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ter to provide support for law enforcement and intel-
ligence-related investigations and actions to— 
‘‘(1) provide definitive bioforensics analysis in 
support of the executive agencies with primary re-
sponsibilities for preventing, deterring, responding 
to, attributing, and recovering from biological at-
tacks; and 
‘‘(2) undertake other related bioforensics activi-
ties. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT
FOR SERVICES.—The center shall 
charge and retain fees to reimburse the cost of any service 
provided to an executive agency that requested such serv-
ice. 
‘‘(c) DETAILEE PROGRAM.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may implement a 
program under which executive agencies as considered ap-
propriate by the Secretary provide personnel, on a 
reimburseable basis, to the center for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) providing training and other educational 
benefits for such stakeholders to help them to better 
understand the policies, procedures, and laws gov-
erning national bioforensics activities; and 
‘‘(2) bolstering the capabilities and information 
sharing activities of the bioforensics analysis center 
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authorized under subsection (a) with national bio-
security and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) is further amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to title III the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Bioforensics capabilities.’’. 
SEC. 709. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 324. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
shall establish a fellows program, to be known as the 
Homeland Security Science and Technology Fellows Pro-
gram, under which the Under Secretary shall facilitate the 
temporary placement of scientists in relevant scientific or 
technological fields for up to 2 years in components of the 
Department with a need for scientific and technological 
expertise. 
‘‘(b) UTILIZATION OF FELLOWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the 
Under Secretary may employ fellows— 
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‘‘(A) for the use of the Directorate of 
Science and Technology; or 
‘‘(B) for the use of a Department compo-
nent outside such Directorate, under an agree-
ment with the head of such a component under 
which the component will reimburse the Direc-
torate for the costs of such employment. 
‘‘(2) 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Under 
such 
an 
agreement— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) solicit and accept applications 
from individuals who are currently enrolled 
in or who are graduates of postgraduate 
programs in scientific and engineering 
fields related to the promotion of securing 
the homeland, including— 
‘‘(I) biological, chemical, physical, 
behavioral, social, health, medical, and 
computational sciences; 
‘‘(II) geosciences; 
‘‘(III) all fields of engineering; 
and 
‘‘(IV) such other disciplines as 
are determined relevant by the Sec-
retary; 
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‘‘(ii) screen applicant candidates and 
interview them as appropriate to ensure 
that they possess the appropriate level of 
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 Secu-
rity Officer to facilitate and expedite provi-
sion of security clearances to fellows, as 
appropriate; 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; 
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‘‘(ii) reimburse the Under Secretary 
for the costs of employing the fellow se-
lected, including administrative costs; and 
‘‘(iii) be responsible for the day-to-day 
management of the fellow. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Under Secretary may accept an application 
under subsection (b)(2)(A) that is submitted by a non-
profit 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 
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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— 
‘‘(1) identifying research and development areas 
of potential importance to the security of the Na-
tion; 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 ‘‘2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘7 years after the date of enactment of the 
Department of Homeland Security Authorization 
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.—’’ be-
fore 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 en-
sure that such policies specifically address employees of 
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federally funded research and development centers estab-
lished under this section who are in a position to make 
or materially influence research findings or agency deci-
sionmaking. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each federally funded re-
search and development center established under this sec-
tion shall transmit to the Secretary and appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report describing the ac-
tivities 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 resil-
iency for public health and healthcare critical infra-
structure’’; and 
(3) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and nuclear’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nuclear, and explosive’’. 
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SEC. 713. AUTHORITY FOR FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT AT THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
DIRECTORATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is further amended by insert-
ing after section 846 (as added by section 303(a)) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 847. AUTHORITY FOR FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT 
AT 
THE 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY DIRECTORATE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent necessary to en-
sure that the Department has the personnel required to 
carry out the mission of the Science and Technology Di-
rectorate, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) make appointments to scientific or engi-
neering positions within such Directorate that re-
quire an advanced degree without regard to the pro-
visions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments 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 provi-
sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of such title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
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‘‘(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-
minations under this subsection shall be made on a 
full-time equivalent basis. 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—The authority to make appoint-
ments under this section shall cease to be available after 
January 1, 2017.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101(b)) is further amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 846 (as added by section 303(b)) 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 847. Authority for flexible personnel management at the Science and 
Technology Directorate.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office 
SEC. 721. RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DETECTION AND 
COUNTERMEASURES RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 1908. RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DETECTION AND 
COUNTERMEASURES RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION. 
‘‘In carrying out radiological and nuclear research, 
development, testing and evaluation activities required 
under section 1902, the Director for the Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office shall— 
‘‘(1) have authorities and carry out responsibil-
ities consistent with those established under sections 
302, 305, 308, 309, 320, and 321 for all radiological 
and nuclear research, development, testing, and eval-
uation programs of the Department; and 
‘‘(2) utilize an appropriate iterative combination 
of physical tests and computer modeling to provide 
an analytical basis for assessing detector perform-
ance of major radiological and nuclear detection ac-
quisition programs of the Department. 
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‘‘SEC. 1909. AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR DETEC-
TION ARCHITECTURE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the responsibil-
ities under paragraphs (3), (5), (8), and (9) of section 
1902(a), the Director shall maintain awareness of the 
Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘GNDA’) and its assets, including availability 
of equipment and trained personnel, types of equipment, 
equipment detection events and data, relevant intelligence 
information, and other information as needed. 
‘‘(b) DATA EXCHANGE.—To support the activities 
under subsection (a), the Director and heads of agencies 
in the GNDA shall ensure that widely accepted, con-
sensus-based data exchange standards are applied to de-
tection and communications systems incorporated into the 
GNDA, to the extent practicable.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) is amended by adding at the end of the 
items relating to such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1908. Radiological and nuclear detection and countermeasures research, 
development, testing, and evaluation. 
‘‘Sec. 1909. Awareness of the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture.’’. 
SEC. 722. DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL 
NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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