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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5388 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for innovative 
research and development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
for innovative research and development, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Support for Rapid In-
novation Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 319. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall support the research, development, 
testing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity tech-
nologies, including fundamental research to improve the 
sharing of information, analytics, and methodologies re-
lated to cybersecurity risks and incidents, consistent with 
current law. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The research and development 
supported under subsection (a) shall serve the components 
of the Department and shall— 
‘‘(1) advance the development and accelerate 
the deployment of more secure information systems; 
‘‘(2) improve and create technologies for detect-
ing attacks or intrusions, including real-time contin-
uous diagnostics and real-time analytic technologies; 
‘‘(3) improve and create mitigation and recov-
ery methodologies, including techniques and policies 
for real-time containment of attacks, and develop-
ment of resilient networks and information systems; 
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‘‘(4) support, in coordination with non-Federal 
entities, the review of source code that underpins 
critical infrastructure information systems; 
‘‘(5) develop and support infrastructure and 
tools to support cybersecurity research and develop-
ment efforts, including modeling, testbeds, and data 
sets for assessment of new cybersecurity tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(6) assist the development and support of 
technologies to reduce vulnerabilities in industrial 
control systems; and 
‘‘(7) develop and support cyber forensics and 
attack attribution capabilities. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall co-
ordinate activities with— 
‘‘(1) the Under Secretary appointed pursuant to 
section 103(a)(1)(H); 
‘‘(2) the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(3) industry and academia. 
‘‘(d) TRANSITION TO PRACTICE.—The Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology shall support projects 
carried out under this title through the full life cycle of 
such projects, including research, development, testing, 
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evaluation, pilots, and transitions. The Under Secretary 
shall identify mature technologies that address existing or 
imminent cybersecurity gaps in public or private informa-
tion systems and networks of information systems, iden-
tify and support necessary improvements identified during 
pilot programs and testing and evaluation activities, and 
introduce new cybersecurity technologies throughout the 
homeland security enterprise through partnerships and 
commercialization. The Under Secretary shall target fed-
erally funded cybersecurity research that demonstrates a 
high probability of successful transition to the commercial 
market within two years and that is expected to have a 
notable impact on the public or private information sys-
tems and networks of information systems. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cyber-
security risk’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 227. 
‘‘(2) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘homeland security enterprise’ means relevant 
governmental and nongovernmental entities involved 
in homeland security, including Federal, State, local, 
and tribal government officials, private sector rep-
resentatives, academics, and other policy experts. 
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‘‘(3) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 227. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 318 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 319. Cybersecurity research and development.’’. 
(b) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking the last 
sentence; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PRIOR APPROVAL.—In any case in which 
the head of a component or office of the Department 
seeks to utilize the authority under this section, such 
head shall first receive prior approval from the Sec-
retary by providing to the Secretary a proposal that 
includes the rationale for the utilization of such au-
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thority, the funds to be spent on the use of such au-
thority, and the expected outcome for each project 
that is the subject of the use of such authority. In 
such a case, the authority for evaluating the pro-
posal may not be delegated by the Secretary to any-
one other than the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report detailing the projects for which the 
authority granted by subsection (a) was utilized, the 
rationale for such utilizations, the funds spent uti-
lizing such authority, the extent of cost-sharing for 
such projects among Federal and non-Federal 
sources, the extent to which utilization of such au-
thority has addressed a homeland security capability 
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gap or threat to the homeland identified by the De-
partment, the total amount of payments, if any, that 
were received by the Federal Government as a result 
of the utilization of such authority during the period 
covered by each such report, the outcome of each 
project for which such authority was utilized, and 
the results of any audits of such projects.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall develop a train-
ing program for acquisitions staff on the utilization of the 
authority provided under subsection (a).’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No 
additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
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