SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
Section 311(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 191(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘on December 
31, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘on December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON BASIC RESEARCH NEEDS FOR BORDER/ 
MARITIME SECURITY. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General shall as-
sess the basic science research needs in the border and 
maritime security domain. The assessment shall include 
consideration of the need for research on— 
(1) detection, tracking, and identification tech-
nologies for cargo and people; 
(2) personal protective equipment; 
(3) document security and authentication tech-
nologies; 
(4) nonradiological advanced screening tech-
nologies at ports of entry; and 
(5) technologies for real time tactical scene 
awareness. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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a report on the assessment under subsection (a). 
SEC. 6. INCORPORATING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES 
INTO BORDER/MARITIME AIRSPACE. 
(a) 
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—Using 
amounts made available under section 307 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security and the Director of the Joint Plan-
ning and Development Office shall continue to research 
and develop technologies to permit routine operation of 
unmanned aerial vehicles, including autonomously piloted 
drones, within the national airspace for border and mari-
time security missions without any degradation of existing 
levels of safety for all national airspace system users. 
(b) PILOT PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration acting through the Director of the Joint 
Planning and Development Office to enter into pilot 
projects in designated test ranges in sparsely populated, 
low-density air traffic airspace to conduct research, experi-
ments, and data collection in order to accelerate the safe 
integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national 
airspace system as part of research activities of the Joint 
Planning and Development Office. 
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SEC. 7. RESEARCH PROGRAM IN TUNNEL DETECTION. 
(a) 
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—Using 
amounts made available under section 307 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187), the Under Sec-
retary shall continue to research and develop technologies 
to permit detection of near surface voids, such as tunnels, 
with an emphasis on technologies with real time capability. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall coordinate with other appropriate Federal 
agencies, including the Department of Defense and the 
United States Geological Survey, and ensure the integra-
tion of activities under subsection (a) with relevant efforts 
of such other agencies and the Department of Homeland 
Security’s Centers of Excellence Program. 
SEC. 8. RESEARCH IN ANTICOUNTERFEIT TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) 
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—Using 
amounts made available under section 307 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 187), the Under Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall continue a 
joint 
research 
and 
development 
program 
on 
anticounterfeit technologies and standards. The program 
may include development of counterfeit-resistant docu-
mentation, counterfeit-resistant devices, document valida-
tion technologies, and document identification standards. 
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(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the program in 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary or his designee shall 
consult with other Federal agencies engaged in similar ac-
tivities, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and 
the Department of Justice. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary and the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology shall provide 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 Govern-
ment Affairs of the Senate, a report detailing the actions 
taken by the Under Secretary and the Director under this 
section. 
SEC. 9. STUDY OF MOBILE BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES AT 
THE BORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made available 
under section 307 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 187), the Under Secretary, in coordination with 
the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border 
Protection, shall continue research on the use of mobile 
biometric technology at the Nation’s borders between the 
ports of entry, including— 
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(1) conducting an analysis of existing mobile bi-
ometric technologies and the extent to which they 
can be deployed in Border Patrol agents’ vehicles 
and used at the border, in terms of operability, reli-
ability, cost, and overall benefit to border operations; 
(2) undertaking an examination of the potential 
end-user requirements of mobile biometric tech-
nology by the Border Patrol and other relevant end- 
users; 
(3) developing recommendations for addressing 
capability gaps in mobile biometric technologies; and 
(4) examining the feasibility of implementing a 
pilot program for use of mobile biometric tech-
nologies at the border. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the research pro-
gram under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall con-
sult the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
other appropriate Federal agencies, and appropriate Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement officials. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the research program is coordinated with other biometric 
identification programs within the Department of Home-
land Security. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall 
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