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 116 STAT. 2674 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 (1) by striking "any year" and inserting "any fiscal year"; (2) by striking "that year" and inserting "such fiscal year". TITLE XIV—HOMELAND SECURITY and Sec. 1401. Transfer of technology items and equipment in support of homeland security. Sec. 1402. Comprehensive plan for improving the preparedness of military installations for terrorist incidents. Sec. 1403. Additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams. Sec. 1404. Report on the role of the Department of Defense in supporting homeland security. Sec. 1405. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense assistance to local first responders. 50 USC 2312 SEC. 1401. TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT IN note. SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (a) RESPONSIBLE SENIOR OFFICIAL.— The Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to coordinate all Department of Defense efforts to identify, evaluate, deploy, and transfer to Federal, State, and local first responders technology items and equipment in support of homeland security. (b) DUTIES. — The official designated pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) identify technology items and equipment developed or being developed by Department of Defense components that have the potential to enhance public safety and improve homeland security; (2) cooperate with appropriate Federal Government officials outside the Department of Defense to evaluate whether such technology items and equipment would be useful to first responders; (3) facilitate the timely transfer, through identification of appropriate private sector manufacturers, of appropriate technology items and equipment to Federal, State, and local first responders, in coordination with appropriate Federal Government officials outside the Department of Defense; (4) identify and eliminate redundant and unnecessary research efforts within the Department of Defense with respect to technologies to be deployed to first responders; (5) expedite the advancement of high priority Department of Defense projects from research through implementation of initial manufacturing; and (6) participate in outreach programs established by appropriate Federal Government officials outside the Department of Defense to communicate with first responders and to facilitate awareness of available technology items and equipment to support responses to crises. (c) SUPPORT AGREEMENT.—The official designated pursuant to subsection (a) shall enter into an appropriate agreement with a nongovernment entity for such entity to assist the official designated under subsection (a) in carrying out that official's duties under this section. Any such agreement shall be entered into using competitive procedures in compliance with applicable requirements of law and regulation. Deadline. (d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to

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