[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1626 Engrossed in House (EH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1626

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To reduce duplication of information technology at the Department of 
               Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. DHS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DUPLICATION REDUCTION.

    (a) Information Technology Duplication Reduction.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report that includes the following:
            (1) The number of information technology systems at the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (2) An assessment of the number of such systems exhibiting 
        duplication or fragmentation.
            (3) A strategy for reducing such duplicative systems, 
        including an assessment of potential cost savings or cost 
        avoidance as a result of such reduction.
            (4) A methodology for determining which system should be 
        eliminated when there is duplication or fragmentation.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``duplication or fragmentation'' of 
        information technology systems means two or more systems or 
        programs that deliver similar functionality to similar user 
        populations.
            (2) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
        Code.
    (c) No New Authorization of Funding.--This section shall be carried 
out using amounts otherwise appropriated or made available to the 
Department of Homeland Security. No additional funds are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1626

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To reduce duplication of information technology at the Department of 
               Homeland Security, and for other purposes.