US Code 6 section 193

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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY

(e) Use of centers
The Institute shall utilize the capabilities of
the National Infrastructure Simulation and
Analysis Center.
(f) Annual reports
The Institute shall transmit to the Secretary
and Congress an annual report on the activities
of the Institute under this section.
(g) Termination
The Homeland Security Institute shall terminate 5 years after its establishment.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 312, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2176; Pub. L. 108–334, title V, § 519, Oct. 18,
2004, 118 Stat. 1318.)
AMENDMENTS
2004—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 108–334 amended heading
and text of subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment,
text read as follows: ‘‘The Homeland Security Institute
shall terminate 3 years after the effective date of this
chapter.’’

§ 193. Technology clearinghouse to encourage
and support innovative solutions to enhance
homeland security
(a) Establishment of program
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall establish and promote a program to encourage technological innovation in facilitating the mission
of the Department (as described in section 111 of
this title).
(b) Elements of program
The program described in subsection (a) of this
section shall include the following components:
(1) The establishment of a centralized Federal clearinghouse for information relating to
technologies that would further the mission of
the Department for dissemination, as appropriate, to Federal, State, and local government and private sector entities for additional
review, purchase, or use.
(2) The issuance of announcements seeking
unique and innovative technologies to advance
the mission of the Department.
(3) The establishment of a technical assistance team to assist in screening, as appropriate, proposals submitted to the Secretary
(except as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this
section) to assess the feasibility, scientific and
technical merits, and estimated cost of such
proposals, as appropriate.
(4) The provision of guidance, recommendations, and technical assistance, as appropriate,
to assist Federal, State, and local government
and private sector efforts to evaluate and implement the use of technologies described in
paragraph (1) or (2).
(5) The provision of information for persons
seeking guidance on how to pursue proposals
to develop or deploy technologies that would
enhance homeland security, including information relating to Federal funding, regulation, or acquisition.
(c) Miscellaneous provisions
(1) In general
Nothing in this section shall be construed as
authorizing the Secretary or the technical as-

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sistance team established under subsection
(b)(3) of this section to set standards for technology to be used by the Department, any
other executive agency, any State or local
government entity, or any private sector entity.
(2) Certain proposals
The technical assistance team established
under subsection (b)(3) of this section shall not
consider or evaluate proposals submitted in
response to a solicitation for offers for a pending procurement or for a specific agency requirement.
(3) Coordination
In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall coordinate with the Technical Support
Working Group (organized under the April 1982
National Security Decision Directive Numbered 30).
(Pub. L. 107–296, title III, § 313, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2176.)
§ 194. Enhancement of public safety communications interoperability
(a) Coordination of public safety interoperable
communications programs
(1) Program
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and
the Chairman of the Federal Communications
Commission, shall establish a program to enhance public safety interoperable communications at all levels of government. Such program shall—
(A) establish a comprehensive national approach to achieving public safety interoperable communications;
(B) coordinate with other Federal agencies
in carrying out subparagraph (A);
(C) develop, in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies and State and
local authorities, appropriate minimum capabilities for communications interoperability for Federal, State, and local public
safety agencies;
(D) accelerate, in consultation with other
Federal agencies, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
private sector, and nationally recognized
standards organizations as appropriate, the
development of national voluntary consensus standards for public safety interoperable
communications, recognizing—
(i) the value, life cycle, and technical capabilities of existing communications infrastructure;
(ii) the need for cross-border interoperability between States and nations;
(iii) the unique needs of small, rural
communities; and
(iv) the interoperability needs for daily
operations and catastrophic events;
(E) encourage the development and implementation of flexible and open architectures
incorporating, where possible, technologies
that currently are commercially available,
with appropriate levels of security, for
short-term and long-term solutions to public
safety communications interoperability;