I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3916 
To provide for the next generation of border and maritime security 
technologies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2007 
Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BILBRAY, 
Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. 
GINGREY, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. 
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of Ne-
braska, Mr. WU, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. LAMPSON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the next generation of border and maritime 
security technologies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ENSURING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN-
CLUDE APPROPRIATE CONCEPTS OF OPER-
ATION. 
The Under Secretary for Science and Technology of 
the Department of Homeland Security (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Under Secretary’’) shall ensure that any 
Federal Government interagency or intra-agency agree-
ment to develop and transition new technology explicitly 
characterizes the requirements, expected use, and concept 
of operations for that technology, including— 
(1) the manpower needed to effectively operate 
the technology; 
(2) the expected training requirements; and 
(3) the expected operations and maintenance 
costs. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
Section 311(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 191(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘on December 
31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 2012’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON BASIC RESEARCH NEEDS FOR BORDER/ 
MARITIME SECURITY. 
Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Under Secretary shall enter into an ar-
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rangement with the National Research Council for an as-
sessment of the basic science research needs in the border 
and maritime security domain. The assessment shall in-
clude consideration of— 
(1) detection, tracking, and identification tech-
nologies; 
(2) personal protective equipment; 
(3) anticounterfeit technologies; and 
(4) advanced screening technologies at ports of 
entry. 
SEC. 4. INCORPORATING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES 
INTO BORDER/MARITIME AIRSPACE. 
(a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security and the Director of the Joint Plan-
ning and Development Office shall research and develop 
technologies to permit routine operation of unmanned aer-
ial vehicles within the national airspace for border and 
maritime security missions without any degradation of ex-
isting levels of safety for all national airspace system 
users. 
(b) PILOT PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration to enter into pilot projects in sparsely popu-
lated, low-density Class G air traffic airspace to conduct 
experiments and collect data in order to accelerate the safe 
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integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national 
airspace system. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH PROGRAM IN TUNNEL 
DETECTION. 
(a) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Under 
Secretary shall research and develop technologies to per-
mit detection of near surface voids, such as tunnels, with 
an emphasis on technologies with real time capability. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall coordinate with other appropriate Federal 
agencies, including the Department of Defense, and en-
sure the integration of activities under subsection (a) with 
relevant efforts of such other agencies and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’s Centers of Excellence Pro-
gram. 
SEC. 6. RESEARCH IN ANTICOUNTERFEIT TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Under Sec-
retary and the Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology shall establish a joint research and 
development program on anticounterfeit technologies and 
standards. The program may include development of coun-
terfeit-resistant documentation, counterfeit-resistant de-
vices, document validation technologies, and document 
identification standards. 
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(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program in 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary or his designee shall 
coordinate with other Federal agencies engaged in similar 
activities, including Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment, the Department of State, the Department of De-
fense, and the Department of Justice. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary and the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall provide to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on Science and 
Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of 
the Senate, a report detailing the actions taken by the 
Under Secretary and the Director under this section. 
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