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scientific and engineering expertise and 
qualifications; 
‘‘(iii) provide a list of qualified appli-
cants to the heads of Department compo-
nents seeking to utilize qualified fellows; 
‘‘(iv) subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, pay financial compensation to 
such fellows; 
‘‘(v) coordinate with the Chief Security 
Officer to facilitate and expedite provision 
of security clearances to fellows, as appro-
priate; and 
‘‘(vi) otherwise administer all aspects 
of the employment of fellows with the De-
partment; and 
‘‘(B) the head of the component utilizing a 
fellow shall— 
‘‘(i) select the fellow from the list of 
qualified applicants provided by the Under 
Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) reimburse the Under Secretary 
for the costs of employing the fellow selected, 
including administrative costs; and 
‘‘(iii) be responsible for the day-to-day 
management of the fellow. 
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‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS
FROM
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Under Secretary may accept an application 
under subsection (b)(2)(A) that is submitted by a nonprofit 
organization on behalf of individuals whom such nonprofit 
organization has determined may be qualified applicants 
under the program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end of the items relating to title III the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 324. Homeland Security Science and Technology Fellows Program.’’. 
SEC. 710. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 311 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 191) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Directorate of Science and Technology a Science and 
Technology Advisory Committee (in this section referred to 
as the ‘Advisory Committee’). The Advisory Committee 
shall meet no fewer than 2 times each year and make rec-
ommendations with respect to the activities of the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology, including— 
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‘‘(1) identifying research and development areas 
of potential importance to the security of the Nation; 
and 
‘‘(2) providing advice in developing and updat-
ing the strategic plan under section 318 and the 5- 
year homeland security research and development 
plan under section 319.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘7 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Department of Homeland Security Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’’. 
SEC. 711. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS. 
Section 305 (6 U.S.C. 184) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’ before 
the first sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The Secretary shall 
review and revise, as appropriate, the policies of the De-
partment relating to personnel conflicts of interest to ensure 
that such policies specifically address employees of federally 
funded research and development centers established under 
this section who are in a position to make or materially 
influence research findings or agency decisionmaking. 
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‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each federally funded re-
search and development center established under this section 
shall transmit to the Secretary and appropriate congres-
sional committees an annual report describing the activities 
of the center in support of the Department.’’. 
SEC. 712. CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION AS A UNIVERSITY- 
BASED CENTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY. 
Section 308(b)(2)(B) (6 U.S.C. 188(b)(2)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘in—’’ and inserting ‘‘in one or more of the fol-
lowing:’’; 
(2) in clause (iii), by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘, including medical readi-
ness training and research, and community resiliency 
for public health and healthcare critical infrastruc-
ture’’; and 
(3) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and nuclear’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nuclear, and explosive’’. 
SEC. 713. AUTHORITY FOR FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT AT THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DI-
RECTORATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 847. AUTHORITY FOR FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT 
AT 
THE 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY DIRECTORATE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent necessary to ensure 
that the Department has the personnel required to carry 
out the mission of the Science and Technology Directorate, 
the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) make appointments to scientific or engi-
neering positions within such Directorate that require 
an advanced degree without regard to the provisions 
of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service, other than sections 
3303 and 3328 of such title; and 
‘‘(2) fix the pay of any personnel appointed 
under paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions 
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
title relating to classification and General Schedule 
pay rates. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 5 percent of 
the occupied positions within the Directorate of 
Science and Technology may at any time consist of 
positions occupied by personnel appointed under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) COUNTING RULE.—For purposes of apply-
ing the limitation set forth in paragraph (1), deter-
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