to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits . 109. Chief Procurement Officer (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: 710. Chief Procurement Officer (a) In general There is in the Department a Chief Procurement Officer, who shall serve as a senior business advisor to agency officials on procurement-related matters and report directly to the Under Secretary for Management. The Chief Procurement Officer is the senior procurement executive for purposes of subsection (c) of section 1702 of title 41, United States Code, and shall perform procurement functions as specified in such subsection. (b) Responsibilities The Chief Procurement Officer shall— (1) delegate or retain contracting authority, as appropriate