#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bdj  ,,an ,,act  ,to enc\rage engagem5t
 betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security 
& te*nology innovators1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,lev]ag+ ,em]g+            
,te*nologies ,act ( #bjag4  #b4         
,innovation engagem5t  7a7 ,innovation  
engagem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( 
,homel& ,security--  7,a7 %all engage ) 
innovative & em]g+ te*nology develop]s &
 firms1 includ+ te*nology-bas$ small    
bus9esses & />tup v5tures1 to address   
homel& security ne$s2 &  7,b7 may       
id5tify geographic areas 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ) high conc5trations ( su*       
innovative & em]g+ te*nology develop]s &
 firms1 & may e/abli% p]sonnel & (fice  
space 9 su* areas1 z appropriate4  7#b7 
,engagem5t ,engagem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7  
may include innovative & em]g+ te*nology
 develop]s or firms ) prov5 te*nologies1
 support$ ) outside inve/m5t1 ) pot5tial
 applications = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&   
,security4  7#c7 ,co-location ,if !     

,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security det]m9es t
 x is appropriate to e/abli% p]sonnel & 
(fice space 9 a specific geographic area
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to p>agraph 
7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all co-locate   
su* p]sonnel & (fice space ) o!r exi/+  
assets (--  7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&  
,security1 :]e possible2 or  7,b7 ,f$]al
 facilities1 :]e appropriate4  7#d7     
,ov]sight ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]     
e/abli%+ p]sonnel & (fice space 9 a     
specific geographic area 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 !
 ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all in=m
 ,congress ab\t ! rationale = su*       
e/abli%m5t1 ! anticipat$ co/s associat$ 
) su* e/abli%m5t1 & ! specific goals =  
su* e/abli%m5t4  7b7 ,/rategic plan ,n  
lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security %all develop1         
implem5t1 & submit to ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs

 ( ! ,s5ate a ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&       
,security-wide /rategy to proactively   
engage ) innovative & em]g+ te*nology   
develop]s & firms1 includ+              
te*nology-bas$ small bus9esses & />tup  
v5tures1 9 accordance ) subsection 7a74 
,su* /rategy %all--  7#a7 focus on      
su/a9able me?ods & guidance to build    
relation%ips1 includ+ ) su* innovative &
 em]g+ te*nology develop]s & firms 9    
geographic areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates )    
high conc5trations ( su* innovative &   
em]g+ te*nology develop]s & firms1 & 9  
geographic areas outside su* areas1 to  
e/abli%1 develop1 & enhance dep>tm5tal  
capabilities to address homel& security 
ne$s2  7#b7 include ef=ts to--  7,a7    
ensure prov5 innovative & em]g+         
te*nologies c be includ$ 9 exi/+ &      
future acquisition contracts2  7,b7     
coord9ate ) organizations t provide     
v5ture capital to bus9esses1 p>ticul>ly 
small bus9esses & />tup v5tures1 z      
appropriate1 to assi/ ! comm]cialization
 ( innovative & em]g+ te*nologies t are 

expect$ to be ready = comm]cialization 9
 ! ne> t]m & )9 #cf mon?s2 &  7,c7      
address b>ri]s to ! utilization (       
innovative & em]g+ te*nologies & !      
engagem5t ( small bus9esses & />tup     
v5tures 9 ! acquisition process2  7#c7  
include a description ( h[ ! ,dep>tm5t  
plans to lev]age prov5 innovative &     
em]g+ te*nologies to address homel&     
security ne$s2 &  7#d7 include ! crit]ia
 ! ,secret>y plans to use to det]m9e an 
innovation or te*nology is prov54  7c7  
,no additional funds au?oriz$ ,no       
additional funds are au?oriz$ to c>ry   
out ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4 ,su*      
requirem5ts %all be c>ri$ out us+ am\nts
 o!rwise au?oriz$4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives ,janu>y #aj1            
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