,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cbd  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dcih  ,report ,no4 #aad-dbe  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #a1 #bjaf ,mrs4 ,watson       
,coleman introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security  ,february #bc1     
#bjaf ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,thompson of ,mississippi and ,mr4      
,mc,caul  ,february #bc1 #bjaf          
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb to provide for  
requirements relating to documentation  
for major acquisition programs1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,dhs          
,acquisition ,documentation ,integrity  
,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,department of      
,homeland ,security acquisition         
documentation  7a7 ,in general ,title   
,,vii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of

 #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cda et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #gjh4 ,acquisition          
documentation  7a7 ,in general ,for each
 major acquisition program1 the         
,secretary1 acting through the ,under   
,secretary for ,management1 shall       
require the head of a relevant component
 or office to-- 7#a7 maintain           
acquisition documentation that is       
complete1 accurate1 timely1 and valid   
and that includes1 at a minimum--  7,a7 
operational requirements that are       
validated consistent with ,departmental 
policy and changes to those             
requirements1 as appropriate2  7,b7 a   
complete lifecycle cost estimate with   
supporting documentation2  7,c7         
verification of the lifecycle cost      
estimate against independent cost       
estimates1 and reconciliation of any    
differences2  7,d7 a cost-benefit       
analysis with supporting documentation2 
and  7,e7 a schedule1 including1 as     
appropriate1 an integrated master       

schedule2  7#b7 prepare cost estimates  
and schedules for major acquisition     
programs1 as required under             
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,e71 in a manner
 consistent with best practices as      
identified by the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7 submit
 certain acquisition documentation to   
the ,secretary to produce an annual     
comprehensive report on the status of   
departmental acquisitions for submission
 to ,congress4  7b7 ,waiver ,on a       
case-by-case basis1 the ,secretary may  
waive the requirement under paragraph   
7#c7 of subsection 7a7 for a fiscal year
 if either--  7#a7 the program has not--
 7,a7 entered the full rate production  
phase in the acquisition lifecycle2     
7,b7 had a reasonable cost estimate     
established2 and  7,c7 had a system     
configuration defined fully2 or  7#b7   
the program does not meet the definition
 of capital asset1 as such term is      
defined by the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget4  7c7        

,congressional oversight ,at the same   
time the ,president's budget is         
submitted for a fiscal year under       
section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 the ,secretary shall make
 information available1 as applicable1  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate information on the requirement  
under subsection 7a7 in the prior fiscal
 year that includes the following       
specific information regarding each     
program for which the ,secretary has    
issued a waiver under subsection 7b73   
7#a7 ,the grounds for granting a waiver 
for that program4  7#b7 ,the projected  
cost of that program4  7#c7 ,the        
proportion of a component's or office's 
annual acquisition budget attributed to 
that program1 as available4  7#d7       
,information on the significance of the 
program with respect to the component's 
operations and execution of its mission4

  7d7 ,major acquisition program defined
 ,in this section1 the term major       
acquisition program means a ,department 
acquisition program that is estimated by
 the ,secretary to require an eventual  
total expenditure of at least           
#cjj1jjj1jjj 7based on fiscal year #bjaf
 constant dollars7 over its lifecycle   
cost4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the  
table of contents in section #a7;b7 of  
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq47 is amended  
by adding after the item related to     
section #gjg the following new item3    
,sec4 #gjh4 ,acquisition documentation4 
4  ,february #bc1 #bjaf ,committed to   
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed