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(2) make available compliance assistance materials and information 
on education and training. 
§ 10660. Termination 
The authority provided under this subchapter terminates on January 17, 
2019. 
Chapter 107—Science and Technology in 
Support of Homeland Security 
Sec. 
10701.
Responsibilities and authorities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 
10702.
Functions transferred. 
10703.
Conduct of certain public health-related activities. 
10704.
Federally funded research and development centers. 
10705.
Miscellaneous provisions. 
10706.
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency. 
10707.
Conduct of research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation. 
10708.
Utilization of Department of Energy national laboratories and sites in support of 
homeland security activities. 
10709.
Transfer of Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Department of Agriculture. 
10710.
Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee. 
10711.
Technology clearinghouse to encourage and support innovative solutions to enhance 
homeland security. 
10712.
Enhancement of public safety communications interoperability. 
10713.
Office for Interoperability and Compatibility. 
10714.
Emergency communications interoperability research and development. 
10715.
National Biosurveillance Integration Center. 
10716.
Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program. 
10717.
National biodefense strategy and implementation plan. 
10718.
Transparency in research and development. 
10719.
EMP and GMD mitigation research and development. 
§ 10701. Responsibilities and authorities of the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology 
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology, is responsible for— 
(1) advising the Secretary regarding research and development ef-
forts and priorities in support of the Department’s missions; 
(2) developing, in consultation with other appropriate executive agen-
cies, a national policy and strategic plan for, identifying priorities, 
goals, objectives and policies for, and coordinating the Federal Govern-
ment’s civilian efforts to identify and develop, countermeasures to 
chemical, biological, and other emerging terrorist threats, including the 
development of— 
(A) comprehensive, research-based definable goals for the ef-
forts; and 
(B) annual measurable objectives and specific targets to accom-
plish and evaluate the goals for the efforts; 
(3) supporting the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis and 
the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, by assessing and 
testing homeland security vulnerabilities and possible threats; 
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(4) conducting basic and applied research, development, demonstra-
tion, testing, and evaluation activities that are relevant to any or all 
elements of the Department, through both intramural and extramural 
programs, except that the responsibility does not extend to human 
health-related research and development activities; 
(5) establishing priorities for, directing, funding, and conducting na-
tional research, development, test and evaluation, and procurement of, 
technology and systems for— 
(A) preventing the importation of chemical, biological, and re-
lated weapons and material; and 
(B) detecting, preventing, protecting against, and responding to, 
terrorist attacks; 
(6) establishing a system for transferring homeland security develop-
ments or technologies to Federal, State, local government, and private- 
sector entities; 
(7) entering into work agreements, joint sponsorships, contracts, or 
other agreements with the Department of Energy regarding the use of 
the national laboratories or sites, and the support of the science and 
technology base at those facilities; 
(8) collaborating with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Attorney 
General as provided in section 212 of the Agricultural Bioterrorism 
Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401); 
(9) collaborating with the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Attorney General in determining any new biological agents and 
toxins that shall be listed as ‘‘select agents’’ in Appendix A of part 72 
of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a); 
(10) supporting United States leadership in science and technology; 
(11) establishing and administering the primary research and devel-
opment activities of the Department, including the long-term research 
and development needs and capabilities for all elements of the Depart-
ment; 
(12) coordinating and integrating all research, development, dem-
onstration, testing, and evaluation activities of the Department; 
(13) coordinating with other appropriate executive agencies in devel-
oping and carrying out the science and technology agenda of the De-
partment to reduce duplication and identify unmet needs; and 
(14) developing and overseeing the administration of guidelines for 
merit review of research and development projects throughout the De-
partment, and for the dissemination of research conducted or sponsored 
by the Department. 
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§ 10702. Functions transferred 
The Secretary succeeds to the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities 
of the following entities: 
(1) The following programs and activities of the Department of En-
ergy, including the functions of the Secretary of Energy relating there-
to (but not including programs and activities relating to the strategic 
nuclear defense posture of the United States): 
(A) The chemical and biological national security and sup-
porting programs and activities of the nonproliferation and 
verification research and development program. 
(B) The nuclear smuggling programs and activities within the 
proliferation detection program of the nonproliferation and 
verification research and development program. The programs and 
activities described in this subparagraph may be designated by the 
President either for transfer to the Department or for joint oper-
ation by the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy. 
(C) The nuclear assessment program and activities of the as-
sessment, detection, and cooperation program of the international 
materials protection and cooperation program. 
(D) Life sciences activities of the biological and environmental 
research program related to microbial pathogens designated by the 
President for transfer to the Department. 
(E) The Environmental Measurements Laboratory. 
(F) The advanced scientific computing research program and 
activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 
(2) The National Bio-Weapons Defense Analysis Center of the De-
partment of Defense, including the functions of the Secretary of De-
fense related thereto. 
§ 10703. Conduct of certain public health-related activities 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to civilian human health-related research 
and development activities relating to countermeasures for chemical, biologi-
cal, radiological, and nuclear and other emerging terrorist threats carried 
out by the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Public 
Health Service), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall set pri-
orities, goals, objectives, and policies and develop a coordinated strategy for 
the activities in collaboration with the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
ensure consistency with the national policy and strategic plan developed 
under section 10701 of this title. 
(b) EVALUATION OF PROGRESS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall collaborate with the Secretary 
in developing specific benchmarks and outcome measurements for evaluating 
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progress toward achieving the priorities and goals described in the sub-
section. 
§ 10704. Federally funded research and development centers 
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology, shall have the authority to establish or contract with one or more 
federally funded research and development centers to provide independent 
analysis of homeland security issues, or to carry out other responsibilities 
under this subtitle, including coordinating and integrating both the extra-
mural and intramural programs described in section 10707 of this title. 
§ 10705. Miscellaneous provisions 
(a) CLASSIFICATION.—To the greatest extent practicable, research con-
ducted or supported by the Department shall be unclassified. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to pre-
clude any Under Secretary of the Department from carrying out research, 
development, demonstration, or deployment activities, as long as the activi-
ties are coordinated through the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary 
for Science and Technology, may issue necessary regulations with respect 
to research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation activities of 
the Department, including the conducting, funding, and reviewing of the ac-
tivities. 
§ 10706. Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects 
Agency 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Acceleration Fund for Re-
search and Development of Homeland Security Technologies estab-
lished in subsection (c). 
(2) HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘homeland secu-
rity research’’ means research relevant to the detection of, prevention 
of, protection against, response to, attribution of, and recovery from 
homeland security threats, particularly acts of terrorism. 
(3) HSARPA.—The term ‘‘HSARPA’’ means the Homeland Secu-
rity Advanced Research Projects Agency established in subsection (b). 
(4) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 
(b) HOMELAND SECURITY ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department the Homeland 
Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA). 
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