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Union Calendar No. 489 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5389 

[Report No. 114–630] 

To encourage engagement between the Department of Homeland Security 

and technology innovators, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2016 

Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JUNE 21, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To encourage engagement between the Department of Homeland Security and technology innovators, 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 ‘‘Leveraging Emerging 

5 Technologies Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INNOVATION ENGAGEMENT. 

7 (a) INNOVATION ENGAGEMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

9 Security— 

10 (A) shall engage with innovative and 

11 emerging technology developers and firms, in12 cluding technology-based small businesses and 

13 startup ventures, to address homeland security 

14 needs; and 

15 (B) may identify geographic areas in the 

16 United States with high concentrations of such 

17 innovative and emerging technology developers 

18 and firms, and may establish personnel and of19 fice space in such areas, as appropriate. 

20 (2) ENGAGEMENT.—Engagement under para21 graph (1) may include innovative and emerging tech22 nology developers or firms with proven technologies, 

23 supported with outside investment, with potential 

24 applications for the Department of Homeland Secu25 rity. 


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1 (3) CO-LOCATION.—If the Secretary of Home2 land Security determines that it is appropriate to es3 tablish personnel and office space in a specific geo4 graphic area in the United States pursuant to para5 graph (1)(B), the Secretary shall co-locate such per6 sonnel and office space with other existing assets 

7 of— 

8 (A) the Department of Homeland Security, 

9 where possible; or 

10 (B) Federal facilities, where appropriate. 

11 (4) OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 30 days after 

12 establishing personnel and office space in a specific 

13 geographic area in the United States pursuant to 

14 paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of Homeland Secu15 rity shall inform Congress about the rationale for 

16 such establishment, the anticipated costs associated 

17 with such establishment, and the specific goals for 

18 such establishment. 

19 (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than six months 

20 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec21 retary of Homeland Security shall develop, implement, and 

22 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Committee on Home24 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 

25 Department of Homeland Security-wide strategy to 


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1 proactively engage with innovative and emerging tech2 nology developers and firms, including technology-based 

3 small businesses and startup ventures, in accordance with 

4 subsection (a). Such strategy shall— 

5 (1) focus on sustainable methods and guidance 

6 to build relationships, including with such innovative 

7 and emerging technology developers and firms in ge8 ographic areas in the United States with high con9 centrations of such innovative and emerging tech10 nology developers and firms, and in geographic areas 

11 outside such areas, to establish, develop, and en12 hance departmental capabilities to address homeland 

13 security needs; 

14 (2) include efforts to— 

15 (A) ensure proven innovative and emerging 

16 technologies can be included in existing and fu17 ture acquisition contracts; 

18 (B) coordinate with organizations that pro19 vide venture capital to businesses, particularly 

20 small businesses and startup ventures, as ap21 propriate, to assist the commercialization of in22 novative and emerging technologies that are ex23 pected to be ready for commercialization in the 

24 near term and within 36 months; and 


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1 (C) address barriers to the utilization of 

2 innovative and emerging technologies and the 

3 engagement of small businesses and startup 

4 ventures in the acquisition process; 

5 (3) include a description of how the Depart6 ment plans to leverage proven innovative and emerg7 ing technologies to address homeland security needs; 

8 and 

9 (4) include the criteria the Secretary plans to 

10 use to determine an innovative or technology is prov11 en. 

12 (c) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 

13 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 

14 carry out this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 489 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5389 

[Report No. 114–630] 

A BILL 

To encourage engagement between the Department 

and for other purposes. of Homeland Security and technology innovators, 

JUNE 21, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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