SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 193) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) The establishment of a multi-agency home-
land security technology, equipment, and informa-
tion transfer program to allow for the transfer of 
technology, equipment, and information to State, re-
gional, and local fire, emergency medical service, and 
law enforcement agencies.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.—In devel-
oping the program described under subsection (b)(6), the 
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall—
‘‘(1) in close cooperation with the Office of Do-
mestic Preparedness, conduct, on an ongoing basis—
‘‘(A) research and development of new 
technologies; 
‘‘(B) surveys and reviews of available ap-
propriate technologies; and
‘‘(C) tests, evaluations, and demonstrations 
of new and available technologies that signifi-
cantly improve the capability of fire, emergency 
medical service, and law enforcement agencies 
in countering terrorist threats and traditional 
threats not related to terrorism; 
‘‘(2) in support of the activities described in 
paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) consult with State, regional, and local 
fire, emergency medical service, and law en-
forcement agencies and others determined by 
the Secretary, including the advisory committee 
established under section 430(d); 
‘‘(B) work with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology and any other office 
or agency determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) at the discretion of the Secretary, 
enter into agreements and coordinate with other 
Federal agencies to maximize the effectiveness 
of the technologies, equipment, and informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(D) utilize existing technology transfer 
centers and Federal and State training centers 
that test, evaluate, and transfer military and
other technologies for use by the first responder 
community; 
‘‘(3) provide a comprehensive list of available 
technologies, equipment, and information to the Of-
fice for Domestic Preparedness which shall admin-
ister a technology transfer program described under 
section 430(d); and 
‘‘(4) work with the Secretary of Defense to 
identify, evaluate, deploy, and transfer to Federal, 
State, regional, and local fire, emergency medical 
service, and law enforcement personnel, Department 
of Defense technologies and equipment for homeland 
security purposes, pursuant to section 1401 of the 
Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003.’’. 
(b) OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS.—Sec-
tion 430 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
238) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION 
TRANSFER PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The Director of the 
Office for Domestic Preparedness, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary for Science and Tech-
nology, shall establish and administer a technology 
transfer program through which the Director shall—
‘‘(A) make the counterterrorism and non-
terrorism response technology, equipment, and 
information available to State, regional, and 
local fire, emergency medical service, and law 
enforcement agencies each year based on—
‘‘(i) the comprehensive list of available 
technologies, equipment, and information 
described under section 313(c); and 
‘‘(ii) the needs identified by the advi-
sory committee established under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(B) consult with State, regional, and local 
fire, emergency medical service, and law en-
forcement agencies and others, as determined 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) accept applications from the head of 
State, regional, and local fire, emergency med-
ical service, and law enforcement agencies that 
wish to acquire such technologies, equipment, 
and information to improve the homeland secu-
rity capabilities of those agencies, and review 
these applications with the advisory committee 
established under this subsection; and 
‘‘(D) transfer the approved technology, 
equipment, and information and provide the ap-
propriate training to the State, regional, or 
local fire, emergency medical service, and law 
enforcement agencies to implement such tech-
nology, equipment, and information. 
‘‘(2) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.—Under the authority of section 871, the 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office 
for Domestic Preparedness, shall establish an advi-
sory committee, or designate an existing advisory 
committee comprised of retired and active duty 
State, regional, and local fire, emergency medical 
service, and law enforcement officers, to advise the 
Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness 
and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
regarding the homeland security technology transfer 
program established under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION EXPEND-
ITURE.—Not more than 10 percent of the budget of 
the technology, equipment, and information transfer
program established under this subsection may be 
used for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 
through 2014 to carry out this subsection.’’.
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