[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1640 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1640

 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a 
      report on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters 
  consolidation project in the National Capital Region, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2015

Mr. Walker (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. 
  Carter of Georgia, Mr. Loudermilk, Ms. McSally, and Mr. Ratcliffe) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a 
      report on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters 
  consolidation project in the National Capital Region, 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 ``Department of Homeland Security 
Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS 
              CONSOLIDATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Department of 
Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project within the 
National Capital Region. Such report shall include each of the 
following:
            (1) A current list of the components and offices proposed 
        to be included in the consolidation project.
            (2) A comprehensive assessment of the current and future 
        real property needed by the Department in the National Capital 
        Region in order to carry out the mission of the Department to 
        secure the homeland and defend the Nation against future acts 
        of terrorism.
            (3) An analysis of the difference between the current and 
        needed capital assets and facilities of the Department.
            (4) A current plan for construction of the headquarters 
        consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes--
                    (A) the estimated costs and schedule for the 
                current plan; and
                    (B) the estimated costs savings of reducing the 
                scope of the consolidation project and increasing the 
                use of existing capacity developed under the project.
            (5) A current plan for the leased portfolio of the 
        Department in the National Capital Region that includes--
                    (A) the total rentable square feet, number of 
                personnel, and proposed utilization rates;
                    (B) the replacement and consolidation plan, 
                including timing and anticipated leased terms, for 
                leased space under the plan referred to in paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (C) the costs and benefits of leasing and 
                construction alternatives for the headquarters 
                consolidation project.
            (6) A detailed list of alternatives considered by the 
        Department during the development of the plan referred to in 
        paragraph (4), including the costs and benefits of alternatives 
        to such plan.
    (b) Update of Cost and Schedule Estimates.--Not later than 90 days 
after date of the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall complete the update of the cost and schedule estimates 
for the portions of the consolidation project that are not yet complete 
as of such date based on the information contained in the report. 
Consistent with the recommendation of the Government Accountability 
Office in GAO-14-648, such estimates shall conform to relevant Federal 
guidance for cost and schedule estimates.
    (c) Comptroller General Review.--
            (1) Review required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall review the update of the cost and schedule 
        estimates under subsection (b) to evaluate the quality and 
        reliability of such estimates.
            (2) Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        completion of the update of the cost and schedule estimates 
        under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall report to 
        the appropriate congressional committees on the results of the 
        review required by paragraph (1).
    (d) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``National Capital Region'' has the meaning 
        given such term under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means 
        the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate.
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