Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-5069
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2004-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Classified defense information
Commercialization
Computer literacy
Computer security measures
Computer software
Computers
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Cost effectiveness
Department of Homeland Security
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Equipment and supplies
Europe
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Geographic information systems
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government statistics
Governmental investigations
Health
Health information systems
Higher education
International Affairs
International cooperation
Israel
Laboratories
Law enforcement officers
Maps
Middle East and North Africa
Minorities
Minority education
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Photography
Planning-programming-budgeting
Police
Police communication systems
Remote sensing
Research and development
Research centers
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Security clearances
Space activities
Standards
Surveys
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Treaties
United Kingdom
Women
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2004-09-13
text: 
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and maintain special access programs associated with research, development, test and evaluation, and acquisition of technology.
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary to submit to Congress certain budget request information for the Directorate of Science and Technology; and (2) the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to transmit to Congress a summary of the solicitations and resulting contracts and grants awarded in the past fiscal year. 
 
Requires the Secretary to conduct an assessment of: (1) the development of national capabilities in homeland security science and technology; and (2) the methods used by the Directorate for the prioritization of science and technology projects among and within research portfolios.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) the establishment or expansion of professional development programs and associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and (2) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development or degree programs.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements or partnerships with foreign governments that are U.S. allies in the war on terrorism and have extensive experience in counterterrorism.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a Geospatial Management Office; and (2) a program to enhance public safety interoperable communications.
 
Provides for the establishment of a homeland security technology and equipment transfer program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development.
action_date: 2004-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security (Select).
action_date: 2004-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science.
action_date: 2004-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-09-13
text: Introduced in House