3.0.0 1282 2023-01-11T13:35:47Z 2023-01-11T13:35:47Z House HR 2017-03-01 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARRETT:H.R. 1282.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 H1464]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-22T16:20:30Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Reported by 2017-03-23T18:55:41Z Referred to 2017-03-01T15:03:15Z H. Rept. 115-57 DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017 115 886 S 2017-11-13 Held at the desk. 18:30:09 Related bill House 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 2017-06-22 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 2017-06-21 15:03:04 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 15:03:02 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 15:03:00 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5020-5021) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 15:03:00 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5020-5021) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-21 14:52:44 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1282. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 14:52:43 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5020-5022) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-21 14:52:16 Mr. Garrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-03-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 32. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00032 2017-03-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-57. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2017-03-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-57. 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 2017-03-01 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2017-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000580 Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] Thomas Garrett R VA A. 5 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2017-03-01 True 2017-03-23T16:53:00Z H.R. 1282, DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52520 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 8, 2017 Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-03-01 Introduced in House 2017-10-18T13:54:11Z DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017

This bill amends the Homeland Security of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, review major acquisition programs (programs estimated to require a total expenditure of at least $300 million over their life cycle costs), and review the use of best practices.

The board shall convene at DHS's discretion and whenever: (1) a major acquisition program requires authorization to proceed from one acquisition decision event to another, is in breach of its approved requirements, or requires additional review; or (2) a non-major acquisition program requires review.

The board's responsibilities are to:

  • determine whether a proposed acquisition has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisition life cycle framework and is able to proceed to the next phase and eventual full production and deployment;
  • oversee whether a proposed acquisition's business strategy, resources, management, and accountability is executable and aligned to strategic initiatives;
  • support the acquisition decision authority in determining the appropriate direction at key acquisition decision events;
  • conduct systematic reviews to ensure that acquisitions are progressing in compliance with the approved documents for their current acquisition phases;
  • review the acquisition documents of each major acquisition program to ensure the reliability of underlying data; and
  • ensure that practices are implemented to require consideration of tradeoffs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives as part of the process for developing requirements for major acquisition programs prior to initiating the second acquisition decision event.

If the person exercising acquisition decision authority over a major acquisition program approves such program to proceed into the planning phase before such program has a DHS-approved acquisition program baseline, DHS shall create and approve a baseline report regarding such approval and provide specified notice to Congress.

]]> 17 2017-03-23 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2017-10-18T15:12:09Z DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, review major acquisition programs (programs estimated to require a total expenditure of at least $300 million over their life cycle costs), and review the use of best practices.

The board shall convene at DHS's discretion and whenever: (1) a major acquisition program requires authorization to proceed from one acquisition decision event to another, is in breach of its approved requirements, or requires additional review; or (2) a non-major acquisition program requires review.

The board's responsibilities are to:

  • determine whether a proposed acquisition has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisition life cycle framework and is able to proceed to the next phase and eventual full production and deployment;
  • oversee whether a proposed acquisition's business strategy, resources, management, and accountability is executable and aligned to strategic initiatives;
  • support the acquisition decision authority in determining the appropriate direction at key acquisition decision events;
  • conduct systematic reviews to ensure that acquisitions are progressing in compliance with the approved documents for their current acquisition phases;
  • review the acquisition documents of each major acquisition program to ensure the reliability of underlying data; and
  • ensure that practices are implemented to require consideration of tradeoffs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives as part of the process for developing requirements for major acquisition programs prior to initiating the second acquisition decision event.

If the person exercising acquisition decision authority over a major acquisition program approves such program to proceed into the planning phase before such program has a DHS-approved acquisition program baseline, DHS shall: (1) create and approve a baseline report regarding such approval; (2) notify Congress within 7 days after an acquisition decision memorandum is signed; and (3) within 60 days after such signing, report on the rationale for such decision and a plan of action to require an acquisition program baseline for such program.

DHS shall report annually to specified congressional committees through FY2022 on the board's activities, including information on:

  • any acquisition decision memoranda for each meeting of the board,
  • results of the systematic reviews,
  • results of acquisition document reviews, and
  • activities to ensure that practices are adopted and implemented throughout DHS regarding such tradeoffs.
]]> 36 2017-06-21 Passed House amended 2017-10-18T15:12:23Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 23, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, review major acquisition programs (programs estimated to require a total expenditure of at least $300 million over their life cycle costs), and review the use of best practices.

The board shall convene at DHS's discretion and whenever: (1) a major acquisition program requires authorization to proceed from one acquisition decision event to another, is in breach of its approved requirements, or requires additional review; or (2) a non-major acquisition program requires review.

The board's responsibilities are to:

  • determine whether a proposed acquisition has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisition life cycle framework and is able to proceed to the next phase and eventual full production and deployment;
  • oversee whether a proposed acquisition's business strategy, resources, management, and accountability is executable and aligned to strategic initiatives;
  • support the acquisition decision authority in determining the appropriate direction at key acquisition decision events;
  • conduct systematic reviews to ensure that acquisitions are progressing in compliance with the approved documents for their current acquisition phases;
  • review the acquisition documents of each major acquisition program to ensure the reliability of underlying data; and
  • ensure that practices are implemented to require consideration of tradeoffs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives as part of the process for developing requirements for major acquisition programs prior to initiating the second acquisition decision event.

If the person exercising acquisition decision authority over a major acquisition program approves such program to proceed into the planning phase before such program has a DHS-approved acquisition program baseline, DHS shall: (1) create and approve a baseline report regarding such approval; (2) notify Congress within 7 days after an acquisition decision memorandum is signed; and (3) within 60 days after such signing, report on the rationale for such decision and a plan of action to require an acquisition program baseline for such program.

DHS shall report annually to specified congressional committees through FY2022 on the board's activities, including information on:

  • any acquisition decision memoranda for each meeting of the board,
  • results of the systematic reviews,
  • results of acquisition document reviews, and
  • activities to ensure that practices are adopted and implemented throughout DHS regarding such tradeoffs.
]]> DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017 Display Title DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish Acquisition Review Boards in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to House DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017 H House Short Titles as Passed House DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2017 H House Official Titles as Amended by House To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Acquisition Review Board in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. H House Referred in Senate 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1282rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr1282rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1282eh/xml/BILLS-115hr1282eh.xml Reported in House 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1282rh/xml/BILLS-115hr1282rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1282ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1282ih.xml 2017-06-22 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.