114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5389 

AN ACT 

To encourage engagement between the Department of Homeland Security and technology innovators, and for other 

purposes. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Leveraging Emerging 

3 Technologies Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. INNOVATION ENGAGEMENT. 

5 (a) INNOVATION ENGAGEMENT.— 

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

7 Security— 

8 (A) shall engage with innovative and 

9 emerging technology developers and firms, in10 cluding technology-based small businesses and 

11 startup ventures, to address homeland security 

12 needs; and 

13 (B) may identify geographic areas in the 

14 United States with high concentrations of such 

15 innovative and emerging technology developers 

16 and firms, and may establish personnel and of17 fice space in such areas, as appropriate. 

18 (2) ENGAGEMENT.—Engagement under para19 graph (1) may include innovative and emerging tech20 nology developers or firms with proven technologies, 

21 supported with outside investment, with potential 

22 applications for the Department of Homeland Secu23 rity. 

24 (3) CO-LOCATION.—If the Secretary of Home25 land Security determines that it is appropriate to es26 tablish personnel and office space in a specific geo-
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1 graphic area in the United States pursuant to para2 graph (1)(B), the Secretary shall co-locate such per3 sonnel and office space with other existing assets 

4 of— 

5 (A) the Department of Homeland Security, 

6 where possible; or 

7 (B) Federal facilities, where appropriate. 

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

9 establishing personnel and office space in a specific 

10 geographic area in the United States pursuant to 

11 paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of Homeland Secu12 rity shall inform Congress about the rationale for 

13 such establishment, the anticipated costs associated 

14 with such establishment, and the specific goals for 

15 such establishment. 

16 (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 6 months 

17 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec18 retary of Homeland Security shall develop, implement, and 

19 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

20 House of Representatives and the Committee on Home21 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 

22 Department of Homeland Security-wide strategy to 

23 proactively engage with innovative and emerging tech24 nology developers and firms, including technology-based 
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1 small businesses and startup ventures, in accordance with 

2 subsection (a). Such strategy shall— 

3 (1) focus on sustainable methods and guidance 

4 to build relationships, including with such innovative 

5 and emerging technology developers and firms in ge6 ographic areas in the United States with high con7 centrations of such innovative and emerging tech8 nology developers and firms, and in geographic areas 

9 outside such areas, to establish, develop, and en10 hance departmental capabilities to address homeland 

11 security needs; 

12 (2) include efforts to— 

13 (A) ensure proven innovative and emerging 

14 technologies can be included in existing and fu15 ture acquisition contracts; 

16 (B) coordinate with organizations that pro17 vide venture capital to businesses, particularly 

18 small businesses and startup ventures, as ap19 propriate, to assist the commercialization of in20 novative and emerging technologies that are ex21 pected to be ready for commercialization in the 

22 near term and within 36 months; and 

23 (C) address barriers to the utilization of 

24 innovative and emerging technologies and the 
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1 engagement of small businesses and startup 

2 ventures in the acquisition process; 

3 (3) include a description of how the Depart4 ment plans to leverage proven innovative and emerg5 ing technologies to address homeland security needs; 

6 and 

7 (4) include the criteria the Secretary plans to 

8 use to determine an innovative or technology is prov9 en. 

10 (c) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 

11 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 

12 carry out this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5389 

AN ACT 

To encourage engagement between the Department 

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