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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4141 

To authorize appropriations for the Homeland Security Department’s Directorate of Science and Technology, establish a program for the use of 

advanced technology to meet homeland security needs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2004 

Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. 

SHADEGG, Mr. RENZI, and Mr. HINOJOSA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 

Committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the Homeland Security Department’s Directorate of Science and Technology, establish a program for the use of advanced technology to 

meet homeland security needs, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Infrastructure 

5 and Technology Integration Act of 2004’’. 
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1 TITLE I—BORDER SECURITY 

2 SEC. 101. VULNERABILITY AND THREAT ASSESSMENT. 

3 (a) STUDY.—The Under Secretary of Homeland Se4 curity for Border and Transportation Security, in con5 sultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security 

6 for Science and Technology and the Under Secretary of 

7 Homeland Security for Information Analysis and Infra8 structure Protection, shall study the technology, equip9 ment, and personnel needed to address security 

10 vulnerabilities within the United States for each field of11 fice of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection that 

12 has responsibility for any portion of the United States bor13 ders with Canada and Mexico. The Under Secretary shall 

14 conduct follow-up studies at least once every 5 years. 

15 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Under Secretary 

16 shall submit a report to Congress on the Under Sec17 retary’s findings and conclusions from each study con18 ducted under subsection (a) together with legislative rec19 ommendations, as appropriate, for addressing any security 

20 vulnerabilities found by the study. 

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 

23 Homeland Security Directorate of Border and Transpor24 tation Security such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

25 years 2005 through 2010 to carry out any such rec-
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1 ommendations from the first study conducted under sub2 section (a). 

3 SEC. 102. DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS FOR FIELD OFFICES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu5 rity may provide up to $15,000 per fiscal year to any field 

6 office of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 

7 to be used by that office in developing innovative tech8 niques and technologies to carry out its duties with respect 

9 to the inspection of articles and individuals entering the 

10 United States. Financial assistance provided to a field of11 fice under this subsection shall be in addition to any 

12 amounts made available to that office under any other pro13 vision of law. 

14 (b) APPLICATIONS.—To receive funding provided 

15 under subsection (a) a field office shall submit an applica16 tion to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner 

17 as the Secretary may require, describing the purpose for 

18 which the additional funding is requested in sufficient de19 tail to permit the Secretary to determine whether the addi20 tional funding is necessary and appropriate. 

21 (c) REPORTS.— 

22 (1) INFORMATION-SHARING.—Not later than 30 

23 days after the head of a field office implements a 

24 new technique or technology developed in whole or in 

25 part with funding provided under subsection (a), the 
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1 head of the field office shall submit a report to the 

2 Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border 

3 Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, 

4 the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Bor5 der and Transportation Security, the Under Sec6 retary of Homeland Security for Science and Tech7 nology, and the heads of the other field offices re8 garding the technique or technology in order for suc9 cessful techniques and technologies to be replicated 

10 by other offices. 

11 (2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 

12 (A) a description of the technique or tech13 nology developed or implemented with funds 

14 provided under subsection (a); and 

15 (B) information on— 

16 (i) how the technique or technology 

17 was employed to enhance border security; 

18 (ii) the effectiveness of the technique 

19 or technology for enhancing border secu20 rity; and 

21 (iii) the need for future development 

22 or implementation of additional techniques 

23 or technology; 

24 (C) accounting for expenditures of funds 

25 received under subsection (a); 
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1 (D) requesting more funding under sub2 section (a) if the head of the field office believes 

3 it necessary to improve or further develop the 

4 technique or technology, or to develop addi5 tional techniques or technologies; and 

6 (E) providing an explanation of the need 

7 for such additional funding and a justification 

8 for the amount requested. 

9 SEC. 103. USE OF AERIAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES 

10 FOR BORDER SECURITY. 

11 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 

13 of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, in con14 sultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security 

15 for Border and Transportation Security, the Under Sec16 retary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis and 

17 Infrastructure Protection, the Secretary of Defense, and 

18 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 

19 shall develop a pilot program to utilize, or increase the 

20 utilization of, aerial surveillance technologies to enhance 

21 the border security of the United States. In developing the 

22 program, the Under Secretary shall— 

23 (1) consider current and proposed aerial sur24 veillance technologies that could be utilized to en25 hance the border security of the United States; 
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1 (2) assess the threats to the border security of 

2 the United States that can be addressed by the utili3 zation of such technologies; and 

4 (3) assess the feasibility and advisability of uti5 lizing such technologies to address such threats, in6 cluding an assessment of the technologies considered 

7 best suited to address such threats. 

8 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall in10 clude the utilization of a variety of aerial surveil11 lance technologies in a variety of topographies and 

12 areas (including both populated and unpopulated 

13 areas) on both the northern and southern borders of 

14 the United States in order to evaluate, for a range 

15 of circumstances— 

16 (A) the significance of previous experiences 

17 with such technologies in homeland security or 

18 critical infrastructure protection for the utiliza19 tion of such technologies for border security; 

20 (B) the cost, utility, and effectiveness of 

21 various technologies for border security, includ22 ing varying levels of technical complexity; and 

23 (C) liability, safety, and privacy concerns 

24 relating to the utilization of such technologies 

25 for border security. 
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1 (2) USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.— 

2 The aerial surveillance technologies utilized in the 

3 pilot program shall include unmanned aerial vehi4 cles. 

5 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Under Secretary of 

6 Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Secu7 rity shall implement the pilot program developed under 

8 this section. 

9 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after imple10 menting the pilot program under subsection (a), the 

11 Under Secretary shall submit a report on the program to 

12 the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans13 portation, the House of Representatives Committee on 

14 Science, and the House of Representatives Select Com15 mittee on Homeland Security. The Under Secretary shall 

16 include in the report a description of the program together 

17 with such recommendations as the Under Secretary finds 

18 appropriate, including recommendations for terminating 

19 the program, making the program permanent, or enhanc20 ing the program. 

21 SEC. 104. USE OF GROUND SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES 

22 FOR BORDER SECURITY. 

23 (a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 

25 of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, in con-
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1 sultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security 

2 for Border and Transportation Security, the Under Sec3 retary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis and 

4 Infrastructure Protection, and the Secretary of Defense, 

5 shall develop a pilot program to utilize, or increase the 

6 utilization of, ground surveillance technologies to enhance 

7 the border security of the United States. In developing the 

8 program, the Under Secretary shall— 

9 (1) consider various current and proposed 

10 ground surveillance technologies that could be uti11 lized to enhance the border security of the United 

12 States; 

13 (2) assess the threats to the border security of 

14 the United States that could be addressed by the 

15 utilization of such technologies; and 

16 (3) assess the feasibility and advisability of uti17 lizing such technologies to address such threats, in18 cluding an assessment of the technologies considered 

19 best suited to address such threats. 

20 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall in22 clude the utilization of a variety of ground surveil23 lance technologies in a variety of topographies and 

24 areas (including both populated and unpopulated 

25 areas) on both the northern and southern borders of 
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1 the United States in order to evaluate, for a range 

2 of circumstances— 

3 (A) the significance of previous experiences 

4 with such technologies in homeland security or 

5 critical infrastructure protection for the utiliza6 tion of such technologies for border security; 

7 (B) the cost, utility, and effectiveness of 

8 such technologies for border security; and 

9 (C) liability, safety, and privacy concerns 

10 relating to the utilization of such technologies 

11 for border security. 

12 (2) TECHNOLOGIES.—The ground surveillance 

13 technologies utilized in the pilot program shall in14 clude the following: 

15 (A) Video camera technology. 

16 (B) Sensor technology. 

17 (C) Motion detection technology. 

18 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Under Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Secu20 rity shall implement the pilot program developed under 

21 this section. 

22 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after imple23 menting the pilot program under subsection (a), the 

24 Under Secretary shall submit a report on the program to 

25 the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
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1 portation, the House of Representatives Committee on 

2 Science, and the House of Representatives Select Com3 mittee on Homeland Security. The Under Secretary shall 

4 include in the report a description of the program together 

5 with such recommendations as the Under Secretary finds 

6 appropriate, including recommendations for terminating 

7 the program, making the program permanent, or enhanc8 ing the program. 

9 SEC. 105. ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS INTEGRA10 TION AND INFORMATION SHARING ON BOR11 DER SECURITY. 

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

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home14 land Security, acting through the Under Secretary of 

15 Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Secu16 rity, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Home17 land Security for Science and Technology, the Under Sec18 retary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis and 

19 Infrastructure Protection, the Assistant Secretary of Com20 merce for Communications and Information, and other ap21 propriate Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, shall 

22 develop and implement a plan— 

23 (1) to improve the communications systems of 

24 the departments and agencies of the Federal Gov25 ernment in order to facilitate the integration of com-
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1 munications among the departments and agencies of 

2 the Federal Government and State, local government 

3 agencies, and Indian tribal agencies on matters re4 lating to border security; and 

5 (2) to enhance information sharing among the 

6 departments and agencies of the Federal Govern7 ment, State and local government agencies, and In8 dian tribal agencies on such matters. 

9 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after imple10 menting the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

11 submit a copy of the plan and a report on the plan, includ12 ing any recommendations the Secretary finds appropriate, 

13 to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

14 Transportation, the House of Representatives Committee 

15 on Science, and the House of Representatives Select Com16 mittee on Homeland Security. 

17 SEC. 106. BORDER SECURITY COORDINATION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Home19 land Security for Border and Transportation Security, in 

20 consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Secu21 rity for Science and Technology and the Under Secretary 

22 of Homeland Security for Information Analysis and Infra23 structure Protection, shall work with Federal, State, local, 

24 and tribal agencies on law enforcement, emergency re25 sponse, or security-related responsibilities for areas on or 
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1 adjacent to the United States borders with Canada and 

2 Mexico to develop and implement a plan to ensure that 

3 border security is not compromised— 

4 (1) when jurisdiction over an area or facility 

5 passes from one agency to another; 

6 (2) in areas of shared jurisdiction; or 

7 (3) when one Federal agency relinquishes juris8 diction to another pursuant to a memorandum of 

9 understanding. 

10 (b) KEY ELEMENTS OF PLAN.—In developing the 

11 plan, the Under Secretary shall focus particularly on— 

12 (1) the coordination of emergency responses to 

13 border security events; 

14 (2) improved data-sharing and communications 

15 among the responsible agencies; and 

16 (3) research and development relating to tech17 nology and systems for improved coordination 

18 among the responsible agencies. 

19 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after imple20 menting the plan under subsection (a), the Under Sec21 retary shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee 

22 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the House of 

23 Representatives Committee on Science, the House of Rep24 resentatives Select Committee on Homeland Security, and 
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1 other appropriate committees of Congress on the develop2 ment and implementation of the plan. 

3 SEC. 107. MONITORING FOR BORDER AREA BIOTERRORISM 

4 ATTACKS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu6 rity and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

7 shall execute a memorandum of understanding between 

8 the Department of Homeland Security and the Depart9 ment of Health and Human Services establishing a sys10 tem— 

11 (1) to monitor hospitals along the United 

12 States borders with Canada and Mexico for signs of 

13 potential health threats or bioterror attacks; and 

14 (2) to ensure cooperation and information-shar15 ing between the departments with respect to such 

16 threats or attacks. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the memo18 randum of understanding is executed and annually there19 after, the Secretaries shall transmit a joint report to the 

20 Congress on the system established under subsection (a) 

21 during the preceding calendar year. The report shall in22 clude a description of measures taken to deal with any 

23 problems reported, proposals for improving the system, 

24 and recommendations (including legislative recommenda25 tions if appropriate), to improve or expand the system. 
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1 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 HOMELAND SECURITY DIREC3 TORATE OF SCIENCE AND 

4 TECHNOLOGY 

5 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—There are authorized to be 

7 appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for 

8 the Directorate of Science and Technology 

9 $1,039,350,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out title III 

10 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et 

11 seq.), of which— 

12 (1) $129,300,000 shall be for radiological/nu13 clear countermeasures; 

14 (2) $407,000,000 shall be for biological coun15 termeasures; 

16 (3) $62,700,000 shall be for chemical and high 

17 explosives countermeasures; 

18 (4) $39,700,000 shall be for the standards and 

19 State and local program; 

20 (5) $34,000,000 shall be for the Conventional 

21 Missions/Components Program; 

22 (6) $30,000,000 shall be for university pro23 grams; 

24 (7) $21,000,000 shall be for emerging threats; 
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1 (8) $76,000,000 shall be for the Rapid Proto2 typing Program; 

3 (9) $101,900,000 shall be for threat and vul4 nerability testing and assessment; 

5 (10) $61,000,000 shall be for Counter 

6 MANPADS/Critical Infrastructure Protection; 

7 (11) $52,600,000 shall be for salary and ex8 penses; and 

9 (12) $24,150,000 shall be for Research and De10 velopment Consolidation transferred funds. 

11 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2006.—There are authorized to be 

12 appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for 

13 the Directorate of Science and Technology 

14 $1,045,656,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out title III 

15 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et 

16 seq.), of which— 

17 (1) $133,179,000 shall be for radiological/nu18 clear countermeasures; 

19 (2) $419,210,000 shall be for biological coun20 termeasures; 

21 (3) $64,581,000 shall be for chemical and high 

22 explosives countermeasures; 

23 (4) $40,891,000 shall be for the standards and 

24 State and local program; 
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1 (5) $35,020,000 shall be for the Conventional 

2 Missions/Components Program; 

3 (6) $30,900,000 shall be for university pro4 grams; 

5 (7) $21,630,000 shall be for emerging threats; 

6 (8) $78,280,000 shall be for the Rapid Proto7 typing Program; 

8 (9) $104,957,000 shall be for threat and vul9 nerability testing and assessment; 

10 (10) $62,830,000 shall be for Counter 

11 MANPADS/Critical Infrastructure Protection; and 

12 (11) $54,178,000 shall be for salary and ex13 penses. 

14 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2007.—There are authorized to be 

15 appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for 

16 the Directorate of Science and Technology 

17 $1,077,025,680 for fiscal year 2007 to carry out title III 

18 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et 

19 seq.), of which— 

20 (1) $137,174,370 shall be for radiological/nu21 clear countermeasures; 

22 (2) $431,786,300 shall be for biological coun23 termeasures; 

24 (3) $66,518,430 shall be for chemical and high 

25 explosives countermeasures; 
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1 (4) $42,117,730 shall be for the standards and 

2 State and local program; 

3 (5) $36,070,600 shall be for the Conventional 

4 Missions/Components Program; 

5 (6) $31,827,000 shall be for university pro6 grams; 

7 (7) $22,278,900 shall be for emerging threats; 

8 (8) $80,628,400 shall be for the Rapid Proto9 typing Program; 

10 (9) $108,105,710 shall be for threat and vul11 nerability testing and assessment; 

12 (10) $64,714,900 shall be for Counter 

13 MANPADS/Critical Infrastructure Protection; and 

14 (11) $55,803,340 shall be for salary and ex15 penses. 

16 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—There are authorized to be 

17 appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for 

18 the Directorate of Science and Technology 

19 $1,109,336,450 for fiscal year 2008 to carry out title III 

20 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et 

21 seq.), of which— 

22 (1) $141,289,601 shall be for radiological/nu23 clear countermeasures; 

24 (2) $444,739,889 shall be for biological coun25 termeasures; 
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1 (3) $68,513,983 shall be for chemical and high 

2 explosives countermeasures; 

3 (4) $43,381,262 shall be for the standards and 

4 State and local program; 

5 (5) $37,152,718 shall be for the Conventional 

6 Missions/Components Program; 

7 (6) $32,781,810 shall be for university pro8 grams; 

9 (7) $22,947,267 shall be for emerging threats; 

10 (8) $83,047,252 shall be for the Rapid Proto11 typing Program; 

12 (9) $111,348,881 shall be for threat and vul13 nerability testing and assessment; 

14 (10) $66,656,347 shall be for Counter 

15 MANPADS/Critical Infrastructure Protection; and 

16 (11) $57,477,440 shall be for salary and ex17 penses. 

18 SEC. 202. RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES REPORT. 

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

20 date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 

21 Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and 

22 Technology shall transmit to the Senate Committee on 

23 Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the House of 

24 Representatives Committee on Science, and the House of 

25 Representatives Select Committee on Homeland Security 
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1 a report on research and development needs and priorities 

2 identified for all elements of the Department of Homeland 

3 Security. 

4 (b) CONTENT.—The report shall include a description 

5 of— 

6 (1) the research and development needs in sup7 port of the Department’s missions; 

8 (2) priorities established for directing, funding, 

9 and conducting research and development activities 

10 of the Department; 

11 (3) the Directorate of Science and Technology’s 

12 efforts and priorities to meet the research and devel13 opment needs of the Department; 

14 (4) the progress that the Science and Tech15 nology Directorate has made in its efforts to meet 

16 the needs described in paragraph (1); and 

17 (5) strategies to coordinate and integrate all re18 search, development, demonstration, testing, and 

19 evaluation activities of the Department. 

20 SEC. 203. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 

21 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after the initial 

22 report is submitted under section 202, the Under Sec23 retary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology 

24 shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences to 

25 conduct a review of the Science and Technology Direc-
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1 torate’s research and development needs and priorities de2 scribed in the report. The review shall include— 

3 (1) an assessment of the Directorate’s ability to 

4 meet the research and development needs of the De5 partment of Homeland Security; 

6 (2) a review of the process used to determine 

7 research priorities; 

8 (3) a review of the grant proposal evaluation 

9 process; and 

10 (4) a review of the technology transfer process. 

11 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of 

13 Sciences shall report to the Senate Committee on Com14 merce, Science, and Transportation, the House of Rep15 resentatives Committee on Science, and the House of Rep16 resentatives Select Committee on Homeland Security on 

17 the results of the review conducted under subsection (a). 

18 SEC. 204. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES RE19 PORTS. 

20 Not later than 60 days after the initial report is sub21 mitted under section 202, the Secretary of Homeland Se22 curity shall— 

23 (1) identify all research and development activi24 ties in the Department of Homeland Security that 
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1 are not conducted within the Directorate of Science 

2 and Technology; and 

3 (2) consolidate those activities so as to elimi4 nate needless duplication of effort. 

5 SEC. 205. PERSONNEL PLAN. 

6 Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, the Under Secretary of Homeland Security 

8 for Science and Technology shall submit a personnel staff9 ing plan for the Science and Technology Directorate to 

10 the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans11 portation and the House of Representatives Committee on 

12 Science. The plan shall include information on recruitment 

13 procedures, compensation arrangements, and the number 

14 and qualifications of employees required for the Direc15 torate. 

16 SEC. 206. HOMELAND SECURITY INSTITUTE. 

17 Section 312 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

18 (6 U.S.C. 192) is amended by striking subsection (g). 

19 SEC. 207. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND LICENSING OF20 FICE. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE.—The Under 

22 Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Tech23 nology shall establish a Technology Transfer and Licens24 ing Office within the Directorate of Science and Tech25 nology. The Office shall— 
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1 (1) facilitate the transfer of technologies into 

2 and out of the Directorate of Science and Tech3 nology; and 

4 (2) handle the licensing activities for the Direc5 torate of Science and Technology. 

6 (b) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PLAN.—Not later than 

7 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

8 Under Secretary shall develop and implement a technology 

9 transfer plan for the Directorate. The technology transfer 

10 plan shall include— 

11 (1) a framework of oversight and administrative 

12 requirements for carrying out technology transfer 

13 activities; 

14 (2) a description of how the Office will identify, 

15 assess, license, and monitor research and develop16 ment projects that the Department and its related 

17 facilities determine have a potential for public and 

18 commercial application; and 

19 (3) procedures for the dissemination of infor20 mation on Federally owned or originated products, 

21 processes, and services to interested parties. 

22 (c) PLAN AND REPORT.—The Under Secretary shall 

23 transmit a copy of the plan, together with recommenda24 tions (including legislative recommendations) if any, to the 

25 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
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1 tation, the House of Representatives Committee on 

2 Science, and the House of Representatives Select Com3 mittee on Homeland Security within 1 year after the plan 

4 is implemented. 

5 SEC. 208. HOMELAND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY INVEST6 MENT STUDY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after the date of 

8 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

9 shall initiate and complete a study to determine the feasi10 bility of funding a nonprofit government-sponsored enter11 prise for the purpose of investing in private sector enter12 prises to support research and development of new tech13 nologies that show promise for homeland security applica14 tions. 

15 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall transmit a report, 

16 with the Secretary’s findings, conclusions, and rec17 ommendations (including legislative recommendations, if 

18 appropriate), within 120 days after the date of enactment 

19 of this Act to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 

20 Science, and Transportation, the House of Representa21 tives Committee on Science, and the House of Representa22 tives Select Committee on Homeland Security. 

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