Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Innovation Act
- Last Action
- 3/27/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-27Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2017-03-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-03-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 193). (text: CR H2307)
- 2017-03-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 193).(text: CR H2307)
- 2017-03-24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2392)
- 2017-03-22At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Donovan objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- 2017-03-22DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1365.
- 2017-03-22Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2307-2308)
- 2017-03-22Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2017-03-20Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
- 2017-03-20Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-48.
- 2017-03-20Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-48.
- 2017-03-08Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2017-03-08Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-03-06Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-24 (36)
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 20, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Innovation Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Under Secretary for Management to:
- designate an individual within DHS to manage DHS acquisition innovation efforts,
- test emerging acquisition best practicess,
- develop and distribute best practices and lessons learned regarding acquisition innovations,
- establish metrics to measure the effectiveness of acquisition innovation efforts, and
- determine impacts of acquisition innovation efforts on the private sector by obtaining feedback from it and incorporating such feedback into future acquisition innovation efforts.
The bill requires DHS, by 90 days after it submits the annual budget justification for DHS for each of FY2018-FY2022, to provide information to specified congressional committees on:
- emerging acquisition best practices that were tested within DHS,
- efforts to distribute best practices and lessons learned within DHS,
- utilization of best practices by DHS components,
- performance as measured by the metrics established under this bill,
- outcomes of efforts to distribute best practices and lessons learned within DHS,
- impacts of the utilization of innovative acquisition mechanisms by DHS on the private sector,
- the criteria used to identify specific acquisition programs or activities to be included in acquisition innovation efforts and the outcomes of such programs or activities, and
- recommendations to enhance acquisition innovation in DHS.
Cosponsors (1)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Federal officials
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Small business
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