[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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