#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bdj  ,,an ,,act  ,to encourage     
engagement between the ,department of   
,homeland ,security and technology      
innovators1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,leveraging ,emerging ,technologies
 ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,innovation        
engagement  7a7 ,innovation engagement  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security--  7,a7 shall engage
 with innovative and emerging technology
 developers and firms1 including        
technology-based small businesses and   
startup ventures1 to address homeland   
security needs2 and  7,b7 may identify  
geographic areas in the ,united ,states 
with high concentrations of such        
innovative and emerging technology      
developers and firms1 and may establish 
personnel and office space in such      
areas1 as appropriate4  7#b7 ,engagement
 ,engagement under paragraph 7#a7 may   
include innovative and emerging         
technology developers or firms with     

proven technologies1 supported with     
outside investment1 with potential      
applications for the ,department of     
,homeland ,security4  7#c7 ,co-location 
,if the ,secretary of ,homeland         
,security determines that it is         
appropriate to establish personnel and  
office space in a specific geographic   
area in the ,united ,states pursuant to 
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,secretary     
shall co-locate such personnel and      
office space with other existing assets 
of--  7,a7 the ,department of ,homeland 
,security1 where possible2 or  7,b7     
,federal facilities1 where appropriate4 
7#d7 ,oversight ,not later than #cj days
 after establishing personnel and office
 space in a specific geographic area in 
the ,united ,states pursuant to         
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security shall inform        
,congress about the rationale for such  
establishment1 the anticipated costs    
associated with such establishment1 and 
the specific goals for such             

establishment4  7b7 ,strategic plan ,not
 later than #f months after the date of 
the enactment of this section1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
develop1 implement1 and 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 
,department of ,homeland ,security-wide 
strategy to proactively engage with     
innovative and emerging technology      
developers and firms1 including         
technology-based small businesses and   
startup ventures1 in accordance with    
subsection 7a74 ,such strategy shall--  
7#a7 focus on sustainable methods and   
guidance to build relationships1        
including with such innovative and      
emerging technology developers and firms
 in geographic areas in the ,united     
,states with high concentrations of such
 innovative and emerging technology     
developers and firms1 and in geographic 
areas outside such areas1 to establish1 

develop1 and enhance departmental       
capabilities to address homeland        
security needs2  7#b7 include efforts   
to--  7,a7 ensure proven innovative and 
emerging technologies can be included in
 existing and future acquisition        
contracts2  7,b7 coordinate with        
organizations that provide venture      
capital to businesses1 particularly     
small businesses and startup ventures1  
as appropriate1 to assist the           
commercialization of innovative and     
emerging technologies that are expected 
to be ready for commercialization in the
 near term and within #cf months2 and   
7,c7 address barriers to the utilization
 of innovative and emerging technologies
 and the engagement of small businesses 
and startup ventures in the acquisition 
process2  7#c7 include a description of 
how the ,department plans to leverage   
proven innovative and emerging          
technologies to address homeland        
security needs2 and  7#d7 include the   
criteria the ,secretary plans to use to 

determine an innovation or technology is
 proven4  7c7 ,no additional funds      
authorized ,no additional funds are     
authorized to carry out the requirements
 of this ,act4 ,such requirements shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise  
authorized4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,january #aj1          
#bjag4;,clerk4