,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #afg #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #efhc
 ,report ,no4 #aag-bcb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #bb1 #bjba,mrs4 ,cammack 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,january #ba1 #bjbb,reported with       
amendments1 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
 ,october #bb1 #bjba  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct the ,under ,secretary for        
,management of the ,department of       
,homeland ,security to assess contracts 
for covered services performed by       
contractor personnel along the borders  
of the ,united ,states1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      

,homeland ,security ,border ,support    
,services ,contracts ,review ,act4  #b4 
,assessment of contracts for covered    
services by the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security  7a7 ,report  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,under ,secretary for ,management of
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1
 in consultation with appropriate       
officials of the ,department1 shall     
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on active contracts 
for covered services of the ,department 
awarded on or before ,september #cj1    
#bjba4  7#b7 ,elements ,the report      
required under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
include the following3 7,a7 ,the        
criteria used by the ,department to     
determine whether contractor personnel  
were necessary to assist the ,department
 in carrying out its mission along the  
,united ,states land border with        
,mexico4  7,b7 ,an analysis of the      
purpose1 quantity1 and location of      

contractor personnel to perform covered 
services of the ,department with respect
 to effectively-- 7i7 addressing mission
 needs along such border2 and  7ii7     
enhancing the capability of ,department 
personnel to perform primary mission    
responsibilities1 including the number  
of ,department personnel not removed    
from their primary mission              
responsibilities by reason of the       
performance of covered services by      
contractor personnel4  7,c7 ,an         
assessment with respect to the benefits 
of contractor personnel performing      
covered services1 including whether the 
performance of such services by         
contractor personnel is more efficient  
or effective than the performance of    
such services by ,department employees4 
7,d7 ,an assessment of opportunities to 
increase the efficiency of the          
,department with respect to contracting1
 including whether ,department-wide     
contract vehicles for covered services  
would be the most cost effective option 

for the performance of covered services4
  7,e7 ,a strategy to improve the       
procurement and delivery of covered     
services through contracts during the   
five-year period beginning on the date  
of the enactment of this ,act to achieve
 the best value for the ,department     
through the use of full and open        
competition and to ensure no lapse in   
the performance of such services4  7,f7 
,recommendations based on findings      
resulting from the analysis and         
assessments required in subparagraphs   
7,b7 through 7,d74  7,g7 ,any other     
information relating to contracts for   
covered services that the ,under        
,secretary determines to be appropriate4
  7b7 ,implementation plan  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,under ,secretary for      
,management shall transmit with the     
report required under subsection 7a7 a  
plan to implement the recommendations   
and strategy contained in such report to
 enhance coordination1 minimize overlap1
 and increase cost effectiveness among  

contracts for covered services4  7#b7   
,briefing ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date on which the ,under      
,secretary for ,management submits the  
report required under paragraph 7#a7 of 
subsection 7a7 and the plan required    
under paragraph 7#a7 and every #ahj days
 thereafter until the plan is fully     
implemented1 the ,under ,secretary1 or  
the designee of the ,under ,secretary1  
shall provide a briefing to the         
appropriate congressional committees    
with respect to the status of such      
implementation4  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate
 congressional committees means-- 7,a7  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives2 and    
7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate4  7#b7 ,the term contract   
for covered services means a contract   
7with a total contract value of         
#ej1jjj1jjj or more1 inclusive of       
contract options7 relating to the       

procurement of covered services for the 
,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7#c7 ,the term covered services means1  
with respect to the ,united ,states land
 border with ,mexico1 any service1      
including related to border security1   
provided by a contractor to be used by  
the ,department4  ,amend the title so as
 to read3 ,a bill to direct the ,under  
,secretary for ,management of the       
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
assess contracts for covered services   
performed by contractor personnel along 
the ,united ,states land border with    
,mexico1 and for other purposes44       
,january #ba1 #bjbb,reported with       
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed