,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #aah  #aad?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afbf 
,report ,no4 #aad-afb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #be1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,hurd ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,walk]1 ,mr4 ,l\d]milk1  
,ms4 ,mc,sally1 & ,mr4 ,ratcliffe7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security      
,june #ag1 #bjae ,additional sponsor3   
,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,mi*igan  ,june #ag1     
#bjae ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike 
out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t !  
"p pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$   
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,m>* #be1 #bjae  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce   
duplication ( in=mation te*nology at !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,dhs ,,x ,duplication     
,r$uction ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,,dhs      
in=mation te*nology duplication r$uction

  7a7 ,in=mation te*nology duplication  
r$uction ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,*ief   
,in=mation ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,homel& ,security %all submit to !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report t includes 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! numb] ( in=mation    
te*nology sy/ems at ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,homel& ,security4  7#b7 ,an assessm5t (
 ! numb] ( su* sy/ems exhibit+          
duplication or fragm5tation4  7#c7 ,a   
/rategy = r$uc+ su* duplicative sy/ems1 
includ+ an assessm5t ( pot5tial co/     
sav+s or co/ avoidance z a result ( su* 
r$uction4  7#d7 ,a me?odology = det]m9+ 
:i* sy/em %\ld be elim9at$ :5 !re is    
duplication or fragm5tation4  7b7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m    
duplication or fragm5tation ( in=mation 
te*nology sy/ems means two or m sy/ems  
or programs t deliv] simil>             
functionality to simil> us] populations4

  7#b7 ,! t]m in=mation te*nology has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aaaja (   
title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,no
 new au?orization ( fund+ ,?is section  
%all be c>ri$ out us+ am\nts o!rwise    
appropriat$ or made available to !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4 ,no      
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section4    
,june #ag1 #bjae ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$