[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4029 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4029

 To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
  establish and operate a university-affiliated national integrative 
 center that brings together a broad range of expertise to address the 
                      needs of homeland security.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2002

Mr. Brady of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
  establish and operate a university-affiliated national integrative 
 center that brings together a broad range of expertise to address the 
                      needs of homeland security.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Integrative Center for 
Homeland Security Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the events of September 11, 2001, have forever changed 
        how Americans view the security and defense of their homeland;
            (2) potential biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, 
        explosive, and cyberterrorism threats surround most daily 
        activities and endanger everything from the food, agriculture, 
        and water supplies to the physical transportation, building, 
        power, and information infrastructures;
            (3) there is an immediate need to develop new technologies 
        and products, as well as preparedness, prevention, reaction, 
        detection, mitigation, decontamination, attribution, and 
        educational applications in response to these potential 
        threats; and
            (4) there is a need for a nationally coordinated 
        university-based activity to collect and disseminate 
        information, to focus on critical research and educational 
        needs, and to provide national templates for response and 
        recovery to ensure homeland security.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish an 
integrative university-affiliated homeland security program that 
integrates the full spectrum of information services, research, 
development, evaluation, education, training, and field delivery of 
responder services that leads to a safer, better-prepared society.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL INTEGRATIVE CENTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, together with a college or university in the United 
States selected by the Director, shall establish and operate a National 
Integrative Center for Homeland Security to provide a coordinated, 
science-based approach to enhance the Nation's homeland security.
    (b) Selection.--In selecting a college or university to participate 
in establishing and operating the National Integrative Center for 
Homeland Security, the Director shall consider whether or not the 
college or university has each of the following:
            (1) Demonstrated expertise in the training of first 
        responders.
            (2) Membership in the National Domestic Preparedness 
        Consortium.
            (3) Affiliation with a national urban search and rescue 
        team and a regional airport from which the team is or could be 
        deployed.
            (4) Demonstrated expertise in responding to incidents 
        involving weapons of mass destruction.
            (5) Demonstrated expertise in health sciences.
            (6) Demonstrated expertise in emergency medical services.
            (7) Demonstrated expertise in the area of biology and life 
        sciences.
            (8) Demonstrated expertise in the area of plant and animal 
        diseases.
            (9) Strong affiliations with animal and plant diagnostic 
        laboratories.
            (10) Demonstrated expertise in food safety.
            (11) Affiliation with Department of Agriculture 
        laboratories or training centers.
            (12) Close coordination with State cooperative extension 
        programs.
            (13) Demonstrated expertise in water and wastewater 
        operations.
            (14) Nationally recognized programs in environment and 
        rural health.
            (15) Demonstrated expertise in port and waterway security.
            (16) Demonstrated expertise in multi-model transportation.
            (17) Nationally recognized programs in information 
        security.
            (18) Nationally recognized programs in engineering.
            (19) Demonstrated expertise in educational outreach and 
        technical assistance.
            (20) Demonstrated expertise in border transportation and 
        security.
            (21) Demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary public 
        policy research and communication outreach regarding science, 
        technology, and public policy.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
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