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strategic goals and objectives identified in the 
strategy required under subsection (a); 
‘‘(E) describe how the activities and pro-
grams of the Directorate meet the requirements 
or homeland security capability gaps or threats 
to the homeland identified by customers within 
and outside of the Department, including the 
first responder community; and 
‘‘(F) describe the policies of the Direc-
torate regarding the management, organization, 
and personnel of the Directorate. 
‘‘(3) SCOPE.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall ensure that each 5-year re-
search and development plan developed and revised 
under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) reflects input from a wide range of 
stakeholders; and 
‘‘(B) takes into account how research and 
development by other Federal, State, private 
sector, and nonprofit institutions contributes to 
the achievement of the priorities identified in 
each plan, and avoids unnecessary duplication 
with such efforts. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—The Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall submit to the Com-
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mittee 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 an 
annual report for 7 years beginning not later than 
1 year after the date of the development of the ini-
tial 5-year research and development plan under 
paragraph (1) on the status and results to date of 
the implementation of such plan and the updates to 
such plan, including— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the research and devel-
opment activities for the previous fiscal year in 
each mission area, including such activities to 
address homeland security risks, including 
threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences, and a 
summary of the coordination activities under-
taken by the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology for components and offices of the De-
partment, together with the results of the proc-
ess specified in paragraph (15) of section 302; 
‘‘(B) clear links between the Directorate’s 
budget and each mission area or program, in-
cluding those mission areas or programs to ad-
dress 
homeland 
security 
risks, 
including 
threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences, speci-
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fying which mission areas or programs fall 
under which budget lines, and clear links be-
tween Directorate coordination work and prior-
ities and annual expenditures for such work and 
priorities, including joint investments with other 
Federal partners, where applicable; 
‘‘(C) an assessment of progress of the re-
search and development activities based on the 
performance metrics and milestones set forth in 
such plan; and 
‘‘(D) any changes to such plan. 
‘‘SEC. 320. MONITORING OF PROGRESS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall establish and utilize a system to 
track the progress of the research, development, testing, 
and evaluation activities undertaken by the Directorate of 
Science and Technology, and shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and customers of 
such activities, at a minimum on a biannual basis, regular 
updates on such progress. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to provide the 
progress updates required under subsection (a), the Under 
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Secretary for Science and Technology shall develop a sys-
tem that— 
‘‘(1) monitors progress toward project mile-
stones identified by the Under Secretary; 
‘‘(2) maps progress toward deliverables identi-
fied in each 5-year research and development plan 
required under section 319(b); 
‘‘(3) generates up-to-date reports to customers 
that transparently disclose the status and progress 
of research, development, testing, and evaluation ef-
forts of the Directorate of Science and Technology; 
and 
‘‘(4) allows the Under Secretary to report the 
number of products and services developed by the 
Directorate that have been transitioned into acquisi-
tion programs and resulted in successfully fielded 
technologies. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION METHODS.— 
‘‘(1) EXTERNAL
INPUT, CONSULTATION, AND 
REVIEW.—The Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall implement procedures to engage 
outside experts to assist in the evaluation of the 
progress of research, development, testing, and eval-
uation activities of the Directorate of Science and 
Technology, including through— 
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‘‘(A) consultation with experts, including 
scientists and practitioners, to gather inde-
pendent expert peer opinion and advice on a 
project or on specific issues or analyses con-
ducted by the Directorate; and 
‘‘(B) periodic, independent, external review 
to assess the quality and relevance of the Direc-
torate’s programs and projects. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENT FEEDBACK.—The Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology shall establish a 
formal process to collect feedback from customers of 
the Directorate of Science and Technology on the 
performance of the Directorate that includes— 
‘‘(A) appropriate methodologies through 
which the Directorate can assess the quality 
and usefulness of technology and services deliv-
ered by the Directorate; 
‘‘(B) development of metrics for measuring 
the usefulness of any technology or service pro-
vided by the Directorate; and 
‘‘(C) standards for high-quality customer 
service. 
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‘‘SEC. 321. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
and the Under Secretary for Management, shall establish 
a fellows program, to be known as the Homeland Security 
Science and Technology Fellows Program (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Program’), under which the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology, in coordination with 
the Office of University Programs of the Department, 
shall facilitate the placement of fellows in relevant sci-
entific or technological fields for up to 2 years in compo-
nents and offices of the Department with a need for sci-
entific and technological expertise. 
‘‘(b) UTILIZATION OF FELLOWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the 
Department may employ fellows— 
‘‘(A) for the use of the Directorate of 
Science and Technology; or 
‘‘(B) for the use of a component or office 
of the Department outside the Directorate, 
under a memorandum of agreement with the 
head of such a component or office under which 
such component or office will reimburse the Di-
rectorate for the costs of such employment. 
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‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Under an agreement 
referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology and the Under Secretary for Man-
agement 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 or critical infrastructure sec-
tors; 
‘‘(ii) screen applicants and interview 
them as appropriate to ensure that such 
applicants possess the appropriate level of 
scientific and engineering expertise and 
qualifications; 
‘‘(iii) provide a list of qualified appli-
cants to the heads of components and of-
fices of the Department seeking to utilize 
qualified fellows; 
‘‘(iv) subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, pay financial compensation to 
such fellows; 
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‘‘(v) coordinate with the Chief Secu-
rity Officer to facilitate and expedite provi-
sion of security and suitability clearances 
to such fellows, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(vi) otherwise administer all aspects 
of the employment of such fellows with the 
Department; and 
‘‘(B) the head of the component or office 
of the Department utilizing a fellow shall— 
‘‘(i) select such fellow from the list of 
qualified applicants provided by the Under 
Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) reimburse the Under Secretary 
for the costs of employing such fellow, in-
cluding administrative costs; and 
‘‘(iii) be responsible for the day-to-day 
management of such fellow. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
may accept an application under subsection (b)(2)(A) that 
is submitted by a nonprofit organization on behalf of indi-
viduals whom such nonprofit organization has determined 
may be qualified applicants under the Program. 
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‘‘SEC. 322. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall support research, development, test-
ing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity technology, 
including fundamental research to improve the sharing of 
information, analytics, and methodologies related to cyber-
security 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; 
‘‘(4) support, in coordination with the private 
sector, the review of source code that underpins crit-
ical infrastructure information systems; 
‘‘(5) develop and support infrastructure and 
tools to support cybersecurity research and develop-
ment efforts, including modeling, testbeds, and data 
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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. 
‘‘(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, including the National Science 
Foundation, 
the 
Defense 
Advanced 
Research 
Projects Agency, the Information Assurance Direc-
torate of the National Security Agency, the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, the Depart-
ment of Commerce, the Networking and Information 
Technology Research and Development Program Of-
fice, Sector Specific Agencies for critical infrastruc-
ture, and other appropriate working groups estab-
lished by the President to identify unmet needs and 
cooperatively support activities, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(3) industry and academia. 
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‘‘(d) TRANSITION TO PRACTICE.—The Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology shall support projects 
through the full life cycle of such projects, including re-
search, development, testing, evaluation, pilots, and tran-
sitions. The Under Secretary shall identify mature tech-
nologies that address existing or imminent cybersecurity 
gaps in public or private information systems and net-
works of information systems, identify and support nec-
essary improvements identified during pilot programs and 
testing and evaluation activities, and introduce new cyber-
security technologies throughout the Homeland Security 
Enterprise through partnerships and commercialization. 
The Under Secretary shall target federally funded cyberse-
curity research that demonstrates a high probability of 
successful transition to the commercial market within 2 
years and that is expected to have notable impact on the 
cybersecurity of the information systems or networks of 
information systems of the United States. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘cyber-
security risk’ has the meaning given such term in 
the second section 226, relating to the national cy-
bersecurity and communications integration center. 
‘‘(2) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘Homeland Security Enterprise’ means relevant 
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