[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 4467 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 658
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4467
[Report No. 118-257]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 6, 2024
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
December 2, 2024
Reported by Mr. Peters, without amendment
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AN ACT
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 Mexico,
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 ``DHS Border 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 regarding active
contracts for covered services of the Department awarded on or
before--
(A) September 30, 2023, or
(B) the date of the enactment of this Act,
whichever occurs later.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) The criteria used by the Department of Homeland
Security to determine whether contractor personnel were
necessary to assist the Department in carrying out its
mission along the United States land border with
Mexico.
(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
border; 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--
(i) achieve the best value for the
Department through the use of full and open
competition; and
(ii) 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 for
Management determines appropriate.
(b) Implementation Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary for Management shall
submit 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 subsection (a) and the plan required under
paragraph (1) and every 180 days thereafter until such plan is
fully implemented, the Under Secretary, or the designee of the
Under Secretary, shall provide to the appropriate congressional
committees a briefing with respect to the status of such
implementation.
(c) Prohibition on Funding.--No funds are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section. This section shall be carried
out using amounts otherwise authorized to be made available for such
purposes.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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) Contract for covered services.--The term ``contract for
covered services'' means a contract (with a total contract
value of $50,000,000 or more in 2023 constant dollars,
inclusive of contract options) relating to the procurement of
covered services for the Department of Homeland Security.
(3) Covered services.--The term ``covered services'' means,
with respect to the United States land border with Mexico, any
service, including related to border security, provided by a
contractor to be used by the Department.
Calendar No. 658
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4467
[Report No. 118-257]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
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 Mexico,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 2, 2024
Reported without amendment