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IBUnion Calendar No. 196113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2719[Report No. 113–275]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 18, 2013Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Richmond) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityNovember 21, 2013Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 18, 2013A BILLTo require the Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act.

2.

Findings

Congress finds the following:(1)The Transportation Security Administration (in this Act referred to as TSA) does not consistently implement Department of Homeland Security policies and Government best practices for acquisition and procurement.(2)TSA has not developed a multiyear technology investment plan. As a result, TSA has underutilized innovation opportunities within the private sector, including from small businesses.(3)Due in part to the deficiencies referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), TSA has faced challenges in meeting key performance requirements for several major acquisitions and procurements, resulting in reduced security effectiveness and wasted expenditures.

3.

Transportation security administration acquisition reform

(a)

In general

Title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 2312) is amended to read as follows:. (b)

Clerical amendment

The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the items relating to title XVI and inserting the following:Title XVI—Transportation SecuritySubtitle A—General ProvisionsSec. 1601. Definitions.Subtitle B—Transportation Security Administration Acquisition ImprovementsSec. 1611. Multiyear technology investment plan.Sec. 1612. Acquisition justification and reports.Sec. 1613. Acquisition baseline establishment and reports.Sec. 1614. Inventory utilization.Sec. 1615. Small business contracting goals.Sec. 1616. Consistency with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and departmental policies and directives..(c)

Prior amendments not affected

This section shall not be construed to affect any amendment made by title XVI of such Act as in effect before the date of enactment of this Act.

4.

Government Accountability Office reports

(a)

Implementation of previous recommendations

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall assess and report to Congress on implementation by the Transportation Security Administration of recommendations regarding the acquisition of technology that were made by the Government Accountability Office before the date of enactment of this Act.(b)

Implementation of subtitle B of title XVI

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and report to Congress the Transportation Security Administration’s progress in implementing subtitle B of title XVI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 2312), as amended by this Act (including provisions added to such subtitle after the date of enactment of this Act), including any efficiencies, cost savings, or delays that have resulted from such implementation.

5.

Report on feasibility of inventory tracking

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall report to Congress on the feasibility of tracking transportation security-related technology of the Administration through automated information and data capture technologies.

6.

Government Accountability Office review of TSA’s test and evaluation process

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and report to Congress on the Transportation Security Administration’s testing and evaluation activities related to security-related technologies. The report shall include—(1)information on the extent to which —(A)the execution of such testing and evaluation activities is aligned, temporally and otherwise, with the Administration’s acquisition needs, planned procurements, and acquistions for technology programs and projects; and(B)the extent to which security-related technologies that have been tested, evaluated, and certified for use by the Administration are not procured by the Administration, including information about why that occurs; and(2)recommendations to—(A)improve the efficiency and efficacy of such testing and evaluation activities; and(B)better align such testing and evaluation with the acquisitions process.

7.

No additional authorization of appropriations

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

November 21, 2013Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed