,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjae,mr4   
,johnson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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 section3 7#a7       
,duplication or fragm5tation ,! t]m     
duplication or fragm5tation1 9 ref]5ce  
to in=mation te*nology sy/ems1 means #b 
or m sy/ems or programs t deliv] simil> 
functionality to simil> us] populations4
  7#b7 ,in=mation te*nology ,! 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