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vide, at a minimum on a biannual basis, regular updates 
on that progress to relevant customers of those activities. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
OF PROGRESS UPDATES.—In 
order to provide the progress updates required under sub-
section (a), the Under Secretary shall develop a system 
that— 
‘‘(1) monitors progress toward project milestones 
identified by the Under Secretary; 
‘‘(2) maps progress toward deliverables identified 
in the 5-year plan required under section 319; 
‘‘(3) generates up-to-date reports to customers 
that transparently disclose the status and progress of 
research, development, testing, and evaluation efforts 
of the Directorate; 
‘‘(4) evaluates the extent to which a technology or 
service produced as a result of the Directorate’s pro-
grams has addressed homeland security capability 
gaps and requirements as determined by the Capa-
bilities and Requirements Council established under 
section 709; and 
‘‘(5) allows the Under Secretary to report the 
number of products and services developed by the Di-
rectorate that have been transitioned into acquisition 
programs and resulted in successfully fielded tech-
nologies. 
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‘‘(c) EVALUATION METHODS.— 
‘‘(1) EXTERNAL INPUT, CONSULTATION, AND RE-
VIEW.—The Under Secretary shall implement proce-
dures to engage outside experts in assisting in the 
evaluation of the progress of research and development 
programs or activities of the Directorate, including 
through— 
‘‘(A) consultation with experts, including 
scientists and practitioners, to gather inde-
pendent expert peer opinion and advice on a 
project or on specific issues or analyses con-
ducted by the Directorate; and 
‘‘(B) periodic, independent, external review 
to assess the quality and relevance of the Direc-
torate’s programs and projects. 
‘‘(2) CUSTOMER
FEEDBACK.—The Under Sec-
retary shall establish a formal process to collect feed-
back from customers of the Directorate on the per-
formance of the Directorate, that includes— 
‘‘(A) appropriate methodologies through 
which customers can assess the quality and use-
fulness of technology and services delivered by the 
Directorate; 
‘‘(B) development of metrics for measuring 
customer satisfaction and the usefulness of any 
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technology or service provided by the Directorate; 
and 
‘‘(C) standards for high-quality customer 
service.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) is further amended by adding at the end of 
the items relating to title III the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 321. Monitoring progress.’’. 
SEC. 705. ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES
AND AUTHORITIES
OF
THE 
UNDER
SECRETARY.—Section 302 (6 U.S.C. 183) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end 
of paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) providing science-based, analytic capa-
bility and capacity across the Department to— 
‘‘(A) support technological assessments of 
major acquisition programs throughout the ac-
quisition lifecycle; 
‘‘(B) help define appropriate technological 
requirements and perform feasibility analysis; 
‘‘(C) assist in evaluating new and emerging 
technologies against capability gaps; 
‘‘(D) support evaluation of alternatives; and 
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‘‘(E) improve the use of technology Depart-
mentwide.’’. 
(b) TECHNOLOGY READINESS ASSESSMENT PROC-
ESS.—Section 308 (6 U.S.C. 188) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) TECHNOLOGY READINESS ASSESSMENT PROC-
ESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology shall establish a formal, sys-
tematic, metrics-based process to comprehensively 
evaluate technology maturity and reduce technical 
risks, that includes— 
‘‘(A) an independent assessment of the per-
formance, 
maturity, 
suitability, 
and 
supportability of a technology and associated 
risks; 
‘‘(B) technology readiness evaluations to es-
tablish technology readiness levels as a measure 
of the maturity of the technology; and 
‘‘(C) provision of a report containing the 
findings and conclusions of each assessment con-
ducted under the process provided, to the appro-
priate customers and personnel of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the process shall be applied 
to— 
‘‘(i) technology developed by the Direc-
torate; and 
‘‘(ii) technology being procured or con-
sidered by any component of the Depart-
ment as part of a major acquisition pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Under Secretary 
shall not apply the process to— 
‘‘(i) radiological or nuclear detection 
and countermeasure technologies developed 
or procured by the Department; and 
‘‘(ii) procurement of information tech-
nology.’’. 
SEC. 706. OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end of the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 713. OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department a Director of Operational Test and Evalua-
tion. 
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES, AUTHORITIES, AND FUNC-
TIONS.—The Director of Operational Test and Evalua-
tion— 
‘‘(1) shall advise the Secretary, the Under Sec-
retary for Management, the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology, and the heads of other rel-
evant components of the Department regarding all ac-
tivities related to operational test and evaluation in 
the Department; and 
‘‘(2) shall— 
‘‘(A) prescribe operational test and evalua-
tion policies and procedures for the Department, 
which shall include policies to ensure that oper-
ational testing is done at facilities that already 
have relevant and appropriate safety and mate-
rial certifications to the extent such facilities are 
available; 
‘‘(B) ensure the effectiveness, reliability, and 
suitability of operational testing and evaluation 
activities planned and conducted by or on behalf 
of components of the Department in major ac-
quisition programs of the Department; 
‘‘(C) review and approve all operational 
test plans and evaluation procedures for major 
acquisition programs of the Department; 
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SEC. 707. AVAILABILITY OF TESTING FACILITIES AND 
EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 322. AVAILABILITY OF TESTING FACILITIES AND 
EQUIPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology may make available to any person, for an 
appropriate fee, the services of any testing facility owned 
by the Federal Government and operated by the Directorate 
for Science and Technology for the testing of materials, 
equipment, models, computer software, and other items de-
signed to advance the homeland security mission. 
‘‘(b) INTERFERENCE WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS.— 
The Under Secretary shall ensure that the testing at such 
facilities of materials, equipment, models, computer soft-
ware, or other items not owned by the Federal Government 
do not cause personnel or other resources of the Federal Gov-
ernment to be diverted from scheduled Federal Government 
tests or otherwise interfere with Federal Government mis-
sion requirements. 
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY OF TEST RESULTS.—The re-
sults of tests performed by a person with services made 
available under subsection (a) and any associated data pro-
vided by the person for the conduct of the tests— 
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‘‘(1) are trade secrets and commercial or finan-
cial information that is privileged or confidential 
within the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code; and 
‘‘(2) may not be disclosed outside the Federal 
Government without the consent of the person for 
which the tests are performed. 
‘‘(d) FEES.—The fee for using the services of a facility 
under subsection (a) may not exceed the amount necessary 
to recoup the direct and indirect costs involved, such as di-
rect costs of utilities, contractor support, and salaries of 
personnel, that are incurred by the Federal Government to 
provide for the testing. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FEES.—Any fee collected under subsection 
(a) shall be credited to the appropriations or other funds 
of the Directorate of Science and Technology and shall be 
used to directly support the research and development ac-
tivities of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) is further amended by adding at the end of 
the items relating to title III the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 322. Availability of testing facilities and equipment.’’. 
SEC. 708. BIOFORENSICS CAPABILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 323. BIOFORENSICS CAPABILITIES. 
‘‘(a) BIOFORENSICS ANALYSIS CENTER.—There is au-
thorized in the Department a bioforensics analysis center 
to provide support for law enforcement and intelligence-re-
lated investigations and actions to— 
‘‘(1) provide definitive bioforensics analysis in 
support of the executive agencies with primary re-
sponsibilities for preventing, deterring, responding to, 
attributing, and recovering from biological attacks; 
and 
‘‘(2) undertake other related bioforensics activi-
ties. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT
FOR
SERVICES.—The center shall 
charge and retain fees to reimburse the cost of any service 
provided to an executive agency that requested such service. 
‘‘(c) DETAILEE PROGRAM.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Secretary may implement a program 
under which executive agencies as considered appropriate 
by the Secretary provide personnel, on a reimburseable 
basis, to the center for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) providing training and other educational 
benefits for such stakeholders to help them to better 
understand the policies, procedures, and laws gov-
erning national bioforensics activities; and 
‘‘(2) bolstering the capabilities and information 
sharing activities of the bioforensics analysis center 
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authorized under subsection (a) with national bio-
security and biodefense stakeholders.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) is further amended by adding at the end of 
the items relating to title III the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Bioforensics capabilities.’’. 
SEC. 709. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 324. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall es-
tablish a fellows program, to be known as the Homeland 
Security Science and Technology Fellows Program, under 
which the Under Secretary shall facilitate the temporary 
placement of scientists in relevant scientific or technological 
fields for up to 2 years in components of the Department 
with a need for scientific and technological expertise. 
‘‘(b) UTILIZATION OF FELLOWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the Program, the 
Under Secretary may employ fellows— 
‘‘(A) for the use of the Directorate of Science 
and Technology; or 
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‘‘(B) for the use of a Department component 
outside such Directorate, under an agreement 
with the head of such a component under which 
the component will reimburse the Directorate for 
the costs of such employment. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Under such an agree-
ment— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) solicit and accept applications 
from individuals who are currently enrolled 
in or who are graduates of postgraduate 
programs in scientific and engineering 
fields related to the promotion of securing 
the homeland, including— 
‘‘(I) biological, chemical, physical, 
behavioral, social, health, medical, and 
computational sciences; 
‘‘(II) geosciences; 
‘‘(III) all fields of engineering; 
and 
‘‘(IV) such other disciplines as are 
determined relevant by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) screen applicant candidates and 
interview them as appropriate to ensure 
that they possess the appropriate level of 
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