,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #abc  #aadth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#bcij  ,report ,no4 #aad-afh1 ,part ,i  
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,may #ah1 #bjae ,mr4 
,thompson of ,mississippi 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,richmond7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,june #ah1 #bjae   
,reported from the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security  ,june #ah1         
#bjae,the ,committee on ,science1       
,space1 and ,technology discharged2     
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require a review of         
university-based centers for homeland   

security1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,homeland ,security                 
,university-based ,centers ,review ,act4
  #b4 ,review of university-based       
centers  7a7 ,,gao ,study of            
,university-,based ,centers ,not later  
than #abj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
initiate a study to assess the          
university-based centers for homeland   
security program authorized by section  
#cjh7;b77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4             
#ahh7;b77#b771 and provide              
recommendations to the ,committee on    
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate for appropriate 
improvements4  7b7 ,subject matters ,the
 study under subsection 7a7 shall       
include the following3 7#a7 ,a review of
 the ,department of ,homeland           

,security's efforts to identify key     
areas of study needed to support the    
homeland security mission1 and criteria 
that the ,department utilized to        
determine those key areas for which the 
,department should maintain1 establish1 
or eliminate university-based centers4  
7#b7 ,a review of the method by which   
university-based centers1 federally     
funded research and development centers1
 and ,department of ,energy national    
laboratories receive tasking from the   
,department of ,homeland ,security1     
including a review of how               
university-based research is identified1
 prioritized1 and funded4  7#c7 ,a      
review of selection criteria for        
designating university-based centers and
 a weighting of such criteria4  7#d7 ,an
 examination of best practices from     
other agencies' efforts to organize and 
use university-based research to support
 their missions4  7#e7 ,a review of the 
,department of ,homeland ,security's    
criteria and metrics to measure         

demonstrable progress achieved by       
university-based centers in fulfilling  
,department taskings1 and mechanisms for
 delivering and disseminating the       
research results of designated          
university-based centers within the     
,department and to other ,federal1      
,state1 and local agencies4  7#f7 ,an   
examination of the means by which       
academic institutions that are not      
designated or associated with the       
designated university-based centers can 
optimally contribute to the research    
mission of the ,directorate of ,science 
and ,technology of the ,department of   
,homeland ,security4  7#g7 ,an          
assessment of the interrelationship     
between the different university-based  
centers and the degree to which outreach
 and collaboration among a diverse array
 of academic institutions is encouraged 
by the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 particularly with            
historically ,black colleges and        
universities and minority serving       

institutions4  7#h7 ,a review of any    
other essential elements of the programs
 determined in the conduct of the study4
  7c7 ,information ,relating to         
,university-,based ,centers             
,subparagraph 7,d7 of section           
#cjh7;b77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4             
#ahh7;b77#b77 is amended to read as     
follows3  7,d7 ,annual report to        
,congress ,not later than one year after
 the date of the enactment of this      
subparagraph and annually thereafter1   
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on the implementation of this    
section4 ,each such report shall--  7i7 
indicate which center or centers have   
been designated pursuant to this        
section2  7ii7 describe how such        
designation or designations enhance     
homeland security2  7iii7 provide       

information on any decisions to revoke  
or modify such designation or           
designations2  7iv7 describe research   
that has been tasked and completed by   
each center that has been designated    
during the preceding year2  7v7 describe
 funding provided by the ,secretary for 
each center under clause 7iv7 for that  
year2 and  7vi7 describe plans for      
utilization of each center or centers in
 the forthcoming year4  4  ,june #ah1   
#bjae ,reported from the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security,june #ah1 #bjae,the 
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology discharged2 committed to the
 ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the 
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed