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DHS Under Secretary for Management as the DHS Chief Acquisition Officer and sets forth the Under Secretary's acquisition-related duties, (2) sets forth new acquisition responsibilities of the DHS Chief Financial Officer and the DHS Chief Information Officer, and (3) establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management Office and sets forth the responsibilities of its Executive Director."}],"words":87},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set acquisition roles, oversight offices, and documentation requirements for acquisition programs of the Department of Homeland Security.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871/text/eh#H13695B91B6E044FA895CDCF2AA579A89"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871/text/eh#HE1812DA1A0564311B2884C9CA72EDBDB"},{"label":"Sec. 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Executive Director who reports to the Under Secretary for Management and maintains the Master Acquisition Oversight List, updated quarterly.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871/text/eh#H6566391593A1473B80427B9B325CCC8A"}},{"text":"Defines a major acquisition program as a Department capital asset, services, or hybrid acquisition program estimated to require total expenditure of at least $300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2022 constant dollars) over its life cycle, or one identified by the Chief Acquisition Officer as a program of special interest.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871/text/eh#H6566391593A1473B80427B9B325CCC8A"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, to have the head of each relevant component or office maintain specified acquisition documentation for each major acquisition program, including a life-cycle cost estimate, an integrated master schedule, and an acquisition program baseline.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 8","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871/text/eh#HD085F894875749D48C9CD7DA31974741"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-05-17","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-6871.png","v":"eee736fc1d31","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6871, 117th Congress: DHS Acquisition Reform Act. House: 398 Yea, 15 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 17 May 2022."}}