,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjag,mr4 
,correa 7for himself and ,mr4 ,thompson 
of ,mississippi7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to require      
certain acquisition innovation1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,homeland ,security ,acquisition        
,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,acquisition     
innovation  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        
following new section3  #gaj4           
,acquisition innovation ,the ,under     
,secretary for ,management may-- 7#a7   
designate an individual within the      
,department to manage acquisition       
innovation efforts of the ,department2  
7#b7 test emerging acquisition best     

practices to carrying out acquisitions1 
consistent with the ,federal            
,acquisition ,regulation and ,department
 acquisition management directives1 as  
appropriate2  7#c7 develop and          
distribute best practices and lessons   
learned regarding acquisition innovation
 throughout the ,department2 and  7#d7  
establish metrics to measure the        
effectiveness of acquisition innovation 
efforts with respect to cost1           
operational efficiency of the           
acquisition program 7including timeframe
 for executing contracts71 and          
collaboration with the private sector1  
including small businesses4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #gji the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #gaj4 ,acquisition     
innovation4  4  7c7 ,report ,not later  
than #ij days after the date on which   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   

submits the annual budget justification 
for the ,department of ,homeland        
,security1 the ,secretary shall1 if     
appropriate1 submit to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate a report on the 
activities undertaken in the previous   
fiscal year in furtherance of section   
#gaj of the ,homeland ,security ,act1 as
 added by subsection 7a7 of this ,act4  
,each such report shall include         
information on the following3 7#a7      
,emerging acquisition best practices    
that were tested within the ,department 
during such year4  7#b7 ,efforts to     
distribute best practices and lessons   
learned within the ,department1         
including through web-based seminars1   
training1 and forums1 during such year4 
7#c7 ,utilization by components         
throughout the ,department of best      
practices distributed by the ,under     
,secretary of ,management pursuant to   

paragraph 7#c7 of such section #gaj4    
7#d7 ,performance as measured by the    
metrics established under paragraph 7#d7
 of such section #gaj4  7#e7 ,any       
impacts of the utilization of innovative
 acquisition mechanism by the           
,department on small businesses4