I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3116 
To authorize certain programs of the Department of Homeland Security, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2011 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. LONG, Mr. MARINO, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. 
RIGELL, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. TURNER of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To authorize certain programs of the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Amendment references. 
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TITLE I—POLICY, MANAGEMENT, AND EFFICIENCY 
Sec. 101. Under Secretary for Policy. 
Sec. 102. Countering homegrown radicalization and violent Islamist extremism. 
Sec. 103. Direct line authority for Chief Operating Officers. 
Sec. 104. Department of Homeland Security International Affairs Office. 
Sec. 105. Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs. 
Sec. 106. Department of Homeland Security reorganization authority. 
Sec. 107. Repeal of Office of Domestic Preparedness. 
Sec. 108. Quadrennial homeland security review. 
Sec. 109. Development of explosives detection canine standards. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION 
POLICY 
Sec. 201. Department of Homeland Security acquisitions and procurement re-
view. 
Sec. 202. Capabilities and Requirements Council. 
Sec. 203. Acquisition authorities for the Under Secretary for Management. 
Sec. 204. Acquisition Professional Career Program. 
Sec. 205. Strategic plan for acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 206. Notification to Congress of major awards. 
Sec. 207. Independent verification and validation. 
Sec. 208. Other transaction authority. 
Sec. 209. Report on competition. 
TITLE III—INFORMATION SHARING AND INTELLIGENCE 
ANALYSIS 
Sec. 301. Department of Homeland Security National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters Initiative. 
Sec. 302. Homeland security information sharing networks development. 
Sec. 303. Authority for flexible personnel management at the Department of 
Homeland Security Intelligence elements. 
TITLE IV—9/11 REVIEW COMMISSION 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Establishment. 
Sec. 403. Purposes of the 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 404. Composition of the 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 405. Authority of 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 406. Compensation. 
Sec. 407. Appointment of staff. 
Sec. 408. Security clearances for Commission members and staff. 
Sec. 409. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Sec. 410. Reports of 9/11 Review Commission. 
Sec. 411. Funding. 
TITLE V—PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
Subtitle A—WMD Preparedness and Response 
Sec. 501. Homeland Security Biodefense Strategy. 
Sec. 502. Weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing. 
Sec. 503. Risk assessments. 
Sec. 504. Individual and community preparedness. 
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Sec. 505. Detection of biological threats. 
Sec. 506. Rapid biological threat detection and identification at ports of entry. 
Sec. 507. Communications planning. 
Sec. 508. Response guidelines concerning weapons of mass destruction. 
Sec. 509. Plume modeling. 
Sec. 510. Disaster recovery. 
Subtitle B—Grants 
Sec. 521. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 522. Use of grant funds for projects conducted in conjunction with a na-
tional laboratory or research facility. 
Sec. 523. Notification of homeland security grant awards. 
Sec. 524. Transparency in homeland security grant funding. 
Sec. 525. Metropolitan Medical Response System. 
Sec. 526. Transit security grant program. 
Subtitle C—Communications 
Sec. 541. Sense of Congress regarding interoperability. 
Sec. 542. Roles and responsibilities with respect to policy and guidance for 
communications-related expenditures with grant funds. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 561. Audit of the National Level Exercise. 
Sec. 562. FEMA report to Congress on sourcing and distribution of disaster re-
sponse goods and services. 
Sec. 563. Rural resilience initiative. 
Sec. 564. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. 
Sec. 565. Technical correction. 
TITLE VI—BORDER SECURITY PROVISIONS 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. Strategy to achieve operational control of the border. 
Sec. 603. Maintaining Border Patrol staffing. 
Sec. 604. Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force. 
Sec. 605. Cost-effective training for Border Patrol agents. 
Sec. 606. Border security on certain Federal lands. 
Sec. 607. Border security infrastructure and technology. 
Sec. 608. Northern border canine teams. 
Sec. 609. Unmanned vehicles pilot program. 
Sec. 610. Report on unmanned aerial vehicles. 
Sec. 611. Student visa security improvement. 
Sec. 612. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards. 
TITLE VII—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
Subtitle A—Directorate of Science and Technology 
Sec. 701. Directorate of Science and Technology strategic plan. 
Sec. 702. 5-year research and development plan. 
Sec. 703. Identification and prioritization of research and development require-
ments. 
Sec. 704. Research and development progress. 
Sec. 705. Acquisition and operations support. 
Sec. 706. Operational Test and Evaluation. 
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Sec. 707. Availability of testing facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 708. Bioforensics capabilities. 
Sec. 709. Homeland Security Science and Technology Fellows Program. 
Sec. 710. Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 711. Federally funded research and development centers. 
Sec. 712. Criteria for designation as a university-based center for homeland se-
curity. 
Sec. 713. Authority for flexible personnel management at the Science and Tech-
nology Directorate. 
Subtitle B—Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
Sec. 721. Radiological and nuclear detection and countermeasures research, de-
velopment, testing, and evaluation. 
Sec. 722. Domestic implementation of the global nuclear detection architecture. 
Sec. 723. Radiation portal monitor alternatives. 
Sec. 724. Contracting and grantmaking authorities. 
Sec. 725. Domestic nuclear detection implementation plan. 
TITLE VIII—IMMUNITY FOR REPORTS OF SUSPECTED TERRORIST 
ACTIVITY OR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 901. Redesignation and movement of miscellaneous provisions. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittee’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate, and any committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Senate having legislative or over-
sight jurisdiction under the Rules of the House of 
Representatives or the Senate, respectively, over the 
matter concerned. 
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(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) FUNCTION.—The term ‘‘function’’ includes 
authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, 
programs, projects, activities, duties, and respon-
sibilities. 
(4) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 
government’’ means— 
(A) a county, municipality, city, town, 
township, local public authority, school district, 
special district, intrastate district, council of 
governments (regardless of whether the council 
of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit 
corporation under State law), regional or inter-
state government entity, or agency or instru-
mentality of a local government; 
(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal or-
ganization, or in Alaska a Native village or 
Alaska Regional Native Corporation; and 
(C) a rural community, unincorporated 
town or village, or other public entity. 
(5) PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘personnel’’ means 
officers and employees. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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