,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bh  #aaeth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #acfe
  ,report ,no4 #aae-dh  ,,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  ,march #bj1 #bjag ,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,march #f1 #bjag  ,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  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 businesses2 and  7#e7   
determine impacts of acquisition        
innovation efforts on the private sector
 by-- 7,a7 engaging with the private    
sector1 including small businesses1 to  
provide information and obtain feedback 
on procurement practices and acquisition
 innovation efforts of the ,department2 
7,b7 obtaining feedback from the private
 sector on the impact of acquisition    
innovation efforts of the ,department2  
and  7,c7 incorporating such feedback1  
as appropriate1 into future acquisition 
innovation efforts of the ,department4  
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 ,information ,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 ,security for each of fiscal  
years #bjah through #bjbb1 the          
,secretary shall1 if appropriate1       
provide information to the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate 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 ,act1  
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 ,outcomes of efforts to     
distribute best practices and lessons   
learned within the ,department1         
including through web-based seminars1   
training1 and forums4  7#f7 ,any impacts
 of the utilization of innovative       
acquisition mechanisms by the           
,department on the private sector1      
including small businesses4  7#g7 ,the  
criteria used to identify specific      
acquisition programs or activities to be
 included in acquisition innovation     
efforts and the outcomes of such        
programs or activities4  7#h7           
,recommendations1 as necessary1 to      
enhance acquisition innovation in the   
,department4  ,march #bj1 #bjag         
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed