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Union Calendar No. 520 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3116 
[Report No. 112–717, Part I] 
To authorize certain programs of the Department of Homeland Security, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2011 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. LONG, Mr. MARINO, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. 
RIGELL, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. TURNER of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
DECEMBER 20, 2012 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, and Transportation and In-
frastructure, for a period ending not later than December 21, 2012, for 
consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within 
the jurisdiction of those committees pursuant to clauses 1(f), 1(p) and 
1(r) of Rule X, respectively 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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DECEMBER 21, 2012 
The Committees on Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, 
and Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 6, 2011] 
A BILL 
To authorize certain programs of the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Amendment references. 
TITLE I—POLICY, MANAGEMENT, AND EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 101. Under Secretary for Policy. 
Sec. 102. Countering homegrown radicalization and violent Islamist extremism. 
Sec. 103. Direct line authority for Chief Operating Officers. 
Sec. 104. Department of Homeland Security International Affairs Office. 
Sec. 105. Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs. 
Sec. 106. Department of Homeland Security reorganization authority. 
Sec. 107. Repeal of Office of Domestic Preparedness. 
Sec. 108. Quadrennial homeland security review. 
Sec. 109. Development of explosives detection canine standards. 
Sec. 110. Development of a balanced workforce. 
Sec. 111. Danger pay allowances for employees of the Department of Homeland 
Security. 
Sec. 112. FLETC reporting requirements on counter-violent extremism training. 
Sec. 113. Future-years homeland security program. 
Sec. 114. Cost of submissions to Congress. 
Sec. 115. Protection of name, initials, insignia, and seal. 
Sec. 116. Office of Policy. 
Sec. 117. Federal vacancy compliance. 
Sec. 118. Electronic submissions. 
Sec. 119. Chief information officer. 
Sec. 120. Cost savings and efficiency reviews. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION 
POLICY 
Sec. 201. Department of Homeland Security acquisitions and procurement re-
view. 
Sec. 202. Capabilities and Requirements Council. 
Sec. 203. Acquisition authorities for the Under Secretary for Management. 
Sec. 204. Acquisition Professional Career Program. 
Sec. 205. Strategic plan for acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 206. Notification to Congress of major awards. 
Sec. 207. Independent verification and validation. 
Sec. 208. Other transaction authority. 
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Sec. 209. Report on competition. 
Sec. 210. Buy American requirement imposed on Department of Homeland Secu-
rity; exceptions. 
Sec. 211. Strategic sourcing for marine and aviation assets. 
Sec. 212. Strategic sourcing for detection and screening technology. 
Sec. 213. Special emergency procurement authority for domestic emergency oper-
ations. 
Sec. 214. Software licensing. 
Sec. 215. Financial management. 
TITLE III—INFORMATION SHARING AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS 
Sec. 301. Department of Homeland Security National Network of Fusion Centers 
Initiative. 
Sec. 302. Homeland security information sharing networks development. 
Sec. 303. Authority for flexible personnel management at the Department of 
Homeland Security Intelligence elements. 
Sec. 304. Support and oversight of fusion centers. 
Sec. 305. Audit on privacy and civil liberties and update on privacy and civil 
liberties impact assessments. 
TITLE IV—9/11 REVIEW COMMISSION 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Establishment. 
Sec. 403. Purposes of the 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 404. Composition of the 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 405. Authority of 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 406. Compensation. 
Sec. 407. Appointment of staff. 
Sec. 408. Security clearances for Commission members and staff. 
Sec. 409. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Sec. 410. Reports of 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 411. Funding. 
TITLE V—PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
Subtitle A—WMD Preparedness and Response 
Sec. 501. Homeland Security Biodefense Strategy. 
Sec. 502. Weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing. 
Sec. 503. Risk assessments. 
Sec. 504. Individual and community preparedness. 
Sec. 505. Detection of biological threats. 
Sec. 506. Rapid biological threat detection and identification at ports of entry. 
Sec. 507. Communications planning. 
Sec. 508. Response guidelines concerning weapons of mass destruction. 
Sec. 509. Plume modeling. 
Sec. 510. Disaster recovery. 
Subtitle B—Grants 
Sec. 521. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 522. Use of grant funds for projects conducted in conjunction with a na-
tional laboratory or research facility. 
Sec. 523. Notification of homeland security grant awards. 
Sec. 524. Transparency in homeland security grant funding. 
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Sec. 525. Metropolitan Medical Response System. 
Sec. 526. Transit security grant program. 
Sec. 527. Prioritization. 
Sec. 528. Transportation security grant program study. 
Sec. 529. Interagency grants working group. 
Subtitle C—Communications 
Sec. 541. Sense of Congress regarding interoperability. 
Sec. 542. Roles and responsibilities with respect to policy and guidance for com-
munications-related expenditures with grant funds. 
Sec. 543. Integrated public alert and warning system modernization. 
Subtitle D—Broadband for First Responders 
Sec. 561. Allocation and assignment of public safety licenses. 
Sec. 562. Standards. 
Sec. 563. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 564. Funding. 
Sec. 565. Public safety interoperable broadband network construction. 
Sec. 566. Public safety interoperable broadband maintenance and operation. 
Sec. 567. Audits. 
Sec. 568. Auction of spectrum to fund the interoperable broadband network con-
struction fund and the operation and maintenance fund. 
Sec. 569. Extension of auction authority and assurance of open auctions. 
Sec. 570. Definitions. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 581. Audit of the National Level Exercise. 
Sec. 582. FEMA report to Congress on sourcing and distribution of disaster re-
sponse goods and services. 
Sec. 583. Rural resilience initiative. 
Sec. 584. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 
Sec. 585. Technical correction. 
Sec. 586. Certification that disaster fund recipients subject to recoupment receive 
a notice of debt and opportunity to appeal before debt is for-
warded to Department of the Treasury. 
Sec. 587. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 588. Delegation of authorities to the regional offices review. 
Sec. 589. Lessons learned for national level exercises. 
Sec. 590. System assessment and validation for emergency responders. 
Sec. 591. National Transportation Security Center of Excellence. 
Sec. 592. Mental health counseling for disaster victims. 
Sec. 593. Effectiveness of certain disaster preparation. 
TITLE VI—BORDER SECURITY PROVISIONS 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. Strategy to achieve operational control of the border. 
Sec. 603. Maintaining Border Patrol staffing. 
Sec. 604. Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force. 
Sec. 605. Cost-effective training for Border Patrol agents. 
Sec. 606. Prohibition on impeding certain activities of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection related to border security. 
Sec. 607. Border security infrastructure and technology. 
Sec. 608. Northern border canine teams. 
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Sec. 609. Unmanned vehicles pilot program. 
Sec. 610. Report on unmanned aerial vehicles. 
Sec. 611. Student visa security improvement. 
Sec. 612. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards. 
Sec. 613. Border crossing documentation. 
Sec. 614. Internal review of adequacy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 
busiest international airports. 
Sec. 615. Port security grant program. 
Sec. 616. Port security grant funding for mandated security personnel. 
Sec. 617. Securing the TWIC against use by unauthorized aliens. 
Sec. 618. Small vessel threat analysis. 
Sec. 619. Customs and Border Protection professionalism and transparency. 
Sec. 620. Sense of Congress regarding deployment of additional UAV. 
Sec. 621. Report on status of unobligated balances in U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection Customs User Fee Account. 
Sec. 622. Outbound inspections. 
Sec. 623. Deporting criminal aliens. 
Sec. 624. Establishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
Sec. 625. Report on drug cartels. 
Sec. 626. Increase in unmanned aerial vehicles. 
Sec. 627. Border Area Security Initiative. 
Sec. 628. Foreign terrorist organizations. 
Sec. 629. Border Condition Index. 
Sec. 630. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 631. Issuance of visas at designated diplomatic and consular posts. 
Sec. 632. Private-public partnership for land port of entry project. 
Sec. 633. Report to Congress on Immigration Advisory Program. 
Sec. 634. Coast Guard deployable special forces assets. 
Sec. 635. Implementation of US-VISIT biometric exit. 
Sec. 636. Coordination with the Transportation Security Administration on 
Risk-Based Screening of Aviation Passengers. 
Sec. 637. Enhanced customer service standards and professionalism training. 
TITLE VII—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Subtitle A—Directorate of Science and Technology 
Sec. 701. Directorate of Science and Technology strategic plan. 
Sec. 702. 5-year research and development plan. 
Sec. 703. Identification and prioritization of research and development require-
ments. 
Sec. 704. Research and development progress. 
Sec. 705. Acquisition and operations support. 
Sec. 706. Operational Test and Evaluation. 
Sec. 707. Availability of testing facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 708. Bioforensics capabilities. 
Sec. 709. Homeland Security Science and Technology Fellows Program. 
Sec. 710. Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 711. Federally funded research and development centers. 
Sec. 712. Criteria for designation as a university-based center for homeland secu-
rity. 
Sec. 713. Authority for flexible personnel management at the Science and Tech-
nology Directorate. 
Sec. 714. Independent testing and evaluation of homeland security detection tech-
nologies. 
Sec. 715. Northern border unmanned aerial vehicle pilot project. 
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Subtitle B—Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
Sec. 721. Radiological and nuclear detection and countermeasures research, devel-
opment, testing, and evaluation. 
Sec. 722. Domestic implementation of the global nuclear detection architecture. 
Sec. 723. Radiation portal monitor alternatives. 
Sec. 724. Contracting and grantmaking authorities. 
Sec. 725. Domestic nuclear detection implementation plan. 
Sec. 726. Science and technology fellows program outreach. 
Sec. 727. Buy American requirement for information technology. 
Sec. 728. University-based centers. 
Sec. 729. Review of university-based centers. 
TITLE VIII—IMMUNITY FOR REPORTS OF SUSPECTED TERRORIST 
ACTIVITY OR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 901. Redesignation and movement of miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 902. Guidance to and coordination with local educational and school dis-
tricts. 
Sec. 903. Federal law enforcement training opportunities for local law enforce-
ment personnel with responsibilities for securing ports. 
Sec. 904. Security gaps at drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities. 
Sec. 905. Guidance and coordination for outreach to people with disabilities dur-
ing emergencies. 
Sec. 906. TWIC process reform. 
Sec. 907. Report on progress toward conducting security vulnerability assess-
ments at airports in the United States. 
Sec. 908. Regulation of the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate. 
Sec. 909. Sense of Congress on inclusion of the Western Hemisphere in the 2012 
National Strategy for Counterterrorism’s ‘‘Area of Focus’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, and any committee of the House of Represent-
atives or the Senate having legislative or oversight ju-
risdiction under the Rules of the House of Representa-
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tives or the Senate, respectively, over the matter con-
cerned. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’ includes 
authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, 
programs, projects, activities, duties, and responsibil-
ities. 
(4) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local gov-
ernment’’ means— 
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, 
township, local public authority, school district, 
special district, intrastate district, council of 
governments (regardless of whether the council of 
governments is incorporated as a nonprofit cor-
poration under State law), regional or interstate 
government entity, or agency or instrumentality 
of a local government; 
(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal or-
ganization, or in Alaska a Native village or 
Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and 
(C) a rural community, unincorporated 
town or village, or other public entity. 
(5) PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘personnel’’ means 
officers and employees. 
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(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Vir-
gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
possession of the United States. 
(8) TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘terrorism’’ means 
any activity that— 
(A) involves an act that— 
(i) is dangerous to human life or po-
tentially destructive of critical infrastruc-
ture or key resources; and 
(ii) is a violation of the criminal laws 
of the United States or of any State or other 
subdivision of the United States; and 
(B) appears to be intended— 
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian 
population; 
(ii) to influence the policy of a govern-
ment by intimidation or coercion; or 
(iii) to affect the conduct of a govern-
ment by mass destruction, assassination, or 
kidnapping. 
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TITLE I—POLICY, MANAGEMENT, 
AND EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 101. UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating section 601 (6 U.S.C. 331) as 
section 890A and transferring that section to appear 
immediately after section 890; and 
(2) striking the heading for title VI and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY, PLANNING, 
AND OPERATIONS COORDINA-
TION 
‘‘SEC. 601. UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLICY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
an Under Secretary for Policy, who shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to the direction and 
control of the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Policy 
shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as a principal policy advisor to the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(2) supervise policy development for the pro-
grams, offices, and activities of the Department; 
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‘‘(3) establish and direct a formal policymaking 
process for the Department; 
‘‘(4) ensure that the budget of the Department 
can fulfill the Department’s statutory and regulatory 
responsibilities and implement strategic plans and 
policies established by the Secretary in a risk-based 
manner; 
‘‘(5) conduct long-range, risk-based, strategic 
planning for the Department, including overseeing 
each quadrennial homeland security review required 
under section 707; 
‘‘(6) coordinate policy development undertaken 
by the component agencies and offices of the Depart-
ment; and 
‘‘(7) carry out such other functions as the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate, consistent with 
this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is amended by striking the items relating to 
title VI and inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY, PLANNING, AND OPERATIONS COORDINATION 
‘‘Sec. 601. Under Secretary for Policy.’’. 
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SEC. 102. COUNTERING HOMEGROWN RADICALIZATION AND 
VIOLENT ISLAMIST EXTREMISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate 
an official of the Department to coordinate efforts to counter 
homegrown violent Islamist extremism, including the vio-
lent ideology of Al Qaeda and its affiliated groups, in the 
United States. 
(b) NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days after the date on 
which the Secretary designates an official under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a written notification of the designation. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the Secretary designates an official under sub-
section (a), the official designated shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report detailing— 
(1) the strategy and activities of the Department 
to counter homegrown violent Islamist extremism; 
(2) the division of responsibilities within the De-
partment for countering homegrown violent Islamist 
extremism, including the violent ideology of Al Qaeda 
and its affiliated groups; 
(3) the strategy of the Department to monitor 
open source messaging that incite violence, including 
Internet websites that disseminate videos, graphics, 
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text calling for violent activities, and to provide 
counter-messaging to that messaging; 
(4) the number of employees of the Department 
and the amount of funding dedicated by the Depart-
ment to countering homegrown violent Islamist extre-
mism, including the violent ideology of Al Qaeda and 
its affiliated groups; 
(5) the type of Department-sponsored activities 
and training for States and local governments, in-
cluding products and activities associated with State 
and major urban area fusion centers, for countering 
homegrown violent Islamist extremism; and 
(6) the metrics used to measure the effectiveness 
of programs or activities of the Department aimed to 
counter homegrown violent Islamist extremism, in-
cluding the violent ideology of Al Qaeda and its affili-
ated groups. 
SEC. 103. DIRECT LINE AUTHORITY FOR CHIEF OPERATING 
OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 602. DIRECT LINE AUTHORITY FOR CHIEF OPERATING 
OFFICERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department’s Chief Oper-
ating Officers shall include— 
‘‘(1) the Chief Financial Officer; 
‘‘(2) the Chief Procurement Officer; 
‘‘(3) the Chief Information Officer; 
‘‘(4) the Chief Human Capital Officer; 
‘‘(5) the Chief Administrative Officer; and 
‘‘(6) the Chief Security Officer. 
‘‘(b) DELEGATION.—Subject to the direction and con-
trol of the Secretary, the Chief Operating Officers shall have 
direct authority over their respective counterparts in the 
components of the Department to ensure that the compo-
nents comply with the laws, rules, regulations, and depart-
mental policies the Chief Operating Officers are responsible 
for implementing. In coordination with the head of the rel-
evant component, such authorities shall include, with re-
spect to the Officer’s counterparts within components of the 
Department, direction of— 
‘‘(1) the activities of personnel; 
‘‘(2) planning, operations, and training; and 
‘‘(3) the budget and other financial resources. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH HEADS OF AGENCIES.—The 
chief operating officers of components of the Department 
shall coordinate with the heads of their respective agencies 
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while fulfilling their responsibilities under subsection (b) to 
report directly to the Chief Operating Officers.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.) is further amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 601, as added by section 101 of this Act, 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 602. Direct line authority for Chief Operating Officers.’’. 
SEC. 104. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY INTER-
NATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICE. 
Section 879 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 459) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 879. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department an Office of International Affairs. The Of-
fice shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Affairs, who shall be appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.—The Assistant Secretary for International Affairs 
shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate international functions within 
the Department, including functions carried out by 
the components of the Department, in consultation 
with other Federal officials with responsibility for 
counterterrorism and homeland security matters; 
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eign government officials and reviewing resulting 
draft agreements; 
‘‘(7) develop, in consultation with the compo-
nents and, where appropriate, with the Science and 
Technology Directorate, programs to support the over-
seas programs conducted by the Department, includ-
ing training, technical assistance, and equipment to 
ensure that Department personnel deployed abroad 
have proper resources and receive adequate and time-
ly support; 
‘‘(8) conduct exchange of homeland security in-
formation and best practices relating to homeland se-
curity with foreign nations that, in the determination 
of the Secretary, reciprocate the sharing of such infor-
mation in a substantially similar manner; 
‘‘(9) ensure that internationally deployed De-
partment personnel have access to, as appropriate for 
the requirements of their duties, Department systems 
with the capability of sending and receiving cables or 
other messages; and 
‘‘(10) submit information to the Under Secretary 
of Policy for oversight and purposes, including prepa-
ration of the quadrennial homeland security review, 
on the status of overseas activities, including training 
and technical assistance and information exchange 
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activities, and the Department’s resources dedicated 
to these activities. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE
OF
FOREIGN
NEGOTIATIONS.—All 
components of the Department shall coordinate with 
the Office of International Affairs of the intent of the 
component to pursue negotiations with foreign gov-
ernments to ensure consistency with the Department’s 
policy priorities. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BY SEN-
IOR OFFICERS.—All components of the Departments 
shall notify the Office of International Affairs about 
the international travel of senior officers of the De-
partment. 
‘‘(d) INVENTORY OF ASSETS DEPLOYED ABROAD.— 
The Office of International Affairs shall provide to the ap-
propriate congressional committees, with the annual budget 
request for the Department, an annual accounting of all 
assets of the Department, including personnel, deployed out-
side the United States on behalf of the Department. 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSIONS.—This section does not apply to 
international activities related to the protective mission of 
the United States Secret Service, or to the Coast Guard 
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when operating under the direct authority of the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of the Navy.’’. 
SEC. 105. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS. 
Section 516 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 321e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, and who shall also have the 
title of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (10); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) ensuring that the workforce of the Depart-
ment has science-based policy, standards, require-
ments, and metrics for occupational safety and 
health; 
‘‘(8) providing medical expertise for the compo-
nents of the Department with respect to prevention, 
preparedness, protection, response, and recovery for 
medical and public health matters; 
‘‘(9) working in conjunction with appropriate 
entities of the Department and other appropriate Fed-
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eral agencies to develop guidance for prevention, pre-
paredness, protection, response, and recovery from 
catastrophic events with human, animal, and agricul-
tural health consequences; and’’. 
SEC. 106. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY REORGA-
NIZATION AUTHORITY. 
Section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 452) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘only’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(2) after’’ and inserting ‘‘only 
after’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON OTHER REORGANIZATION AU-
THORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Authority under subsection 
(a) shall not extend to the discontinuance, abolition, 
substantial consolidation, alteration, or transfer of 
any agency, entity, organizational unit, program, or 
function established or required to be maintained by 
statute. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), if the President determines it to be 
necessary because of an imminent threat to 
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homeland security, a function, power, or duty 
vested by law in the Department, or an officer, 
official, or agency thereof, may be transferred, 
reassigned, or consolidated within the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the President makes a trans-
fer, reassignment, or consolidation under sub-
paragraph (A), the President shall notify the ap-
propriate congressional committees of the trans-
fer, reassignment, or consolidation. 
‘‘(C) DURATION.—A transfer, reassignment, 
or consolidation under subparagraph (A) shall 
remain in effect only until the President deter-
mines that the threat to homeland security has 
terminated or is no longer imminent. 
‘‘(c) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the President or the Secretary makes a trans-
fer, allocation, assignment, consolidation, alteration, estab-
lishment, or discontinuance under this section, the Presi-
dent or the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister— 
‘‘(1) the reasons for the action taken; and 
‘‘(2) a list of each statutory provision implicated 
by the action. 
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‘‘(d) SUBMITTAL OF NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.— 
No reorganization, realignment, consolidation, or other sig-
nificant organizational change to a component, directorate, 
or agency of the Department, may take effect before the ap-
propriate congressional committees receive information 
from the Secretary to support the determination that such 
reorganization, realignment, consolidation, or other signifi-
cant organizational change will enhance the component, di-
rectorate, or office’s efficiency, operational capabilities, or 
capacity, balance the numbers of Federal workers in accord-
ance with the balanced workforce strategy, and result in ad-
ministrative cost saving.’’. 
SEC. 107. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PREPARED-
NESS. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Title IV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 is amended by striking section 430 (6 U.S.C. 
238). 
(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 amended by striking the item relating to section 
430. 
SEC. 108. QUADRENNIAL HOMELAND SECURITY REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 347) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘calendar year 2013’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall conduct each quadrennial homeland 
security review under this subsection’’ and in-
serting ‘‘In order to ensure that each quadren-
nial homeland security review conducted under 
this section is coordinated with the quadrennial 
defense review conducted by the Secretary of De-
fense under section 118 of title 10, United States 
Code, and any other major strategic review relat-
ing to diplomacy, intelligence, or other national 
security issues, the Secretary shall conduct each 
quadrennial homeland security review’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In each quadrennial home-
land security review, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) examine the homeland security aspects 
of the security environment of the Nation, in-
cluding existing and potential homeland security 
threats and challenges, and the effect of laws, 
Presidential directives, national strategies, and 
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other relevant guidance documents in meeting 
existing and potential homeland security threats 
and challenges; 
‘‘(B) review the capabilities and capacities 
across the homeland security enterprise, and the 
roles of executive agencies, States, local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, and private entities in pro-
viding those capabilities and capacities; 
‘‘(C) evaluate and prioritize the homeland 
security mission areas of the Nation and associ-
ated goals and objectives, and recommend any 
necessary revisions to the mission areas, goals, 
and objectives as appropriate; 
‘‘(D) examine whether the capabilities and 
capacities across the homeland security enter-
prise should be adjusted based on any proposed 
modifications to the mission areas, goals, or ob-
jectives; 
‘‘(E) identify additional capabilities and 
capacities that may be needed across the home-
land security enterprise in response to potential 
homeland security threats and challenges, and 
the resources required to provide the capabilities 
and capacities; 
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‘‘(F) identify redundant, wasteful, or unnec-
essary capabilities and capacities where re-
sources can be redirected to support capabilities 
and capacities identified under subparagraph 
(E); 
‘‘(G) evaluate the organization, organiza-
tional structure, governance structure, and busi-
ness processes (including acquisition processes) of 
the Department, as they relate to the ability of 
the Department to meet the responsibilities of the 
Department; and 
‘‘(H) review any other matter the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—During the year following the 
year in which a quadrennial homeland security re-
view is conducted, and not later than the date on 
which the budget of the President for the next fiscal 
year is submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report— 
‘‘(i) describing the process used in con-
ducting the quadrennial homeland security 
review and explaining any underlying as-
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sumptions used in conducting the quadren-
nial homeland security review; 
‘‘(ii) describing the findings and con-
clusions of the review, including findings 
and conclusions relating to each issue ad-
dressed under subparagraphs (A) through 
(H) of paragraph (1); 
‘‘(iii) detailing any proposed revisions 
to the national homeland security strategy, 
including any proposed revisions to the 
homeland security missions, capabilities 
and capacities, goals, or objectives of the 
Nation; 
‘‘(iv) detailing how the conclusions 
under the quadrennial homeland security 
review will inform efforts to develop capa-
bilities and build capacity of States, local 
governments, Indian tribes, and private en-
tities, and of individuals, families, and 
communities; 
‘‘(v) providing proposed changes to the 
authorities, organization, governance struc-
ture, or business processes (including acqui-
sition processes) of the Department in order 
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to better fulfill the responsibilities of the De-
partment; and 
‘‘(vi) describing any other matter the 
Secretary considers appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) consistent with the protection of na-
tional security and other sensitive matters, make 
the report required under subparagraph (A) pub-
licly available on the website of the Department; 
and 
‘‘(C) where appropriate, the Secretary may 
include as an annex to the report materials pre-
pared pursuant to section 306 of title 5, relating 
to the preparation of an agency strategic plan, 
to satisfy, in whole or in part, the reporting re-
quirements of this paragraph.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 707 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 707. Quadrennial homeland security review.’’. 
SEC. 109. DEVELOPMENT OF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CA-
NINE STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1307(c) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1116(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
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147 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Section 1406(b)(1) of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘evacuation 
improvements’’ and inserting ‘‘consequence manage-
ment investments, including investments with respect 
to evacuation improvements, route designation and 
signage, and public assistance materials’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (N), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as sub-
paragraph (P); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (O): 
‘‘(O) systems for identity verification for 
access control, including biometrics; and’’. 
(c) OPERATIONAL ALLOWANCES.—Section 1406(m)(1) 
of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(m)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘50 percent’’; and 
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