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friendly nation or nations have a demonstrated ex-
pertise. 
‘‘(3) To plan and undertake international con-
ferences, exchange programs, and training activities. 
‘‘(4) To manage international activities within 
the Department in coordination with other Federal 
officials with responsibility for counter-terrorism 
matters. 
‘‘SEC. 603. OTHER OFFICES AND OFFICIALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Policy 
shall establish the following offices in the Directorate for 
Policy, Planning, and International Affairs: 
‘‘(1) The Office of Policy, which shall be admin-
istered by an Assistant Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) The Office of Strategic Plans, which shall 
be administered by an Assistant Secretary for Stra-
tegic Plans and which shall include— 
‘‘(A) a Secure Border Initiative Program 
Office; and 
‘‘(B) a Screening Coordination and Oper-
ations Office. 
‘‘(3) The Office of the Private Sector, which 
shall be administered by an Assistant Secretary for 
the Private Sector. 
‘‘(4) The Victim Assistance Officer.
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‘‘(5) The Tribal Security Officer. 
‘‘(6) Such other offices as considered necessary 
by the Under Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF CARGO SECURITY POLICY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Di-
rectorate for Policy, Planning, and International Af-
fairs a Director of Cargo Security Policy (herein-
after in this subsection referred to as the ‘Director’), 
who shall be subject to the direction and control of 
the Under Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall—
‘‘(A) advise the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy regarding all aspects of Department pro-
grams relating to cargo security; 
‘‘(B) develop Department-wide policies re-
garding cargo security; and 
‘‘(C) coordinate the cargo security policies 
and programs of the Department with other 
Federal departments and agencies, including by 
working with officials of the Department of En-
ergy and the Department of State, as appro-
priate, in negotiating international agreements 
relating to cargo security. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR OF TRADE POLICY.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Di-
rectorate for Policy, Planning, and International Af-
fairs a Director of Trade Policy (hereinafter in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘Director’), who shall 
be subject to the direction and control of the Under 
Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall—
‘‘(A) advise the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy regarding all aspects of Department pro-
grams relating to the trade and customs rev-
enue functions of the Department; 
‘‘(B) develop Department-wide policies re-
garding trade and customs revenue functions 
and trade facilitation; and 
‘‘(C) coordinate the trade and customs rev-
enue-related programs of the Department with 
other Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘SEC. 604. CONSULTATION ON TRADE AND CUSTOMS REV-
ENUE FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Under 
Secretary for Policy shall consult with representatives of 
the business community involved in international trade, in-
cluding seeking the advice and recommendations of the 
Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), on 
Department policies and actions that have a significant
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impact on international trade and customs revenue func-
tions. 
‘‘(b) COAC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall seek the advice and recommenda-
tions of COAC on any proposed Department policies, 
initiatives, actions, or organizational reforms that 
will have a major impact on trade and customs rev-
enue functions not later than 45 days prior to the 
finalization of the policies, initiatives, actions, or or-
ganizational reforms. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines 
that it is important to the national security interest 
of the United States to finalize any proposed De-
partment policies, initiatives, actions, or organiza-
tional reforms prior to the provision of advice and 
recommendations described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) seek the advice and recommendations 
of COAC on the policies, initiatives, actions, or 
organizational reforms not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the policies, initiatives, 
actions, or organizational reforms are finalized; 
and
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‘‘(B) to the extent appropriate, modify the 
policies, initiatives, actions, or organizational 
reforms based upon the advice and rec-
ommendations of COAC. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI-
CATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall consult with and provide any rec-
ommendations of COAC received under subsection 
(b) to the appropriate congressional committees not 
later than 30 days prior to the finalization of any 
Department policies, initiatives, actions or organiza-
tional reforms that will have a major impact on 
trade and customs revenue functions. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines 
that it is important to the national security interest 
of the United States to finalize any Department 
policies, initiatives, actions, or organizational re-
forms prior to the consultation described in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) consult with and provide any rec-
ommendations of COAC received under sub-
section (b) to the appropriate congressional 
committees not later than 45 days after the
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date on which the policies, initiative, actions, or 
organizational reforms are finalized; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent appropriate, modify the 
policies, initiatives, actions, or organizational 
reforms based upon the consultations with the 
appropriate congressional committees.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 879 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 459) is re-
pealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to section 879; 
(2) by striking the items relating to title VI and 
inserting the following:
‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY, PLANNING, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Directorate for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘Sec. 603. Other offices and officials.’’;
and 
(3) by inserting after the items relating to title 
XVIII the following:
‘‘TITLE XIX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 1901. Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the armed forces of 
the United States and other governmental organizations.’’.
SEC. 302. STUDY AND REPORT ON CUSTOMS REVENUE 
FUNCTIONS. 
(a) STUDY.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study evaluating the extent to which 
the Department of Homeland Security is meeting its 
obligations under section 412(b) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 212(b)) with respect 
to the maintenance of customs revenue functions. 
(2) ANALYSIS.—The study shall include an 
analysis of—
(A) the extent to which the customs rev-
enue functions carried out by the former U.S. 
Customs Service have been consolidated with 
other functions of the Department (including 
the assignment of non-customs revenue func-
tions to personnel responsible for customs rev-
enue collection), discontinued, or diminished fol-
lowing the transfer of the U.S. Customs Service 
to the Department; 
(B) the extent to which staffing levels or 
resources attributable to customs revenue func-
tions have decreased since the transfer of the 
U.S. Customs Service to the Department; and 
(C) the extent to which the management 
structure created by the Department ensures 
effective trade facilitation and customs revenue 
collection.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the results of study conducted under subsection 
(a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘customs 
revenue functions’’ means the functions described in sec-
tion 412(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 212(b)(2)).
TITLE IV—OFFICE OF DOMESTIC 
NUCLEAR DETECTION 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new title: 
‘‘TITLE XX—OFFICE OF DOMES-
TIC NUCLEAR DETECTION 
‘‘SEC. 2001. DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security a Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office shall be 
to protect against the unauthorized importation, posses-
sion, storage, transportation, development, or use of a nu-
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clear explosive device, fissile material, or radiological ma-
terial against the United States. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di-
rector of Domestic Nuclear Detection, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President from among individuals nomi-
nated by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—This title shall not be construed 
to affect the performance, by directorates and agencies of 
the Department other than the Office, of functions that 
are not related to detection and prevention of nuclear and 
radiological terrorism. 
‘‘SEC. 2002. FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE DOMESTIC 
NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE, GENERALLY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall vest in the 
Director the primary responsibility in the Department 
for—
‘‘(1) administering all nuclear and radiological 
detection and prevention functions and assets of the 
Department, including those functions vested in the 
Department before the enactment of the Security 
and Accountability For Every Port Act; and 
‘‘(2) for coordinating such administration with 
nuclear and radiological detection and prevention ac-
tivities of other Federal departments and agencies.
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‘‘(b) TRANSFER
OF FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall transfer to the Director the authority to administer, 
or supervise the administration of, all functions, per-
sonnel, assets, and liabilities of all Department programs 
and projects relating to nuclear and radiological detection 
research, development, testing, and evaluation, and nu-
clear and radiological detection system acquisition and de-
ployment, including with respect to functions and assets 
transferred by section 303(1)(B), (C), and (E) and func-
tions, assets, and personnel transferred pursuant to sec-
tion 2010(c). 
‘‘SEC. 2003. GLOBAL NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall coordinate 
the Federal Government’s implementation of a global nu-
clear detection architecture. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR.—The Director shall, 
under subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) design a strategy that will guide deploy-
ment of the global nuclear detection architecture; 
‘‘(2) implement Department components of the 
strategy in the United States; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate Department and Federal inter-
agency efforts to deploy the elements of the global 
nuclear detection architecture outside the United 
States.
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‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES.—The authority of the Director under this sec-
tion shall not affect an authority or responsibility of any 
other department or agency of the Federal Government 
with respect to the deployment of nuclear and radiological 
detection systems under any program administered by 
that department or agency. 
‘‘SEC. 2004. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
research and development program to achieve trans-
formational and evolutionary improvements in detection 
capabilities for shielded and unshielded nuclear explosive 
devices and radiological dispersion devices. 
‘‘(b) HIGH-RISK PROJECTS.—The program shall in-
clude funding for transformational research and develop-
ment projects that may have a high risk of failure but 
have the potential to provide significant benefits. 
‘‘(c) LONG-TERM PROJECTS.—In order to reflect a 
long-term commitment to the development of more effec-
tive detection technologies, the program shall include the 
provision of funding for projects having a duration of more 
than 3 years, as appropriate. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL PRO-
GRAMS.—The Director shall coordinate implementation of 
the program with other Federal agencies performing simi-