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[S. 1554 Reported in Senate (RS)]







                                                       Calendar No. 509
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1554

To establish an intergovernmental grant program to identify and develop 
 homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, 
and services to further the homeland security of the United States and 
  to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local 
                              governments.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2005

 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

                             June 29, 2006

  Reported by Ms. Collins, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish an intergovernmental grant program to identify and develop 
 homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, 
and services to further the homeland security of the United States and 
  to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local 
                              governments.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 890 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 890A. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT, 
              CAPABILITIES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND SERVICES GRANT 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There is established the Homeland 
Security Information, Equipment, Capabilities, Technologies, and 
Services Grant Program. The program shall identify, develop, or modify 
existing or near term homeland security information, equipment, 
capabilities, technologies, and services to further the homeland 
security of the United States and to address the homeland security 
needs of Federal, State, and local governments.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--In developing the program 
        established under subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through 
        the Director of the Office for Domestic Preparedness and the 
        Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) conduct a needs assessment of 
                Federal, State, and local governments and first 
                responders to identify--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the homeland security needs 
                        of Federal, State, and local governments and 
                        first responders; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) areas where specific 
                        homeland security information, equipment, 
                        capabilities, technologies, and services could 
                        address those needs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) survey near term and existing 
                homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, 
                technologies, and services developed within the United 
                States and within other countries that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) are highly focused on 
                        homeland security issues; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) have demonstrated the 
                        capability for fruitful cooperation with the 
                        United States in the area of counterterrorism; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) provide grants, directly or through 
                a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, to eligible 
                applicants to develop new, or modify existing, homeland 
                security information, equipment, capabilities, 
                technologies, and services to address the needs 
                identified in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Eligible applicants.--An applicant is 
        eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the 
        applicant--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) addresses 1 or more needs of 
                Federal, State, and local governments and first 
                responders, as identified through the assessment 
                conducted under paragraph (1)(A);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) is a joint venture between--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a for profit business 
                        entity, academic institution, or non-profit 
                        entity; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) another entity that has 
                        demonstrated capability in the area of 
                        counterterrorism or homeland security; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) meets any other qualifications that 
                the Secretary may reasonably require.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority 
        to those applicants who propose to provide the homeland 
        security information, equipment, technologies, or services 
        developed or modified with grant funds to Federal, State, and 
        local governments and first responders.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Matching requirement.--The Secretary may 
        require a recipient of a grant under this subsection to make 
        available non-Federal matching contributions in an amount equal 
        to up to 50 percent of the total proposed cost of the project 
        for which the grant was awarded.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Grant repayment.--The Secretary may require 
        a recipient of a grant under this subsection to repay to the 
        Secretary the amount of the grant, interest at an appropriate 
        rate, and such charges for administration of the grant as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary may not require 
        that such repayment be more than 150 percent of the amount of 
        the grant, adjusted for inflation on the basis of the Consumer 
        Price Index.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 
        to carry out the grant program established under this 
        section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
sections under section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 890 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 890a. Homeland Security Information, Equipment, 
                            Capabilities, Technologies, and Services 
                            Grant Program.''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities 
Through International Cooperation Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The development and implementation of technology is 
        critical to combating terrorism and other high consequence 
        events and implementing a comprehensive homeland security 
        strategy.
            (2) The United States and its allies in the global war on 
        terrorism share a common interest in facilitating research, 
        development, testing, and evaluation of equipment, 
        capabilities, technologies, and services that will aid in 
        detecting, preventing, responding to, recovering from, and 
        mitigating against acts of terrorism.
            (3) Certain United States allies in the global war on 
        terrorism, including Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, 
        Australia, and Singapore have extensive experience with, and 
        technological expertise in, homeland security.
            (4) The United States and certain of its allies in the 
        global war on terrorism have a history of successful 
        collaboration in developing mutually beneficial equipment, 
        capabilities, technologies, and services in the areas of 
        defense, agriculture, and telecommunications.
            (5) The United States and its allies in the global war on 
        terrorism will mutually benefit from the sharing of 
        technological expertise to combat domestic and international 
        terrorism.
            (6) The establishment of an office to facilitate and 
        support cooperative endeavors between and among government 
        agencies, for-profit business entities, academic institutions, 
        and nonprofit entities of the United States and its allies will 
        safeguard lives and property worldwide against acts of 
        terrorism and other high consequence events.

SEC. 3. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
inserting after section 313 (6 U.S.C. 193) the following:

``SEC. 314. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 
              PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director 
        selected under subsection (b)(2).
            ``(2) International cooperative activity.--The term 
        `international cooperative activity' includes--
                    ``(A) coordinated research projects, joint research 
                projects, or joint ventures;
                    ``(B) joint studies or technical demonstrations;
                    ``(C) coordinated field exercises, scientific 
                seminars, conferences, symposia, and workshops;
                    ``(D) training of scientists and engineers;
                    ``(E) visits and exchanges of scientists, 
                engineers, or other appropriate personnel;
                    ``(F) exchanges or sharing of scientific and 
                technological information; and
                    ``(G) joint use of laboratory facilities and 
                equipment.
    ``(b) Science and Technology Homeland Security International 
Cooperative Programs Office.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Under Secretary shall establish 
        the Science and Technology Homeland Security International 
        Cooperative Programs Office.
            ``(2) Director.--The Office shall be headed by a Director, 
        who--
                    ``(A) shall be selected by and shall report to the 
                Under Secretary; and
                    ``(B) may be an officer of the Department serving 
                in another position.
            ``(3) Responsibilities.--
                    ``(A) Development of mechanisms.--The Director 
                shall be responsible for developing, in coordination 
                with the Department of State and other Federal 
                agencies, mechanisms and legal frameworks to allow and 
                to support international cooperative activity in 
                support of homeland security research.
                    ``(B) Priorities.--The Director shall be 
                responsible for developing, in coordination with the 
                Directorate of Science and Technology, the other 
                components of the Department of Homeland Security, and 
                other Federal agencies, strategic priorities for 
                international cooperative activity.
                    ``(C) Activities.--The Director shall facilitate 
                the planning, development, and implementation of 
                international cooperative activity to address the 
                strategic priorities developed under subparagraph (B) 
                through mechanisms the Under Secretary considers 
                appropriate, including grants, cooperative agreements, 
                or contracts to or with foreign public or private 
                entities, governmental organizations, businesses, 
                federally funded research and development centers, and 
                universities.
                    ``(D) Identification of partners.--The Director 
                shall facilitate the matching of United States entities 
                engaged in homeland security research with non-United 
                States entities engaged in homeland security research 
                so that they may partner in homeland security research 
                activities.
            ``(4) Coordination.--The Director shall ensure that the 
        activities under this subsection are coordinated with those of 
        other relevant research agencies, and may run projects jointly 
        with other agencies.
            ``(5) Conferences and workshops.--The Director, 
        periodically, shall hold international homeland security 
        technology workshops and conferences to improve contact among 
        the international community of technology developers and to 
        help establish direction for future technology goals.
    ``(c) Matching Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Equitability.--The Director shall ensure that 
                funding and resources expended in international 
                cooperative activity will be equitably matched by the 
                foreign partner government or other entity through 
                direct funding, funding of complementary activities, or 
                through the provision of staff, facilities, material, 
                or equipment.
                    ``(B) Grant matching and repayment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may 
                        require a recipient of grant under this 
                        section--
                                    ``(I) to make a matching 
                                contribution of not more than 50 
                                percent of the total cost of the 
                                proposed project for which the grant is 
                                awarded; and
                                    ``(II) to repay to the Secretary 
                                the amount of the grant (or a portion 
                                thereof), interest on such amount at an 
                                appropriate rate, and such charges for 
                                administration of the grant as the 
                                Secretary determines appropriate.
                            ``(ii) Maximum amount.--The Secretary may 
                        not require that repayment under clause (i)(II) 
                        be more than 150 percent of the amount of the 
                        grant, adjusted for inflation on the basis of 
                        the Consumer Price Index.
            ``(2) Foreign partners.--Partners shall include Israel, the 
        United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and other allies 
        in the global war on terrorism, as appropriate.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 313 the following:

``Sec. 314. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation 
                            program.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish a 
        capability and office to promote cooperation between entities 
        of the United States and its allies in the global war on 
        terrorism for the purpose of engaging in cooperative endeavors 
        focused on the research, development, and commercialization of 
        high-priority technologies intended to detect, prevent, respond 
        to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of terrorism and 
        other high consequence events and to address the homeland 
        security needs of Federal, State, and local governments.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 509

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1554

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To establish an intergovernmental grant program to identify and develop 
 homeland security information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, 
and services to further the homeland security of the United States and 
  to address the homeland security needs of Federal, State, and local 
                              governments.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 29, 2006

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title