3.0.0 5069 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z House H HR 2004-09-13 108 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm04 Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development Subcommittee Referred to 2004-09-17T14:30:36Z Referred to 2004-09-14T17:15:08Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-09-13T16:30:30Z 2004-09-17 hshm04 Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development. Committee 2004-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security (Select). IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2004-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Science. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2004-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2004-09-13 True C000830 Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48] CHRISTOPHER COX R CA 48 2004-09-15 False C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 2004-09-15 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2004-09-15 False T000424 Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] JIM TURNER D TX 2 2004-09-21 False S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2004-09-21 False S000044 Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] MAX SANDLIN D TX 1 2004-09-21 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2004-09-21 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2004-09-21 False F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-09-23 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2004-09-23 False L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-9] NICK LAMPSON D TX 9 2004-09-29 False G000152 Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] JIM GIBBONS R NV 2 2004-09-29 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2004-11-19 False Crime and Law Enforcement 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 Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-09-13 Introduced in House 2004-12-10T16:22:39Z 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.

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