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S. 906 (115th)

Reducing DHS Acquisition Cost Growth Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 April 2017

Last action

13 November 2017 · Floor

Status

Held at the desk.

Sponsors

Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Subjects

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Source updated

7 April 2025

Summary

Reducing DHS Acquisition Cost Growth Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the program manager of a major acquisition program (a Department of Homeland Security [DHS] acquisition program estimated to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 million over its life cycle cost) to notify the program's Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) (the senior acquisition official within a DHS component designated to lead a process and staff to provide acquisition and program management oversight, policy, and guidance to ensure that statutory, regulatory, and higher level policy requirements are fulfilled), the head of the component concerned, the Executive Director of the Program Accountability and Risk Management division, the Under Secretary for Management, and the Deputy Secretary of DHS within 30 days after any breach in such program is identified. If such a breach results in a cost overrun greater than 15%, a schedule delay greater than 180 days, or a failure to meet any performance thresholds from the cost, schedule, or performance parameters specified in the most recently approved acquisition program baseline for such a program, the CAE must notify the DHS Secretary and Inspector General within five business days after such other officials are notified of the breach. If such a breach occurs, the program manager for such program shall submit to the component head, the Executive Director, and the Under Secretary in writing a remediation plan and root cause analysis. The Under Secretary shall review each remediation plan and may approve it or provide an alternative proposed corrective action. The Under Secretary shall notify the congressional homeland security committees of such breach. If a likely cost overrun is greater than 20% or a likely delay is greater than 12 months from the costs and schedule specified in the baseline, the Under Secretary shall include in such notification a written certification that: such program is essential to the accomplishment of DHS's mission; there are no alternatives to the capability or asset provided by such program that will provide equal or greater capability in a more cost-effective and timely manner; the new acquisition schedule and estimates for total acquisition cost are reasonable; and the management structure for such program is adequate to manage and control cost, schedule, and performance.

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Timeline

  1. 7 April 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 July 2017

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 5 October 2017

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 115-165.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 October 2017

    Reported

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment. With written report No. 115-165.

    Source: Committee

  6. 5 October 2017

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 9 November 2017

    Reported

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7164-7166; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7164-7166)

    Source: Floor

  8. 9 November 2017

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  9. 13 November 2017

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  10. 13 November 2017

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  11. 13 November 2017

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

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