tual catastrophic acts of terrorism, especially those 
involving weapons of mass destruction. 
SEC. 302. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF TECHNOLOGY CLEARING-
HOUSE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the establishment 
of the Technology Clearinghouse under section 313 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
(b) TRANSFER PROGRAM.—Section 313 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 193) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The establishment of a homeland security 
technology transfer program to facilitate the identi-
fication, modification, and commercialization of tech-
nology and equipment for use by Federal, State, and 
local governmental agencies, emergency response pro-
viders, and the private sector to prevent, prepare for, 
or respond to acts of terrorism.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.—In devel-
oping the program described in subsection (b)(6), the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, shall— 
‘‘(1) in consultation with the other Under Secre-
taries of the Department and the Director of the Of-
fice for Domestic Preparedness, on an ongoing basis— 
‘‘(A) conduct surveys and reviews of avail-
able appropriate technologies that have been, or 
are in the process of being developed, tested, eval-
uated, or demonstrated by the Department, other 
Federal agencies, or the private sector or foreign 
governments
and
international
organizations 
and that may be useful in assisting Federal, 
State, and local governmental agencies, emer-
gency response providers, or the private sector to 
prevent, prepare for, or respond to acts of ter-
rorism; 
‘‘(B) conduct or support research, develop-
ment, tests, and evaluations, as appropriate of 
technologies identified under subparagraph (A), 
including any necessary modifications to such 
technologies for antiterrorism use; 
‘‘(C) communicate to Federal, State, and 
local governmental agencies, emergency response 
providers, or the private sector the availability of 
such technologies for antiterrorism use, as well as
the technology’s specifications, satisfaction of ap-
propriate standards, and the appropriate grants 
available from the Department to purchase such 
technologies; 
‘‘(D) coordinate the selection and adminis-
tration of all technology transfer activities of the 
Science and Technology Directorate, including 
projects and grants awarded to the private sector 
and academia; and 
‘‘(E) identify priorities based on current 
risk
assessments
within
the
Department
of 
Homeland Security for identifying, researching, 
developing, testing, evaluating, modifying, and 
fielding existing technologies for antiterrorism 
purposes; 
‘‘(2) in support of the activities described in 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) consult with Federal, State, and local 
emergency response providers; 
‘‘(B) consult with government agencies and 
nationally recognized standards development or-
ganizations as appropriate; 
‘‘(C) enter into agreements and coordinate 
with other Federal agencies, foreign governments, 
and national and international organizations as
the Secretary determines appropriate, in order to 
maximize the effectiveness of such technologies or 
to facilitate commercialization of such tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(D) consult with existing technology trans-
fer programs and Federal and State training 
centers that research, develop, test, evaluate, and 
transfer military and other technologies for use 
by emergency response providers; and 
‘‘(3) establish a working group in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense to advise and assist the 
technology clearinghouse in the identification of mili-
tary technologies that are in the process of being de-
veloped, or are developed, by the Department of De-
fense or the private sector, which may include— 
‘‘(A) representatives from the Department of 
Defense or retired military officers; 
‘‘(B) nongovernmental organizations or pri-
vate companies that are engaged in the research, 
development, testing, or evaluation of related 
technologies or that have demonstrated prior ex-
perience and success in searching for and identi-
fying technologies for Federal agencies; 
‘‘(C) Federal, State, and local emergency re-
sponse providers; and
‘‘(D) to the extent the Secretary considers 
appropriate, other organizations, other interested 
Federal, State, and local agencies, and other in-
terested persons.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall transmit to the Congress a description of 
the progress the Department has made in implementing the 
provisions of section 313 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as amended by this Act, including a description of 
the process used to review unsolicited proposals received as 
described in subsection (b)(3) of such section. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section (in-
cluding the amendments made by this section) shall be con-
strued to alter or diminish the effect of the limitation on 
the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under 
section 302(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 182(4)) with respect to human health-related re-
search and development activities. 
SEC. 303. REVIEW OF ANTITERRORISM ACQUISITIONS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall conduct a study of all Department of Homeland Secu-
rity procurements, including ongoing procurements and an-
ticipated procurements, to—
(1) identify those that involve any product, 
equipment, service (including support services), de-
vice, or technology (including information technology) 
that is being designed, developed, modified, or pro-
cured for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, 
identifying, or deterring acts of terrorism or limiting 
the harm such acts might otherwise cause; and 
(2) assess whether such product, equipment, serv-
ice (including support services), device, or technology 
is an appropriate candidate for the litigation and 
risk management protections of subtitle G of title VIII 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
(b) SUMMARY
AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report— 
(1) describing each product, equipment, service 
(including support services), device, and technology 
identified under subsection (a) that the Secretary be-
lieves would be an appropriate candidate for the liti-
gation and risk management protections of subtitle G 
of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002; 
(2) listing each such product, equipment, service 
(including support services), device, and technology in 
order of priority for deployment in accordance with 
current terrorism risk assessment information; and
(3) setting forth specific actions taken, or to be 
taken, to encourage or require persons or entities that 
sell or otherwise provide such products, equipment, 
services (including support services), devices, and 
technologies to apply for the litigation and risk man-
agement protections of subtitle G of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, and to ensure 
prioritization of the Department’s review of such 
products,
equipment,
services,
devices,
and
tech-
nologies under such Act in accordance with the 
prioritization set forth in paragraph (2) of this sub-
section. 
SEC. 304. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BORDER SECURITY. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a 
university-based Center for Excellence for Border Security 
following the merit-review processes and procedures that 
have been established for selecting University Programs 
Centers of Excellence. The Center shall prioritize its activi-
ties on the basis of risk to address the most significant 
threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences posed by the Na-
tion’s borders and border control systems, including the con-
duct of research, the examination of existing and emerging 
border security technology and systems, and the provision 
of education, technical, and analytical assistance for the
Department of Homeland Security to effectively secure the 
Nation’s borders. 
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE CONTAINER 
SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI). 
(a) RISK ASSESSMENT AND DESIGNATION OF NEW 
FOREIGN SEAPORTS.— 
(1) RISK ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall conduct a risk assessment of each 
foreign seaport that the Secretary is considering des-
ignating as a port under the Container Security Ini-
tiative (CSI) on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. Each such assessment shall evaluate the level 
of risk for the potential compromise of cargo con-
tainers by terrorists or terrorist weapons. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to designate a foreign seaport as a port under CSI on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act only if 
the Secretary determines, based on a risk assessment 
under paragraph (1) and a cost-benefit analysis, that 
the benefits of designating such port outweigh the cost 
of expanding the program to such port. 
(b) DEPLOYMENT OF INSPECTION EQUIPMENT TO NEW 
CSI PORTS.— 
(1) DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary is authorized 
to assist in the loaning of nonintrusive inspection
equipment for cargo containers, on a nonreimbursable 
basis, at each CSI port designated under subsection 
(a)(2) and provide training for personnel at the CSI 
port to operate the nonintrusive inspection equip-
ment. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall establish technical capability requirements and 
standard operating procedures for nonintrusive in-
spection equipment described in paragraph (1) and 
shall require each CSI port to agree to operate such 
equipment in accordance with such requirements and 
procedures as a condition for receiving the equipment 
and training under such paragraph. 
(c) DEPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL TO NEW CSI PORTS; 
REEVALUATION OF PERSONNEL AT ALL CSI PORTS.— 
(1) DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary shall deploy 
Department of Homeland Security personnel to each 
CSI port designated under subsection (a)(1) with re-
spect to which the Secretary determines that the de-
ployment is necessary to successfully implement the 
requirements of CSI at the port. 
(2) REEVALUATION.—The Secretary shall peri-
odically review relevant risk assessment information 
with respect to all CSI ports at which Department of 
Homeland Security personnel are deployed to assess
whether or not continued deployment of such per-
sonnel, in whole or in part, is necessary to success-
fully implement the requirements of CSI at the port. 
(d) INSPECTION AND SCREENING AT UNITED STATES 
PORTS OF ENTRY.—Cargo containers arriving at a United 
States port of entry from a CSI port shall undergo the same 
level of inspection and screening for potential compromise 
by terrorists or terrorist weapons as cargo containers arriv-
ing at a United States port of entry from a foreign seaport 
that is not participating in CSI unless the containers were 
initially inspected at the CSI port at the request of CSI 
personnel and such personnel verify and electronically 
record that the inspection indicates that the containers have 
not been compromised by terrorists or terrorist weapons. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Container 
Security Initiative’’ or ‘‘CSI’’ means the program carried 
out by the Department of Homeland Security under which 
the Department enters into agreements with foreign sea-
ports to— 
(1) establish security criteria to identify high- 
risk maritime cargo containers bound for the United 
States based on advance information; and 
(2) screen or inspect such maritime cargo con-
tainers for potential compromise by terrorists or ter-
rorist weapons prior to shipment to the United 
States. 
SEC. 306. SECURITY OF MARITIME CARGO CONTAINERS. 
(a) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall issue regulations for the se-
curity of maritime cargo containers moving within 
the intermodal transportation system in accordance 
with the requirements of paragraph (2). 
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.—The
regulations
issued 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be in accordance 
with recommendations of the Maritime Transpor-
tation Security Act Subcommittee of the Advisory 
Committee on Commercial Operations of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, including recommenda-
tions relating to obligation to seal, recording of seal 
changes, modal changes, seal placement, ocean carrier 
seal verification, and addressing seal anomalies. 
(b)
INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—The
Secretary 
shall seek to enter into agreements with foreign countries 
and international organizations to establish standards for 
the security of maritime cargo containers moving within 
the intermodal transportation system that, to the maximum
extent practicable, meet the requirements of subsection 
(a)(2). 
(c) CONTAINER TARGETING STRATEGY.— 
(1) STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall develop a 
strategy to improve the ability of the Department of 
Homeland Security to use information contained in 
shipping bills of lading to identify and provide addi-
tional review of anomalies in such bills of lading. The 
strategy shall include a method of contacting shippers 
in a timely fashion to verify or explain any anoma-
lies in shipping bills of lading. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the implementation of this subsection, in-
cluding information on any data searching tech-
nologies that will be used to implement the strategy. 
(d)
CONTAINER
SECURITY
DEMONSTRATION
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary is authorized to 
establish and carry out a demonstration program that 
integrates nonintrusive inspection equipment, includ-
ing radiation detection equipment and gamma ray 
inspection
equipment,
at
an
appropriate
United 
States seaport, as determined by the Secretary.
(2)
REQUIREMENT.—The
demonstration
pro-
gram shall also evaluate automatic identification 
methods for containers and vehicles and a data shar-
ing network capable of transmitting inspection data 
between ports and appropriate entities within the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
(3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the dem-
onstration program, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
implementation of this subsection. 
(e) CONSOLIDATION OF CONTAINER SECURITY PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall consolidate all programs of 
the Department of Homeland Security relating to the secu-
rity of maritime cargo containers, including the demonstra-
tion program established pursuant to subsection (d), to 
achieve enhanced coordination and efficiency. 
SEC. 307. SECURITY PLAN FOR GENERAL AVIATION AT RON-
ALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIR-
PORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall imple-
ment section 823(a) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41718 note; 117 Stat. 
2595).