; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Acquisition responsibilities In addition to the responsibilities specified in 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) Overseeing the management of the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture and ensuring that, before each acquisition decision event (as such term is defined in section 711), approved information technology acquisitions comply with any departmental information technology management requirements, security protocols, and the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture, and in any case in which information technology acquisitions do not comply with the Department’s management directives, making recommendations to the Department’s Acquisition Review Board regarding such noncompliance. (2) Providing recommendations to the Acquisition Review Board regarding information technology programs, and 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 new section: 711. Acquisition authorities for Program Accountability and Risk Management (a) Establishment of Office Within the Management Directorate, there shall be a Program Accountability and Risk Management office to— (1) provide consistent accountability, standardization, and transparency of major acquisition programs of the Department; (2) serve as the central oversight function for all Department major acquisition programs