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[H.R. 5743 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 532
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5743

                          [Report No. 110-828]

  To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to 
          procure real property and accept in-kind donations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2008

Mr. Broun of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Homeland Security

                           September 8, 2008

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to 
          procure real property and accept in-kind donations.

    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 ``Scientific Transformations through 
Advancing Research (STAR) Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO PROCURE REAL 
              PROPERTY AND ACCEPT IN-KIND DONATIONS.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security may accept and use donations of 
real property, personal property, laboratory and office space, utility 
services, and infrastructure upgrades for the purpose of carrying out 
basic, applied, and advanced research, development, testing, 
evaluation, and related activities.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 532

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5743

                          [Report No. 110-828]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to 
          procure real property and accept in-kind donations.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 8, 2008

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed