; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Acquisition responsibilities Notwithstanding section 11315 of title 40, United States Code, the acquisition responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Management, shall include the following: (1) Oversee the management of the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture and ensure that, before each acquisition decision event (as defined in section 710), approved information technology acquisitions comply with departmental information technology management processes, technical requirements, and the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture, and in any case in which information technology acquisitions do not comply with the management directives of the Department, make recommendations to an acquisition review board within the Department regarding such noncompliance. (2) Be responsible for providing recommendations to an acquisition review board within the Department regarding information technology programs, and be responsible for developing information technology acquisition strategic guidance. . 5. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk Management (PARM) (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: 710. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk Management (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Acquisition The term acquisition has the meaning given the term in section 131 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Acquisition decision authority The term acquisition decision authority means the authority, held by the Secretary acting through the Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary for Management to— (A) ensure compliance with Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition management directives; (B) review (including approving, pausing, modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program through the life cycle of the program