Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017

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Introduced

12 January 2017

Last action

16 April 2018 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.

Summary

Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) ensure that each border security technology acquisition program that is determined to be a major acquisition program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; (2) document that each such program is meeting the cost, schedule, and performance thresholds specified in such baseline in compliance with relevant departmental acquisition policies and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (3) have a plan for each such program to meet program implementation objectives by managing contractor performance. The Under Secretary for Management and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is required to ensure that border security technology acquisition program managers adhere to relevant internal control standards identified by the Government Accountability Office. The Commissioner shall provide information to assist the Under Secretary in monitoring proper program management of such acquisition programs. The Under Secretary for Management, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and the Commissioner, shall submit a plan for testing and evaluation, and the use of independent verification and validation resources, for border security technology so that new border security technologies are evaluated through a series of assessments, processes, and audits to ensure: (1) compliance with relevant departmental acquisition policies and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and (2) the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars. "Major acquisition program" means a DHS acquisition program that is estimated by DHS to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 million over its life cycle cost.

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Timeline

12 January 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2017
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
16 April 2018
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.
Source: Calendars
16 April 2018
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-230.
Source: Committee
16 April 2018
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-230.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017
related to ← Border Security for America Act of 2017
related to ← American Border Act
related to ← FAMILIES Act

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/146
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/146
us · 115-s-146 · source updated 6 December 2025