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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6871" measure-id="id117hr6871" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-02-28" update-date="2022-05-23">
        <title>DHS Acquisition Reform Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr6871v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-05-23">
            <action-date>2022-05-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>DHS Acquisition Reform Act </strong></p> <p>This bill revises acquisition and procurement programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).</p> <p>The bill (1) designates the DHS Under Secretary for Management as&nbsp;the DHS&nbsp;Chief Acquisition Officer and sets forth the Under Secretary's acquisition-related duties, (2) sets forth new acquisition responsibilities of the DHS Chief Financial Officer and the DHS Chief Information Officer, and (3) establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management Office and sets forth the responsibilities of its Executive Director. </p>]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id117hr6871v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-05-17">
            <action-date>2022-02-28</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>DHS Acquisition Reform Act </strong></p> <p>This bill revises acquisition and procurement programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).</p> <p>The bill (1) designates the DHS Under Secretary for Management as&nbsp;the DHS&nbsp;Chief Acquisition Officer and sets forth the Under Secretary's acquisition-related duties, (2) sets forth new acquisition responsibilities of the DHS Chief Financial Officer and the DHS Chief Information Officer, and (3) establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management Office and sets forth the responsibilities of its Executive Director. </p>]]></summary-text>
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