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‘‘(2) Establish and update, as necessary, test 
and evaluation policies, procedures, and guidance for 
the Department. 
‘‘(3) Ensure, in coordination with the Chief Ac-
quisition Officer, the Joint Requirements Council, 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
and relevant component heads, that acquisition pro-
grams (as such term is defined in section 714)— 
‘‘(A) complete reviews of operational re-
quirements to ensure such requirements— 
‘‘(i) are informed by threats, including 
physical and cybersecurity threats; 
‘‘(ii) are operationally relevant; and 
‘‘(iii) are measurable, testable, and 
achievable within the constraints of cost 
and schedule; 
‘‘(B) complete independent testing and 
evaluation of a system or service throughout de-
velopment of such system or service; 
‘‘(C) complete operational testing and eval-
uation that includes all system components and 
incorporates operators into such testing and 
evaluation to ensure that a system or service 
satisfies the mission requirements in the oper-
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ational environment of such system or service 
as intended in the acquisition program baseline; 
‘‘(D) use independent verification and vali-
dation of test and evaluation implementation 
and results, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(E) document whether such programs 
meet all operational requirements. 
‘‘(4) Provide oversight of test and evaluation 
activities for major acquisition programs throughout 
the acquisition life cycle by— 
‘‘(A) approving program test and evalua-
tion master plans, plans for individual test and 
evaluation events, and other related documenta-
tion, determined appropriate by the Director; 
‘‘(B) approving which independent test and 
evaluation agent or third-party tester is selected 
for each program; and 
‘‘(C) providing an independent assessment 
to the acquisition decision authority (as such 
term is defined in section 714) that assesses a 
program’s progress in meeting operational re-
quirements and operational effectiveness, suit-
ability, and resilience to inform production and 
deployment decisions. 
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‘‘(5) Determine if testing of a system or service 
conducted by other Federal agencies, entities, or in-
stitutions of higher education are relevant and suffi-
cient in determining whether such system or service 
performs as intended. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter, the Director of the Office shall 
submit to the Secretary, the Under Secretary for 
Management, component heads, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs a report relating to the test 
and evaluation activities of the major acquisition 
programs of the Department for the previous fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) test and evaluation activities con-
ducted for each major acquisition program 
with respect to demonstrating operational 
requirements and operational effectiveness, 
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suitability, and resilience for each such 
program; 
‘‘(ii) any waivers of, or deviations 
from, approved program test and evalua-
tion master plans referred to in subsection 
(b)(3)(A); 
‘‘(iii) any concerns raised by the inde-
pendent test and evaluation agent or third- 
party tester selected and approved under 
subsection (b)(3)(B) relating to such waiv-
ers or deviations; and 
‘‘(iv) any actions that have been taken 
or are planned to be taken to address such 
concerns. 
‘‘(B) Recommendations with respect to re-
sources, facilities, and levels of funding made 
available for test and evaluation activities re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) FORM.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP
TO UNDER SECRETARY
FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management and the Under Secretary for Science 
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and Technology shall coordinate in matters related 
to Department-wide acquisitions so that investments 
of the Directorate of Science and Technology are 
able to support current and future requirements of 
the components of the Department. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as affecting or di-
minishing the authority of the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
322 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Office of Test and Evaluation.’’. 
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF FINANCIAL 
OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY. 
Paragraph (2) of section 702(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 342(b)) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subparagraph (I) as subpara-
graph (J); and 
(2) inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) Oversee the costs of acquisition pro-
grams (as such term is defined in section 714) 
and related activities to ensure that actual and 
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