I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3578 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen and make 
improvements to the Directorate of Science and Technology of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself and Mr. RICHMOND) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to strengthen 
and make improvements to the Directorate of Science 
and Technology of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, 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 ‘‘DHS Science and 
Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 301— 
(A) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The Directorate of Science and 
Technology shall be the primary research, development, 
testing, and evaluation arm of the Department, respon-
sible for coordinating the research, development, testing, 
and evaluation of the Department to strengthen the secu-
rity and resiliency of the United States. The Directorate 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and deliver knowledge, analyses, 
and innovative solutions that are responsive to 
homeland security capability gaps identified by com-
ponents and offices of the Department, the first re-
sponder community, and the Homeland Security En-
terprise (as such term is defined in section 322) and 
that can be integrated into operations of the Depart-
ment; 
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‘‘(2) seek innovative, system-based solutions to 
complex homeland security problems; and 
‘‘(3) build partnerships and leverage technology 
solutions developed by other Federal agencies and 
laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, 
universities, and the private sector.’’; 
(2) in section 302— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), as so amended by 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and serving as the senior scientific advi-
sor to the Secretary’’ before the semicolon 
at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘national’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘biological,,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘biological,’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘that may 
serve as a basis of a national strat-
egy’’ after ‘‘terrorist threats’’; 
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(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal-
ysis and the Assistant Secretary for Infra-
structure Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘com-
ponents and offices of the Department’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘ex-
cept that such responsibility does not ex-
tend to human health-related research and 
development activities’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘including coordinating with rel-
evant components and offices of the De-
partment appropriate to— 
‘‘(A) identify and prioritize technical capa-
bility requirements and create solutions that in-
clude researchers and operational end users, 
and 
‘‘(B) develop capabilities to address issues 
on research, development, testing, evaluation, 
technology, and standards for the first re-
sponder community, 
except that such responsibility does not extend to 
the human health-related research and development 
activities;’’; 
(v) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 
‘‘biological,,’’ and inserting ‘‘biological,’’; 
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(vi) by amending paragraph (12) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(12) coordinating and integrating all research, 
development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation 
activities of the Department, including through a 
centralized Federal clearinghouse established pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) of section 313(b), and pro-
viding advice, as necessary, regarding major acquisi-
tion programs;’’; 
(vii) in paragraph (13), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(viii) in paragraph (14), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(ix) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(15) establishing a process that— 
‘‘(A) includes consideration by Directorate 
leadership, senior component leadership, first 
responders, and outside expertise; 
‘‘(B) is strategic, transparent, and repeat-
able with a goal of continuous improvement; 
‘‘(C) through which research and develop-
ment projects undertaken by the Directorate 
are assessed on a regular basis; and 
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‘‘(D) includes consideration of metrics to 
ensure research and development projects meet 
Directorate and Department goals and inform 
departmental budget and program planning; 
‘‘(16) developing and overseeing the administra-
tion of guidelines for periodic external review of de-
partmental research and development programs or 
activities, including through— 
‘‘(A) consultation with experts, including 
scientists and practitioners, regarding the re-
search and development activities conducted by 
the Directorate of Science and Technology; and 
‘‘(B) biennial independent, external re-
view— 
‘‘(i) initially at the division level; or 
‘‘(ii) when divisions conduct multiple 
programs focused on significantly different 
subjects, at the program level; 
‘‘(17) partnering with components and offices 
of the Department to develop and deliver knowledge, 
analyses, and innovative solutions that are respon-
sive to identified homeland security capability gaps 
and raise the science-based, analytic capability and 
capacity of appropriate individuals throughout the 
Department by providing guidance on how to better 
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identify homeland security capability gaps that may 
be addressed through a technological solution and by 
partnering with such components and offices to— 
‘‘(A) support technological assessments of 
major acquisition programs throughout the ac-
quisition lifecycle; 
‘‘(B) help define appropriate technological 
requirements and perform feasibility analysis; 
‘‘(C) assist in evaluating new and emerging 
technologies against capability gaps; 
‘‘(D) support evaluation of alternatives; 
‘‘(E) improve the use of technology De-
partment-wide; and 
‘‘(F) provide technical assistance in the de-
velopment of acquisition lifecycle cost for tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(18) identifying technologies that address an 
existing or imminent homeland security capability 
gap within the Department, identifying and sup-
porting incremental improvements, and increasing 
the utilization of such technologies through partner-
ships and development efforts.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
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‘‘(b) REVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the implementation of paragraphs (2) (includ-
ing how the policy and strategic plan under such para-
graph may serve as a basis for a national strategy referred 
to in such paragraph), (11), (12), (13), (16), and (17) 
of subsection (a).’’; 
(3) in section 303(1), by striking subparagraph 
(F); 
(4) in section 305— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The Secretary shall 
review and revise, as appropriate, the policies of the De-
partment relating to personnel conflicts of interest to en-
sure that such policies specifically address employees of 
federally funded research and development centers estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) who are in a position 
to make or materially influence research findings or agen-
cy decision making.’’; 
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(5) in section 306(c), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘If such regulations are 
issued, the Under Secretary shall report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees prior to such 
issuance.’’; 
(6) in section 308— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and nu-
clear countermeasures or detection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nuclear, and explosives counter-
measures or detection’’; and 
(ii) by adding after clause (xiv) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(xv) Cybersecurity.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) TEST, EVALUATION, AND STANDARDS DIVI-
SION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Directorate of Science and Technology a Test, 
Evaluation, and Standards Division. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The Test, Evaluation, and 
Standards Division shall be headed by a Director of 
Test, Evaluation, and Standards, who shall be ap-
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pointed by the Secretary and report to the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES, 
AUTHORITIES, 
AND 
FUNCTIONS.—The Director of Test, Evaluation, and 
Standards— 
‘‘(A) through the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology, serve as an adviser to 
the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Man-
agement on all test and evaluation or standards 
activities in the Department; and 
‘‘(B) shall— 
‘‘(i) establish and update as necessary 
test and evaluation policies for the Depart-
ment, including policies to ensure that 
operational testing is done at facilities that 
already have relevant and appropriate safe-
ty and material certifications to the extent 
such facilities are available; 
‘‘(ii) oversee and ensure that adequate 
test and evaluation activities are planned 
and conducted by or on behalf of compo-
nents and offices of the Department with 
respect to major acquisition programs of 
the Department, as designated by the Sec-
retary, based on risk, acquisition level, nov-
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elty, complexity, and size of any such ac-
quisition program, or as otherwise estab-
lished in statute; 
‘‘(iii) review major acquisition pro-
gram test reports and test data to assess 
the adequacy of test and evaluation activi-
ties conducted by or on behalf of compo-
nents and offices of the Department, in-
cluding test and evaluation activities 
planned or conducted pursuant to clause 
(ii); and 
‘‘(iv) review available test and evalua-
tion infrastructure to determine whether 
the Department has adequate resources to 
carry out its testing and evaluation respon-
sibilities, as established under this title. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—The Test, Evaluation, and 
Standards Division is not required to carry out oper-
ational testing of major acquisition programs. 
‘‘(5) EVALUATION
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
DE-
FENSE
TECHNOLOGIES.—The Director of Test, 
Evaluation, and Standards may evaluate tech-
nologies currently in use or being developed by the 
Department of Defense to assess whether such tech-
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nologies can be leveraged to address homeland secu-
rity capability gaps.’’; 
(7) in section 310, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) SUCCESSOR FACILITY.—Any successor facility 
to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, including the 
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) under 
construction as of the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, which is intended to the replace the Plum Island 
Animal Disease Center shall be subject to the require-
ments of this section in the same manner and to the same 
extent as the Plum Island Animal Disease Center under 
this section.’’; 
(8) in section 311— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘20 members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not fewer than 15 and 
not more than 30’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘academia, na-
tional labs, private industry, and’’ 
after ‘‘representatives of’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
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(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Advisory Com-
mittee may establish subcommittees that focus on 
research and development challenges, as appro-
priate.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘on 
a rotating basis’’ before the period at the 
end; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2); and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘be appointed’’ and in-
serting ‘‘serve’’; 
(C) in subsection (e), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘the call of’’; 
(D) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the first sentence— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘render’’ 
and inserting ‘‘submit’’; and 
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(bb) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the appropriate 
congressional committees’’; and 
(II) in the second sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘, and incorporate the find-
ings and recommendations of the Ad-
visory Committee subcommittees,’’ be-
fore ‘‘during’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) striking ‘‘render’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘submit’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the appropriate congres-
sional committees’’; 
(E) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘, except 
that the Advisory Committee shall file a charter 
with Congress every two years in accordance 
with subsection (b)(2) of such section (14)’’; 
and 
(F) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(9) by adding after section 317 the following 
new sections: 
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‘‘SEC. 318. IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology shall establish a process 
to define, identify, prioritize, fund, and task the basic and 
applied homeland security research and development ac-
tivities of the Directorate of Science and Technology. 
‘‘(b) PROCESS.—The process established under sub-
section (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) be responsive to near-, mid-, and long-term 
needs, including unanticipated needs to address 
emerging threats; 
‘‘(2) utilize gap analysis and risk assessment 
tools where available and applicable; 
‘‘(3) include protocols to assess— 
‘‘(A) off-the-shelf technology to determine 
if an identified homeland security capability gap 
can be addressed through the acquisition proc-
ess instead of commencing research and devel-
opment of technology to address such capability 
gap; and 
‘‘(B) communication and collaboration for 
research and development activities pursued by 
other executive agencies, to determine if tech-
nology can be leveraged to identify and address 
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homeland security capability gaps and avoid un-
necessary duplication of efforts; 
‘‘(4) provide for documented and validated re-
search and development requirements; 
‘‘(5) strengthen first responder participation to 
identify and prioritize homeland security techno-
logical gaps, including by— 
‘‘(A) soliciting feedback from appropriate 
national associations and advisory groups rep-
resenting the first responder community and 
first responders within the components of the 
Department; and 
‘‘(B) establishing and promoting a publicly 
accessible portal to allow the first responder 
community to help the Directorate of Science 
and Technology develop homeland security re-
search and development goals; 
‘‘(6) institute a mechanism to publicize the De-
partment’s homeland security technology priorities 
for the purpose of informing Federal, State, and 
local governments, first responders, and the private 
sector; 
‘‘(7) establish considerations to be used by the 
Directorate in selecting appropriate research enti-
ties, including the national laboratories, federally 
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funded research and development centers, university- 
based centers, and the private sector, to carry out 
research and development requirements; and 
‘‘(8) include any other criteria or measures the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology con-
siders 
necessary 
for 
the 
identification 
and 
prioritization of research requirements. 
‘‘SEC. 319. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall 
develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a strategy to guide the activities of the 
Directorate of Science and Technology. Such strat-
egy shall be updated at least once every five years 
and shall identify priorities and objectives for the de-
velopment of science and technology solutions and 
capabilities addressing homeland security operational 
needs. Such strategy shall take into account the pri-
orities and needs of stakeholders in the Homeland 
Security Enterprise (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 322). In developing such strategy, efforts shall 
be made to support collaboration and avoid unneces-
sary duplication across the Federal Government. 
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Such strategy shall be risk-based and aligned with 
other strategic guidance provided by— 
‘‘(A) the National Strategy for Homeland 
Security; 
‘‘(B) the Quadrennial Homeland Security 
Review; and 
‘‘(C) any other relevant strategic planning 
documents, as determined by the Under Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under 
paragraph (1) shall be prepared in accordance with 
applicable Federal requirements and guidelines, and 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification of the long-term 
strategic goals, objectives, and metrics of the 
Directorate. 
‘‘(B) The role of risk analysis activities 
and programs of the Directorate. 
‘‘(C) A technology transition strategy for 
the programs of the Directorate. 
‘‘(D) Short- and long-term strategic goals, 
and objectives for increasing the number of des-
ignations and certificates issued under subtitle 
G of title VIII, including cybersecurity tech-
nologies that could significantly reduce, or miti-
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gate the effects of, cybersecurity risks (as such 
term is defined in subsection (a)(1) of the sec-
ond section 226, relating to the national cyber-
security and communications integration cen-
ter), without compromising the quality of the 
evaluation of applications for such designations 
and certificates. 
‘‘(b) FIVE-YEAR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall develop, and update at 
least once every five years, a five-year research and 
development plan for the activities of the Directorate 
of Science and Technology. The Under Secretary 
shall develop the first such plan by the date that is 
not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each five-year research and 
development plan developed and revised under sub-
section (a) shall— 
‘‘(A) define the Directorate’s research, de-
velopment, testing, and evaluation activities, 
priorities, performance metrics, and key mile-
stones and deliverables for, as the case may be, 
the five-fiscal-year period from 2016 through 
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2020, and for each five-fiscal-year period there-
after; 
‘‘(B) describe, for the activities of the 
strategy developed under subsection (a), the 
planned annual funding levels for the period 
covered by each such five-year research and de-
velopment plan; 
‘‘(C) indicate joint investments with other 
Federal partners where applicable; 
‘‘(D) analyze how the research programs of 
the Directorate support achievement of the 
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 identified 
by customers within and outside of the Depart-
ment, 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 five-year re-
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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.—At the time the President sub-
mits each annual budget request under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the status and results to date of implementation 
of the current five-year research and development 
plan, including— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the research and devel-
opment activities for the previous fiscal year in 
each topic area, together with the results of the 
process specified in paragraph (15) of section 
302; 
‘‘(B) the annual expenditures in each topic 
area; 
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‘‘(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 appro-
priate congressional committees and customers of such ac-
tivities, at a minimum on a biannual basis, regular up-
dates on such progress. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In order to provide the 
progress updates required under subsection (a), the Under 
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 five-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 
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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— 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘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-
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entific or technological fields for up to two 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. 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘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, long-term research to improve the 
sharing of information related 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; 
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‘‘(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) 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; 
‘‘(5) assist the development and support of 
technologies to reduce vulnerabilities in industrial 
control systems; and 
‘‘(6) 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); and 
‘‘(2) the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, including the National Science 
Foundation, 
the 
Defense 
Advanced 
Research 
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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, and other appropriate working groups estab-
lished by the President to identify unmet needs and 
cooperatively support activities, as appropriate. 
‘‘(d) 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 
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. 
‘‘(3) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 
meaning given such term in the second section 226, 
relating to the national cybersecurity and commu-
nications integration center. 
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‘‘(4) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3502(8) of title 44, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 323. INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish in-
tegrated product teams to serve as a central mechanism 
for the Department to identify, coordinate, and align re-
search and development efforts with departmental mis-
sions. Each team shall be managed by the Under Sec-
retary for Science and Technology and the relevant senior 
leadership of operational components, and shall be respon-
sible for the following: 
‘‘(1) Identifying and prioritizing homeland secu-
rity capability gaps within a specific mission area 
and technological solutions to address such gaps. 
‘‘(2) Identifying ongoing departmental research 
and development activities and component acquisi-
tions of technologies that are outside of depart-
mental research and development activities to ad-
dress a specific mission area. 
‘‘(3) Assessing the appropriateness of a tech-
nology to address a specific mission area. 
‘‘(4) Identifying unnecessary redundancy in de-
partmental research and development activities with-
in a specific mission area. 
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