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(D) A catalogue of the services and train-
ing currently offered by the Office, and a de-
scription of how such services and trainings as-
sist the public and private sector to deter, de-
tect, prevent, protect against, mitigate, and re-
spond to terrorist explosive threats and attacks 
in the United States. 
(E) Long-term objectives of the Office, in-
cluding future service and training offerings. 
(F) Metrics for measuring the effectiveness 
of services and trainings offered by the Office. 
(G) An assessment of resource require-
ments necessary to implement such strategy. 
(H) A description of how the Office part-
ners with other components of the Department 
and other Federal agencies to carry out its mis-
sion. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report describing the activities of the Office 
for Bombing Prevention of the Department of 
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Homeland Security (established pursuant to section 
2241 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
added by subsection (a)). Each such report shall in-
clude information on the following: 
(A) Changes to terrorist explosive threats, 
tactics, and attacks in the United States. 
(B) Changes to the types of public and pri-
vate sector entities likely to be targeted by ter-
rorist explosive threats and attacks in the 
United States. 
(C) The number of trainings, assessments, 
and other engagements carried out by the Of-
fice within each region of the United States, in-
cluding a description of the critical infrastruc-
ture sector or stakeholder served. 
(D) The number of trainings, assessments, 
or other engagements the Office was asked to 
conduct but did not, and an explanation relat-
ing thereto. 
(E) The effectiveness of the trainings, as-
sessments, or other engagements provided by 
the Office based on the metrics described in 
paragraph (1)(F). 
(F) Any changes or anticipated changes in 
the trainings, assessments, and other engage-
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ments, or any other services, offered by the Of-
fice, and an explanation relating thereto. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2238 the following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle D—Bombing Prevention 
‘‘Sec. 2241. Office for Bombing Prevention. 
‘‘Sec. 2242. Countering explosive devices technical assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 2243. Relationship to other Department components and Federal agen-
cies.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 323. EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in 
coordination with the head of the Office for Bombing Pre-
vention and the Assistant Secretary for the Countering 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and in consultation 
with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the head of any other relevant Federal department or 
agency, including Sector Risk Management Agencies, shall 
ensure coordination and information sharing regarding 
nonmilitary research, development, testing, and evaluation 
activities of the Federal Government relating to the deter-
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rence, detection, prevention, protection against, mitigation 
of, and response to terrorist explosive threats and attacks 
in the United States. 
‘‘(b) LEVERAGING MILITARY RESEARCH.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, and in coordination with the head of the 
Office for Bombing Prevention and the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Countering of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Office, shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and the 
head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, 
including Sector Risk Management Agencies, to ensure 
that, to the maximum extent possible, military policies and 
procedures, and research, development, testing, and eval-
uation activities relating to the deterrence, detection, pre-
vention, protection against, mitigation of, and response to 
terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the United 
States are adapted to nonmilitary uses.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
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