Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 347) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for requirements relating to documentation for major acquisition programs, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 347 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 Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 708. ACQUISITION DOCUMENTATION. ``(a) In General.--For each major acquisition program, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, shall require the head of a relevant component or office to-- ``(1) maintain acquisition documentation that is complete, accurate, timely, and valid, and that includes, at a minimum-- ``(A) operational requirements that are validated consistent with departmental policy and changes to such requirements, as appropriate; ``(B) a complete lifecycle cost estimate with supporting documentation; ``(C) verification of such lifecycle cost estimate against independent cost estimates, and reconciliation of any differences; ``(D) a cost-benefit analysis with supporting documentation; and ``(E) a schedule…”