Sec. 321. Acquisition documentation
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Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: For each major acquisition program, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, shall require the head of a relevant component or office to— maintain acquisition documentation that is complete, accurate, timely, and valid, and that includes, at a minimum— operational requirements that are validated consistent with departmental policy; a complete life cycle cost estimate with supporting documentation; verification of such life cycle cost estimate against independent cost estimates, and reconciliation of any differences; a cost-benefit analysis with supporting documentation; an integrated master schedule with supporting documentation; plans for conducting systems engineering reviews and test and evaluation activities throughout development to support production and deployment decisions; an acquisition plan that outlines the procurement approach, including planned contracting vehicles; a logistics and support plan for operating and maintaining deployed capabilities until they are disposed of or retired; and an acquisition program baseline (as such term is defined in section 830) that is traceable to the program’s operational requirements required under (a), life cycle cost estimate required under (b), and integrated master schedule required under (e); prepare cost estimates and schedules for major acquisition programs, as required under subparagraphs
(B)and (E), in a manner consistent with best practices as identified by the Comptroller General of the United States; ensure any revisions to the acquisition documentation maintained pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are reviewed and approved in accordance with departmental policy; and submit certain acquisition documentation to the Under Secretary for Management to inform submission to Congress of an annual progress report on the Department’s acquisitions as required by section 840 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended. On a case-by-case basis with respect to any major acquisition program under this section, the Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph
(4)of subsection
(a)for a fiscal year if either— such program has not— entered the full rate production phase in the acquisition lifecycle; had a reasonable cost estimate established; and had a system configuration defined fully; or such program does not meet the definition of capital asset, as such term is defined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. At the same time the President’s budget is submitted for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall make information available, as applicable, 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
(a)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 (b): The grounds for granting a waiver for such program. The projected cost of such program. The proportion of a component’s or office’s annual acquisition budget attributed to such program, as available. Information on the significance of such program with respect to the component’s or office’s operations and execution of its mission. In this section, the term major acquisition program means a Department capital asset, services, or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by the Secretary to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 million (based on fiscal year 2020 constant dollars) over its lifecycle or a program identified by the Chief Acquisition Officer as a program of special interest. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by adding after the item relating to section 836 the following new item: Sec. 837. Acquisition documentation. .
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