and actions that affect the participating in-
dustries 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 Department’s 
operating entities and with the Assistant Sec-
retary for Trade Development of the Department 
of Commerce on issues related to the travel and 
tourism industries. 
‘‘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 appointed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The 
Assistant Secretary shall have the following duties: 
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‘‘(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-
nologies relating to homeland security. Such exchange 
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 exper-
tise. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘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: 
‘‘(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 Strategic 
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 Direc-
torate for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs 
a Director of Cargo Security Policy (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as the ‘Director’), who shall be 
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subject to the direction and control of the Under Sec-
retary for Policy. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) advise the Assistant Secretary for Pol-
icy 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 Fed-
eral 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.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 879 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 459) is repealed. 
(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; 
(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 
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(3) by inserting after the items relating to title 
XVIII the following: 
‘‘TITLE XIX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 1901. Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the armed forces of the 
United States and other governmental organizations.’’. 
TITLE IV—OFFICE OF DOMESTIC 
NUCLEAR DETECTION 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new title: 
‘‘TITLE XX—OFFICE OF DOMES-
TIC NUCLEAR DETECTION 
‘‘SEC. 2001. DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Department 
of Homeland Security a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office shall be to 
protect against the unauthorized importation, possession, 
storage, transportation, development, or use of a nuclear ex-
plosive device, fissile material, or radiological material 
against the United States. 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—The Office shall be headed by a Di-
rector of Domestic Nuclear Detection, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President from among individuals nomi-
nated by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—This title shall not be construed to 
affect the performance, by directorates and agencies of the 
Department other than the Office, of functions that are not 
related to detection and prevention of nuclear and radio-
logical terrorism. 
‘‘SEC. 2002. FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE DOMESTIC 
NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE, GENERALLY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall vest in the Di-
rector the primary responsibility in the Department for— 
‘‘(1) administering all nuclear and radiological 
detection and prevention functions and assets of the 
Department, including those functions vested in the 
Department before the enactment of the Security and 
Accountability For Every Port Act; and 
‘‘(2) for coordinating such administration with 
nuclear and radiological detection and prevention ac-
tivities of other Federal departments and agencies. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary shall 
transfer to the Director the authority to administer, or su-
pervise the administration of, all functions, personnel, as-
sets, and liabilities of all Department programs and 
projects relating to nuclear and radiological detection re-
search, development, testing, and evaluation, and nuclear 
and radiological detection system acquisition and deploy-
ment, including with respect to functions and assets trans-
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