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6 U.S.C. § 195c — Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

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6 U.S.C. § 195c — Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

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**(a) Establishment** There is established within the Department a Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the “Advisory Committee”). The Advisory Committee shall make recommendations with respect to the activities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, including identifying research areas of potential importance to the security of the Nation. **(b) Membership** (1) **Appointment** — The Advisory Committee shall consist of 20 members appointed by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, which shall include emergency first-responders or representatives of organizations or associations of emergency first-responders. The Advisory Committee shall also include representatives of citizen groups, including economically disadvantaged communities. The individuals appointed as members of the Advisory Committee— (A) shall be eminent in fields such as emergency response, research, engineering, new product development, business, and management consulting; (B) shall be selected solely on the basis of established records of distinguished service; (C) shall not be employees of the Federal Government; and (D) shall be so selected as to provide representation of a cross-section of the research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities supported by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology. (2) **National Research Council** — The Under Secretary for Science and Technology may enter into an arrangement for the National Research Council to select members of the Advisory Committee, but only if the panel used by the National Research Council reflects the representation described in paragraph (1). **(c) Terms of office** (1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term of office of each member of the Advisory Committee shall be 3 years. (2) **Original appointments** — The original members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed to three classes. One class of six shall have a term of 1 year, one class of seven a term of 2 years, and one class of seven a term of 3 years. (3) **Vacancies** — A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. **(d) Eligibility** A person who has completed two consecutive full terms of service on the Advisory Committee shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment during the 1-year period following the expiration of the second such term. **(e) Meetings** The Advisory Committee shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the Chair or whenever one-third of the members so request in writing. Each member shall be given appropriate notice of the call of each meeting, whenever possible not less than 15 days before the meeting. **(f) Quorum** A majority of the members of the Advisory Committee not having a conflict of interest in the matter being considered by the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum. **(g) Conflict of interest rules** The Advisory Committee shall establish rules for determining when 1 of its members has a conflict of interest in a matter being considered by the Advisory Committee. **(h) Reports** (1) **Annual report** — The Advisory Committee shall render an annual report to the Under Secretary for Science and Technology for transmittal to Congress on or before January 31 of each year. Such report shall describe the activities and recommendations of the Advisory Committee during the previous year. (2) **Additional reports** — The Advisory Committee may render to the Under Secretary for transmittal to Congress such additional reports on specific policy matters as it considers appropriate. **(i) Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5** [Section 1013 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1013&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee. **(j) Termination** The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee shall terminate on December 31, 2008.

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5 U.S.C. § 1013 — Termination of advisory committees

**(a) In General.—** (1) **Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. (2) **Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. **(b) Charters.—** (1) **Upon renewal.—** — Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1008/c&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—** — An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x

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6 U.S.C. § 101 — Cyber incident review

**(a) Activities** The Center shall— (1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors; (2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies; (3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to— (A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and (B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable

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1 U.S.C. § 112a — United States Treaties and Other International Agreements; contents; admissibility in evidence

**(a)** The Secretary of State shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published, beginning as of January 1, 1950, a compilation entitled “United States Treaties and Other International Agreements,” which shall contain all treaties to which the United States is a party that have been proclaimed during each calendar year, and all international agreements other than treaties to which the United States is a party that have been signed, proclaimed, or with reference to which any other final formality has been executed, during each calendar year. The said United States Treaties and Other International Agreements shall be legal evidence of the treaties, international agreements other than treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and agreements, therein contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the Territories and insular possessions of the United States. **(b)** Copies of international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments in the possession of the Department of State, but not published, other than the agreements described in section 112b(b)(3)(A), shall be made available by the Department of State upon request.

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1 U.S.C. § 112b — United States international agreements and non-binding instruments; transparency provisions

**(a)** (1) Not less frequently than once each month, the Secretary shall provide in writing to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees the following: (A) (i) A list of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments signed, concluded, or otherwise finalized during the prior month. (ii) The text of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i). (iii) A detailed description of the legal authority that, in the view of the Secretary, provides authorization for each international agreement and that, in the view of the appropriate department or agency, provides authorization for each qualifying non-binding instrument provided under clause (ii) to become operative. If multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to an international agreement, the Secretary shall cite all such authorities, and if multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to a qualifying non-binding instrument, the appropriate department or agency shall cite all such authorities. All citations to the Constitution of the United States, a treaty, or a statute shall include the specific article or section and subsection reference whenever available and, if not available, shall be as specific as possible. If the authority relied upon is or includes article II of the Constitution of the United States, the Secretary or appropriate department or agency shall explain the basis for that reliance. (B) (i) A list of all international agreements that entered into force and qualifying non-binding instruments that became operative for the United States

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22 U.S.C. § 8606 — United States-Israel cooperation on energy, water, homeland security, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies

**(a) In general** The President is authorized, subject to existing law— (1) to undertake activities in cooperation with Israel; and (2) to provide assistance promoting cooperation in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies. **(b) Requirements** In carrying out subsection (a), the President is authorized, subject to existing requirements of law and any applicable agreements or understandings between the United States and Israel— (1) to share and exchange with Israel research, technology, intelligence, information, equipment, and personnel, including through sales, leases, or exchanges in kind, that the President determines will advance the national security interests of the United States and are consistent with the Strategic Dialogue and pertinent provisions of law; and (2) to enhance scientific cooperation between Israel and the United States. **(c) Cooperative research programs** The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized, subject to existing law, to enter into cooperative research programs with Israel to enhance Israel’s capabilities in— (1) border, maritime, and aviation security; (2) explosives detection; (3) emergency services; and (4) cybersecurity. **(d) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.

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6 U.S.C. § 111 — Definitions

In this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States. (2) The term “appropriate congressional committee” means any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative or oversight jurisdiction under the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively, over the matter concerned. (3) The term “assets” includes contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or resources (other than personnel). (4) The term “critical infrastructure” has the meaning given that term in [section 5195c(e) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5195c/e&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security. (6) The term “emergency response providers” includes Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies, and authorities. (7) The term “EMP” means an electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear device or nonnuclear device, including such a pulse caused by an act of terrorism. (8) The term “executive agency” means an executive agency and a military department, as defined, respectively, in sections 105 and 102 of title 5. (9) The term “functions” includes authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and responsibilities. (10) The term “GMD” means a geomagnetic disturbance caused by a solar storm or another naturally occurring phenomenon. (11) The term “intelligence component of the Department” means any elem

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6 U.S.C. § 195c — Promoting antiterrorism through inter-

Page 84 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 195c (F) provide personnel to the NBIC under an interagency personnel agreement and con- sider the qualifications of such personnel necessary to provide human, animal, and en- vironmental data analysis and interpreta- tion support to the NBIC; and (G) retain responsibility for the surveil- lance and intelligence systems of that de- partment or agency, if applicable. (f) Administrative authorities (1) Hiring of experts The Directing Officer of the NBIC shall hire individuals with the necessary expertise to de- velop and operate the NBIC. (2) Detail of personnel Upon the request of the Directing Officer of the NBIC, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Department to assist the NBIC in carrying out this section. (g) NBIC interagency working group The Directing Officer of the NBIC shall— (1) establish an interagency working group to facilitate interagency cooperation and to advise the Directing Officer of the NBIC re- garding recommendations to enhance the bio- surveillance capabilities of the Department; and (2) invite Member Agencies to serve on that working group. (h) Relationship to other departments and agen- cies The authority of the Directing Officer of the NBIC under this section shall not affect any au- thority or responsibility of any other depart- ment or agency of the Federal Government with respect to biosurveillance activities under any program administered by that department or agency. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. (j) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms ‘‘biological agent’’ and

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