US Congress Senate Bill 146 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) ensure that each border security technology acquisition program that is a major acquisition program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; (2) document program program cost, schedule, and performance compliance; and (3) have a plan for each program to meet implementation objectives by managing contractor performance. DHS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that border security technology acquisition program managers adhere to internal control standards identified by the Government Accountability Office. DHS shall submit a plan for testing border security technology so that new border security technologies are evaluated to ensure: (1) compliance with relevant departmental acquisition policies and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and (2) the effectiveness of taxpayer dollars. "Major acquisition program" means a DHS acquisition program that is estimated by DHS to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 million over its life cycle cost.

Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017

Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]

Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]

Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.
2018-04-16	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-230.
2017-10-04	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-01-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB505 (Related) 2017-02-01 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB3548 (Related) 2018-03-23 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.
SB3478 (Related) 2018-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB6415 (Related) 2018-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/146/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s146/BILLS-115s146is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s146/BILLS-115s146rs.pdf