esses, and actions that affect the partici-
pating industries and associations. 
‘‘(D) To promote existing public-private 
partnerships and develop new public-private 
partnerships to provide for collaboration and 
mutual support to address homeland security 
challenges. 
‘‘(E) To identify private sector resources 
and capabilities that could be effective in 
supplementing functions of the Department and 
State and local governments to prevent or re-
spond to acts of terrorism. 
‘‘(F) To coordinate among the Depart-
ment’s operating entities and with the Assistant 
Secretary for Trade Development of the De-
partment of Commerce on issues related to the 
travel and tourism industries. 
‘‘(5) TRADE
AND
CUSTOMS
REVENUE
FUNC-
TIONS.—The Under Secretary for Policy shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the trade and customs 
revenue functions of the Department are coordi-
nated within the Department and with other 
Federal departments and agencies, and that the 
impact on legitimate trade is taken into account 
in any action impacting these functions; and 
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‘‘(B) monitor and report to Congress on 
the Department’s mandate to ensure that the 
trade and customs revenue functions of the De-
partment are not diminished, including how 
spending, operations, and personnel related to 
these functions have kept pace with the level of 
trade entering the United States. 
‘‘SEC. 602. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Directorate of Policy, Planning, and International Af-
fairs an Office of International Affairs. The Office shall 
be headed by an Assistant Secretary, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The 
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, in coordina-
tion with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Department official with primary responsi-
bility for grants and training, and other officials of the 
Department, as appropriate, shall have the following du-
ties: 
‘‘(1) To promote information and education ex-
change with nations friendly to the United States in 
order to promote sharing of best practices and tech-
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nologies relating to homeland security. Such ex-
change shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Exchange of information on research 
and development on homeland security tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(B) Joint training exercises of first re-
sponders. 
‘‘(C) Exchange of expertise on terrorism 
prevention, response, and crisis management. 
‘‘(2) To identify areas for homeland security in-
formation and training exchange where the United 
States has a demonstrated weakness and another 
friendly nation or nations have a demonstrated ex-
pertise. 
‘‘(3) To plan and undertake international con-
ferences, exchange programs, and training activities. 
‘‘(4) To manage international activities within 
the Department in coordination with other Federal 
officials with responsibility for counter-terrorism 
matters. 
‘‘SEC. 603. OTHER OFFICES AND OFFICIALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Policy 
shall establish the following offices in the Directorate for 
Policy, Planning, and International Affairs: 
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‘‘(1) The Office of Policy, which shall be admin-
istered by an Assistant Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) The Office of Strategic Plans, which shall 
be administered by an Assistant Secretary for Stra-
tegic Plans and which shall include— 
‘‘(A) a Secure Border Initiative Program 
Office; and 
‘‘(B) a Screening Coordination and Oper-
ations Office. 
‘‘(3) The Office of the Private Sector, which 
shall be administered by an Assistant Secretary for 
the Private Sector. 
‘‘(4) The Victim Assistance Officer. 
‘‘(5) The Tribal Security Officer. 
‘‘(6) Such other offices as considered necessary 
by the Under Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF CARGO SECURITY POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Di-
rectorate for Policy, Planning, and International Af-
fairs a Director of Cargo Security Policy (herein-
after in this subsection referred to as the ‘Director’), 
who shall be subject to the direction and control of 
the Under Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
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‘‘(A) advise the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy regarding all aspects of Department pro-
grams relating to cargo security; 
‘‘(B) develop Department-wide policies re-
garding cargo security; and 
‘‘(C) coordinate the cargo security policies 
and programs of the Department with other 
Federal departments and agencies, including by 
working with officials of the Department of En-
ergy and the Department of State, as appro-
priate, in negotiating international agreements 
relating to cargo security. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR OF TRADE POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Di-
rectorate for Policy, Planning, and International Af-
fairs a Director of Trade Policy (hereinafter in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘Director’), who shall 
be subject to the direction and control of the Under 
Secretary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) advise the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy regarding all aspects of Department pro-
grams relating to the trade and customs rev-
enue functions of the Department; 
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‘‘(B) develop Department-wide policies re-
garding trade and customs revenue functions 
and trade facilitation; and 
‘‘(C) coordinate the trade and customs rev-
enue-related programs of the Department with 
other Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘SEC. 604. CONSULTATION ON TRADE AND CUSTOMS REV-
ENUE FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Under 
Secretary for Policy shall consult with representatives of 
the business community involved in international trade, in-
cluding seeking the advice and recommendations of the 
Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), on 
Department policies and actions that have a significant 
impact on international trade and customs revenue func-
tions. 
‘‘(b) COAC CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall seek the advice and recommenda-
tions of COAC on any proposed Department policies, 
initiatives, actions, or organizational reforms that 
will have a major impact on trade and customs rev-
enue functions not later than 45 days prior to the 
finalization of the policies, initiatives, actions, or or-
ganizational reforms. 
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines 
that it is important to the national security interest 
of the United States to finalize any proposed De-
partment policies, initiatives, actions, or organiza-
tional reforms prior to the provision of advice and 
recommendations described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) seek the advice and recommendations 
of COAC on the policies, initiatives, actions, or 
organizational reforms not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the policies, initiatives, 
actions, or organizational reforms are finalized; 
and 
‘‘(B) to the extent appropriate, modify the 
policies, initiatives, actions, or organizational 
reforms based upon the advice and rec-
ommendations of COAC. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI-
CATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall consult with and provide any rec-
ommendations of COAC received under subsection 
(b) to the appropriate congressional committees not 
later than 30 days prior to the finalization of any 
Department policies, initiatives, actions or organiza-
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tional reforms that will have a major impact on 
trade and customs revenue functions. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary determines 
that it is important to the national security interest 
of the United States to finalize any Department 
policies, initiatives, actions, or organizational re-
forms prior to the consultation described in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with and provide any rec-
ommendations of COAC received under sub-
section (b) to the appropriate congressional 
committees not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the policies, initiative, actions, or 
organizational reforms are finalized; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent appropriate, modify the 
policies, initiatives, actions, or organizational 
reforms based upon the consultations with the 
appropriate congressional committees.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 879 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 459) is re-
pealed. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 879; 
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(2) by striking the items relating to title VI and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE VI—POLICY, PLANNING, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
‘‘Sec. 601. Directorate for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs. 
‘‘Sec. 602. Office of International Affairs. 
‘‘Sec. 603. Other offices and officials.’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after the items relating to sub-
title A of title XIX, as added by section 403, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Treatment of Certain Charitable Trusts 
‘‘Sec. 1811.Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the armed forces of 
the United States and other governmental organizations.’’. 
SEC. 222. CONSOLIDATION OF THE EFFORTS OF THE CEN-
TER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AND 
THE NOBLE TRAINING CENTER. 
(a) TRANSFER.—The Noble Training Center is trans-
ferred to the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The Cen-
ter for Domestic Preparedness shall integrate the Noble 
Training Center into the program structure of the Center 
for Domestic Preparedness. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SERVICE DESIGNATION FOR DIREC-
TOR OF CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS.—The 
Director of the Center for Domestic Preparedness of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall be a career ap-
pointee in the Senior Executive Service. 
(c) CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS FACIL-
ITY MANAGEMENT.—The Director of the Center for Do-
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mestic Preparedness is authorized to obtain the transfer 
of the United States Army In-Processing Center (com-
monly referred to as the 500 Area) and portions of the 
former Noncommissioned Officer Housing Dormitories 
(commonly referred to as the 900 Area) at the former 
Fort McClellan, Alabama, for use by the Center for Do-
mestic Preparedness. 
SEC. 223. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 
OF INTEGRATION AND ADEQUACY OF TRAIN-
ING PROGRAMS RELATED TO ASYLUM AT 
PORTS OF ENTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study of the integration and adequacy of train-
ing for Department of Homeland Security personnel who 
interdict, interview, and process asylum seekers ports of 
entry, including at airports, in the United States. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF STUDY.—The study shall in-
clude— 
(1) an assessment of whether such training pro-
vides such personnel with adequate and clear guid-
ance on the standards for handling asylum seekers; 
(2) an assessment of whether such personnel 
coordinate appropriately to ensure that relevant 
United States laws are fully enforced; and 
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(3) recommendations, as appropriate, for steps 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security should take 
to provide better integration and adequacy of such 
training to such personnel in order to better secure 
the borders of the United States while ensuring that 
asylum seekers are properly processed and their 
claims are fully evaluated. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit a report summarizing the results of the study 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
Subtitle C—Strengthening 
Oversight 
SEC. 231. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 104. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall actively con-
sult with the congressional homeland security committees, 
and shall keep such committees fully and currently in-
formed with respect to all activities and responsibilities 
within the jurisdictions of these committees. 
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‘‘(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in 
this section affects the requirements of section 872. The 
requirements of this section supplement, and do not re-
place, the requirements of that section. 
‘‘(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspector General 
of the Department shall be responsible, independently of 
the responsibility of the Secretary under subsection (a), 
for keeping the congressional homeland security commit-
tees fully and currently informed of the Department’s ac-
tivities, including informing the congressional homeland 
security committees of major audits, investigations, or 
other activities of the Inspector General by no later than 
72 hours prior to the release of, or at any time upon the 
request by such a committee for, the findings of major 
audits, investigations, or other activities. Additionally, the 
Inspector General shall provide to such a committee a 
written notification and summary of the contents of its 
semiannual and annual reports by no later than 72 hours 
prior to the release of such reports. 
‘‘(d) CLASSIFIED
NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
may submit any information required by this section in 
classified form if the information is classified pursuant to 
applicable national security standards. 
‘‘(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—This section shall not be 
construed to limit or otherwise affect the congressional no-
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tification requirements of title V of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.), insofar as they apply 
to the Department. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘congressional homeland security committees’ means the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in Section 1(a) of such Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 103 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 104. Congressional notification.’’. 
(c) COAST GUARD MISSION REVIEW REPORT.—Sec-
tion 888(f)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 468(f)(2)) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F) re-
spectively; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives;’’. 
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SEC. 232. AUTHORIZATION LIAISON OFFICER. 
Section 702 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 342) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION LIAISON OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Financial Officer 
shall establish the position of Authorization Liaison 
Officer to provide timely budget and other financial 
information to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate. The Authorization Liaison Officer shall 
report directly to the Chief Financial Officer. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
The Authorization Liaison Officer shall coordinate 
with the Appropriations Liaison Officer within the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer to ensure, to 
the greatest extent possible, that all reports pre-
pared for the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate are sub-
mitted concurrently to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate.’’. 
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SEC. 233. REQUIRED BUDGET LINE ITEM FOR OFFICE OF 
COUNTERNARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT. 
In each fiscal year budget request for the Department 
of Homeland Security, the Secretary shall include a sepa-
rate line item for each such fiscal year for expenditures 
by the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement of the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 234. SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE FINANCIAL AC-
COUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall review each contract 
action related to the Department’s Secure Border Initia-
tive having a value greater than $20,000,000, to deter-
mine whether each such action fully complies with applica-
ble cost requirements, performance objectives, program 
milestones, inclusion of small, minority, and women-owned 
business, and timelines. The Inspector General shall com-
plete a review under this subsection with respect to a con-
tract action— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
initiation of the action; and 
(2) upon the conclusion of the performance of 
the contract. 
(b) REPORT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Upon com-
pletion of each review described in subsection (a), the In-
spector General shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland 
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Security a report containing the findings of the review, 
including findings regarding any cost overruns, significant 
delays in contract execution, lack of rigorous departmental 
contract management, insufficient departmental financial 
oversight, bundling that limits the ability of small business 
to compete, or other high risk business practices. 
(c) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the receipt of each report required under subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
findings of the report by the Inspector General and the 
steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to address 
the problems identified in such report. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts that are otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated to the Office of the Inspector General, an addi-
tional amount equal to at least five percent for fiscal year 
2007, at least six percent for fiscal year 2008, and at least 
seven percent for fiscal year 2009 of the overall budget 
of the Office for each such fiscal year is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Office to enable the Office to carry 
out this section. 
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(e) ACTION BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—In the event 
the Inspector General becomes aware of any improper con-
duct or wrongdoing in accordance with the contract review 
required under subsection (a), the Inspector General shall, 
as expeditiously as practicable, refer information related 
to such improper conduct or wrongdoing to the Secretary 
of Homeland Security or other appropriate official in the 
Department of Homeland Security for purposes of evalu-
ating whether to suspend or debar the contractor. 
TITLE III—PROCUREMENT 
REFORM 
SEC. 301. HOMELAND SECURITY PROCUREMENT TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 890A. HOMELAND SECURITY PROCUREMENT TRAIN-
ING. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Procurement Of-
ficer shall provide homeland security procurement training 
to acquisition employees. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHIEF PROCUREMENT 
OFFICER.—The Chief Procurement Officer shall carry out 
the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Establish objectives to achieve the efficient 
and effective use of available acquisition resources 
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by coordinating the acquisition education and train-
ing programs of the Department and tailoring them 
to support the careers of acquisition employees. 
‘‘(2) Develop, in consultation with the Council 
on Procurement Training established under sub-
section (d), the curriculum of the homeland security 
procurement training to be provided. 
‘‘(3) Establish, in consultation with the Council 
on Procurement Training, training standards, re-
quirements, and courses to be required for acquisi-
tion employees. 
‘‘(4) Establish an appropriate centralized mech-
anism to control the allocation of resources for con-
ducting such required courses and other training 
and education. 
‘‘(5) Select course providers and certify courses 
to ensure that the procurement training curriculum 
supports a coherent framework for the educational 
development of acquisition employees, including the 
provision of basic, intermediate, and advanced 
courses. 
‘‘(6) Publish an annual catalog that includes a 
list of the acquisition education and training 
courses. 
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‘‘(7) Develop a system of maintaining records 
of student enrollment, and other data related to stu-
dents and courses conducted pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION.—The Chief Pro-
curement Officer shall provide procurement training to ac-
quisition employees of any office under subsection (d)(3). 
The appropriate member of the Council on Procurement 
Training may direct such an employee to receive procure-
ment training. 
‘‘(d) COUNCIL ON PROCUREMENT TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a Council on Procurement Training to advise 
and make policy and curriculum recommendations to 
the Chief Procurement Officer 
‘‘(2) CHAIR
OF
COUNCIL.—The chair of the 
Council on Procurement Training shall be the Dep-
uty Chief Procurement Officer. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERS.—The members of the Council 
on Procurement Training are the chief procurement 
officers of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) United States Customs and Border 
Protection. 
‘‘(B) The Transportation Security Admin-
istration. 
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‘‘(C) The Office of Procurement Oper-
ations. 
‘‘(D) The Bureau of Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement. 
‘‘(E) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(F) The Coast Guard. 
‘‘(G) 
The 
Federal 
Law 
Enforcement 
Training Center. 
‘‘(H) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(I) Such other entity as the Secretary de-
termines is appropriate. 
‘‘(e) ACQUISITION EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘acquisition employee’ 
means an employee serving under a career or career-condi-
tional appointment in the competitive service or appoint-
ment of equivalent tenure in the excepted service of the 
Federal Government, at least 50 percent of whose as-
signed duties include acquisitions, procurement-related 
program management, or procurement-related oversight 
functions. 
‘‘(f) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1 
of each year, the Chief Procurement Officer shall submit 
to the Secretary a report on the procurement training pro-
vided under this section, which shall include information 
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about student enrollment, students who enroll but do not 
attend courses, graduates, certifications, and other rel-
evant information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 
‘‘Sec. 890A. Homeland security procurement training.’’. 
SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO REVIEW PAST 
PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTORS. 
(a) CONSIDERATION
OF CONTRACTOR PAST PER-
FORMANCE.—In awarding a contract to a contractor, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider the past 
performance of that contractor based on the review con-
ducted under subsection (b). 
(b) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Before awarding a contract 
to any contractor, including a contract to be awarded to 
a contractor that has previously provided or currently pro-
vides goods or services to the Department of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the appropriate contracting officer or officers of 
the Department, shall require the contractor to submit in-
formation regarding the contractor’s past and current per-
formance of Federal, State, and local government and pri-
vate sector contracts. 
(c) CONTACT OF RELEVANT OFFICIALS.—As part of 
any review of a contractor’s past performance conducted 
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under subsection (b), the Secretary, acting through an ap-
propriate contracting officer of the Department, shall con-
tact the relevant official who administered or oversaw any 
contract performed by that contractor during the five-year 
period preceding the date on which the review begins. 
SEC. 303. STREAMLINING OF SAFETY ACT AND PROCURE-
MENT PROCESSES. 
(a) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall ensure that, in addition to any scientific evalua-
tion completed prior to the designation or certification of 
qualified anti-terrorism technologies under the SAFETY 
Act (6 U.S.C. 441), a sufficient number of full-time equiv-
alent personnel, who are properly trained and qualified to 
apply legal, economic, and risk analyses, are involved in 
the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies 
for the purpose of determining whether such technologies 
may be designated by the Secretary as qualified anti-ter-
rorism technologies under section 862(b) of the SAFETY 
Act (6 U.S.C. 441(b)) or certified by the Secretary under 
section 863(d) of such Act (6 U.S.C. 442(d)). 
(b) COORDINATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure coordination between the Depart-
ment official directly responsible for the implementa-
tion of the SAFETY Act, the Chief Procurement Of-
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ficer of the Department, the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology, the Under Secretary for 
Policy, and the Department of Homeland Security 
General Counsel to maximize the application of the 
litigation and risk management provisions of the 
SAFETY Act to qualified anti-terrorism technologies 
procured by the Department; and 
(2) ensure coordination of the Department’s ef-
forts to promote awareness and utilization of the liti-
gation and risk management provisions of the 
SAFETY Act in the procurement of qualified anti- 
terrorism technologies at the Federal, State, and 
local levels. 
(c) ISSUANCE OF DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTIVE.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accordance with 
the final rule implementing the SAFETY Act, issue a De-
partmental management directive requiring appropriate 
coordination between Department procurement officials 
and the Department officials responsible for implementing 
the SAFETY Act in advance of any Department procure-
ment involving a qualified anti-terrorism technology. 
(d) TRAINING.—As part of comprehensive procure-
ment training authorized under section 301 of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall include SAFE-
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