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‘‘(2) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘homeland security enterprise’ means relevant 
governmental and nongovernmental entities involved 
in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, 
and tribal government officials, private sector rep-
resentatives, academics, and other policy experts. 
‘‘(3) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 227. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to second section 319 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 321. Cybersecurity research and development.’’. 
(b) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking the last 
sentence; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) PRIOR APPROVAL.—In any case in which 
the head of a component or office of the Department 
seeks to utilize the authority under this section, such 
head shall first receive prior approval from the Sec-
retary by providing to the Secretary a proposal that 
includes the rationale for the utilization of such au-
thority, the funds to be spent on the use of such au-
thority, and the expected outcome for each project 
that is the subject of the use of such authority. In 
such a case, the authority for evaluating the pro-
posal may not be delegated by the Secretary to any-
one other than the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report detailing the projects for which the 
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authority granted by subsection (a) was utilized, the 
rationale for such utilizations, the funds spent uti-
lizing such authority, the extent of cost-sharing for 
such projects among Federal and non-Federal 
sources, the extent to which utilization of such au-
thority has addressed a homeland security capability 
gap or threat to the homeland identified by the De-
partment, the total amount of payments, if any, that 
were received by the Federal Government as a result 
of the utilization of such authority during the period 
covered by each such report, the outcome of each 
project for which such authority was utilized, and 
the results of any audits of such projects.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall develop a train-
ing program for acquisitions staff on the utilization of the 
authority provided under subsection (a).’’. 
(c) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such 
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requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
authorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 10, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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