,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ab1       
#bjag,mr4 ,mc,cain introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to strengthen accountability
 for deployment of border security      
technology at the ,department of        
,homeland ,security1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,border ,security   
,technology ,accountability ,act of     
#bjag4  #b4 ,border security technology 
accountability  7a7 ,in general         
,subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #bca et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #dcd4 
,border security technology program     
management  7a7 ,planning documentation 
,for each border security technology    
acquisition program of the ,department  
that is determined to be a major        

acquisition program1 the ,secretary     
shall--  7#a7 ensure that each such     
program has a written acquisition       
program baseline approved by the        
relevant acquisition decision authority2
  7#b7 document that each such program  
is meeting cost1 schedule1 and          
performance thresholds as specified in  
such baseline1 in compliance with       
relevant departmental acquisition       
policies and the ,federal ,acquisition  
,regulation2 and  7#c7 have a plan for  
meeting program implementation          
objectives by managing contractor       
performance4  7b7 ,adherence to         
standards ,the ,secretary1 acting       
through the ,under ,secretary for       
,management and the ,commissioner of    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 shall ensure that border security      
technology acquisition program managers 
who are responsible for carrying out    
this section adhere to relevant internal
 control standards identified by the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states4 ,the ,commissioner shall       
provide information1 as needed1 to      
assist the ,under ,secretary in         
monitoring proper program management of 
border security technology acquisition  
programs under this section4  7c7 ,plan 
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,under ,secretary for ,management1 and  
in coordination with the ,under         
,secretary for ,science and ,technology 
and the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection1 shall submit a
 plan to the appropriate congressional  
committees for testing and evaluation1  
and the use of independent verification 
and validation resources1 for border    
security technology so that new border  
security technologies are evaluated     
through a series of assessments1        
processes1 and audits to ensure--  7#a7 
compliance with relevant departmental   
acquisition policies and the ,federal   
,acquisition ,regulation2 and  7#b7 the 
effectiveness of taxpayer dollars4  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 #bjag constant    
dollars7 over its life cycle cost4  4   
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
contents of the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section #dcc the   
following3  ,sec4 #dcd4 ,border security
 technology program management4  4  #c4 
,prohibition on additional authorization
 of appropriations ,no additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act or the amendments   
made by this ,act4 ,this ,act and such  
amendments shall be carried out using   
amounts otherwise available for such    
purposes4