prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, and re-
cover from terrorist threats, including threats 
from chemical, biological, radiological, and nu-
clear weapons and explosive devices capable of 
inflicting significant human casualties, and 
other emergencies; and 
‘‘(B) familiarize Federal, State, and local 
government and nongovernment emergency re-
sponse providers and Department personnel with 
the proper use of equipment, including software, 
developed pursuant to the standards developed 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED CATEGORIES.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Secretary specifically shall include 
the following categories of activities: 
‘‘(A) Regional planning. 
‘‘(B) Joint exercises. 
‘‘(C) Intelligence collection, analysis, and 
sharing. 
‘‘(D) Decisionmaking protocols for incident 
response and alarms. 
‘‘(E) Emergency notification of affected 
populations. 
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‘‘(F) Detection of biological, nuclear, radio-
logical, and chemical weapons of mass destruc-
tion. 
‘‘(G) Screening and patrolling procedures. 
‘‘(H) Such other activities for which the 
Secretary determines that national voluntary 
consensus training standards would be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(3) CONSISTENCY.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) training standards for Federal, State, 
and local government and nongovernment emer-
gency response providers are consistent with the 
principles of emergency preparedness for all haz-
ards; and 
‘‘(B) training standards for Department 
personnel 
are 
consistent 
with 
the 
counterterrorism and traditional responsibilities 
of the Department. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION WITH STANDARDS ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In supporting the development, promulgation, and 
updating of national voluntary consensus standards for 
equipment for and training under this section, the Sec-
retary shall consult with relevant public and private sector 
groups, including— 
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‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; 
‘‘(2) the National Fire Protection Association; 
‘‘(3) the National Association of County and 
City Health Officials; 
‘‘(4) the Association of State and Territorial 
Health Officials; 
‘‘(5) the American National Standards Institute; 
‘‘(6) the National Institute of Justice; 
‘‘(7) the Inter-Agency Board for Equipment 
Standardization and Interoperability; 
‘‘(8) the National Public Health Performance 
Standards Program; 
‘‘(9) the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health; 
‘‘(10) ASTM International; 
‘‘(11) the International Safety Equipment Asso-
ciation; 
‘‘(12) the Emergency Management Accreditation 
Program; and 
‘‘(13) to the extent the Secretary considers ap-
propriate, other national voluntary consensus stand-
ards development organizations, other interested Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies, and other interested 
persons. 
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‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARIES
OF HHS 
AND TRANSPORTATION.—In supporting the development, 
promulgation, and updating of any national voluntary con-
sensus standards under this section for equipment for or 
training of emergency response providers that involve or re-
late to health or emergency medical services professionals, 
including emergency medical professionals, the Secretary 
shall coordinate activities under this section with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary 
of Transportation. 
‘‘(e) CONSISTENCY WITH THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER AND ADVANCEMENT ACT.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall comply with section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (15 
U.S.C. 272 note).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 313 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 314. National standards for homeland security equipment and training.’’. 
SEC. 3. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF TECHNOLOGY CLEARING-
HOUSE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the establishment 
of the Technology Clearinghouse under section 313 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
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(b) TRANSFER PROGRAM.—Section 313 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 193) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The establishment of a homeland security 
technology transfer program to facilitate the identi-
fication, modification, and commercialization of tech-
nology and equipment for use by Federal, State, and 
local governmental agencies, emergency response pro-
viders, and the private sector to prevent, prepare for, 
or respond to acts of terrorism or other emergencies.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(e); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PRO-
GRAM.—The activities of the program described in sub-
section (b)(6) shall include— 
‘‘(1) identifying available technologies that have 
been, or are in the process of being, developed, tested, 
evaluated, or demonstrated by the Department, other 
Federal agencies, the private sector, or foreign govern-
ments and international organizations, and reviewing 
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whether such technologies may be useful in assisting 
Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, 
emergency response providers, or the private sector to 
prevent, prepare for, respond to, or recover from acts 
of terrorism or other emergencies; and 
‘‘(2) communicating to Federal, State, and local 
governmental agencies, emergency response providers, 
or the private sector the availability of such tech-
nologies, as well as the technology’s specifications, sat-
isfaction of appropriate standards, and the appro-
priate grants available from the Department to pur-
chase such technologies. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—In support of the activities 
described in subsection (c), the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct or support, based on the Depart-
ment’s current risk assessments, research, develop-
ment, demonstrations, tests, and evaluations, as ap-
propriate, of technologies identified under subsection 
(c)(1), including of— 
‘‘(A) any necessary modifications to such 
technologies for use by emergency response pro-
viders; and 
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‘‘(B) incorporation of human factors in the 
development and suggested use of such tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(2) ensure that the technology transfer activities 
throughout the Directorate of Science and Technology 
are coordinated, including the technology transfer as-
pects of projects and grants awarded to the private 
sector and academia; 
‘‘(3) consult with the other Under Secretaries of 
the Department, the Director of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, and the Director of the 
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office on an ongoing 
basis; 
‘‘(4) consult with Federal, State, and local emer-
gency response providers; 
‘‘(5) consult with government agencies and 
standards development organizations as appropriate; 
‘‘(6) enter into agreements and coordinate with 
other Federal agencies, foreign governments, and na-
tional and international organizations as appro-
priate, in order to maximize the effectiveness of such 
technologies or to facilitate commercialization of such 
technologies; 
‘‘(7) consult with existing technology transfer 
programs and Federal and State training centers that 
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research, develop, test, evaluate, and transfer military 
and other technologies for use by emergency response 
providers; and 
‘‘(8) establish a working group in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense to advise and assist the 
technology clearinghouse in the identification of mili-
tary technologies that are in the process of being de-
veloped, or are developed, by the Department of De-
fense or the private sector, which may include— 
‘‘(A) representatives from the Department of 
Defense or retired military officers; 
‘‘(B) nongovernmental organizations or pri-
vate companies that are engaged in the research, 
development, testing, or evaluation of related 
technologies or that have demonstrated prior ex-
perience and success in searching for and identi-
fying technologies for Federal agencies; 
‘‘(C) Federal, State, and local emergency re-
sponse providers; and 
‘‘(D) as appropriate, other organizations, 
other interested Federal, State, and local agen-
cies, and other interested persons.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology shall transmit to the Congress a description of 
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the progress the Department has made in implementing the 
provisions of section 313 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as amended by this Act, including a description of 
the process used to review unsolicited proposals received as 
described in subsection (b)(3) of such section. 
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section (in-
cluding the amendments made by this section) shall be con-
strued to alter or diminish the effect of the limitation on 
the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security under 
section 302(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 182(4)) with respect to human health-related re-
search and development activities. 
SEC. 4. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 311(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 191(j)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(j) TERMINATION.—The Department of Homeland 
Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee shall 
terminate 10 years after its establishment.’’. 
SEC. 5. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—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: 
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‘‘SEC. 315. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, in coordination with the Under Secretary 
for Preparedness, shall provide technical guidance, train-
ing, and other assistance, as appropriate, to support the 
transfer and integration of homeland security technologies 
and protocols in urban and other high risk jurisdictions 
determined by the Secretary to be at consistently high levels 
of risk from terrorist attack. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The program supported under sub-
section (a) shall work to— 
‘‘(1) facilitate the transition of innovative tech-
nologies and operational concepts, including those de-
scribed in subsection (c); 
‘‘(2) integrate new technologies with existing in-
frastructure, systems, and concepts; 
‘‘(3) identify capability and technology gaps for 
future research, development, test, and evaluation; 
‘‘(4) evaluate system performance, life cycle, and 
human factor issues; and 
‘‘(5) disseminate lessons learned to other commu-
nities. 
‘‘(c) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND OPERATIONAL 
CONCEPTS.—The innovative technologies and operational 
concepts referred to in subsection (b)(1) include— 
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‘‘(1) detection systems for weapons of mass de-
struction; 
‘‘(2) emergency management information sys-
tems; 
‘‘(3) situational awareness; 
‘‘(4) information sharing; 
‘‘(5) atmospheric transport and dispersion mod-
eling; 
‘‘(6) public alerts and warnings; 
‘‘(7) aerial platforms; and 
‘‘(8) emergency medical support. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—In setting priorities for and 
carrying out the activities under this section, the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology shall consult and co-
ordinate with appropriate governors, mayors, other State 
and local government officials, and first responders.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 314 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 315. Regional technology integration program.’’. 
SEC. 6. CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—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 section: 
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