6 U.S.C. § 188

ensure that colleges, universities, private research institutes, and companies (and consortia thereof) from as many areas of the United States as practicable participate;

section 182(14) of this title ensure that the research funded is of high quality, as determined through merit review processes developed under ; and

distribute funds through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.

The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall designate a university-based center or several university-based centers for homeland security. The purpose of the center or these centers shall be to establish a coordinated, university-based system to enhance the Nation’s homeland security.

To the extent that exercising such discretion is in the interest of homeland security, and with respect to the designation of any given university-based center for homeland security, the Secretary may except certain criteria as specified in subparagraph (B) and consider additional criteria beyond those specified in subparagraph (B). Upon designation of a university-based center for homeland security, the Secretary shall that day publish in the Federal Register the criteria that were excepted or added in the selection process and the justification for the set of criteria that were used for that designation.

The Secretary shall report annually, from the date of enactment, to Congress concerning the implementation of this section. That report shall indicate which center or centers have been designated and how the designation or designations enhance homeland security, as well as report any decisions to revoke or modify such designations.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this paragraph.

Establish criteria for the selection of the headquarters laboratory in consultation with the National Academy of Sciences, appropriate Federal agencies, and other experts.

Publish the criteria in the Federal Register.

Evaluate all appropriate laboratories or sites against the criteria.

Select a laboratory or site on the basis of the criteria.

Report to the appropriate congressional committees on which laboratory was selected, how the selected laboratory meets the published criteria, and what duties the headquarters laboratory shall perform.

section 201 of title 35The terms “nonprofit organization”, “small business firm”, and “subject invention” have the meanings given such terms in .

The term “manufactured substantially in the United States” means an item is a domestic end product.

The term “domestic end product” has the meaning given such term in section 25.003 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.

section 204 of title 35Subject to subparagraph (B), in individual cases, the requirements under may be waived by the Secretary upon a showing by the small business firm, nonprofit organization, or assignee that reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have been made to grant licenses on similar terms to potential licensees that would be likely to manufacture substantially in the United States or that under the circumstances domestic manufacture is not commercially feasible.