3.0.0 1252 2023-01-11T13:35:04Z 2023-01-11T13:35:04Z House HR 2017-02-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 1252.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States or in anyDepartment or Officer thereof.[Page H1393]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-21T15:58:59Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Reported by 2017-03-20T18:34:02Z Markup by 2017-03-08T15:24:02Z Referred to 2017-02-28T15:03:30Z H. Rept. 115-47 DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 115 902 S 2017-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS DHS Authorization Act 115 2825 HR 2018-11-13 By Senator Johnson from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-351. Related bill CRS 2017-03-21 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-03-20 19:14:44 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-03-20 19:14:41 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 1 (Roll no. 175). (text of measure as passed: CR H2219-2220) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 175 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll175.xml House 115 2017-03-20T23:14:41Z 1 2017-03-20 19:14:41 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 1 (Roll no. 175).(text of measure as passed: CR H2219-2220) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 175 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll175.xml House 115 2017-03-20T23:14:41Z 1 2017-03-20 19:08:11 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2224) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-03-20 16:37:42 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2017-03-20 16:31:19 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1252. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-03-20 16:31:17 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2219-2221) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-03-20 16:31:10 Mr. Higgins (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-03-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00027 2017-03-20 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-47. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2017-03-20 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-47. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2017-03-08 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2017-03-08 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2017-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2017-02-28 True 2017-03-23T16:59:00Z H.R. 1252, DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52529 As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 20, 2017 Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-02-28 Introduced in House 2017-06-14T20:15:34Z DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to revise acquisition and procurement programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The bill designates the DHS Under Secretary for Management as the DHS Chief Acquisition Officer and sets forth the Under Secretary's acquisition-related duties.

The bill sets forth the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology.

The DHS Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation shall 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 their life cycle.

The DHS Chief Information Officer shall: (1) oversee the management of the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture, (2) make recommendations to the Acquisition Review Board regarding information technology programs, and (3) be responsible for developing information technology acquisition strategic guidance.

The bill establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management office.

]]> 36 2017-03-20 Passed House amended 2017-07-12T17:47:41Z DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to revise acquisition and procurement programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

(Sec. 2) The bill designates the DHS Under Secretary for Management as the DHS Chief Acquisition Officer. It sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the Under Secretary related to acquisition, including:

  • advising DHS on acquisition management activities;
  • leading DHS's acquisition oversight body, the Acquisition Review Board, and exercising the authority to approve, pause, modify, or cancel a major acquisition program (i.e., a program estimated to require a total expenditure of at least $300 million over its life cycle cost);
  • establishing policies for acquisition;
  • ensuring that each major acquisition program has a DHS-approved acquisition program baseline;
  • distributing guidance to ensure that contractors adhere to relevant DHS policies related to physical and information security; and
  • overseeing the Component Acquisition Executive organizational structure to ensure that such executives have sufficient capabilities and comply with DHS acquisition policies.

The Under Secretary may delegate acquisition decision authority in writing to the relevant Component Acquisition Executive (i.e., senior acquisition official within a DHS Component with authority and responsibility for leading a process and staff to provide acquisition and program management oversight, policy, and guidance) for an acquisition program that has a life cycle cost estimate of: (1) less than $300 million, and (2) between $300 million and $1 billion if specified additional requirements are met.

The Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall:

  • ensure, in coordination with relevant component heads, that major acquisition programs complete operational testing and evaluation of technologies and systems, use independent verification and validation of operational test and evaluation implementation and results, and document whether such programs meet all performance requirements included in their acquisition program baselines;
  • ensure that such testing and evaluation includes all system components and incorporates operators into the testing to make sure that systems perform as intended in the appropriate operational setting; and
  • 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.

(Sec. 3) The DHS Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation shall 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. 4) The DHS Chief Information Officer shall: (1) oversee the management of the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture, (2) make recommendations to the Acquisition Review Board regarding information technology programs, and (3) be responsible for developing information technology acquisition strategic guidance.

(Sec. 5) The bill establishes within the DHS Management Directorate a Program Accountability and Risk Management Office to: (1) provide consistent accountability, standardization, and transparency of major acquisition programs of DHS, and (2) serve as the central oversight function for all DHS acquisition programs.

]]> DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 Display Title DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain acquisition authorities for the Under Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to House DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 H House Short Titles as Passed House DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 H House Referred in Senate 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1252rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr1252rfs.xml Reported in House 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1252rh/xml/BILLS-115hr1252rh.xml Engrossed in House 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1252eh/xml/BILLS-115hr1252eh.xml Introduced in House 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1252ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1252ih.xml 2017-03-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.