,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aiab ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bg1 #bjai,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,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 #bjai4 #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 following new section3 #gaa4 ,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 valid1 and that includes1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 operational requirements that are validated consistent with departmental policy and changes to such requirements1 as appropriate2 7,b7 a complete lifecycle cost estimate with supporting documentation2 7,c7 verification of such 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 for submission to ,congress an annual comprehensive report on the status of departmental acquisitions4 7b7 ,waiver ,on a case-by-case basis with respect to any major acquisition program under this section1 the ,secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7a7 for a fiscal year if either-- 7#a7 such 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 such 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 regarding the requirement described in subsection 7a7 in the prior fiscal year that includes the following specific information regarding each major acquisition program for which the ,secretary has issued a waiver under subsection 7b73 7#a7 ,the grounds for granting a waiver for such program4 7#b7 ,the projected cost of such program4 7#c7 ,the proportion of a component's or office's annual acquisition budget attributed to such program1 as available4 7#d7 ,information on the significance of such program with respect to the component's or office'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 #bjai 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 #gaa4 ,acquisition documentation4 4