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Union Calendar No. 292 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4842 
[Report No. 111–486, Part I] 
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 
MAY 18, 2010 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Science and 
Technology for a period ending not later than June 18, 2010, for consid-
eration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 
jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(o), rule X 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 18, 2010 
Referral to the Committee on Science and Technology extended for a period 
ending not later than June 25, 2010 
JUNE 25, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. LUJA´N, 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. PASCRELL, and Ms. KILROY 
JUNE 25, 2010 
Committee on Science and Technology discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 15, 2010] 
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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. 
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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. 
Sec. 4. References. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 201. Research prioritization and requirements; professional development; 
milestones and feedback. 
Sec. 202. 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. 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 surveillance technology. 
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Sec. 415. Homeland Security Science and Technology Fellows Program. 
Sec. 416. Biological threat agent assay equivalency. 
Sec. 417. Study of feasibility and benefit of expanding or establishing program 
to create a new cybersecurity capacity building track at certain 
institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 418. Sense of Congress regarding centers of excellence. 
Sec. 419. Assessment, research, testing, and evaluation of technologies to mitigate 
the threat of small vessel attack. 
Sec. 420. Research and development projects. 
Sec. 421. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory. 
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 nuclear detection ar-
chitecture. 
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. 603. GAO study of the implementation of the statutory relationship between 
the Department and the Department of Energy national labora-
tories. 
TITLE VII—COMMISSION ON THE PROTECTION OF CRITICAL 
ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC INFRASTRUCTURES 
Sec. 701. Commission on the Protection of Critical Electric and Electronic Infra-
structures. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(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 having leg-
islative jurisdiction under the rules of the House of 
Representatives or Senate, respectively, over the mat-
ter concerned. 
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(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 Sec-
retary’’ 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 reference 
shall be considered to be made to a provision of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). 
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. 
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TITLE II—MANAGEMENT AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 
201. 
RESEARCH 
PRIORITIZATION 
AND 
REQUIRE-
MENTS; 
PROFESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT; 
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 ‘‘OF-
FICE’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘SEC. 238. RESEARCH PRIORITIZATION AND REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) by not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, establish requirements for 
how basic and applied homeland security research 
shall be identified, prioritized, funded, tasked, and 
evaluated by the Directorate of Science and Tech-
nology, including the roles and responsibilities of the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, the 
Under Secretary for Policy, the Under Secretary for 
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Management, the Director of the Office of Risk Man-
agement and Analysis, and the heads of operational 
components of the Department; and 
‘‘(2) to the greatest extent possible, seek to pub-
licize the requirements for the purpose of informing 
the Federal, State, and local governments, first re-
sponders, and the private sector. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—In the requirements, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the Directorate of Science and 
Technology’s customers within and outside of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(2) describe the risk formula and risk assess-
ment tools that the Department considers to identify, 
prioritize, and fund homeland security research 
projects; 
‘‘(3) describe the considerations to be used by the 
Directorate to task projects to research entities, in-
cluding the national laboratories, federally funded re-
search and development centers, and university-based 
centers; 
‘‘(4) describe the protocols to be used to assess 
off-the-shelf technology to determine if an identified 
homeland security capability gap can be addressed 
through the acquisition process instead of commencing 
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research and development of technology to address 
that capability gap; 
‘‘(5) describe the processes to be used by the Di-
rectorate to strengthen first responder participation 
in identifying and prioritizing homeland security 
technological gaps by— 
‘‘(A) soliciting feedback from appropriate 
national associations and advisory groups rep-
resenting the first responder community and 
first responders within the components of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(B) establishing and promoting a publicly 
accessible portal to allow the first responder com-
munity to help the Directorate develop homeland 
security research and development goals; and 
‘‘(C) establishing a mechanism to publicize 
the Department’s funded and unfunded home-
land security technology priorities; and 
‘‘(6) include such other requirements, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers necessary. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES
IN SUPPORT
OF
THE RESEARCH 
PRIORITIZATION AND REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the issuance of the requirements, the 
Secretary shall— 
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