Sec. 304. Transparency in research and development

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Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall maintain a detailed list, accessible on the website of the Department, of— each research and development project that is not classified, and all appropriate details for each such project , including the component of the Department responsible for the project ; each task order for a Federally Funded Research and Development Center not associated with a research and development project; and each task order for a University-based center of excellence not associated with a research and development project.

The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary with the rank of Assistant Secretary or above, may exclude a project from the list required under paragraph

(1)if the Secretary or such designee provides to the appropriate congressional committees— the information that would otherwise be required to be publicly posted under paragraph (1); and a written certification that— the information that would otherwise be required to be publicly posted under paragraph

(1)is controlled unclassified information, the public dissemination of which would jeopardize operational security; and the publicly posted list under paragraph

(1)includes as much information about the program as is feasible without jeopardizing operational security. Paragraph

(1)shall not apply to a project completed or otherwise terminated before the date of enactment of this section. The list required under paragraph

(1)shall be— made publicly accessible on the website of the Department not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section; and updated as frequently as possible, but not less frequently than once per quarter. For purposes of the list required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a definition for the term research and development on the website of the Department. Not later than January 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that lists each ongoing classified project at the Department, including all appropriate details of each such project. For each project that has been transitioned from research and development to practice, the Under Secretary of for Science and Technology shall develop and track indicators to demonstrate the uptake of the technology or project among customers or end-users. To the fullest extent possible, the tracking of a project required under paragraph

(1)shall continue for the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the project was transitioned from research and development to practice. The indicators developed and tracked under this subsection shall be included in the list required under subsection (a). In this section: The term all appropriate details means— the name of the project, including both classified and unclassified names if applicable; the name of the component carrying out the project; an abstract or summary of the project; funding levels for the project; project duration or timeline; the name of each contractor, grantee, or cooperative agreement partner involved in the project; expected objectives and milestones for the project; and to the maximum extent practicable, relevant literature and patents that are associated with the project. The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives. The term classified means anything containing— classified national security information as defined in section 6.1 of Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note) or any successor order; Restricted Data or data that was formerly Restricted Data, as defined in section 11y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014(y) ); material classified at the Sensitive Compartmented Information

(SCI)level as defined in section 309 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( 50 U.S.C. 3345 ); or information relating to a special access program, as defined in section 6.1 of Executive Order 13526 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note) or any successor order. The term controlled unclassified information means information described as Controlled Unclassified Information under Executive Order 13556 ( 50 U.S.C. 3501 note) or any successor order. The term project means a research or development project, program, or activity administered by the Department, whether ongoing, completed, or otherwise terminated. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 318 the following: Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development. .

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