3.0.0 803 2023-01-11T20:01:19Z 2023-01-11T20:01:19Z House H HR 2007-02-05 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-12T17:07:51Z Referred to 2007-02-05T19:05:10Z 2007-03-26 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 401 of H.R. 1684 as introduced. Committee 2007-03-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E616-617) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-12 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight. Committee 2007-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-02-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E258) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001065 Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Christopher Carney D PA P. 10 N R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2007-02-05 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2007-02-05 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2007-02-05 True D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2007-02-05 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-02-05 True H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2007-02-05 True S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2007-02-05 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2007-02-05 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2007-02-05 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-02-05 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-02-05 True E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2007-02-05 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2007-02-05 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2007-02-05 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2007-02-05 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2007-02-27 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2007-02-27 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2007-02-27 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2007-02-27 False Emergency Management Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Coast guard Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Contracts Corporation taxes Credit cards Crime and Law Enforcement Curricula Debit cards Department of Homeland Security Directories Economics and Public Finance Employee training Executive reorganization Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publications Income tax Labor and Employment Law Science, Technology, Communications Secret service Standards Subsidiary corporations Tax evasion Taxation Technological innovations Emergency Management 00 2007-02-05 Introduced in House 2007-02-22T21:09:56Z Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Chief Procurement Officer to provide homeland security procurement training to acquisition employees, including establishing training objectives, standards, requirements, and courses; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Council on Procurement Training to make policy and training curriculum recommendations.

Directs the Secretary to require any offeror for a contract to provide goods or services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit, as part of the offeror's bid: (1) an attestation disclosing any substantial role the offeror, the offeror's employees, or any corporate parent or subsidiary may have played in creating a solicitation, request for proposal, or statement of work or objectives for DHS; (2) a description of safeguards used to prevent the offeror from receiving information through such role that could provide an undue advantage in submission of a contract offer; and (3) a written certification indicating whether the offeror is in default or delinquent on any tax payment to the federal government.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) consider the contractor's past performance based on a review of information submitted regarding performance of government and private sector contracts; and (2) contact the relevant official who administered each such contract performed during the five-year period preceding the review.

Requires the Secretary to review, strengthen, and issue DHS-wide guidance on the policy governing the use of DHS purchase cards by employees to conduct official business.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on DHS contracting processes.

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