1401 Technology Transfer Program Overview

Background
Section 1401 of Public Law 107-314, which was signed into law by the President on December 2, 2002, requires the Secretary of Defense to "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." The Assistant Secretary of Defense for (Homeland Defense) (ASD(HD)) is assigned this responsibility.

Mission
The 1401 Technology Transfer Program's mission is to identify Department of Defense (DoD) technology, items, and equipment that can be used by the Federal, State, and local first responder community in order to support their role to protect and secure the homeland. The Program aims to strengthen coordination and collaboration across DoD, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and consistency of the transfer of high priority technology, items, and equipment.

Vision
In order to fulfill the strategic objective of the DoD's Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support to "improve national and international capabilities for homeland defense and homeland security," the DoD will promote the integration and sharing of applicable DoD technology, items, and equipment with Federal, state, local, and tribal authorities and the private sector. Sharing technology, capabilities, and expertise strengthens the nation's ability to respond to hostile threats and domestic emergencies.

Current Capabilities
The Department of Defense is working to improve existing transfer programs and to expand the availability of items to meet the capability needs of first responders. Current programs include:

• Law Enforcement property transfers - The 1033 program transfers excess military property to Federal and State agencies property suitable for for counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities. The Defense Logistics Agency's Law Enforcement Support Office is the office of primary responsibility (OPR) for this program. See http://www.dla.mil/j-3/leso/
• Counter-Drug sales - The 1122 program allows State and local governments to purchase items suitable for counter-drug activities from DoD. State and local governments buy from the 1122 program a large fraction of the repair parts for helicopters and wheeled vehicles obtained through the 1033 program. The Department of the Army (DA), the General Supply Agency (GSA), and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) participate in this program. See http://www.dla.mil/j-3/leso/section1122.htm or www.gsa.gov/firesecurity.
• Firefighting property transfers - the 1706 programs provides excess military property to State and local firefighting agencies. The Forest Service administers this program for DoD as the Firefighter Property Program (FPP). See http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/DODprogram/index.html and http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/fepp_vfa_mgrs.html.
• Fire and Emergency Responders Supplies and Services Prime Vendor Program - this program, also known as the First Responder Equipment Purchase Program, allows State and local recipients of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants to procure commercially available emergency response equipment through certain Government contacts. See http://www.dscp.dla.mil/gi/general/fire.htm

Future Capabilities
The 1401 Technology Transfer Program is working with DoD organizations and our inter-agency partners to identify dual-use technologies that could potentially benefit first responders, and to ceate opportunities for collaboration on research, development, testing, and evaluation of high priority technology, items, and equipment.

For More Information Contact: 1401 Tech Transfer Team