[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1638 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1638
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress
information on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters
consolidation project in the National Capital Region, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2015
Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Carper) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress
information 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. INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS
CONSOLIDATION PROJECT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the
Department headquarters consolidation project within the National
Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and
included in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 (as
submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code), that includes the following:
(1) A proposed occupancy plan for the consolidation project
that includes specific information about which Department-wide
operations, component operations, and support offices will be
located at the site, the aggregate number of full time
equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-
staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating
operations to the site.
(2) A comprehensive assessment of the difference between
the current real property and facilities needed by the
Department in the National Capital Region in order to carry out
the mission of the Department and the future needs of the
Department.
(3) 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, which shall conform to relevant Federal
guidance for cost and schedule estimates, consistent
with the recommendation of the Government
Accountability Office in the September 2014 report
entitled ``Federal Real Property: DHS and GSA Need to
Strengthen the Management of DHS Headquarters
Consolidation'' (GAO-14-648); and
(B) any estimated cost savings associated with
reducing the scope of the consolidation project and
increasing the use of existing capacity developed under
the project.
(4) A current plan for the leased portfolio of the
Department in the National Capital Region that includes--
(A) an end-state vision that identifies which
Department-wide operations, component operations, and
support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths
campus and continue to operate at a property in the
leased portfolio;
(B) for each year until the consolidation project
is completed, the number of full-time equivalent
employees who are expected to operate at each property,
component, or office;
(C) the anticipated total rentable square feet
leased per year during the period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on
which the consolidation project is completed; and
(D) timing and anticipated lease terms for leased
space under the plan referred to in paragraph (3).
(5) An analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of
leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the
consolidation project that includes--
(A) a comparison of the long-term cost that would
result from leasing as compared to consolidating
functions on Government-owned space; and
(B) the identification of any cost impacts in terms
of premiums for short-term lease extensions or
holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or
delays in, completing construction required for the
consolidation.
(b) Comptroller General Review.--
(1) Review required.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall review the cost and schedule estimates submitted
under subsection (a) to evaluate the quality and reliability of
the estimates.
(2) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the submittal
of the cost and schedule estimates under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the results of the review required
under paragraph (1).
(c) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
General Services.
(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 of the Senate.
(3) The term ``Department'' means the Department of
Homeland Security.
(4) The term ``National Capital Region'' has the meaning
given the term under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United
States Code.
(5) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
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