Title: DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021
This bill establishes a daily public reporting requirement for covered contract awards of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Covered contract award  means a contract action of DHS with a total authorized dollar amount of $4 million or greater, including contract awards governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and those made with other than full and open competition.
Specifically, DHS must post, maintain, and update on a publicly available website a daily report of all covered contract awards, except for such awards relating to classified products, programs, or services.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4363 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4363

To establish a daily public reporting requirement for covered contract 
 awards of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2021

Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself and Mrs. Luria) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a daily public reporting requirement for covered contract 
 awards of the Department 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Contract Reporting Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. DAILY PUBLIC REPORT OF COVERED CONTRACT AWARDS.

    (a) Daily Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall post, maintain, and 
        update in accordance with paragraph (2), on a publicly 
        available website of the Department, a daily report of all 
        covered contract awards. Each reported covered contract award 
        shall include information relating to--
                    (A) the contract number, modification number, or 
                delivery order number;
                    (B) the contract type;
                    (C) the amount obligated for such award;
                    (D) the total contract value for such award, 
                including all options;
                    (E) the description of the purpose for such award;
                    (F) the number of proposals or bids received;
                    (G) the name and address of the vendor;
                    (H) the period and each place of performance for 
                such award;
                    (I) whether such award is multiyear; and
                    (J) the contracting office and the point of contact 
                for such office.
            (2) Update.--Updates referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
        occur not later than the next business day after the date on 
        which the covered contract is authorized or modified.
            (3) Subscribing to alerts.--The website referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall provide the option to subscribe to an 
        automatic notification of the publication of each report 
        required under such paragraph.
            (4) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the 
        date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        section.
    (b) Undefinitized Contract Action or Definitized Amount.--If a 
covered contract award reported pursuant to subsection (a) includes an 
undefinitized contract action, the Secretary shall--
            (1) report the estimated total contract value for such 
        award and the amount obligated upon award; and
            (2) once such award is definitized, update the total 
        contract value and amount obligated.
    (c) Exemption.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall not 
include covered contract awards relating to classified products, 
programs, or services.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered contract award.--The term ``covered contract 
        award''--
                    (A) means a contract action of the Department with 
                the total authorized dollar amount of $4,000,000 or 
                greater, including unexercised options; and
                    (B) includes--
                            (i) contract awards governed by the Federal 
                        Acquisition Regulation;
                            (ii) modifications to a contract award;
                            (iii) orders placed on a single or multiple 
                        award contract that includes delivery or 
                        quantity terms that are indefinite;
                            (iv) other transaction authority 
                        agreements; and
                            (v) contract awards made with other than 
                        full and open competition.
            (2) Definitized amount.--The term ``definitized amount'' 
        means the final amount of a covered contract award after 
        agreement between the Department and the contractor at issue.
            (3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
            (5) Total contract value.--The term ``total contract 
        value'' means the total amount of funds expected to be provided 
        to the contractor at issue under the terms of the contract 
        through the full period of performance.
            (6) Undefinitized contract action.--The term 
        ``undefinitized contract action'' means any contract action for 
        which the contract terms, specifications, or price is not 
        established prior to the start of the performance of a covered 
        contract award.
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