[114th Congress Public Law 150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015
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Public Law 114-150
114th Congress
An Act
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. <<NOTE: Apr. 29, 2016 - [S. 1638]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Department of
Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of
2015.>>
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) <<NOTE: Deadline. Coordination. Plans.>> 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) <<NOTE: Assessment.>> 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) <<NOTE: Cost estimates.>> 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
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(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) <<NOTE: Analysis.>> 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) <<NOTE: Deadline. Reports.>> 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 committees of Congress 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.
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(5) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
Approved April 29, 2016.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1638 (H.R. 1640):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-166 (Comm. on Homeland Security) accompanying
H.R. 1640.
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114-227 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016):
Apr. 6, considered and passed Senate.
Apr. 18, considered and passed House.
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