3.0.0 1873 2023-01-11T13:30:02Z 2023-01-11T13:30:02Z Senate S 2015-07-28 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-04-04T20:33:30Z Markup by 2015-10-07T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-07-28T15:35:28Z S. Rept. 114-234 Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 114 1634 HR 2015-07-28 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS Related bill House 2016-04-04 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 406. Calendars 2016-04-04 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-234. Committee 2016-04-04 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-234. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2015-10-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2015-07-28 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N 2015-10-20T16:50:17Z S. 1873, Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50913 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 7, 2015 Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Technology assessment Immigration 00 2015-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-04T14:39:14Z Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require each border security technology acquisition program of the Department of Homeland Security with a significant lifecycle cost estimate to: (1) have written documentation demonstrating that each such program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; and (2) demonstrate that each such program is meeting agreed-upon cost, schedule, and performance thresholds, in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Directs: (1) the Under Secretary for Management, in coordination with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to ensure that border security technology acquisition program managers adhere to relevant internal control standards identified by the Government Accountability Office; and (2) CBP to provide information to assist the Under Secretary in monitoring proper program management of such acquisition programs.

Requires the Under Secretary, in coordination with CBP, to submit a plan for testing and evaluation, as well as the use of independent verification and validation resources, for border security technology so that new border security technologies are evaluated through a series of assessments, processes, and audits to ensure the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars.

]]> 01 2016-04-04 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2016-04-07T20:12:25Z Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for each major border security technology acquisition program, to:

  • ensure that it has a written acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority;
  • document that it is meeting cost, schedule, and performance thresholds in compliance with departmental acquisition policies and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
  • have a plan for meeting program implementation objectives by managing contractor performance.

"Major acquisition program" means a DHS acquisition program estimated to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 million (based on FY2015 constant dollars) over its life cycle cost.

Through the Under Secretary for Management and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), DHS shall ensure that border security technology acquisition program managers adhere to internal control standards identified by the Government Accountability Office. CBP shall provide information to assist the Under Secretary monitor program management.

The Under Secretary shall submit a plan to Congress for border security technology testing and evaluation so that such new technologies are evaluated through a series of assessments, processes, and audits to ensure compliance with departmental acquisition policies and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as well as the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars.

(Sec. 3) No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

]]> Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 Display Title Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen accountability for deployment of border security technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015 S Senate Reported to Senate 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1873rs/xml/BILLS-114s1873rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1873is/xml/BILLS-114s1873is.xml 2016-04-04 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 406. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.