PUBLIC LAW 115–278—NOV. 16, 2018 132 STAT. 4185 is an appropriate placement for the Federal Protective Service, the Secretary shall— (A) provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Office of Management and Budget a detailed explanation, in writing, of the reason for such determination that includes— (i) information on how the Department considered the Government Accountability Office review described in such paragraph; (ii) a list of the components, directorates, or other offices of the Department that were considered for such placement; and (iii) information on why each such component, directorate, or other office of the Department was determined to not be an appropriate placement for the Service; (B) not later than 120 days after the completion of the Government Accountability Office review described in such paragraph, develop and submit to the committees specified in subparagraph (A) and the Office of Management and Budget a plan to coordinate with other appropriate Federal agencies, including the General Services Administration, to determine a more appropriate placement for the Service; and (C) not later than 180 days after the completion of such Government Accountability Office review, submit to such committees and the Office of Management and Budget a recommendation regarding the appropriate placement of the Service within the executive branch of the Federal Government. Lists. Coordination plan. Determination. Recommendations. ralbany on LAP520R082 with PUB LAWS PDF SEC. 4. DHS REPORT ON CLOUD-BASED CYBERSECURITY. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Homeland Security. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the leadership role of the Department in cloud-based cybersecurity deployments for civilian Federal departments and agencies, which shall include— (1) information on the plan of the Department for ensuring access to a security operations center as a service capability in accordance with the December 19, 2017 Report to the President on Federal IT Modernization issued by the American Technology Council; (2) information on what service capabilities under paragraph (1) the Department will prioritize, including— (A) criteria the Department will use to evaluate capabilities offered by the private sector; and VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Aug 28, 2019 Jkt 089139 PO 00278 Frm 00019 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL278.115 Coordination. Criteria. PUBL278