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 PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007

121 STAT. 505

TITLE XIX—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON ANTITERRORISM TECHNOLOGIES SEC. 1901. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM CAPABILITIES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

6 USC 195c note.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) The development and implementation of technology is critical to combating terrorism and other high consequence events and implementing a comprehensive homeland security strategy. (2) The United States and its allies in the global war on terrorism share a common interest in facilitating research, development, testing, and evaluation of equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services that will aid in detecting, preventing, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating against acts of terrorism. (3) Certain United States allies in the global war on terrorism, including Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Singapore have extensive experience with, and technological expertise in, homeland security. (4) The United States and certain of its allies in the global war on terrorism have a history of successful collaboration in developing mutually beneficial equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services in the areas of defense, agriculture, and telecommunications. (5) The United States and its allies in the global war on terrorism will mutually benefit from the sharing of technological expertise to combat domestic and international terrorism. (6) The establishment of an office to facilitate and support cooperative endeavors between and among government agencies, for-profit business entities, academic institutions, and nonprofit entities of the United States and its allies will safeguard lives and property worldwide against acts of terrorism and other high consequence events. (b) PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 316, as added by section 1101 of this Act, the following: ‘‘SEC. 317. PROMOTING ANTITERRORISM THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAM.

6 USC 195c.

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‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director selected under subsection (b)(2). ‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY.—The term ‘international cooperative activity’ includes— ‘‘(A) coordinated research projects, joint research projects, or joint ventures; ‘‘(B) joint studies or technical demonstrations; ‘‘(C) coordinated field exercises, scientific seminars, conferences, symposia, and workshops; ‘‘(D) training of scientists and engineers;

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