Title: DHS Authorization Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 or the DHS Authorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Headquarters, which shall, among other things: (1) establish an overall strategy to successfully further the mission of DHS, and (2) ensure that DHS successfully meets operational and management performance objectives.
The bill: (1) sets forth the responsibilities of Chief Privacy Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Chief Information Officer of DHS; (2) establishes the positions of Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Security Officer; and (3) includes acquisition management with the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Management.
DHS must establish an Acquisition Review Board to: (1) strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, (2) review major acquisition programs, and (3) review the use of best practices.
DHS must adopt, and report on, a multiyear acquisition strategy.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2825 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2825

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements 
in the laws administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2017

 Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements 
in the laws administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 ``Department of 
Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017'' or the ``DHS 
Authorization Act of 2017''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Prohibition on additional authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3. Definition of congressional homeland security committees.
         TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS

Sec. 101. Homeland security enterprise defined.
Sec. 102. Functions and components of Headquarters of Department of 
                            Homeland Security.
Sec. 103. Repeal of Director of Shared Services and Office of 
                            Counternarcotics Enforcement of Department 
                            of Homeland Security.
Sec. 104. Responsibilities and functions of Chief Privacy Officer.
Sec. 105. Responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer.
Sec. 106. Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 107. Quadrennial Homeland Security review.
Sec. 108. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.
Sec. 109. Chief Procurement Officer.
Sec. 110. Chief Security Officer.
Sec. 111. Office of Inspector General.
Sec. 112. Department of Homeland Security Rotation Program.
Sec. 113. Future Years Homeland Security Program.
Sec. 114. Field efficiencies plan.
Sec. 115. Submission to Congress of information regarding reprogramming 
                            or transfer of Department of Homeland 
                            Security resources to respond to 
                            operational surges.
Sec. 116. Report to Congress on cost savings and efficiency.
Sec. 117. Research and development and CBRNE organizational review.
 TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY 
                             AND EFFICIENCY

Sec. 201. Definitions.
                  Subtitle A--Acquisition Authorities

Sec. 211. Acquisition authorities for Under Secretary for Management of 
                            the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 212. Acquisition authorities for Chief Financial Officer of the 
                            Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 213. Acquisition authorities for Chief Information Officer of the 
                            Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 214. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk 
                            Management.
         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.
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 for major acquisition programs.
Sec. 232. Multiyear Acquisition Strategy.
Sec. 233. Acquisition reports.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. This Act and such 
amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for 
such purposes.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEES.

    In this Act, the term ``congressional homeland security 
committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate.

         TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS

SEC. 101. HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE DEFINED.

    Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (20) as 
        paragraphs (10) through (21), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
        paragraph (9):
            ``(9) The term `homeland security enterprise' means any 
        relevant governmental or nongovernmental entity involved in 
        homeland security, including a Federal, State, or local 
        government official, private sector representative, academic, 
        or other policy expert.''.

SEC. 102. FUNCTIONS AND COMPONENTS OF HEADQUARTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
              HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Section 102 of the Homeland Security 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 Partnership and 
                Engagement'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end;
                    (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 organizations in order to achieve 
        the missions of the Department.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Headquarters.--
            ``(1) Components.--There is in the Department a 
        Headquarters. The Department Headquarters shall include each of 
        the following:
                    ``(A) The Office of the Secretary.
                    ``(B) The Office of the Deputy Secretary.
                    ``(C) The Executive Secretary.
                    ``(D) The Management Directorate, including the 
                Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
                    ``(E) The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.
                    ``(F) The Office of the General Counsel.
                    ``(G) The Office of the Chief Privacy Officer.
                    ``(H) The Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
                Liberties.
                    ``(I) The Office of Operations Coordination.
                    ``(J) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
                    ``(K) The Office of Legislative Affairs.
                    ``(L) The Office of Public Affairs.
                    ``(M) The Office of the Inspector General.
                    ``(N) The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration 
                Services Ombudsman.
            ``(2) Functions.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        appropriate official of the Headquarters, shall--
                    ``(A) establish an overall strategy to successfully 
                further the mission of the Department;
                    ``(B) establish initiatives that improve 
                Department-wide operational performance;
                    ``(C) establish mechanisms to--
                            ``(i) ensure that components of the 
                        Department comply with Department policies and 
                        fully implement the strategies and initiatives 
                        of the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) require the head of each component 
                        of the Department and component chief officers 
                        to comply with such policies and implement such 
                        strategies and initiatives;
                    ``(D) establish annual operational and management 
                objectives to evaluate the performance of the 
                Department;
                    ``(E) ensure that the Department successfully meets 
                operational and management performance objectives 
                through conducting oversight of component agencies;
                    ``(F) ensure that the strategies, priorities, 
                investments, and workforce of Department components 
                align with Department objectives;
                    ``(G) establish and implement policies related 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.''.

SEC. 103. REPEAL OF DIRECTOR OF SHARED SERVICES AND OFFICE OF 
              COUNTERNARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
              SECURITY.

    (a) Abolishment of Director of Shared Services.--
            (1) Abolishment.--The position of Director of Shared 
        Services of the Department of Homeland Security is abolished.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 is amended by striking section 475 (6 U.S.C. 295).
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 475.
    (b) Abolishment of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement.--
            (1) Abolishment.--The Office of Counternarcotics 
        Enforcement is abolished.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--The Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 is amended--
                    (A) 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 Secretary; and''; and
                    (B) by striking section 878 (6 U.S.C. 112).
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 878.

SEC. 104. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER.

    (a) In General.--Section 222 of the Homeland Security 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 Privacy 
                        Officer of the Department,'' after ``in the 
                        Department,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``to the Secretary, to 
                        assume'' and inserting ``to the Secretary. Such 
                        official shall have'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) by striking paragraph (6); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(6) developing guidance to assist components of the 
        Department in developing privacy policies and practices;
            ``(7) establishing a mechanism to ensure such components 
        are in compliance with Federal, regulatory, statutory, and 
        Department privacy requirements, mandates, directives, and 
        policies;
            ``(8) working with the Chief Information Officer of the 
        Department to identify methods for managing and overseeing the 
        records, management policies, and procedures of the Department;
            ``(9) working with components and offices of the Department 
        to ensure that information sharing activities incorporate 
        privacy protections;
            ``(10) serving as the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department 
        for purposes of subsection (j) of section 552 of title 5, 
        United States Code (popularly known as the Freedom of 
        Information Act), to manage and process requests related to 
        such section;
            ``(11) developing guidance on procedures to be followed by 
        individuals making requests for information under section 552 
        of title 5, United States Code;
            ``(12) overseeing 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;
            ``(13) identifying and eliminating unnecessary and 
        duplicative actions taken by the Department in the course of 
        processing requests for information under section 552 of title 
        5, United States Code;
            ``(14) preparing an annual report to Congress that 
        includes--
                    ``(A) a description of the activities of the 
                Department that affect privacy during the fiscal year 
                covered by the report, including complaints of privacy 
                violations, implementation of section 552a of title 5, 
                United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act 
                of 1974), internal controls, and other matters; and
                    ``(B) the number of new technology programs 
                implemented in the Department during the fiscal year 
                covered by the report, the number of such programs that 
                the Chief Privacy Officer has evaluated to ensure that 
                privacy protections are considered and implemented, the 
                number of such programs that effectively implemented 
                privacy protections into new technology programs, and 
                an explanation of why any new programs did not 
                effectively implement privacy protections; and
            ``(15) carrying out such other responsibilities as the 
        Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent with this 
        section.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Reassignment of Functions.--Notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(10), the Secretary may reassign the functions related to managing 
and processing requests for information under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, to another officer within the Department, 
consistent with requirements of that section.''.

SEC. 105. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

    Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 342) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection (b):
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Chief Financial Officer, in 
consultation with the Under Secretary for Management and the Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, as appropriate, shall--
            ``(1) oversee Department budget formulation and execution;
            ``(2) lead and provide guidance on performance-based 
        budgeting practices for the Department to ensure that the 
        Department and its components are meeting missions and goals;
            ``(3) lead cost-estimating practices for the Department, 
        including the development of policies on cost estimating and 
        approval of life cycle cost estimates;
            ``(4) coordinate with the Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
        Plans to ensure that the development of the budget for the 
        Department is compatible with the long-term strategic plans, 
        priorities, and policies of the Secretary;
            ``(5) develop financial management policy for the 
        Department and oversee the implementation of such policy, 
        including the establishment of effective internal controls over 
        financial reporting systems and processes throughout the 
        Department;
            ``(6) provide guidance for and over financial system 
        modernization efforts throughout the Department;
            ``(7) lead the efforts of the Department related to 
        financial oversight, including identifying ways to streamline 
        and standardize business processes;
            ``(8) oversee the costs of acquisition programs and related 
        activities to ensure that actual and planned costs are in 
        accordance with budget estimates and are affordable, or can be 
        adequately funded, over the life cycle of such programs and 
        activities; and
            ``(9) fully implement a common accounting structure to be 
        used across the entire Department by fiscal year 2020.''.

SEC. 106. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

    (a) In General.--Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 343) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``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 (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--In addition to performing the functions 
under section 3506 of title 44, United States Code, the Chief 
Information Officer shall serve as the lead technical authority for 
information technology programs of the Department and Department 
components and, in consultation with the Under Secretary for 
Management, shall--
            ``(1) advise and assist the Secretary, heads of the 
        components of the Department, and other senior officers in 
        carrying out the responsibilities of the Department for all 
        activities relating to the budgets, programs, security, and 
        operations of the information technology functions of the 
        Department;
            ``(2) to the extent delegated by the Secretary, exercise 
        leadership and authority over Department information technology 
        management and establish the information technology priorities, 
        policies, processes, standards, guidelines, and procedures of 
        the Department to ensure interoperability and standardization 
        of information technology;
            ``(3) maintain a consolidated inventory of the mission 
        critical and mission essential information systems of the 
        Department, and develop and maintain contingency plans for 
        responding to a disruption in the operation of any of those 
        information systems;
            ``(4) maintain the security, visibility, reliability, 
        integrity, and availability of data and information technology 
        of the Department;
            ``(5) establish and implement policies and procedures to 
        effectively monitor and manage vulnerabilities in the supply 
        chain for purchases of information technology, in consultation 
        with the Chief Procurement Officer of the Department;
            ``(6) review contracts and interagency agreements 
        associated with major information technology investments and 
        information technology investments that have had cost, 
        schedule, or performance challenges in the past;
            ``(7) assess the risk of all major information technology 
        investments and publically report the risk rating to the Office 
        of Management and Budget; and
            ``(8) carry out any other responsibilities delegated by the 
        Secretary consistent with an effective information system 
        management function.
    ``(c) Strategic Plans.--In coordination with the Chief Financial 
Officer, the Chief Information Officer shall develop an information 
technology strategic plan every five years and report to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
on the extent to which--
            ``(1) the budget of the Department aligns with priorities 
        specified in the information technology strategic plan;
            ``(2) the information technology strategic plan informs the 
        budget process of the Department;
            ``(3) information technology priorities were or were not 
        funded and the reasons for not funding all priorities in a 
        given fiscal year;
            ``(4) the Department has identified and addressed skills 
        gaps needed to implement the information technology strategic 
        plan; and
            ``(5) unnecessary duplicate information technology within 
        and across the components of the Department has been 
        eliminated.''.
    (b) Software Licensing.--
            (1) Software inventory.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act and every two years 
        thereafter until 2022, the Chief Information Officer of the 
        Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
        Department component chief information officers, shall--
                    (A) conduct a Department-wide inventory of all 
                existing software licenses held by the Department, 
                including utilized and unutilized licenses;
                    (B) assess the needs of the Department and the 
                components of the Department for software licenses for 
                the subsequent two 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 software licenses 
                for the subsequent two fiscal years;
                    (E) establish plans and estimated costs for 
                eliminating unutilized software licenses for the 
                subsequent two fiscal years; and
                    (F) submit a copy of each inventory conducted under 
                subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
                Senate.
            (2) Plan to reduce software licenses.--If the Chief 
        Information Officer determines through the inventory conducted 
        under paragraph (1) that the number of software licenses held 
        by the Department and the components of the Department exceed 
        the needs of the Department, not later than 90 days after the 
        date on which the inventory is completed, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security shall establish a plan for reducing the 
        number of such software licenses to meet needs of the 
        Department.
            (3) Prohibition on procurement of new software licenses.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), upon completion of a plan under paragraph (2), no 
                additional 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 
                Department.
                    (B) Exception.--The Chief Information Officer may 
                authorize the purchase of additional licenses and amend 
                the number of needed licenses as necessary.
    (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than fiscal year 2019, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the extent to 
which the Chief Information Officer fulfilled all requirements 
established in this section and the amendment made by this section.
    (d) Completion of First Definition of Capabilities.--Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief 
Information Officer shall complete the first information technology 
strategic plan required under subsection (c) of section 701 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of this 
section.

SEC. 107. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Section 707 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 347) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following new subparagraph (C):
                    ``(C) representatives from appropriate advisory 
                committees established pursuant to section 871, 
                including the Homeland Security Advisory Council and 
                the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
                Committee, or otherwise established, including the 
                Aviation Security Advisory Committee established 
                pursuant to section 44946 of title 49, United States 
                Code; and'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 
                semicolon at the end the following: ``based on the risk 
                assessment required pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, to the extent 
                        practicable,'' after ``describe''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``budget plan'' and 
                        inserting ``resources required'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, to the extent 
                        practicable,'' after ``identify'';
                            (ii) by striking ``budget plan required to 
                        provide sufficient resources to successfully'' 
                        and inserting ``resources required to''; and
                            (iii) by striking the semicolon at the end 
                        and inserting ``, including any resources 
                        identified from redundant, wasteful, or 
                        unnecessary capabilities and capacities that 
                        can be redirected to better support other 
                        existing capabilities and capacities, as the 
                        case may be; and'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (6);
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``December 31 of 
                the year'' and inserting ``60 days after the date of 
                the submittal of the President's budget for the fiscal 
                year after the fiscal year'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``description of the threats to'' and inserting 
                        ``risk assessment of'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, 
                        as required under subsection (b)(2)'' before 
                        the semicolon at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``to the extent 
                                practicable,'' before ``a 
                                description''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``budget plan'' 
                                and inserting ``resources required'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (F)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``to the extent 
                                practicable,'' before ``a discussion''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``the status of'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (G)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``to the extent 
                                practicable,'' before ``a discussion'';
                                    (II) by striking ``the status of'';
                                    (III) by inserting ``and risks'' 
                                before ``to national homeland''; and
                                    (IV) by inserting ``and'' after the 
                                semicolon at the end;
                            (vi) by striking subparagraph (H); and
                            (vii) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
                        subparagraph (H);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
                new paragraph (3):
            ``(3) Documentation.--The Secretary shall retain and, upon 
        request, provide to Congress the following documentation 
        regarding the quadrennial homeland security review:
                    ``(A) Records regarding the consultation carried 
                out the pursuant to subsection (a)(3), including--
                            ``(i) all written communications, including 
                        communications sent out by the Secretary and 
                        feedback submitted to the Secretary through 
                        technology, online communications tools, in-
                        person discussions, and the interagency 
                        process; and
                            ``(ii) information on how feedback received 
                        by the Secretary informed the quadrennial 
                        homeland security review.
                    ``(B) Information regarding the risk assessment, as 
                required under subsection (c)(2)(B), including--
                            ``(i) the risk model utilized to generate 
                        the risk assessment;
                            ``(ii) information, including data used in 
                        the risk model, utilized to generate the risk 
                        assessment;
                            ``(iii) sources of information, including 
                        other risk assessments, utilized to generate 
                        the risk assessment; and
                            ``(iv) information on assumptions, weighing 
                        factors, and subjective judgments utilized to 
                        generate the risk assessment, together with 
                        information on the rationale or basis 
                        thereof.''; and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection (d):
    ``(d) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of each 
report required under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall provide to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate information on the degree to which the findings and 
recommendations developed in the quadrennial homeland security review 
covered by the report were integrated into the acquisition strategy and 
expenditure plans for the Department.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to a quadrennial homeland security review conducted 
after December 31, 2017.

SEC. 108. OFFICE OF STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 349) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans shall include the 
        following components:
            ``(1) The Office of Partnership and Engagement.
            ``(2) The Office of International Affairs.
            ``(3) The Office of Cyber, Infrastructure, and Resilience 
        Policy.
            ``(4) The Office of Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and Risk.
            ``(5) The Office of Threat Prevention and Security Policy.
            ``(6) The Office of Border, Immigration, and Trade 
        Policy.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as 
        subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Assistant Secretaries and Directors.--
            ``(1) Assistant secretary for partnership and engagement.--
        The Office of Partnership and Engagement shall be led by an 
        Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement appointed by 
        the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) lead the efforts of the Department to 
                incorporate external feedback from stakeholders into 
                policy and strategic planning efforts, as appropriate;
                    ``(B) conduct the activities specified in section 
                2006(b);
                    ``(C) advise the Secretary on the effects of the 
                policies, regulations, processes, and actions of the 
                Department on the private sector and create and foster 
                strategic communications with the private sector to 
                enhance the primary mission of the Department to 
                protect the homeland;
                    ``(D) coordinate the activities of the Department 
                relating to State and local government;
                    ``(E) provide State and local governments with 
                regular information, research, and technical support to 
                assist local efforts at securing the homeland; and
                    ``(F) perform such other functions as are 
                established by law or delegated by the Under Secretary 
                for Policy.
            ``(2) Assistant secretary for international affairs.--The 
        Office of International Affairs shall be led by an Assistant 
        Secretary for International Affairs appointed by the Secretary. 
        The Assistant Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) coordinate international activities within 
                the Department, including activities carried 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 Secretary with 
                respect to the development and implementation of the 
                policy priorities of the Department, including 
                strategic priorities for the deployment of assets, 
                including personnel, outside the United States;
                    ``(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 pre-deployment training;
                    ``(D) maintain awareness regarding the 
                international travel of senior officers of the 
                Department and their intent to pursue negotiations with 
                foreign government officials, and review resulting 
                draft agreements; and
                    ``(E) perform such other functions as are 
                established by law or delegated by the Under Secretary 
                for Policy.''.
    (b) Abolishment of Office of International Affairs.--
            (1) In general.--The Office of International Affairs within 
        the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security is abolished.
            (2) Transfer of assets and personnel.--The functions 
        authorized to be performed by such office as of the day before 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, and the assets and 
        personnel associated with such functions, are transferred to 
        the head of the Office of International Affairs provided for by 
        section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
        this section.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--The Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 is amended by striking section 879 (6 U.S.C. 459).
            (4) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 879.
    (c) Transfer of Functions, Assets, and Personnel of Office for 
State and Local Law Enforcement.--The functions authorized to be 
performed by the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement of the 
Department of Homeland Security as of the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and the assets and personnel associated with 
such functions, are transferred to the head of the Office of 
Partnership and Engagement provided for by section 709 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as amended by this section.
    (d) 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, are transferred to the head of 
        Office of Partnership and Engagement provided for by section 
        709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this 
        section.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--The Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 is amended by striking section 801 (6 U.S.C. 631).
            (4) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 801.
    (e) Abolishment of Special Assistant to Secretary of Homeland 
Security.--
            (1) In general.--The Special Assistant to the Secretary 
        authorized by section 102(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (6 U.S.C. 112(f)), as in effect immediately before the 
        enactment of this Act, is abolished.
            (2) Transfer of functions and assets.--The functions 
        authorized to be performed by such Special Assistant to the 
        Secretary immediately before the enactment of this Act, and the 
        assets and personnel associated with such functions, are 
        transferred to the head of the Office of Partnership and 
        Engagement provided for by section 709 of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002, as amended by this section.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 102 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended by striking 
        subsection (f).
    (f) Conforming Amendments Relating to Assistant Secretaries.--
Subsection (a) of section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 113) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``; Assistant 
        Secretaries'' after ``Under Secretaries'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (I) and 
        redesignating subparagraphs (J) and (K) as subparagraphs (I) 
        and (J), respectively;
            (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Assistant secretaries and other officials.--
                    ``(A) Advice and consent appointments.--The 
                Department shall have the following officials appointed 
                by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
                the Senate:
                            ``(i) The Assistant Secretary, U.S. 
                        Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
                            ``(ii) The Administrator, Transportation 
                        Security Administration.
                    ``(B) Other presidential appointments.--The 
                Department shall have the following Assistant 
                Secretaries appointed by the President:
                            ``(i) The Assistant Secretary, 
                        Infrastructure 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 
                        International Affairs.
                            ``(iii) The Assistant Secretary for 
                        Partnership and Engagement.
                            ``(iv) The Assistant Secretary for Threat 
                        Prevention and Security Policy.
                            ``(v) The Assistant Secretary for Border, 
                        Immigration, and Trade Policy.
                            ``(vi) The Assistant Secretary for Cyber, 
                        Infrastructure, and Resilience Policy.
                            ``(vii) The Assistant Secretary for 
                        Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and Risk.
                            ``(viii) The Assistant Secretary for State 
                        and Local Law Enforcement.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) Assistant secretary, legislative affairs.--The 
        Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs shall oversee one 
        internal reporting structure for engaging with authorizing and 
        appropriating congressional committees.
            ``(4) Limitation on creation of positions.--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 enactment of the 
        Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017.''.
    (g) Homeland Security Advisory Council.--Subsection (b) of section 
102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) shall establish a Homeland Security Advisory Council 
        to provide advice and recommendations on homeland-security-
        related matters.''.
    (h) Prohibition on New Offices.--No new office may be created to 
perform functions transferred by this section, other than as provided 
in section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by this 
Act.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section each of the terms ``functions'', 
``assets'', and ``personnel'' has the meaning given each such term 
under section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
    (j) Duplication Review.--
            (1) Review required.--Not later than one year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall complete a review of the functions and 
        responsibilities of each Department of Homeland Security 
        component responsible for international affairs to identify and 
        eliminate areas of unnecessary duplication.
            (2) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
        the completion of the review required under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall provide the results of the review to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
        of the Senate.
            (3) Action plan.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        congressional homeland security committees an action plan, 
        including corrective steps and an estimated date of completion, 
        to address areas of duplication, fragmentation, and overlap and 
        opportunities for cost savings and revenue enhancement, as 
        identified by the Government Accountability Office based on the 
        annual report of the Government Accountability Office entitled 
        ``Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, 
        and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits''.

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 amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 710. CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER.

    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Department a Chief Procurement 
Officer, who shall serve as a senior business advisor to agency 
officials on procurement-related matters and report directly to the 
Under Secretary for Management. The Chief Procurement Officer is the 
senior procurement executive for purposes of subsection (c) of section 
1702 of title 41, United States Code, and shall perform procurement 
functions as specified in such subsection.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Chief Procurement Officer shall--
            ``(1) delegate or retain contracting authority, as 
        appropriate;
            ``(2) issue procurement policies and oversee the heads of 
        contracting activity of the Department to ensure compliance 
        with those policies;
            ``(3) serve as the main liaison of the Department to 
        industry on procurement-related issues;
            ``(4) account for the integrity, performance, and oversight 
        of Department procurement and contracting functions;
            ``(5) ensure that procurement contracting strategies and 
        plans are consistent with the intent and direction of the 
        Acquisition Review Board;
            ``(6) oversee a centralized acquisition workforce 
        certification and training program using, as appropriate, 
        existing best practices and acquisition training opportunities 
        from the Federal Government, private sector, or universities 
        and colleges to include training on how best to identify 
        actions that warrant referrals for suspension or debarment;
            ``(7) provide input on the periodic performance reviews of 
        each head of contracting activity of the Department;
            ``(8) collect baseline data and use such data to establish 
        performance measures on the impact of strategic sourcing 
        initiatives on the private sector, including small businesses;
            ``(9) establish and implement policies and procedures to 
        effectively monitor and manage vulnerabilities in the supply 
        chain for all Department purchases;
            ``(10) ensure that a fair proportion of the value of 
        Federal contracts and subcontracts are awarded to small 
        businesses (in accordance with the procurement contract goals 
        under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        644(g))), maximize opportunities for small business 
        participation in such contracts, and ensure, to the extent 
        practicable, small businesses that achieve qualified vendor 
        status for security-related technologies are provided an 
        opportunity to compete for contracts for such technology;
            ``(11) conduct oversight of implementation of 
        administrative agreements to resolve suspension or debarment 
        proceedings and, upon request, provide information 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; and
            ``(12) carry out any other procurement duties that the 
        Under Secretary for Management may designate.
    ``(c) Head of Contracting Activity Defined.--In this section the 
term `head of contracting activity' means an official responsible for 
the creation, management, and oversight of a team of procurement 
professionals properly trained, certified, and warranted to accomplish 
the acquisition 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 amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title 
VII the following new item:

``Sec. 710. Chief Procurement Officer.''.

SEC. 110. CHIEF SECURITY 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 new section:

``SEC. 711. CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER.

    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Department a Chief Security 
Officer, who shall report directly to the Under Secretary for 
Management.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Chief Security Officer shall--
            ``(1) develop and implement the security policies, 
        programs, and standards of the Department;
            ``(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 title VII the following new item:

``Sec. 711. Chief Security Officer.''.

SEC. 111. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    (a) Notification.--The heads of offices and components of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall promptly advise the Inspector 
General of the Department of all allegations of misconduct with respect 
to which the Inspector General has investigative authority under the 
Inspector General Act of 1978. The Inspector General may waive the 
notification requirement under this subsection with respect to any 
category or subset of allegations of misconduct.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under 
subsection (a) of section 8I of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App. 8I).

SEC. 112. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ROTATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Enhancements to the Rotation Program.--Section 844 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 414(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Establishment.--'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
        subsections (a) through (e), respectively, and adjusting the 
        margins accordingly;
            (3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of enactment of this section, the'' and inserting 
                ``The''; and
                    (B) by striking ``for employees of the Department'' 
                and inserting ``for certain personnel within the 
                Department'';
            (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) 
                as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively, and 
                adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so 
                redesignated, the following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) seek to foster greater departmental integration and 
        unity of effort;
            ``(2) seek to help enhance the knowledge, skills, and 
        abilities of participating personnel with respect to the 
        programs, policies, and activities of the Department;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``middle and senior level''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting before ``invigorate'' the following: ``seek 
                to improve morale and retention throughout the 
                Department and'';
            (5) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and adjusting the 
                margins accordingly; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking clause (iii); and
                            (ii) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), 
                        and (iv) through (viii) as subparagraphs (A) 
                        through (G), respectively, and adjusting the 
                        margins accordingly;
            (6) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e), as 
        redesignated by paragraph (2), as subsections (e) and (f), 
        respectively;
            (7) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Administrative Matters.--In carrying out the Rotation Program 
the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) before selecting employees for participation in the 
        Rotation Program, disseminate information broadly within the 
        Department about the availability of the Rotation Program, 
        qualifications for participation in the Rotation Program, 
        including full-time employment within the employing component 
        or office not less than one year, and the general provisions of 
        the Rotation Program;
            ``(2) require as a condition of participation in the 
        Rotation Program that an employee--
                    ``(A) is nominated by the head of the component or 
                office employing the employee; and
                    ``(B) is selected by the Secretary, or the 
                Secretary's designee, solely on the basis of relative 
                ability, knowledge, and skills, after fair and open 
                competition that assures that all candidates receive 
                equal opportunity;
            ``(3) ensure that each employee participating in the 
        Rotation Program shall be entitled to return, 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 higher position, in the component or office 
        that employed the employee prior to the participation of the 
        employee in the Rotation Program;
            ``(4) 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 
        available to the employee during the employee participation in 
        the Rotation Program; and
            ``(5) require that, during the period of participation by 
        an employee in the Rotation Program, performance evaluations 
        for the employee--
                    ``(A) shall be conducted by officials in the office 
                or component employing the employee with input from the 
                supervisors of the employee at the component or office 
                in which the employee is placed during that period; and
                    ``(B) shall be provided the same weight with 
                respect to promotions and other rewards as performance 
                evaluations for service in the office or component 
                employing the employee.''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program as part of the 
        Rotation Program under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Administration.--The Chief Human Capital Officer, in 
        conjunction with the Chief Intelligence Officer, shall 
        administer the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program 
        established pursuant to paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Eligibility.--The Intelligence Rotational Assignment 
        Program established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be open to 
        employees serving in existing analyst positions within the 
        Department's Intelligence Enterprise and other Department 
        employees as determined appropriate by the Chief Human Capital 
        Officer and the Chief Intelligence Officer.
            ``(4) Coordination.--The responsibilities specified in 
        subsection (c)(2) that apply to the Rotation Program under such 
        subsection shall, as applicable, also apply to the Intelligence 
        Rotational Assignment Program under this subsection.''.
    (b) Congressional Notification and Oversight.--Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security 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 about the status of 
the Homeland Security Rotation Program authorized by section 844 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) of this 
section.

SEC. 113. FUTURE YEARS HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 874 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 454) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``year'' and 
        inserting ``years'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date 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 and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives (referred to in this section as the `appropriate 
committees') a Future Years Homeland Security Program that covers the 
fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 succeeding 
fiscal years.''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(c) Projection of Acquisition Estimates.--On and after February 
1, 2018, each Future Years Homeland Security Program shall project--
            ``(1) acquisition estimates for the fiscal year for which 
        the budget is submitted and the four succeeding fiscal years, 
        with specified estimates for each fiscal year, for all major 
        acquisitions by the Department and each component of the 
        Department; and
            ``(2) estimated annual deployment schedules for all 
        physical asset major acquisitions over the five-fiscal-year 
        period described in paragraph (1) and the full operating 
        capability for all information technology major acquisitions.
    ``(d) Sensitive and Classified Information.--The Secretary may 
include with each Future Years Homeland Security Program a classified 
or other appropriately controlled document containing any information 
required to be submitted under this section that is restricted from 
public disclosure in accordance with Federal law or any Executive 
order.
    ``(e) Availability of Information to the Public.--The Secretary 
shall make available to the public in electronic form the information 
required to be submitted to the appropriate committees under this 
section, other than information described in subsection (d).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is further amended by striking the item relating to section 
874 and inserting the following new item:

``874. Future Years Homeland Security Program.''.

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 and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate a field efficiencies plan 
        that--
                    (A) examines the facilities and administrative and 
                logistics functions of components of the Department of 
                Homeland Security located within designated geographic 
                areas; and
                    (B) provides specific recommendations and an 
                associated cost-benefit analysis for the consolidation 
                of the facilities and administrative and logistics 
                functions of components of the Department within each 
                designated geographic area.
            (2) Contents.--The field efficiencies plan submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) An accounting of leases held by the Department 
                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 Department or its components 
                plan to sign or renew in the next fiscal year.
                    (B) For each designated geographic area--
                            (i) an evaluation of specific facilities at 
                        which components, 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 available;
                            (ii) an evaluation of potential 
                        consolidation with facilities of other Federal, 
                        State, or local entities, including--
                                    (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; and
                            (iii) an evaluation of the potential for 
                        the consolidation of administrative and 
                        logistics functions, including--
                                    (I) facility maintenance;
                                    (II) fleet vehicle services;
                                    (III) mail handling and shipping 
                                and receiving;
                                    (IV) facility security;
                                    (V) procurement of goods and 
                                services;
                                    (VI) information technology and 
                                telecommunications services and 
                                support; and
                                    (VII) additional ways to improve 
                                unity of effort and cost savings for 
                                field operations and related support 
                                activities as determined by the 
                                Secretary.
                    (C) An implementation plan, including--
                            (i) near-term actions that can co-locate, 
                        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 Government; 
                        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 of the real 
                estate footprint of the Department or any component of 
                the Department, including the co-location of personnel 
                from different components, offices, and agencies within 
                the Department.

SEC. 115. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING 
              OR TRANSFER OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RESOURCES 
              TO RESPOND TO OPERATIONAL SURGES.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 712. ANNUAL SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF INFORMATION ON 
              REPROGRAMMING OR TRANSFERS OF FUNDS TO RESPOND TO 
              OPERATIONAL SURGES.

    ``For each fiscal year until fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security 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, together with the annual budget 
request for the Department, information on--
            ``(1) any circumstance during the year covered by the 
        report in which the Secretary exercised the authority to 
        reprogram or transfer funds to address unforeseen costs, 
        including costs associated with operational surges; and
            ``(2) any circumstance in which any limitation on the 
        transfer or reprogramming of funds affected the ability of the 
        Secretary to address such unforeseen costs.''.
    (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 title VII the following new item:

``712. Annual submittal to Congress of information on reprogramming or 
                            transfers of funds to respond to 
                            operational surges.''.

SEC. 116. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, shall 
submit to the congressional homeland security committees a report that 
includes each of the following:
            (1) A detailed accounting of the management and 
        administrative expenditures and activities of each component of 
        the Department of Homeland Security and identifies potential 
        cost savings, avoidances, and efficiencies for those 
        expenditures and activities.
            (2) An examination of major physical assets of the 
        Department, as defined by the Secretary;
            (3) A review of the size, experience level, and geographic 
        distribution of the operational personnel of the Department.
            (4) Recommendations for adjustments in the management and 
        administration of the Department that would reduce deficiencies 
        in the capabilities of the Department, reduce costs, and 
        enhance efficiencies.
    (b) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 117. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND CBRNE ORGANIZATIONAL REVIEW.

    (a) Department of Homeland Security Research and Development 
Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        assess the organization and management of the Department of 
        Homeland Security's research and development activities, and 
        shall develop and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, not later than six 
        months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a proposed 
        organizational structure for the management of such research 
        and development activities.
            (2) Organizational justification.--The proposed 
        organizational structure for the management of the Department 
        of Homeland Security's research and development activities 
        included in the assessment required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A discussion of the methodology for determining 
                such proposed organizational structure.
                    (B) A comprehensive inventory of research and 
                development activities of the Department, and the 
                proposed location of each activity under such proposed 
                organizational structure.
                    (C) Information relating to how such proposed 
                organizational structure will facilitate and promote 
                enhanced coordination and better collaboration between 
                the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
                Department and the offices and components of the 
                Department.
                    (D) Information relating to how such proposed 
                organizational structure will support the development 
                of research and development priorities and capabilities 
                across the Department.
                    (E) A discussion of the resulting cost savings and 
                efficiencies from such proposed organizational 
                structure.
                    (F) Recommendations for any necessary statutory 
                changes.
    (b) Department of Homeland Security Chemical, Biological, 
Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        assess the organization and management of the Department of 
        Homeland Security's chemical, biological, radiological, 
        nuclear, and explosives activities, and shall develop and 
        submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, not later than six months 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, a proposed 
        organizational structure to ensure enhanced coordination and 
        provide strengthened chemical, biological, radiological, 
        nuclear, and explosives capabilities in support of homeland 
        security.
            (2) Organizational justification.--The proposed 
        organizational structure for the management of the Department 
        of Homeland Security's chemical, biological, radiological, 
        nuclear, and explosives activities included in the assessment 
        required under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) A discussion of the methodology for determining 
                such proposed organizational structure.
                    (B) A comprehensive inventory of chemical, 
                biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives 
                activities of the Department, and the proposed location 
                of each activity under such proposed organizational 
                structure.
                    (C) Information relating to how such proposed 
                organizational structure will enhance the development 
                of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and 
                explosives priorities and capabilities across the 
                Department.
                    (D) A discussion of the resulting cost savings and 
                efficiencies from such proposed organizational 
                structure.
                    (E) Recommendations for any necessary statutory 
                changes.

 TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY 
                             AND EFFICIENCY

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 is amended by inserting before section 831 the following 
new section:

``SEC. 830. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subtitle:
            ``(1) The term `acquisition' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 131 of title 41, United States Code.
            ``(2) The term `acquisition decision authority' means the 
        authority, held by the Secretary acting through the Deputy 
        Secretary or Under Secretary for Management to--
                    ``(A) ensure compliance with Federal law, the 
                Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department 
                acquisition management directives;
                    ``(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
                modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program through 
                the life cycle of such program;
                    ``(C) ensure that acquisition program managers have 
                the resources necessary to successfully execute an 
                approved acquisition program;
                    ``(D) ensure good acquisition program management of 
                cost, schedule, risk, and system performance of the 
                acquisition program at issue, including assessing 
                acquisition program baseline breaches and directing any 
                corrective action for such breaches; and
                    ``(E) ensure that acquisition program managers, on 
                an ongoing basis, monitor cost, schedule, and 
                performance against established baselines and use tools 
                to assess risks to an acquisition program at all phases 
                of the life cycle of such program to avoid and mitigate 
                acquisition program baseline breaches.
            ``(3) The term `acquisition decision event' means, with 
        respect to an acquisition program, a predetermined point within 
        each of the acquisition phases at which the acquisition 
        decision authority determines whether such acquisition program 
        shall proceed to the next acquisition phase.
            ``(4) The term `acquisition decision memorandum' means, 
        with respect to an acquisition, the official acquisition 
        decision event record that includes a documented record of 
        decisions, exit criteria, and assigned actions for such 
        acquisition, as determined by the person exercising acquisition 
        decision authority for such acquisition.
            ``(5) The term `acquisition program' means the process by 
        which the Department acquires, with any appropriated amounts, 
        by contract for purchase or lease, property or services 
        (including construction) that support the missions and goals of 
        the Department.
            ``(6) 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 such program.
            ``(7) The term `best practices', with respect to 
        acquisition, means a knowledge-based approach to capability 
        development that includes--
                    ``(A) identifying and validating needs;
                    ``(B) assessing alternatives to select the most 
                appropriate solution;
                    ``(C) clearly establishing well-defined 
                requirements;
                    ``(D) developing realistic cost assessments and 
                schedules;
                    ``(E) securing stable funding that matches 
                resources to requirements;
                    ``(F) demonstrating technology, design, and 
                manufacturing maturity;
                    ``(G) using milestones and exit criteria or 
                specific accomplishments that demonstrate progress;
                    ``(H) adopting and executing standardized processes 
                with known success across programs;
                    ``(I) establishing an adequate workforce that is 
                qualified and sufficient to perform necessary 
                functions; and
                    ``(J) integrating the capabilities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (I) into the Department's 
                mission and business operations.
            ``(8) The term `breach', with respect to a major 
        acquisition program, means a failure to meet any cost, 
        schedule, or performance threshold specified in the most 
        recently approved acquisition program baseline.
            ``(9) The term `congressional homeland security committees' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
                Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
                of Representatives and of the Senate.
            ``(10) 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 requirements are fulfilled, including compliance with 
        Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department 
        acquisition management directives established by the Under 
        Secretary for Management.
            ``(11) The term `major acquisition program' means a 
        Department acquisition program that is estimated by the 
        Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of at least 
        $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2017 constant dollars) over 
        its life cycle cost.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is further amended by inserting before the item relating to 
section 831 the following new item:

``830. Definitions.''.

                  Subtitle A--Acquisition Authorities

SEC. 211. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``and acquisition 
        management'' after ``procurement'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Acquisition and Related Responsibilities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) of 
        section 1702 of title 41, United States Code, the Under 
        Secretary for Management is the Chief Acquisition Officer of 
        the Department. As Chief Acquisition Officer, the Under 
        Secretary shall have the authorities and perform the functions 
        specified in subsection (b) of such section and shall perform 
        all other functions and responsibilities delegated by the 
        Secretary or described in this subsection.
            ``(2) Functions and responsibilities.--In addition to the 
        authorities and functions specified in section 1702(b) of title 
        41, United States Code, the functions and responsibilities of 
        the Under Secretary for Management related to acquisition 
        include the following:
                    ``(A) Advising the Secretary regarding acquisition 
                management activities, taking into account risks of 
                failure to achieve cost, schedule, or performance 
                parameters, to ensure that the Department achieves its 
                mission through the adoption of widely accepted program 
                management best practices and standards and, where 
                appropriate, acquisition innovation best practices.
                    ``(B) Leading the acquisition oversight body of the 
                Department, the Acquisition Review Board, and 
                exercising the acquisition decision authority to 
                approve, pause, modify (including the rescission of 
                approvals of program milestones), or cancel major 
                acquisition programs, unless the Under Secretary 
                delegates such authority to a Component Acquisition 
                Executive pursuant to paragraph (3).
                    ``(C) Establishing policies for acquisition that 
                implement an approach that takes into account risks of 
                failure to achieve cost, schedule, or performance 
                parameters that all components of the Department shall 
                comply with, including outlining relevant authorities 
                for program managers 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 Regulation, 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 contractors that access the 
                Department's information systems and technologies, 
                adhere to relevant Department policies related to 
                physical and information security as identified by the 
                Under Secretary for Management.
                    ``(H) Overseeing the Component Acquisition 
                Executive organizational structure to ensure Component 
                Acquisition Executives have sufficient capabilities and 
                comply with Department acquisition policies.
            ``(3) Delegation of acquisition decision authority.--
                    ``(A) Level 3 acquisitions.--The Under Secretary 
                for Management may delegate acquisition decision 
                authority in writing to the relevant Component 
                Acquisition Executive for an acquisition 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 acquisition decision 
                authority in writing to the relevant Component 
                Acquisition Executive for a major acquisition program 
                that has a life cycle cost estimate of at least 
                $300,000,000 but not more than $1,000,000,000 if all of 
                the following requirements are met:
                            ``(i) The component concerned possesses 
                        working policies, processes, and procedures 
                        that are consistent with Department-level 
                        acquisition policy.
                            ``(ii) The Component Acquisition Executive 
                        concerned has adequate, experienced, and 
                        dedicated professional employees with program 
                        management training, as applicable, 
                        commensurate with the size of the acquisition 
                        programs and related activities delegated to 
                        such Component Acquisition Executive by the 
                        Under Secretary for Management.
                            ``(iii) Each major acquisition program 
                        concerned has written documentation showing 
                        that it has a Department-approved acquisition 
                        program baseline and it is meeting agreed-upon 
                        cost, schedule, and performance thresholds.
            ``(4) Relationship to under secretary for science and 
        technology.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
                diminish the authority granted to the Under Secretary 
                for Science and Technology under this Act. The Under 
                Secretary for Management and the Under Secretary for 
                Science and Technology shall cooperate in matters 
                related to the coordination of acquisitions across the 
                Department so that investments of the Directorate of 
                Science and Technology are able to support current and 
                future requirements of the components of the 
                Department.
                    ``(B) Operational testing and evaluation.--The 
                Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall--
                            ``(i) ensure, in coordination with relevant 
                        component heads, that major acquisition 
                        programs--
                                    ``(I) complete operational testing 
                                and evaluation of technologies and 
                                systems;
                                    ``(II) use independent verification 
                                and validation of operational test and 
                                evaluation implementation and results; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) document whether such 
                                programs meet all performance 
                                requirements included in their 
                                acquisition program baselines;
                            ``(ii) ensure that such operational testing 
                        and evaluation includes all system components 
                        and incorporates operators into the testing to 
                        ensure that systems perform as intended in the 
                        appropriate operational setting; 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.
            ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
        `acquisition', `best practices', `acquisition decision 
        authority', `major acquisition program', `acquisition program 
        baseline', and `Component Acquisition Executive' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 830.''.

SEC. 212. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Paragraph (2) of section 702(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 342(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) Oversee the costs of acquisition programs and 
                related activities to ensure that actual and planned 
                costs are in accordance with budget estimates and are 
                affordable, or can be adequately funded, over the life 
                cycle of such programs and activities.''.

SEC. 213. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 343) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Acquisition Responsibilities.--Notwithstanding 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, before each 
        acquisition decision event (as such term is defined in section 
        830), approved information technology acquisitions comply with 
        departmental information technology management processes, 
        technical requirements, and the Homeland Security Enterprise 
        Architecture, and in any case in which information technology 
        acquisitions do not comply with the Department's management 
        directives, make recommendations to the Acquisition Review 
        Board regarding such noncompliance.
            ``(2) Be responsible for providing recommendations to the 
        Acquisition Review Board regarding information technology 
        programs, and be responsible for developing information 
        technology acquisition strategic guidance.''.

SEC. 214. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND RISK 
              MANAGEMENT.

    (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. 713. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY AND RISK 
              MANAGEMENT.

    ``(a) Establishment of Office.--There is in the Management 
Directorate of the Department an office to be known as `Program 
Accountability and Risk Management'. The purpose of the office is to--
            ``(1) provide consistent accountability, standardization, 
        and transparency of major acquisition programs of the 
        Department; and
            ``(2) serve as the central oversight function for all 
        Department acquisition programs.
    ``(b) Responsibilities of Executive Director.--The Program 
Accountability and Risk Management shall be led by an Executive 
Director to oversee the requirement under subsection (a). The Executive 
Director shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Management, 
and shall carry out the following responsibilities:
            ``(1) Monitor regularly the performance of Department 
        acquisition programs between acquisition decision events to 
        identify problems with cost, performance, or schedule that 
        components may need to address to prevent cost overruns, 
        performance issues, or schedule delays.
            ``(2) Assist the Under Secretary for Management in managing 
        the acquisition programs and related activities of the 
        Department.
            ``(3) Conduct oversight of individual acquisition programs 
        to implement Department acquisition program policy, procedures, 
        and guidance with a priority on ensuring the data the office 
        collects and maintains from Department components is accurate 
        and reliable.
            ``(4) Serve as the focal point and coordinator for the 
        acquisition life cycle review process and as the executive 
        secretariat for the Acquisition Review Board.
            ``(5) Advise the persons having acquisition decision 
        authority in making acquisition decisions consistent with all 
        applicable laws and in establishing clear lines of authority, 
        accountability, and responsibility for acquisition decision 
        making within the Department.
            ``(6) Engage in the strategic planning and performance 
        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 Officer in developing strategies and specific plans 
        for hiring, training, and professional development in order to 
        rectify any deficiency within the Department's acquisition 
        workforce.
            ``(7) Develop standardized certification standards in 
        consultation with the Component Acquisition Executives for all 
        acquisition program managers.
            ``(8) In the event that a certification or action of an 
        acquisition program manager needs review for purposes of 
        promotion or removal, provide input, in consultation with the 
        relevant Component Acquisition Executive, into the performance 
        evaluation of the relevant acquisition program manager and 
        report positive or negative experiences to the relevant 
        certifying authority.
            ``(9) Provide technical support and assistance to 
        Department acquisitions and acquisition personnel in 
        conjunction with the Chief Procurement Officer.
            ``(10) Prepare the Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report 
        for the Department, as required by title I of division D of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113), 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 management 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 
        such requirements, as appropriate;
            ``(2) establish a complete life cycle cost estimate with 
        supporting documentation, including an acquisition program 
        baseline;
            ``(3) verify each life cycle cost estimate against 
        independent cost estimates, and reconcile any differences;
            ``(4) complete a cost-benefit analysis with supporting 
        documentation;
            ``(5) develop and maintain a schedule that is consistent 
        with scheduling best practices as identified by the Comptroller 
        General of the United States, including, in appropriate cases, 
        an integrated master schedule; and
            ``(6) ensure that all acquisition program information 
        provided by the component is complete, accurate, timely, and 
        valid.
    ``(d) Congressional Homeland Security Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term `congressional homeland security committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate.

``SEC. 714. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION.

    ``(a) In General.--For each major acquisition program, the 
Executive Director responsible for the preparation of the Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report, pursuant to paragraph (11) of section 
710(b), shall require certain acquisition documentation to be submitted 
by Department components or offices.
    ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 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 established; 
                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 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 Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information 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 acquisition 
        budget attributed to that program, as available.
            ``(4) Information on the significance of the program 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 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 709 the following new items:

``Sec. 713. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk 
                            Management.
``Sec. 714. Acquisition documentation.''.

         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--
            ``(1) strengthen accountability and uniformity within the 
        Department acquisition review process;
            ``(2) review major acquisition programs; and
            ``(3) review the use of best practices.
    ``(b) Composition.--The Under Secretary for Management shall serve 
as chair of the Board. The Secretary shall also ensure participation by 
other relevant Department officials, including at least two component 
heads or their designees, as permanent members of the Board.
    ``(c) Meetings.--The Board shall meet regularly for purposes of 
ensuring all acquisitions processes proceed in a timely fashion to 
achieve mission readiness. The Board shall convene at the discretion of 
the Secretary and at any time--
            ``(1) a major acquisition program--
                    ``(A) requires authorization to proceed from one 
                acquisition decision event to another throughout the 
                acquisition life cycle;
                    ``(B) is in breach of its approved requirements; or
                    ``(C) requires additional review, as determined by 
                the Under Secretary for Management; or
            ``(2) a non-major acquisition program requires review, as 
        determined by the Under Secretary for Management.
    ``(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 acquisition life cycle 
        framework and is able to proceed to the next phase and eventual 
        full production and deployment.
            ``(2) Oversee whether a proposed acquisition's business 
        strategy, resources, management, and accountability is 
        executable and is aligned to strategic initiatives.
            ``(3) Support the person with acquisition decision 
        authority for an acquisition in determining the appropriate 
        direction for such acquisition at key acquisition decision 
        events.
            ``(4) Conduct systematic reviews of acquisitions to ensure 
        that such acquisitions are progressing in compliance with the 
        approved documents for their current acquisition phases.
            ``(5) Review the acquisition documents of each major 
        acquisition program, including the acquisition program baseline 
        and documentation reflecting consideration of tradeoffs among 
        cost, schedule, and performance objectives, to ensure the 
        reliability of underlying data.
            ``(6) Ensure that practices are adopted and implemented 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 functions are 
                provided with the appropriate opportunity to develop 
                estimates and raise cost and schedule matters before 
                performance objectives are established for capabilities 
                when feasible.
                    ``(B) Full consideration is given to possible 
                trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance 
                objectives for each alternative.
    ``(e) Acquisition Program Baseline Report Requirement.--If the 
person exercising acquisition decision authority over a major 
acquisition program approves such program to proceed into the planning 
phase before such program has a Department-approved acquisition program 
baseline, the Under Secretary for Management shall create and approve 
an acquisition program baseline report regarding such approval, and the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) within seven days after an acquisition decision 
        memorandum is signed, notify in writing the Committee on 
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate of such decision; and
            ``(2) within 60 days after the acquisition decision 
        memorandum is signed, submit to such committees a report 
        stating the rationale for such decision and a plan of action to 
        require an acquisition program baseline for such program.
    ``(f) Report.--The Under Secretary for Management shall provide 
information to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate on an annual basis through fiscal year 2022 on 
the activities of the Board for the prior fiscal year that includes 
information relating to the following:
            ``(1) For each meeting of the Board, any acquisition 
        decision memoranda.
            ``(2) Results of the systematic reviews conducted pursuant 
        to paragraph (4) of subsection (d).
            ``(3) Results of acquisition document reviews required 
        pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (d).
            ``(4) Activities to ensure that practices are adopted and 
        implemented throughout the Department pursuant to paragraph (6) 
        of subsection (d).''.
    (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 ACQUISITION 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:

``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 Department-wide policies to integrate all phases of the 
investment life cycle and help the Department identify, validate, and 
prioritize common component requirements for major acquisition programs 
in order to increase opportunities for effectiveness and efficiencies. 
The policies shall also include strategic alternatives for developing 
and facilitating a Department component-driven requirements 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 innovative commercially available alternatives, to meet 
capability 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 
inefficiency for all Department investments, including major 
acquisition programs.
    ``(c) Coordination.--In coordinating the actions necessary to carry 
out subsection (a), the Deputy Secretary shall consult with the Under 
Secretary for Management, Component Acquisition Executives, and any 
other Department officials, including the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology or his designee, with specific knowledge of Department 
or component acquisition capabilities to prevent unnecessary 
duplication of requirements.
    ``(d) Advisors.--The Deputy Secretary, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Management, shall seek and consider input within 
legal and ethical boundaries from members of Federal, State, local, and 
tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, as 
appropriate, on matters within their authority and expertise in 
carrying out the Department's mission.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The Deputy Secretary, in consultation 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 activities on major investments and 
acquisition programs within their areas of responsibility.
    ``(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 programs prior to acquisition 
        decision events of the investments 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 identify 
                common mission requirements and crosscutting 
                opportunities among components to harmonize investments 
                and requirements and prevent unnecessary overlap and 
                duplication among components; and
                    ``(B) to the extent practicable, to standardize 
                equipment purchases, streamline the acquisition 
                process, improve efficiencies, and conduct best 
                practices for strategic sourcing.
            ``(4) To ensure program managers of major investments 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 Department investment and major 
        acquisition 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 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 REDUCE DUPLICATION IN ACQUISITION 
              PROGRAMS.

    (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 section 221) and the requirements to reduce 
unnecessary duplication 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 working together and in preventing 
        overlap and unnecessary duplication.
            (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Board in 
        instilling program management discipline.
            (3) A statement of how regularly each major acquisition 
        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 
        acquisition programs that have been halted because of problems 
        with operational effectiveness, schedule delays, or cost 
        overruns.
            (4) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Board in 
        impacting acquisition decisionmaking within the Department, 
        including the degree to which the Board impacts decision making 
        within other headquarters mechanisms and bodies involved in the 
        administration of acquisition activities.
    (c) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
congressional homeland security committees a report on the review 
required by this section. The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 224. EXCLUDED PARTY LIST SYSTEM WAIVERS.

    Not later than five days after the issuance of a waiver by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security 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, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of such 
waiver and an explanation for a finding by the Secretary that a 
compelling reason exists for issuing such waiver.

SEC. 225. INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT OF SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT.

    The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security--
            (1) may audit decisions about grant and procurement awards 
        to identify instances where a contract or grant was improperly 
        awarded to a suspended or debarred entity and whether 
        corrective actions were taken to prevent recurrence; and
            (2) shall review the suspension and debarment program 
        throughout the Department of Homeland Security to assess 
        whether suspension and debarment criteria are consistently 
        applied throughout the Department and whether disparities exist 
        in the application of such criteria, particularly with respect 
        to business size and categories.

     Subtitle C--Acquisition Program Management Accountability and 
                              Transparency

SEC. 231. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION 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:

``SEC. 838. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR 
              ACQUISITION PROGRAM BREACH.

    ``(a) Requirements Within Department in Event of Breach.--
            ``(1) Notifications.--
                    ``(A) Notification of breach.--If a breach occurs 
                in a major acquisition program, the program manager for 
                such program shall notify the Component Acquisition 
                Executive for such program, the head of the component 
                concerned, the Executive Director of the Program 
                Accountability and Risk Management division, the Under 
                Secretary for Management, and the Deputy Secretary not 
                later than 30 calendar days after such breach is 
                identified.
                    ``(B) Notification to secretary.--If a breach 
                occurs in a major acquisition program and such breach 
                results in a cost overrun greater than 15 percent, a 
                schedule delay greater than 180 days, or a failure to 
                meet any of the performance thresholds from the cost, 
                schedule, or performance parameters specified in the 
                most recently approved acquisition program baseline for 
                such program, the Component Acquisition Executive for 
                such program shall notify the Secretary and the 
                Inspector General of the Department not later than five 
                business days after the Component Acquisition Executive 
                for such program, the head of the component concerned, 
                the Executive Director of the Program Accountability 
                and Risk Management Division, the Under Secretary for 
                Management, and the Deputy Secretary are notified of 
                the breach pursuant to subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Remediation plan and root cause analysis.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a breach occurs in a major 
                acquisition program, the program manager for such 
                program shall submit to the head of the component 
                concerned, the Executive Director of the Program 
                Accountability and Risk Management division, and the 
                Under Secretary for Management in writing a remediation 
                plan and root cause analysis relating to such breach 
                and program. Such plan and analysis shall be submitted 
                at a date established at the discretion of the Under 
                Secretary for Management.
                    ``(B) Remediation plan.--The remediation plan 
                required under this subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) explain the circumstances of the 
                        breach at issue;
                            ``(ii) provide prior cost estimating 
                        information;
                            ``(iii) include a root cause analysis that 
                        determines the underlying cause or causes of 
                        shortcomings in cost, schedule, or performance 
                        of the major acquisition program with respect 
                        to which such breach has occurred, including 
                        the role, if any, of--
                                    ``(I) unrealistic performance 
                                expectations;
                                    ``(II) unrealistic baseline 
                                estimates for cost or schedule or 
                                changes in program requirements;
                                    ``(III) immature technologies or 
                                excessive manufacturing or integration 
                                risk;
                                    ``(IV) unanticipated design, 
                                engineering, manufacturing, or 
                                technology integration issues arising 
                                during program performance;
                                    ``(V) changes to the scope of such 
                                program;
                                    ``(VI) inadequate program funding 
                                or changes in planned out-year funding 
                                from one 5-year funding plan to the 
                                next 5-year funding plan as outlined in 
                                the Future Years Homeland Security 
                                Program required under section 874;
                                    ``(VII) legislative, legal, or 
                                regulatory changes; or
                                    ``(VIII) inadequate program 
                                management personnel, including lack of 
                                sufficient number of staff, training, 
                                credentials, certifications, or use of 
                                best practices;
                            ``(iv) propose corrective action to address 
                        cost growth, schedule delays, or performance 
                        issues;
                            ``(v) explain the rationale for why a 
                        proposed corrective action is recommended; and
                            ``(vi) in coordination with the Component 
                        Acquisition Executive for such program, discuss 
                        all options considered, including the estimated 
                        impact on cost, schedule, or performance of 
                        such program if no changes are made to current 
                        requirements, the estimated cost of such 
                        program if requirements are modified, and the 
                        extent to which funding from other programs 
                        will need to be reduced to cover the cost 
                        growth of such program.
            ``(3) Review of corrective actions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Under Secretary for 
                Management shall review the remediation plan required 
                under paragraph (2). The Under Secretary may approve 
                such plan or provide an alternative proposed corrective 
                action within 30 days of the submission of such plan 
                under such paragraph.
                    ``(B) Submission to congress.--Not later than 30 
                days after the review required under subparagraph (A) 
                is completed, the Under Secretary for Management shall 
                submit to the congressional homeland security 
                committees the following:
                            ``(i) A copy of the remediation plan and 
                        the root cause analysis required under 
                        paragraph (2).
                            ``(ii) A statement describing the 
                        corrective action or actions that have occurred 
                        pursuant to paragraph (2)(b)(iv) for the major 
                        acquisition program at issue, with a 
                        justification for such action or actions.
    ``(b) Requirements Relating to Congressional Notification if Breach 
Occurs.--
            ``(1) Notification to congress.--If a notification to the 
        Secretary is made under subsection (a)(1)(B) relating to a 
        breach in a major acquisition program, the Under Secretary for 
        Management shall notify the congressional homeland security 
        committees of such breach in the next quarterly Comprehensive 
        Acquisition Status Report, as required by title I of division D 
        of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-
        113), following receipt by the Under Secretary of notification 
        under such subsection.
            ``(2) Significant variances in costs or schedule.--If a 
        likely cost overrun is greater than 20 percent or a likely 
        delay is greater than 12 months from the costs and schedule 
        specified in the acquisition program baseline for a major 
        acquisition program, the Under Secretary for Management shall 
        include in the notification required in paragraph (1) a written 
        certification, with supporting explanation, that--
                    ``(A) such program is essential to the 
                accomplishment of the Department's mission;
                    ``(B) there are no alternatives to the capability 
                or asset provided by such program that will provide 
                equal or greater capability in both a more cost-
                effective and timely manner;
                    ``(C) the new acquisition schedule and estimates 
                for total acquisition cost are reasonable; and
                    ``(D) the management structure for such program is 
                adequate to manage and control cost, schedule, and 
                performance.
    ``(c) Congressional Homeland Security Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term `congressional homeland security committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate.''.
    (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 835 the following new item:

``Sec. 838. Congressional notification and other requirements for major 
                            acquisition program breach.''.

SEC. 232. MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

    (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. 839. MULTIYEAR ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

    ``(a) Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees and the Comptroller 
        General of the United States a multiyear acquisition strategy 
        to guide the overall direction of the acquisitions 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 future 
        acquisition needs of the Department. Such strategy shall be 
        updated and included in each Future Years Homeland Security 
        Program required under section 874.
            ``(2) Form.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
        classified annex for any sensitive or classified information if 
        necessary. The Secretary shall publish such strategy in an 
        unclassified format that is publicly available.
    ``(b) Consultation.--In developing the strategy required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, consult with headquarters, components, employees in the 
field, and individuals from industry and the academic community.
    ``(c) Contents of Strategy.--The strategy shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) Prioritized list.--A systematic and integrated 
        prioritized list developed by the Under Secretary for 
        Management in coordination with all of the Component 
        Acquisition Executives of Department major acquisition programs 
        that Department and component acquisition investments seek to 
        address, including the expected security and economic benefit 
        of the program or system that is the subject of acquisition and 
        an analysis of how the security and economic benefit derived 
        from such program or system will be measured.
            ``(2) Inventory.--A plan to develop a reliable Department-
        wide inventory of investments and real property assets to help 
        the Department--
                    ``(A) plan, budget, schedule, and acquire upgrades 
                of its systems and equipment; and
                    ``(B) plan for the acquisition and management of 
                future systems and equipment.
            ``(3) Funding gaps.--A plan to address funding gaps between 
        funding requirements for major acquisition programs and known 
        available resources, including, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, ways of leveraging best practices to identify and 
        eliminate overpayment for items to--
                    ``(A) prevent wasteful purchasing;
                    ``(B) achieve the greatest level of efficiency and 
                cost savings by rationalizing purchases;
                    ``(C) align pricing for similar items; and
                    ``(D) utilize purchase timing and economies of 
                scale.
            ``(4) Identification of capabilities.--An identification of 
        test, evaluation, modeling, and simulation capabilities that 
        will be required to--
                    ``(A) support the acquisition of technologies to 
                meet the needs of such strategy;
                    ``(B) leverage to the greatest extent possible 
                emerging technological trends and research and 
                development trends within the public and private 
                sectors; and
                    ``(C) identify ways to ensure that appropriate 
                technology is acquired and integrated into the 
                Department's operating doctrine to improve mission 
                performance.
            ``(5) Focus on flexible solutions.--An assessment of ways 
        the Department can improve its ability to test and acquire 
        innovative solutions to allow needed incentives and protections 
        for appropriate risk-taking in order to meet its acquisition 
        needs with resiliency, agility, and responsiveness to assure 
        homeland security and facilitate trade.
            ``(6) Focus on incentives to save taxpayer dollars.--An 
        assessment of ways the Department can develop incentives for 
        program managers and senior Department acquisition officials 
        to--
                    ``(A) prevent cost overruns;
                    ``(B) avoid schedule delays; and
                    ``(C) achieve cost savings in major acquisition 
                programs.
            ``(7) Focus on addressing delays and bid protests.--An 
        assessment of ways the Department can improve the acquisition 
        process to minimize cost overruns in--
                    ``(A) requirements development;
                    ``(B) procurement announcements;
                    ``(C) requests for proposals;
                    ``(D) evaluation of proposals;
                    ``(E) protests of decisions and awards; and
                    ``(F) the use of best practices.
            ``(8) Focus on improving outreach.--An identification and 
        assessment of ways to increase opportunities for communication 
        and collaboration with industry, small and disadvantaged 
        businesses, intra-government entities, university centers of 
        excellence, accredited certification and standards development 
        organizations, and national laboratories to ensure that the 
        Department understands the market for technologies, products, 
        and innovation that is available to meet its mission needs and 
        to inform the Department's requirements-setting process before 
        engaging in an acquisition, including--
                    ``(A) methods designed especially to engage small 
                and disadvantaged businesses, a cost-benefit analysis 
                of the tradeoffs that small and disadvantaged 
                businesses provide, information relating to barriers to 
                entry for small and disadvantaged businesses, and 
                information relating to unique requirements for small 
                and disadvantaged businesses; and
                    ``(B) within the Department Vendor Communication 
                Plan and Market Research Guide, instructions for 
                interaction by acquisition program managers with such 
                entities to--
                            ``(i) prevent misinterpretation of 
                        acquisition regulations; and
                            ``(ii) permit, within legal and ethical 
                        boundaries, interacting with such entities with 
                        transparency.
            ``(9) Competition.--A plan regarding competition under 
        subsection (d).
            ``(10) Acquisition workforce.--A plan regarding the 
        Department acquisition workforce under subsection (e).
    ``(d) Competition Plan.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall also include a plan to address actions to ensure competition, or 
the option of competition, for major acquisition programs. Such plan 
may include assessments of the following measures in appropriate cases 
if such measures are cost effective:
            ``(1) Competitive prototyping.
            ``(2) Dual-sourcing.
            ``(3) Unbundling of contracts.
            ``(4) Funding of next-generation prototype systems or 
        subsystems.
            ``(5) Use of modular, open architectures to enable 
        competition for upgrades.
            ``(6) Acquisition of complete technical data packages.
            ``(7) Periodic competitions for subsystem upgrades.
            ``(8) Licensing of additional suppliers, including small 
        businesses.
            ``(9) Periodic system or program reviews to address long-
        term competitive effects of program decisions.
    ``(e) Acquisition Workforce Plan.--
            ``(1) Acquisition workforce.--The strategy required under 
        subsection (a) shall also include a plan to address Department 
        acquisition workforce accountability and talent management that 
        identifies the acquisition workforce needs of each component 
        performing acquisition functions and develops options for 
        filling such needs with qualified individuals, including a 
        cost-benefit analysis of contracting for acquisition 
        assistance.
            ``(2) Additional matters covered.--The acquisition 
        workforce plan under this subsection shall address ways to--
                    ``(A) improve the recruitment, hiring, training, 
                and retention of Department acquisition workforce 
                personnel, including contracting officer's 
                representatives, in order to retain highly qualified 
                individuals who have experience in the acquisition life 
                cycle, complex procurements, and management of large 
                programs;
                    ``(B) empower program managers to have the 
                authority to manage their programs in an accountable 
                and transparent manner as such managers work with the 
                acquisition workforce;
                    ``(C) prevent duplication within Department 
                acquisition workforce training and certification 
                requirements through leveraging already-existing 
                training within the Federal Government, academic 
                community, or private industry;
                    ``(D) achieve integration and consistency with 
                Government-wide training and accreditation standards, 
                acquisition training tools, and training facilities;
                    ``(E) designate the acquisition positions that will 
                be necessary to support the Department acquisition 
                requirements, including in the fields of--
                            ``(i) program management;
                            ``(ii) systems engineering;
                            ``(iii) procurement, including contracting;
                            ``(iv) test and evaluation;
                            ``(v) life cycle logistics;
                            ``(vi) cost estimating and program 
                        financial management; and
                            ``(vii) additional disciplines appropriate 
                        to Department mission needs;
                    ``(F) strengthen the performance of contracting 
                officers' representatives (as defined in subpart 1.602-
                2 and subpart 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation), including by--
                            ``(i) assessing the extent to which such 
                        representatives are certified and receive 
                        training that is appropriate;
                            ``(ii) assessing what training is most 
                        effective with respect to the type and 
                        complexity of assignment; and
                            ``(iii) implementing actions to improve 
                        training based on such assessments; and
                    ``(G) identify ways to increase training for 
                relevant investigators and auditors of the Department 
                to examine fraud in major acquisition programs, 
                including identifying opportunities to leverage 
                existing Government and private sector resources in 
                coordination with the Inspector General of the 
                Department.''.
    (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 835 the following new item:

``Sec. 839. Multiyear acquisition strategy.''.
    (c) Government Accountability Office Review of Multiyear 
Acquisition Strategy.--
            (1) Review.--After submission of the first multiyear 
        acquisition strategy in accordance with section 839 of the 
        Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a), 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall conduct a review of such 
        plan within 180 days to analyze the viability of such plan's 
        effectiveness in the following:
                    (A) Complying with the requirements of such section 
                839.
                    (B) Establishing clear connections between 
                Department of Homeland Security objectives and 
                acquisition priorities.
                    (C) Demonstrating that Department acquisition 
                policy reflects program management best practices and 
                standards.
                    (D) Ensuring competition or the option of 
                competition for major acquisition programs.
                    (E) Considering potential cost savings through 
                using already-existing technologies when developing 
                acquisition program requirements.
                    (F) Preventing duplication within Department 
                acquisition workforce training requirements through 
                leveraging already-existing training within the Federal 
                Government, academic community, or private industry.
                    (G) Providing incentives for acquisition program 
                managers to reduce acquisition and procurement costs 
                through the use of best practices and disciplined 
                program management.
            (2) Definitions.--The terms ``acquisition'', ``best 
        practices'', and ``major acquisition programs'' have the 
        meaning given such terms in section 830 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002, as added by section 201.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the completion 
        of the review required by subsection (a), the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of 
        the Senate a report on the review. Such report shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
        annex.

SEC. 233. ACQUISITION REPORTS.

    (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. 840. ACQUISITION REPORTS.

    ``(a) Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--At the same time as the President's 
        budget is submitted for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of 
        title 31, United States Code, the Under Secretary for 
        Management shall submit to the congressional homeland security 
        committees an annual comprehensive acquisition status report. 
        The report shall include the following:
                    ``(A) The information required under the heading 
                `Office of the Under Secretary for Management' under 
                title I of division D of the Consolidated 
                Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74) (as 
                required under the Department of Homeland Security 
                Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6)).
                    ``(B) A listing of programs that have been 
                canceled, modified, paused, or referred to the Under 
                Secretary for Management or Deputy Secretary for 
                additional oversight or action by the Board, Department 
                Office of Inspector General, or the Comptroller 
                General.
                    ``(C) A listing of established Executive Steering 
                Committees, which provide governance of a program or 
                related set of programs and lower-tiered oversight, and 
                support between acquisition decision events and 
                component reviews, including the mission and membership 
                for each.
            ``(2) Information for major acquisition programs.--For each 
        major acquisition program, the report shall include the 
        following:
                    ``(A) A narrative description, including current 
                gaps and shortfalls, the capabilities to be fielded, 
                and the number of planned increments or units.
                    ``(B) Acquisition Review Board (or other board 
                designated to review the acquisition) status of each 
                acquisition, including the current acquisition phase, 
                the date of the last review, and a listing of the 
                required documents that have been reviewed with the 
                dates reviewed or approved.
                    ``(C) The most current, approved acquisition 
                program baseline (including project schedules and 
                events).
                    ``(D) A comparison of the original acquisition 
                program baseline, the current acquisition program 
                baseline, and the current estimate.
                    ``(E) Whether or not an independent verification 
                and validation has been implemented, with an 
                explanation for the decision and a summary of any 
                findings.
                    ``(F) A rating of cost risk, schedule risk, and 
                technical risk associated with the program (including 
                narrative descriptions and mitigation actions).
                    ``(G) Contract status (including earned value 
                management data as applicable).
                    ``(H) A life cycle cost of the acquisition, and 
                time basis for the estimate.
            ``(3) Updates.--The Under Secretary shall submit quarterly 
        updates to such report not later than 45 days after the 
        completion of each quarter.
    ``(b) Quarterly Program Accountability Report.--The Under Secretary 
for Management shall prepare a quarterly program accountability report 
to meet the mandate of the Department to perform program health 
assessments and improve program execution and governance. The report 
shall be submitted to the congressional homeland security committees.
    ``(c) Congressional Homeland Security Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term `congressional homeland security committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 839 the following new item:

``840. Acquisition reports.''.
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