6 U.S.C. § 195e — Transparency in research and development

(a) Requirement to list research and development programs: (1) The Secretary must keep a detailed list covering: (A) every classified and unclassified research and development project, with appropriate details including which Department component runs it; (B) task orders for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers not tied to a specific research and development project; (C) task orders for University-based centers of excellence not tied to a specific research and development project; and (D) the success indicators the Under Secretary for Science and Technology develops and tracks for projects that moved into practice, under subsection (c). (2) This list does not have to cover a project that was completed or otherwise ended before December 23, 2016. (3) The Secretary must update the list as often as possible, but at least once every quarter. (4) The Secretary must provide a definition of "research and development" for purposes of this list. (b) Requirement to report to Congress on all projects: Starting January 1, 2017, and every year after, the Secretary must submit to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a classified and unclassified report, as applicable, listing every ongoing classified and unclassified project at the Department, with all appropriate details. (c) Indicators of success of transitioned projects: (1) For each project that has moved from research and development into practical use, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology must develop and track indicators showing how much customers or end-users actually take up the resulting technology or project. (2) To the fullest extent possible, this tracking should continue for the three-year period after the project moved into practice. (d) Definitions: (1) "All appropriate details" about a research and development project means: its name (classified and unclassified, if it has both); the name of the Department component carrying it out; an abstract or summary; its funding levels; its duration or timeline; the names of contractors, grantees, or cooperative agreement partners involved; its expected objectives and milestones; and, to the maximum extent practicable, relevant related literature and patents. (2) "Classified" covers anything containing: classified national security information as defined in a named executive order; Restricted Data (or former Restricted Data) as defined by law; material classified at the Sensitive Compartmented Information level; or information relating to a special access program. (3) "Controlled unclassified information" means information described as "Controlled Unclassified Information" under a named executive order. (4) "Project" means a research or development project, program, or activity run by the Department, whether ongoing, completed, or otherwise terminated. (e) Limitation: Nothing in this section overrides or otherwise affects the separate requirements in section 468 of this title.