[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5683 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5683
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 States, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 22, 2021
Mrs. Cammack (for herself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
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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 States, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Border Support Services Contracts Review Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTS FOR COVERED SERVICES BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management
of the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with
appropriate officials of the Department, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on active
contracts for covered services of the Department awarded on or
before September 30, 2021.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) The criteria used by the Department to
determine whether contractor personnel were necessary
to assist the Department in carrying out its mission
along the borders of the United States.
(B) An analysis of the purpose, quantity, and
location of contractor personnel to perform covered
services of the Department with respect to
effectively--
(i) addressing mission needs along such
borders; and
(ii) enhancing the capability of Department
personnel to perform primary mission
responsibilities, including the number of
Department personnel not removed from their
primary mission responsibilities by reason of
the performance of covered services by
contractor personnel.
(C) An assessment with respect to the benefits of
contractor personnel performing covered services,
including whether the performance of such services by
contractor personnel is more efficient or effective
than the performance of such services by Department
employees.
(D) An assessment of opportunities to increase the
efficiency of the Department with respect to
contracting, including whether Department-wide contract
vehicles for covered services would be the most cost
effective option for the performance of covered
services.
(E) 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
services.
(F) Recommendations based on findings resulting
from the analysis and assessments required in
subparagraphs (B) through (D).
(G) Any other information relating to contracts for
covered services that the Under Secretary determines to
be appropriate.
(b) Implementation Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary for Management shall
transmit with the report required under subsection (a) a plan
to implement the recommendations and strategy contained in such
report to enhance coordination, minimize overlap, and increase
cost effectiveness among contracts for covered services.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the Under Secretary for Management submits the report
required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the plan
required under paragraph (1) and every 180 days thereafter
until the plan is fully implemented, the Under Secretary, or
the designee of the Under Secretary, shall provide a briefing
to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the
status of such implementation.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
(2) The term ``contract for covered services'' means a
contract relating to the procurement of covered services for
the Department of Homeland Security.
(3) The term ``covered services'' means with respect to the
borders of the United States, any service related to border
security provided by a contractor to be used by the Department.
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