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SEC. 722. DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL 
NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1910. DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL 
NUCLEAR DETECTION ARCHITECTURE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the responsibil-
ities of the office under section 1902(a)(4)(A), the Director 
shall provide support for planning, organization and 
sustainment, equipment, training, exercises, and oper-
ational assessments, to State, local, and tribal entities to 
assist in implementing preventive radiological and nuclear 
detection capabilities. 
‘‘(b) DOMESTIC INTERIOR PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) SECURING THE CITIES.—The Director for 
Domestic Nuclear Detection shall establish and main-
tain a program to enhance, through State, local, trib-
al, and private entities, the Nation’s ability to detect 
and prevent a radiological or nuclear attack in high- 
risk United States cities, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) SURGE CAPABILITIES.—The Director shall 
coordinate development of a surge capability for radi-
ological and nuclear detection systems that can be de-
ployed within the United States rapidly in response 
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to intelligence or warnings that includes procurement 
of appropriate technology, training, exercises, oper-
ational assessments, maintenance, and support. 
‘‘(3) INTEGRATION.—The programs under sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall be integrated into the global 
nuclear detection architecture and inform architecture 
studies, technology gaps, and research activities of the 
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) is further amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to such title the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1910. Domestic implementation of the global nuclear detection architec-
ture.’’. 
SEC. 723. RADIATION PORTAL MONITOR ALTERNATIVES. 
The Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
shall analyze and report to the appropriate congressional 
committees by not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act on existing and developmental alternatives 
that could provide an enhanced capability to currently de-
ployed radiation portal monitors, the criteria to measure 
the operational effectiveness of those alternatives, and the 
expected timeframe and costs to fully develop and deploy 
those alternatives. 
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SEC. 724. CONTRACTING AND GRANTMAKING AUTHORITIES. 
Section 1906 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 596) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (6) and 
(7) of’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 725. DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION IMPLEMENTA-
TION PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a 5- 
year plan of investments necessary to implement the De-
partment of Homeland Security’s responsibilities under the 
domestic component of the global nuclear detection architec-
ture. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The 5-year plan developed under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) define the roles and responsibilities of each 
component of the Department in support of the do-
mestic detection architecture, including any existing 
or planned programs to prescreen cargo or convey-
ances overseas; 
(2) identify and describe the specific investments 
being made or planned by the Department compo-
nents for the 5-year fiscal period to support the do-
mestic architecture and the security of sea, land, and 
air pathways into the United States; 
(3) describe the investments necessary to address 
known vulnerabilities and gaps, including associated 
costs and timeframes; 
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(4) explain how the Department’s research and 
development funding is furthering the implementation 
of the domestic nuclear detection architecture, includ-
ing specific investments planned for the 5-year fiscal 
period; and 
(5) explain the process used to define, analyze, 
and enhance the future domestic component of the 
global nuclear detection architecture. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees the plan required under 
subsection (a) by not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 726. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM 
OUTREACH. 
Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall implement outreach to enhance 
awareness and increase participation of qualified students 
at institutes of higher education, including minority serv-
ing institutions such as historically black colleges and uni-
versities, hispanic serving institutions, and tribal colleges 
and universities, in the Department of Homeland Security’s 
Science and Technology Directorate Fellows program. 
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SEC. 727. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT FOR INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY. 
The Secretary shall contract for procurement of infor-
mation technology products or services only with a United 
States-owned corporation or other entity, unless within 15 
days after entering into a contract with a non-United 
States-owned corporation or other entity the Secretary pro-
vides to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives— 
(1) notification of the contract, including the 
name of the corporation or entity, the value of the 
contract, the nature of the product or services to be 
procured, and information regarding contract provi-
sions that will be used to ensure security of United 
States data; and 
(2) certification that no comparable product or 
service was available from a United States-owned cor-
poration or other entity at a comparable cost. 
SEC. 728. UNIVERSITY-BASED CENTERS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $36,600,000 for 
fiscal year 2012 to the Secretary to carry out the university- 
based centers program of the Department. 
SEC. 729. REVIEW OF UNIVERSITY-BASED CENTERS. 
(a) GAO STUDY OF UNIVERSITY-BASED CENTERS.— 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall ini-
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