‘‘(4) To coordinate with the Under Secretary 
for Emergency Preparedness and Response to en-
sure that the National Response Plan developed pur-
suant to section 502(6) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312(6)) includes appropriate 
measures for the recovery of the cybersecurity ele-
ments of critical infrastructure. 
‘‘(5) To develop processes for information shar-
ing with the private sector, consistent with section 
214, that—
‘‘(A) promote voluntary cybersecurity best 
practices, standards, and benchmarks that are 
responsive to rapid technology changes and to 
the security needs of critical infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) consider roles of Federal, State, local, 
and foreign governments and the private sector, 
including the insurance industry and auditors. 
‘‘(6) To coordinate with the Chief Information 
Officer of the Department in establishing a secure 
information sharing architecture and information 
sharing processes, including with respect to the De-
partment’s operation centers. 
‘‘(7) To consult with the Electronic Crimes 
Task Force of the United States Secret Service on 
private sector outreach and information activities.
‘‘(8) To consult with the Office for Domestic 
Preparedness to ensure that realistic cybersecurity 
scenarios are incorporated into tabletop and recovery 
exercises. 
‘‘(9) To consult and coordinate, as appropriate, 
with other Federal agencies on cybersecurity-related 
programs, policies, and operations. 
‘‘(10) To consult and coordinate within the De-
partment and, where appropriate, with other rel-
evant Federal agencies, on security of digital control 
systems, such as Supervisory Control and Data Ac-
quisition (SCADA) systems. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONAL COMMUNICA-
TIONS SYSTEM.—The Assistant Secretary shall have pri-
mary authority within the Department over the National 
Communications System.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
end of the items relating to subtitle A of title II the fol-
lowing:
‘‘203. Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity.’’.
TITLE III—SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 301. HOMELAND SECURITY INSTITUTE EXTENSION. 
Section 312(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 192(g)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—The Homeland Security Insti-
tute shall terminate 10 years after its establishment.’’. 
SEC. 302. SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS. 
For the purposes of carrying out the responsibilities 
of the Secretary under section 302 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182), the Secretary is author-
ized to establish and maintain special access programs as-
sociated with research, development, test and evaluation, 
and acquisition of technology or systems. Access to knowl-
edge of such programs shall be strictly limited, and such 
programs shall be subject to restricted reporting require-
ments in the manner described in section 119 of title 10, 
United States Code. Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to alter or diminish the effect of section 306(a) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 186(a)). 
SEC. 303. HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 311(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 191(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.—The original 
members of the Advisory Committee shall be ap-
pointed to three classes. One class of six shall have 
a term of 1 year, one class of seven a term of 2 
years, and one class of seven a term of 3 years.’’.
SEC. 304. ADDITIONAL BUDGET-RELATED SUBMISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 2006, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the Congress budget request informa-
tion for the Directorate of Science and Technology that 
includes research portfolio-based budget submissions and 
estimated funding summaries for each of—
(1) the Office of Research and Development; 
(2) the Office of Homeland Security Advanced 
Research Projects Agency; 
(3) the Office of Systems Engineering Develop-
ment; 
(4) the Office of Plans, Programs, and Budget; 
and 
(5) such other major Directorate components as 
the Secretary may establish. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit the in-
formation required under subsection (a) at the same time 
as the submission of the President’s annual budget re-
quest to the Congress. 
SEC. 305. TECHNOLOGY-RELATED SOLICITATIONS, CON-
TRACTS, AND GRANTS. 
Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
year, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
shall transmit to the Congress a summary of the solicita-
tions and resulting contracts and grants awarded by the