SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting 
Antiterrorism Cooperation through Technology and 
Science Act’’ or the ‘‘PACTS 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 equipment, capabilities, technologies, and 
services that will aid in detecting, preventing, re-
sponding to, recovering from, and mitigating 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 equipment, capabilities, technologies, and serv-
ices in the areas of defense, agriculture, and tele-
communications. 
(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 an office 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: 
‘‘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 (b)(2).
‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATIVE
ACTIV-
ITY.—The term ‘international cooperative activity’ 
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. 
‘‘(b) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HOMELAND SECU-
RITY
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS
OF-
FICE.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary 
shall establish the Science and Technology Home-
land Security International Cooperative Programs 
Office.
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by 
a Director, who—
‘‘(A) shall be selected by and shall report 
to the Under Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) may be an officer of the Department 
serving in another position. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT
OF
MECHANISMS.—
The Director shall be responsible for devel-
oping, in consultation with the Department of 
State, understandings or agreements that allow 
and support international cooperative activity in 
support of homeland security research, develop-
ment, and comparative testing. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIES.—The Director shall be 
responsible for developing, in coordination with 
the Directorate of Science and Technology, the 
other components of the Department of Home-
land Security, and other Federal agencies, stra-
tegic priorities for international cooperative ac-
tivity in support of homeland security research, 
development, and comparative testing. 
‘‘(C) ACTIVITIES.—The Director shall fa-
cilitate the planning, development, and imple-
mentation of international cooperative activity
to address the strategic priorities developed 
under subparagraph (B) through mechanisms 
the Under Secretary considers appropriate, in-
cluding grants, cooperative agreements, or con-
tracts to or with foreign public or private enti-
ties, governmental organizations, businesses, 
federally funded research and development cen-
ters, and universities. 
‘‘(D) 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. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—The Director shall en-
sure that the activities under this subsection are co-
ordinated with those of other relevant research agen-
cies, and may run projects jointly with other agen-
cies. 
‘‘(5) CONFERENCES
AND
WORKSHOPS.—The 
Director may hold international homeland security 
technology workshops and conferences to improve 
contact among the international community of tech-
nology developers and to help establish direction for 
future technology goals. 
‘‘(c) 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 (including small businesses 
and small and disadvantaged businesses), federally 
funded research and development centers, institu-
tions of higher education, and foreign public or pri-
vate entities. The Under Secretary shall ensure that 
funding and resources expended in international co-
operative activities 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) LOANS OF EQUIPMENT.—The Under Sec-
retary may make or accept loans of equipment for 
research and development and comparative testing 
purposes.
‘‘(4) COOPERATION.—The Under Secretary is 
authorized to conduct international cooperative ac-
tivities jointly with other agencies. 
‘‘(5) FOREIGN
PARTNERS.—Partners may in-
clude Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, Aus-
tralia, Singapore, and other allies in the global war 
on terrorism, as appropriate. 
‘‘(6) EXOTIC DISEASES.—As part of the inter-
national cooperative activities authorized in this sec-
tion, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the 
Chief Medical Officer, 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. 
‘‘(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 2008 through 2011 for activities under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) FOREIGN REIMBURSEMENTS.—Whenever the 
Science and Technology Homeland Security International 
Cooperative Programs Office participates in an inter-
national cooperative activity with a foreign country on a 
cost-sharing basis, any reimbursements or contributions 
received from that foreign country to meet its share of 
the project may be credited to appropriate current appro-
priations accounts of the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology. 
‘‘(f) 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) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for 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 February 27, 
2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 884
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of the Science and 
Technology Homeland Security International Co-
operative Programs Office, and for other pur-
poses.