3.0.0 4290 2023-01-11T13:15:00Z 2023-01-11T13:15:00Z House H HR 2007-12-05 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Referred to 2008-01-31T22:00:00Z Referred to 2007-12-05T15:01:40Z 2008-01-31 hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. Committee 2007-12-26 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of Measure Incorporated into H.R. 2764. Committee 2007-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N Emergency Management Commerce Computer software Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Equipment and supplies Laboratories Research Research and development Research and development facilities Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Technology assessment Terrorism Trade secrets User charges Emergency Management 00 2007-12-05 Introduced in House 2008-01-19T16:23:33Z Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend (for five additional years) specified authority of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out certain basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects and prototype projects.

Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to: (1) make available to any person or entity, for an appropriate fee, the services of any DHS owned and operated center or other facility for the testing of materials, equipment, models, computer software, and other items designed to advance the homeland security mission; and (2) ensure that the testing of materiel not owned by the government shall not cause government resources to be diverted from scheduled tests of government materiel or otherwise interfere with government mission requirements. Prohibits: (1) the disclosure outside the federal government of the test results and associated data that are trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information without the consent of the person or entity for whom the tests are performed; and (2) fees from exceeding the amount necessary to recoup the costs involved.

Directs the Under Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) a report detailing a plan for operating such program; and (2) an annual report on the facilities that have collected fees, the partnerships formed, and the testing conducted.

Directs the Comptroller General to submit to Congress an assessment of such program.

]]> Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act Display Title Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act Short Titles as Introduced Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for additional availability of testing facilities and equipment and to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out certain research and development projects. Introduced in House 2007-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4290ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4290ih.xml 2008-01-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.