capabilities and assets, as appropriate, with Federal 
operations; 
‘‘(5) make available augmenting resources, as 
appropriate, to enable State, local, Tribal, and terri-
torial governments to sustain and refresh their capa-
bilities; 
‘‘(6) track performance in meeting the goals 
and associated plans of the provision of such tech-
nical assistance; and 
‘‘(7) include any other assistance the Secretary 
determines necessary. 
‘‘SEC. 2243. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DEPARTMENT COM-
PONENTS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary 
under this subtitle shall not affect or diminish the author-
ity or the responsibility of any officer of any other Federal 
agency with respect to the command, control, or direction 
of the functions, personnel, funds, assets, or liabilities of 
any other such Federal agency. 
‘‘(b) DEPARTMENT COMPONENTS.—Nothing in this 
subtitle or any other provision of law may be construed 
to affect or reduce the responsibilities of— 
‘‘(1) the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruc-
tion Office or the Assistant Secretary of the Office, 
including with respect to any asset, function, or mis-
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sion of the Office or the Assistant Secretary, as the 
case may be; 
‘‘(2) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or the Administrator of the Agency, includ-
ing the diversion of any asset, function, or mission 
of the Agency or the Administrator as the case may 
be; or 
‘‘(3) the Transportation Security Administra-
tion or the Administrator of the Administration, in-
cluding the diversion of any asset, function, or mis-
sion of the Administration or the Administrator, as 
the case may be.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2238 the following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle D—Bombing Prevention 
‘‘Sec. 2241. Office for Bombing Prevention. 
‘‘Sec. 2242. Countering explosive devices technical assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 2243. Relationship to other Department components and Federal agen-
cies.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 323. EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in 
coordination with the head of the Office for Bombing Pre-
vention and the Assistant Secretary for the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and in consultation 
with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the head of any other relevant Federal department or 
agency, including Sector Risk Management Agencies, shall 
ensure coordination and information sharing regarding 
nonmilitary research, development, testing, and evaluation 
activities of the Federal Government relating to the deter-
rence, detection, prevention, protection against, mitigation 
of, and response to terrorist explosive threats and attacks 
in the United States. 
‘‘(b) LEVERAGING MILITARY RESEARCH.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, and in coordination with the head of the 
Office for Bombing Prevention and the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Countering of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Office, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and the 
head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, 
including Sector Risk Management Agencies, to ensure 
that, to the maximum extent possible, military policies and 
procedures, and research, development, testing, and eval-
uation activities relating to the deterrence, detection, pre-
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vention, protection against, mitigation of, and response to 
terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the United 
States are adapted to nonmilitary uses.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
322 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Explosives research and development.’’. 
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