109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4942
AN ACT 
To establish a capability and office to promote cooperation 
between entities of the United States and its allies in 
the global war on terrorism for the purpose of engaging 
in cooperative endeavors focused on the research, devel-
opment, and commercialization of high-priority tech-
nologies intended to detect, prevent, respond to, recover 
from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and other 
high consequence events and to address the homeland 
security needs of Federal, State, and local governments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting 
Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Co-
operation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The development and implementation of 
technology is critical to combating terrorism and 
other high consequence events and implementing a 
comprehensive homeland security strategy. 
(2) The United States and its allies in the glob-
al war on terrorism share a common interest in fa-
cilitating research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion of technologies that will aid in detecting, pre-
venting, responding to, recovering from, and miti-
gating against acts of terrorism. 
(3) Certain United States allies in the global 
war on terrorism, including Israel, the United King-
dom, Canada, Australia, and Singapore have exten-
sive experience with, and technological expertise in, 
homeland security. 
(4) The United States and certain of its allies 
in the global war on terrorism have a history of suc-
cessful collaboration in developing mutually bene-
ficial technologies in the areas of defense, agri-
culture, and telecommunications. 
(5) The United States and its allies in the glob-
al war on terrorism will mutually benefit from the 
sharing of technological expertise to combat domes-
tic and international terrorism. 
(6) The establishment of a program to facilitate 
and support cooperative endeavors between and 
among government agencies, for-profit business enti-
ties, academic institutions, and nonprofit entities of 
the United States and its allies will safeguard lives 
and property worldwide against acts of terrorism 
and other high consequence events. 
SEC. 3. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTER-
NATIONAL COOPERATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 is amended by inserting after section 313 (6 U.S.C. 
193) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 314. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTER-
NATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director selected under subsection (c)(1).
‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATIVE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘international cooperative activities’ 
includes—
‘‘(A) coordinated research projects, joint 
research projects, or joint ventures; 
‘‘(B) joint studies or technical demonstra-
tions; 
‘‘(C) coordinated field exercises, scientific 
seminars, conferences, symposia, and work-
shops; 
‘‘(D) training of scientists and engineers; 
‘‘(E) visits and exchanges of scientists, en-
gineers, or other appropriate personnel; 
‘‘(F) exchanges or sharing of scientific and 
technological information; and 
‘‘(G) joint use of laboratory facilities and 
equipment. 
‘‘(3) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 
Secretary’ means the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity. 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Under Secretary is 
authorized to carry out international cooperative ac-
tivities to support the responsibilities specified under 
section 302. 
‘‘(2) MECHANISMS AND EQUITABILITY.—In car-
rying out this section, the Under Secretary may 
award grants to and enter into cooperative agree-
ments or contracts with United States governmental 
organizations, businesses, federally funded research 
and development centers, institutions of higher edu-
cation, and foreign public or private entities. The 
Under Secretary shall ensure that funding and re-
sources expended in international cooperative activi-
ties will be equitably matched by the foreign partner 
organization through direct funding or funding of 
complementary activities, or through provision of 
staff, facilities, materials, or equipment. 
‘‘(3) COOPERATION.—The Under Secretary is 
authorized to conduct international cooperative ac-
tivities jointly with other agencies. 
‘‘(4) FOREIGN PARTNERS.—Under this section, 
the Under Secretary may form partnerships with 
United States allies in the global war on terrorism, 
including Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, Aus-
tralia, Singapore, and other countries as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(5) EXOTIC DISEASES.—As part of the inter-
national cooperative activities authorized in this sec-
tion, the Under Secretary may facilitate the develop-
ment of information sharing and other types of co-
operative mechanisms with foreign countries, includ-
ing nations in Africa, to strengthen American pre-
paredness against threats to the Nation’s agricul-
tural and public health sectors from exotic diseases. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM AND DIRECTOR.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary 
shall establish the Science and Technology Home-
land Security International Cooperative Program to 
facilitate international cooperative activities through-
out the Science and Technology Directorate. The 
Program shall be headed by a Director, who shall be 
selected by and shall report to the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR.—
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT
OF
MECHANISMS.—
The Director shall be responsible for devel-
oping, in consultation with the Department of 
State and in coordination with other Federal 
agencies, mechanisms and legal frameworks to 
allow and to support international cooperative
activities in support of homeland security re-
search. 
‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION
OF
PARTNERS.—
The Director shall facilitate the matching of 
United States entities engaged in homeland se-
curity research with non-United States entities 
engaged in homeland security research so that 
they may partner in homeland security research 
activities. 
‘‘(C) COORDINATION.—The Director shall 
ensure that the activities under this subsection 
are coordinated with those of other components 
of the Department and of other relevant re-
search agencies. 
‘‘(D) CONFERENCES
AND
WORKSHOPS.—
The Director, periodically, shall support the 
planning and execution of international home-
land security technology workshops and con-
ferences to improve contact among the inter-
national community of technology developers 
and to help establish direction for future tech-
nology goals. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM
MANAGER
AUTHORITY.—This 
subsection shall not be construed to limit the ability 
of a program manager to initiate or carry out inter-
national cooperative activities provided that such ac-
tivities are appropriately coordinated with the Pro-
gram established under this subsection. 
‘‘(d) BUDGET ALLOCATION.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary, to be derived from 
amounts otherwise authorized for the Directorate of 
Science and Technology, $25,000,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 2007 through 2010 for activities under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL CO-
OPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Under Secretary, acting through the Director, shall 
transmit to the Congress a report containing—
‘‘(A) a brief description of each partner-
ship formed under subsection (b)(4), including 
the participants, goals, and amount and sources 
of funding; and 
‘‘(B) a list of international cooperative ac-
tivities underway, including the participants, 
goals, expected duration, and amount and 
sources of funding, including resources provided 
to support the activities in lieu of direct fund-
ing.
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—At the end of the fiscal year 
that occurs 5 years after the transmittal of the re-
port under subsection (a), and every 5 years there-
after, the Under Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector, shall transmit to the Congress an update of 
the report required under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 313 
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 314. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation pro-
gram.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4942
AN ACT 
To establish a capability and office to promote co-
operation between entities of the United States 
and its allies in the global war on terrorism for 
the purpose of engaging in cooperative endeavors 
focused on the research, development, and com-
mercialization of high-priority technologies in-
tended to detect, prevent, respond to, recover 
from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and 
other high consequence events and to address the 
homeland security needs of Federal, State, and 
local governments.