#aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bcij  ,,an ,,act  ,to require a review 
( univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s = homel&         
security1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,homel& 
,security ,univ]sity-,bas$ ,c5t]s       
,review ,act4  #b4 ,review (            
univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s  7a7 ,,gao ,/udy ( 
,univ]sity-,bas$ ,c5t]s ,n lat] ?an #abj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all initiate a /udy to assess !        
univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s = homel& security  
program au?oriz$ by section #cjh7;b77#b7
 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahh7;b77#b771 & provide      
recomm5dations to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ! ,committee on     
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate = appropriate improvem5ts4  
7b7 ,subject matt]s ,! /udy "u          
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,a review ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&  

,security's ef=ts to id5tify key areas (
 /udy ne$$ to support ! homel& security 
mission1 & crit]ia t ! ,dep>tm5t utiliz$
 to det]m9e ^? key areas = :i* !        
,dep>tm5t %\ld ma9ta91 e/abli%1 or      
elim9ate univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s4  7#b7 ,a 
review ( ! me?od by :i* univ]sity-bas$  
c5t]s1 f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t
 c5t]s1 & ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy national   
laboratories receive task+ f ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,homel& ,security1 includ+ a review (
 h[ univ]sity-bas$ rese>* is id5tifi$1  
prioritiz$1 & fund$4  7#c7 ,a review (  
selection crit]ia = designat+           
univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s & a weight+ ( su*  
crit]ia4  7#d7 ,an exam9ation ( be/     
practices f o!r ag5cies' ef=ts to       
organize & use univ]sity-bas$ rese>* to 
support _! missions4  7#e7 ,a review ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security's crit]ia
 & metrics to measure demon/rable       
progress a*iev$ by univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s 
9 fulfill+ ,dep>tm5t task+s1 & me*anisms
 = deliv]+ & dissem9at+ ! rese>* results
 ( designat$ univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s )9 !  

,dep>tm5t & to o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &     
local ag5cies4  7#f7 ,an exam9ation ( ! 
means by :i* academic in/itutions t are 
n designat$ or associat$ ) ! designat$  
univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s c optimally        
contribute to ! rese>* mission ( !      
,directorate ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4  7#g7 ,an
 assessm5t ( ! int]relation%ip betwe5 ! 
diff]5t univ]sity-bas$ c5t]s & ! degree 
to :i* outrea* & collaboration among a  
div]se array ( academic in/itutions is  
enc\rag$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&       
,security1 p>ticul>ly ) hi/orically     
,black colleges & univ]sities &         
m9ority-s]v+ in/itutions4  7#h7 ,a      
review ( any o!r ess5tial elem5ts ( !   
programs det]m9$ 9 ! conduct ( ! /udy4  
7c7 ,in=mation ,relat+ to               
,univ]sity-,bas$ ,c5t]s ,subp>agraph    
7,d7 ( section #cjh7;b77#b7 ( ! ,homel& 
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#ahh7;b77#b77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7,d7 ,annual report to ,congress ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t

 ( ?is subp>agraph & annually !reaft]1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a   
report on ! implem5tation ( ?is section4
 ,ea* su* report %all-- 7i7 indicate :i*
 c5t] or c5t]s h be5 designat$ pursuant 
to ?is section2  7ii7 describe h[ su*   
designation or designations enhance     
homel& security2  7iii7 provide         
in=mation on any decisions to revoke or 
modify su* designation or designations2 
7iv7 describe rese>* t has be5 task$ &  
complet$ by ea* c5t] t has be5 designat$
 dur+ ! prec$+ ye>2  7v7 describe fund+ 
provid$ by ! ,secret>y = ea* c5t] "u    
clause 7iv7 = t ye>2 &  7vi7 describe   
plans = utilization ( ea* c5t] or c5t]s 
9 ! =?com+ ye>4  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives ,june #bc1 #bjae4;,cl]k4