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Union Calendar No. 284 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3578 

[Report No. 114–372] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen and make 

improvements to the Directorate of Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 

Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself and Mr. RICHMOND) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

DECEMBER 8, 2015 

Additional sponsor: Mr. MCCAUL

DECEMBER 8, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 18, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen 

and make improvements to the Directorate of Science 

and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Science and Tech5 nology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF HOME7 LAND SECURITY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Security 

9 Act of 2002 is amended— 

10 (1) in section 301 (6 U.S.C. 181)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There’’; and 

14 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

15 subsection: 

16 ‘‘(b) MISSION.—The Directorate of Science and Tech17 nology shall be the primary research, development, testing, 

18 and evaluation arm of the Department, responsible for co19 ordinating the research, development, testing, and evalua20 tion of the Department to strengthen the security and resil21 iency of the United States. The Directorate shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) develop and deliver knowledge, analyses, 

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1 sponder community, and the Homeland Security En2 terprise (as such term is defined in section 322) and 

3 that can be integrated into operations of the Depart4 ment; 

5 ‘‘(2) seek innovative, system-based solutions to 

6 complex homeland security problems; and 

7 ‘‘(3) build partnerships and leverage technology 

8 solutions developed by other Federal agencies and lab9 oratories, State, local, and tribal governments, uni10 versities, and the private sector.’’; 

11 (2) in section 302 (6 U.S.C. 182)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

13 by striking ‘‘The Secretary, acting through the 

14 Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 

15 shall’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

17 Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall carry 

18 out the mission described in subsection (b) of section 301 

19 and shall’’; 

20 (B) in subsection (a), as so designated by 

21 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 

22 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 

23 ‘‘and serving as the senior scientific advisor 

24 to the Secretary’’ before the semicolon at the 

25 end; 


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1 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (I) by striking ‘‘national’’; 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘biological,,’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘biological,’’; and 

5 (III) by inserting ‘‘that may serve 

6 as a basis of a national strategy’’ after 

7 ‘‘terrorist threats’’; 

8 (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 

9 Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal10 ysis and the Assistant Secretary for Infra11 structure Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘compo12 nents and offices of the Department’’; 

13 (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘ex14 cept that such responsibility does not extend 

15 to human health-related research and devel16 opment activities’’ and inserting the fol17 lowing: ‘‘including coordinating with rel18 evant components and offices of the Depart19 ment appropriate to— 

20 ‘‘(A) identify and prioritize technical capa21 bility requirements and create solutions that in22 clude researchers, the private sector, and oper23 ational end users, and 

24 ‘‘(B) develop capabilities to address issues 

25 on research, development, testing, evaluation, 


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1 technology, and standards for the first responder 

2 community, 

3 except that such responsibility does not extend to the 

4 human health-related research and development ac5 tivities’’. 

6 (v) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 

7 ‘‘biological,,’’ and inserting ‘‘biological,’’; 

8 (vi) by amending paragraph (12) to 

9 read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(12) coordinating and integrating all research, 

11 development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation 

12 activities of the Department, including through a cen13 tralized Federal clearinghouse established pursuant to 

14 paragraph (1) of section 313(b) for information relat15 ing to technologies that would further the mission of 

16 the Department, and providing advice, as necessary, 

17 regarding major acquisition programs;’’. 

18 (vii) in paragraph (13), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (viii) in paragraph (14), by striking 

21 the period at the end and inserting a semi22 colon; and 

23 (ix) by adding at the end the following 

24 new paragraphs: 

25 ‘‘(15) establishing a process that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) includes consideration by Directorate 

2 leadership, senior component leadership, first re3 sponders, and outside expertise; 

4 ‘‘(B) is strategic, transparent, and repeat5 able with a goal of continuous improvement; 

6 ‘‘(C) through which research and develop7 ment projects undertaken by the Directorate are 

8 assessed on a regular basis; and 

9 ‘‘(D) includes consideration of metrics to 

10 ensure research and development projects meet 

11 Directorate and Department goals and inform 

12 departmental budget and program planning; 

13 ‘‘(16) developing and overseeing the administra14 tion of guidelines for periodic external review of de15 partmental research and development programs or ac16 tivities, including through— 

17 ‘‘(A) consultation with experts, including 

18 scientists and practitioners, regarding the re19 search and development activities conducted by 

20 the Directorate of Science and Technology; and 

21 ‘‘(B) biennial independent, external re22 view— 

23 ‘‘(i) initially at the division level; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) when divisions conduct multiple 

2 programs focused on significantly different 

3 subjects, at the program level; 

4 ‘‘(17) partnering with components and offices of 

5 the Department to develop and deliver knowledge, 

6 analyses, and innovative solutions that are responsive 

7 to identified homeland security capability gaps and 

8 raise the science-based, analytic capability and ca9 pacity of appropriate individuals throughout the De10 partment by providing guidance on how to better 

11 identify homeland security capability gaps that may 

12 be addressed through a technological solution and by 

13 partnering with such components and offices to— 

14 ‘‘(A) support technological assessments of 

15 major acquisition programs throughout the ac16 quisition lifecycle; 

17 ‘‘(B) help define appropriate technological 

18 requirements and perform feasibility analysis; 

19 ‘‘(C) assist in evaluating new and emerging 

20 technologies against capability gaps; 

21 ‘‘(D) support evaluation of alternatives; 

22 ‘‘(E) improve the use of technology Depart23 ment-wide; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) provide technical assistance in the de2 velopment of acquisition lifecycle cost for tech3 nologies; 

4 ‘‘(18) acting as a coordinating office for tech5 nology development for the Department by helping 

6 components and offices define technological require7 ments, and building partnerships with appropriate 

8 entities (such as within the Department and with 

9 other Federal agencies and laboratories, State, local, 

10 and tribal governments, universities, and the private 

11 sector) to help each such component and office attain 

12 the technology solutions it needs; and 

13 ‘‘(19) coordinating with organizations that pro14 vide venture capital to businesses, particularly small 

15 businesses, as appropriate, to assist in the commer16 cialization of innovative homeland security tech17 nologies that are expected to be ready for commer18 cialization in the near term and within 36 months.’’; 

19 and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

21 subsection: 

22 ‘‘(b) REVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later than 

23 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

24 the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall sub25 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 


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1 on the implementation of paragraphs (2) (including how 

2 the policy and strategic plan under such paragraph may 

3 serve as a basis for a national strategy referred to in such 

4 paragraph), (11), (12), (13), (16), and (17) of subsection 

5 (a).’’; 

6 (3) in section 303(1) (6 U.S.C. 183(1)), by strik7 ing subparagraph (F); 

8 (4) in section 305 (6 U.S.C. 185)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The’’; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

13 subsection: 

14 ‘‘(b) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The Secretary shall 

15 review and revise, as appropriate, the policies of the De16 partment relating to personnel conflicts of interest to ensure 

17 that such policies specifically address employees of federally 

18 funded research and development centers established pursu19 ant to subsection (a) who are in a position to make or mate20 rially influence research findings or agency decision mak21 ing.’’; 

22 (5) in section 306 (6 U.S.C. 186)— 

23 (A) in subsection (c), by adding at the end 

24 the following new sentence: ‘‘If such regulations 

25 are issued, the Under Secretary shall report to 


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1 the appropriate congressional committees prior 

2 to such issuance.’’; and 

3 (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(d) PERSONNEL.—In hiring personnel for the Direc6 torate of Science and Technology, the Secretary shall have 

7 the hiring and management authorities described in section 

8 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authoriza9 tion Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note; Public 

10 Law 105–261). The term of appointments for employees 

11 under subsection (c)(1) of such section may not exceed five 

12 years before the granting of any extension under subsection 

13 (c)(2) of such section.’’; 

14 (6) in section 308 (6 U.S.C. 188)— 

15 (A) in subsection (b)(2)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (I) in clause (iv), by striking 

18 ‘‘and nuclear countermeasures or detec19 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘nuclear, and ex20 plosives countermeasures or detection 

21 (which may include research into re22 mote sensing and remote imaging)’’; 

23 and 

24 (II) by adding after clause (xiv) 

25 the following new clause: 


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1 ‘‘(xv) Cybersecurity.’’; and 

2 (ii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

3 read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(D) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not 

5 later than one year after the date of the enact6 ment of this subparagraph and annually there7 after, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

8 report on the implementation of this section. 

9 Each such report shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) indicate which center or centers 

11 have been designated pursuant to this sec12 tion; 

13 ‘‘(ii) describe how such designation or 

14 designations enhance homeland security; 

15 ‘‘(iii) provide information on any deci16 sions to revoke or modify such designation 

17 or designations; 

18 ‘‘(iv) describe research that has been 

19 tasked and completed by each center that 

20 has been designated during the preceding 

21 year; 

22 ‘‘(v) describe funding provided by the 

23 Secretary for each center under clause (iv) 

24 for that year; and 


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1 ‘‘(vi) describe plans for utilization of 

2 each center or centers in the forthcoming 

3 year.’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

5 subsection: 

6 ‘‘(d) TEST, EVALUATION, AND STANDARDS DIVI7 SION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

9 the Directorate of Science and Technology a Test, 

10 Evaluation, and Standards Division. 

11 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Test, Evaluation, and 

12 Standards Division shall be headed by a Director of 

13 Test, Evaluation, and Standards, who shall be ap14 pointed by the Secretary and report to the Under Sec15 retary for Science and Technology. 

16 ‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES, AUTHORITIES, AND

17 FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Test, Evaluation, and 

18 Standards— 

19 ‘‘(A) through the Under Secretary for 

20 Science and Technology, serve as an adviser to 

21 the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Man22 agement on all test and evaluation or standards 

23 activities in the Department; and 

24 ‘‘(B) shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) establish and update as necessary 

2 test and evaluation policies for the Depart3 ment, including policies to ensure that oper4 ational testing is done at facilities that al5 ready have relevant and appropriate safety 

6 and material certifications to the extent 

7 such facilities are available; 

8 ‘‘(ii) oversee and ensure that adequate 

9 test and evaluation activities are planned 

10 and conducted by or on behalf of compo11 nents and offices of the Department with re12 spect to major acquisition programs of the 

13 Department, as designated by the Secretary, 

14 based on risk, acquisition level, novelty, 

15 complexity, and size of any such acquisition 

16 program, or as otherwise established in stat17 ute; 

18 ‘‘(iii) review major acquisition pro19 gram test reports and test data to assess the 

20 adequacy of test and evaluation activities 

21 conducted by or on behalf of components 

22 and offices of the Department, including 

23 test and evaluation activities planned or 

24 conducted pursuant to clause (ii); and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) review available test and evalua2 tion infrastructure to determine whether the 

3 Department has adequate resources to carry 

4 out its testing and evaluation responsibil5 ities, as established under this title. 

6 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—The Test, Evaluation, and 

7 Standards Division is not required to carry out oper8 ational testing of major acquisition programs. 

9 ‘‘(5) EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

10 TECHNOLOGIES.—The Director of Test, Evaluation, 

11 and Standards may evaluate technologies currently in 

12 use or being developed by the Department of Defense 

13 to assess whether such technologies can be leveraged to 

14 address homeland security capability gaps.’’; 

15 (7) in section 309(a) (6 U.S.C. 189(a)), by add16 ing at the end the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—Notwith18 standing any other provision of law, any funds pro19 vided to a Department of Energy national laboratory 

20 by the Department may not be treated as an assisted 

21 acquisition.’’; 

22 (8) in section 310 (6 U.S.C. 190), by adding at 

23 the end the following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(e) SUCCESSOR FACILITY.—Any successor facility to 

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1 tional Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) under con2 struction as of the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

3 which is intended to the replace the Plum Island Animal 

4 Disease Center shall be subject to the requirements of this 

5 section in the same manner and to the same extent as the 

6 Plum Island Animal Disease Center under this section.’’; 

7 (9) in section 311 (6 U.S.C. 191)— 

8 (A) in subsection (b)— 

9 (i) in paragraph (1), in the first sen10 tence— 

11 (I) by striking ‘‘20 members’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘not fewer than 15 members 

13 and not more than 30 members’’; and 

14 (II) by inserting ‘‘academia, na15 tional labs, private industry, and’’ 

16 after ‘‘representatives of’’; 

17 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

18 paragraph (3); and 

19 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

20 the following new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(2) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Advisory Com22 mittee may establish subcommittees that focus on re23 search and development challenges, as appropriate.’’; 

24 (B) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘on 

2 a rotating basis’’ before the period at the 

3 end; 

4 (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re5 designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 

6 (2); and 

7 (iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesig8 nated, by striking ‘‘be appointed’’ and in9 serting ‘‘serve’’; 

10 (C) in subsection (e), in the second sentence, 

11 by striking ‘‘the call of’’; 

12 (D) in subsection (h)— 

13 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (I) in the first sentence— 

15 (aa) by striking ‘‘render’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘submit’’; and 

17 (bb) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘the appropriate 

19 congressional committees’’; 

20 (II) in the second sentence, by in21 serting ‘‘, and incorporate the findings 

22 and recommendations of the Advisory 

23 Committee subcommittees,’’ before 

24 ‘‘during’’; and 

25 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 


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1 (I) striking ‘‘render’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘submit’’; and 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘the appropriate congres5 sional committees’’; 

6 (E) in subsection (i), by inserting before the 

7 period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that the 

8 Advisory Committee shall file a charter with 

9 Congress every two years in accordance with 

10 subsection (b)(2) of such section 14’’; 

11 (F) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2008’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

13 (10) in section 313 (6 U.S.C. 193)— 

14 (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub15 section (d); and 

16 (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol17 lowing new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary, act19 ing through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech20 nology, shall use the program established under subsection 

21 (a) to— 

22 ‘‘(1) enhance the cooperation between components 

23 and offices of the Department on projects that have 

24 similar goals, timelines, or outcomes; 


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1 ‘‘(2) ensure the coordination of technologies to 

2 eliminate unnecessary duplication of research and de3 velopment; 

4 ‘‘(3) ensure technologies are accessible for compo5 nent and office use on a Department website; and 

6 ‘‘(4) carry out any additional purpose the Sec7 retary determines necessary.’’; 

8 (11) by adding after section 317 (6 U.S.C. 195c) 

9 the following new sections: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 318. IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF RE11 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary 

14 for Science and Technology shall establish a process to de15 fine, identify, prioritize, fund, and task the basic and ap16 plied homeland security research and development activities 

17 of the Directorate of Science and Technology to meet the 

18 needs of the components and offices of the Department, the 

19 first responder community, and the Homeland Security 

20 Enterprise (as such term is defined in section 322). 

21 ‘‘(b) PROCESS.—The process established under sub22 section (a) shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) be responsive to near-, mid-, and long-term 

24 needs, including unanticipated needs to address 

25 emerging threats; 


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1 ‘‘(2) utilize gap analysis and risk assessment 

2 tools where available and applicable; 

3 ‘‘(3) include protocols to assess— 

4 ‘‘(A) off-the-shelf technology to determine if 

5 an identified homeland security capability gap 

6 can be addressed through the acquisition process 

7 instead of commencing research and development 

8 of technology to address such capability gap; and 

9 ‘‘(B) communication and collaboration for 

10 research and development activities pursued by 

11 other executive agencies, to determine if tech12 nology can be leveraged to identify and address 

13 homeland security capability gaps and avoid un14 necessary duplication of efforts; 

15 ‘‘(4) provide for documented and validated re16 search and development requirements; 

17 ‘‘(5) strengthen first responder participation to 

18 identify and prioritize homeland security techno19 logical gaps, including by— 

20 ‘‘(A) soliciting feedback from appropriate 

21 national associations and advisory groups rep22 resenting the first responder community and 

23 first responders within the components and of24 fices of the Department; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) establishing and promoting a publicly 

2 accessible portal to allow the first responder com3 munity to help the Directorate of Science and 

4 Technology develop homeland security research 

5 and development goals; 

6 ‘‘(6) institute a mechanism to publicize the De7 partment’s homeland security technology priorities for 

8 the purpose of informing Federal, State, and local 

9 governments, first responders, and the private sector; 

10 ‘‘(7) establish considerations to be used by the 

11 Directorate in selecting appropriate research entities, 

12 including the national laboratories, federally funded 

13 research and development centers, university-based 

14 centers, and the private sector, to carry out research 

15 and development requirements; 

16 ‘‘(8) incorporate feedback derived as a result of 

17 the mechanism established in section 323, ensuring 

18 the Directorate is utilizing regular communication 

19 with components and offices of the Department; and 

20 ‘‘(9) include any other criteria or measures the 

21 Under Secretary for Science and Technology considers 

22 necessary for the identification and prioritization of 

23 research requirements. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 319. DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTORATE STRATEGY AND 

2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. 

3 ‘‘(a) STRATEGY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 

5 the date of the enactment of this section, the Under 

6 Secretary for Science and Technology shall develop 

7 and submit to the appropriate congressional commit8 tees a strategy to guide the activities of the Direc9 torate of Science and Technology. Such strategy shall 

10 be updated at least once every five years and shall 

11 identify priorities and objectives for the development 

12 of science and technology solutions and capabilities 

13 addressing homeland security operational needs. Such 

14 strategy shall include the coordination of such prior15 ities and activities within the Department. Such 

16 strategy shall take into account the priorities and 

17 needs of stakeholders in the Homeland Security En18 terprise (as such term is defined in section 322). In 

19 developing such strategy, efforts shall be made to sup20 port collaboration and avoid unnecessary duplication 

21 across the Federal Government. Such strategy shall be 

22 risk-based and aligned with other strategic guidance 

23 provided by— 

24 ‘‘(A) the National Strategy for Homeland 

25 Security; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the Quadrennial Homeland Security 

2 Review; and 

3 ‘‘(C) any other relevant strategic planning 

4 documents, as determined by the Under Sec5 retary. 

6 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under 

7 paragraph (1) shall be prepared in accordance with 

8 applicable Federal requirements and guidelines, and 

9 shall include the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) An identification of the long-term stra11 tegic goals, objectives, and metrics of the Direc12 torate. 

13 ‘‘(B) A technology transition strategy for 

14 the programs of the Directorate. 

15 ‘‘(C) Short- and long-term strategic goals, 

16 and objectives for increasing the number of des17 ignations and certificates issued under subtitle G 

18 of title VIII, including cybersecurity technologies 

19 that could significantly reduce, or mitigate the 

20 effects of, cybersecurity risks (as such term is de21 fined in subsection (a)(1) of the second section 

22 226, relating to the national cybersecurity and 

23 communications integration center), without 

24 compromising the quality of the evaluation of 


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1 applications for such designations and certifi2 cates. 

3 ‘‘(b) FIVE-YEAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

4 PLAN.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 

6 Science and Technology shall develop, and update at 

7 least once every five years, a five-year research and 

8 development plan for the activities of the Directorate 

9 of Science and Technology. The Under Secretary shall 

10 develop the first such plan by the date that is not 

11 later than one year after the date of the enactment of 

12 this section. 

13 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each five-year research and 

14 development plan developed and revised under sub15 section (a) shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) define the Directorate of Science and 

17 Technology’s research, development, testing, and 

18 evaluation activities, priorities, performance 

19 metrics, and key milestones and deliverables for, 

20 as the case may be, the five-fiscal-year period 

21 from 2016 through 2020, and for each five-fiscal22 year period thereafter; 

23 ‘‘(B) describe, for the activities of the strat24 egy developed under subsection (a), the planned 

25 annual funding levels for the period covered by 


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1 each such five-year research and development 

2 plan; 

3 ‘‘(C) indicate joint investments with other 

4 Federal partners where applicable, and enhanced 

5 coordination with organizations as specified in 

6 paragraph (19) of section 302, as appropriate; 

7 ‘‘(D) analyze how the research programs of 

8 the Directorate support achievement of the stra9 tegic goals and objectives identified in the strat10 egy required under subsection (a); 

11 ‘‘(E) describe how the activities and pro12 grams of the Directorate meet the requirements 

13 or homeland security capability gaps identified 

14 by customers within and outside of the Depart15 ment, including the first responder community; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(F) describe the policies of the Directorate 

18 regarding the management, organization, and 

19 personnel of the Directorate. 

20 ‘‘(3) SCOPE.—The Under Secretary for Science 

21 and Technology shall ensure that each five-year re22 search and development plan developed and revised 

23 under subsection (a)— 

24 ‘‘(A) reflects input from a wide range of 

25 stakeholders; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) takes into account how research and 

2 development by other Federal, State, private sec3 tor, and nonprofit institutions contributes to the 

4 achievement of the priorities identified in each 

5 plan, and avoids unnecessary duplication with 

6 such efforts. 

7 ‘‘(4) REPORTS.—At the time the President sub8 mits each annual budget request under section 

9 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Under 

10 Secretary for Science and Technology shall submit to 

11 the appropriate congressional committees a report on 

12 the status and results to date of implementation of the 

13 current five-year research and development plan, in14 cluding— 

15 ‘‘(A) a summary of the research and devel16 opment activities for the previous fiscal year in 

17 each topic area, including such activities to ad18 dress homeland security risks, including threats, 

19 vulnerabilities, and consequences, and a sum20 mary of the coordination activities undertaken 

21 by the Directorate of Science and Technology for 

22 components and offices of the Department, to23 gether with the results of the process specified in 

24 paragraph (15) of section 302; 


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1 ‘‘(B) clear links between the Directorate’s 

2 budget and each topic area or program, includ3 ing those topic areas or programs to address 

4 homeland security risks, including threats, 

5 vulnerabilities, and consequences, specifying 

6 which topic areas or programs fall under which 

7 budget lines, and clear links between Directorate 

8 coordination work and priorities and annual ex9 penditures for such work and priorities, includ10 ing joint investments with other Federal part11 ners, where applicable; 

12 ‘‘(C) an assessment of progress of the re13 search and development activities based on the 

14 performance metrics and milestones set forth in 

15 such plan; and 

16 ‘‘(D) any changes to such plan. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 320. MONITORING OF PROGRESS. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 

19 and Technology shall establish and utilize a system to track 

20 the progress of the research, development, testing, and eval21 uation activities undertaken by the Directorate of Science 

22 and Technology, and shall provide to the appropriate con23 gressional committees and customers of such activities, at 

24 a minimum on a biannual basis, regular updates on such 

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1 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to provide the 

2 progress updates required under subsection (a), the Under 

3 Secretary for Science and Technology shall develop a system 

4 that— 

5 ‘‘(1) monitors progress toward project milestones 

6 identified by the Under Secretary; 

7 ‘‘(2) maps progress toward deliverables identified 

8 in each five-year research and development plan re9 quired under section 319(b); 

10 ‘‘(3) generates up-to-date reports to customers 

11 that transparently disclose the status and progress of 

12 research, development, testing, and evaluation efforts 

13 of the Directorate of Science and Technology; and 

14 ‘‘(4) allows the Under Secretary to report the 

15 number of products and services developed by the Di16 rectorate that have been transitioned into acquisition 

17 programs and resulted in successfully fielded tech18 nologies. 

19 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION METHODS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) EXTERNAL INPUT, CONSULTATION, AND RE21 VIEW.—The Under Secretary for Science and Tech22 nology shall implement procedures to engage outside 

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1 ties of the Directorate of Science and Technology, in2 cluding through— 

3 ‘‘(A) consultation with experts, including 

4 scientists and practitioners, to gather inde5 pendent expert peer opinion and advice on a 

6 project or on specific issues or analyses con7 ducted by the Directorate; and 

8 ‘‘(B) periodic, independent, external review 

9 to assess the quality and relevance of the Direc10 torate’s programs and projects. 

11 ‘‘(2) COMPONENT FEEDBACK.—The Under Sec12 retary for Science and Technology shall establish a 

13 formal process to collect feedback from customers of 

14 the Directorate of Science and Technology on the per15 formance of the Directorate that includes— 

16 ‘‘(A) appropriate methodologies through 

17 which the Directorate can assess the quality and 

18 usefulness of technology and services delivered by 

19 the Directorate; 

20 ‘‘(B) development of metrics for measuring 

21 the usefulness of any technology or service pro22 vided by the Directorate; and 

23 ‘‘(C) standards for high-quality customer 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 321. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH2 NOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting through 

4 the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and the 

5 Under Secretary for Management, shall establish a fellows 

6 program, to be known as the Homeland Security Science 

7 and Technology Fellows Program (in this section referred 

8 to as the ‘Program’), under which the Under Secretary for 

9 Science and Technology, in coordination with the Office of 

10 University Programs of the Department, shall facilitate the 

11 placement of fellows in relevant scientific or technological 

12 fields for up to two years in components and offices of the 

13 Department with a need for scientific and technological ex14 pertise. 

15 ‘‘(b) UTILIZATION OF FELLOWS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the De17 partment may employ fellows— 

18 ‘‘(A) for the use of the Directorate of Science 

19 and Technology; or 

20 ‘‘(B) for the use of a component or office of 

21 the Department outside the Directorate, under a 

22 memorandum of agreement with the head of such 

23 a component or office under which such compo24 nent or office will reimburse the Directorate for 

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1 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Under an agreement 

2 referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Under Secretary for Science and 

4 Technology and the Under Secretary for Manage5 ment shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) solicit and accept applications 

7 from individuals who are currently enrolled 

8 in or who are graduates of postgraduate 

9 programs in scientific and engineering 

10 fields related to the promotion of securing 

11 the homeland or critical infrastructure sec12 tors; 

13 ‘‘(ii) screen applicants and interview 

14 them as appropriate to ensure that such ap15 plicants possess the appropriate level of sci16 entific and engineering expertise and quali17 fications; 

18 ‘‘(iii) provide a list of qualified appli19 cants to the heads of components and offices 

20 of the Department seeking to utilize quali21 fied fellows; 

22 ‘‘(iv) subject to the availability of ap23 propriations, pay financial compensation to 

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1 ‘‘(v) coordinate with the Chief Security 

2 Officer to facilitate and expedite provision 

3 of security and suitability clearances to 

4 such fellows, as appropriate; and 

5 ‘‘(vi) otherwise administer all aspects 

6 of the employment of such fellows with the 

7 Department; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the head of the component or office of 

9 the Department utilizing a fellow shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) select such fellow from the list of 

11 qualified applicants provided by the Under 

12 Secretary; 

13 ‘‘(ii) reimburse the Under Secretary 

14 for the costs of employing such fellow, in15 cluding administrative costs; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) be responsible for the day-to-day 

17 management of such fellow. 

18 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZA19 TIONS.—The Under Secretary for Science and Technology 

20 may accept an application under subsection (b)(2)(A) that 

21 is submitted by a nonprofit organization on behalf of indi22 viduals whom such nonprofit organization has determined 

23 may be qualified applicants under the Program. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 322. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 

3 and Technology shall support research, development, test4 ing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity technology, 

5 including fundamental research to improve the sharing of 

6 information, analytics, and methodologies related to cyber7 security risks and incidents, consistent with current law. 

8 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The research and development sup9 ported under subsection (a) shall serve the components of 

10 the Department and shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) advance the development and accelerate the 

12 deployment of more secure information systems; 

13 ‘‘(2) improve and create technologies for detect14 ing attacks or intrusions, including real-time contin15 uous diagnostics and real-time analytic technologies; 

16 ‘‘(3) improve and create mitigation and recovery 

17 methodologies, including techniques and policies for 

18 real-time containment of attacks, and development of 

19 resilient networks and information systems; 

20 ‘‘(4) support, in coordination with private sec21 tor, the review of source code that underpins critical 

22 infrastructure information systems; 

23 ‘‘(5) develop and support infrastructure and 

24 tools to support cybersecurity research and develop25 ment efforts, including modeling, testbeds, and data 

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1 ‘‘(6) assist the development and support of tech2 nologies to reduce vulnerabilities in industrial control 

3 systems; and 

4 ‘‘(7) develop and support cyber forensics and at5 tack attribution. 

6 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

7 Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall coordi8 nate activities with— 

9 ‘‘(1) the Under Secretary appointed pursuant to 

10 section 103(a)(1)(H); 

11 ‘‘(2) the heads of other relevant Federal depart12 ments and agencies, including the National Science 

13 Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects 

14 Agency, the Information Assurance Directorate of the 

15 National Security Agency, the National Institute of 

16 Standards and Technology, the Department of Com17 merce, the Networking and Information Technology 

18 Research and Development Program Office, Sector 

19 Specific Agencies for critical infrastructure, and other 

20 appropriate working groups established by the Presi21 dent to identify unmet needs and cooperatively sup22 port activities, as appropriate; and 

23 ‘‘(3) industry and academia. 

24 ‘‘(d) TRANSITION TO PRACTICE.—The Under Secretary 

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1 the full life cycle of such projects, including research, devel2 opment, testing, evaluation, pilots, and transitions. The 

3 Under Secretary shall identify mature technologies that ad4 dress existing imminent cybersecurity gaps in public or pri5 vate information systems and networks of information sys6 tems, identify and support necessary improvements identi7 fied during pilot programs and testing and evaluation ac8 tivities, and introduce new cybersecurity technologies 

9 throughout the Homeland Security Enterprise through 

10 partnerships and commercialization. The Under Secretary 

11 shall target federally funded cybersecurity research that 

12 demonstrates a high probability of successful transition to 

13 the commercial market within two years and that is ex14 pected to have notable impact on the cybersecurity of the 

15 information systems or networks of information systems of 

16 the United States. 

17 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cyberse19 curity risk’ has the meaning given such term in the 

20 second section 226, relating to the national cybersecu21 rity and communications integration center. 

22 ‘‘(2) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 

23 term ‘Homeland Security Enterprise’ means relevant 

24 governmental and nongovernmental entities involved 

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1 and tribal government officials, private sector rep2 resentatives, academics, and other policy experts. 

3 ‘‘(3) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 

4 meaning given such term in the second section 226, 

5 relating to the national cybersecurity and commu6 nications integration center. 

7 ‘‘(4) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘informa8 tion system’ has the meaning given that term in sec9 tion 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 323. INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAMS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish inte12 grated product teams to serve as a central mechanism for 

13 the Department to identify, coordinate, and align research 

14 and development efforts with departmental missions. Each 

15 team shall be managed by the Under Secretary for Science 

16 and Technology and the relevant senior leadership of oper17 ational components, and shall be responsible for the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(1) Identifying and prioritizing homeland secu20 rity capability gaps within a specific mission area 

21 and technological solutions to address such gaps. 

22 ‘‘(2) Identifying ongoing departmental research 

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1 research and development activities to address a spe2 cific mission area. 

3 ‘‘(3) Assessing the appropriateness of a tech4 nology to address a specific mission area. 

5 ‘‘(4) Identifying unnecessary redundancy in de6 partmental research and development activities with7 in a specific mission area. 

8 ‘‘(5) Informing the Secretary and the annual 

9 budget process regarding whether certain technological 

10 solutions are able to address homeland security capa11 bility gaps within a specific mission area. 

12 ‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 

13 two years after the date of enactment of this section, the 

14 Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional 

15 committees information on the impact and effectiveness of 

16 the mechanism described in subsection (a) on research and 

17 development efforts, component relationships, and how the 

18 process has informed the research and development budget 

19 and enhanced decision making, including acquisition deci20 sion making, at the Department. The Secretary shall seek 

21 feedback from the Under Secretary for Science and Tech22 nology, Under Secretary for Management, and the senior 

23 leadership of operational components regarding the impact 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 324. HOMELAND SECURITY-STEM SUMMER INTERN2 SHIP PROGRAM. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 

4 and Technology shall establish a Homeland Security-STEM 

5 internship program (in this section referred to as the ‘pro6 gram’) to carry out the objectives of this subtitle. 

7 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—The program shall provide students 

8 with exposure to Department mission-relevant research 

9 areas to encourage such students to pursue STEM careers 

10 in homeland security related fields. Internships offered 

11 under the program shall be for up to ten weeks during the 

12 summer. 

13 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—The Under Secretary for Science 

14 and Technology shall develop criteria for participation in 

15 the program, including the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) At the time of application, an intern 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) have successfully completed not less 

19 than one academic year of study at an institu20 tion of higher education in a STEM field; 

21 ‘‘(B) be enrolled in a course of study in a 

22 STEM field at an institution of higher edu23 cation; and 

24 ‘‘(C) plan to continue such course of study 

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1 STEM field at an institution of higher education 

2 in the academic year following the internship. 

3 ‘‘(2) An intern shall be pursuing career goals 

4 aligned with the Department’s mission, goals, and ob5 jectives. 

6 ‘‘(3) Any other criteria the Under Secretary de7 termines appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(d) COOPERATION.—The program shall be adminis9 tered in cooperation with the university-based centers for 

10 homeland security under section 308. Interns in the pro11 gram shall be provided hands-on research experience and 

12 enrichment activities focused on Department research areas. 

13 ‘‘(e) ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS; OPERATION.—The 

14 Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall deter15 mine the academic requirements, other selection criteria, 

16 and standards for successful completion of each internship 

17 period in the program. The Under Secretary shall be re18 sponsible for the design, implementation, and operation of 

19 the program. 

20 ‘‘(f) RESEARCH MENTORS.—The Under Secretary for 

21 Science and Technology shall ensure that each intern in the 

22 program is assigned a research mentor to act as counselor 

23 and advisor and provide career-focused advice. 

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1 nology shall conduct outreach to students who are members 

2 of groups under-represented in STEM careers to encourage 

3 their participation in the program. 

4 ‘‘(h) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DE5 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘institution of higher edu6 cation’ has the meaning given the term in section 102 of 

7 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 

8 that the term does not include institutions described in sub9 paragraph (C) of such section 102(a)(1).’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub11 section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this section. 

13 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

14 section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

15 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 317 

16 the following new items: 

‘‘Sec. 318. Identification and prioritization of research and development. 

‘‘Sec. 319. Development of Directorate strategy and research and development 

plan. 

‘‘Sec. 320. Monitoring of progress. 

‘‘Sec. 321. Homeland Security Science and Technology Fellows Program. 

‘‘Sec. 322. Cybersecurity research and development. 

‘‘Sec. 323. Integrated product teams. 

‘‘Sec. 324. Homeland Security-STEM summer internship program.’’. 

17 (d) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—Sec18 tion 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

19 391) is amended— 

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1 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

2 by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking the last 

4 sentence; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) PRIOR APPROVAL.—In any case in which a 

8 component or office of the Department seeks to utilize 

9 the authority under this section, such office or compo10 nent shall first receive prior approval from the Sec11 retary by providing to the Secretary a proposal that 

12 includes the rationale for the use of such authority, 

13 the funds to be spent on the use of such authority, and 

14 the expected outcome for each project that is the sub15 ject of the use of such authority. In such a case, the 

16 authority for evaluating the proposal may not be dele17 gated by the Secretary to anyone other than the 

18 Under Secretary for Management.’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre21 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2015’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 

23 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

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1 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 

2 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

3 report detailing the projects for which the authority 

4 granted by subsection (a) was used, the rationale for 

5 such use, the funds spent using such authority, the ex6 tent of cost-sharing for such projects among Federal 

7 and non-federal sources, the extent to which use of 

8 such authority has addressed a homeland security ca9 pability gap identified by the Department, the total 

10 amount of payments, if any, that were received by the 

11 Federal Government as a result of the use of such au12 thority during the period covered by each such report, 

13 the outcome of each project for which such authority 

14 was used, and the results of any audits of such 

15 projects.’’; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub17 sections: 

18 ‘‘(e) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall develop a train19 ing program for acquisitions staff in the use of other trans20 action authority to help ensure the appropriate use of such 

21 authority. 

22 ‘‘(f) OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In 

23 this section, the term ‘other transaction authority’ means 

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1 (e) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION.—Paragraph (2) of 

2 subsection (a) of the second section 226 of the Homeland 

3 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148; relating to the national 

4 cybersecurity and communications integration center) is 

5 amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(2) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ means an 

7 occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes, 

8 without lawful authority, the integrity, confiden9 tiality, or availability of information on an informa10 tion system, or actually or imminently jeopardizes, 

11 without lawful authority, an information system.’’. 

12 (f) GAO STUDY OF UNIVERSITY-BASED CENTERS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

15 General of the United States shall initiate a study to 

16 assess the university-based centers for homeland secu17 rity program authorized by section 308(b)(2) of the 

18 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)), 

19 and provide recommendations to the Committee on 

20 Homeland Security and the Committee on Science, 

21 Space, and Technology of the House of Representa22 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

23 Governmental Affairs of the Senate for appropriate 

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1 (2) SUBJECT MATTERS.—The study required 

2 under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

3 (A) A review of the Department of Home4 land Security’s efforts to identify key areas of 

5 study needed to support the homeland security 

6 mission, and criteria that the Department uti7 lized to determine such key areas for which the 

8 Department should maintain, establish, or elimi9 nate university-based centers. 

10 (B) A review of the method by which uni11 versity-based centers, federally funded research 

12 and development centers, and Department of En13 ergy national laboratories receive tasking from 

14 the Department of Homeland Security, including 

15 a review of how university-based research is 

16 identified, prioritized, and funded. 

17 (C) A review of selection criteria for desig18 nating university-based centers and a weighting 

19 of such criteria. 

20 (D) An examination of best practices from 

21 other departments’ and agencies’ efforts to orga22 nize and use university-based research to support 

23 their missions. 

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1 demonstrable progress achieved by university2 based centers in fulfilling Department taskings, 

3 and mechanisms for delivering and dissemi4 nating the research results of designated univer5 sity-based centers within the Department and to 

6 other Federal, State, and local agencies. 

7 (F) An examination of the means by which 

8 academic institutions that are not designated or 

9 associated with the designated university-based 

10 centers can optimally contribute to the research 

11 mission of the Directorate of Science and Tech12 nology of the Department of Homeland Security. 

13 (G) An assessment of the interrelationship 

14 between the different university-based centers 

15 and the degree to which outreach and collabora16 tion among a diverse array of academic institu17 tions is encouraged by the Department of Home18 land Security, particularly with historically 

19 Black colleges and universities and minority20 serving institutions. 

21 (H) A review of any other essential elements 

22 of the programs determined in the conduct of the 

23 study. 

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1 curity shall utilize, as appropriate, prize authority granted 

2 pursuant to current law. 

3 (h) PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING.—No funds are 

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and 

5 the amendments made by this section. Such section and 

6 amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 

7 appropriated or made available for such purposes. 


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Union Calendar No. 284 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3578 

[Report No. 114–372] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

poses. ment of Homeland Security, and for other purtorate of Science and Technology of the Departstrengthen and make improvements to the DirecDECEMBER 8, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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