi-
ties, budget and resource planning, training, real 
estate management, and provision of security, as 
they relate to functions cited in subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
SEC. 102. HEADQUARTERS COMPONENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘through the Office of State and 
Local Coordination (established under section 
801)’’ and inserting ‘‘through the Office of Part-
nership and Engagement’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
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(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) entering into agreements with governments 
of other countries, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, and international nongovernmental organi-
zations in order to achieve the missions of the Depart-
ment.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) HEADQUARTERS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPONENTS.—The Department Head-
quarters shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The Office of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The Office of the Deputy Secretary. 
‘‘(C) The Executive Secretariat. 
‘‘(D) The Management Directorate, includ-
ing the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. 
‘‘(E) The Office of Policy. 
‘‘(F) The Office of General Counsel. 
‘‘(G) The Office of the Chief Privacy Officer. 
‘‘(H) The Office of Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties. 
‘‘(I) The Office of Operations and Coordina-
tion and Planning. 
‘‘(J) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 
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‘‘(K) The Office of Legislative Affairs. 
‘‘(L) The Office of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary, through the 
Headquarters, shall— 
‘‘(A) establish the Department’s overall 
strategy for successfully completing its mission; 
‘‘(B) establish initiatives that improve per-
formance Department-wide; 
‘‘(C) establish mechanisms to ensure that 
components of the Department comply with 
Headquarters policies and fully implement the 
Secretary’s strategies and initiatives and require 
the head of each component of the Department 
and component chief officers to comply with such 
policies and implement such strategies and ini-
tiatives; 
‘‘(D) establish annual operational and 
management objectives to determine the Depart-
ment’s performance; 
‘‘(E) ensure that the Department success-
fully meets operational and management per-
formance objectives through conducting oversight 
of component agencies; 
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‘‘(F) ensure that the strategies, priorities, 
investments, and workforce of Department agen-
cies align with Department objectives; 
‘‘(G) establish and implement policies re-
lated to Department ethics and compliance 
standards; 
‘‘(H) manage and encourage shared services 
across Department components; 
‘‘(I) lead and coordinate interaction with 
Congress and other external organizations; and 
‘‘(J) carry out other such functions as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate.’’. 
(b) ABOLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The position of Director of 
Shared Services is abolished. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 475 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 295), 
and the item relating to such section in the table of 
contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
(c) ABOLISHMENT
OF
THE OFFICE
OF COUNTER-
NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The Office of Counter-
narcotics Enforcement is abolished. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(A) by repealing section 878 (6 U.S.C. 112), 
and the item relating to that section in the table 
of contents in section 1(b) of such Act; and 
(B) 
in 
subparagraph 
(B) 
of 
section 
843(b)(1) (6 U.S.C. 413(b)(1)), by striking 
‘‘by—’’ and all that follows through the end of 
that subparagraph and inserting ‘‘by the Sec-
retary; and’’. 
SEC. 103. CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘to be the Chief Pri-
vacy Officer of the Department,’’ after ‘‘in 
the Department,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, to assume’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and who shall have’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (6) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(6) preparing a report to Congress on an an-
nual basis on— 
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‘‘(A) activities of the Department that affect 
privacy, including complaints of privacy viola-
tions, implementation of section 554 of title 5, 
United States Code (popularly known as the Pri-
vacy Act of 1974), internal controls, and other 
matters; and 
‘‘(B) the number of new technology pro-
grams implemented in the Department each fis-
cal year, the number of those programs that the 
Chief Privacy Officer has evaluated to ensure 
that privacy protections are considered and im-
plemented, the number of those programs that ef-
fectively implemented privacy protections into 
new technology programs, and an explanation of 
why any new programs did not effectively imple-
ment privacy protections.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (c) through (f); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to 
the responsibilities under subsection (a), the Chief Privacy 
Officer shall— 
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‘‘(1) develop guidance to assist components of the 
Department in developing privacy policies and prac-
tices; 
‘‘(2) establish a mechanism to ensure such com-
ponents are in compliance with Federal, regulatory, 
statutory, and the Department’s privacy require-
ments, mandates, directives, and policy; 
‘‘(3) work with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department to identify methods for managing 
and overseeing the Department’s records, management 
policies, and procedures; 
‘‘(4) work with components and offices of the De-
partment to ensure that information sharing activi-
ties incorporate privacy protections; 
‘‘(5) serve as the Department’s central office for 
managing and processing requests related to section 
552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known 
as the Freedom of Information Act; 
‘‘(6) develop public guidance on procedures to be 
followed when making requests for information under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(7) oversee the management and processing of 
requests for information under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, within Department Headquarters 
and relevant Department component offices; 
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‘‘(8) identify and eliminate unnecessary and du-
plicative actions taken by the Department in the 
course of processing requests for information under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(9) carry out such other responsibilities as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent with 
this section.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) REASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary 
may reassign the functions related to managing and proc-
essing requests for information under section 552 of title 
5, United States Code, to another officer within the Depart-
ment, consistent with requirements of that section.’’. 
SEC. 104. OFFICE OF POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating section 601 as section 890B, 
and transferring that section to appear immediately 
after section 890A; and 
(2) striking the heading for title VI and insert-
ing the following: 
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‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY AND 
PLANNING 
‘‘SEC. 601. OFFICE OF POLICY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There shall be in 
the Department an Office of Policy. The Office of Policy 
shall be headed by an Under Secretary for Policy, who shall 
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of Policy is 
to lead, conduct, and coordinate Department-wide policy, 
strategic planning, and relationships with organizations or 
persons that are not part of the Department. 
‘‘(c) COMPONENTS OF OFFICE.—The Office of Policy 
shall include the following components: 
‘‘(1) The Office of Partnership and Engagement 
under section 602. 
‘‘(2) The Office of International Affairs under 
section 603. 
‘‘(3) The Office of Policy Implementation under 
section 604. 
‘‘(4) The Office of Strategy and Planning under 
section 605. 
‘‘(d) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE
UNDER
SEC-
RETARY.—Subject to the direction and control of the Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary for Policy shall— 
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‘‘(1) serve as the principal policy advisor to the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with the Under Secretary for 
Management and the General Counsel of the Depart-
ment to ensure that development of the Department’s 
budget is compatible with the priorities, strategic 
plans, and policies established by the Secretary, in-
cluding those priorities identified through the Quad-
rennial Homeland Security Review required under 
section 707; 
‘‘(3) incorporate relevant feedback from, and 
oversee and coordinate relationships with, organiza-
tions and other persons that are not part of the De-
partment to ensure effective communication of outside 
stakeholders’ perspectives to components of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(4) establish a process to ensure that organiza-
tions and other persons that are not part of the De-
partment can communicate with Department compo-
nents without compromising adherence by the officials 
of such components to the Department’s ethics and 
policies; 
‘‘(5) manage and coordinate the Department’s 
international engagement activities; 
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‘‘(6) advise, inform, and assist the Secretary on 
the impact of the Department’s policy, processes, and 
actions on State, local, tribal, and territorial govern-
ments; 
‘‘(7) oversee the Department’s engagement and 
development of partnerships with nonprofit organiza-
tions and academic institutions; 
‘‘(8) administer the Homeland Security Advisory 
Council and make studies available to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate on an annual 
basis; and 
‘‘(9) carry out such other responsibilities as the 
Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent with 
this section. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION BY DEPARTMENT COMPONENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure consistency with 
the Secretary’s policy priorities, the head of each com-
ponent of the Department shall coordinate with the 
Office of Policy, as appropriate, in establishing new 
policies or strategic planning guidance. 
‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) FOREIGN NEGOTIATIONS.—Each com-
ponent of the Department shall coordinate with 
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the Under Secretary for Policy plans and efforts 
of the component before pursuing negotiations 
with foreign governments, to ensure consistency 
with the Department’s policy priorities. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BY 
SENIOR OFFICERS.—Each component of the De-
partment shall notify the Under Secretary for 
Policy of the international travel of senior offi-
cers of the Department. 
‘‘(f) ASSIGNMENT
OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary 
shall assign to the Office of Policy permanent staff and, 
as appropriate and consistent with sections 506(c)(2), 821, 
and 888(d), other appropriate personnel detailed from other 
components of the Department to carry out the responsibil-
ities under this section. 
‘‘(g) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) establish within the Department of 
Homeland Security a position, to be called the 
Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, to support 
the Under Secretary for Policy in carrying out 
the Under Secretary’s responsibilities; and 
‘‘(B) appoint a career employee to such po-
sition. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY 
UNDER
SECRETARY
POSITIONS.—A Deputy Under 
Secretary position (or any substantially similar posi-
tion) within the Department of Homeland Security 
may not be established except for the position pro-
vided for by paragraph (1) unless the Secretary of 
Homeland Security receives prior authorization from 
Congress. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘career employee’ means any 
employee (as that term is defined in section 2105 
of title 5, United States Code), but does not in-
clude a political appointee; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘political appointee’ means 
any employee who occupies a position which has 
been excepted from the competitive service by 
reason of its confidential, policy-determining, 
policy-making, or policy-advocating character. 
‘‘SEC. 602. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of Pol-
icy an Office of Partnership and Engagement. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
an Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement to 
serve as the head of the Office. 
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‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Partnership and Engagement shall— 
‘‘(1) lead the coordination of Department-wide 
policies relating to the role of State and local law en-
forcement in preventing, preparing for, protecting 
against, and responding to natural disasters, acts of 
terrorism, and other man-made disasters within the 
United States; 
‘‘(2) serve as a liaison between State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement agencies and the Department, 
including through consultation with such agencies re-
garding Department programs that may impact such 
agencies; 
‘‘(3) coordinate with the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis to certify the intelligence and informa-
tion sharing requirements of State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies are being addressed; 
‘‘(4) work with the Administrator to ensure that 
law enforcement and terrorism-focused grants to 
State, local, and tribal government agencies, includ-
ing grants under sections 2003 and 2004, the Com-
mercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program, and 
other grants administered by the Department to sup-
port fusion centers and law enforcement-oriented pro-
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grams, are appropriately focused on terrorism preven-
tion activities; 
‘‘(5) coordinate with the Science and Technology 
Directorate, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Department of Justice, the National In-
stitute of Justice, law enforcement organizations, and 
other appropriate entities to support the development, 
promulgation, and updating, as necessary, of na-
tional voluntary consensus standards for training 
and personal protective equipment to be used in a 
tactical environment by law enforcement officers; 
‘‘(6) create and foster strategic communications 
with the private sector to enhance the primary mis-
sion of the Department to protect the American home-
land; 
‘‘(7) advise the Secretary on the impact of the 
Department’s policies, regulations, processes, and ac-
tions on the private sector; 
‘‘(8) interface with other relevant Federal agen-
cies with homeland security missions to assess the im-
pact of these agencies’ actions on the private sector; 
‘‘(9) create and manage private sector advisory 
councils composed of representatives of industries and 
associations designated by the Secretary to— 
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‘‘(19) perform such other functions as are estab-
lished by law or delegated to such Assistant Secretary 
by the Under Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘SEC. 603. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of Pol-
icy an Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
an Assistant Secretary for International Affairs to serve as 
the head of the Office and as the chief diplomatic officer 
of the Department. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate international activities 
within the Department, including activities car-
ried out by the components of the Department, 
in consultation with other Federal officials with 
responsibility for counterterrorism and homeland 
security matters; 
‘‘(B) advise, inform, and assist the Sec-
retary with respect to the development and im-
plementation of Departmental policy priorities, 
including strategic priorities for the deployment 
of assets, including personnel, outside the United 
States; 
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‘‘(C) develop, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Management, guidance for 
selecting, assigning, training, and monitoring 
overseas deployments of Department personnel, 
including 
minimum 
standards 
for 
predeployment training; 
‘‘(D) develop and update, in coordination 
with all components of the Department engaged 
in international activities, a strategic plan for 
the international activities of the Department, 
establish a process for managing its implementa-
tion, and establish mechanisms to monitor the 
alignment between assets, including personnel, 
deployed by the Department outside the United 
States and the plan required by this subpara-
graph; 
‘‘(E) develop and distribute guidance on 
Department policy priorities for overseas activi-
ties to personnel deployed overseas, that, at a 
minimum, sets forth the regional and national 
priorities being advanced by their deployment, 
and establish mechanisms to foster better coordi-
nation of Department personnel, programs, and 
activities deployed outside the United States; 
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‘‘(F) maintain awareness regarding the 
international travel of senior officers of the De-
partment and their intent to pursue negotiations 
with foreign government officials, and review re-
sulting draft agreements; 
‘‘(G) develop, in consultation with the com-
ponents of the Department, including, as appro-
priate, with the Under Secretary for the Science 
and Technology Directorate, programs to support 
the overseas programs conducted by the Depart-
ment, including training, technical assistance, 
and equipment to ensure that Department per-
sonnel deployed abroad have proper resources 
and receive adequate and timely support; 
‘‘(H) conduct the exchange of homeland se-
curity information, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary of the Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis, and best practices relating to homeland 
security with foreign nations that, in the deter-
mination of the Secretary, reciprocate the shar-
ing of such information in a substantially simi-
lar manner; 
‘‘(I) submit information to the Under Sec-
retary for Policy for oversight purposes, includ-
ing preparation of the quadrennial homeland se-
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curity review and on the status of overseas ac-
tivities, including training and technical assist-
ance and information exchange activities and the 
Department’s resources dedicated to these activi-
ties; 
‘‘(J) promote, when appropriate, and over-
see the exchange of education, training, and in-
formation with nations friendly to the United 
States in order to share best practices relating to 
homeland security; and 
‘‘(K) perform such other functions as are es-
tablished by law or delegated by the Under Sec-
retary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) 
INVENTORY
OF
ASSETS
DEPLOYED 
ABROAD.—For each fiscal year, the Assistant Sec-
retary for International Affairs, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary for Management, shall provide to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate with 
the annual budget request for the Department, an an-
nual accounting of all assets of the Department, in-
cluding personnel, deployed outside the United States 
on behalf of the Department. 
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‘‘(3) STANDARDIZED
FRAMEWORK
FOR
COST 
DATA.—The Assistant Secretary for International Af-
fairs shall utilize a standardized framework to collect 
and maintain comparable cost data for all assets of 
the Department, including personnel, deployed outside 
the United States to prepare the annual accounting 
required by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSIONS.—This subsection does not 
apply to international activities related to the protec-
tive mission of the United States Secret Service, or to 
the Coast Guard when operating under the direct au-
thority of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of 
the Navy. 
‘‘SEC. 604. OFFICE OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of Pol-
icy an Office of Policy Implementation. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
a Director of the Office of Policy Implementation to serve 
as the head of the Office. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office of 
Policy Implementation shall lead, conduct, coordinate, and 
provide overall direction and supervision of Department- 
wide policy development for the programs, offices, and ac-
tivities of the Department, in consultation with relevant of-
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ficials of the Department, to ensure quality, consistency, 
and integration across the Department, as appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 605. OFFICE OF STRATEGY AND PLANNING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Office of Pol-
icy of the Department an Office of Strategy and Planning. 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
a Director of the Office of Strategy and Planning who shall 
serve as the head of the Office. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Office of 
Strategy and Planning shall— 
‘‘(1) lead and conduct long-term Department- 
wide strategic planning, including the Quadrennial 
Homeland Security Review and planning guidance 
for the Department, and translate the Department’s 
statutory responsibilities, strategic plans, and long- 
term goals into risk-based policies and procedures 
that improve operational effectiveness; and 
‘‘(2) develop strategies to address unconventional 
threats to the homeland.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking the items relating to title VI and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY AND PLANNING 
‘‘Sec. 601. Office of Policy. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Office of Partnership and Engagement. 
‘‘Sec. 603. Office of International Affairs. 
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‘‘Sec. 604. Office of Policy Implementation. 
‘‘Sec. 605. Office of Strategy and Planning.’’. 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 
890A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890B. Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces of 
the United States and other governmental organizations.’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLICY; 
CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY.— 
(1) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—The President may 
appoint an Under Secretary for Policy under section 
601 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amend-
ed by this Act, only on or after January 20, 2017. 
(2) HEAD OF OFFICE PENDING APPOINTMENT.— 
The individual serving as the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy of the Department of Homeland Security on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, or their suc-
cessor, may continue to serve as an Assistant Sec-
retary and as the head of the Office of Policy estab-
lished by such section, until the date on which the 
Under Secretary for Policy is appointed under such 
section in accordance with paragraph (1). 
(d) APPOINTMENT
OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; ABOLISHMENT OF EXISTING OF-
FICE.— 
(1) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may appoint an Assistant Sec-
retary for International Affairs under section 602 of 
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the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
this Act, only on or after January 20, 2017. 
(2) HEAD OF OFFICE PENDING APPOINTMENT.— 
The individual serving as the Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs of the Department of Homeland 
Security on the date of the enactment of this Act, or 
their successor, may continue to serve as a Deputy 
Assistant Secretary and as the head of the Office of 
International Affairs established by such section, until 
the date the Under Secretary for Policy is appointed 
under such section in accordance with paragraph (1). 
(3) ABOLISHMENT OF EXISTING OFFICE..— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Office of Inter-
national Affairs within the Office of the Sec-
retary is abolished. 
(B) TRANSFER
OF
ASSETS
AND
PER-
SONNEL.—The assets and personnel associated 
with such Office are transferred to the head of 
the Office of International Affairs provided for 
by section 603 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as amended by this Act. 
(C) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
879 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 459), and the item relating to such sec-
tion in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
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(e) ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office for State and 
Local Law Enforcement of the Department of Home-
land Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS, ASSETS, AND PER-
SONNEL.—The functions authorized to be performed 
by such office immediately before the enactment of 
this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with 
such functions, are transferred to the head of the Of-
fice of Partnership and Engagement provided for by 
section 602 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended by this Act. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) 
of section 2006 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 607) is repealed. 
(f) ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office for State and 
Local Government Coordination of the Department of 
Homeland Security is abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.—The 
functions authorized to be performed by such office 
immediately before the enactment of this Act, and the 
assets and personnel associated with such functions, 
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are transferred to the head of Office of Partnership 
and Engagement provided for by section 602 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this 
Act. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 801 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 631), 
and the item relating to that section in the table of 
contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
(g) ABOLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE 
SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Assistant to the 
Secretary authorized by section 102(f) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as in effect immediately 
before the enactment of this Act (6 U.S.C. 112(f)), is 
abolished. 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND ASSETS.—The 
functions authorized to be performed by such Special 
Assistant to the Secretary immediately before the en-
actment of this Act, and the assets and personnel as-
sociated with such functions, are transferred to the 
head of the Office of Partnership and Engagement 
provided for by section 602 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. 
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(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 102(f) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
112(f)) is repe¶aled. 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARIES.—Section 103(a) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(I) and redesignating subparagraph (J) as subpara-
graph (I); and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
ADVICE
AND
CONSENT
APPOINT-
MENTS.—The Department shall have the fol-
lowing Assistant Secretaries appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, U.S. Im-
migration and Customs Enforcement. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary, Trans-
portation Security Administration. 
‘‘(B) 
OTHER
PRESIDENTIAL
APPOINT-
MENTS.—The Department shall have the fol-
lowing Assistant Secretaries appointed by the 
President: 
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‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, Infra-
structure Protection. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Public Affairs. 
‘‘(iii) The Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Legislative Affairs. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
Department shall have the following Assistant 
Secretaries appointed by the Secretary: 
‘‘(i) The Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Cybersecurity and Communications. 
‘‘(ii) The Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Affairs under section 602. 
‘‘(iii) The Assistant Secretary for Part-
nership and Engagement under section 603. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION
ON
CREATION
OF
POSI-
TIONS.—No Assistant Secretary position may be 
created in addition to the positions provided for 
by this section unless such position is authorized 
by a statute enacted after the date of the enact-
ment of the DHS Headquarters Reform and Im-
provement Act of 2015.’’. 
(i) HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Sec-
tion 102(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
112(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
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at the end of paragraph (2), striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) shall establish a Homeland Security Advi-
sory Council to provide advice and recommendations 
on homeland-security-related matters.’’. 
(j) PROHIBITION ON NEW OFFICES.—No new office 
may be created to perform functions transferred by this sec-
tion, other than as provided in section 601 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as amended by this Act, unless the 
Secretary of Homeland Security receives prior authoriza-
tion from Congress permitting such change. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section each of the terms 
‘‘functions’’, ‘‘assets’’, and ‘‘personnel’’ has the meaning 
that term has under section 2 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
(l) DUPLICATION REVIEW.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
(1) within 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, complete a review of the international af-
fairs offices, functions, and responsibilities of the com-
ponents of the Department of Homeland Security, to 
identify and eliminate areas of unnecessary duplica-
tion; and 
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(2) within 30 days after the completion of such 
review, provide the results of the review to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 105. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW. 
Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—In fiscal year 2017, 
and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall con-
duct a review of the homeland security of the Nation 
(in this section referred to as a ‘quadrennial home-
land security review’). Such review shall be conducted 
so that it is completed, and the report under sub-
section (c) is issued, by no later than December 31, 
2017, and by December 31 of every fourth year there-
after.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall conduct each quadrennial homeland 
security review under this subsection in consulta-
tion with’’ and inserting ‘‘In order to ensure 
that each quadrennial homeland security review 
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conducted under this section is coordinated with 
the quadrennial defense review conducted by the 
Secretary of Defense under section 118 of title 
10, United States Code, and any other major 
strategic review relating to diplomacy, intel-
ligence, or other national security issues, the Sec-
retary shall conduct and obtain information and 
feedback from entities of the homeland security 
enterprise through’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) leverage analytical tools and resources de-
veloped as part of the quadrennial homeland security 
review to support the Department’s ongoing programs 
and missions.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 
the end of subparagraph (H); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (L); and 
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(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 
following: 
‘‘(I) a description of how the conclusions 
under the quadrennial homeland security review 
will inform efforts to develop capabilities and 
build capacity of States, local governments, In-
dian tribes, and private entities, and of individ-
uals, families, and communities; 
‘‘(J) as appropriate, proposed changes to 
the authorities, organization, governance struc-
ture, or business processes (including acquisition 
processes) of the Department in order to better 
fulfill responsibilities of the Department; 
‘‘(K) where appropriate, a classified annex, 
including materials prepared pursuant to section 
306 of title 5, relating to the preparation of an 
agency strategic plan, to satisfy, in whole or in 
part, the reporting requirements of this para-
graph; and’’. 
SEC. 106. FUTURE YEARS HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM. 
Section 874 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 454) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the 30 days fol-
lowing the date of each fiscal year on which the budget of 
the President is submitted to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a Future 
Years Homeland Security Program that provides detailed 
estimates of the projected expenditures and corresponding 
requests for appropriations included in that budget. The 
Future Years Homeland Security Program shall cover the 
fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) CONSISTENCY OF BUDGET REQUEST WITH ESTI-
MATES.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure 
that the projected amounts specified in program and budget 
information for the Department submitted to Congress in 
support of the President’s budget request are consistent with 
the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations 
necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities 
of the Department included in the budget pursuant to sec-
tion 1105(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(e) EXPLANATION OF ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIES 
AND PLANS.—Together with the detailed estimates of the 
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projected expenditures and corresponding requests for ap-
propriations submitted for the Future Years Homeland Se-
curity Program, the Secretary shall provide an explanation 
of how those estimates and requests align with the homeland 
security strategies and plans developed and updated as ap-
propriate by the Secretary. Such explanation shall include 
an evaluation of the organization, organizational structure, 
governance structure, and business processes (including ac-
quisition processes) of the Department, to ensure that the 
Department is able to meet its responsibilities. 
‘‘(f) PROJECTION OF ACQUISITION ESTIMATES.—Each 
Future Years Homeland Security Program shall project— 
‘‘(1) acquisition estimates for a period of 5 fiscal 
years, with specified estimates for each fiscal year, for 
major acquisition programs by the Department and 
each component therein, including modernization and 
sustainment expenses; and 
‘‘(2) estimated annual deployment schedules for 
major acquisition programs over the 5-fiscal-year pe-
riod. 
‘‘(g) CONTINGENCY AMOUNTS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as prohibiting the inclusion in the Future 
Years Homeland Security Program of amounts for manage-
ment contingencies, subject to the requirements of subsection 
(b). 
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‘‘(h) CLASSIFIED OR SENSITIVE ANNEX.—The Sec-
retary may include with each submission under this section 
a classified or sensitive annex containing any information 
required to be submitted under this section that is restricted 
from public disclosure in accordance with Federal law, in-
cluding information that is determined to be Sensitive Se-
curity Information under section 537 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
114) to Congress in a classified or sensitive annex. 
‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUB-
LIC.—The Secretary shall make available to the public in 
electronic form the information required to be submitted to 
Congress under this section, other than information de-
scribed in subsection (h).’’. 
SEC. 107. MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 341) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the direction and con-
trol of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Management 
shall serve as the following: 
‘‘(1) The Chief Management Officer for all mat-
ters related to the management and administration of 
the Department in support of homeland security oper-
ations and programs. With regard to the management 
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functions for which the Under Secretary has responsi-
bility by law or by direction of the Secretary, the 
Under Secretary for Management takes precedence in 
the Department after the Secretary and the Deputy 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(2) The senior official with the authority to ad-
minister, implement, and direct management integra-
tion and transformation across functional disciplines 
of the Department, including— 
‘‘(A) 
information 
technology, 
financial 
management, 
acquisition 
management, 
and 
human capital management of the Department 
to improve program efficiency and effectiveness; 
‘‘(B) ensure compliance with laws, rules, 
regulations, and the Department’s policies; 
‘‘(C) conduct regular oversight; and 
‘‘(D) prevent unnecessary duplication of 
programs in the Department. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to responsibil-
ities designated by the Secretary or otherwise established 
by law, the Under Secretary for Management shall be re-
sponsible for performing, or delegating responsibility for 
performing, the following activities of the Department: 
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‘‘(1) Development of the budget, management of 
appropriations, expenditures of funds, accounting, 
and finance. 
‘‘(2) Acquisition and procurement activities 
under section 701(d). 
‘‘(3) Human resources and personnel. 
‘‘(4) Information technology and communication 
systems, in consultation with the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis, as appropriate. 
‘‘(5) Facilities, property, equipment, and other 
material resources. 
‘‘(6) Real property and personal property. 
‘‘(7) Security for personnel, information tech-
nology and communications systems, facilities, prop-
erty, equipment, and other material resources. 
‘‘(8) Strategic management planning, annual 
performance planning, and identification and track-
ing of performance measures relating to the respon-
sibilities of the Department, including such respon-
sibilities under section 306 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(9) Oversight of grants and other assistance 
management programs to ensure proper administra-
tion. 
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‘‘(10) 
Management 
integration 
and 
trans-
formation within each functional management dis-
cipline of the Department, including information 
technology, financial management, acquisition man-
agement, and human capital management, and the 
transition process, to ensure an efficient and orderly 
consolidation of functions and personnel in the De-
partment and transition, including the— 
‘‘(A) development of coordinated data 
sources and connectivity of information systems 
to the greatest extent practical to enhance pro-
gram visibility and transparency; 
‘‘(B) development of standardized, auto-
mated, and real-time management information 
to uniformly manage and oversee programs, and 
make informed decisions to improve the effi-
ciency of the Department; 
‘‘(C) development of effective program man-
agement and regular oversight mechanisms, in-
cluding clear roles and processes for program 
governance, sharing of best practices, and access 
to timely, reliable, and analyzed data on all ac-
quisitions and investments; 
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‘‘(D) implementation of mechanisms to pro-
mote accountability for management integration 
among Department and component chief officers; 
‘‘(E) integration of financial management 
systems within and across the Department to en-
sure financial transparency, support daily oper-
ational and financial decisionmaking, and 
maintain consecutive unqualified opinions for 
all financial statements, including the responsi-
bility to review, approve, and oversee the plan-
ning, design, acquisition, deployment, operation, 
maintenance, and modernization of business sys-
tems; 
‘‘(F) integration of human resource man-
agement systems within and across the Depart-
ment to track and record information (including 
attrition rates, knowledge, skills, and abilities 
critical for workforce planning, identifying cur-
rent and future human capital needs, including 
recruitment efforts and improving employee mo-
rale), including the responsibility to review, ap-
prove, and oversee the planning, design, acquisi-
tion, deployment, operation, maintenance, and 
modernization of business systems; 
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‘‘(G) development of a management integra-
tion strategy for the Department and its compo-
nents to be submitted annually with the Presi-
dent’s budget to ensure that management of the 
Department is strengthened in the areas of 
human capital, acquisition, information tech-
nology, and financial management, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) short- and long-term objectives to 
effectively guide implementation of inter-
operable business systems solutions; 
‘‘(ii) issuance of guidance and action 
plans with dates, specific actions, and costs 
for implementing management integration 
and transformation of common functional 
disciplines across the Department and its 
components; 
‘‘(iii) specific operational and tactical 
goals, activities, and timelines needed to ac-
complish the integration effort; 
‘‘(iv) performance measures to monitor 
and validate corrective measures; 
‘‘(v) efforts to identify resources needed 
to achieve key actions and outcomes; 
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‘‘(vi) other issues impeding manage-
ment integration; 
‘‘(vii) reporting to the Government Ac-
countability Office twice annually to dem-
onstrate measurable, sustainable progress 
made in implementing the Department’s 
corrective action plans and achieving key 
outcomes, including regarding— 
‘‘(I) leadership commitment; 
‘‘(II) capacity building; and 
‘‘(III) continuous monitoring to 
address Government Accountability Of-
fice designations of programs at high 
risk for waste, fraud, and abuse, in-
cluding with respect to strengthening 
management functions; 
‘‘(viii) review and approve any major 
update to the Department’s strategy related 
to management integration and trans-
formation across functional disciplines and 
lines of business, including any business 
systems modernization plans to maximize 
benefits and minimize costs for the Depart-
ment; and 
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‘‘(ix) before December 1 of each year in 
which a Presidential election is held, the de-
velopment of a transition and succession 
plan to guide the transition of Department 
functions to a new Presidential administra-
tion, and making such plan available to the 
next Secretary and Under Secretary for 
Management and to the homeland security 
congressional committees. 
‘‘(H) Oversight, including the conduct of in-
ternal audits and management analyses, of the 
programs and activities of the Department. Such 
supervision includes establishing oversight proce-
dures to ensure a full and effective review of the 
efforts by Department components to implement 
policies and procedures of the Department for 
management integration and transformation. 
‘‘(I) Any other management duties that the 
Secretary may designate.’’. 
SEC. 108. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 341) is amended by redesignating subsections (b) 
and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively, and by in-
serting after subsection (a) the following: 
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Notwithstanding sections 
901 and 1122 of title 31, United States Code, the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, in consultation with the Under Secretary 
for Management and the Under Secretary for Intelligence 
and Analysis, as appropriate, shall— 
‘‘(1) lead cost-estimating practices for the De-
partment, including the development of the Depart-
ment’s policy on cost estimating and approval of life 
cycle cost estimates; 
‘‘(2) oversee coordination with the Office of Pol-
icy on the Department’s long-term strategic planning 
to ensure that the development of the Department’s 
budget is compatible with the priorities, strategic 
plans, and policies established by the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) develop and oversee the Department’s finan-
cial management policy; 
‘‘(4) provide guidance for and over financial sys-
tem modernization efforts throughout the Department; 
‘‘(5) establish effective internal controls over fi-
nancial reporting systems and processes throughout 
the Department; 
‘‘(6) lead assessments of internal controls related 
to the Department’s financial management systems 
and review financial processes to ensure that internal 
controls are designed properly and operate effectively; 
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‘‘(7) lead the Department’s efforts related to fi-
nancial oversight, including identifying ways to 
streamline and standardize business processes; 
‘‘(8) lead and provide guidance on performance- 
based budgeting practices for the Department to en-
sure that the Department and its components are 
meeting missions and goals; 
‘‘(9) ensure that Department components’ senior 
financial officers certify that their major acquisition 
programs have adequate resources to execute their 
programs through the 5-year future years homeland 
security program period, so that the Department’s 
funding requirements for major acquisition programs 
match expected resources; 
‘‘(10) ensure that components identify and re-
port all expected costs of acquisition programs to the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department; 
‘‘(11) oversee Department budget formulation 
and execution; 
‘‘(12) fully implement a common accounting 
structure to be used across the entire Department by 
fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(13) track, approve, oversee, and make public 
information on expenditures by components of the De-
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partment for conferences, as appropriate, including 
by requiring each component of the Department to— 
‘‘(A) report to the Inspector General of the 
Department the expenditures by the component 
for each conference hosted or attended by Depart-
ment employees for which the total expenditures 
of the Department exceed $20,000, within 15 
days after the date of the conference; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to such expenditures, pro-
vide to the Inspector General— 
‘‘(i) the information described in sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 739 of 
Public Law 113–235; and 
‘‘(ii) documentation of such expendi-
tures.’’. 
SEC. 109. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 708. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Chief Procurement Of-
ficer of the Department, who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Management. The Chief Procurement 
Officer is the senior procurement executive for purposes of 
section 1702(c) of title 41 United States Code, and shall 
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perform procurement functions as specified in such section. 
The Chief Procurement Officer also shall perform other 
functions and responsibilities set forth in this section and 
as may be assigned by the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Procurement Offi-
cer shall— 
‘‘(1) exercise leadership and authority to the ex-
tent delegated by the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment over the Department’s procurement function; 
‘‘(2) issue procurement policies, and shall serve 
as a senior business advisor to agency officials on ac-
quisition-related matters, including policy and work-
force matters, as determined by the Under Secretary 
for Management; 
‘‘(3) account for the integrity, performance, and 
oversight of Department procurement and contracting 
functions and be responsible for ensuring that a pro-
curement’s contracting strategy and plans are con-
sistent with the intent and direction of the Acquisi-
tion Review Board; 
‘‘(4) serve as the Department’s main liaison to 
industry on procurement-related issues; 
‘‘(5) oversee a centralized certification and train-
ing program, in consultation with the Under Sec-
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retary for Management, for the entire Department ac-
quisition workforce while using, to the greatest extent 
practicable, best practices and acquisition training 
opportunities already in existence within the Federal 
Government, the private sector, or universities and 
colleges, as appropriate, and including training on 
how best to identify actions that warrant referrals for 
suspension or debarment; 
‘‘(6) delegate or retain contracting authority, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(7) provide input on the periodic performance 
reviews of each head of contracting activity of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(8) collect baseline data and use such data to 
establish performance measures on the impact of stra-
tegic sourcing initiatives on the private sector, includ-
ing, in particular, small businesses; 
‘‘(9) ensure that a fair proportion (as defined 
pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
et seq.)) of Federal contract and subcontract dollars 
are awarded to small businesses, maximize opportuni-
ties for small business participation, and ensure, to 
the extent practicable, small businesses that achieve 
qualified vendor status for security-related tech-
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nologies are provided an opportunity to compete for 
contracts for such technology; and 
‘‘(10) conduct oversight of implementation of ad-
ministrative agreements to resolve suspension or de-
barment proceedings and, upon request, provide infor-
mation to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate about the effectiveness of such agreements at 
improving contractor responsibility. 
‘‘(c) HEAD OF CONTRACTING ACTIVITY DEFINED.—In 
this section the term ‘head of contracting activity’ means 
each official responsible for the creation, management, and 
oversight of a team of procurement professionals properly 
trained, certified, and warranted to accomplish the acquisi-
tion of products and services on behalf of the designated 
components, offices, and organizations of the Department, 
and as authorized, other government entities.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end of the items relating to such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 708. Chief Procurement Officer.’’. 
SEC. 110. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 703 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 343) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In addition to the functions under section 
3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States Code, the Chief 
Information Officer shall perform the functions set 
forth in this section and such other functions as may 
be assigned by the Secretary.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the functions 
under section 3506 of title 44, United States Code, the Chief 
Information Officer, in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary for Management, shall— 
‘‘(1) advise and assist the Secretary, heads of the 
components of the Department, and other senior offi-
cers in carrying out the responsibilities of the Depart-
ment for all activities relating to the budgets, pro-
grams, and operations of the information technology 
functions of the Department; 
‘‘(2) to the extent delegated by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) exercise leadership and authority over 
Department information technology manage-
ment; and 
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‘‘(B) establish the information technology 
priorities, policies, processes, standards, guide-
lines, and procedures of the Department to en-
sure interoperability and standardization of in-
formation technology; 
‘‘(3) serve as the lead technical authority for in-
formation technology programs; 
‘‘(4) maintain a consolidated inventory of the 
Department’s mission critical and mission essential 
information systems, and develop and maintain con-
tingency plans for responding to a disruption in the 
operation of any of those information systems; 
‘‘(5) maintain the security, visibility, reliability, 
integrity, and availability of data and information 
technology of the Department including the security of 
the Homeland Security Data Network; 
‘‘(6) in coordination with relevant officials of the 
Department, ensure that the Department is in com-
pliance with subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(7) establish policies and procedures to effec-
tively monitor and manage vulnerabilities in the sup-
ply chain for purchases of information technology; 
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‘‘(8) in coordination with relevant officials of the 
Department, ensure Department compliance with 
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12; 
‘‘(9) in coordination with relevant officials of the 
Department, ensure that information technology sys-
tems of the Department meet the standards established 
under the information sharing environment, as de-
fined in section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485); 
‘‘(10) develop measures to monitor the perform-
ance of Department components’ use and implementa-
tion of information technology systems and consist-
ently monitor such performance to ensure that such 
systems are used effectively; 
‘‘(11) ensure that Department components report 
to the Chief Information Officer of the Department a 
complete inventory of information systems and fully 
adhere to Department guidance related to information 
technology; 
‘‘(12) carry out any other responsibilities dele-
gated by the Secretary consistent with an effective in-
formation system management function; and 
‘‘(13) carry out authorities over Department in-
formation technology consistent with section 113419 
of title 40, United States Code. 
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‘‘(c) STRATEGIC PLANS.—In coordination with the 
Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer shall 
develop an information technology strategic plan every 5 
years and report to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
on— 
‘‘(1) how the information technology strategic 
plans developed under this subsection are used to help 
inform the Department’s budget process; 
‘‘(2) how the Department’s budget aligns with 
priorities specified in the information technology 
strategic plans; 
‘‘(3) in cases in which it is not possible to fund 
all information technology strategic plan activities for 
a given fiscal year, the rationale as to why certain 
activities are not being funded in lieu of higher prior-
ities; 
‘‘(4) what decisionmaking process was used to 
arrive at these priorities and the role of Department 
components in that process; and 
‘‘(5) examine the extent to which unnecessary 
duplicate information technology within and across 
the components of the Department has been elimi-
nated. 
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‘‘(d) SOFTWARE LICENSING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the DHS Head-
quarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015, and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Chief Information Offi-
cer, in consultation with Department component chief 
information officers, shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct a Department-wide inventory 
of all existing software licenses held by the De-
partment, including utilized and unutilized li-
censes; 
‘‘(B) assess the needs of the Department and 
the components of the Department for software 
licenses for the subsequent 2 fiscal years; 
‘‘(C) examine how the Department can 
achieve the greatest possible economies of scale 
and cost savings in the procurement of software 
licenses; 
‘‘(D) determine how the use of shared cloud- 
computing services will impact the needs for soft-
ware licenses for the subsequent 2 fiscal years; 
and 
‘‘(E) establish plans and estimated costs for 
eliminating unutilized software licenses for the 
subsequent 2 fiscal years. 
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‘‘(2) EXCESS SOFTWARE LICENSING.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN
TO
REDUCE
SOFTWARE
LI-
CENSES.—If the Chief Information Officer deter-
mines through the inventory conducted under 
paragraph (1) that the number of software li-
censes held by the Department and the compo-
nents of the Department exceed the needs of the 
Department as assessed under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the inventory is completed, shall estab-
lish a plan for bringing the number of such soft-
ware licenses into balance with such needs of the 
Department. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION
ON
PROCUREMENT
OF 
NEW SOFTWARE LICENSES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), upon completion of a plan es-
tablished under paragraph (1), no addi-
tional resources may be obligated for the 
procurement of new software licenses for the 
Department until such time as the need of 
the Department exceeds the number of used 
and unused licenses held by the Depart-
ment. 
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‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Chief Informa-
tion Officer may authorize the purchase of 
additional licenses and amend the number 
of needed licenses as necessary. 
‘‘(3) GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall review the inventory con-
ducted under paragraph (1)(A) and the plan estab-
lished under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Chief In-
formation Officer shall submit a copy of each inven-
tory conducted under paragraph (1)(A) and each 
plan established under paragraph (2)(A) to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
(b) COMPLETION OF FIRST DEFINITION OF CAPABILI-
TIES.—The Chief Information Officer shall complete the 
first implementation of section 701(c) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002, as amended by this section, by not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 111. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER. 
Section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 343) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 704. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Chief Human Capital 
Officer of the Department who shall report directly to the 
Under Secretary of Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Human Capital 
Officer shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement strategic workforce 
planning efforts that are consistent with Government- 
wide leading principles, and that are in line with De-
partment strategic human capital goals and prior-
ities; 
‘‘(2) develop performance measures to provide a 
basis for monitoring and evaluating Department-wide 
strategic workforce planning efforts; 
‘‘(3) develop strategies to recruit, hire, and train 
the Department workforce; 
‘‘(4) work with the component heads to identify 
methods for managing and overseeing human capital 
programs and initiatives; 
‘‘(5) develop a career path framework, and create 
opportunities for leader development; 
‘‘(6) serve as the Department’s central office for 
managing employee resources, including training and 
development opportunities; 
‘‘(7) coordinate the Department’s human re-
source management system; 
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‘‘(8) conduct efficiency reviews to determine if 
components are implementing human capital pro-
grams and initiatives; and 
‘‘(9) identify and eliminate unnecessary and du-
plicative human capital policies and guidance. 
‘‘(c) COMPONENT STRATEGIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each component of the De-
partment shall coordinate with the Chief Human 
Capital Officer of the Department to develop or main-
tain its own 5-year workforce strategy that will sup-
port the Department’s goals, objectives, performance 
measures, and determination of the proper balance of 
Federal employees and private labor resources. 
‘‘(2) STRATEGY
REQUIREMENTS.—The Chief 
Human Capital Officer shall ensure that, in the de-
velopment of the strategy required by subsection (c), 
the head of the component reports to the Chief Human 
Capital Officer on the human resources considerations 
associated with creating additional Federal full-time 
equivalent positions, converting private contractor po-
sitions to Federal employee positions, or relying on 
the private sector for goods and services, including— 
‘‘(A) hiring projections, including occupa-
tion and grade level, as well as corresponding 
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salaries, benefits, and hiring or retention bo-
nuses; 
‘‘(B) the identification of critical skills re-
quirements over the 5-year period, any current 
or anticipated need for critical skills required at 
the Department, and the training or other meas-
ures required to address such need; 
‘‘(C) recruitment of qualified candidates 
and retention of qualified employees; 
‘‘(D) supervisory and management require-
ments; 
‘‘(E) travel and related personnel support 
costs; 
‘‘(F) the anticipated cost and impact on 
mission performance associated with replacing 
Federal personnel due to their retirement or 
other attrition; and 
‘‘(G) other appropriate factors. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to the appropriate congressional committees, together 
with submission of the annual budget justification, infor-
mation on the progress within the Department of fulfilling 
the workforce strategies required under subsection (c).’’. 
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SEC. 112. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by section 
109(a) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 709. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is a Chief Security Officer 
of the Department, who shall report directly to the Under 
Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Security Officer 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement the Department’s se-
curity policies, programs, and standards; 
‘‘(2) identify training and provide education to 
Department personnel on security-related matters; 
and 
‘‘(3) provide support to Department components 
on security-related matters.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end of the items relating to such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 709. Chief Security Officer.’’. 
SEC. 113. COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCY REVIEWS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Management of the Depart-
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ment 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 Senate a report that— 
(1) provides a detailed accounting of the man-
agement and administrative expenditures and activi-
ties of the components of the Department and identi-
fies potential cost savings and efficiencies for those ex-
penditures and activities of each such component; 
(2) examines the size, experience level, and geo-
graphic distribution of the operational personnel of 
the Department, including Customs and Border Pro-
tection officers, Border Patrol agents, Customs and 
Border Protection Air and Marine agents, Customs 
and Border Protection agriculture specialists, Federal 
Protective Service law enforcement security officers, 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, 
Transportation Security Administration officers, Fed-
eral air marshals, and members of the Coast Guard; 
and 
(3) makes recommendations for adjustments in 
the management and administration of the Depart-
ment that would reduce deficiencies in the Depart-
ment’s capabilities, reduce costs, and enhance effi-
ciencies. 
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SEC. 114. FIELD EFFICIENCIES PLAN. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 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 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate a field efficiencies plan 
that— 
(A) examines the facilities and administra-
tive and logistics functions of components of the 
Department of Homeland Security located with-
in designated geographic areas; and 
(B) provides specific recommendations and 
an associated cost-benefit analysis for the con-
solidation of the facilities and administrative 
and logistics functions of components of the De-
partment within each designated geographic 
area. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The field efficiencies plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An accounting of leases held by the De-
partment or its components that have expired in 
the current fiscal year or will be expiring in the 
next fiscal year, that have begun or been renewed 
in the current fiscal year, or that the Depart-
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ment or its components plan to sign or renew in 
the next fiscal year. 
(B)(i) An evaluation for each designated ge-
ographic area of specific facilities at which com-
ponents, or operational entities of components, of 
the Department may be closed or consolidated, 
including consideration of when leases expire or 
facilities owned by the Government become avail-
able. 
(ii) The evaluation shall include consider-
ation of potential consolidation with facilities of 
other Federal, State, or local entities, includ-
ing— 
(I) offices; 
(II) warehouses; 
(III) training centers; 
(IV) housing; 
(V) ports, shore facilities, and airfields; 
(VI) laboratories; and 
(VII) other assets as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(iii) The evaluation shall include the poten-
tial for the consolidation of administrative and 
logistics functions, including— 
(I) facility maintenance; 
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(II) fleet vehicle services; 
(III) mail handling and shipping and 
receiving; 
(IV) facility security; 
(V) procurement of goods and services; 
(VI) information technology and tele-
communications services and support; and 
(VII) additional ways to improve 
unity of effort and cost savings for field op-
erations and related support activities as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(C) An implementation plan, including— 
(i) near-term actions that can co-lo-
cate, consolidate, or dispose of property 
within 24 months; 
(ii) identifying long-term occupancy 
agreements or leases that cannot be changed 
without a significant cost to the Govern-
ment; and 
(iii) how the Department can ensure it 
has the capacity, in both personnel and 
funds, needed to cover up-front costs to 
achieve consolidation and efficiencies. 
(D) An accounting of any consolidation in 
the Department or its component’s real estate 
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footprint, including the colocation of personnel 
from different components, offices, and agencies 
within the Department. 
SEC. 115. RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO OPERATIONAL 
SURGES. 
On an annual basis, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
information on the circumstances in which the Secretary 
exercised the authority during the preceding year to repro-
gram or transfer funds to address unforeseen costs, includ-
ing the costs associated with operational surges, and infor-
mation on any circumstances in which limitations on the 
transfer or reprogramming of funds impacted the Sec-
retary’s ability to address such unforeseen costs. 
SEC. 116. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ROTATION PROGRAM.— 
Section 844(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6) 
U.S.C. 414(a)) is amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘for employees of the De-
partment’’ and inserting ‘‘for certain personnel 
within the Department’’. 
(2) In paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (I), 
and inserting before subparagraph (C), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(A) seek to foster greater Departmental in-
tegration and unity of effort; 
‘‘(B) seek to help enhance the knowledge, 
skills, and abilities of participating personnel 
with respect to the Department’s programs, poli-
cies, and activities;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘middle and senior level’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (G), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting before ‘‘invigorate’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘seek to improve morale and retention 
throughout the Department and’’. 
(3) In paragraph (3)(B), by striking clause (iii) 
and redesignating clauses (iv) through (viii) as 
clauses (iii) through (vii). 
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(4) By redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), and inserting after para-
graph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
MATTERS.—In carrying 
out any program established pursuant to this section, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) before selecting employees for partici-
pation in such program, disseminate informa-
tion broadly within the Department about the 
availability of the program, qualifications for 
participation in the program, including full- 
time employment within the employing compo-
nent or office not less than one year, and the 
general provisions of the program; 
‘‘(B) require each candidate for participa-
tion in the program to be nominated by the head 
of the candidate’s employing component or office 
and that the Secretary, or the Secretary’s des-
ignee, select each employee for the program solely 
on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and 
skills, after fair and open competition that 
assures that all candidates receive equal oppor-
tunity; 
‘‘(C) ensure that each employee partici-
pating in the program shall be entitled to return, 
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within a reasonable period of time after the end 
of the period of participation, to the position 
held by the employee, or a corresponding or high-
er position, in the employee’s employing compo-
nent or office; 
‘‘(D) require that the rights that would be 
available to the employee if the employee were 
detailed from the employing component or office 
to another Federal agency or office remain avail-
able to the employee during the employee partici-
pation in the program; and 
‘‘(E) require that, during the period of par-
ticipation by an employee in the program, per-
formance evaluations for the employee— 
‘‘(i) shall be conducted by officials in 
the employee’s office or component with 
input from the supervisors of the employee 
at the component or office in which the em-
ployee is placed during that period; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be provided the same weight 
with respect to promotions and other re-
wards as performance evaluations for serv-
ice in the employee’s office or component.’’. 
(b) 
CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION
AND
OVER-
SIGHT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
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(b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘‘acquisition’’ has 
the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
(2) BEST
PRACTICES.—The term ‘‘best prac-
tices’’, with respect to acquisition, means a knowl-
edge-based approach to capability development that 
includes identifying and validating needs; assessing 
alternatives to select the most appropriate solution; 
clearly establishing well-defined requirements; devel-
oping realistic cost assessments and schedules; secur-
ing stable funding that matches resources to require-
ments; demonstrating technology, design, and manu-
facturing maturity; using milestones and exit criteria 
or 
specific 
accomplishments 
that 
demonstrate 
progress; adopting and executing standardized proc-
esses with known success across programs; estab-
lishing an adequate workforce that is qualified and 
sufficient to perform necessary functions; and inte-
grating these capabilities into the Department’s mis-
sion and business operations. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS IN HOMELAND SE-
CURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 2 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘In this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
IN GENERAL.—In this Act,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘congressional homeland security 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and of the Senate, 
where appropriate.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) ACQUISITION-RELATED DEFINITIONS.—In this 
Act, the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning provided in section 131 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION
DECISION
AUTHORITY.—The 
term ‘acquisition decision authority’ means the au-
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thority, held by the Secretary acting through the Dep-
uty Secretary or Under Secretary for Management— 
‘‘(A) to ensure compliance with Federal 
law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and De-
partment acquisition management directives; 
‘‘(B) to review (including approving, halt-
ing, modifying, or cancelling) an acquisition 
program through the life cycle of the program; 
‘‘(C) to ensure that program managers have 
the resources necessary to successfully execute an 
approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) to ensure good program management 
of cost, schedule, risk, and system performance of 
the acquisition, including assessing acquisition 
program baseline breaches and directing any 
corrective action for such breaches; and 
‘‘(E) to ensure that program managers, on 
an ongoing basis, monitor cost, schedule, and 
performance against established baselines and 
use tools to assess risks to a program at all 
phases of the life cycle of the program to avoid 
and mitigate acquisition program baseline 
breaches. 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION DECISION EVENT.—The term 
‘acquisition decision event’, with respect to an invest-
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ment or acquisition program, means a predetermined 
point within the acquisition phases of the investment 
or acquisition program at which the investment or 
acquisition program will undergo a review prior to 
commencement of the next phase. 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION
DECISION
MEMORANDUM.— 
The term ‘acquisition decision memorandum’, with 
respect to an acquisition, means the official acquisi-
tion decision event record that includes a documented 
record of decisions, exit criteria, and assigned actions 
for the acquisition as determined by the person exer-
cising acquisition decision authority for the acquisi-
tion. 
‘‘(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, expressed 
in standard, measurable, quantitative terms, which 
must be met in order to accomplish the goals of the 
program. 
‘‘(6) CAPABILITY
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN.—The 
term ‘capability development plan’, with respect to a 
proposed acquisition, means the document that the 
Acquisition Review Board approves for the first ac-
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quisition decision event related to validating the need 
of a proposed acquisition. 
‘‘(7) COMPONENT ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.—The 
term ‘Component Acquisition Executive’ means the 
senior acquisition official within a component who is 
designated in writing by the Under Secretary for 
Management, in consultation with the component 
head, with authority and responsibility for leading a 
process and staff to provide acquisition and program 
management oversight, policy, and guidance to ensure 
that statutory, regulatory, and higher level policy re-
quirements are fulfilled, including compliance with 
Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and 
Department acquisition management directives estab-
lished by the Under Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(8) LIFE
CYCLE
COST.—The term ‘life cycle 
cost’, with respect to an acquisition program, means 
all costs associated with research, development, pro-
curement, operation, integrated logistics support, and 
disposal under the program, including supporting in-
frastructure that plans, manages, and executes the 
program over its full life, and costs of common sup-
port items incurred as a result of the program. 
‘‘(9) MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘major acquisition program’ means a Department ac-
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quisition program that is estimated by the Secretary 
to require an eventual total expenditure of at least 
$300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2015 constant dol-
lars) over its life cycle cost.’’. 
SEC. 202. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION 
OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this title and the amendments made by this 
title. This title and such amendments shall be carried out 
using amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Authorities 
SEC. 211. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR UNDER SEC-
RETARY FOR MANAGEMENT. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 341), as amended by section 107 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ACQUISITION
AND
RELATED
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the Under 
Secretary for Management is the Chief Acquisition 
Officer of the Department. As Chief Acquisition Offi-
cer, the Under Secretary shall have the authority and 
perform the functions as specified in section 1702(b) 
of such title, and perform all other functions and re-
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sponsibilities delegated by the Secretary or described 
in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addi-
tion to the authority and functions specified in sec-
tion 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the du-
ties and responsibilities of the Under Secretary for 
Management related to acquisition include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Advising the Secretary regarding ac-
quisition management activities, taking into ac-
count risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or 
performance parameters, to ensure that the De-
partment achieves its mission through the adop-
tion of widely accepted program management 
best practices and standards. 
‘‘(B) Exercising the acquisition decision au-
thority to approve, halt, modify (including the 
rescission of approvals of program milestones), 
or cancel major acquisition programs, unless the 
Under Secretary delegates the authority to a 
Component Acquisition Executive pursuant to 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) Establishing policies for acquisition 
that implement an approach that takes into ac-
count risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or 
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performance parameters that all components of 
the Department shall comply with, including 
outlining relevant authorities for program man-
agers to effectively manage acquisition programs. 
‘‘(D) Ensuring that each major acquisition 
program has a Department-approved acquisition 
program baseline, pursuant to the Department’s 
acquisition management policy. 
‘‘(E) Ensuring that the heads of components 
and Component Acquisition Executives comply 
with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation, and Department acquisition management 
directives. 
‘‘(F) Ensuring that grants and financial 
assistance are provided only to individuals and 
organizations 
that 
are 
not 
suspended 
or 
debarred. 
‘‘(G) Distributing guidance throughout the 
Department to ensure that contractors involved 
in acquisitions, particularly companies that ac-
cess the Department’s information systems and 
technologies, adhere to internal cybersecurity 
policies established by the Department of Home-
land Security. 
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‘‘(3) DELEGATION OF ACQUISITION DECISION AU-
THORITY.— 
‘‘(A) LEVEL 3 ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 
Secretary for Management may delegate acquisi-
tion decision authority in writing to the relevant 
Component Acquisition Executive for an acquisi-
tion program that has a life cycle cost estimate 
of less than $300,000,000. 
‘‘(B) LEVEL 2 ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 
Secretary for Management may delegate acquisi-
tion decision authority in writing to the relevant 
Component Acquisition Executive for a major 
acquisition program that has a life cycle cost es-
timate of at least $300,000,000 but not more 
than $1,000,000,000 if all of the following re-
quirements are met: 
‘‘(i) The component concerned possesses 
working policies, processes, and procedures 
that are consistent with Department-level 
acquisition policy. 
‘‘(ii) The Component Acquisition Exec-
utive has adequate, experienced, dedicated 
program management professional staff 
commensurate with the size of the delegated 
portfolio. 
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‘‘(iii) Each major acquisition program 
concerned has written documentation show-
ing that it has a Department-approved ac-
quisition program baseline and it is meet-
ing agreed-upon cost, schedule, and per-
formance thresholds. 
‘‘(4) EXCLUDED
PARTIES
LIST
SYSTEM
CON-
SULTATION.—The Under Secretary for Management 
shall require that all Department contracting and 
procurement officials consult the Excluded Parties 
List System (or successor system) as maintained by 
the General Services Administration prior to award-
ing a contract or grant or entering into other trans-
actions to ascertain whether the selected contractor is 
excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain 
subcontracts, and certain types of Federal financial 
and nonfinancial assistance and benefits. 
‘‘(5) RELATIONSHIP TO UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall diminish the authority granted to 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
under this Act. The Under Secretary for Man-
agement and the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall cooperate in matters re-
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lated to the coordination of acquisitions across 
the Department so that investments of the Direc-
torate of Science and Technology can support 
current and future requirements of the compo-
nents. 
‘‘(B) OPERATIONAL TESTING AND EVALUA-
TION.—The Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure, in coordination with rel-
evant component heads, that major acquisi-
tion programs— 
‘‘(I) complete operational testing 
and evaluation of technologies and sys-
tems; 
‘‘(II) use independent verification 
and validation of operational test and 
evaluation implementation and results; 
and 
‘‘(III) document whether such pro-
grams meet all performance require-
ments included in their acquisition 
program baselines; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that such operational test-
ing and evaluation includes all system com-
ponents and incorporates operators into the 
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testing to ensure that systems perform as 
intended in the appropriate operational set-
ting; and 
‘‘(iii) determine if testing conducted by 
other Federal agencies and private entities 
is relevant and sufficient in determining 
whether systems perform as intended in the 
operational setting.’’. 
SEC. 212. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF FINAN-
CIAL OFFICER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 342), as amended by section 108 of this Act, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) Notwithstanding section 902 of title 
31, United States Code, provide leadership over 
financial management policy and programs for 
the Department as they relate to the Depart-
ment’s acquisitions programs, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary for Management.’’. 
SEC. 213. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFORMA-
TION OFFICER. 
Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 343), as amended by section 110(a) of this Act, is 
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further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) 
ACQUISITION
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Notwith-
standing section 11315 of title 40, United States Code, the 
acquisition responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer, 
in consultation with the Under Secretary for Management, 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Oversee the management of the Homeland 
Security Enterprise Architecture and ensure that, be-
fore each acquisition decision event, approved infor-
mation technology acquisitions comply with depart-
mental information technology management processes, 
technical requirements, and the Homeland Security 
Enterprise Architecture, and in any case in which in-
formation technology acquisitions do not comply with 
the Department’s management directives, make rec-
ommendations to the Acquisition Review Board re-
garding such noncompliance. 
‘‘(2) Be responsible for providing recommenda-
tions to the Acquisition Review Board established in 
section 836 of this Act on information technology pro-
grams, and be responsible for developing information 
technology acquisition strategic guidance.’’. 
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SEC. 214. REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNT-
ABILITY FOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by sections 
109(a) and 112(a) of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 710. REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNT-
ABILITY FOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH MECHANISM.— 
Within the Management Directorate, the Under Secretary 
for Management shall establish a mechanism to prioritize 
improving the accountability, standardization, and trans-
parency of major acquisition programs of the Department 
in order to increase opportunities for effectiveness and effi-
ciencies and to serve as the central oversight function of 
all Department acquisition programs. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
The Under Secretary for Management shall designate an 
Executive Director to oversee the requirement under sub-
section (a). The Executive Director shall report directly to 
the Under Secretary and shall carry out the following re-
sponsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitor the performance of Department ac-
quisition programs regularly between acquisition de-
cision events to identify problems with cost, perform-
ance, or schedule that components may need to ad-
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dress to prevent cost overruns, performance issues, or 
schedule delays. 
‘‘(2) Assist the Chief Acquisition Officer in man-
aging the Department’s acquisition portfolio. 
‘‘(3) Conduct oversight of individual acquisition 
programs to implement Department acquisition pro-
gram policy, procedures, and guidance with a pri-
ority on ensuring the data it collects and maintains 
from its components is accurate and reliable. 
‘‘(4) Serve as the focal point and coordinator for 
the acquisition life cycle review process and as the ex-
ecutive secretariat for the Acquisition Review Board 
established under section 836 of this Act. 
‘‘(5) Advise the persons having acquisition deci-
sion authority in making acquisition decisions con-
sistent with all applicable laws and in establishing 
clear lines of authority, accountability, and responsi-
bility for acquisition decisionmaking within the De-
partment. 
‘‘(6) Engage in the strategic planning and per-
formance evaluation process required under section 
306 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 
1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, and 9703 of title 31, United 
States Code, by supporting the Chief Procurement Of-
ficer in developing strategies and specific plans for 
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hiring, training, and professional development in 
order to rectify any deficiency within the Depart-
ment’s acquisition workforce. 
‘‘(7) Oversee the Component Acquisition Execu-
tive structure to ensure it has sufficient capabilities 
and complies with Department policies. 
‘‘(8) Develop standardized certification stand-
ards in consultation with the Component Acquisition 
Executives for all acquisition program managers. 
‘‘(9) In the event that a program manager’s cer-
tification or actions need review for purposes of pro-
motion or removal, provide input, in consultation 
with the relevant Component Acquisition Executive, 
into the relevant program manager’s performance 
evaluation, and report positive or negative experi-
ences to the relevant certifying authority. 
‘‘(10) Provide technical support and assistance 
to Department acquisitions and acquisition personnel 
in conjunction with the Chief Procurement Officer. 
‘‘(11) Prepare the Department’s Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report, as required by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 
(division D of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 343) and 
section 840 of this Act, and make such report avail-
able to congressional homeland security committees. 
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‘‘(12) Prepare the Department’s Quarterly Pro-
gram Accountability Report as required by section 
840 of this Act, and make such report available to the 
congressional homeland security committees. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPONENTS.—Each head 
of a component shall comply with Federal law, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition man-
agement directives established by the Under Secretary for 
Management. For each major acquisition program, each 
head of a component shall— 
‘‘(1) define baseline requirements and document 
changes to those requirements, as appropriate; 
‘‘(2) establish a complete life cycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation, including an acquisi-
tion program baseline; 
‘‘(3) verify each life cycle cost estimate against 
independent cost estimates, and reconcile any dif-
ferences; 
‘‘(4) complete a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(5) develop and maintain a schedule that is 
consistent with scheduling best practices as identified 
by the Comptroller General of the United States, in-
cluding, in appropriate cases, an integrated master 
schedule; and 
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‘‘(6) ensure that all acquisition program infor-
mation provided by the component is complete, accu-
rate, timely, and valid. 
‘‘SEC. 711. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each major acquisition pro-
gram, the Executive Director responsible for the prepara-
tion of the Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report, pur-
suant to paragraph (11) of section 710(b), shall require cer-
tain acquisition documentation to be submitted by Depart-
ment components or offices. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment for submission under subsection (a) for a program for 
a fiscal year if either— 
‘‘(1) the program has not— 
‘‘(A) entered the full rate production phase 
in the acquisition life cycle; 
‘‘(B) had a reasonable cost estimate estab-
lished; and 
‘‘(C) had a system configuration defined 
fully; or 
‘‘(2) the program does not meet the definition of 
‘capital asset’, as defined by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—At the same time 
the President’s budget is submitted for a fiscal year under 
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section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate in-
formation on the exercise of authority under subsection (b) 
in the prior fiscal year that includes the following specific 
information regarding each program for which a waiver is 
issued under subsection (b): 
‘‘(1) The grounds for granting a waiver for that 
program. 
‘‘(2) The projected cost of that program. 
‘‘(3) The proportion of a component’s annual ac-
quisition budget attributed to that program, as avail-
able. 
‘‘(4) Information on the significance of the pro-
gram with respect to the component’s operations and 
execution of its mission.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 709 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 710. Requirements to ensure greater accountability for acquisition pro-
grams. 
‘‘Sec. 711. Acquisition documentation.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Acquisition Program 
Management Discipline 
SEC. 221. ACQUISITION REVIEW BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 836. ACQUISITION REVIEW BOARD. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
Acquisition Review Board (in this section referred to as the 
‘Board’) to strengthen accountability and uniformity with-
in the Department acquisition review process, review major 
acquisition programs, and review the use of best practices. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—The Deputy Secretary or Under 
Secretary for Management shall serve as chair of the Board. 
The Secretary shall also ensure participation by other rel-
evant Department officials, including at least 2 component 
heads or their designees, as permanent members of the 
Board. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet every time a 
major acquisition program needs authorization to proceed 
from acquisition decision events through the acquisition life 
cycle and to consider any major acquisition program in 
breach as necessary. The Board may also be convened for 
non-major acquisitions that are deemed high-risk by the Ex-
ecutive Director referred to in section 710(b) of this Act. 
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The Board shall also meet regularly for purposes of ensur-
ing all acquisitions processes proceed in a timely fashion 
to achieve mission readiness. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 
Board are as follows: 
‘‘(1) Determine whether a proposed acquisition 
has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisi-
tion life cycle framework and is able to proceed to the 
next phase and eventual full production and deploy-
ment. 
‘‘(2) Oversee executable business strategy, re-
sources, management, accountability, and alignment 
to strategic initiatives. 
‘‘(3) Support the person with acquisition deci-
sion authority for an acquisition in determining the 
appropriate direction for the acquisition at key acqui-
sition decision events. 
‘‘(4) Conduct systematic reviews of acquisitions 
to ensure that they are progressing in compliance 
with the approved documents for their current acqui-
sition phase. 
‘‘(5) 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 per-
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formance objectives, to ensure the reliability of under-
lying data. 
‘‘(6) 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 matters before performance objectives 
are established for capabilities when feasible. 
‘‘(B) Full consideration of possible trade- 
offs among cost, schedule, and performance objec-
tives for each alternative is considered. 
‘‘(e) ACQUISITION PROGRAM BASELINE REPORT RE-
QUIREMENT.—If the person exercising acquisition decision 
authority over a major acquisition program approves the 
program to proceed into the planning phase before it has 
a Department-approved acquisition program baseline, then 
the Under Secretary for Management shall create and ap-
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prove an acquisition program baseline report on the deci-
sion, and the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) within 7 days after an acquisition decision 
memorandum is signed, notify in writing the congres-
sional homeland security committees of such decision; 
and 
‘‘(2) within 60 days after the acquisition deci-
sion memorandum is signed, submit a report to such 
committees stating the rationale for the decision and 
a plan of action to require an acquisition program 
baseline for the program. 
‘‘(f) BEST PRACTICES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘best practices’ has the meaning provided in section 
4(b) of the DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement 
Act of 2015.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 835 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 836. Acquisition Review Board.’’. 
SEC. 222. REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE DUPLICATION IN AC-
QUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(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. 837. REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE DUPLICATION IN 
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH POLICIES.—In an 
effort to reduce unnecessary duplication and inefficiency for 
all Department investments, including major acquisition 
programs, the Deputy Secretary, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Management, shall establish Depart-
ment-wide policies to integrate all phases of the investment 
life cycle and help the Department identify, validate, and 
prioritize standards for common component requirements 
for major acquisition program requirements in order to in-
crease opportunities for effectiveness and efficiencies. The 
policies shall also include strategic alternatives for devel-
oping and facilitating a Department component-driven re-
quirements process that includes oversight of a development 
test and evaluation capability; identification of priority 
gaps and overlaps in Department capability needs; and 
provision of feasible technical alternatives, including inno-
vative commercially available alternatives, to meet capa-
bility needs. 
‘‘(b) MECHANISMS TO CARRY OUT REQUIREMENT.— 
The Under Secretary for Management shall coordinate the 
actions necessary to carry out subsection (a), using such 
mechanisms as considered necessary by the Secretary to 
help the Department reduce unnecessary duplication and 
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inefficiency for all Department investments, including 
major acquisition programs. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In coordinating the actions nec-
essary to carry out subsection (a), the Deputy Secretary 
shall consult with the Under Secretary for Management, 
Component Acquisition Executives, and any other Depart-
ment officials, including the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology or his designee, with specific knowledge of 
Department or component acquisition capabilities to pre-
vent unnecessary duplication of requirements. 
‘‘(d) ADVISORS.—The Deputy Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary for Management, shall seek 
and consider input within legal and ethical boundaries 
from members of Federal, State, local, and tribal govern-
ments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, as 
appropriate, on matters within their authority and exper-
tise in carrying out the Department’s mission. 
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—The Deputy Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary for Management, shall meet 
at least quarterly and communicate with components often 
to ensure that components do not overlap or duplicate 
spending or priorities on major investments and acquisi-
tion programs within their areas of responsibility. 
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‘‘(f) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out this section, 
the responsibilities of the Deputy Secretary, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary for Management, are as follows: 
‘‘(1) To review and validate the requirements 
documents of major investments and acquisition pro-
grams prior to acquisition decision events of the in-
vestments or programs. 
‘‘(2) To ensure the requirements and scope of a 
major investment or acquisition program are stable, 
measurable, achievable, at an acceptable risk level, 
and match the resources planned to be available. 
‘‘(3) Before any entity of the Department issues 
a solicitation for a new contract, coordinate with 
other Department entities as appropriate to prevent 
unnecessary duplication and inefficiency and— 
‘‘(A) to implement portfolio reviews to iden-
tify common mission requirements and cross-
cutting opportunities among components to har-
monize investments and requirements and pre-
vent overlap and unnecessary duplication among 
components; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, to stand-
ardize equipment purchases, streamline the ac-
quisition process, improve efficiencies, and con-
duct best practices for strategic sourcing. 
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‘‘(4) To ensure program managers of major in-
vestments and acquisition programs conduct analyses, 
giving particular attention to factors such as cost, 
schedule, risk, performance, and operational efficiency 
in order to determine that programs work as intended 
within cost and budget expectations. 
‘‘(5) To propose schedules for delivery of the 
operational capability needed to meet each Depart-
ment investment and major acquisition program. 
‘‘(g) BEST PRACTICES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘best practices’ has the meaning provided in section 
4(b) of the DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement 
Act of 2015.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 836 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 837. Requirements to reduce duplication in acquisition programs.’’. 
SEC. 223. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW 
OF BOARD AND OF REQUIREMENTS TO RE-
DUCE DUPLICATION IN ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a review of the effectiveness 
of the Acquisition Review Board established under section 
836 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by 
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section 221) and the requirements to reduce unnecessary du-
plication in acquisition programs established under section 
837 of such Act (as added by section 222) in improving 
the Department’s acquisition management process. 
(b) SCOPE OF REPORT.—The review shall include the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Board in increasing program management oversight, 
best practices and standards, and discipline among 
the components of the Department, including in work-
ing together and in preventing overlap and unneces-
sary duplication. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Board in instilling program management discipline. 
(3) A statement of how regularly each major ac-
quisition program is reviewed by the Board, how 
often the Board stops major acquisition programs 
from moving forward in the phases of the acquisition 
life cycle process, and the number of major acquisi-
tion programs that have been halted because of prob-
lems with operational effectiveness, schedule delays, or 
cost overruns. 
(4) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Board in impacting acquisition decisionmaking with-
in the Department, including the degree to which the 
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Board impacts decisionmaking within other head-
quarters mechanisms and bodies involved in the ad-
ministration of acquisition activities. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall submit to the congressional homeland security com-
mittees a report on the review required by this section not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. The report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 224. EXCLUDED PARTY LIST SYSTEM WAIVERS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide no-
tification to the congressional homeland security committees 
within 5 days after the issuance of a waiver by the Sec-
retary of Federal requirements that an agency not engage 
in business with a contractor in the Excluded Party List 
System (or successor system) as maintained by the General 
Services Administration and an explanation for a finding 
by the Secretary that a compelling reason exists for this 
action. 
SEC. 225. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF SUSPEN-
SION AND DEBARMENT. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security— 
(1) may audit decisions about grant and pro-
curement awards to identify instances where a con-
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tract or grant was improperly awarded to a sus-
pended or debarred entity and whether corrective ac-
tions were taken to prevent recurrence; and 
(2) shall review the suspension and debarment 
program throughout the Department of Homeland Se-
curity to assess whether suspension and debarment 
criteria are consistently applied throughout the De-
partment and whether disparities exist in the appli-
cation of such criteria, particularly with respect to 
business size and categories. 
Subtitle 
C—Acquisition 
Program 
Management Accountability and 
Transparency 
SEC. 231. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAM BREACH. 
(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: 
‘‘SEC. 838. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PRO-
GRAM BREACH. 
‘‘(a) BREACH DEFINED.—The term ‘breach’, with re-
spect to a major acquisition program, means a failure to 
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meet any cost, schedule, or performance parameter specified 
in the acquisition program baseline. 
‘‘(b) 
REQUIREMENTS
WITHIN
DEPARTMENT
IF 
BREACH OCCURS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION
OF
BREACH.—If a 
breach occurs in a major acquisition program, 
the program manager for that program shall no-
tify the head of the component concerned, the 
Component Acquisition Executive for the pro-
gram, the Executive Director referred to in sec-
tion 710(b) of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
Management, and the Deputy Secretary. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION TO SECRETARY.—If a 
major acquisition program has a breach with a 
cost overrun greater than 15 percent or a sched-
ule delay greater than 180 days from the costs or 
schedule set forth in the acquisition program 
baseline for the program, the Secretary and the 
Inspector General of the Department shall be no-
tified not later than 5 business days after the 
breach is identified. 
‘‘(2) REMEDIATION PLAN AND ROOT CAUSE ANAL-
YSIS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a breach 
with a cost overrun greater than 15 percent or 
a schedule delay greater than 180 days from the 
costs or schedule set forth in the acquisition pro-
gram baseline, a remediation plan and root 
cause analysis is required, and the Under Sec-
retary for Management or his designee shall es-
tablish a date for submission within the Depart-
ment of a breach remediation plan and root 
cause analysis in accordance with this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) REMEDIATION
PLAN.—The remedi-
ation plan required under this subsection shall 
be submitted in writing to the head of the compo-
nent concerned, the Executive Director referred 
to in section 710(b) of this Act, and the Under 
Secretary for Management. The plan shall— 
‘‘(i) explain the circumstances of the 
breach; 
‘‘(ii) provide prior cost estimating in-
formation; 
‘‘(iii) propose corrective action to con-
trol cost growth, schedule delays, or per-
formance issues; 
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‘‘(iv) in coordination with Component 
Acquisition Executive, discuss all options 
considered, including the estimated impact 
on cost, schedule, or performance of the pro-
gram if no changes are made to current re-
quirements, the estimated cost of the pro-
gram if requirements are modified, and the 
extent to which funding from other pro-
grams will need to be reduced to cover the 
cost growth of the program; and 
‘‘(v) explain the rationale for why the 
proposed corrective action is recommended. 
‘‘(C) ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS.—The root 
cause analysis required under this subsection 
shall determine the underlying cause or causes of 
shortcomings in cost, schedule, or performance of 
the program, including the role, if any, of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Unrealistic performance expecta-
tions. 
‘‘(ii) Unrealistic baseline estimates for 
cost or schedule or changes in program re-
quirements. 
‘‘(iii) Immature technologies or exces-
sive manufacturing or integration risk. 
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‘‘(iv) Unanticipated design, engineer-
ing, manufacturing, or technology integra-
tion issues arising during program per-
formance. 
‘‘(v) Changes in procurement quan-
tities. 
‘‘(vi) Inadequate program funding or 
changes in planned out-year funding from 1 
5-year funding plan to the next 5-year 
funding plan as outlined in the Future 
Years Homeland Security Program required 
under section 874 of this Act. 
‘‘(vii) Legislative, legal, or regulatory 
changes. 
‘‘(viii) Inadequate program manage-
ment personnel, including lack of training, 
credentials, certifications, or use of best 
practices. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTION OF BREACH.—The Under Sec-
retary for Management or his designee shall establish 
a date for submission within the Department of a 
program of corrective action that ensures that 1 of the 
following actions has occurred: 
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‘‘(A) The breach has been corrected and the 
program is again in compliance with the origi-
nal acquisition program baseline parameters. 
‘‘(B) A revised acquisition program baseline 
has been approved. 
‘‘(C) The program has been halted or can-
celled. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL 
NOTIFICATION IF BREACH OCCURS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—If a notifica-
tion is made under subsection (b)(1)(B) for a breach 
in a major acquisition program with a cost overrun 
greater than 15 percent or a schedule delay greater 
than 180 days from the costs or schedule set forth in 
the acquisition program baseline, or with an antici-
pated failure for any key performance threshold or 
parameter specified in the acquisition program base-
line, the Under Secretary for Management shall no-
tify the congressional homeland security committees of 
the breach in the next quarterly Comprehensive Ac-
quisition Status Report after the Under Secretary for 
Management receives the notification from the pro-
gram manager under subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) SUBSTANTIAL
VARIANCES
IN
COSTS
OR 
SCHEDULE.—If a likely cost overrun is greater than 
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20 percent or a likely delay is greater than 12 months 
from the costs and schedule set forth in the acquisi-
tion program baseline for a major acquisition pro-
gram, the Under Secretary for Management shall in-
clude in the notification required in (c)(1) a written 
certification, with supporting explanation, that— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition is essential to the ac-
complishment of the Department’s mission; 
‘‘(B) there are no alternatives to such capa-
bility or asset that will provide equal or greater 
capability in both a more cost-effective and time-
ly manner; 
‘‘(C) the new acquisition schedule and esti-
mates for total acquisition cost are reasonable; 
and 
‘‘(D) the management structure for the ac-
quisition program is adequate to manage and 
control performance, cost, and schedule. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSIONS
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 calendar days after submission to such com-
mittees of a breach notification under paragraph (1) 
of this section for a major acquisition program, the 
Under Secretary for Management shall submit to such 
committees the following: 
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‘‘(A) A copy of the remediation plan and 
the root cause analysis prepared under sub-
section (b)(2) for the program. 
‘‘(B) A statement describing the corrective 
action or actions that have occurred pursuant to 
subsection (b)(3) for the program, with a jus-
tification for the action or actions. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS IF BREACH OCCURS.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.— 
During the 90-day period following submission under 
subsection (c)(3) of a remediation plan, root cause 
analysis, and statement of corrective actions with re-
spect to a major acquisition program, the Under Sec-
retary for Management shall submit a certification 
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection to the 
congressional homeland security committees. If the 
Under Secretary for Management does not submit 
such certification by the end of such 90-day period, 
then funds appropriated to the major acquisition pro-
gram shall not be obligated until the Under Secretary 
for Management submits such certification. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the certification described in this para-
graph is a certification that— 
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‘‘(A) the Department has adjusted or re-
structured the program in a manner that ad-
dresses the root cause or causes of the cost growth 
in the program; and 
‘‘(B) the Department has conducted a thor-
ough review of the breached program’s acquisi-
tion decision event approvals and the current ac-
quisition 
decision 
event 
approval 
for 
the 
breached program has been adjusted as necessary 
to account for the restructured program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 837 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 838. Congressional notification and other requirements for major acquisi-
tion program breach.’’. 
SEC. 232. MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—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: 
‘‘SEC. 839. MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) 
MULTIYEAR
ACQUISITION
STRATEGY
RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the ap-
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propriate homeland security committees a multiyear acqui-
sition strategy to guide the overall direction of the acquisi-
tions of the Department while allowing flexibility to deal 
with ever-changing threats and risks and to help industry 
better understand, plan, and align resources to meet the fu-
ture acquisition needs of the Department. The strategy shall 
be updated and included in each Future Years Homeland 
Security Program required under section 874 of this Act. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategy, the 
Secretary shall consult with others as the Secretary deems 
appropriate, including headquarters, components, employ-
ees in the field, and when appropriate, individuals from 
industry and the academic community. 
‘‘(c) FORM OF STRATEGY.—The report shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex for any sensitive or classified information if nec-
essary. The Department also shall publish the plan in an 
unclassified format that is publicly available. 
‘‘(d) CONTENTS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy shall in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(1) PRIORITIZED LIST.—A systematic and inte-
grated prioritized list developed by the Under Sec-
retary for Management or his designee in coordina-
tion with all of the Component Acquisition Executives 
of Department major acquisition programs that De-
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