#aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efeb ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to establish the ,acquisition ,review ,board in the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs ,acquisition ,review ,board ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,acquisition ,review ,board 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,d of title ,,viii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cia et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #hcf4 ,acquisition ,review ,board 7a7 ,in general ,there is established in the ,department an ,acquisition ,review ,board 7in this section referred to as the ,board7 to support the ,under ,secretary for ,management in managing the ,department's acquisitions4 7b7 ,composition 7#a7 ,chair ,the ,under ,secretary for ,management shall serve as chair of the ,board4 7#b7 ,oversight ,the ,under ,secretary for ,management may designate an employee of the ,department to oversee the operations of the ,board4 7#c7 ,participation ,the ,under ,secretary for ,management shall ensure participation by other relevant ,department officials with responsibilities related to acquisitions as permanent members of the ,board1 including the following3 7,a7 ,the ,chair of the ,joint ,requirements ,council4 7,b7 ,the ,chief ,financial ,officer4 7,c7 ,the ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer4 7,d7 ,the ,chief ,information ,officer4 7,e7 ,the ,chief ,procurement ,officer4 7,f7 ,the ,chief ,readiness ,support ,officer4 7,g7 ,the ,chief ,security ,officer4 7,h7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,test and ,evaluation4 7,i7 ,other relevant senior ,department officials1 as designated by the ,under ,secretary for ,management4 7c7 ,meetings ,the ,board shall meet regularly for purposes of evaluating the progress and status of an acquisition program4 ,the ,board shall convene at the ,under ,secretary for ,management's discretion1 and at such time as-- 7#a7 a new acquisition program is initiated2 7#b7 a major acquisition program-- 7,a7 requires authorization to proceed from one acquisition decision event to another throughout the acquisition life-cycle2 7,b7 is in breach of its approved acquisition program baseline2 or 7,c7 requires additional review1 as determined by the ,under ,secretary for ,management2 or 7#c7 a non-major acquisition program requires review1 as determined by the ,under ,secretary for ,management4 7d7 ,responsibilities ,the responsibilities of the ,board are as follows3 7#a7 ,determine the appropriate acquisition level and acquisition decision authority for new acquisition programs based on the estimated eventual total expenditure of each such program to satisfy the mission need of the ,department over the life-cycle of such acquisition regardless of funding source4 7#b7 ,determine whether a proposed acquisition has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisition life-cycle framework and is able to proceed to the next phase and eventual full production and deployment4 7#c7 ,oversee whether a proposed acquisition's business strategy1 resources1 management1 and accountability is executable and is aligned with the mission and strategic goals of the ,department4 7#d7 ,support the person with acquisition decision authority for an acquisition in determining the appropriate direction for such acquisition at key acquisition decision events4 7#e7 ,conduct systematic reviews of acquisitions to ensure that such acquisitions are progressing in accordance with best practices and in compliance with the most recently approved documents for such acquisitions' current acquisition phases4 7#f7 ,review the acquisition documents of each major acquisition program1 including the acquisition program baseline and documentation reflecting consideration of tradeoffs among cost1 schedule1 and performance objectives1 to ensure the reliability of underlying data4 7#g7 ,ensure that practices are adopted and implemented to require consideration of trade-offs among cost1 schedule1 and performance objectives as part of the process for developing requirements for major acquisition programs prior to the initiation of the second acquisition decision event1 including1 at a minimum1 the following practices3 7,a7 ,department officials responsible for acquisition1 budget1 and cost estimating functions are provided with the appropriate opportunity to develop estimates and raise cost and schedule concerns before performance objectives are established for capabilities when feasible4 7,b7 ,full consideration is given to possible trade-offs among cost1 schedule1 and performance objectives for each alternative4 7e7 ,documentation 7#a7 ,in general ,the chair of the ,board shall ensure that all actions and decisions made pursuant to the responsibilities of the ,board under subsection 7d7 are documented in an acquisition decision memorandum that includes-- 7,a7 a summary of the action at issue or purpose for convening a meeting under subsection 7c72 7,b7 the decision with respect to actions discussed during such meeting2 7,c7 the rationale for such a decision1 including justifications for any such decision made to allow acquisition programs to deviate from the acquisition management policy of the ,department2 7,d7 any assigned items for further action2 and 7,e7 the signature of the chair verifying the contents of such memorandum4 7#b7 ,submission of memorandum ,not later than seven days after the date on which the acquisition decision memorandum is signed by the chair pursuant to paragraph 7#a77;,e71 the chair shall submit to the ,secretary1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a copy of such memorandum4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,acquisition ,the term acquisition has the meaning given such term in section #aca of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,acquisition decision authority ,the term acquisition decision authority means the authority1 held by the ,secretary to-- 7,a7 ensure acquisition programs are in compliance with ,federal law1 the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation1 and ,department acquisition management directives2 7,b7 review 7including approving1 pausing1 modifying1 or cancelling7 an acquisition program through the life-cycle of such program2 7,c7 ensure that acquisition program managers have the resources necessary to successfully execute an approved acquisition program2 7,d7 ensure appropriate acquisition program management of cost1 schedule1 risk1 and system performance of the acquisition program at issue1 including assessing acquisition program baseline breaches and directing any corrective action for such breaches2 and 7,e7 ensure that acquisition program managers1 on an ongoing basis1 monitor cost1 schedule1 and performance against established baselines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisition program at all phases of the life-cycle of such program to avoid and mitigate acquisition program baseline breaches4 7#c7 ,acquisition decision event ,the term acquisition decision event1 with respect to an acquisition program1 means a predetermined point within each of the acquisition phases at which the acquisition decision authority determines whether such acquisition program shall proceed to the next acquisition phase4 7#d7 ,acquisition decision memorandum ,the term acquisition decision memorandum means the official documented record of decisions1 including the rationale for such decisions and any assigned actions1 for the acquisition at issue1 as determined by the person exercising acquisition decision authority for such acquisition4 7#e7 ,acquisition program baseline ,the term acquisition program baseline1 with respect to an acquisition program1 means a summary of the cost1 schedule1 and performance parameters1 expressed in standard1 measurable1 quantitative terms1 which must be satisfied to accomplish the goals of such program4 7#f7 ,best practices ,the term best practices1 with respect to acquisition1 means a knowledge-based approach to capability development that includes-- 7,a7 identifying and validating needs2 7,b7 assessing alternatives to select the most appropriate solution2 7,c7 clearly establishing well-defined requirements2 7,d7 developing realistic cost estimates and schedules that account for the entire life-cycle of such an acquisition2 7,e7 securing stable funding that matches resources to requirements before initiating such development2 7,f7 demonstrating technology1 design1 and manufacturing maturity before initiating production of the item that is the subject of such acquisition2 7,g7 using milestones and exit criteria or specific accomplishments that demonstrate the attainment of knowledge to support progress2 7,h7 regularly assessing and managing risks to achieving requirements and cost and schedule goals2 7,i7 adopting and executing standardized processes with known success across programs2 7,j7 establishing an adequate workforce that is qualified and sufficient to perform necessary functions2 and 7,k7 integrating the capabilities described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,j74 7#g7 ,major acquisition program ,the term major acquisition program means-- 7,a7 a ,department capital asset1 service1 or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by the ,secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of at least #cjj million 7based on fiscal year #bjbb constant dollars7 over its life-cycle cost2 or 7,b7 a program identified by the ,under ,secretary for ,management as a program of special interest4 7#h7 ,non-major acquisition program ,the term non-major acquisition program means a ,department capital asset1 service1 or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by the ,secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of less than #cjj1jjj1jjj 7based on fiscal year #bjbb constant dollars7 over its life-cycle4 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 inserting after the item relating to section #hce the following new item3 ,sec4 #hcf4 ,acquisition ,review ,board4 4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,november #af1 #bjba4;,clerk4