49–006 

109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 109–674 

PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM CAPABILITIES THROUGH 

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACT 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. KING of New York, from the Committee on Homeland Security, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 4942] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 4942) to establish a capability and office to promote cooperation between entities of the United States and its allies in the 

global war on terrorism for the purpose of engaging in cooperative 

endeavors focused on the research, development, and commercialization of high-priority technologies intended to detect, prevent, 

respond to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism 

and other high consequence events and to address the homeland 

security needs of Federal, State, and local governments, having 

considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment 

and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 4 

Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 4 

Hearings ................................................................................................................... 5 

Committee Consideration ........................................................................................ 5 

Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 5 

Committee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 6 

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 6 

New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 6 

Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 6 


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Federal Mandates Statement ................................................................................. 6 

Earmarks .................................................................................................................. 8 

Advisory Committee Statement .............................................................................. 8 

Constitutional Authority Statement ...................................................................... 8 

Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 8 

Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 9 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 10 

Additional Views ...................................................................................................... 16 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through 

International Cooperation Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

(1) The development and implementation of technology is critical to combating 

terrorism and other high consequence events and implementing a comprehensive homeland security strategy. 

(2) The United States and its allies in the global war on terrorism share a 

common interest in facilitating research, development, testing, and evaluation 

of technologies that will aid in detecting, preventing, responding to, recovering 

from, and mitigating against acts of terrorism. 

(3) Certain United States allies in the global war on terrorism, including 

Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Singapore have extensive 

experience with, and technological expertise in, homeland security. 

(4) The United States and certain of its allies in the global war on terrorism 

have a history of successful collaboration in developing mutually beneficial technologies in the areas of defense, agriculture, and telecommunications. 

(5) The United States and its allies in the global war on terrorism will mutually benefit from the sharing of technological expertise to combat domestic and 

international terrorism. 

(6) The establishment of an office to facilitate and support cooperative endeavors between and among government agencies, for-profit business entities, 

academic institutions, and nonprofit entities of the United States and its allies 

will safeguard lives and property worldwide against acts of terrorism and other 

high consequence events. 

SEC. 3. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 

after section 313 (6 U.S.C. 193) the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 314. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director selected under subsection (c)(1). 

‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘international cooperative activities’ includes—

‘‘(A) coordinated research projects, joint research projects, or joint ventures; 

‘‘(B) joint studies or technical demonstrations; 

‘‘(C) coordinated field exercises, scientific seminars, conferences, 

symposia, and workshops; 

‘‘(D) training of scientists and engineers; 

‘‘(E) visits and exchanges of scientists, engineers, or other appropriate 

personnel; 

‘‘(F) exchanges or sharing of scientific and technological information; and 

‘‘(G) joint use of laboratory facilities and equipment. 

‘‘(3) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under Secretary’ means the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security. 

‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—

‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Under Secretary is authorized to carry out international cooperative activities to support the responsibilities specified under 

section 302. 


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‘‘(2) MECHANISMS AND EQUITABILITY.—In carrying out this section, the Under 

Secretary may award grants to and enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with United States governmental organizations, businesses, federally 

funded research and development centers, institutions of higher education, and 

foreign public or private entities. The Under Secretary shall ensure that funding and resources expended in international cooperative activities will be equitably matched by the foreign partner organization through direct funding or 

funding of complementary activities, or through provision of staff, facilities, materials, or equipment. 

‘‘(3) COOPERATION.—The Under Secretary is authorized to conduct international cooperative activities jointly with other agencies. 

‘‘(4) FOREIGN PARTNERS.—Under this section, the Under Secretary may form 

partnerships with United States allies in the global war on terrorism, including 

Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and other countries 

as appropriate. 

‘‘(5) EXOTIC DISEASES.—As part of the international cooperative activities authorized in this section, the Under Secretary may facilitate the development of 

information sharing and other types of cooperative mechanisms with foreign 

countries, including nations in Africa, to strengthen American preparedness 

against threats to the Nation’s agricultural and public health sectors from exotic diseases. 

‘‘(c) OFFICE AND DIRECTOR.—

‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary shall establish the Science and 

Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office to facilitate international cooperative activities throughout the Science and Technology Directorate. The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be selected by and shall report to the Under Secretary. 

‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—

‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANISMS.—The Director shall be responsible 

for developing, in coordination with the Department of State and other Federal agencies, mechanisms and legal frameworks to allow and to support 

international cooperative activities in support of homeland security research. 

‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION OF PARTNERS.—The Director shall facilitate the 

matching of United States entities engaged in homeland security research 

with non-United States entities engaged in homeland security research so 

that they may partner in homeland security research activities. 

‘‘(C) COORDINATION.—The Director shall ensure that the activities under 

this subsection are coordinated with those of other components of the Department and of other relevant research agencies. 

‘‘(D) CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS.—The Director, periodically, shall 

support the planning and execution of international homeland security 

technology workshops and conferences to improve contact among the international community of technology developers and to help establish direction 

for future technology goals. 

‘‘(3) PROGRAM MANAGER AUTHORITY.—This subsection shall not be construed 

to limit the ability of a program manager to initiate or carry out international 

cooperative activities provided that such activities are appropriately coordinated 

with the office established under this subsection. 

‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for international cooperative activities authorized under this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 

through 2010. 

‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—

‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, the Under Secretary, acting through the Director, shall transmit to the 

Congress a report containing—

‘‘(A) a brief description of each partnership formed under subsection 

(b)(4), including the participants, goals, and amount and sources of funding; 

and 

‘‘(B) a list of international cooperative activities underway, including the 

participants, goals, expected duration, and amount and sources of funding, 

including resources provided to support the activities in lieu of direct funding. 

‘‘(2) UPDATES.—At the end of the fiscal year that occurs 5 years after the 

transmittal of the report under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the 

Under Secretary, acting through the Director, shall transmit to the Congress an 

update of the report required under subsection (a).’’. 


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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 313 the 

following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 314. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program.’’. 

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

The purpose of H.R. 4942 is to establish a capability and office 

to promote cooperation between entities of the United States and 

its allies in the global war on terrorism for the purpose of engaging 

in cooperative endeavors focused on the research, development, and 

commercialization of high-priority technologies intended to detect, 

prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and other high consequence events and to address the 

homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local governments. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

Securing one’s homeland is not a mission unique to the United 

States. Like the United States, our allies in the global war on terrorism, such as the State of Israel, the United Kingdom of Great 

Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and the Commonwealth of 

Australia, confront countless challenges in protecting their people 

and property. Indeed, many of our Nation’s allies have extensive 

experience with terrorism and technological expertise in homeland 

security. It is, therefore, not surprising that our Nation and its allies share a common need for, and interest in, researching, developing, testing, and evaluating homeland security-related technologies. 

When most Americans think about homeland security, they usually do not think about science and technology. They think of police 

officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians—not academics, scientists, or engineers. They think of police stations, fire 

houses, and hospitals—not laboratories, think tanks, universities, 

and technology companies. They think of the courageous public 

servants who put their safety at risk to protect our lives and property—not the technology that enables them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently. Yet, developing and deploying innovative, cutting-edge homeland security-related technology is essential to defeating terrorism. 

Until the Department of Homeland Security’s Directorate of 

Science and Technology was established, there had never been a 

Federal Department or agency dedicated exclusively to researching, 

developing, testing, and evaluating technologies for homeland security. Given the fact that the Directorate of Science and Technology 

is now only little more than three years old, it is absolutely imperative for the Department of Homeland Security to leverage the scientific and technological assets and knowledge available from multiple sources, whether those sources are domestic, such as the National laboratories, academic institutions, or the private sector, or 

international. 

Consequently, our Nation should make every possible effort to 

benefit from the ‘‘lessons learned’’ by our allies in the global war 

on terrorism and to collaborate with them, when appropriate, in developing mutually beneficial homeland security-related technologies. Such international collaboration is not new. The United 

States, Israel, and the United Kingdom have an impressive history 


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of working cooperatively and successfully to develop agricultural, 

defense, telecommunications, and other technologies mutually beneficial to each country. Indeed, the Israel-United States Binational 

Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation and the 

U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation are just two of 

many currently existing science and technology programs designed 

to stimulate, promote and support international industrial research 

and development. 

However, in light of the grave threat faced by our Nation, the 

Committee believes that the Department of Homeland Security 

needs to do more to develop and foster international cooperative activities. This legislation, therefore, would establish a new office 

within the Department of Homeland Security’s Directorate of 

Science and Technology to promote international cooperative activity in support of homeland security research, development, testing, 

and evaluation. Specifically, H.R. 4942 would direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to establish a Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office to be responsible for, among other things, developing strategic 

priorities for international cooperative activity, facilitating such 

international activity by identifying and matching domestic and 

foreign entities engaged in homeland security research and development, and providing funds for such international cooperative 

partnerships. 

HEARINGS

No Committee hearings were held on H.R. 4942. 

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

H.R. 4942 was introduced by Mr. King of New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Reichert, and Mr. Pascrell on March 14, 

2006, and referred solely to the Committee on Homeland Security. 

On March 15, 2006, H.R. 4942 was subsequently referred to the 

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. 

On March 15, 2006, the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology met in open markup session and forwarded H.R. 4942 favorably to the Full Committee without amendment, by voice vote. 

On June 14, 2006, the Full Committee met in open markup session and ordered H.R. 4942 reported to the House, amended, by 

voice vote. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires the Committee to list the record votes on the motion 

to report legislation and amendments thereto. 

On June 14, 2006, the Full Committee favorably ordered H.R. 

4942 to be reported to the House, amended, by voice vote. 

The following amendment was offered: 

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (#1) offered by Mr. 

King; was AGREED TO, without amendment, by voice vote. 


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On March 15, 2006, the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology forwarded H.R. 4942 to the Full 

Committee for consideration, without amendment, by voice vote. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the Committee has held oversight hearings and 

made findings that are reflected in this report. 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The purpose of H.R. 4942, the Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act is to stimulate, promote, and support cooperation between entities in the United 

States and its allies in the Global War on Terrorism on research, 

development, testing, and evaluation of high-priority technologies 

intended to detect, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 

against acts of terrorism. Specifically, H.R. 4942 directs the Under 

Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office to facilitate international cooperative activities, such as international homeland security technology workshops and conferences and joint ventures between U.S. public and private entities and those of our allies with 

technological expertise in combating terrorism. At its most fundamental level, H.R. 4942 is designed to expedite the deployment of 

safe and effective homeland security technologies to those who need 

it. 

NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY, ENTITLEMENT AUTHORITY, AND TAX

EXPENDITURES

In compliance with clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee finds that H.R. 4942, the 

Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act, would result in no new or increased budget authority, entitlement authority, or tax expenditures or revenues. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE

The Committee adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by 

the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 

pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 


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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, June 27, 2006. 

Hon. PETER T. KING, 

Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4942, the Promoting 

Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jason Wheelock. 

Sincerely, 

DONALD B. MARRON, 

Acting Director. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 4942—Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act 

Summary: H.R. 4942 would establish the International Cooperative Programs Office within the Science and Technology Directorate 

of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The office would 

be directed to facilitate and support cooperation on homeland security research between the United States and its allies, and would 

be charged with appropriately matching U.S. and foreign entities 

engaged in such research. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $25 million a year 

for the 2007–2010 period to fund joint research efforts, studies, and 

other cooperative activities between the United States and its allies. The Under Secretary of Science and Technology of DHS would 

be responsible for ensuring that funding and resources expended by 

the United States in such joint efforts be equitably matched by foreign partners. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4942 would 

cost $85 million over the 2007–2011 period, assuming the appropriation of the specified amounts. 

H.R. 4942 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) 

and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. 

Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated budgetary impact of H.R. 4942 is shown in the following table. The costs 

of this legislation fall within budget functions 050 (national defense) and 750 (administration of justice). 

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 

CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION 

Authorization Level ........................................................................................ 25 25 25 25 0 

Estimated Outlays ......................................................................................... 6 16 22 23 18 

Basis of estimate: The bill would authorize the appropriation of 

$25 million a year for the 2007–2010 period to fund joint research 

efforts between the United States and its allies, and to establish 

the Office of Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office in DHS. The Director of the 


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new office would report to the Under Secretary for Science and 

Technology and would be responsible for: 

• Promoting cooperative research between the United States 

and its allies on homeland security technologies; 

• Facilitating the matching of U.S. entities engaged in 

homeland security research with appropriate foreign research 

partners; 

• Ensuring that activities of the office are coordinated with 

other parts of DHS and other relevant research agencies; and 

• Planning and executing conferences and workshops to improve contact among technology developers and to help establish direction for future technology goals. 

For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 4942 will be enacted 

late in 2006 and that the authorized amounts will be provided in 

annual appropriation acts. Using historical spending patterns for 

these types of programs, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 

4942 would cost $85 million over the 2007–2011 period, assuming 

the appropriation of the specified amounts. 

Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 4942 contains 

no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in 

UMRA and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal 

governments. 

Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Jason Wheelock. Impact on 

State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Melissa Merrell. Impact on 

the Private Sector: Carla-Marie Ulerie. 

Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

EARMARKS

In compliance with H. Res. 1000, (109th Congress), no providing 

authority, including budget authority, or recommending the exercise of authority, including budget authority, for a contract, loan, 

loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or 

to a non-Federal entity are included in H.R. 4942. 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation. 

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the Committee finds that the Constitutional authority for this legislation is provided in Article I, section 8, clause 

1, which grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense of the United States. 

APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the 

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or 

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SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Short title 

This section cites the measure as the ‘‘Promoting Antiterrorism 

Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act.’’

Section 2. Findings 

This section contains six (6) findings of Congress supporting the 

need for the legislation. 

Section 3. Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act 

This section amends the ‘‘Homeland Security Act of 2002’’ (Public 

Law No. 107–296) by inserting after section 313 a new section entitled, ‘‘Promoting Antiterrorism Through International Cooperation 

Program.’’

Subsection (a)—Definitions 

This subsection provides a number of definitions. Among other 

definitions, the term ‘‘international cooperative activity’’ includes 

coordinated research projects, joint research projects, or joint ventures, joint studies or technical demonstrations, coordinated field 

exercises, scientific seminars, conferences, symposia, and workshops, training of scientists and engineers, visits and exchanges, 

and joint use of laboratory facilities and equipment. 

Subsection (b)—International Cooperative Activities 

This subsection directs the Under Secretary for Science and 

Technology of the Department of Homeland Security to carry out 

international cooperative activities. Specifically, the Under Secretary may facilitate such international cooperative activity 

through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts with U.S. governmental organizations, businesses, federally funded research and 

development centers, institutions of higher education, and foreign 

public and private entities. This subsection also requires the Under 

Secretary to ensure that foreign partner organizations equitably 

match U.S. funding expended through direct funding or funding of 

complementary activities, or through provision of staff, facilities, 

material, or equipment. 

This subsection specifies that the Under Secretary should seek to 

partner with U.S. allies in the global war on terrorism, including 

the State of Israel, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 

Northern Ireland, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, and 

the Republic of Singapore. Finally, as part of the Department’s 

international cooperative activities, the Under Secretary should 

work with nations in Africa to facilitate the development of information sharing and other types of cooperative mechanisms to 

strengthen American preparedness against threats to our Nation’s 

agricultural sector and public health from exotic diseases. 

Subsection (c)—Office and director 

This subsection directs the Under Secretary for Science and 

Technology of the Department of Homeland Security to establish a 

Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (Office) to facilitate international cooperative 


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activities throughout the Directorate of Science and Technology. 

The Director of this Office, who shall report directly to the Under 

Secretary, will be responsible for: 

(1) developing mechanisms and legal frameworks to allow 

and support international cooperative activity in support of 

homeland security research; 

(2) identifying and matching domestic entities engaged in 

homeland security research with foreign entities so that they 

may partner in homeland security research activities; 

(3) ensuring coordination of international cooperative activities carried out by the Office with the activities of other components of the Department and other relevant research agencies; 

and 

(4) holding international homeland security technology workshops and conferences. 

The Science and Technology Homeland Security International 

Cooperative Programs Office should play a central role in fostering 

the development of new international cooperative activities. However, once international programs and relationships have been established and partnerships and umbrella agreements are in place, 

Program Managers throughout the Science and Technology Directorate may continue to manage and support such activities without 

additional approval or direction being required from the Office. 

This section should not be construed as limiting program managers’ ability to initiate or carry out cooperative activities; however, 

for tracking and coordination purposes, the Office should continue 

to be aware of any such activities underway. 

Subsection (d)—Authorization of appropriations 

This subsection authorizes $25 million for international cooperative activities for each of the Fiscal Years 2007 through 2010. 

Subsection (e)—Report 

The subsection requires the Under Secretary for Science and 

Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, acting 

through the Director of the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office, to submit, within 

180 days after enactment, a report to Congress that: (1) describes 

each international partnership, including the participants, goals, 

and amount and sources of funding; and (2) lists each international 

cooperative activity underway, including the participants, goals, expected duration, and amount and sources of funding. The Under 

Secretary shall submit an updated report to Congress every five 

years thereafter. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is printed in italic 

and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security Act of 2002’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as 

follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE III—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

* * * * * * * 

Sec. 314. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE III—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

IN SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 314. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL 

COOPERATION PROGRAM. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director selected under subsection (c)(1). 

(2) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—The term 

‘‘international cooperative activities’’ includes—

(A) coordinated research projects, joint research projects, 

or joint ventures; 

(B) joint studies or technical demonstrations; 

(C) coordinated field exercises, scientific seminars, conferences, symposia, and workshops; 

(D) training of scientists and engineers; 

(E) visits and exchanges of scientists, engineers, or other 

appropriate personnel; 

(F) exchanges or sharing of scientific and technological 

information; and 

(G) joint use of laboratory facilities and equipment. 

(3) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means 

the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security. 

(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the meaning given such term in 

section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1001(a)). 

(b) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—

(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Under Secretary is authorized to 

carry out international cooperative activities to support the responsibilities specified under section 302. 

(2) MECHANISMS AND EQUITABILITY.—In carrying out this section, the Under Secretary may award grants to and enter into 

cooperative agreements or contracts with United States governmental organizations, businesses, federally funded research and 

development centers, institutions of higher education, and foreign public or private entities. The Under Secretary shall ensure 

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tive activities will be equitably matched by the foreign partner 

organization through direct funding or funding of complementary activities, or through provision of staff, facilities, materials, 

or equipment. 

(3) COOPERATION.—The Under Secretary is authorized to conduct international cooperative activities jointly with other agencies. 

(4) FOREIGN PARTNERS.—Under this section, the Under Secretary may form partnerships with United States allies in the 

global war on terrorism, including Israel, the United Kingdom, 

Canada, Australia, Singapore, and other countries as appropriate. 

(5) EXOTIC DISEASES.—As part of the international cooperative activities authorized in this section, the Under Secretary 

may facilitate the development of information sharing and 

other types of cooperative mechanisms with foreign countries, 

including nations in Africa, to strengthen American preparedness against threats to the Nation’s agricultural and public 

health sectors from exotic diseases. 

(c) OFFICE AND DIRECTOR.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary shall establish the 

Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office to facilitate international cooperative 

activities throughout the Science and Technology Directorate. 

The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be selected 

by and shall report to the Under Secretary. 

(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.— (A) DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANISMS.—The Director shall 

be responsible for developing, in coordination with the Department of State and other Federal agencies, mechanisms 

and legal frameworks to allow and to support international 

cooperative activities in support of homeland security research. 

(B) IDENTIFICATION OF PARTNERS.—The Director shall facilitate the matching of United States entities engaged in 

homeland security research with non-United States entities 

engaged in homeland security research so that they may 

partner in homeland security research activities. 

(C) COORDINATION.—The Director shall ensure that the 

activities under this subsection are coordinated with those 

of other components of the Department and of other relevant research agencies. 

(D) CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS.—The Director, periodically, shall support the planning and execution of international homeland security technology workshops and conferences to improve contact among the international community of technology developers and to help establish direction for future technology goals. 

(3) PROGRAM MANAGER AUTHORITY.—This subsection shall 

not be construed to limit the ability of a program manager to 

initiate or carry out international cooperative activities provided that such activities are appropriately coordinated with 

the office established under this subsection. 

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

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national cooperative activities authorized under this section 

$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 

(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AC- TIVITIES.—(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, acting through 

the Director, shall transmit to the Congress a report containing—

(A) a brief description of each partnership formed under 

subsection (b)(4), including the participants, goals, and 

amount and sources of funding; and 

(B) a list of international cooperative activities underway, 

including the participants, goals, expected duration, and 

amount and sources of funding, including resources provided to support the activities in lieu of direct funding. 

(2) UPDATES.—At the end of the fiscal year that occurs 5 

years after the transmittal of the report under subsection (a), 

and every 5 years thereafter, the Under Secretary, acting 

through the Director, shall transmit to the Congress an update 

of the report required under subsection (a). 

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ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

On June 14, 2006, the Committee on Homeland Security reported H.R. 4942, the ‘‘Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities 

Through International Cooperation Act,’’ out of Committee on voice 

vote. This is legislation that many of us, as Members of the Select 

Committee on Homeland Security in the 108th Congress, have supported for several years. We are heartened that our colleagues 

across the aisle accepted Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson’s 

(D–MS) and Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science 

and Technology Ranking Member Bill Pascrell’s (D–NJ) January 

2005 invitation to join us in working toward passing this legislation in the 109th Congress. 

The Department of Defense and private organizations, such as 

the Bird Foundation and the U.S. Israel Science and Technology 

Foundation, have successfully developed international technology 

sharing programs in the national security arena for many years. 

The legislation passed on Wednesday will provide the Department 

of Homeland Security with the authority to replicate those efforts 

with regards to homeland security technologies. Our analysis 

shows that many nations, including Israel, Canada, the United 

Kingdom, and Australia, already utilize advanced homeland security technologies and techniques that, if used by our federal government, could improve our security efforts. 

One provision that we are especially pleased with encourages the 

United States to create a new relationship with an African nation 

in order to develop better means for protecting our nation’s agriculture and public health from exotic diseases. 


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It is common sense that Congress should do all it can to make 

sure nations are working together in the War on Terror. If enacted 

into law, we believe this bill will help ensure the Department of 

Homeland Security takes better advantage of the experience and 

resources of our allies. As a result, we hope it receives a vote in 

the full House as soon as possible. 

BENNIE G. THOMPSON. 

ZOE LOFGREN. 

BOB ETHERIDGE. 

KENDRICK B. MEEK. 

LORETTA SANCHEZ. 

BILL PASCRELL, Jr. 

JIM LANGEVIN. 

EDWARD J. MARKEY. 

JANE HARMAN. 

NITA M. LOWEY. 

DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN. 

NORM DICKS. 

PETER DEFAZIO. 

SHEILA JACKSON-LEE. 

ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON. 

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