6 U.S.C. § 187 : US Code - Section 187: Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency

Search 6 U.S.C. § 187 : US Code - Section 187: Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency

(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Fund
The term "Fund" means the Acceleration Fund for Research and
Development of Homeland Security Technologies established in
subsection (c) of this section.
(2) Homeland security research
The term "homeland security research" means research relevant
to the detection of, prevention of, protection against, response
to, attribution of, and recovery from homeland security threats,
particularly acts of terrorism.
(3) HSARPA
The term "HSARPA" means the Homeland Security Advanced Research
Projects Agency established in subsection (b) of this section.
(4) Under Secretary
The term "Under Secretary" means the Under Secretary for
Science and Technology.
(b) Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
(1) Establishment
There is established the Homeland Security Advanced Research
Projects Agency.
(2) Director
HSARPA shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by
the Secretary. The Director shall report to the Under Secretary.
(3) Responsibilities
The Director shall administer the Fund to award competitive,
merit-reviewed grants, cooperative agreements or contracts to
public or private entities, including businesses, federally
funded research and development centers, and universities. The
Director shall administer the Fund to - 
(A) support basic and applied homeland security research to
promote revolutionary changes in technologies that would
promote homeland security;
(B) advance the development, testing and evaluation, and
deployment of critical homeland security technologies; and
(C) accelerate the prototyping and deployment of technologies
that would address homeland security vulnerabilities.
(4) Targeted competitions
The Director may solicit proposals to address specific
vulnerabilities identified by the Director.
(5) Coordination
The Director shall ensure that the activities of HSARPA are
coordinated with those of other relevant research agencies, and
may run projects jointly with other agencies.
(6) Personnel
In hiring personnel for HSARPA, the Secretary shall have the
hiring and management authorities described in section 1101 of
the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note; Public Law 105-261). The term of
appointments for employees under subsection (c)(1) of that
section may not exceed 5 years before the granting of any
extension under subsection (c)(2) of that section.
(7) Demonstrations
The Director, periodically, shall hold homeland security
technology demonstrations to improve contact among technology
developers, vendors and acquisition personnel.
(c) Fund
(1) Establishment
There is established the Acceleration Fund for Research and
Development of Homeland Security Technologies, which shall be
administered by the Director of HSARPA.
(2) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 to the
Fund for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary
thereafter.
(3) Coast Guard
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2),
not less than 10 percent of such funds for each fiscal year
through fiscal year 2005 shall be authorized only for the Under
Secretary, through joint agreement with the Commandant of the
Coast Guard, to carry out research and development of improved
ports, waterways and coastal security surveillance and perimeter
protection capabilities for the purpose of minimizing the
possibility that Coast Guard cutters, aircraft, helicopters, and
personnel will be diverted from non-homeland security missions to
the ports, waterways and coastal security mission.