A bill to strike certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), and for other…

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) narrow the criteria that the Secretary of Homeland Security must consider in selecting one or more university-based centers for homeland security to demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary public policy research and communication outreach regarding science, technology, and public policy; (2) repeal the exemption of the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act requirement that an advisory committee terminate two years after being established; (3) repeal the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002; (4) repeal provisions authorizing the Secretary to appoint and use advisory committees as necessary; (5) repeal provisions amending the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, with respect to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, to limit "agents" of an air carrier engaged in the business of providing air transportation security to persons that have contracted directly with the Federal Aviation Administration on or after February 17, 2002, to provide security and that have not been or are not debarred within six months of that date; (6) repeal provisions amending the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to limit the effective period of any Transportation Security Administration regulation or directive issued for the protection of transportation security to 90 days unless disapproved or ratified by the Transportation Security Oversight Board; (7) repeal amendments made to the Public Health Service Act to define "vaccine" to mean any preparation or suspension, including one containing an attenuated or inactive microorganism or toxin, developed or administered to produce or enhance the body's immune response to a disease and to include all components and ingredients listed in the vaccine's product license application and product label; (8) repeal provisions exempting Office of Science and Technology advisory groups established to assess law enforcement technology needs from the Federal Advisory Committee Act; and (9) repeal a provision requiring the Secretary to waive the prohibition against entering a Federal contract with a foreign incorporated entity treated as an inverted domestic corporation when necessary to prevent the loss of any jobs or to prevent the Government from incurring any additional costs that otherwise would not occur.

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