DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015

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Introduced

18 September 2015

Last action

16 March 2016 · Committee

Status

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-632.

Summary

DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS REAUTHORIZATION This title amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish the components of the Department Headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and set forth departmental functions; (2) designate the senior DHS privacy officer as the DHS Chief Privacy Officer and set forth additional responsibilities for such Officer; (3) establish an Office of Policy in DHS to lead, conduct, and coordinate DHS-wide policy, strategic planning, and relationships with organizations or persons that are not part of DHS; and (4) establish in the Office of Policy an Office of Partnership and Engagement, an Office of International Affairs, an Office of Policy Implementation, and an Office of Strategy and Planning. The title revises and expands DHS reporting requirements for the quadrennial security review and the Future Years Homeland Security Program. The title sets forth additional duties for the DHS Under Secretary for Management (designated as the Chief Management Officer), the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Information Officer, and the Chief Human Capital Officer. The bill creates the new positions of Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Security Officer. DHS must submit: (1) a report on cost savings and efficiency reviews; and (2) a field efficiencies plan that examines the facilities and administrative and logistics functions of DHS components located within designed geographic areas. TITLE II--DHS ACQUISITION ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY This title amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) designate the DHS Under Secretary for Management as the DHS Chief Acquisition Officer; (2) include the DHS Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer in the DHS acquisition process; and (3) require the Under Secretary to take steps to improve the accountability, standardization, and transparency of major DHS acquisition programs. The title directs the Under Secretary for Management to: (1) establish an Acquisition Review Board to strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, review acquisition programs, and review the use of best practices; and (2) establish DHS-wide policies to increase opportunities for effectiveness and efficiencies in the DHS major acquisition process. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must conduct a review of the effectiveness of the Board. The title establishes a process for notifying the congressional homeland security committees of a breach in a major DHS acquisition program (e.g., a failure to meet any cost, schedule, or performance requirements). The Under Secretary for Management must prepare a plan for remediating a breach and an analysis of the root cause of the breach. DHS must submit a multiyear acquisition strategy to guide the overall direction of DHS acquisition, including a plan to address DHS acquisition workforce accountability and talent management and an assessment of the feasibility of conducting a pilot program to establish a Homeland Security Acquisition Workforce Development Fund to ensure that the DHS workforce has the capacity to perform its mission and that DHS receives the best value for the expenditure of public resources. The GAO must review such multiyear acquisition strategy to determine its effectiveness, and the DHS Inspector General must review whether DHS has complied and adhered to the strategy. DHS must submit an annual comprehensive acquisition status report to the congressional homeland security committees.

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Timeline

18 September 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Source: IntroReferral
18 September 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 September 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 September 2015
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
30 September 2015
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
20 October 2015
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
20 October 2015
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6991-7004)
Source: Floor
20 October 2015
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6991-7004)
Source: Floor
20 October 2015
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3572.
Source: Floor
20 October 2015
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6991-7005)
Source: Floor
20 October 2015
Floor
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
20 October 2015
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 226.
Source: Calendars
20 October 2015
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-297.
Source: Committee
20 October 2015
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-297.
Source: Committee
21 October 2015
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2016
Committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-632.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act
related to ← DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2016
related to ← DHS Reform and Improvement Act

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3572
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3572
us · 114-hr-3572 · source updated 7 April 2025