of the DNDO shall begin an internal review of the method-
ology by which research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion is identified, prioritized, and funded by the DNDO. 
In conducting such review, the Director shall consult with 
the Under Secretary and the heads of all operational com-
ponents of the Department that own, operate, or maintain 
nuclear or radiological detection technologies. 
(c) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—In carrying out the re-
view required under subsection (b), the Director of the 
DNDO shall— 
(1) identify basic and innovative research and 
any non-developmental testing that should be con-
ducted in concert and under agreement with the Di-
rectorate; 
(2) produce a charter delineating roles, respon-
sibilities, common definitions, standard operating 
procedures, and decision rules for research, develop-
ment, testing, and evaluation activities; 
(3) implement a transparent system for track-
ing research, development, testing, and evaluation 
requirements; 
(4) establish a mechanism to provide regular 
updates to components of the Department on the 
progress of such research; 
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(5) establish a mechanism to facilitate training 
Department 
components 
in 
subjects 
such 
as 
prioritizing homeland security capability gaps and 
requirements development and analysis; 
(6) determine whether technical needs of the 
operational components of the Department and 
State and local first responders are being adequately 
addressed by the existing project selection process, 
and if not, how such process can be improved; 
(7) establish a method to collect and evaluate 
Department component feedback; 
(8) developing matrices for and conducting im-
pact evaluations to determine if technologies pro-
duced by the Directorate have enhanced the ability 
of Department components to perform their mis-
sions; 
(9) identify appropriate five-year levels of in-
vestment in basic and applied research and develop-
ment, in particular among the Department labora-
tories, federally funded research and development 
centers, university-based centers, Department of En-
ergy national laboratories, and other Federal labora-
tories; 
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(10) projected balance of use of the entities re-
ferred to in paragraph (9) among the Directorate 
and other Department components; and 
(11) establish a formal merit review process, 
with external peer review where appropriate. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the com-
pletion of the review required under subsection (b), the 
Director of the DNDO shall submit to the Secretary and 
the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining the findings of such review, together with informa-
tion on the systems, methods, and mechanisms estab-
lished, and recommendations for additional improvements. 
(e) DIRECTIVE.—Not later than 90 days after receipt 
of the review under subsection (d), the Secretary shall 
issue a departmental management directive institutional-
izing the processes and procedures of the Department for 
identifying, prioritizing, and funding research, develop-
ment, testing, and evaluation at the DNDO consistent 
with the analyses and recommendations under section 236 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by 
this Act. 
(f) QUARTERLY UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
One hundred and twenty days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the In-
spector General of the Department shall submit a quar-
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terly update to the appropriate congressional committees 
on the status of implementation of this section and activi-
ties in support of such implementation. 
SEC. 503. STRATEGIC PLAN AND FUNDING ALLOCATIONS 
FOR GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report containing the 
following: 
(1) A strategic plan for a domestic component 
of the global nuclear detection strategy, with specific 
focus on establishing time frames and costs for— 
(A) land border areas between ports of 
entry; 
(B) aviation including passenger, cargo, 
and general aviation; 
(C) rail transportation modes including 
passenger and freight trains; 
(D) small maritime vessels; and 
(E) any emerging threat vectors identified 
by the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detec-
tion Office. 
(2) In consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
State, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the 
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Attorney General, an analysis of overall budget allo-
cations that determines whether Government-wide 
nuclear detection resources clearly align with identi-
fied priorities to maximize results and minimize du-
plication of efforts. 
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness, cost, 
and feasibility of a maritime radiological and nuclear 
pilot program, and undertake additional planning to 
identify future steps, including how and where a 
broader strategy would be implemented, what tech-
nology would be needed, what organizations should 
be involved, and how such efforts would be sus-
tained. 
SEC. 504. RADIATION PORTAL MONITOR ALTERNATIVES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that in view of the Secretary’s decision not to certify 
advanced spectroscopic portal monitors for primary 
screening applications because they do not offer a signifi-
cant increase in operational effectiveness over existing 
technology, the Director must attempt to identify viable 
alternatives. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Domestic Nu-
clear Detection Office shall analyze and report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees by not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act on both exist-
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ing and developmental alternatives to existing radiation 
portal monitors and advanced spectroscopic portal mon-
itors that would provide the Department with a significant 
increase in operational effectiveness for primary screening 
for radioactive materials. 
SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INI-
TIATIVE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Securing the Cities Initiative of the De-
partment uses next generation radiation detection 
technology to detect the transport of nuclear and ra-
diological material in urban areas by terrorists or 
other unauthorized individuals. 
(2) The technology used by partners in the Se-
curing the Cities Initiative leverages radiation detec-
tion technology used at ports of entry. 
(3) The Securing the Cities Initiative has fos-
tered unprecedented collaboration and coordination 
among its Federal, State, and local partners. 
(4) The Securing the Cities Initiative is a crit-
ical national capability to detect the dangerous intro-
duction of nuclear and radiological material. 
(b) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of 
amounts authorized by section 501, there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Director of the Domestic Nuclear 
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Detection Office of the Department for the Securing the 
Cities Initiative such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, including— 
(1) for each city in which it has been imple-
mented by fiscal year 2009— 
(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
(2) for additional Securing the Cities initiatives 
to be implemented in not fewer than 2 sites partici-
pating in the Urban Area Security Initiative, such 
sums as may be necessary each fiscal year to imple-
ment and sustain each additional initiative. 
TITLE VI—CLARIFYING 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 601. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS. 
Section 305 (6 U.S.C. 184) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’ be-
fore the first sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL TASKING.—Upon a request of 
the chairman and the ranking minority member of an ap-
propriate congressional committee, a federally funded re-
search and development center established under this sec-
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tion is encouraged to perform independent analysis of 
homeland security issues and report its findings to the ap-
propriate congressional committees and the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—Federally fund-
ed research and development centers established under 
this section are encouraged, upon request of the chairman 
and the ranking minority member of an appropriate con-
gressional committee, to provide to the committee a copy 
of any report it produces for the Department or any of 
its components. 
‘‘(d) 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 under this section who are in a position to make 
or materially influence research findings or agency deci-
sionmaking. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each federally funded re-
search and development center established under this sec-
tion shall transmit to the Secretary and appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report on the activities 
of the center.’’. 
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SEC. 602. ELIMINATION OF HOMELAND SECURITY INSTI-
TUTE. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 312 (6 U.S.C. 192) is re-
pealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) is amended by striking the item relating 
to such section. 
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