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Union Calendar No. 190 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4467 
[Report No. 118–238] 
To direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Home-
land Security to assess contracts for covered services performed by con-
tractor personnel along the United States land border with Mexico, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2023 
Mr. BRECHEEN (for himself and Mr. GREEN of Tennessee) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
OCTOBER 2, 2023 
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 July 6, 2023] 
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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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Border Services 
Contracts Review Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTS FOR COVERED SERV-
ICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary for Management of the Department of Home-
land Security, in consultation with appropriate offi-
cials of the Department, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report regarding 
active contracts for covered services of the Department 
awarded on or before— 
(A) September 30, 2023, or 
(B) the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever occurs later. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The criteria used by the Department of 
Homeland Security to determine whether con-
tractor personnel were necessary to assist the De-
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partment in carrying out its mission along the 
United States land border with Mexico. 
(B) An analysis of the purpose, quantity, 
and location of contractor personnel to perform 
covered services of the Department with respect 
to effectively— 
(i) addressing mission needs along 
such border; and 
(ii) enhancing the capability of De-
partment personnel to perform primary 
mission responsibilities, including the num-
ber of Department personnel not removed 
from their primary mission responsibilities 
by reason of the performance of covered 
services by contractor personnel. 
(C) An assessment with respect to the bene-
fits of contractor personnel performing covered 
services, including whether the performance of 
such services by contractor personnel is more ef-
ficient or effective than the performance of such 
services by Department employees. 
(D) An assessment of opportunities to in-
crease the efficiency of the Department with re-
spect to contracting, including whether Depart-
ment-wide contract vehicles for covered services 
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would be the most cost effective option for the 
performance of covered services. 
(E) A strategy to improve the procurement 
and delivery of covered services through contracts 
during the five-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act to— 
(i) achieve the best value for the De-
partment through the use of full and open 
competition; and 
(ii) ensure no lapse in the performance 
of such services. 
(F) Recommendations based on findings re-
sulting from the analysis and assessments re-
quired in subparagraphs (B) through (D). 
(G) Any other information relating to con-
tracts for covered services that the Under Sec-
retary for Management determines appropriate. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management shall submit with the report required 
under subsection (a) a plan to implement the rec-
ommendations and strategy contained in such report 
to enhance coordination, minimize overlap, and in-
crease cost effectiveness among contracts for covered 
services. 
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(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment submits the report required under subsection (a) 
and the plan required under paragraph (1) and every 
180 days thereafter until such plan is fully imple-
mented, the Under Secretary, or the designee of the 
Under Secretary, shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees a briefing with respect to 
the status of such implementation. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING.—No funds are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section. This sec-
tion shall be carried out using amounts otherwise author-
ized to be made available for such purposes. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) CONTRACT
FOR
COVERED
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘contract for covered services’’ means a contract 
(with a total contract value of $50,000,000 or more 
in 2023 constant dollars, inclusive of contract op-
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tions) relating to the procurement of covered services 
for the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) COVERED
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘covered 
services’’ means, with respect to the United States 
land border with Mexico, any service, including re-
lated to border security, provided by a contractor to 
be used by the Department. 
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