ed research and development center to assist the Secretary 
in carrying out the requirements of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 240. TRACKING SYSTEMS, RESEARCH MILESTONES, 
AND CUSTOMER FEEDBACK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In establishing a system to collect 
feedback under section 238(c)(2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a system to monitor and account 
for homeland security research milestones; 
‘‘(2) create a formal process for collecting feed-
back from customers on the effectiveness of the tech-
nology or services delivered by Directorate of Science 
and Technology, including through randomized sam-
pling, focus groups, and other methods as appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(3) establish standards and performance meas-
ures to be met by the Directorate in order to provide 
high-quality customer service. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEM.—The system established under sub-
section (a)(1) shall identify and account for research mile-
stones to monitor the progress of Directorate of Science and 
Technology research, development, testing, and evaluation 
activities, and collect information from the Directorate’s 
customers about their level of satisfaction with the perform-
ance of the Directorate, including by— 
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‘‘(1) allowing the Directorate to provide regular 
reports to its customers regarding the status and 
progress of research efforts of the Directorate; 
‘‘(2) collecting and evaluating customer feedback; 
‘‘(3) allowing the Secretary to evaluate how a 
technology or service produced as a result of the Di-
rectorate’s programs has affected homeland security 
capability gaps; and 
‘‘(4) allowing the Secretary to report the number 
of products and services developed by the Directorate 
that have been transitioned into acquisition pro-
grams. 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall publicize and implement guidance for 
homeland security researchers funded by the Directorate on 
setting valid initial and subsequent research milestones. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Under Secretary shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees— 
‘‘(1) by not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this section identifying what actions 
have been taken to carry out the requirements of this 
section; and 
‘‘(2) annually thereafter describing— 
‘‘(A) research milestones for each large 
project with a Federal cost share greater than 
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$80,000,000 that has been successfully met and 
missed, including for each missed milestone, an 
explanation of why the milestone was missed; 
and 
‘‘(B) customer feedback collected and the 
success of the Directorate in meeting the cus-
tomer service performance measures and stand-
ards, including an evaluation of the effectiveness 
of the technology or services delivered by the Di-
rectorate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) is amended in the items relating to subtitle D 
of title II— 
(1) in the item relating to the heading for the 
subtitle, by striking ‘‘Office of’’; 
(2) in the item relating to section 231, by strik-
ing ‘‘office’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Science and 
Technology’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 238. Research prioritization and requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 239. Professional development. 
‘‘Sec. 240. Tracking systems, research milestones, and customer feedback.’’. 
SEC. 202. TESTING, EVALUATION, AND STANDARDS. 
Section 308 (6 U.S.C. 188) is amended by adding at 
the end of the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) TEST, EVALUATION, AND
STANDARDS
DIVI-
SION.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Directorate of Science and Technology a Test, 
Evaluation, and Standards Division. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Test, Evaluation, and 
Standards Division shall be headed by a Director of 
Test, Evaluation, and Standards, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary and report to the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology. 
‘‘(3) 
RESPONSIBILITIES, 
AUTHORITIES, 
AND 
FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Test, Evaluation, and 
Standards— 
‘‘(A) is the principal adviser to the Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary of Management, and 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
on all test and evaluation or standards activities 
in the Department; and 
‘‘(B) shall— 
‘‘(i) prescribe test and evaluation poli-
cies for the Department, which shall include 
policies to ensure that operational testing is 
done at facilities that already have relevant 
and appropriate safety and material certifi-
cations to the extent such facilities are 
available; 
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‘‘(ii) oversee and ensure that adequate 
test and evaluation activities are planned 
and conducted by or on behalf of compo-
nents of the Department in major acquisi-
tion programs of the Department, as des-
ignated by the Secretary, based on risk, ac-
quisition level, novelty, complexity, and size 
of the acquisition program, or as otherwise 
established in statute; 
‘‘(iii) review major acquisition pro-
gram test reports and test data to assess the 
adequacy of test and evaluation activities 
conducted by or on behalf of components of 
the Department; and 
‘‘(iv) review available test and evalua-
tion infrastructure to determine whether the 
Department has adequate resources to carry 
out its testing and evaluation responsibil-
ities, as established under this title. 
‘‘(4) DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST 
AND EVALUATION.—Within the Division there shall be 
a Deputy Director of Operational Test and Evalua-
tion, who— 
‘‘(A) is the principal operational test and 
evaluation official for the Department; and 
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‘‘(B) shall— 
‘‘(i) monitor and review the oper-
ational testing and evaluation activities 
conducted by or on behalf of components of 
the Department in major acquisition pro-
grams of the Department, as designated by 
the Secretary, based on risk, acquisition 
level, novelty, complexity, and size of the ac-
quisition program, or as otherwise estab-
lished in statute; 
‘‘(ii) provide the Department with 
independent and objective assessments of the 
adequacy of testing and evaluation activi-
ties conducted in support of major acquisi-
tions programs; and 
‘‘(iii) have prompt and full access to 
test and evaluation documents, data, and 
test results of the Department that the Dep-
uty Director considers necessary to review 
in order to carry out the duties of the Dep-
uty Director under this section. 
‘‘(5) STANDARDS EXECUTIVE.—Within this Divi-
sion, there shall be a Standards Executive as de-
scribed in Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A–119. The Standards Executive shall— 
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‘‘(A) implement the Department’s standards 
policy as described in section 102(g); and 
‘‘(B) support the development and adoption 
of voluntary standards in accordance with sec-
tion 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer 
and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note). 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—The Division is not required 
to carry out operational testing. 
‘‘(7) EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
TECHNOLOGIES.—The Director of Test, Evaluation, 
and Standards may evaluate technologies currently in 
use or being developed by the Department of Defense 
to assess whether they can be leveraged to address 
homeland security capability gaps.’’. 
SEC. 203. PEER REVIEW. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES
AND AUTHORITIES
OF
THE 
UNDER
SECRETARY.—Section 302 (6 U.S.C. 183) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end 
of paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) developing and overseeing the administra-
tion of guidelines for peer review of research and de-
velopment projects, including by— 
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‘‘(A) consulting with experts, including sci-
entists and practitioners, about the research and 
development conducted by the Directorate of 
Science and Technology; and 
‘‘(B) performing ongoing independent, ex-
ternal, scientific peer review— 
‘‘(i) initially at the division level; or 
‘‘(ii) when divisions conduct multiple 
programs focused on significantly different 
subjects, at the program level.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to Congress 
not later than 60 days after the completion of the first re-
view under section 302(15)(B) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) of this section 
on— 
(1) the findings of the review; and 
(2) any future efforts to ensure that the Depart-
ment’s research projects are peer reviewed, as appro-
priate. 
SEC. 204. OFFICE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 313 (6 U.S.C. 193) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 313. OFFICE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-
lished an Office of Public-Private Partnerships in the Di-
rectorate of Science and Technology. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di-
rector, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Direc-
tor shall report to the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director, in coordina-
tion with the Private Sector Office of the Department, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) engage and initiate proactive outreach ef-
forts and provide guidance on how to pursue pro-
posals to develop or deploy homeland security tech-
nologies (including regarding Federal funding, regu-
lation, or acquisition), including to persons associated 
with small businesses (as that term is defined in the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)); 
‘‘(2) coordinate with components of the Depart-
ment to issue announcements seeking unique and in-
novative homeland security technologies to address 
homeland security capability gaps; 
‘‘(3) promote interaction between homeland secu-
rity researchers and private sector companies in order 
to accelerate transition research or a prototype into 
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a commercial product and streamline the handling of 
intellectual property; and 
‘‘(4) conduct technology research assessment and 
marketplace analysis for the purpose of identifying, 
leveraging, and integrating best-of-breed technologies 
and capabilities from industry, academia, and other 
Federal Government agencies, and disseminate re-
search and findings to Federal, State, and local gov-
ernments. 
‘‘(d) RAPID REVIEW DIVISION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Rapid Review Division within the Office of Public- 
Private Partnerships. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Division— 
‘‘(i) is responsible for maintaining a 
capability to perform business and technical 
reviews to assist in screening unsolicited 
homeland security technology proposals sub-
mitted to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) shall assess the feasibility, sci-
entific and technical merits, and estimated 
cost of such proposals. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC
DUTIES.—In carrying out 
those duties, the Division shall— 
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‘‘(i) maintain awareness of the techno-
logical requirements of the Directorate’s cus-
tomers; 
‘‘(ii) establish and publicize accessible, 
streamlined procedures allowing a partici-
pant to have their technology assessed by the 
Division; 
‘‘(iii) make knowledgeable assessments 
of a participant’s technology after receiving 
a business plan, a technology proposal, and 
a list of corporate officers, directors, and 
employees with technical knowledge of the 
proposal, within 60 days after such a sub-
mission; 
‘‘(iv) review proposals submitted by 
components of the Department to the Divi-
sion, subject to subsection (e); and 
‘‘(v) in reviewing proposals submitted 
to the Secretary, give priority to any pro-
posal submitted by a small business concern 
as defined under section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Director shall submit 
for consideration promising homeland security tech-
nology research, development, testing, and evaluation 
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