I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4842 
To authorize appropriations for the Directorate of Science and Technology 
of the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal years 2011 and 
2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2010 
Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. DANIEL E. 
LUNGREN of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Directorate of Science 
and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security 
for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, 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 ‘‘Homeland Security 
Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010’’. 
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. 
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Sec. 4. References. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 201. Management directive; professional development; milestones and feed-
back. 
Sec. 202. Office of Testing, Evaluation, and Standards. 
Sec. 203. Peer review. 
Sec. 204. Office of Public-Private Partnerships. 
TITLE III—REPORTS 
Sec. 301. Directorate of Science and Technology strategic plan. 
Sec. 302. Report on technology requirements. 
Sec. 303. Report on venture capital organization. 
TITLE IV—DIRECTORATE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 401. Limitations on research. 
Sec. 402. University-based centers. 
Sec. 403. Review of university-based centers. 
Sec. 404. Cybersecurity research and development. 
Sec. 405. National Research Council study of cybersecurity incentives. 
Sec. 406. Research on cyber compromise of infrastructure. 
Sec. 407. Dual-use terrorist risks from synthetic genomics. 
Sec. 408. Underwater tunnel security demonstration project. 
Sec. 409. Chemical and biological threats research and development. 
Sec. 410. Maritime domain awareness and maritime security technology test, 
evaluation, and transition capabilities. 
Sec. 411. Rapid biological threat detection and identification. 
Sec. 412. Educating the public about radiological threats. 
Sec. 413. Rural resilience initiative. 
Sec. 414. Sense of Congress regarding the need for interoperability standards 
for Internet protocol video survellance technology. 
TITLE V—DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 502. Domestic Nuclear Detection Office oversight. 
Sec. 503. Strategic plan and funding allocations for global architecture. 
Sec. 504. Radiation portal monitor alternatives. 
Sec. 505. Authorization of Securing the Cities Initiative. 
TITLE VI—CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 601. Federally funded research and development centers. 
Sec. 602. Elimination of Homeland Security Institute. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEE.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittee’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and any committee 
of the House of Representatives or the Senate hav-
ing legislative jurisdiction under the rules of the 
House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, 
over the matter concerned. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) DIRECTORATE.—The term ‘‘Directorate’’ 
means the Directorate of Science and Technology of 
the Department. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(5) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology of the Department. 
SEC. 4. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to a provision of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.). 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under 
Secretary $1,121,664,000 for fiscal year 2011 and 
$1,155,313,920 for fiscal year 2012 for the necessary ex-
penses of the Directorate. 
TITLE II—MANAGEMENT AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 201. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE; PROFESSIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT; MILESTONES AND FEEDBACK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II (6 U.S.C. 
161 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the subtitle heading, by striking ‘‘Office 
of’’; 
(2) in the heading for section 231, by inserting 
‘‘of Science and Technology’’ after ‘‘Office’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘SEC. 236. MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) by not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, issue a management di-
rective detailing how basic and applied homeland se-
curity research shall be identified, prioritized, fund-
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